The Van Buren press., 1861-08-28
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FROM the True Democrat.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 18th.
St. Louis-Wm. Wade. Henry n. Hart,
n. Neider, j. H. Blood and A. II. Men
kins, have been arrested. The marshall
has writs to arrest u large number of others.
The southerners had 20 pieces. Siegel lost
FIVE guns. The southern Lieut.. Col. Brand
was captured. Additional federal captains
killed. Mason. Brown and Shaefer-woun-
ded, Gottschalk, Swift. Gilbert and Hat.
ton. The provost has issued stringent or.
ders against wearing concealed weapons
dealers arc not to sell or give arms without
special permits.
Brownlee has been taken to Cairo.
jeff. Thompson has possession of Pilot
Knob railroad. cutting off all communica.
ton.
The southerners have possession Of Poto-
ST Junction Iron railroad.
The st. Louis Evening Missourian, and
the Bulletin, secession papers have been
suppressed. The houses of two prominent
secessionists have been searched.
New York. Aug. Is.
Judge Garrison made formal applica-
tion for forces to execute his writs. The
officials replied that there are about four
teen hundred men. but the country has no
artillery sufficiently powerful to impress
the walls Of Fort Lafayctte-so the matter
rests.
WAsHiSGToS, Aug. Is.
1t is understood that Seward intends in
forming Lord Lyons that British subjects
are furnishing aid to tho Confederates in
violation of the Queens proclamation.
Maynard Of Tennessee, arrived here.
safely. The :. States has dispatches de-
spatches denying McCulloch's death. Pass
es are required on all roads approaching
Washington.
Muir, bearer OF dispatches. is at Ft. La
fsyette. Faulkner demands interview with
Cameron. He is still deprived of COM
munication with his friends. 1t is report
ell that Lee has crossed the Cheat river in
two bodics-5. 900 by the Stanton road and
5000 by the Leesburg road. within fifteen
miles OF Rosencrantz's position.
The government is officially advised that
Gen. Van Dorm, with thirteen hundred men
between Ell Paso and San Antonio. 1t is
supposed that his object is subiugation of
lower California.
Col. Farnham. of the Fire Zouaves is
dead. The Seventy ninth New York Reg
strike their tents. The regiment was sur
rounded. and the ringleaaers were arrested.
Mcclellan took away their colors. His
orders are, "shoot down disobedient sol.
diers."
Camps Of instruction will be established
in New York. Harrisburg. Pittsburg and
Cincinnati. each volunteer to be mustered
in as soon as enrolled, and forwarded to
one of these points The government pay
ing expenses of transportation.
The government reserves the right to at
tach soldiers to other companies Of other
regiments than those for which they enlist.
Gx' Governor Denver is appointed Brgadier
General.
HicAMAN. KY. Aug. IL.
Tea or twelve southerners went up north
of Cairo, and took passage on q federal
steamer. They didn't know each other till
they got to Birds Poiut. when they sud-
denly became acquainted. took charge of
the boat. and are now steaming down to
Memphis. Fhey passed here at 2 o'clock,
and at O'Clock two steam tuss from Cairo
passed down in hot pursuit. Capt. Irwin
is thought to be at the head of this little
expedition. The boat captured is the
Equality. After passing Hickman, she
had only IS miles to run before reaching
New Madrid. where Gen. Pillows forces
are. She is doubtless safely there ere this.
RoLLA, Aug. Is.
Siegel is reported fifty miles west, camp
I'd on Gasconade.
Twenty wagons. with fugitives have ar
rived hore.
The stage line to Springfield is aband-
oned, and the stock has been brought herc.
MEMPHIs. Aug. II.
The steamer Equality, which was cap
tured by Capt Irwin's party. and run down
the river. and passed two federal tugs, has
arrived in safety at Now Madrid with 7
prisoners aboard The tugs came within
three miles OF New Madrid and turned back.
1t is reported that the Equality had three
or four cannon aboard and no other prop-
erty Of consequence captured with her,
CAlno. Aug. 16.
Southcrners are tearing up the Cairo and
Fulton railrod. Nothing has been heard
from Pillows command.
ALBANY. Aug. Is.
The most reliable intelligence is to the
effect that the southcrners are slowly ad-
vancing their forces to line with the Po-
tomac, evidently with the intention of
encouraging the Marylanders to insurrec-
ton.
kg Wheat does not command. mora
than eighty cents in any part Of Indiana.
In many places it sells for forty and fiftv
cents per bushel.
ire- Always speak the truth