The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-01
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New York, June 20.
II is reported that Capt. ID. N. ingraham
| died ct Charleston on ths 10th.
Washington. June g.
| Sen. Scott has received dispatch dated
Cumberland, 9th, from Col. Wallace, say
ing that : portion Of the 18th Regiment,
! .hen ralnrning from Pal Tort near knm :
ney, to sec II there were any rebels there,
overlook forty horsemen, charged them, COM
pletely routing and driving them over :
mile, killing i and securing ~ horses. Al
tor an hours rest the enemy was reinforced
and suddenly attacked us, obiiging 10 10
sbandon our horses and retreat TO . small
Island ct tho mouth of Patterson's creek,
where We killed % Of tie enemy. We were
finally driven OF each for himself and are
now safe IN camp. Corporal Hays. COM
pany A, was wounded and John q. Holding
brook taken prisoner and murdered. Two
rebel officers were killed. The fight was
very desperate, and the above account IL
unsxaggerated.
We have intelligence Of 4 rebel Regi-
| mcnts at Romney.
Baltimore, June %.
Ii appears from accounts that the amount
OF arms seized to day 10 somewhat exa6Aer-
ated, but large amount OF arms, 81 nni-
ton and cannon balls we're found secfessd
btnsath Sums coaf in the Marshall . eiaee aHd
some under the floor OF the back buildings
Of Old City Hall. The search 10 still FRO
greesine.
Five Geld pieces were found at Dan Me-
aoks foundry; also siege guns said TO have
been ordered BY Kane, and supposed 70 be
originally designed TO work against Mctlen
~. They we're secreted 20 prevent their
seizure by General Butler.
Is 10 eaid shat dso. Baoks has important
information which farthsr events will dis
close. No disturbance bee bssn crested.
The New York 30th Rsgineot arrived from
Annapolis Junction and sseamped 10 Pstter-
sons psrk.
Sevsrsl Regiments passed through the city
TO. day. More are expected 70 night and
- morrow.
st. Louis, June 20.
| A special dispatch from Jefferson City says
that . letter received there from Osceola,
| St. Clair county, about 80 miles south. west
OF Warsaw, states that 500 State troops
had collected there for the purpose OF march.
/ ing on the Capital. This 10 moro likely tc
be Gov. Jackson en- route for the Arkansa'
border.
Boonville, June 90.
i A COMPANY OF about SO Home Guards ar
rived here carly this morning from Lafayette
4 county. for the purpose OF procuring ArmI
from Gen. Lyon for 600 Home Uuards, whit
are organising Ia that county. These mel
came ia wagons, and carried rifles and sho
4 guns 20 protect themselves from the seces
I sionists.
st. Louis, June 20.
I - IN dare IA n; nr
. great plumber Of Witnesses, the Coroner
jury rendered the following verdict in .th'
9th street shooting affair. That the subject'
I OF the present inquest came to their deAth
from qua shot wounds inflicted by Mini,
musk ct balls, discharged by certain member
Of companies @. E. B. and j. OF the I'd Regi
ment II. s. Reserve Oorps, whilst marching
down 7sh street on the morning Of the lit
4 inst. The Jury further express il as thei
opinion. that said wounds we're inflicted with
out any prov ocation or discharge of FIRE ARM
/ from citizens then present, and Also with0u
any order TO FIRE having been given by CT
GERS of said corps.
Washington, June 20.
The World has . special from Fort Mon
roe stating that Dol. Allen, Of the New Yorl
18th Regiment, was arrested to day by orde
Of Gen. Butler. II then states that AlleI
ind uthur ufhcers have arrested many afmea
secessio nis:A, lately, who have been released
nv Butter. On Fridsv word osms that ! hclt
oil wheat Belonging 10 Maj. Thompson OF th
! rebel army was being gathered to be sent I,
Yorktown for lid 70 the rebels, and some ha,
] the assurance to ask Col. Allen for horses
which had been con6scstsd, to carry til
wheat to tho enemy, which were refused, an
, SQUAD Of men sent TO prevent the vhes
! from being taken. Soon after the whea
field was in flames, and twenty acres de
stroyed. Maj. Butler thereupon orders
) Col. Allen to report At headquarters unde
con mand of Lieut.. COL. Dikeman.
J The dispatch further volunteers the remar
that this and other movements OF Batter
caused biz loyalty 70 DO suspected, and say
II ID rumored that regular officers evs prepa
} ring petition for bic removal. and that th
New York regiments are ciamorous 70 hav
q Mai General from their own State, Al
also that oil tho ofhcsrs, both regulars an
volunteers will decline to act 10 battle unde
Gen. Boiler.
Tho arrest eausss considerable excitsmen
az the fortress.
The Tribune remarks, % the above specia
that Il hss no doubt Col. Allen deserves /
be arrested. He left the police dspastmen
or New York, last fall on sooount Of drunk
t. euness, and tho above Dispatch vas sent b
{. some friend Of Aliens, evidently. Il con
sidsra fhainpnsAtion Of Datlesss loyalty %
sard, - do the majority Of the people in th
! CITY.
! Hagsrstown, Jnne 70.
Major Doubleday saw ! party Of rebel trool
q clustering around some woods upon high hill oI
!. posits Williamsport and threw - ponder ah
Il them this p. m, whom they scsmpered over Il
crest Of tho hill. Orders for the march Of the r
!. serve guard, consisting OF the lst Wisconsin, Il
!. | Connecticut and llth Pennsylvxnia Regiment
Q were issued.
This p. m. Lieut.. Elder Of Maj Doubleday
command, learned from the party pho brought In
nag o. truce yesterday, that the virgnians a
forced 10 feed their horses exclusively on corn
They have no old hay, aud scknosledgs that nj
J only hay but provisions Of al kinds wsrs yer