The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-08-28

| IVY ieh"oic "utloTity. Ills pOSltlOn Is
stated to be impregnable.
Gen. Wool has detailed Gen. Butler tc
the command Of the volunteer forces Al
Fortress Monre.
The Potter committee, on Thursday, re.
ported the names of about hundred dis
loyal clerks in three of the government de.
partments.
The Provost Marshal at Washington has
refused the application of the London
Times correspondent far pass to cross the
Potomac.
The U. s. steamer Mississippi has taken
two small privateers.
Thousands Of Union men in Southwest
Missouri have been obliged to abandon their
homes and leave their property at the mer-
cy of the rebels. 49,. ,....-.a p. ...... N
Gen. Banks, at last accounts, was still
resting on the Monocacy.
On the persons of five southerners lately
arrested at New York and Harrisburg was
found nearly 100000 in bills of Confed-
crate State banks, bonds, acceptances, sight
| drafts, &c. "4 '.'.. "
The Baltimore papers are not hereafter
to be allowed to publish news that may in
jure the government ".,
COL Baker, of California, is to raise a
brigade Of 5000 men.
1t is rumored that the New York News
and Day Book are to be suppressed imme-
diately, by governmental order. .....
Government, it is intimated, will no Ion
ger allow Kentucky to occupy position of
neutrality. t-..
KEoKuK, Iowa, Aug. 26.
Aprivate of Col. Moore's Regiment arrived
here from Athens, last night. He states that
Green with force variously estimated at 1900
Union pickets Is miles ont, were driven in
Moore has nine hundred men, four cannon, 800
men left here last night and this morning, to
reinforce him. Gen. Hurlbut reported to be
behind Green, with 600 Union troops.
s- PzrLADELpHIA, Aug. &c.
VIM. S. Johnston, nephew of the rebel Gen.
eral, was arrested at the depot, today, after
purchasing a ticket for Louisville. His trunk
contained number of letters for the SOUTH
1t is stated Lieut.. Kimmel of the ID cav
airy who was at Bull Run with part of his reg
iment, has resigned his commission and accept.
ed captaincy in a rebel cavalry in Mo. He
had the new commission before the battle.
Authentic intelligence received from Manas.
sas states, Immediately after the battle of Bull
Run, the rebel authorities made extraordinary
exertions to bring forward troops, resulting in
transportation of large forces from Tenn. to
Virginia, which had been held at home for
defensive operations on the Mississippi. The
cotton states had also forwarded large numbers
all that could be spared from homeland
Beauregard has now a larger force than at ANY
previous time however great the necessity for
him to commence the onward movement to
prevent his army from dissolution, yet no fears
are expressed that he will venture an attack on
our lines.
Foreign mails by the last steamer, were re.
ceived to-day at the Department. Advices
AOAA OuI are WTlCtcn uNueC
pressure of the Bull Run disaster. The Eu.
ropcan Governments appreciate the disaster at
its full extent. There is disposition on the
the continent to give the Norther troops more
credit for bearing and endurance than our own
papers have claimed, and their fighting of front
Oh heavy works being considered by military
men as giving them so great an advantage as
to make it matter of wonder that raw re.
cruits could have been induced to assault them
under such disadvantages. Our ministers do
not disguise the fact that the Government has
suffered severely in the estimation of Europe
ans, by the disaster, but are confident that no
movement to recognize the rebels, as a nation,
will be made, SO long as the Government main
tains its forces on the soil of the rebel states.
The feeling on the continent was generally
that the North wouldrbe avenged by the de-
sertcrs to its army, and that the defeat closed
the door to any arrangement with the rebels
The British Government officially appear to be
impressed with the belief that the battle and
defeat would only prolong the contest without
deciding anything
Herald Correspondent-The city has been
thrown into state of excitement this morning,
by report that martial law was to be declared,
but the authorities have not decided to take
such step.
A Committee from Boston has been here,
endeavoring to persuade the President that he
ought to change his constitutional advisers. 1t
is said these gents represent the sentiments of
&c rtain prominent monetary interests, in Bos.
ton, who demand that the heads of the War
and Navy Department must come off, else they
will not risk their capital further Presentation
OF their case here, has created considerable
feeling.
FoRT MoNRoE, Aug. Is.
The formidable preparation for naval ex-
petition from Old Point. are about completed.
Its destination is a profound secret. 1t. eros.
by returned last night from his third expedition,
from the eastern shore of Va. He went off
Tangier sound and braought back a prize
schooner. ..
IS Ia AK "a 81 BosroN, Aug. 26.
Col. J. B. Rarnes, of the 18th Mass. regi.
ment, was in the same class at West Point
with Lee and JEFF Davis. Col. Barnes was
first in the class and JEFF. the 9th. The class
numbered 81. Col. Barnes was for several
years instructor in tactics, at West Point, and
and was an aid to Gen. Scott, in the suppress.
sion of notification difficulties at Charleston,
in 1885, and was for sometime in Russia in the
employ of the Government, there he offered
his services to the Government at the sugpes.
ton Of Gen. Scott,
WAsAINs roN, Aug. 26.
Special to the Post-Thc new Treasury
notes are in circulation in this city. They are
eagerly taken for home circulation.