Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-13

WAssNevoH. May 10.
Tbs Hssss' dispatches coy that the Wss De-
partmens received Dispatch to-night from
Gen. Butlsr. stating ths, he had ssissd ths fs.
NOUS ssssm gun boat. built BY wiasss. u Bal
timore. vho attsn pied 70 ssHd Is 70 Harper .
Ferry for The Virgio'aoa Secretary Caossos
replied vi,h the compliments Of the govern.
nsns 70 Gen. Butler. and The command 70 sssss
everything eontrsbsnd being cent 70 the Rsb.
sls. osdsss vill b. issued 70 arrest wissss.
Who. II be 10 caught. viii b trsatsd ssnmsri-
y. He is the Sane vho gave Ass hundred
thousand dollars - aid she Ssesssionisss ID
their work Of treason.
Orders from the war Department lor The
vigorous trea'm msut Of ~ traitors Of absstors,
hsvs been transmitted 70 every ofissF u ssm.
mission.
Message have been psssing Consistently b.
twees The Gov eeOmsot and Cairo. Tsveble u
anticipated there every night
hsss.pgsrs have been dispatched to-day 70
Csiro sod other possis. ordering the eeeesn.
traiion Of large body Of Wsstsrn troops at
that point
The Precedent 10 receiving daily hearty 70
spon.es from Tennessee. Keotucty sod Mary
land A brigade from sash Of tAoss States
will sooo be in the field.
There b much aLx,sty about the sssalt Of
the greet Uoios meeting q hs.iiDg. w.. on
Monday W. hsvs assurance there shst they
will mem os'al,zs Government for prossssioo
IRON the Re- sls. and put 5000 mes, fully
equipped, in the fed. Tor the Uaion.
The CIV srn0est 10 il spDssa.t receipt 81
odsrs 70 arm aud carry On privsts.s expedi.
tions against the seeded States. No.s oi
them viii be accepted. The Goveremeot doss
not propose 70 follow the piraticAi sxs0, ,ls Of
jeff Davis.
Secretary Cameron has received alrssdy
prcffsrs oi upwards Of ninety lhousasd >msn /;
twenty Thousand morv than col cd for.
There 10 great rush Of regimsnts 70 sssurs
thsir acceptance tor the war.
G.v rnMsDs scouts Uncovered this morning
about 4 O'Clock . body Of .bout six husslred
neo leaving Alexandra In the direetios Of
Cuipepper. Thy had several wagons loaded.
under gusrI, suppo.ed 10 contain provisions
Tor State troops q Culpeppss.
Advises from Frederick state thst snms isur
or five coml aDis-. NJ mbering about 500 ssc~s-
sior ist.. passed through that place iss, night
and took eupper there, e~ route for Virgiuia
from Baltimore. They we're . squsllid sst.
Eighteen hundred Ohio troo. recently en-
campsd ~ Lancaster. Pc, are on their vay
hers, and other r.giments 10 Pc. are ais0 NOV.
Col. Baksrs California regiment has beer
accepted.
WAsHInoron. My IL
There 10 TO he . concentration OF troops st
Fort Powhattsn on the James River end at
City Point on York River.
Maj. Anderson left for the North THE morn.
ing
Spe.isl to The Hvm.-W Asulxoron, Nav H.
- h~~ A~A - - vI~s
men 10 Virgins, Tennessee and Missouri With
. prompt and efficient force.
II tsppsars that the Legislature Of Team essse
On the 7th appropriated t6.OOO.0 600 for ar~ios
the Htsts.
Non, goGery papers state that JET Davis
dinner 1t The White Houss 10 postponed I'LL
the 18th Of June
A bsttaIion sf Louisisns uoops left Rich.
mond on the 6th On secret service.
several prominent New Yorksrs st wash
ington raised el6~OO to purchase srms 70,
Western virginla Usiooists. and more mensy
yet 70 come.
The President has issued . proclamation sst-
ting forth that nsurrecfion exists in the State Of
Florida, BY which the lives, liberty and property
Of loyal citisens srs in danger and It IL deemed
proper tat all peedful measures should b taken
for the protectos Of such citizens and al olicers
public duties. The President directs the Com-
mander Of the forces Of the United Statss on TIE
Florida coast, 70 permit psTs0n 70 exercise any
cfice or authority upon the Islands Of Key west
the Tortugas or Sss.a Rosa, which may b. inaoo-
sissent with tho laws and Constitution Of the
United States. He shall And it necessary 10 sus-
pend there the writ Of hsbess corpus, 81 d 70 70
move from the vicinity Of the Unlrsd States Tor.
tress I'll dangerous or suspected persons.
The Secretary Of the Treasury sdvePtises fol
proposals. till the 21st d My, tor the rsmaiodsl
Of tho stock Il the United Staiss, issued under
the Act Of February. smounting 70 3y,'00, 900.
The Petersburg Erpr.s. Of the 9tA inst, seyl
the. . Federal steam tug he's been cruising ID The
vicinity Of Gloucester Point, York river, vsginis
but being Arsd on BY Virginia bsstery, she lett
tue river.
Transport vessels passing mp and down the Po-
tomae sre arlsed With heavy guns, shotted and
pei lssd and instructed 70 6re Ct the Afst sign ol
hostile demonstrations.
The var steamer Lancaster cane up the Yivsl
last night. Hhs repr.s no batteries - yes crest
ID IN the right bAnk.
Alexandra is said to b. occupied BY 900 rebels
visxinis rebels srs foFtifying themselves .,
Hsrper's Ferry, and reinforcsmsnts are constantly
arriving.
Jos dickson, Of Alsxandria. has beer offered
the Collestovship there. h 10 loyal. His ap-
poiatment 10 considered seni6cant that the Gov
ernmsns intends protecting it ohcsrs, s7ss j.
Virginia.
Fro0 New York.
Nsv Yosx. Nay IL.
II Il said na1oti atinns nPe nandin9 far ehaStar.