The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-25

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prisoner TO the rebels after tho Great Beth
o. affair. just exchar ged, gives the following
news. He says:
l.. w. Clark, OF the Sd New York Regi
. inert. deserted the night before the affair .
: Great Bethel. He obtained citizens dres
from a secessionist and gave the rebels full
. information OF our movements. He 10 nov
at Richmond.
Parker, on the evening Of the fight, va,
marched to Yorktown, and from that poin
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changed. lie was carefully guarded, but il
every respect was we'll treated. He reports
the rebel force at Yorktown a. very large
Every steamer brought aoma additioDs
troops. Provisions were scarce and the Con
federates were badly fed and clothed. There
we're but few passengers between Yorktown
and Richmond.
Last week store house ut Richmond. con
tanning 100000 worth Of property, WAS do
stroyed by fire, and Saturday night the war
i steamer Glencove was harmed to the waters
edge. Both were fred BY incendiaries, whom
the rebels are vainly attempting to discover.
They now have but two small vessels on the
river.
New York, juno "a.
The Worlds dispatch states that the latest
I
tsntion Of Beauregsrd to advance on the Fed
erai lines. Yesterday vac tho day fixed 90
for . movement on Washington. The Gov
srnment 10 satisfied Of this. II has been ~
certained that an extensive spy system il in
| nneration for the benffi of tho rahala. Lat.
| ters have been sent daily from Washington
south by persons who are here to watch the
| operations of the Government.
Prof. Lowe takes biz balloon down to Fall's
Church to day. lie will make an ascent to-
morrow morning and take view Of the rebel
camp at Fairfax.
Ii is believed that the Navy Department
will make an average Of all the bids for gun
boats and award them to contractors, who
will build them within 60 days.
The Tribune's dispatch says that Baltimore
ia quiet on the surface, but profoundly sgits-
| ted underneath-is only held in check BY fear
that any indication OF IN outbreak Gen.
Banks will, without doubt, shell the city from
Fort MoHanry. lie il the man to obey or
dcrs to tho very letter.
The nforoemepts for which Col. Stevens
has sent, are only Of or dnance, without which
he besitates to GROSS the river and attack the
enemies batteries that daily menace him.
The original design Of bis expedition was to
cut OF the retreat from Harper's Ferry.
Com. Vanderbilt has offered the Govern
ment the steamer Vanderbilt ut fair valus-
ton, and if not taken on these terms, to
make her y present to the U. 5.
The Atlantic steamship company, through
| Vanderbilt, have offered the Government the
following steamers, viz: Ocean Queen, new
and complete in every respect; the Ariel, in
fne cosdi,on; the new iron steamship Cham
pion, built 10 1859, very light draught Of
1 Il kI,a 81 W,h. 8 ~
price of either, or all Of said steamers, to be
subject to the decision OF a board Of Commo-
dores.
Leavenworth, june %.
A detachment Of regulars from Kansas
CITY captured 35 seces sionis.s and a small
quantity Of arms and ammunition at Liberty,
/ Mo-, on the 10Th.
Tho three remaining companies of the Let
Kansas regiment, with one company Of regu-
lars. marched to Kansas City yesterday. The
force at that point numbers about $500 vol
unteers and regulars, and are provided with
means Of transportation and camp equppage
/ for march.
Especial to the HERALD
Washington, June %.
To morrow there will be an extraordinary
meeting of the Cabinet, when Gen. Scott and
/ stat, the yari 1us Generals and Colonies Of
th- regiments in Ard .FeaAd Washington,
| will 6e present. II is Understood that Major
Generals Butler, Banks and Dix have been
summoned.
Gen. Scott will submit his programme
for prosecuting the var. That the rebels
have changed theirs cannot be doubted
Hence IL is believed TINT Gen. Scott has a
new project to submis al this grand council Of
war.
New York. June %.
A Madrid correspondent in referring to .
dispatch stating that President Lincoln had
declared that il Spain coupled San Domin-
20, she would do 90 at her own peril, says the
Government received no official notice OF such
declaration, but 10 prepared TO defend the in
tegrty of the territory whichit has annexed
i to Spain.
| Ii 10 reported that Eve important towns in
the interior OF San Domingo had been forti.
fed, and, assisted BY Haytiens, intended to
resist the Spanish progress there.
4 1t is reported that the inhabitants OF one
village there had been massaored by the
spanish troops for refusing to swear ale
glance to Spain.
Ii il also reported that Spanish troops
were defeated in small engagements. Add
tional troops were being sent from Havana
for achievements.
At Havana intense excitement exists in re-
lstion to affairs in the states.
Grafton, June 90.
The report If the taking possession oil
Piedmont bv the rebels vas false. After
burning the bridges and cutting the tele'
graph wires, they returned into the country
II il said large force is still in that neigh.
horhood.
The guard NJ the bridge escaped.
lCincinnsti Comm ercial Special.l
Grafton, June 90.
I A spy who has spent two days in the rebe
camp At Laurel Hill, near Phillip, report,
! their force 1t 1000. They have pieces Of
artillery in position for defense, aud arc vel
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