The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-06-11

There were q large number OF heavy bat
.teries planted on all sides and were bus
f lily engaged in constructing others at all
) available points where they could be eff
! fectively raised.
Fort MONROE, June 3.-The steam
, tug Yankee left for Norfolk this morning,
| with flag of truce. Heavy firing was
} heard as she passed
The army is undergoing a thorough
renovation all junior officers in the SER
vice will be promoted. About 800 com
missions for officers Of new regiments
are being made and will be sent for con-
frmation at the ensuing session of the
} Senate.
Lieut.. Col. Farnham has been appoint
ed Colonel of the New York Fire Zou-
, ayes in the place of the late Col. Ellis
worth
New YORK, June Am article in the
) London Times of the 22d on Jeff. Davis
Message says; Mr.. Davis while ma
king studious display OF moderation
and endeavoring to concillate the good
will of the European nations, is perfectly
aware that his theories depend for accep-
) lance on the rifles of his fellow citi-
Zens.
The Tribunal which decides questions
of international law is usually a stern
one. II the North prevails, it will prove
that the Union was nationality, if the
South makes good its independence it
will prove the Union was partnership
during pleasure. This is what is to be
} decided and We must wait the event.
The Times thinks that great movements
will be postponed until fall.
WASHINGTON, June 6-The Secretary
of War appointed the following named
paymasters in the army: Thos. B. AL
len and Chas. D. Larned, Mo-; John H
Kensley, James w. Finney and ]. D.
Webster, H.; M. Jenkins and w. p
Gould, Ind; David Taylor, j. H. Gros-
beck, r. G. Kirk and d. Bannister,
Ohio /; Jos. Howard, Mich; Thos J. Nc
t Kean, Iowa, and E. S. Paulding, Mime
sofa.
The President has appointed J. A.
CllaaTIkk District Attorney, and j. o. Sit
l ton Marshal for the western district OF
!, Missouri
A gentleman just returned from Knox
+, vile, four miles from Harper's Ferry,
5 says the rebels have Withdrawn all bat
teries from the Maryland side opposite
the ferry, apparently with view of con
centrating their artillery and having it in
position to be moved where they re-
, treat. At Point of Rocks they have about
, one hundred cavalry, five hundred in
fantry and four pieces artillery. The
) main forces are at Bolivar, about one
5 mile south of Harper's Ferry bridge.
They appear to be strengthening their
! line flo Bolivar to Winchester, as if
preparing for retreat in that drec-
ton.
On Monday squad went to Williams
Point and obtained possession of thirteen
locomotives which they run down to the
) ferry and switched off on the Winches
ter railroad. They also secured the
country, getting about 100 four horse
wagons.
, The principal portion Of the provisions
is received through Maryland. and main
ly from Baltimore. Large loads also
) pass over into Virginia, the Union men
of the border being poweress to stop
them.
1t will be recollected that some weeks
since the dispatches on file at the tele-
graph office were seized. The examina-
ton of these dispatches is now progress
ing. Curious developments are being
made. Among them is found a dispatch
from Mr.. Harvey, our lately appointed
Minister to Portugal, notifying the Gov
ernor of South Carolina of the fitting out
of the expedition for the reinforcement
of Ft Sumter and of its destination
Mr.. Harvey's dispatch was the first reli-
able information the rebels had of the
magnitude and destination of the expedi.
ton.
Mr.. Harvey is native of South Caro-
lima, but for years was resident of Phil
adelphia and editor of the Philadelphia
, North American. For many years he
was the Washington correspondent of the
! New York Tribune.
5 He was appointed to the P ortugal mis-
sion because Of his professed devotion tc
: the free soil party. He must be recall.
r ed.
h 1t is ascertained from an eye witness
i that at the late fight at Fairfax Cour
House ten Of the enemy were killed anc
g probable IL or Is.
t Reliable information puts the loss o
4 the enemy in the affair at Aqua Creek
: al 90 killed.
r The plan of operations at Harper''
5 Ferry is gradually being developed. The
+ first move will probably be to dislodg'
the rebel forces and their batteries at the
: Point of Rocks. The force now at Fred
s erick-some 900 strong-will attemp
D their dislodgment They have quite !
n number Of "a pound cannon, which
; from the Maryland side, can operate
c most efficiently against the batteries o
n the rebels, which are in very exposed
9 position.
Worlds Dispatch,-There is no doub
but Government has at last made one
0 military movement, of which the news
papers were kept in ignorance.
I On Tuesday night last the steam flo
:. tilla lying at Aqua Greek was reinforc