Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-16
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TBE WAR NEWS.
Disasters to Our southern Fleet
ALL OR SHIPS IN POWER or
THE REBELS.
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Movements | y Of Sec'y Cameron.
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TIE POWERS OF FREMONT MATERIALLY
ABRIGED.
several Important Skirni,hss,
1AAtor from 1,arope.
Ml!ovements !! y Of Sec'y Cameron.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From w WashingtOu. .

From Washington.
WAsHlX0roS, Oct. IS.
Tossve trouble 70 oil concerned, ii 10 officially
Announced that tho Government has cesssd 70
grant passes to % South through tho q. s. lines
Especial to tho HsrIld
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA.
This +. n, sooa after O'Clock, = small detaeh-
mene OF hebel infantry and u squad of Rebel cav
airy, appeared in view around a hou.e occupied by
widow Childs, about miles from Miners iIil A
body Of our troops, Who wore out IN forakine ex-
Psdition, advanced upon them and sharp skir-
nish Immediately took place, and tor time firing
was constant on both sides when the Rebels were
driven from the house, One Of our men wu
wounded. 1t is impossible to learn the Rebel loss
II is bel eved that number hai hidden them
selves in the cut buildings, and after the firing Of
the first shell from hlners Hill they left.
Especial t. the Timss.l
am sstisfed that, for the present, our troops
will remain where they are, not moving for ward or
falling back, batquietly awaiting tho action Of
tire Rebels.
Tho wsaher is extremely cold with heavy
white frost this morning
Tribune Correspsndence.l
Before leaving St. Louis, the Secretary of War.
by ictter, ordered Zen. Fremont to discontinue as
unnecessary. his field works around the city
that which he is erecting IT jefferson Clty-to
suspend work On the barracks he is building
"o"a nAS iSssuVue0, anu MS OOuy kU u0 OI jUV cav
airy and ordered him to employ the money in the
hands Of Disturbing officers in the payment Of cur
rent expenses Of his army in Mo- and TO let all his
debts IN Sf-Lous amounting 10 81, 800, 90 q remain
unpaid until they oar he properly examined and
sent to Washington for settlement. He also or
defed that tho disbursing officers should sburst
their funds, and not transfer them rres onsib be
pcrsons, who do not hold commits ssions from the
President, nd are not under bonds and he further
ordered that all contracts necessary to DO made be
made ~ the regular disbursingo tdce ofthe army
Fremont was also informed that payment should
not oe made BY officers appointed by him. II is
said there are over 2CO of them whose omp issons
% not beaf the Presidents signature, and that
Pay Master Andrews had been verbally instructed
not to make such payment. Excepti.ns were made
in favor Of officers oi volunteers. Tie Iurnber OF
forts planned by Gen. Fremont FOR 10 Defiance of
ST. Louis is Q even.
NicCaff ,,Ainp~.- c0ntrabspd who came INTO 6en
loft Fa rfax Court House yesterday af Ehen he
No oyemcnt II rebels was on foo.
The rebel troops are destitute Of nearly every
thing except fresh beef They had plelly Of bl.n-
kets butts great scarcity of shoes. They we're
te ring up the X. X. track 70 Vienna, and 4anliug
them t. Fairfax Court House.
Should there be a battle Tomorrow, no efficient
Accommodations would be had for tho wounded. At
present the hospitals are filed with s,ck with sci
diers. The number discharge ed becau.e unfit for
duty at the time Of enlistment very large.
Coonels and Captains have SHOWN themselves toe
anxious to raise men to see that Trey good mon
New buildings however are ia process tf erection
sufficient tor all cont,nge nc.es.