The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-06-13
Latest by Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, June 10,

Caused Dy The aDSeuce OF Cu0 ueSSeoaEy
pay-rolls. There is no lack of money
or disposition on the part of the Gov
eminent to pay them, and as soon as
the requisite forms can be complied
with, this Inconvenience will be RENE
died.
The New York Sixty-ninth has cap
tured brother of Jackson, Ellsworth's
murderer. Our troops complain of the
discharge of the prisoners of war by
the Government, asserting that there is
no use of capturing rebels if they are
to be Immediately released.
A lady writing to friend in Wash
ington, says she saw the fight at Acquia
Creek, and says fifteen were killed.
She has no doubt fifty more were killed
and wounded in the first attack. Great
pains were taken to conceal the facts
from the friends of the victims. She
says four hundred troops were in the
batteries, and that the loss in the last
attack must have been large. - ''@
Hon. John Cochrane has been au-
thorized by the Secretary of War to
raise regiment for three years, and
command it with the rank of Colonel.
New YORK, June 10.
The steamer Marion arrived from
Fortress Monroe and Newport News,
reports that she landed the Hawkins
Zouaves at the latter place, where the
Massachusetts Eighth, the Vermont
Regiment, the Scott Life Guards, and
German Rifles were encamped. The
Volunteers had thrown up breastworks
twelve feet high in four days. Column
biads have been mounted on the bank
of the river. The Harriet Lane was
lying off Newport News. She disabled
one of the enemy's guns in her attack
on Pig Point. Five seamen were
wounded-one severely.
The Times correspondentsays Beau
regard is said to have declared his in
tention to concentrate 10000 or 70, 900
men at Manassas Gap, and make their
position impregnable, and when the
Federal forces are spent in trying to
dislodge them, he is going to utterly
overwhelm and destroy them. 's
The Irib,uae's dispatch says: "Gov-
ernor Hicks has warned the Govern.
ment of the perils menacing the Capt.
tai from his State, and insists that a
force be sent to Frederick city, and on
the reinforcement of the regiments at
Baltimore. Marshal Donafant states
that there are 1000 sccessionists in
Baltimore with concealed arms, waiting
a favorable opportunity to rise.
The Posts dispatch says the Federal
troops at the Relay House continually
make arrests, and detect contraband
goods in transit through that place.
The contraband goods which are seized
almost daily, consist of percussion caps,
and military clothing.
"Troops will be dispatched to Fred.
erick, Md, on Thursday. to protect the
Union men, it being understood that
there is plot on foot among the seces-
sionists to depose Governor Hicks that
day, and establish Provisional Gov
eminent.
"General Mansfield received word
that the Michigan regiment was fired
at in Baltimore. An army officer has
been sent there to investigate the at.
fair. $50 .--a-,s ae
A special dispatch to the Tribune
Washington, June 10th, says:
"Ten thousand troops will be in
Baltimore within SO hours. That city
is in fermentation, and there are pre-.
parations for vigorous rising. Arms
are stored in private houses, and night.
ly drills have been going on. At the
first sight of uprising, the city will be
bombarded from Fort McHenry. This
is on authority.
s-, CAIRO, ILL.,, June 10.
Gen. Prentiss yesterday sent two
companies under command of Capt
Joslyn, to Mound City to guard the
place, as it had been threatened by /:
band of Kentucky rebels.
Col. Shultner, in command at Birds
Point, to-day broke up camp of seces
sionists near Norfolk, Mo-, and sue
ceeded in capturing Is rebels, who are
being examined before Gen. Prentiss
A number of others made their escape
HAGERsTowN, June 10.
The friends of Gov. Hicks visited
General Thomas and asked him to SEND
troops TO Frederick, as disloyalty wa.
strong among the members of the Leg
islature. The destruction of the dan
on the Potomac by the secessionist
caused great Indignation among tn
people of Southern Maryland. TIL,
Virginians attempted to destroy tn,
dam five times, bnt were resisted BY
the home guard of Williamsport.
An engagement is progressing I; par
ticulars unknown. The fight is fifteeI
miles distant. Numbers of .Virginian
are escaping. Every man in Virgini;
between l6 and so is required to ente
service before Tuesday next. The Sc
cessionists claim fifteen thousand mer
at Harper's Ferry, but the Unionists
say there is only nine thousand.
NEW YORK, June IL.
The Tri6tnae's dispatch says: ga
letter received from on board the Ana
costa says: We are in hourly expec-
tation of being ordered to attack Pig
Point battery, in conjunction with the
Harriet Lane and Cumberland They
also expected to nav n visit to Sewall's