Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-30
NUMBER 27O.

Its thosght that ElisAa Bsuist will receive
the appointment ss consul 10 Newcastle, Eng.
Lad.
Aisicss received from Virginia 10 day, report
that every thing Is quiet.
Cons'dssasls e1cilsmsns vas oecasionsd In th!s
CITY. oy accounts of . skirmish yes'etasy. ut .
qu'etness followed. There arc stro r indicstions,
soweyer, Of 40 attack hoas the Rebsls, uithin
very short time the enemy are in full p ssession
.t bA'ieys Cross Roads. and are tsinginf up theif
miles.
Lat night, at ono o'clock, Gen. Frauklins bri-
s'de. the 18th. 18th, sist and Sd New York. were
Uttered to advance without knApsaks, and were
mae ed to within "a miles Of Baiiey's Cross
hosds karly this morning the enemy opened 18th
Two rihed ,nnos. trR = hill aboat q art. of .
nile beyond the Cross Roads drove in our tickets,
.ul followed them nh ut h.lf q mile. 1en.
franklin, with about 3O0J Of cur trosps and Eve
cannon marched 10 p,int near the crssing. and
oJv were sent into = corn field. A descament "
pockets, uLLer Lieut.. Col. Wa-burn Of the 3ist,
vent forwsrd 10 the enemy Trey we're seeo about
~" YARDS bcJold our advance guard and 6eed up
n then, but wtheu, doing any injury. Three
ne els we're seen 10 fall
ine Var Department has ju-t issued tho fol ow
my; fy the 57th article of the act ot Congress,
enutiei "An act Tor establishing rules and articles
or the 'overnment of armIe- vf the United
states. approved April 18th, !s06, holding cor
fesp'ndsnce with or giving aid TO the enemy.
s,ther directly OF indirectly, 10 malo punishable
" death. or -uch other punishment - shall b
rdered by the sentence OF . Court u .rtiai. 1le
public safety reqa re- the enforcement Of this ar
tcle. IL is therefore orderri that all cYrrespoid-
'ncc and communication, verbally or by writing,
printing OF ieiesraphing, representing tho opera
tions OF the army or military movements on land
- rept esenting troops, camps or entfei chmenis,
or military ofiicer, within the several Military
districts, by which int III ge6ce shaii be directly
tlr nil ,ps.fg I'm, tha th.nf n
authority ana sanction the General in com
nsnd. be. ami the sane ab.olu utsly prohibited,
md from and after the date # this urder Iersons
violating tho same, will DO proceeded .gain.t un-
Ter the 9th article OF war. Another article pro-
vides that the commissioned officers Of all vo un-
teer and military organic ,iions ne matter wheth-
or established un.er the authority Of State or
tht United state, will be re !srded rs havingteen
commh sioned on TIE day when ,u-tersd into .
service Of the United States. and will take rank
Q pay, and DO cbcyei and respected in
herr several positions, from that date.
Hereafter no minurs will be mustered into the
VIC; OF the CLi Ell State unteers, without
be consent q their parents or guardi ms.
IL l. extremely diffcat 10 obtain re liable intel
hgehce respecting the res ult Of the pcKct ercoun
ter on the other side OF the ki.er but there
e be truth in the rebort that scvcl of ou- troops
we're LED and others woanded along our lines
yesterday and last night.
The Post Office Department have auth rntic in
formation thai the mails have been repeatedly
violated and cannot be carried safely in that part
OF kentucky named therein. Il is ordered that
the Government post Offices at Hickman, Colnm-
bus and Padncah, and the ptst Offices and post
routes IN kentucky west Of the Tennessee river, be
discontinued except No. 1852 from Rosselyiile to
adez and all post Offices that rontc except Au-
rora, afe continued. Aiss rontc 9,t0i, ffom Eddy
vile to Ohve and the post ofces thereon are con-
tinued.