Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-23
LATEST NEWS
By the Nails.
From Washington.

From Warrington.
WAs1rsorox, Aag. 81.
(Special 70 the Chicago Tribune.
At last . tardy attention is being paid to the
claims Of the loyal men Of East Tennessee. Ihir-
teen thousand stand Of arms are in he hands OF
the Ksntucky Unioaists, and Tennessee fugitives
Who ere in Ksstucky. -Four or i've regiments are
said here 70 have been organised. The supply O., Of
arms direct TO the loyal people Of Tennessee VIII
be commenced as soon as il can be made sure that
the rebels will not ssise them. great deal a..
ponds upon Kentueky senator Johnsor says Il
ksnsucky will only bold right, the stars = and
stripes shall aoat from every Court House II Ten
soon in the meter. Delays ere dangerous in
deed. have been dangerous in the case OF East
Ceaaessee.
Three foreigners, pressed into the southern ser
vice and Who Are here ~ deserters. represent the
rebels - poorly fed, unpaid, ill-clcthea, ,neii
greatly disa6ected. There were only 10, ,OOot oops
ss Richmond ten days ago. Anosher "intelligent
man" estimates the whole rebel force 1t Manassas
at 100000.
This morning krssidsat Lincoln, accompanied
BY Secretaries Wells and Cameron, and by Zen.
eds, at Arlington. The party we're gone nearly all
day. They inspected nine infantry regiments,two
battsries Of artillery, and squadron efsavsi!y
Gen. Mccall is the new Pennsylvanis omcer wno
succeeds Mcdowell in the command o. Arlington,
and thus far he has shown admirable QUANTITIES.
He Was formerly, it will be remembered, Inspect
or-Genersl Of the Army.
No arms we're ordered from Europe until Cen
Mcclellan arrived here. What Secretary OF
War!
Among the flying rumors Of the day 10 one that
the rebe have Withdrawn in haste beyond ar
fax. and that they have force Of several thous-
and, with artillery, at Leesburg, ready 70 Gross
when the siver subsidies if they can get across.
Forty OF the New York 2lst, Col. W. +. Rogers,
Of Buffalo, ere 1t tho Navy Yard, waiting to 90
sent to Tortugasto to servo out term OF punish
the New York 18th, Col. Walrath, Of Syrac use,
which will need attending to. Both these regi-
mems are sworn in for two yeafs, aud the Attor-
ney General has decided that the Government can
b. Id them, regardless Of the technical gu .stion IN
vOlved by the call of three years volunteers Inc
men we're, however, led by "peace politicians to
think themselves aLsOlved after tho three N nths,
ANA !ney .rv sAvi.ed to discomfort accordingly.
Union Coast Guard has been organised At
once composed Lieut.. Bartlett's Naval Brigade
This relieves tho men from further doubt IS to
their position in the war.
Mr.. Russell is in very bad odor here since the
receipt Of his Bull Run letters in tho London
Times. Military men highly indignant at bis
uujust and untrue criticisms that affair, which
he makes even worse than the worst Of the facts
would allow. diplomat says that Mr.. Russell
would be horse whipped by military officer in
any other service, for what he says about ssme OF
our men.
II is decided that hereafter female nurses. con
nected with the army, are to receive forty cents
day and one ration.
The Court Martial of Col. Miles Was adjourned
until next month, on Ais own application.