Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-21
NIGHT DlsPATCan.


TbO0 WoSDlD8tO0.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
.iS1sPucs Y expressed ct the misconstruotiop put
upon Sec'y Stewards circular BY the alarmis.s. Tho
circular shows that} QUO relstions abroad are in
COED condition. and that the Government means to
keep themsc. The Government has laken measures
to put them right within, and nov turns its At
tention putting them right without. II asks the
cooperation Of the loyal States in the latter Is in
the former.
The Secretary Of State, acc ornpanied by the
Ministers from England, France and Spain, had
pleasant sxcuriion over the river yesterday, visit
ing the camp and Notifications. They Afterwards s
attended the review at Arlington Heights, passed
hyaMAnassas Hill and returned 1t . late hour BY
way Of the long bridge.
Especial to the Post.
Somo excitement has been created in diplomatic
circles here by the publication Of the correspon-
dence between Lord Ly ems and Sec'y Seward in re-
!ation to the arrest of British subjects.
Several new arrests have been made in Balti-
more.
Special to the Commercial
The gun boat Union went down the river las,
night With > pay master on board, destined, / be-
believe,f for Fort Montoe. This morniug, TO the
.nortlhcat'os Of tho friends Of. the Union, she ic-
turned here, reporting that she had found it i'm
possible to get past the formidable batteries that
the rebels have opened.
The only advices received from the Upper Poto-
mac at head quarters is very brief despatch sent
last night, ssyius that the rebels were about lesv
ing Bolivar.
Three tug boats went down tho river last night
to give assistance 90 any vessels coming up bu in
consequence Of the bright moon, they Werc ordered
not to pass the batteries.
Firing was heard from the batteries about mid
night, but the cause is unknown
There Indications th a, the rebels are Greet.
ing permunent batteries At Cock Pit Point and ut
Freestone Point.
Yeatsrd.y 26 vessels are known to have run th.
blockade night before lsst.
1t is believed vessels drawing not more than S
feet Of water can gain the Maryland shore suffc
ienty to escape from of the rebel batteries on th
Potomac shore.
Missouri News.
ST. Louis, Oct. ~.
salute Of l3 minute guns was ired at the
Arsenal, At noon to-day, in respect to the memory
of Commisary General Gibson.
The rebels who burned the Big River Bridge, the
we've and st Francis, of companies numbering
abont 800
JEFF Thompson has not been in that region for
some weeks.
Capt. Lippincott, with so men Of the 3S,h Iii
nols, met this force two miles below Big Rive.
lie cut his way through them, in1ictingSa lass D!
! killed and considerable number wounded
Seven OF his men were taken prisoners. Ssvera!
were wounded, but none killed in che engBgenen;
below lronton, on the l7.s. The rebels loss il
known to be 30 killed and wounied, and it is be
lieved to be larger, quite a numbet were carried
off the field The Federal loss was l0awounded,
one mortally. The rebel force was about 2,yoO
and believed to be The advance guard Of q mucl
larger body some distance below
Officers ut Pilot kdob, say there were Louisiana
Tennessee and Arkansas regiments were amo,
them Citizens were fleeing from tho vcini
yesterday, and the troops were under arms, Ga
pecting an attack.
Tha State Convention adjourned yesterday
subject to a call from the Governor, uutil Tia.
me ting Of tho Legislature, 10 be elected ia 1862
Cnel Wright, a member Of the State Conyen-
tion. Samuel b. Church, member Of the Legis'a
tnro ana Jno }. Chappeil all notorious secession
ists. were arrested to-day by order OF the Provost
Marshal,
" is NJ " believed that the largo number or 10 b
vepnrtsd to hayv deserted from Prices army in
Guiding some Owe or more thousand said To hay q
been disbanded after the fall Of Lexington. are
still in the service of the rebellion, and will form
IN bands IN various parts Of the state for bridge
burning ard general marauding purposes.