Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-19
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Additional Eastern News.

were killed. and a number of others were
hung. The discovery of the plot proved
that the insurrection was wide spread, and
that the negroes intended TO murder their
masters and oerpetrate all manner of bar
bariuies.
A report is current that 1000 rt bells are
twenty-sx miles from Herman, marching
towards the Gasconade river, with the inten-
ton Of burning the bridge across that stream.
The rebels are said to be beaded by Nj.
Johnston.
1t is General Fremont's intention to follow
Price rapidly and cautiously. He says he
does not want any more men; that he has
sufficient to go anywhere through the South
He has entire confidence in his army and
officers, and the soldiers repose great trust in
him.
Information is received here that McCul-
ioch's forces were on the south bank of the
Usage river, few days since, with the de-
sign of cutting off Fremonts communication
with st. Louis, and then marching on that
city.
FORTRESS MONROE, October S.-The steamer
Express met by agreement this morning the
rebel steamer North Cumberland, with a flag
of truce, twelve miles above Newport News,
and brought down fifty-nine wounded pris-
oners who were released yesterday at Rich
mond, who were captured at Bull Run. They
report that there are about 5000 troops at
Richmond that the rebel army on the Po-
tomac is supposed to number over 100, 600,
and that apprehensions of our attack on the
eeaboard caused the greatest anxiety. Pow
eiful batteries have been erected along James
river in anticipation of an advance of the
Federal army in that direction. They also
give the following items:
Gov. Brown of Georgia has recalled five
regiments to defend that State
The rebel troops were suffering greatly
from the want of medicine, clothing and GER
tain kinds of food Articles cut off by the
blockade were bringing fabulous prices.
2he wounded prisoners were released for
the reason that their wants could not be sup
piled. They have been obliged to sleep on
the floor during their imprisonment.
General Beauregard was at Manassas, and
Jefferson Davis returned to Richmond on Sat
urday in feeble health Speculations were
rife as TO his successor
Seventeen of the prisoners, who are una
ble to home, have been sent to the Old Point
Hospital.
DETROIT, October Sit is believed the
charges against Colonel Rankin, for a breach
OF the Neutrality Law, cannot be sustained.
In event, his arrest by the Canada author-
ties will not impede the organization of the
regiment of Lancers being rendenzvoused
here. Over thirty recruiting offices in the
Northwestern States are actively at work,
snd ever 800 picked men have already been
enrolled.
AUGUSTA, (Ga.,) October Al. Brown has
been reelected Governor of Georgia by
ma iority of between FIVE and ten thousand
LOUISVILLE, October 1.-The Memphis pa
pers of September 80 state that 90 900 Enfield
r,iHas which into n Southern M
time since, have arrived at Memphis
Southern Commercial Convention as
sembled at Macon, Georgia, on the 4th
The University.of Mississippi will be closed
Cor want of patronage
The Pocahontas Advertiser says j. c.
Hindman has obtained 8 900 more men from
Arkansas for IIardee's command.
The Northern Bank of Alabama has sas-
pended specie payment at the instance of
Gov. Moore.
The Nashville Merchants have agreed to
take Treasury notes at par for debts and
goods.
Gov Moore of Louisiana has ordered all
the pork to be secured from New Orle ans
epeculators, who had advanced it to $50 per
barrel.
a vessel with a thousand bushels of salt,
srom Laguyra had its cargo taken from Bra
zers river to Richmond.
A schooner was captured near Galveston
recently with two hundred sacks of coffee
and fifteen thousand cigars.
NJ. j. Needs, Chairman Of the Military
Committee of Memphis, says it is ordered
that no mere GOTTEN or tobacco be shipped
0here until further orders, and if planters
don't stop shipping, the military authorities
will send the cotton back into the country at
the owners expense
Tho S,,;t I II,.o
will furnish three the Greeks two regiments
and the Seminoles one battalion.
General w. T. Sherman will supercede
Gen. Anderson at the head Of the Depart
anent of the Cumberland; Gen Anderson re
firing on account of i'll health.
The Confederate Government has author
lied Gen Mudre to arrest all Yankees who
may insist on their former rights Of property
in the South.
Foreign News.
FARTHER POINT. Oct. S-The steamship
Norwegian, from Liverpool, Sept 26th, via.
Londonderry Sept. 25th, has arrived off
Farther Point.
The Paris Patrie denies that the English
Journals insist that France and Spain intend
an iaterv in the affairs of Mexico. The
London Times says intervention is with the
full concurrence of the American Govern
ment
1t was asserted that in consequence ofre-
cent events in Japan, the English vessels of
war on the China station have been ordered
to Jeddo
Liverpool breadstuffs are tending down
ward with little inquiry. On Friday pro-
visions were dMll and dropping.
Consols for money 93 and 934.
FARTHER PoINU, Oct S-Sir Edward Bul.
wer said he had long foreseen the rupture in
America and he had thought it would lead
60 happy results, both for the safety of Eu-
rope and other reasons. The breaking up Of
the American republic was not failure of
Democracy. Any other form of government
would have equally failed in keeping to-
gether sections of "A country so geographically
vast and with interests so antagonistic to each
other.
The issue Of notices for the adoption Of
short time in the Lahcanshire Mills, was daily
becoming more apparent, and under these
circumstances spinners and manufacturers
were showing increased confidence to abstain
from putting their goods on the market till
prices shall have attained point IN some de-
gree commensurate with the rise in the rate
of the raw material.
The following is summary OF the news
sent out by the City of Washington from
Liverpool, Sept. 25th:
The Great Eastern was less damaged than
WAS at first reported.
The Times thinks the Emperor of Russa's