Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-10
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THE WAR NE VS..
BEN MoCULLOCH TO BE JOINED BY
1900 INDIAN WARRIORS
40, 900 Rebels in Kentucky.
SUCCESS OF THE FEDERALS IN
MISSOURI.
Prlco Making Tracks SouthwAYd.
ANOTHER BATTLE NEAR HATTERAS
Later fro" Europe.
Prlco Making Tracks SouthwAYd,
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.
.Special to the TYihune

From Washington.
WAsHINGros, Oct. 8.
Especial to the Tribune.I
Tho report Of . large rebel force despatched from
the Potomac army westward is unf0unded.
Detachments from the Sickle's Brigade, which
have been securing Lower Maryland, report tbe
dominant sentiment as violently rebellious. Not
more than three Union Gags were seen.
Gen. SCOTS order issued ten days ago, for the
release Of Col. Blair is not yet carried into effect.
ne ls still confined N the barracks at ST. Louis.
Z. W. Cole, type founder, formerly OF Brooklyn,
and lately Of Richmond, left the latter city two
weeks since under JEFF Davis proclamation order
ing of foreigners, and has arrived here. lie left
1000 troops in Richmond, but only three guns
mounted.
Three or four thousand negroes were building
numerous forts. Twenty-one hospitals were full Of
a Florida regimcnt-l,lO0 strong. Only $40 ans
wered a. roll call.
There arc regular mails to and from Balti more,
New York and other places north.
Three hun Ired pounds Of agate type had ius,
arrived from the North and passed rs STEREOTYPE
plates IRON the Methodist book concern
John IL. Lester native Of Conn, and recently
citizen OF Brooklyn, one man named Sloat, and
other No'therners, were engaged in altering 400
muskets, and manufacturing saving machines.
number OF internal machines had been placed
on the James River There is . company manu-.
featuring them in Richmond.
Joseph b. Streeter has been appointed Associate
Judge Of the Superior Court of Nebraska.
Special to tho Herald
Doctors lamistHn and Swain Of the 14th
brooklyn regiment, who were taken prisoners at
Bulls Run, arrived here this evening via Fort
Monroe, from Richmond.
.aIhcy we're released on parole, and came with
the 81 wounded prisoners.
They give a most deplorablo account Of the
condition Of our vounued, and the manner in
which they have been treated by the rebels.
According to their accounts our prisoners ha We
suffered the torn onts Of the damned, AID the won
der is that any of them are now alive.
1t now appears that the 81 wounded. whom they
released were cases the rebel doctors could not
cure. These have been permitted to leave.
The rebel generals had learned something re-
garding the probable expedition South, producing
the greatest excitement throughout the gulf and
cotton States.
1t was believed that vast mum bera Of the troops
new in Virgi mia would be called to the respective
States where these attacks were apprchended.
There was great scarcity of provisions, and
also Of medicines. Our wounded frequently had 10
go without these in many critical cases.
Tea, coffee and sugar aim ost impossible to
procure for love money
The question Of a successor to JEFF Davis was
being agitated throughout the South, and tho
general belief was that Alex. II. Stephens would
bo agreed upon. The feeble state of Davis health
was used as an argument against him. In the
event, however, OF permanent resto alton, it is
the intention of the rebel government to make n
Lieut.. Gen Of him.
The heavy rams of the last "a hours have swol-
the river to such extent to preclude its pass
are by the rebel force. Item now bc crossed on
ly by the brages, all Of which iare in possession
Of our army.
The official record Of charges against Fremont
have nos yet reached headquarters, aid the caso
remains statu quo.
On Saturday last,by order Of Com. Craven, Lieut..
Cash U. 5. N, with o detachment Of ~ men, &C
companied by detective officer, proceeded to st.
Mary's River, on the Jacob Bell. aud on Sunday
arrested John Thomas Travis of st. Mary's couu-
ty, who was charged with aiding the ira nsporta
tion Of men and provisions from the rebels in Ma
ryland to :he rebels in Virginia.
While on the expedition landing was made at
Great Mills, II miles from Perry Point. and g
miles from LeonardstOwn, rendezvous Of the ST.
Mary's county rebels, the mails were seized, as
we'll as the mail just arrived from Baltimore The
post master stated that there were number OF
Letters in the mail from Virginia. The party ar
rived here tonight, coming up the river this
morning.
No signs of the rebels in camp or battery we're
discovered 1t Matthias Point.
At Evansport, at the mouth Of the Quantice
camp fres Of rebels we're seen three miles along
shore.