Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-31

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cipiiparian. The Lisutsoaut Colonel
has -ssen sesviee u MEXICO, add W.
wounded q the h1Gils Of Chapultepsc.
The As6os, Adjutqnt and quite rum-
Der Of puvs,es hsve slsp .. 60 service.
TIE Forty. Sixtk Nsv York Volus-
teevs,-Thu regiment, soOessmes called
the Fremost Rife Regiment left this
city for Ws.hiagios about the, middle
Of Septcnber. II numbered the6 odiy
700 men.
The Forty SeveasA Nese York Volu..
sSys.-1bis Iegpeni, called also "Tbe
w ashingtoo Greys," left this city for
w ssbipgtoo about . month ego. Pre-
viousIy i had been stationed at East
Nee York EocampWsnt.s 49,
The Forty Esgh,h Nsv York Volun-
teers. -This regiment, koown also -
the Continental Guard, left ito camp,
near Fort Hamilton, in tie direction OF
Washington, about the middle Of Sep
tember.
The Eighth Mains T.lxsteers.-
This regiment, which also forms part Of
Gen. Viele's Brigade, numbered only
$40 men when It passed through this
city on the 18th Of September last; but
it is said that there is now foil com.
plement OF l.046 men in the corps. The
recruiting took place principally in the
hardy regions Of Moosehead Lake, Ban.
gor, Ellsworth and Augusta.
| rHE SECOND sRIGADs-BRIo. GEN. ISAAC J. STR
VEINS, CONN NDIHG.
RoundAead Rnnsylva MA Regiment
Of Volantsers.-COl. Daniel Leasure,
commanding.
Efiieth Pennsylvania Regiment o,
Voluntsers.-Benjsmin G. Chtists, COM
manding.
Eighth Regiment Michigan Volun-
teers Colonel WIN. Al. Fentop, COM
handing.
The Fourth New Hampshire VOL
mnteers.-rhis Regiment numbers GOO
men, a, med with the Eofeld rifle, and
dressed IN the regnl alton uniform. The
men are choice specimens OF New Eng
land soldiers. The Regiment has %
baggage wagons. one ambulance and
one hospital wagon. They left io'
Washington about month ago.
The Seth Connecticut Volunteers.-
Col Johu L. Cbatfel ], commanding.
The Seventy Ninth Regiment Aex
York Volunteers.
.uB THIRD BRIGADE BRIG. GEN. n. @. wRIG 1T
CoAA ANDIN0.
The Seuenth Connecticut Volunteers
This Regiment left for Washington
on the goth ult. They number 1000
men, though when they passed through
this city, they we're deficient to the ex
tent Of one company. They are armed
with Enfield rifles, with the exception
OF Two companies, which are armed with
Sharp's weapon.
The Ninth Mime Re7iment.-This
Regiment has but recently passed
through this city, en- route for the sea,
Of war. 1t numbers in all 100 men
and Is armed with Enfield rifles. Ph, 81
caIly it will compare with any regimen
in the service.
| From W ashI nstOn.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
Gen. Scott will voluntarily retire
from his ,auk and duties within the mex
Ten DAYS, solely on account Of his phys
icsl inirmi.ies. The recent act OF Con
grcss provided that there .hould be n,
reduction in his pay, suosisi ence or al
lowanccs 10 the event OF MS Withdraw al
1t is well known that Gen. Scott has hat
an unsettled account with the War De
partment since the Mexican War. Sec
rotary Cameron has recently made
careful examination OF his claims, rov
thirteen years old. JEFF Davis maIigni
~ brought him in debt on account o
his owl expenditures and receipts il
Mexico. and SO far as the Secretary's re
port could do it, discrcdited him as
financial agent OF the Government. >ec
rotary Cameron has reported that Gen
Scott was not only entitled to the none
he claimed Of the Government, but tha
he saved to it millions of dollars which
by the laws of war, he could have peck
e,ed under the settled principles regula
ting the distribution of prize aud contri
button money. This opportunity o
personal advantage Winfield Scott gen
e,ously devoted IL the founding of
homo for invalid foldic,s. One Of tn
monuments, long after be is dead, vii
be the Soldiers Home near Washing
ton.
Especial to the Chicago Evening Journal
WARRINGTON, Oct. 20.
At noon to day, the Navy Department
had the best of reason for dlsbellevln.
the rumor that the private secretary Q
Commodore Dupont had abscondcd.
A vessel from the Potomac f1Otilla las
night reports the rebel steamer Pag
cooped up 10 Quaotico Greek. Gu
batteries on the Maryland shore bea
di. ec ~ on the mouth Of the Greek, an
it will be difficult for her to escape.
Several small vessels have run tn
rebel blockade ana arrived up.
No news from the other side Of tn,
Potomac up or down.
A gentleman from New Orleans pro
nounces the steam "Turtle" boat of th,
rebels, which was reported to have rul
down the Preble, myth.