Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-08
IHE W AR NEWS.
More War Specsgl0tj0Ms.
nlOyEMENTS AT HARPRR'S FERRY.
.APPOLNT.MENeTS.
AQuia Greek Reinforced.
COM MERCIAL CONDITION OF The
SOUfM.
Later. from 7A1t111aoro.
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES Or
SE.V:aTDR DOUGLAS.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.

WAsHISGToN. June q.
The plan ct operations At Harret's Ferry il
gradually being developed. The first move
will probably be to d,sodse the rebels and
their bati er es from the point OF rocks.
The force at Frederick, some four thousand
strong, will attempt th-it dlsodgment. They
have quite a numner Of II round cannon.
which from the Maryland side can operate
,nost efectnaliy against the els, which are
in a very exposed position.
The Secretary Of War has appointed the fol.
loving raymseters 10 the army Thoa. B..
Allen and Chas. T. Larned. Mo John II. kins-
~, }. w F.nney and j -. Webster. I.i.; Mr.
Cuuiboes. NJ +. Could Ind John Ii Groes-
beck, Robert KIRK and Dwight Bannl-ser.
ONO; Joshua Howard. Mich. Ihos. J. Me-
kean. Iowa; Z ). Pnuiding. Si,nn.
The President has appointed }. A. Clark
District Attorney and James Setten, N.rshai
for the western district Of NJ ssou,
gentleman has just returned lroD Knox.
vi le, four miles from Harper Ferry. says the
rebels have Withdrawn uil alt-ries from the
Mary land side. opposite Frederick. apparently
with the view Of concentrating their artillery.
aud having it in position to he moved wheh
they reir at. A. Point of Rocks they have
about 100 cavalry and $40 infantry, aud four
pis ces OF artillery.
The main forces ere q. Bolivar, about one
mile south oi tlarl et's Ferry. They appei to
he sirei glheniug their line from Bolivar to
Winchester. as, il preparing ior Retreat, in ,ha,
direc lou.
A squad went TO Wiliiamsport TO obtain pos
session Of three locomotives which tney sen,
down to the ferry. and switched off On he
Winchester raiirUad. They also occurred the
country, getting aLoat loo four hor-e wagons
The principal portion OF heir provisions
received through Maryland from Baii,mere
Large loads aass over into Virginia. ,.the Uniot
m-u of the border being powerl.ss to sscp
them.
T. will be recollectei t at some " weeks ago
Graph oftiaas sfhd. 1aalssIlns4sa 81 6e At ss
es is nov progressing Some curious develop
menis are being made. Among them Is found
4 dlspatch Il om Mr. Harvey, our lately ap-
pointed Minister 10 Portugal. notifying The
government Of S nth Carolina. Of the fitting
ont ct tn. expedition for the enforcement o.
Fort Sumter, and OFF its destination.
Mr. Harvey's dis,aich was the fret relia' j.
Information the Rebels had Of the magnitude
and destination OF the expedition. Mr.. Har
vey is a native OF South Caroins, but for
Years was a resident cf Phiisielphla. aad HI
TOR Of the Phiiad-lphin Aorh american For
many ,enr- he was Washing On correspond. D,
vf the N. Y. 2r,b.ne. He was appointed 70
lie forsug ! mission because Of his prof.sseI
d-v ton 10 the free sosl party. Ii. must b-
recalled
It. ,s ascertained from an eyewitness that at
the late Fl xht al Fa field Cour, House ten o.
the en-my were killed. aud probably two or
three ore
Relable information Puts the loss in the al.
fair at Aqua Creek, st 20 killed.
Worlds Washington Dispatch.
There is doubt bit Government has at lsst I
made one military move uent of which the news
papers wee kept in gnOrance. On Tuesday night
last. the steam f ,tia lying a Aqua Creek, ~ss
ntorced vi b troops. This looks like a collision
1t that point.
special to tho Tribune.
1t is beliesed that nearly half the people in and
about Freirick, are di>unon 8 8. and their cause
has gained ground since the Legislature come
together. The Uulon men are in iear OF John
std s force, hose pickets thrown out from the
pOin. 0' rocks. and como with three miles If
Fredrick, to wkich the whole army can be trans
ported in two three hours. Arrived there. il
would be within i've hours Of al imOre. The
svmplihies Of ma.y in Maryland, arc shown BY
the TACT that they have armed and led rebel
troops, Virginia having furnished bat few sup
plies II the.e reports be true, it is high time
that Government posted strong body Vi troops
at Fredri,k.
tr.m another sour.e, we learn that 300 OF a
rebel regiment Of 200, encamptd opposite Will
Iiamsp,rt, have dcserted Gen. job ,son is We y
unpopular, u coust quence 1f b.. torceabe seizur.
OF provisions, horses and wagons, increased by a
conscri ptiou under which tn. eA tenths OF the
In .ies between S and 81 years of age, IN cou ates
with ~ or 50 miles If Harpers Ferry, are to bc
mustered into service.
Gen. Patterson il advancing to cooperate with
Gen. Mcclellan.
"A column Of Gen McDonald's command, vii.
probably advance within ~ hours, u tho other
side o: the Pe etomac, towa ards Manassa. Junction.
II Is douLtfui whether lIarper'- Ferry rebels viii
have time 10 jou forces at Manassas Junction.
ii not they will be surr.unde0. IL tney do,
probably il will be q brief AMI decisive battle,
preliminary 70 our occup p.tion Of the place.
lii~ra'd Correspondence.
Gen. Kin = new regiment raised in Washington
will be accepted and immediately ordered into
service. Other forces from diffaent States will
also be accepted.
A large number Of tn m.st influential men in
the country are here urging the Government to
accept 100, 90, additional troops.
me President and Cabinet are di,cussing the
amount to be asked for when Congress me- IS One
huadre and IF y million dollars will probably be
the sum TO carry on the Wiz.
Its rumssei thar Aqua Creek has beea rein
forced, and 3,sNO rebel troops are ~ there.
gentlemen who arrived here T. dxy. direct
from Ne~ .rieans, says rG5sri 70 the entire
commerce Of tho South, that II j. ia most wretch
e.t and frghtiai condition. lie rays the Siat.s
Viii n will suffer mos, vii. be Louisiana, Mi-sis-
s,ppi and Texas lie was IN Gsyestsn on the
l5tn oi 5Iar. Il the blo,kai be ghtlJ eatrcsd
people in Texas will starve tn de .tb- Nh@u he
i =. there, bacon vas - ITS PEI reurt ana utaf
ST. pr barrel aud vlry II ,'cl supY.y al that.
hey we.e then almost wholly d-p.nien. c1 New
Ori ans lor means Of .nb il ence. When IN q
source % supp is cus off tn wi. 70 IL an a"ful