Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-05-23

ST.. Louls. May 18TH. A. NJ.

OT. LOUIS, May lIth, "A. Nj.
The Democrat of this morning give
an account of the capture of several Sc
cesSionists at Potosi and DeSota, Wash
ington county, on Wednesday of TIN
week, by company Of U S soldiers sen
out from the Arsenal by Gen Lyon anc
commanded by Capt Cole. Some Unior
men had been driven out of Washington
county and their lives threatened by Sc
cessfonists, therefore, Gen Lyon sent the
detachment Of soldiers over to protect
them. The company under Capt Cole
arrived at POtOsi at o'clock "Wednesday
morning, and at once threw detachment
of sentnels around the town; guards were
then stationed around the dwellings OF
the most prominent secessioniSts and
shortly after daylight some 150 men
formed themselves and were marched off
to the court house. Here the prisoners
we're formed in line and by the assistance
Of gentleman, who had been driven out
of Potosi and who knew all the inhabi-
tants of the place, the Snion men were
recognized and released, amounting to
over half of those taken prisoners. Some
so Of the secessionists were also released
on parole of honor, after subscribing the
usual oath not to take up arms against the
y S, ard nine of the leaders were march
ed off to the cars. The Guard there
made a descent on a lead mandatory and
captured near 400 pigs which belonged
to a man who had been furnishing lead to
the Southern army. The mans name is
John Dean and is now prisoner at the
Arsenal. 1t appears that Dean had been
in the habit of hauling the lead with his
own team to the Arkansas line and selling
it to the secessionists for the Southern
army. The Gnard captured several pist,
OILS, rifles, shot guns and a quantity of Sc
cession uniforms most of them unfinished
and some uniform cloth.
On their way back to St Louis Captain
Coles company halted at DeSoto, Jeffer-
son county, where there was to be Sc
cession meeting and flag raised Here
they found a company of cavalry drilling,
which seeing the U S troops immediate-
ly fed leaving 80 horses, which were cap
tured by the troops and placed under
guard. The secession pole was soon made
to carry the stars and stripes al its top.
A flag of the Southern Confederacy found
in the town was captured, and then the
troops marched toward st Louis with their
prisoners and booty. The names of the
secessionists taken prisoner are John
Dean. w A Matthews. Stephen II Dunk
lin, VIM Slater, G B Clark, Ed VII
loughby, L w Casey, Patrick Doyle, n
B Burke, editor 'Potosi mines, DIR Wyatt
of Jefferson county, and ID Smith, Of Vic
toria. The secession meeting at DeSoto
was to have been addressed by prominent
Southern Rights politicians from ST Louis
and other places of the State
The Democrat also gives an account of
the manner in which E NJ Joel, Mail
Agent on the Pacific r r was served by
sothern rights men at Usage river on
Tuesday last. When the train stopped
Joel was taken to the river and thrown
in, he then swan ashore, but was again
thrown in and came near being drowned
bat was finally taken out and released
after much hard usage. In consequence
of the treatment of the mail agent the
mails on the Pacific road have been sus-
pended for the present.
New York l6th.-The Herald states
that on the 18th ult., the war department
issued orders directing the commanders
of Fort Smith, Ark, Forts Cobb, Gibson
and Washita to evacuate and repair with
their troops and government property to
Fl Leavenworth, and authorizing the oc-
cupation Of those posts by Arkansas vol
unteers called out by the Presidents first
proclamation. This explains the aban-
donment of Ft Smith by its federal gar
rison sometime since.
The Government to day received ad-
vices from the squadron off Ft Pickens.
There was no change of military status /;
the squadron In accordance with inslruc-
tions had put a stop to the landing of yes
sells from Mobile and n Orleans with
supplies for the rebel army, being a COM
plete blockade. It appears the rebel
troops had been almost wholly supplied
with provisions from these two ports, the
stopping of their supplies at this time will
il is thought operate most disastronsly to
the troops, as they were but poorly sup
piled before.
The Worlds Washington dispatch says
The police have been required to take The
oath Of allegiance.
Another spy has been arrested IN the
Pa camp.
II was rumored the Va troops were en-
camped in the rear of Arlington heights
two miles from Washington, the rumor is
not credited. although the troops were
ordered 10 sleep on their arms with the
artillery on the alert with double sho'ted
guns.
There was another attempt at riot in
Pratt street. Baltimore, on the occasion o.