Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-10-29
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE W AR NEWS.
Tbs Great Naval Huzbug Exp!od d.
GREAT NDICXATlOy AM)sC TIE
WASH ksTOAIANS.
MORE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES on THE
POTOMAC.
Mason and SIidell en- route for Europe
LATER FROM THE PRlvATEER
SUMTER.
The Rebels Concentrating at Leesburs.
LATER FROM BALTIMORE.
RESPONSE FROM GARIBALDI.
AFT eRNOON DISPATCHES.
LATER FROM BALTIMORE.
RESPONSE FROM GARIBALDI.
AFT 1RNOON DISPATCHES.
From Washington.

In every one of the Departments and in tn 0
White iiou-e, .e utmost astouisnment anC in ~.
nation ate expressed at the pu olIcatien in Ne.
York, VI the details OF the great nav al expcii
Ii all surprise TO hear that boy i
arrested tnlr morning by our pckets this SIDE a
Fairfax, vi b III unsoid quantity ot the New ~ 4
Itnies Of Saturday, which was going to marie, |,
mon, the rebels.
Secretary Cameron has authorized the establi Il
ment OF depot : prisoners OF war, at John>on' \
Island, In san husky Bay. An cxperienoei uiller
OF Sandu-ky, has Contracted to erect seye3.l
building capable Of acc mmodating !, 900 pri-oa-
They To be fnis1ed by December lst i I
II cost not TO exceed $1,000.
The battery Of IS guns disc0vered week stree,
on Matthias Point, is myth. IL must have bet II
I'D pieces which fired up,n the tTeeborn an |
lsani Belle. The steam Union a fcw dt4 /
SINCE thoroughly examined the place, and f3u 4
neither guns, ehtrcn tIneuls, nor rebes.
The Assistant Sccre tary ot H. /, Navy on his re
turn from Hampton Roads, wacfe he deliverci
sealed orders To the tolnmanier ot tie naval :
petition. passed wlthUu. inUle5LLtlon the Iogu Il,
IN the Baltimore
Three or four days before the false news t.
Mason and Sidel hal sailed irsm Charleston f,r
Europe, in the Nashville, reached here, letter
from one rebel in kichnoud, to Snether, was in
terceptci, containing tins passage:
II have just bid len farewell To SHdell, who IS
abou, starting for Europe with Mason. They
going through Texas, MD will sail from y Mexican
port" Recent inteil sence leads TO the conclusion
that they went th,s route.
Capt. Danes company Of Sappers and Miners
has been orGered 10 this city from West Point.
The rebels are Il rlityIng Celterville. They
have been this eide Of Fairfax Court li.use. Our
troops occupy Vienna, and or pickets miie
hey. ID AnnaEdae. Orders sent with ! ..
officers eommanding naval expedition, 10 govern
them elves 20 tar rs persons held to sersice arc
concerned by principles Of the letter addressed 10
tGen Butler huts ~. A piy IA,
the commander fer apeciai circuIn tances but IN
ST uctlons are giy II To avail them elves OF ser
ices oiany persons, whether iuglivas from labor
or not, wn may oner them elves to be employed
IN such manner as may be deemed mo.t benehtla
10 the service also t. as,ufe MI loyal Iabefs )
that Congress will provide just compensation to
them or The loss OF ihe services OF pe SONS en-
ployed.
Lieut. Porter OF the powhattan, reports that he
arrived at Marenh4m on the Il h ot repte nj bcr,
OILY five days ater Tbs sumter left. TIE latter
had cru'zed two or three d,ys at the mouth Of the
harbor TO overhaul tie big aria expected i.oia
New York.
The Governor OF Marenham treated the officer,
OF the sumter with cry courtesy, promising
them that they mi sht sell The Mari. there If -ae
vas cap uret. supplied WITT C al, but was unHill-
IN; to do tie sslle by the rowhattan.
la entering Marnn.aIn the sumter got ashore.
lost her false keel, and when lett was leaking
She lett under sail, having housed her
smoke stack she had taken ptis,, snso
the A BY ssradf3rd and II was understood her mot
toe was, "burn, sink and destroy partially all Bos-
ton AID Eastera vessels"
Lieut.. Porter left on the 18th, and put into st.
Thomas, the 18Th Of Oct where his last despa tch
IL dated.
Special to the Times
The Government is rapidly preparing for enforc
ing the conh=cation law passed by the las, Con
gress.
Yesterday attachments were se,ved against
some furHiiurc belonging TO a man La ned Saudi
who a captain in the rebel army, and owning
hum Der Vi houses and lots in Washington. TINS
IL be special case. II the law ~ sustained
the Government will at once proceed - c0nlsca te
property of -ry we'll known rebel fast as it
comes within the jurisdiction OF arms.
Especial to the Herald.l
Positive inforuati1n is received that several
occurrences have occasioned division OF the el
army OF the Potomac.
Large reinforcsments have been sent to Lees
burg, with the expectation Of . renewal Of the At
tack tn at point.
An immense force has been conyreyated AT
Norfolk, under the impression that tue expedition
ottiLg in Chesapeake Bay was ordered TO make "a
demonstration there.
The centre Of the rebel army rests at Centre.
vile, and has been much Weakened by the with
drawal Of these forces the right and
lett. General johnson is tho commnni-
er. General fteauregari commands the forces
opposite Washington, and Gustavus ". Smith
commands the force at Lcesburg.
IL was stated that a rumos WAS current at Rich
moni few days ago that an important movement
Of the whoe rebel army was to be made before
the lst OF Nov, but perhaps the fight at Balls
hiuff, and the sailing Of the great naval expedi-
tion have rendered . change Of programme.
Special to the Post.
Some Of the Maryland Shareholders in the
vicinity Of Annapolis. complain that many Of
their slaves have secreied themselves On board OF
the vessels Of the COST expedition. Several
slaves were found board the shl ps, and wer.
returned TO their owners.