Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-10
TELEGR APHIC
4 He " AK NEWS.
AFTERNOON DIsPArCnEs.
FsOm Washtngtou.
WAsnINorox, June z.

AsolN0IVN, Suues ..
lSpscial to the Tribune.l
Several hundred regulars have left within -
hours for the Relay House They will form por-
.'on q one q the columns which are 70 operate
against harpers Ferry.
a column Of Gen Patterson's army il spproach-
,ng: ~ Ny Of Hsgesstown. and . column Of Gen.
ScCteilsn's 10 moving from the " sst.
neip cannot come " ten. Johnson from Manss-
- junction, for Gen. Nc, ioa eli will engage the
whsle attention Of the rebels ported there Nor
can they be reinforced from Ri.hmond and N r.
.osk- ior ten. Butler will be oangeYou. foe to
iesvs even inactive id ;heir rear, AMI he will not
remain quiet. There arc armed steamers enough
= M Potomac 70 tnreA on other approaches u
the capital Of the Old Dominion
We have good reason to believe that befo,e
1any hours, . column OF 1000 meo will march
rom tbs city towards Harpsr's Ferry, the whole
com mmsnosd ~ Col. stone, Of the llih Infantry
he hour OF starting, which has been postpoaed
several tmss 10 not yet definitely det~rrniued on
ms column will probably have no more serious
tAsk than that OF interceptng the fugtives driven
by other con@snds from Hsrper'- Ferry O,her
Regiments are under marching orders.
We learn from . prominent politician from
Wheeling what will be the prota bic course O. a. .
Convention All the Leading men have agreed
not q attempt making y new state out Of Western
virginia, but to act for the Old Dominion a. T.
whale, setting up Provisional Government The
nfst act o. the Convention will be TO dispose OF
I've A@csSuot eou MS assoc 4t&E. viii
then appoint 60 ID, true u.en in their places he
Pr0visionai Governor vi probably be Gen Jack
son. Of PArkersourg. The Convention will Ii sn
declare Eastern Virginia in insurrection ainst
the General verIment, for which aid To put
ewn the rebels will be invoked. The Legisla ture
chosen on ihs l3d, the members Of which are by
its request, to meet Nth the Convention, will os
pronounced the legally elected Legislature Of the
state, VIII be emI cwered TO proceed at once TO he
Transaction of business The ovGernor will send
III his message to he two Houses, and two Sena-
tors, o! whom John = Carlisle will probably be
one, and leading Republican ehe other, will be
chosen In this plan of operation Messrs Carl lie,
Wiley, PicrpOnt and Jackson unite. Our inform
thinks the Convention will be one OF the
grandest popular assemblies ever called together
Especial to the World
The moment the rebels are iven from Har
per's Ferry, the Baltimore snd Ohio X. r. will be
repaired BY he Government
The last person 10 jail here fer uttering disloyal
sentiments, WAS discharged to-day on taking B. e
oath Of allegiance
The United State fnrcss captured a rebel com
pany cf 80 men in Virginia, some seven miles
above Georgetown. They we're heavily armed
and had plenty ammunition. 1t is believed the Sc
se the men who have been firing Or our advance
pickets.
tTribune's rispatch.]
Two regiments from Wisconsin have been Or
dered 70 Washington. The President wi prob.-
oily accept the four more from that State.
A regimest ct cavaIry has been accepted from
the interior of New York.
WARRINGTON, June S.
There is military authority stating that the Ist
regiment Of cavalry and 2l regiment Of dragons
=. ;. A., have been ordered ir.m the de partment
4 the West to this ne ghborht od
Capt Palm er's co -ps of 1opogra aphiral engineers
have returned from Reconnaissance os several
places on the Virginia side Of the Potomac, at
tended by two officer. and twenty marines They
proceeded . considerable distance at White
House Point. He about sixty seces.ionisfs
who made their appe rance there n few days ago.
At aqua Creek 2 small batteries. with 500 or
go men, we're distir city seen by the party.
Herald Dispatch
WASHINGTON, June =
There Is reason to believe there will be q change
in the comnsnu at baltimore. Brigadisr General
CaoIer. with regiment Of 200 IN, n, entered the
city and encamred 10 the wes;erI srbutb
Gen Scott informed the President and Cabinet
that he meant to have possession OF kich mond AID
Memphis about the 18th Of July.
SIX regiments Of infantry. 2 batteries of artil,
iery, and company Of cavalry Of Gen. Mellow
warning, to r, pei attack or move for
ward.
Lieut.. Col. Cameron, Of the Michigan regiment
has resigned, business requiring his presence at
home.
Special TO the POST
1t il esid the Uni,n feeling 10 Virginia il
growing remarkably. A vote now would show
= decided majority in favor Of the action o tie
Government
Reror'e from Key West etate that q volun
'ser company has offered its services to the
Union. A Union msyoT and council are cho.
sen.