Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-06
LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR NEWS.
A National Bank Talked Of.
LEEsBURG REINFORCED BY THE REBELS.
.1rriral or a Kebe! Deses ter.
DISMISSAL OF OFFICERS POR NON.
FULFILMENT OF DUTIES.
T!bae Island Evacuated BY the
Uni0niStS.
LATER FROM BALTIMORE
Gen. Haileck Issues Another Order.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Gen. HaIieck Issues Another order.
From Washington.

From Washington.
WAsHINGroN, Dec 4.
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices Of the
Supreme Court, paid their respects to the Presi-
dent on Monday, at the Executive Mansion.
lTrbune's Despatch.
1t understood. by financial people, that the
forthcoming report Of the Secretary of the Tea
sury will present the Banking system, and the
Government policy in respect to it, in light that
Will !asten the attention of the country upon it.
The claim of the Government to supply tho circu
latng medium Of all kinds, will be presented i'm
pressiyey, on the ground of both principle and ex-
pediency and on constitutional right and financial
necessity.
Gems Porter, Mccall, Hancock AMI Wadsworth
have secured the country from Vienna 70 Hunter s
Hill. No enemy was except two small par
ties, one Of men beyond Vienna and one of Il
nearly two miles beyond Hunters Mills, to neither
Of which could we get closer. No enemy has been
seen in the region visited since Sunday.
Times Despatch.
Information has been received this evening that
the rebel forces now in possession Of Anandalc,
and their pickets are posted this side. They have
a large force Of cavalry.
Information has been received that there are II
f.rts around Centrevie, defended by field pieces
only--no heavy guns. Four regiments Of the enc
niy lately left Centorsiiie for Leesburg, where
there are now about II go men.
The pickcts Of Ger Smiths division were fired
upon last night at Lowinsvie, but no injury was
done.
Last night deserer from the rebels, named
Williams, entered our lines. lie is An English
man. and was taken out of his bed, at Charleston,
tho night Of tho ith of June, and pressed into
the rebel service. He was private in the l4th
South Carolina reg iment, but has been for some
weeks servant oi Beauregard lie escaped on
Monday last lie dressed in uniform Of
nlue like those of the sod crs and having the New
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was supplied with such uniforms only week since
and that the curien. report Was that they had
been received il the South from Boston. He
state, that there is an abundance of good shoes
for those Of the men who can partor them. The
pair he had on he pa'd SIX dollars ior
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
n army order, just issued by tho Secretary Of
War, directs all officers and enlisted mea OF the
volunteer service now prisoners in the hands OF thu
enemy, or reported as missing, in action, or may
hereafter ba taken prisoners transferred to ske-
eton regiments TO be formed by the Governors Of
respective States. and to consist entirely Of miss
ing officers and men. The vacancies thus occai-
ioned in the reg imcntS VIII be filled by the Gov
ernmenG of the various states to which tho Icgi-
mant- belong.
Vice President Iiamlin has appointed Senators
Fessenden and Trunbul regents Of the Smithso-
niaa Institu.et TO fill the vacancy o,ca ioncd by the
death Of Senator Douglas and the treason OF Ma
son. -, ;, ;.
H. G. Herndon Of Va, has been dismissed by di-
rection Of the President. from tho army for DESERT
ins his pos. Also Major Lynac f.r similar rea-
son, and for subsequently surrenderins his com :
,nand to an inferior force Of insurgents in New
Mexico.
Mastering officers who have not already done so,
are reauested to send tho rolls wEich they have
mustered regiments, to tho Aljutant Generals CT
fee at Washington.
A Richmond paper Of the third says: Messrs.
Bell. Writ and Conrad took seats in Congress to-
day from No.
A dispatch from Rich mond, says that grand
denomination will be m,de on York river, by the
Unioni<ts, to weaken the Potomac limo.