Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-07-10
NEWS!
Great Fire i'm Milwaukee.
MO VEMENT or THE TROOPS.
The Position of England.
MILWAUKEE, July 5.

There was a great confagration here
yesterday afternoon. entirely destroying
The Americae House, owned by p. Kane
& Sons; two brick stores, owned by C..
H. Williams, and about six frame build
ing occupied as store, west of the Amer
lean House; the Methodist Church on
the north side of Spring street, and all
the frame buildings east to Austln's
Block. which was considerably damaged.
Also several SIN II frame buildings used
MS shops, north Of the Methodist Church.
Loss, fully one hundred thousand dollars.
The American House was insured for
seventeen hundred dollars; other insur-
apce not ascertained. The fire origina-
ted in n livery stable in rear Of the
/ American House, from fire crackers.
WAsuINGToN, July 5.
Gen. Patterson has achieved another
brilliant and important success. Inform
alton was received from Martinsburg
yesterday that he entered and passed
through there in the morning in hot pur-
suit of the enemy. The army was well
coined with enthusiasm by the mass of
the people who were gratifed by the pro-
lection promised and now given by the
Governmcnt-thus the 4th was glorious
ly celebrated in Martinsburg.
The secession force which Gen. Pat
terson scattered on the Cd, when he
crossed the river, lost 60 killed and many
wounded. 1t rallied and presented
front but again retired to distance of
six or seven miles, where they have been
reinforced,
WAsHrNGToN, July. 5.
The foreign dispatches it is und rstood
showed rs improved disposition in Eng
land from France. The Moniteur article
which afforded so much joy to secession
lists has been explained away to the evil
deaf satisfaction of Secretary Seward
The most hearty and sincere expressions
of sympathy with the United States in
present contest are furnished to Il is Gov
eminent. No pr, ateers will be permit
ted to enter any foreign port. There
is rejoicing in official quarters that secess-
ion is dead and buried in Europe.
1t is certain that after the discharge of
tie three months men there will still be
an available force of 1SS,OO0 men which
added to the regulars, amount to $780,
efficient officers and men.
The probable total amount required
for the army. added to the appropriation
made for the year ending with June 1861,
for the force now in the field or which
has been accepted and will be in the ser
vice within the next twenty days is al
most 1855, 100000; the estimate for the
Navy is also large.
New York, July 6.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Tribune, dated the 5th, says the grand
army will advance in three divisions; the
right led by Gen. Tyler, of CT, the GEN.
tire by Col. Hunter, and the left by COL
Heintzelmann--th whole by Gen. Nc
DoweI. There will be further cops
of reserve, which will not be far from
10000 men. Where the three columns
will combine cannot be stated, but we
may venture to say that it will be at q
point beyond Fairfax Court House.
Everything indicates that the hour Of
marching is not far distant.
Worlds Correspondence. Attorney
General Bates has prepared an opinion at
some length concerning the power of the
President to suspend the writ of babeas
corpus, special rslerenc, being made to
the Merriman case.
He holds that the functions of the ex-
ecutive, legislative and Judiciary branch
cs of the government are so distinct and
final that neither can clash with the 9TH
er, and that tho previous judgement of
Supreme Court against the executive
right Of suspending the writ of habeqs
corpus would not constitute q binding
precedent. The action of the president
is falv endorsed in the document
The relations of the government with
foreign powers are undcrstc cd to be SO
satisfactory that the senate committee on
foreign relations will report no resolu-
lions having reference to foreign affairs.
1t is believed that no compromise pro-
positions will be presel ted to ethics SELL
ate OF house during this session. Breckin-
ridge will no doubt make compromise
speech at an early day.