St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-08-29
From WaShingtNn.


! The ScccssioniSts are spending mon.
cy to circulate peace documents in the
free States. Citizens of Baltimore Of
great wealth are engaged in the bust
ness. The New York News and the
Day Book derive means from these
men and their sympathizers in the
Southern cities.
The Baltimore papers have agreed
to comply with the request Of Gen.
Mcclellan to refrain from publishing
news which will aid the enemy.
The names of ~ disloyal clerks and
disatlcctcd army officers were handed
to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Similar reports will soon be made TO
| the other Secretaries.
Mr.. Russell, correspondent Of the
London Times, applied to Provost Mar
shall Porter for pass to cross the Po-
tomac, and was fatty refused.
Trustworthy intelligence from North
western Virginia states that Roscn-
Grams is cntrcnchcd and with a sulli.
Gent force to remove any cause Of
apprehension for his safety. The rcb-
els were reported cntrcnching them
selves at distance of from Is to 90
miles with force variously estimated
from 10000 to 100000 men.
The stage coach from Lconardstown
to Washington was Intercepted by a
small detachment Of troops by order
Of Gen. Porter. I'm examination was
made Of passengers and baggage and
number of correspondence were found
designed for the Tcbels in Virginia
Much of it was written in mysterious
language and none had the signature
of the writer attached. The party
were arrested and are now in custody
Dcscrtcrs from the rebel army say
all the cncmy's have moved up from
Richmond TO Manassas. Much sick
ness and discomfort prevails among
the men.
Under the orders of the War De-
partmcnt the army will soon be COM
pletcly uniformed in blue.
Senator Wilson has accepted an ap-
pOintmcnt in McClcllan's staff.
a feeling Of perfect security pre-
walls in our entire community. The
fcints Of the Confederates on the Po-
tomac are now better understood, and
military men say that even with the
ordinary dependence on raw troops,
they would desire nothing better than
for Generals Johnston and Beauregard
to attempt that part of the Confedc-
rates programme which contemplatcs
an advance on Washington. 1t is
suspected that this rallying cry is
adopted to sustain the tagging spir-
its of the rebel troops, whose numbers
it is positively known are fast dimin-
ishing by small pox, &c.
The Government is satisfied that
General Fremont could not have sent
rcinforccmonts to Gen. Lyon previous
to the battle near Springfield, without
endangcring the safety of Southeas-
tern Missouri.
Information has been received at
headquarters that the recent rains had
entirely broken up the plans of the
rebels for movement on the city, by
their having so swollen the Potomac
as to render it unfordable. There is
no point between Georgetown and
lIarpcr's Ferry which can be forded
The Union men of Maryland are at
last fully aroused to the necessity OF
defending their soil against invasion
from the South.
Senator Andrew johnson expects tC
head an army when he returns to Ten
ncssee. The Administration will do
its utmost to sustain the Union cause
in that State.
The withdrawal of the rebels from
Fairfax Court House was IL regular
stampede. Two scouting parties Of
the enemy mistook each other for the
advance Of the national army, attack
ed each other sharply, and after few
; rounds rapidly fed, carrying the news
that Gen. Mcclellan and all his army
were in hot pursuit. The consequence
Of this intelligence was hasty fight
| by the rebels, who dropped their sick
along the road.