Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-05
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WAss,E0 1oN, August :.
TPihuna disna trh

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The following nominations for general ofhcers q
Brigsdier General to rank from Msy 18th, 1851
Col. David iiunter, 3D. cs~-i-v, Col. " Sher
man, 18th infantry, Chas. ). Hamilton, Of Wis
| cnnsin, Lieut.. Dan. c. Basic, Adjutani Genera
ONCE. Maj JOS oaks, "a civalry, Quartermast
DepAr ,ment, Assistant Quar- ermaster With rant
Hodge. of Conn, John AcHovey, Of N. ", kobt
u. Lamb. Of lad, Saml. Chad wick, Of Mich, NJ
d. Lewis. Of Ohio, Wm X Hopkins, Of N. Y Tne
comm lions Of the trigadier Generals SO far q.
app inted all date May 18th, bat il shonld be un-
derstooo that all officers Of the army rank civilian,
and that among civilians it is intended thai West
Pointers should have precedence.
Col Hunter, to-day appointed lirigsdier General
has been reco nmendei as M.jor General of the
Illinois volunteers by delegation from tina,
State.
Letters have been received from Com Engle
from Hong Kong. The Commander went out oy
tbs overland route, with orders to bring home the
feet nov in China, under command Of Com. Stref-
ding, of south Carolina. The feet was not q,
Hung Kong when Com Enele arrived there, ba,
was believed TO be not far of.
Fhos A. Scott has been appointed Acting
Secretary Of War. during the sbsence Of zen.
Cameron, who goes to Pennsylvania to recruit lis
health.
capt. W. G. Sherwin, oil the Cincinnati Flying
Artillery, has been appointed lionel, and will
org tnlze Reg ent Consisting Of ten snmpa MES,
with batteries OF pieces each He has invented
rifle cannon with which one battery a; least will
be supplied.
herald's Dispatch.
It mas been observed for several days past that
the rebel engineers have been making observe
ions in he vicinity Of the chain br dge, with so
much Of the detail as 10 invite particular attsn-
tion This has been given by Gen. Mcclellan in
person. He has visited tho neighbsrhov ovd daily,
AID posted himself in regard 10 their movements.
/. is unqu.stiens6e lhs. .scx ia from iast tel
king vigiant recsnnoisan.e e there to ascertain if
the position may be bornea carried They can
not afford 10 cross the Potomac higher up, and
they will MT cross there.
A surgeon in the rebel army has written to
Winchester, Va, that the loss Of the rebels at
Bulls hun is lot less than 5000 killed aud
wounded, in addition to the regiment under Col.
Young.
The Secretary Of War has authorized the crgan.
lzation OF TWO additional cavalry regiments under
Col. N Reynolds and Warren.
Col. Young's regiment, 2,2e0 strong, will be
mustered INTO service in . few days.
Capt. Samuel W. Owens, formerly Of the Presi-
COL, and Earnest N. Brunei, Major Of the regi
ments.
Special to the Wcrld.
1t rumered that Colonel Of 100 Confederate
cavalry Vas cAptured by our troops 1t Springfield
station on the range Alexandria railroad yss
terday.
lady school teacher reached Washington to-
night from Manassas, whe,e she had been detain-
Cd three Gays. She confrus all the previous re-
porte OF the INN ense number kiliei and wounded
there and savs il is manifest in her judgmen.
that the troops are in no condition TO move from
their present entf feuch ments.