Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-06
VERY LATEST.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
From Fort Nonroe.

FoKr oNFoR Nov S.
The boat Expres. arrived from kens La ng
last evening. She brought no business passen-
gers or rel ufDed ITistne's.
our effcerr and quart, while at the Landi ng.
were treated rather abruptly ny the rebel guard 4,
no one being aii"wei TO step on shore. Col
Aiken, one OF the rebel commis.io toner's, was not
allowed tocome oa he VII srf while the xpress
lay tn.re The Colonsl's ommissitn has been
taken from him, and he is denied all communica-
Il whatever
The Richmond Dispatch Of Nov. LIST fays:
" The recent moveme nts o, our forces indicate III
entire evacuation Of Northern V,iginis, or tha,
these moves we're made in reference TO the report
ed advance OF 'cClellan through Loud"n Co.
From all we can GA her. We are satisfied that
general advance OF the eneDys force l. not an .c-
ipate and tlat car Government. which desires
such NOV IN mt on Il part oil Mcclellan. will be
disappointed fer the present The operations of
the enemy, 40 far "a they bavc trsn. pred do not
indicate that they vii rlsk an engagement with
the we'll appointed and highly disc, plihed troop
Of Gen Lee
"From Winchester an ! tho country below, We
h.ve aivises upto hur day, when no mos ment
9f the enemy E"d taken place along the upper
Potomac.
"lse report that Winchester had heen evacua
ted incorrect. Our cavalry lickes still hold
their ol positions north Of Bunker Hill and east
Of Chsrltston.
"a close investigation into the Management,
Of the Commissary's ana Qusrterrnasler's depart
ments, will disclose degree Of recktessuess en-.
tifely inexcusable and well calculated to drp,eci
a'e the currency Of the Government. if il had no
other evil effect. In conversation with number
Of farmers from the Valley. recently We were fire.
quently Rskei the question whether tn Govern
men. int nded to redeem its c' cuiation tho in
terence being drawn from unnecesssr7 expendi-
lures that Confederate money was only being
used fer he present exisency that final repu liza
ton would en,ue from tho extravaganza VI the
fvernment's comin iss,oners"
Forty prisoners of war arrived in the city Last
evening via the Central train. They were cap
tnrcd last Saturday in the viciaity Of Harper's
Ferry
II is evident that Mobile Charleston, aud
probably Savannah. will soon be assa,led by the
naval ami land forces Of the Lincoln government
The loss of these cities ". nd ~. h the vit /
trcBgth u the >, nth, yot it would ibnict suffer
ing and humi liation which no sac. i6ce w.. uld be
to- great to prevent Mobile can see in New Or
.eans what she has To expect The occupation ,f
Mobile by the FederaIs v. uld facilitate hem to
penetrate hurdreds Of miles into the interior of
Aiabam and inaict immense damage uron prl-
ya,e and public interest. Charleston or especial
81 Federal ma'igni'y. would probably be mi,de to
dr.k the cup OF all il che was fall into Yankee
hands We hope that very Sou hern city will
permit itself to be convert into ashes before sur
rendering 10 the inv iders
Tho Richmond Wiz Of the 1st saws the viii
mlngton .Iomn Of Oct 20 J., says the number OF
buras the previous d y wcr. five whites, the ne
groes going IF much mcre rapidly than at the
outset Of the epidemic
The weather is cool, and no signs Of frost.
Tho harieston HsrcnTy gives an account Of the
capture sf the steamship Scotia = hile on her way
from Nassau. n. r.. to that point. She was com
IN nded by Capt I. : Libby, of Charlesioa. the
sanc who ran as p,ivateer from that port, and was
Captured ard made bis escape from Boston. Tire
scotia VIII n captured bad on board a vauab
cargo of ln6 tins Of meichandi ze, consisting O.
shoes. blankets, etc.
A letter Of ,naraue and rerrsal has been issued
{, certain officer nf spieuiid vessel which is 10
sail on from some Confederate rort. Che second
officer is Colonel Charles Curoll Hicks, who Tor
raj N NTH ptst las rendered e6ectual ssrvic.
to the goy.rnmen..
The Mig says that General Jackson has de-
Ohio Railroad irom the North Mountain to Shep-
he,dstown, tearing up the rails and burning the
;is.. Tho large machine shops and de ot build
ings at MurtiE.burg were fired and destroyed,
The same paper also Gays the Secre'aryot War
has fused an order to be is-ued 10 officers com
mandng camps CT instructions to cause tee en-
tolImen, o conscrpts IT, extend TO all men not
subject to exemption, who are between Is and As
years Of age. II csnHot he denied that tha law
unner which this is done IL unpoIul.r, II no.
otious, q nony large class Of our citisens.
Recently the British man -ufw4r kinaldO ar-
rroacbei he fott OF Canal street, New Orleans,
mi assumed hostile at,itu5e. demn ng from
the au horities the lease of James Lyrde, drug
g,st, IN English subiec, confined In Fort Pickens,
aud indemnif alton for the seizure Of his person
and .,erty to the am ,unt of eco 90 General
Butler requested ten days to consiier.