Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-09
'LATBST NEWS
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the WAR NEWS. III .a
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REBHIS CONCENTRATING 1T
All KNOXVILLE TO MARCH
tsaslasq ON KENTUCKY. orb il ,so.
-1n2 ef' 3 s1 Ell 81 &
The caerrillas Capture / 1000
Prisoners and Take
III ,ss,,l Liberty, Ne. .... aI' .':.. r.
GIN. PILLOWS SLAVES ALL FREED
80 By GbN. CURT1S. III
GEN. BOB MicO0K KILLED,
GEN. BOB M'c00K KILLED.

A@8 From Washln gton.
.,5es, WASHINGTON, Aug. Z.
Captain 0anzvort, Of the Adirondack, has ii
fosnsa the Navy department of the facts at lengtl
Of the receLt pursuit of the steamer Herald. Rep
resented BY the Nassua papers to be British ves
eel. This pretsnss Afforded an opportunity fer tn
sxpressoo Of Indignation against the alledged out
rage BY the American officer by whose statsmsnhi
appears, that the Herald had been running fron
Naseua 70 Charleston with varlike supplies, ans
wse returning 70 Nassua with cotton. She ~
pcommandad BY . man named COxsetter, who va
formerly Captain Of the Trivateer Jef. Davis
The ohase, however, was not continued within
British jurisdiction. The statement additionally
confirms the fact that the British hag 10 system
atically used to advance secession interest.
Numerous applications have been made for pas
sss to the Army Of the Potomsc, but they hav,
been invariably refused. 1t is the request O
Gen. Mcclellan that private visitors be excluded
from his lines. All the sick arc to be removed
from thence, therefore the friends Of many Of th,
patients cannot necessity Of their pressnc,
there for nulsing purposes. ff..
By direction of the President, Lieut.. Alopss
Miller, 6lst Ohio, and I'd Lieut.: W. G. Hatchins
18th Wisconsin, are dismissed the service Of tn,
Amsne The wounded Ct Malvern Hill. 10 Colons
Gamble, II the 9Th Illinois.
[rribuns's Dispstch.]
Richard 7astsd, Of New York, issppeintsd Brig
Gen. e Volunteers. e ropoFt 20 Gov. Morgan.
The arrival Of Cassius n. Clay IL now hourly
expected BY the Government. His friends claim
that he and Gen. Fremont ere to have full military
conteol ef the territory west Of she Mississippi.
Especial to tho World.]
4 civilian captured at Front Royal, some time
since, and formerly employed in tho House Of
Representatives, reached Washington to-day via
Fredericksburg. having left Richmond on Fiidsy
last, where he has been about the city on parole
for one or two weeks he 10 not able to communi.
cate much because Of his parole, but dccares that
Richmond has nat been cvacualed, and that thers
has bssn no signs Of psetilenee there though shefa
10 vast sinount Of sickness. The rebel army lies
cut Of the city, and he is confident, from what he
hes lsasrsd that is effectiveness hes been ossatly
oxaggerated.
WAsH1YGroN, August 8.
From intelligence received At the War Depart
msnt IL 10 asoertained that 80 900 Western troops
Of the new levy will be ready t, 60 into the 6eld
tAls week. This report delights the President Al
much ~ it will loyal people Who are anxiously
waiting his efforts to hurry up the end Of the re-
bellion.
Times Special
Cassius Clay is talked Of rs likely to be sent
TO Cincinnati to assume command Of the new do.
partment Of Ohio, IndianA and Kentucky.
Prominent Kentuckisns have been assured
that troops shall be crowded into Kentucky fast
- raised in Ohio and Indiana, They ask that the
proporty OF IobeO Sn4l % oelSeG ~ once ana All
refusing to take the oath Of allegiance shall be
driven South.
The following order, authorising the arrest Of
persons discouraging enlistmonts, hes been issued
BY the War Department:
WAR DHPARTAENr, WAsHINGToN, Aug. 8.
Ordered First, That al U. 8. Marshals AMI Su-
psrintsndents Or Chiefs Of Police cf any tswn.
city or district, be and hey are hereby authorised
and directed to arrest any person or persons who
may bs engaged, by act 81 speech or in any way,
in discoursging volunteer enlistmsnts, or in any
way giving aid to the enemy, or in any other dis
loyal practices against the United States.
Second, That immediate information be made
to Gen. L G. Turner, in order that such persons
may be tried bfore military commission.
Third, That the expense Of such arrest and i'm
prisonmeni will bo certified to the Chief Clerk Of
tho War apartment for settlement and payment.
lSi1ned( EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secreta, Of War.