Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-12
DAVENPORT. IOWA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE l2, 1862.
From w Washtngton.

The President has sent . message to Congress
saying that It 10 desirable that such -
may be necsfsasy to carry tho Seward trerty
Tor tho suppression Of the slave trade into effect.
snaiI % enacted a. soon as It may comport with
the eonveuiebco Of ConGrou. "A
Tho Navy Department has received di.patche -
~ which it appears that Commander Prsntiss. Of
the Albatross, recently sailed up the interior "a
teTs Of South Carolina to Georgetown. He cross
% tho bar on the 2lst, with his own vsssel and
INC INC So.wlcn, ~ tisutenant Commanding duncan,
and entered Wynan b y.
After passing small deserted redoubt, which
vas near the Lighthouse, an extensive fortifca
uon Was observed on Sou h Island, with apparcnt-
y several large guns mounted, which tureed out
70 oe Qoakers. This fort was found deserted.
Island. w Wv
On the ed he stood for Georgetown, entered
SwAmpet Crock, and steamed past the citv Oh arf
Not being prepared to hold tho place he a6stained
from landing. knowing that contest with the ar
hllsry and cavalry in the place would destroy th .
He afterwards ascended to the Wocaman River
to point ten miles above Georgetown, through
hne country, and meeting with no resistance 3 Z
brought off 50 contra bands.
The rebels were leaving their plantations, driv-
Ing tnear oegroes before them in all directions.
One hundred and ffty-ninc rebel prisoners,
principally Of the Georgia Tigers and l2S Virgin.
lans, captured at Frsnt Royal, were brought bore
to-day, and transferred to the Provost Guard. by
whom they were escorted to the old capital militia
~ prison.
Information has been received at the contract
Office Of the Post Office Department which leads 10
the belief that all the mails dispatched from the
East to the Pacific coast BY ,he overland route via
st. Joseph and Placerville, between the Let and
zsi Of April last, have been lost or detained Ly
t.e Of the Indians at some point east
Of Salt Lake City, and that the mails tent from
EQaf hv 4
tween March 10th and April 2sth, have also met
with Ike detention, and from the samo cause
This information is given that correspe, dence
Within the dates mentioned, may be duplicated.
York for the Pacific by steamer via Panama. on
the LIST, 9th, 10th and oath Of each month. An
agent has been directed to 20 over the route from
St. Joseph Tor the purpose Of recovering the miss
ing mails it practicable.
Tribune's Dispatch.I
" Me al are informed oy two persons, ono recently
from Charleston, the other from q city in the in
terror OF Southwestern State, that tho rebels
are entirely cheerful and confident Of ultimate
victory. The loss Of New Orleans they regard as
but temporary. They expect to lose Charleston,
mobile and perhaps all the seaboard, but they de-
clare that they will retire into the interior VIII.
they can never be spbdued
Information from rebel sources of an unusually
trustworthy character, indicates that Beaurepard
discovered that, at Corinth, he was at the mercy
OF haileck, who could MAKE him fight or delay !
battle at pleasure. Fully porauaded Of this fact,
ana oellevlng battle IS inevitable. he reteeated
1t is doubtful whether the mission Of Major
Stone. Co'. Miller ard Capt. Gregg will be success
ful. The one obstacle is the unwillingnes, Of the
authorities TO give up Gen. Euckner, without
whose release the rebels refuse to make any more
exchanges. kentuckians here insist that he shall
be hcl until the expiration of the war. 1t il
hard convincing them that any considerations
should prevail over q natural desire to hsrr
rebel particularly obnoxious to them. l. is un-
dsrstood their persuasions have convinced some
members Of the Cabinet that the right thing to
do is to send these officers, who speak on behalf Of
all the prisoners in the South, back to Alabama
with their mission unfulilled-other Cabinet
ministers, however, are Of different opinion and
tho question is still unsettled.
WASHINGTON, June IL.
Messrs Cannon and Hooper, claiming to be Sena-
tors from Deseret, bs admitted to the aoor of the
Senate. Laid over.
Mr.. Powell introduced bill to provide tho
means and mode for taking evidence in sur port of
certain cases against the Government. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Wade presented certain papers and docu.
men's in support Of the claim Of Deseret for aC-
mi ssion as State.
The bill in relation te tho appointment Of Licu-
tenants to the marine corps, was taken nm. and
after discussion, was passed.
Mr. Harris, from the judiciary Committee. re-
ported back the bill to establish Provisional Gov.
ernments in certain cases, with the recommenda-
tion that it pass.
Special to the Postl
Three fugitive slaves were shot at Dladensburc.
Md, ON Monday, while attempting to escape from
. party Of slave catchers.
Gov. Pierpont, and Baillie Peyton, of Tennessee,
have arrived here.