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latest News. The Governor has made requisition on Indiana for four additional regiments. Seven new Massachusetts regiments are starting for Washington. The main blow against the rebels is to be struck from Washington. Gen. McClellan has instructions to sweep out the last vestiges of treason in western Virginia. Fort Pickens is all right, notwithstanding Bragg is a good dog. It is expected that the convention to be held at Knoxville, Tenn. will pursue a course similar to that pursued by the Wheeling convention, The rebels have been busy as bces in the erection of masked batteries all over eastern and southern Virginia. The rebel leaders stimulate their men to fighting heat by telling them that the northern soldiers are intent on outraging their women and committing other atrocious acts. Gov. Pickens, fearing an invasion of his state from the sea-coast, has forbidden any more troops from leaving Palmettodom.This is unkind to "ole Virginny." The Union sentiment of Kentucky is developing very fast. It is believed that the Government will interfere with the due course of law in the case of the captured pirates of the privateer Savannah Mr. Crittenden will offer his compromise at the special session of Congress, backed by a threat of the secession of Kentucky. On Sunday it was thought at Washington that Beauregard was preparing for an advance on that city. A special despatch to the Post however says "good judges say there will not be a battle for two weeks, if all. Yet a special despatch to the World represents Beauregard as about to attack the federal lines at Washington. The navy is to be doubled and the President is about to call for 300,000 men in the aggregate with money to correspond. It is suspected that Congress will suspend the writ of habeas corpus in places where there exists active rebellion, Jeff. Davis is at the Spotswood House, Richmond. Gen. McClelland and Gov. Magoffin of Ky., have entered into a stipulation in which the former agrees to respect the territory of Ky., and the latter pledges himself to protect S. property in the state, and enforce the U. S. laws. The Ky. election resulted in Union majorities in every Congressional district but the 1st. In that L. W. Burnett was elected. It is reported that the Wisconsin war fund has all been taken by the bankers who will use the state bonds for securities in banking and retire their southern stocks. The pursuit of Gov. Jackson, of Missouri, has been abandoned. The state troops were rallying fast, and Illinois troops were going to the assistance of the federal forces. at on A fight in which occurred the Union Sedalia, lost Mo., 23 kill- the 18th, men ed, and the disunionists 25. The Great Eastern was to leave England on the 21st, with troops to protect Canada from invasion by this government! A.S Wolff, of Iowa, has been appointed Consul at Basle. Beauregard recommends guerrilla warfare. Private letters from England state that large numbers of privateers are fitting out as rebel vessels. Breckinridge will probably not take his seat. 5,000 U. S. troops, including the 1st and 2d Iowa regiments, are at Booneville, Mo. The Pope is better. Com. Vanderbilt offers to sell or give his steamer Vanderbilt to the government. Gen. Scott held a war conference with his prominent generals on Monday. On Monday afternoon a large mob gathered in the streets of Milwaukee and committed violence on the bank buildings and upon the persons of several of the bankers. The riot was quelled by the military and on Tuesday all was quiet. The occasion of the disturbance was the throwing out, on the part of the Milwaukee banks, of the following named suspended bills, which they had previously guaranteed : Bank of Columbus, Bank of Green Bay, Bank of Portage, E. R. Hinkley & Co.'s Bank of Grant Co., City Bank of Kenosha, Dodge County Bank, La Crosse County Bank, Northern Bank, Waupun Bank, Wisconsin Pinery Bank. The walls of two buildings in Kansas City, fell on the night of the 22d, burying
