Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-08-14
THE NEWS.

LOUISVILLE, AUG =
A dispatch from Little Rock, 9nm,
5th, to the Memphis AOalaacke. saw, 9 r.,
"a Confederate scouting party eneoaotssd
100 Federalds in northwestern Arkan.o.
aud killed 20. The Confederate Io,, W.
two. ~
The Portsmouth Transcript oftbe 5b
says that the Federals have evacuated
lIamton and Newport News. m
The Winchester ReDa51seaa of the sb
says that Banks army is almost entir2ly
dIsbanded, only four regiments REMAINING
The Richmond Congress has been DIS
cussng financial schemes, the probable r.
suit OF which viii be 10 advance treasury
notes on subscribed cotton, whe. the
market opens the cotton is to be sold at ex-
isting prices for the benefit ofplanters
Richie, Of the Richmond Eaq,aasr. has
just returned from Paris. lie saws the
cause OF the Southern Confederacy isook.
ing up in France, and entertaas no doubt
about theic ultimate recognition
The Charleston Mercury Of the 81 au
they have been provoked beyond enlar.
ance by reading in certain Virginia papers
the most coinplaeent continents on tho
charming charity and benevolence Of Ger
tain citizens OF Virginia towards the inva,
ders OF their soil, pmnderers Of thur e.
tates, destroyers CT their homes and Their
friend, and pollu.ers Of their women 4
demands every prisoner in RchmoIN
be lncarcerated and put in irons. justice,
humanity, and civilization alike cry aloud
for a stern exaction of retributon.
A Richmond paper says: alt is reliably
stated, on most undoubted evidence, that
when the news of the captrre Of Shernan'
Battery was received at Washington ScoI'
privately ordered six cannon to be taken
from the Navy Yard and sent on to Wash
ington with the announcement that It was
ohermon's Battery that had arrived sale
QurNcY, Aug.
A band Of rebels, numbering from ono
thousand TO twelve hundred, made an az
tack uppn a camp Of union men at Athens
Mo-, on Monday morning last at oooocA,
There was a considerable amour. :,
arms and ammunition for the On'sa
States troops stored at this place, una''
guard oftroops composing this ca9P
The Uuited States Volunteers pumOeIe0
about three hundred and fifty, under 'Oin'
mand Capt. Moore.
TIE fl. bit lasted about one hour, Wien
the rebels retreated.
In the meantime Capt, Moo'e' having
bren reinforced by about one hundred as
fifty men from Centralia, Iowa, Oh lne "
poste side Of the river, gave chase al.s '' 4.
rebels for about mile and bali suns
one Of their number, taken eighteen P''ou'
ers, and capturing thirty-one hcrses ~,a
two secession flags. Several reoei' WV
wounded in the chase.
After the battle six 'eight rebels way
found dead on the field. IA
In the afternoon the bearer OF a isO'l
flag of truce TO the Union camp aalll''sa
that they carried off the bodies OF lou,' QUIZ
killed, and as many more we're V0'u''N
and missing.
The rebels were led by Martin G'''o'
brother Of ex-senator jim Green. Il,
Ofthe Union three were killed anossA'
wounded III
It's reported that tie Union men. D4 !,
ing been further reinforced by some Nm .1ao
six hundred troops from Iowa, bad lae M
up their line Of march, on Monday n.y..
III pursuit Of the rebels, who were eugA, M.
ed about eight miles from Athens, ana .Sst
fight had no doubt taken P ace a. -
place, unless the rebels ran.
WAsnrScroN, Aug. I =.
General Order No. As, which prohlse.ss
volunteers who do not speak the LHs" -.
language from being mustered INTO ln7 :, =,
vice. is now officially explained. Tn an.
Intended TO apply 70 Regiments of copi Kan
les of foreign nations onIy, in which ll'' ~
and officers speak thssa tongue, D'' !,
prevent the enlistment il regimen, ~.
companies where officers only speak L"7
lish Of men not understandings
Eg Gen. MagrudeE Of the rebel al'Di
burned Hampton. Va, last week. VIA {,
Of about 500 houses. mostly wood. on'
about 20 white people and few neg'0s
were in the place at the time, the reF' p''
Ing escaped. The burning was 2 wanS
ict Of cruelty. The report that Zen. -
Or intended to unite his army there W.
he pretense for burning thetowp
~ Governor SpFague Of Rhode lslsls's
las besn appointed a Bngadier- Gene'f's