Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-08-23

about one hundred strong, gave battle, killing
2 taking 80 prisoners, and captured IS horses,
without the loss Of man.
THUEsDAY's NFws.
: WAsHINoFoN, Aug. 20.--Brig. Gen. Andef:
eor left here yesterday r. n for Kentucky
His health is uOe fully established bat he is anx.
ious to be ia active duty and will at once as
sume command Of his department.
On Gen. McCIeIlans oIder, all the women
in the camps across the Potomac were sent a
way last night, save two hopital nurses for each
regiment.
johnson and Beauregard have been reinforc-
ed by some fifteen or twenty thousand since the
Bull Run battle; and it is reported to-day that
Yorktown, Norfolk and Richmond have been
almost denuded of troops, whose ultimate des-
tination is presumed TO be Maryland and WASH
ington In the belief that they design to.cross
above aud below the city ample precautionsare
taken.
The Potomac fiotilla has been enlarged. and
the present force could be largely increased at
short notice.
WAsH1NeroN, Aug. 2l.- The Navy Depart:
ment entertains no doubt of its ability to keep
open the navigation of the Potomac, which is
uninterrupted, and vessels are constantly arriv-
ing. ..-
The feeling among military authorities is in
tense against Russell, of the London Times
They assert that some of his statements are
false.
There is less anxiety respecting an attack on
Washington. All is quiet to-day.
Mr.. Boteler. late member of Congress from
the Harpers Ferry District, has been arrested.
1t is reported that he will be sent to Fort La
fayette. .-
The Government is sending arms to East
Tennessee. aas,..s.s II. ..s..
A dispatch received at Headquarters, dated
st. Louis, Aug. 20, states that the command
ing officer at Carlo reports to Gen. Fremont
that Col. Doherty, with three hundred men,
sent out the day before at 7 O'Clock from
Birds Point, attacked the enemy at Charles
ton, / 200 strong, drove him back, killed 40
took II prisoners, captured Is horses, and re-
turned at 2 o'clock in the morning to Birds
Point with the loss Of one man killed and six
wounded.
CANTON COPPER MINES, Franklin Co., Mo.
Aug. 2l.-The correspondence Of the st. Louis
Democrat, furnishes the following intelligence;
A sergeant belonging TO Company 26, U. S
Dragons, arrived here to day, having escaped
from the rebels by whom he was taken prison
er in the late battle. near Springfield. He re
ports that McCQllOch was mortnlly wounded
and died at Springfield the morning after the
battle. His body was placed in tin lined coffin
which was filed with whisky, closely sealed and
, sent southward Tuesday evening, accompanied
by bis body guard and few companies of SOL
diers.
He says Gen. Price was badly wounded, and
thinks he will not be able TO take command a
gain soon. The rebels were reinforced Saturday
night after the battle By 5000 men, under Nc
Bride, very many of whom had,no arms. 1t
was current amoEg the rebels that 10000 oi
their army would make forced marches on. .Jef-
ferson City and take it4p My informant says
the last charges by the Kansas and Iowa reg
ments, and the dragons, forced the enemy TO
retreat three miles, where they waited till
night, 10 constant expectation OF again being
attacked. lie says two more regiments would
have driven the rebel army into Arkansas, the
terrible havoc made by Tettens and Dubois
batteries having filed them with dismay. He
thinks 6 900 low estimate of their killed and
wounded. The troops with whom this dragoon
Travelled kept him in ignorance Of the route
they persued, but told him they we're going to
join Gen. Pillow. From the description of the
country through which they moved, it is be-
lieved they were making for Lowe Point, near
Pilot Knob. ........
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-Gen. Prices official
report of the battle near Springfield, says the
Missouri forces in that engagement numbered
5,221, of which I56 were killed and 5l7 wound
ed Among the killed are Col. Wrightman,
Col Brown, Adjutant Bennett, Capt. Black
we'll, Lieut.. Col. Austen, Capt. Engart, Lieut..
Hughes, Capt Farris, Capt. Halleek, Lieut.
Haskins, Capt. Olemen, Maj. Rogers and Col.
Allen.
Wounded Brig. Gen. Clark, Col. Burbridge
Col. Foster, Capts. Nieklos. Dougherty, Arm
strong Meighs and McCarty. Col. Kelly and
Col. Cawthorn.
Many OF the wounds of both officers and
men are reported mortal. Price makes no men,
tion of McCulloch's forces in the battle. The
entire rebel army had been ordered 10 Taove
forward on Gen. Lyon in four cplmus at nine
o'clock on'the night previous to the battle, go
as to surround Springfield and begin a simult-
AneOus attack at daybreak, but thu order was
countermanded in consequence Of the darkness
of thenight.
AtExANDK1A, Aug. 2l.-The largest seces-
sion forces between Manassas and our lines is
near Fairfax G. n. An quiet on the Poto.
mac
THIS MoRNING's NEws.-On the 10th a
battle took place on the Kanawha between q
small portion of the forces under Gen. Cox,
and 400 rebels. The rebels lost so killed and
q number were wounded and taken prisoners
o Jennings Wise reported among the latter.
We entertained no loss except two wounded
and one missing.
A dispatch from Philadelphia reports that
Gen. Banks had crossed the Potomac and
marched upon and taken possession of Win
| chester. Doubtful.
Nothing important from Washington. The
rise of water in the Potomac removes for the
present all apprehensions Of an attack by
the rebels to ford it north Of the city.
The Charleston Mercury noticing the at
tention the Government is now paying to the
raising of cavalry, saws