Nebraska advertiser., 1861-06-20


Chambersbufg, 10.
CI. Lewis Wallace with a portion Of
tie Indiana regiment left Chambergsburg
for Rumney on the llth, where be sur
prlsed and after . sharp conflict complete
i rmied 500 secession Troops, capturing
yrisobers and killing two, aud taking some
fit riass camp equIPage' provisions and
insdieal stores. Only one lndianian was
slBnay wounded.
Louisville. -.
The interdiciiOn Of arms and provisions
fruus the North and the previous trans
,.issiOn Of both South Of ibis point have
left the Louisville market bare. Trade
il utterly stagnabt. aud merchants are
spafhetic expecting an ulief pFosiTaiion
u trade south Immediately. Postal mat
tiers a. 70 letters are entirely suspended.
i Is Supposed that newspapers will come
from The South here iill the first Of Jolly
aDd then be discontinued. Leonard
Ssreif q prominent German o. Frankfort
Ky, publishes an address 10 bis country
men advising them 70 beware Of ali tricks
81 the disanionisls and 20 stand firmly by
the Union, they have sworn 70 support,
AL vOte for union men and measures
Tdree citizens Of Louisville. detained Al
MeEphis undertook 70 walk here and
we're arrested twice and o Of them
hing. They saw near the road a man
living helpless and in a dying condition
with his head shaved aud his ears and
nose cut of. His crime was being Of
Ecfthern birth. The Macon Telegraph
says a company Of volunteers AZ Ports
mouth, Va, were arrested for voting for
the Union.
The Louisville Journal this morning
accused the secessionisis Of taking an
oath 70 support the constitution 50 as to
obtain arms, az the same time claiming
the oath as not binding.
The Nashville papers Of yesterday re-
port that al Bethel 1920 confederates
under Col Magruder repulsed 5000 fed
erals with 100 men left on the field.
81. Louis, "a.
Yesterday about noon the two steamer
]. G. Swon and Iaian passed the city on
their way from the arsenal to some point
on the Missouri river. They were load
I'd with Col Blair's regiment and the city
IF louisiana that passed later 10 the af-
ternoon contained d company of artillery
aud Capt Totten's battalion Of 500 Een.
Gen Lyon and staff were on the Swon,
and all three vessels were protected with
sand bags TO render their landing at any
boint as safe as possible. The object Of
lhe expedition wa kept secret by those
concerned and its destination can only be
.eonjeetured. Il is understood that all the
soldiers al the arsenal are under march
ing orders and ready TO start al moments
no.ce.
Yesterday the steamer d A January,
was bought by the United States Govern
mem for ID, 600 dollars to be used for the
purpose Of Transporting troops and it was
Tnmored would take troops on board and
starts during the night. About nine o.
clock last evening the remaining FIVE COM
panies Of Col Selgel's regiment and two
companies Of rifles left on the Pacific road
for some point unknown. One battery Of
six guns under Major Bickof accompanied
the expedition. About so horse and a
large numbers Of tents and camp equip
age were taken. The commanding Off
Ger, was Col Seigel.' Last evening the
President of the Pacific railroad received
;-nformation that an attarlI~ss tHUdttateo
3on The machine shop for the purpose Of
destroying the rolling stock of the com
panv. He sent word for assistance. A
force Of D men Of the reserve corps
completely armed were at once dispatched
~ the grounds FOR the purpose of keeping
guard during the night. This morning
they will be relieved by. a detachment of
home guards and every effort will be made
&c prevent the efficiency Of the roads be-
ius destroyed.
Yesterday a detachment Of Home
Guards under command Of J w Bissell
took possession of Dimmick's Gun Store.
His stock was thoroughly examined, and
also his books and an inventory taken Of
the articles in the store. The commander
informed Dimmick that lac might sell but
II must be with his permission. The OBJ.
Ct Of the movement was to prevent per-
sons obtaining arms who would use them
against the Government.
Governor Jackson of Missouri has is
sued a proclamation calling for $4,000
Volunteers.