Nebraska advertiser., 1861-07-18

CONS. Their killed and wounded amoun-
ted to one hundred and fifty, and at least
one hundred prisoners, aud more coming
in continually. / know already of ten
officers Killed aud prisoners. Their re-
treat was complete. l occupied Beverly
by a rapid march. Carrot abandoned
his camp early this morning, leaving his
e~quippage. He came within a few miles
of Beverly, but our RAPID march turned
him back in great confusion. He is now
~retreating 10 the road 10 St. George
Gen. Morris is TO follow him up closely
I have telegraphed tn the two Pennsyl-
vania regiments at Cumberland, 10 Join
Gen. Hill at Rowelsburg.
The General is concentrating all his
troops at Rowlesburg. and will cut off
CARROTS retreat near West Union, or if
possible at St. George. / may say that
we have driven out some 10000 troops,
strongly entrenched, with a loss of eleven
killed and thirty-fve wounded. Provis-
ion returns here show CARROTS force to
have been 10000 men. They were Ten
n~esseans, East Virginians, Georgians,
and / think, Carolinians. Tomorrow l
can give full returns as to prisoners, &c,
| trust that Gen. Cox has by this time
driven Gov. Wise out of the Kanawa val
ley. In that case l shall have accom-
plished the object of liberating Western
Virginia.
81 hope the General. in Chief will APP
prove my operations.
G. B. MCCLELLAN"
WAsHINeToN, July IA.
In McClellan's last official account to
Gen. Scott, he says: | have received a
proposition from Col. Pegram for the sur
render of the remnan of his command,
say 600 men. l shall then have nearly
1000 prisoners.
HUDsoN, Mo-, Is.
A train containing 800 Federal Troops
left St. Charles this morning and on ar
irving at Melville, 25 miles north, foln d
the track torn up, and 1000 rebels in the
neighborhood-who fired into the train
killing one man and wounding four or
five. The Federal troops charged on
on them completely routing them killing
2, wounding 90 and captured 90 prisoners
and % horses, One rebel who was very
hostile with his gun was Immediately
hung, and another, who attempted to es-
cape, was fired at and completely riddled
with bullets.
The total loss of federal troops were
three killed and eight wounded.
The rebels fired into the passenger
train going down last night, at Melville.
The train to-day was fired into by par
ties of rebels at Wrights and Wersville
but injured no one.
Mexico is in possession of Tom Har-
ris, who has sentrles placed around it.
The Federal troops are securing the u
try and wiping out all the rebels they
can find in arms.
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo. Is.
In consequence of information having
reached here from Upton, that a seces-
sion force was gathering there. A De-
tachment of troops was sent up from here
by train this afternoon. 1t is rumored
hat there is considerable activity among
the secessionists throughout the country
above here. The ferries below here
have been destroyed or token possession
of by the United States troops.
Telegraph wires still down west and
south and are cut almost daily:
LATER.-E. J. Donnelly, who is
connected with the Quartermaster's De-
partment of Jackson's forces, returned to
day and has been arrested. He is i'm
plicated in the first burning of the Usage
bridge.
Jefferson City, July Is.
The mail carrier reports that General
Harris with a force of over 5000 men
at Woods Spring, IL miles beyond
Fulton on the Mexico road, at II o'clock
this morning. Col. Mcneil arrived at
New Bloomfield at noon and expected to
reach Fulton to night. The houses all
along the road were deserted in conse-
quence of the g~roundless fears on the
part of the people.
Harrisburg, 16.
Col. Chas ]. Biddle commanding the
reserve forces lately encamped at Cum
berland occupied New Creek Bridge on
Sunday by order of Gen. Mcclellan
Col. Kane of the same Brigade occupied
Piedmont and Capt Irwin took his post at
New Creek Village. The enemy pre-
cepitately retreated on the approach of
the forces. Capt. Taylor pursued and
captured a wagon filled with plunder.-
On Monday morning the enemy attacked
Capt. Twins position but we're vigorously
repulsed, leaving two dead and carrying
off some wounded.
Louisville, 18th.
A disturbance was threatened at the
Louisville and Nashville R. R. depot last
night in consequence of the seizure of a
trunk of Hardee's tactics. 1t was quelled
by the presence of armed men, who vol
unteered to carry out the order of Sur
veyor Cotton. The Galveston Civilian
says the blockade of that post was render
ed complete on the I'd of July, by the
arrival Of the . S steamer Carolina.
Washington, Is.
SENArE.-Mr Sumner presented a Pc
tition for the abolition of slavery in the
southern states, remunerating such owners
as may be impoverished from the treasury
of the United States.
A petetion was presented from w o
Roberts asking payment for the Star of
the West, lost in the Government service.
Mr. McDougal offered a resolution in
regard to the Pacific r r being made a