The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-08-16
Items of War News, &c.


400 wagons and 1000 horses. Rebe
owners are paid in Claib. Jackson s bonds
Unionists receive nothing.
Il is rumored that Senators Breckin
ridge and Powell, and Representative
Burnett, all of Kentucky, will resign their
seats in Congress.
The five priyateersmer fthe Jeff. Davis,
captured on board the Enchan.ress, have
been committed for trial, at Philapelphia,
on the charge of piracy.
Major Mcdonald of the Second Wis
cousin Regiment, has been promoted TO
the office Of Lieut.. Colonel.
A flag of truce came liz few days since
to Washington from the rebel lines across
Potomac with letters from 400 prisoners
at Richmond.
The Official report shows that our loss at
Bulls Run. of ammunition, &C., was as
follows: $50 boxes small cartridge, Is
boxes rifed cannon ammunition, 80 boxes
old fire arms, l6 wagons loaded with
provisions. and 5000 bushels oats.
1t is estimated that 1000 muskets and
5000 knapsacks and blankets were lost.
1t also gives our loss as 500 killed, and
100 wounded.
The town of Hampton, Va. has been
burned by Magruder and his rebel troops.
A second indecisive engagement took
place on Sunday between Lyon and
McCulloch. On Monday Lyon took pos
session Of Springfield, and at last advices
the rebels were approaching his position,
their advance being only fourteen or if-
teen miles distant. They largely outnum-
Der the Federal forces, but the latter have
thirty pieces of artillery, and Lyon has
called $500 Home Guards TO his aid.
DIR. Lewis, Surgeon of the Second Wis
corsin Regiment, who was taken prisoner
at the Bulls Run battle, is now at Rich
mond attending our wounded. Capt
Wilmington writes that they are treated
with great kindness. They are all on
their parole Of honor not escape or take
up arms against the South.
General Banks army return many fugi-
tives greatly to the disgust both of officers
and soldiers. He is acting under Patter--
sons old orders, which he found on hand.
The Hannibal and St. Joseph train west,
Wednesday morning, was fired into by reb-
els six miles from Palmyra. The force
could not be estimated. They we're con
cealed. Eight shots struck the locomotive,
and about dozen passed through the
coaches. No passengers were Injured
The engineer, however, received slight
wound from a bullet on the side of the
head.
Influential parties are recruiting for the
rebels at Paduch, KY.
The people of St. Louis are becoming
more and more excited, fearing an attack
every day.
In St. Louis, Friday, boy fred pistol
at detachment of sroops. The soldiers
would have fred upon the the crowd but
for the interference Of officers. The often
der was arrested.
Prince Napoleon and suite returned to
Washington from Manassas on Friday
night Beauregard & Co. paid him much
attention, and tried to have him visit Jeff.
Davis at Richmond, but the Prince declin-
ed going farther.
The Navy Department is making ar
rangements to render the blockade of the
southern coast efficient.
There are now about 1000 troops at
Camp Butler, near Springfield, III.
Col Hicks Illinois regiment has been
ordered to ST. Louis.
It is rumored that the Austrian mis-
sion viii be rendered to James Galatin of
New York city.
Four rebel regiments lef, Union City on
Wednesday for Missouri.
Two new rebel batteries have been dis
covered on the Potomac, below Aqua
Greek.
Gen Fremount has issued an order in
creasing the number of artillery companies
for Missouri to twenty four.
The rebels are in strong force at Fair
fax, and are throwing up intrenchments,
guarding every approach to Manassas.
At Evansville, % miles above Birds
Point, two companies of federal troops,
sent down from Cape Girardeau Thursday
night, seized 60 mules, and 1000 sacks of
flour, intended for the rebel troops.
AT Cape Girardeau on Thursday night,
the federal pickets fred on each other,
through mistake, killing one and wound
ing two.
Topographic communication is establish
between Washington and the several forts
on the other side Of the Potomac.
There are 10000 rebel troops yet at
Fairfax.
Two fiat boats belonging to members of
the Illinois Legislature, attempted to run
the blockade on Thursday night, but were
overtaken and brought back. The crews
fled.
A letter from Capt Wilmington of the
LIST Michigan Regiment, states that he was
no. wounded at Bulls Run, but was taken
prisoner while attempting to assist Col.
Wilcox off the field.
The Post Office depart. nent have order
ed the immediate resumption Of mail ser
vice wherever it is safe to do so.
It is reported that Gov. Wise and Gen
eral Rosencranz's army have had battle,