St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-07-25
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--LATEST FROM THE GRAND
l. ARMY.
Fighting Expected at Centre
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IMPORTANT FROM Fl. MONROE.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Heruld'.
despatch says, that At ono o'clock all the
eneny's works in che 5neighborhood of
F. Fsi;e1, :. IS : cse.ssli!!e, sss3 -!
ricadss were easily sarrmou1se, , ~ asitl t4s
road4' cleared Of tho tssss which had been
felled, delaying the advance bat q few
minutes. At = steep hill there were eta
toned two hundred rebel cavalry, who,
without waiting to ascertain the strength
Of the advancing force, fed upon the first
appearance of our skirmislers. They
found fertilization about half mile from
Fairfax Court House, consisting Of SIM
pie eutrenc'lment extending abnut 4vO
yards on each side Of the road It was
pierced for eight guns. This had been oc-
cupied fr about three weeks by the Seo-
ond and Third South Csrolius Regiments
under General Bonham.
In approaching this point, our skirmish-
ers had brush with those of the rebels,
in which one man received aesh wound
and rebel officer was captured. Tie ad-
vance of Burnxidc's brigade reached the
torti6catiops in time to take one prisoner,
an officer. The command then proceeded
to Fairfax: The rebel fas was still flying
at the court House. When the advance
Of the division, with the band OF the First
Rhode Island Regiment playing national
airs, entered the village, it WIS taken down
by some of the second Rhode Island Reg
iucnt, and handed to Gov. Sprasus, aud
transmitted ty him to Gen. Mcdowell as =
reyimental trophy.
GxRMANrowN, July 1.-THE first d.
vision If the grand army, under General
Tyler, commenced moving at haif-past i've
this A. ". About mile from this village
heavy obstruction vas discover d in ths
road. In less than twenty minutes the
wh4ts Of tho barricade was reached, and
the rebels abandoned their position as soou
as Gen Schneck's column commenced mo.
voviug. =. j. .....
Hentz Hill, some two and 4 half miles
west Of Vienna, was 1eached, the enemy
still retreating. A thick piece Of timber
was entered, in IN opening of which tan
gib!e evidence of the haste in which the
rebels had retreated was found in the
shape Of large number of blankets, pis-
tolls, guns, cannon, &c. The column was
about pushing on, when scouts reported =
battery of several pieces less than half .
mile ahead. Meantime other scouts came
in, and reported that the rebels had pre-
cipitatcly abandoned the batteries, re-
treating in haste. The enemy disappear
ed, and the entertainments were quietly
entered aud taken possession of by the
skirmishers. The position was very
strong one and could have easily been de-
Tended. The division will move on this
p. NJ. to the vicinity of Centreville, where
the enemy is said to be in very strong
force.
l:30 p. M.-Gen. McDovelrs staff
has just arrived All four divisions will
move on towards the Junction tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July ia courier
from McDowell's head quarters reports
that the rebels would fight there. 1t was
! reported that the rebels under Johnston
endeavored to effect junctio" with Beau
regard. Federal scouts report 10000 to
10000 rebel, 1t Centreville aud Ma
nassas.
1t il rumored that there has been an
engagement at Centceville, but the report
is uncon6rmed. The battery which &C.
companied Nc Dowell consists Of light 32's,
the largest Il Id battery in the service.
WASHINGTON, July l7--Scnator Sim
mons, of Rhode Island, has prepared an
entirely new tariff bill, which he intends
to offer as substitute for the Hale bill,
raising duties 10 per cent. on all articles
when the duty will not exceed fifty per
cent.
The Secretary of war to-day accepted
fifteen additional egiments from Pennsyl-
vania.
WASHINGTON, July l8.-The bill to
provide for increasing the revenues from
Imports, meeting with unexpected opposi-
ton from the House, the duties RECON-
mended by the Committee Of Ways and
Means to be imposed on coffee, sugar aud
tea will probably be- reduced. -. ~
The long bridge over the Potomac Is to
bo reconstructed, to be available for militia
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Foar MoSRoE, July l7.-Steamers
from Norfolk were seen landing troops this
morning at Scwalps Point, whe,e it is ap-
parent that formidable preparations are
being made to annoy our shipping, and