The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-08-21

declaring that the inhabitants of the seeded
States are in state oe instruction, and an
nouncing that all merchandise coming from
said States, and belonging to citizens Of said
States, will be forfeited to the United States
We have reports from rebel sources that
a battle took place near Leesburg recently,
in which 1,7o0 U. S. troops were entirely
cut off--300 being killed AMI wounded, and
l 400 taken prisoners. Not confirmed.
A Texas paper reports fight at Fort Fill
more OH the 25th ult. Federal troops de-
feated, with loss of thirty killed and wound
ed. The Unionists were pursued, and all
taken prisoners. They numbered five hun
dred
Wednesday there was an engagement at
Matthias Point, between steamers Resolute
and Reliance and Rebel batteries Four
Unionists killed loss Of the rebels not
known, but supposed to be severe.
Gen. Rosecrans is reported to be in pre-
carious position. The rebels have cut him
off from water Accounts however, con-
hict
Evidences of an advance of the enemy to-
wards Washington are duly multiplying.
10 Indiana regiments left for Missouri.
The blockade is now under discussion be-
tween our government and England and
France. The administration will maintain
at all hazards its right to close the rebel
ports, and it is believed that this will be con-
ceded.
A movement is on foot to organize rebel
army on the eastern shore of Maryland, with
the view of controlling the election in the
fall, so as to secure disunion majority in
the Legislature, and thus secure the passage
Of a secession ordinance.
The new Government loan of $4,000, 900
has all been taken by Boston, New York and
Philadelphia banks. The same parties pro.
pose to take the balance of the loan of $780,
O00 900, all at par.
The 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteers, in
which is Capt. Kittredge Co. F, of this city,
had gone to Pilot Knob instead of Rolla, as
first reported. The I'd Regiment, Capt.
Cloutman's, has been ordered to Hincula-
neum, some Is miles below ST. Louis, on the
Mississippi.
Col. Moore was at Waterloo, - miles from
Athens, on Saturday. He sent to Keokuk for
ammunition. There was fight on Thurs
day between 400 Canton Home Guards and
the rebels, in which the latter were defeated,
with the loss of several. The Guards were
on the way to join Moore.
Capt. Alexander L. Mason, Co. G, LIST
Iowa Volunteers, who was killed in the bat
tie near Springfield, was resident of Mus
catine. He served with distinction through
the Mexican war; He leaves wife and sew
eral children to mourn his loss.
1t is reported that private Wheeler, Co. c,
I'd Iowa Regiment, jumped off boat in his
sleep on Thursday night below ST. Louis and
was drowned.
Quite number of officers in the I'd Iowa
Regiment have resigned. Lieut. Col Tuttle,
QuaTtermastcr Stuart, Lieut.. Thompson,
Capt. Metzler, and Lieut. F. W. Hawley, oil
this city, among the number.
The Grand Jury in the U. S. Circuit
Court at New York have presented the Jour
nal Of Commerce, Neaos, Day Book, Fire,
mans journal, and Brooklyn Eagle, for
expressing sympathy with the rebels.
Commerce, Mo-, has been deserted by its
inhabitants, they being apprehensive of the
burning and sacking of the town by the reb.
els.
The steamer Equality was captured on
Thursday, opposite Norfolk, by band Of
rebels from Columbus.
A force from Cape Girardeau fell upon a
party of secessionists at Hamburg, killed
two, and took twenty prisoners
The Hank Eye of yesterday, contains a
letter Of Sen. Grimes on current events, in
response to one addressed to him by numer.
Gus citizens Of Burlington, of all parties
We shall publish it next week.
The Reporter, at Eddyville, has been sus-
pended for the present, for the want, we
presume, OF adequate support. We are sor-
ry to hear Of this, as the Reporter was an
interesting and usefuipaper.