Nebraska advertiser., 1861-07-18

miles from Hannibal.
The Federal troops although completely
surprised jumped to their arms and sue
cessfully repealed the attack driving The
rebel forces back killing four rounding
several others and cadturing FIVE prison
ers and seven horses. Capt. McKmisteI
of the 18th Illinois regiment was mOrtaly
wounded being shot through with five
balls. Some three or four others of the
Federal troops were slightly wounded
While the fight was gong on at the camp
a company Of 300 mounted rebels under
Cvpt. Owens of Marion county Miss6ur.
went to Monroe station and burnt the
Railroad bridge station houres and some
twenty Railroad cars and tore up the
track.
The whole Of the rebel force retreated
in the direction of Monroe station and
were holly pursued by Col Smiths com.
mand arriving at the station. Another
skirmish took place in which the rebels
were the rebels were the rebels were a.
gain repulsed with some loss not known
Col. Smith took up a position in and ar
ound the female seminary and dispatched
a messenger to Hannibal order reinforce
ments from Lieut.. Nettleton of the home
guard. The steamer Black Hawk was
Immediately dispatched to Quincy fol
troops and had not returned when our
informant left Hannibal at ii o'clock last
night. The rebels in full force had sur
rouded the Federal troops and were COM
hitting all sorts of depredations upon
person and property. They had Geliber-
ately shot down a Union man by the name
of Hotchkiss formerly of Hannibal put
ting seven balls through him. 1t was
thought that Col. Smith would be able to
hold out till resnforcements could reach
him when if the bridge burners would
fight they would have an oportunit6.-
Most of the troops under Harris are
mounted men.
New YoRK, July IL.
The Herald contains a special dispatch
this morning, stating that the arrest of
Col. Thomas by the new Union police of
Baltimore and has nipped in the bud a
scheme for the seizure of one of the
steamships leaving New York in the same
way they captured the St. Nicholas but
of the teamer pirates are at liber-
ty.
The Secretary of War has finally de-
cided to detain the officers captured in
Texas and discharged.
On parole for duty at Forts Kearney
and Laramie this duty will not conflict
with their oaths. Government intends
to send a sufficient force to these points
and others on the Overland route to fully
protect the mails and property Of citi-
Important information obtained is that
there has been a severe quarrel between
Lee, Lelcher, Gov. Wise, Magruder, and
A. Pryor. JEFF Davis was called
in to settle the matter and laid Gen. Lee
on the shelf. This enraged Gov. Letcher
who is still inactive and Indifferent to
the success of the rebels.
This information confirms a dispatch
Lee had left the rebels and gone
to western Virginia raising a force to
the Union. JEFF Davis not only
snubbed Gen. Lee, but against the pro-
test of Gov. Letcher Magruder wBs de-
tailed to command the rebel affairs in
eastern VirgiaIa. Gov. Wise to COM
mand western Virginia and Gen. Beau
regard was assigned the command of the
column at Manassas.
WAsHIEGToN, July 10,
The Senate bill taken up, authorizes
the employment of volunteers for the
suppression o. instruction. The bill as
amended makes an appropriation of five
hundred million(S500 100000 dollars,
hnables the President to accept volunteer
not exceeding hvs hundred thousand also
provides the franking privilege to Colon
els Lieuteants, Majors, adiutantS, Quar-
termasters and Captains.
SHELBINA Mo July 18th P. NJ.
Conductor Harris of the Hannibal and
ST. Joseph Railroad arrived at Shelbina
this P NJ and reports hat the Hannibal
Home Gourds held their position in the
Arick Seminary at Monroe until six o'elk
last evening when he rebels 1900 fled.
None of the Home Guards were injured.
They killed a number Of the rebels and
captured twenty horses.