The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

| 10 Col. II. ID. Townsend, ASSIST. Adjt Gen.:
left Williamsport at o'clock this
morning for this place, and drove and
routed the rebels, who were about TO-
900 strong, and who had four guns. /
now occupy their camp, with the loss,
l regret to say, of three killed and ten
wounded.
(Signed.) r. PATTERSON,
Major General Commanding.
tits said that General Scott was so
much grati6ed with this news that the
President was walked from his sleep to
receive it.
The cabinet met to-day with more
than usual good spirits in consequence
of the news.
New YORK, July 4.
A special to the Commercial says :
"Hon. Joseph Holt, Postmaster General
under Mr.. Buchanan, has left for Ken
lucky, having. determined to stump the
State for the Union"
A rebel privateer has captured two
Northern vessels off Cape Hatteras.
Their names are the Transit and Han
nah Balch. The former is owned in
New London, Connecticut.
General Lees wife, formerly Mary
Curtis, remarked few days ago that
her husband had sweat great drops OF
blood because of the fatal step he had
taken in joining the rebels.
The Augusta Constitutionalist thinks
it certain that the Confederate Consti
tuition will be defeated in that State.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
in that State, have invited the Southern
Lodges to meet at Montgomery, to
dissolve their connection with the
Grand Lodge of the United States.
| Fort MONROE, July 4.
i A flag of truce was brought by the
British Consul from Norfolk. He wa.
DESTROYS of visiting Baltimore, regard
ing British vessels in trouble. Comma
dore Stringham refused, saying flag
of truce had been abused enough al
ready.
WAsHINGTON, July 5.
The European dispatches, it is under
stood show an improved disposition il
England.
From France, the M0niteur's article
which afforded so much Joy to tn,
secessionists, has been explained ava,
to the evident satisfaction of Secretar'
Seward.
The most hearty and sincere ex
pressions of sympathy with the Unite,
States in the present contest, are fur
nished to this Government.
No privateers will be permitted t.
,, enter any foreign port from these re
ports.
There is rejoicing in official quarter
that secession is dead and buried i
Europe.
1t is certain that after the discharg
: of the three months troops, there wi
still be an available. force of 1880
men, which added to the regular army
, will amount to 100000 officers and mer
The probable total amount require
, for the army, added to the appropriate
: made for the year ending with june
. 1860, for the force now in the field, 9
' which has been accepted and will b
d in the service within the next twent
days, is about S1s5, 800, 900.
a The estimate for the Navy is ais
e large. s<,.
g Gen. Patterson has achieved anotht
h brilliant and important success. Info
g nation was receive from Martinsburg
e yesterday that he entered and passe
70 through that place in the morning
re hot pursuit of the enemy.
Il The army was welcomed with Ell
thusiasm, by the mass of the peopl
who were gratified by the protectio
" tpromised, and now given by the go
E. eminent.
In The 4th was gloriously celebrated
b. Martinsburg.
d WASHINGTON, July 6.
n 1t has been decided in Republics
Of Senatorial Caucus, to push busine
e. forward with all possible rapidity, al
,e then adjourn. The War appropriation
v are likely to be made at once.
!. Senator Wilson this morning intr
# duced bills for theincrease of the arm
. The general impression is that the
! will put on their passage with as lit
!, delay as possible.
= Yesterday as one of the rebel reg
: ments was advancing on Fairfax, oil
a of their own regiments mistook the
- for regulars, and commenced firing {
y them-eight were killed and sever
wounded.
Another assassination was perpetr
ted on Fire Zouave, who was killt
. last night by concealed foe.
ar On good authority, advices from o.
70 Ministers at London and Paris, gi,
u most emphatic assurances that Englar
and France will fully respect our bloc
s. ade-cotton or no cotton.
en- New YORK, July S.
IS A special dispatch to the Iri6u
OF from w ashington, July 5th, says: ssTl
grand army will advance in thr
y oivislons-the right led by Gen. lyle
:" OF connecticut, the centre by O.
es. Hunter, and the left by Col. Heintz
OF man, the whole by Gen. McDowe
There will be fourth corps of resery
ice Each corps will be not far from 10 o.
an men. Where the three columns w
on combine cannot be stated, but we We
nm ture to say that it will be at poi
beyond Fairfax Court House.