Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-18

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ST LOUIS. July ia military train was
fired into twelve miles above St. Charles.
verely wounding two Federalists. The mail
carrier reports Major Harris, with 600 men,
twelve miles beyond Fulton Federal Col.
Mcneil is expected to reach Fulton tonight.
The houses along the road are deserted. j.
w. Tucker is making speeches. Col. Steifel.
at Lexington, reports having discovered two
hundred kegs of powder and machinery for
making cannon. Steamers are prohibited
from passing Jefferson City, unless they show
the American flag.
New CREEK VILLAGE, July 16.-Tbe South
erners attacked NewCreek, but wsre repulsed.
HUDSON, No., July 1850 Federalists en-
gagged in fight an unknown number of Mis- 3
sourians so miles above st. Charles. The
Federal loss was 3 killed aud wounded.
The fight is still progressing. A Missourian
caught with a gun in his hand was hung.
Another attempting to escape was riddled with
balls. .sa $50 -
BEVERLEY, Va, July I3-The success to-
day is all could desire. We captured six
brass cannon, one of which is ri1ed, and all
the enemy's camp equippage and transporta-
ton. The number of tents will probably
reach two hundred, and more than six hum
dred wagons. Their killed and wounded
amount to fully one hundred and fifty, and at
least one hundred prisoners, and more COM
ing in continually. / know already of ten
officers killed and prisoners. Their retreat
was complete. / occupied Beverly by rapid
Oh aorlu
this morning, leaving much of his equippage.
He came within few miles of Beverly, but our
rapid march turned him back in great confu-
sion, and he is now retrating 70 the road to
ST. George. Gen. Morris is to follow him up
closely. [ have telegraphed to the two
Pennsylvania regiments at Cumberland to
join Gen. Hill at Rowlesburg
The General is concentrating all his troops
at Rowlesburgh, and will cut off Garnett's
retreat near West Union, or if possible at ST.
George. / may say that we have driven out
some 10000 troops, strongly entrenched.
with a loss of eleven killed and thirty-five
wounded. Provision returns found here
show Garnett's force to have been 1O,e0O
men. They were East Virginians, Georgians,
Tennesseans and, think, Carolinians. To-
morrow l can give full details as to prison
ers, &c. trust that Gen. Cox has by this
time driven Gov. Wise out of the kanawha
valley. In that case shall have accomplish
ed the object of liberating Western Virginia.
l hope the General-in- Chief will approve
6. B. MCCLELLAN.
From Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, July 16.-The, reserve force
at Cumberland will occupy Piedmont.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, July l6.-HoUsE.-The Bill
to increase the efficiency of the Volunteer
force passed.
SENATE.-The Navy Bill passed.
Mcdowell will advance tonight. General
Scott and Staff visited the troops on the Vir-
GINA side to-day.
The army has advanced. General Nc
Dowell left at 3 80, 2. NJ. to go somewhere.
The advance guard is at Hunting Greek, ten
miles from Washington.
WASHINGTON, July lit is believed that
it is the intention of the Federal Generals
to avoid Manassas; but the positive lnten-
ton, however, is to allow no delay in push
ing on to Richmond. Reports from Arizona
and New Mexico represent secession so strong
that it is necessary to reinforce Fort Bliss
1t is reported that the forces at Aqua Greek,
Dumfries, and several other points, are fall
ing back on Manassas. 1t is believed that j..
T. Pickett. late American Consul at Vera
Cruz, is the Confederate agent at Mexico.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-HoUsE-The petit
ton of the Baltimore police commissioners
confined in Fort McHenry to Congress to in
terfere in their behalf, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee
The bill authorising Secretary Welles to
purchase ane hire vessels to suppress piracy
and complete the blockade, appropriating
three millions, passed.
A resolution appointing committee to IN
n.4tc RI
by a vote of 81 to AZ.
VanWyck said that for two months there
had been system of plumber, which for au-
daclty and recklessness has never been sur
passed.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The Post Office
Department has ordered the mail matter for
East Tennessee to 60 to the Cincinnati dis
tributing office.
WASHINGTON, July 13-The following dis
patch was received to-day at the headquar'
tiers from Gen. Mcclellan:
WASHINGTON, July 14.-In Gen. McClel'
lan's official account to Gen. Scott, from Bev'
ery 18th inst, he says: l have received q
proposition from Col. Pegram for the surren.
der of the remnant of bis command, say 6Oe
men. l shall have nearly 1000 prisoners to
take care of when these come in. The latest
accounts make fifteen rebels killed.
tToQ- MCOlc1duS ulcpdbOu OaucCN SNoSh~
Joy here, which is shared by Gen. Scott.
From Ohio.
CNCINNATI, July l6.-Woodruff, between
Mad River and Barboursville, attacked the
Virginians, killing and wounding several
One Federalist was killed.
From Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July l7.-There has been q
strict search at the Depot. Several trunks
were seized last night.
From Virginia.
GRAFTON, July 1.-THE Southerners es'
capped Gen. Hill, passing within a mile and
half of his camp.
From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 1.-THE 3rd and
4th Massachusetts, regiments, whose time L
up, leave for Boston Immediately.
From New York.
New YORK, July 15.--The Commercial Ad
vertiser has a private letter from membel
of the Twelfth New York Regiment, dated
Martinsburg 1Ith, which says: The regiment
were under marching orders, and expected tt
leave that evening, as all tents had beer
struck. Fifty-six thousand men are In the
vicinity, and encamped in sight OF each 9th
er. The Twelfth New York have the right o
the line given them.
A flag OF truce came to the camp on the
| 10th, with request from the Rebels for an
armistice of ten days, in which to make NJ
| their minds whether to fight or retreat. Zen
Patterson replied-"No, not a day." Th'
enemy has since retreated Is miles towards
| Richmond.
The Battle at Laurel Hill.
Especial to the Cincinnati Gazette.]
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