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WAR NEWS.
New York, July II.

MANASSAS OuuStiOh' 'hN - 'SA'"SA'S
reoiment crossed iuto Virginia to-day.
The Secretary of war has expressed to the
Quarter Master General wish that the
troops be supplied with more fresh meat,
and to change the rations so as to allow
more vegetables.
WASHINGTON, July Is.
The following dispatch was received to-
day at headquarters, from Gen McClel.
Ian:
"To Col. E. D. Townsend-The success
of to-day is all that l could desire, We
captured brass cannon, of which one is
rifed, and all the enemys camp equipage
and transportation even to his caps. The
number of tents will probably reach 200,
and more than 60 wagons Their killed
and wounded will amount to $50, with
at least 100 prisoners, and more are COM
ing in constantly. know already of 10
officers killed and prisoners.-Their de-
feat was complete. occupied Beverly by
rapid march. Garnet abandoned his
camp early this morning, leaving much
of his equipage. He came within a few
miles of Beverly, but our rapid march
turned him back in great confusion and
he is now retreating on the road to St.
George. Gen. Morris is to follow him
up closely. have telegraphed for the
I'd Pennsylvania regiment at Cumberland
to join Gen. Hill at Bowlesburg. The
General is concentrating all his troops at
Bowlesburg, and will cut off Garnet's
retreat near Wait Union, or if possible at
St. George. may say we have driven
out some 10000 troops, strongly en-
trenched, with loss of II killed and 35
wounded Previous returns here show
Garnett's force to have been 10000 men.
trust that Gen. Cox has by this time
driven Wise out of the Kanawha valley.
G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General"
BALTIMORE, July 49,
John Merriman was to-day released
from custody at Fort McHenry on $780,
900 bail. 1t is reported here tonight that
Gov. Hicks has been shot at Cambridge
The report however, can be traced to no
reliable source. The papers found at
Port Tobacco are likely to i'm plicate two
or three prominent citizens Of Washing
ton.
BALTIMORE July Is.
Gov. Hicks arrived in Baltimore this
evening in excellent health and spirits.
He is greatly surprised at the rumor of
his assassination.
CINCINNATI, July Is.
A train arrived from Grafton at ten O
clock this morning, bringing the body of
Gen Garnet, late commander of the forces
at Laurel Hill, who was killed while at
tempting to rally his retreating Rebel
forces at Carwicks Ford near St. George
The Rebels were completely routed by
Gen Morris. All their camp equipagc
was captured with many prisoners, and
80 killed.-The loss on our side was 4
killed of the 18th Ohio and few woun-
ded. The Rebels scattered in every di-
rection.
Gen. Garnet, who was killed in the last
battle near st. George, in Western Vir-
ginia, is not the member Of Congress, but
Robert S. Garnett, late Major in the
Federal Army.--He had deserted the
Stars and Stripes, and miserably died
fighting the good old Flag He was shot
by an Indiana soldier.
New YORK, July 16.
A Baltimore dispatch to the Tribune
says that Col. Pinckney, commanding at
Annapolis, made descent upon Cam
bridge vn Sunday in a propeller with 100
men and field piece. They escorted
Gov. Hicks here.
A dispatch to the Herald says that the
eme1te on the wharf at Cambridge was
nothing but fsticuff fight. The Cover
nor was unhurt. 1t appears that DR..
James there denounced the act Of sending
the four rebels to Fort McHenry. Hicks
replied that before he would give an inch
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