The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-08-28
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WASHINGTON, "Wednesday, Aug 81


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug 81
-Fhe WarHep artmenrzhas infofmauon
VhIchs leadsao the belief that .fhe rebels
ave withdravn d mile. beyond Fairfax
Court house. leaving ouly pickets in the
'illage. The mov meut was mado with
precipitation a W Sa
-Itiis reported that the rebel strength
1t Leeshurg was increasing. and consists
of several thousand men, supported by
artillery. General, Banks is near enough
TO the poiat to present serious shot and /
shell obstacles TO crossing, even if the
riyer-was fordable, which it will not be
for a day or two, yet. ~vYro :
TosmorroE General Nc Clellan assumes
command of all the troops on the Peto--
mac. r
: Senator Wilson has been cen Z offered q
place in Gen. Nc Clellan's staff, and is
urged by Secretary Cameron to take it.
He has not yet decided TO accept. !.
e Private adyices from Kentucky state
that the Union men there are rapidly
receiving arms and organizing,
-Four or i've regiments are ready.
e It is believed that. in a few days TWEEN
ty thousand loyal citizens Of Kentucky and
Eastern Tennessee will be in line, from
which hundreds Of fdgitives are prepared
to fight their way back. 80 80 -s.,lr'' S,,S
Last night q mutiny broke out in the
New Y ork Twenty first Regiment, from
Buffalo. stationed at Fort Runyan; forty
of its members were arrested and are to
be sent to the Dry Tortugas. - 80.
General Fremont has been authorized
to take and use the Illinois Central Rail
roadsfor military purposes.a9 u s6
From New York TIMES Correspondence.]
The War Department has accepted q
Eregimentsof mounted rangers, to be raised
in Colorado Territory, rendered by Judge
Pettis, of that Territory. .shaiEaN
h. James Rogers, one of the deserters
from the rebel ranks and "a member Of
the P olisha Legion, says that when his
regiment left New Orleans there was no,
apother regiment remaining in the city
and that it,was almost impossible toiob'
jtaiRsrecruitss though; most active efforts
were making.w has gss1=s s8s - ba3
lisa Iuformation has .beenzreceiyed at shead
quarters that the. recent.rains had deutirely
broken up the plans ,sofathe rebels. for 6
movement on the city, .bystheir having sc
swollen the Potomac as tolmake it unford
able. There is no point between George
ttoWn and sHarpef's Ferryswhichs can b'
ifpraed. III a.aGissST1ssaz1 bas aaiz 1iedg /,
/ ilIntelGgence isreceiYedaof the intendet
r[aeiive Intervention yof England. !, Franc,
and Spain in the affairs Gof MexicoLsisI
is also stated that stheir actiono is ito .em
hraces i1some form, s..she recognition .
the Southern Confederacy, provided as
s.nrances can beahad that theF South vii
NOT make ,anyiattempts at coDquestin,tha
1diEeetien. ,vgwaa kas s.eTsqxo4q ehszigu
b. 4 dc. not learnb that any official repre-
sen talione on this subject has been re
teeiyed by oursG Goyesnment but the foreigl
Legations areowelbinformed of its1 ist
/ An.formid able; insurrections socecnrre,
among the sslasesiiin Orange County tel
ldaya,sipee, set on foot by asnegro.d Gol
z Several.negroes were hung, having ia
ken part in gthesmovement.' There ar
very, few, whitesleft in that county, nearl
all having been drafted into the militar
diseryice Of thedState.ss8ssai aa5 ssa: bas
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