Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-23
News Of the Week.
REBELS PREPARING FOR ATTACK.

News Of the Week.
REBELS PREPARING FOR ATTACK.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Numberless inc
dents tend to show that the en- my is on tn
point OF attacking our lines. Last night
WAS discovered that the rebels lines had BEEF
extended in every direction toward the Poto
mac. Their force at Fairfax Court Hous
has been largely increased.
Heavy forces have been thrown out on al
the roads. A large body is proceeding to
wards Point Of Rocks. Their scouting par
ties are in the immediate vicinity of our line.
along the whole extent of the Potomac.
The rebels Of Baltimore to-day received in
tellgence that the rebels were then march
ing upon Washington, and the information
was published in an extra. 1t is though,
that they were only little premature.
Gen. Scott does not think the attack will
be made, but Gen. Mcclellan, who was Beau.
regards classmate, and is familiar with his
mode Of combination, is we'll convinced that
he will make an attack npon some point on
the Potomac.
It is said the rebels have nearly 100, 600
men between here and Richmond They
have not the means to provide for this i'm
mense army. They know that under the
management of Mcclellan our army is be-
coming more formidable in numbers and dis
cipline, and that our works are more nearly
impregnable, while their forces are getting
more demoralized by the delay, and the poor
prospect of provision for their comfort and
maintenance during the winter. They can
not afford to wait for the result of General
SCOTS plan of starving them out, or General
McClellan's programme to have the army
perfectly disciplined and prepared before he
begins to advance. They must either fight
now or see it melt away from necessity with
out another blow being struck. That an at
tack will be made within short time is gen.
orally conceded.
NEGROES IN THE REBEL ARMY.
One Of a regiment Of negroes who took
part in the battle of Bull Run, at which time
he made his escape and has wandered about
until finally he found himself within our lines
state that there are in the rebel army in Vir-
Halls ri1cd musket. The negroes from
down Sonth, he says, have been taught that
If they fell into the hands of the Unionists,
they would be butchcred, but those picked
up in Virginia have different idea and would
all run away if they could.
THE NEW LEGISLATURE IN KENTUCKY.
Advices which have been received here
from Kentucky state that the new Union Leg
islature will request Breckenridge and Pow
ell to resign their seats in the United States
Senate.
FROM RoLLA, MISSOURI.
Rolla, Mo-, August 15-We are indebted
to the correspondent of the st. Louis Demo-
crat for the following intelligence:
Mr.. Ingraham, Union clerk in scces-
sion store in Springfield, reached here this
He reports that four regiments of
rebel cavalry, under General Rains, entered
Springfield on Sunday noon, and hosted a
secession flag on the court house, amidst the
noisy demonstration Of troops, and few res
ident sympathizers. Our wounded soldiers
in the hospital had not been molested, and it
was announced that only the Home Guards
would be the subject of resentment. The
rebels purchased everything in the stores,
paying any price demanded, in Confederate
scrip. They were particularly anxious to
get shoes, some Of their regiments being en-
tirely bare footed
Capt. Judest, one of Col. Sigel's skirmish-
crs, who was wounded in the battle, reports
that Sigers attack on the roar of the rebel
camp was complete surprise to them; that
they were driven back to Gen. Lyons com
mand in front with great slaughter, their
dead lying in heaps on the field, and that for
the first half hour Sigel did not lose man.
our troops were subjected to a
cross-fire from number Of the
enemy's cannon, throwing perfect shower
nE ct~ oil ,,,t0 MI Cfnv
driving the rebels back about mile and a
half, Sigel drew off the force and fell back on
Springfield
Wagons containing the families of Union
men continue to arrive here. More than one
half the population Of Springfield have left,
and the farmers along the route to this place
are abandoning their homes.
MORE ABOUT THE EATTLE.
Rolla, August 1S.-Gcneral Sterling Price
has issued proclamation at Springfield, to
the effect that great victory has been won
that the Northern opprcssor Of Missouri
has been driven back-that every one be-
longing to the Home Guard organization will
be regarded and treated as an enemy to the
Southern Confederacy, but that his protcc-
ton would extend to such, who quietly re-
turn to their homes and allow the Southern
sway to prevail: and that whoever rccog-
nizcs the Provisional Government of Nilsson
ri will be considered as an enemy to the
State, and dealt with accordingly.
Captain Mcdonald reports that Generals
Price and Clark were slightly, and Brigsdier-
General Slack, severely wounded in the lat.
engagement. Also Colonel Kelly, formerly
captain of Jackson's body. Mcdonald was
anxious to go to ST. Louis, blu: his applica-
ton was refused. He asked many question
with view of asccrtaining how many troops,
cannon, &C., there were in that city and what
are being made to resist an at
lack.
He reports Capt Chas. c. Rogers, aid de
camp to Gov. Jackson, and Capt. Stephen
G. Coleman, both Of st. Louis, killed in the
battle of the 10TH also, that McCulloch's
forces before the battle were % 900 strong,
md their killed and wounded 1000 to 5000.
Gen. Sigel received his commission as Brig
Adier General Saturday and assumed COM
mand of the Federal forces here yesterday
was escorted beyond the lines
yesterday, and sent on his way to Spring
field. He no doubt gained much valuable
information of the strength and position of
Dur forces, as il is said that he had the free
dom of our camp under his flag of truce
Our wounded at Springfield are reported to
be doing well.