Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-30

ed each other sharply, and aftera few rounds
rapidly fled, carrying the news that Gen. Nc.
Clellan and all his army were in hot pursuit
The consequence of this intelligence was a
hasty flight by the rebels, who dropped their
sick along the road.
I QUARREL AMONG THE TRAITORS.
The Government has received information
that quarrel has broken out among the
leading traitors ofthe ConfeGeracy that prom
Uses to be disastrous. The belligerents are
Toombs and the Virginians and the North
Carolinians on the one side, and Davis, Wig
fall, and the extremists of South Carolina on
the other. The complaint among the disaf-
fected is, that Davis is making rath fast to
the legitimate results Of trcason-the abnega-
ton of State and individual rights.
$50. ANDY JOHNSON. ...
Senator Andrew johnson expects to head
an army when he returns to Tennessee. The
Administration will do its utmost to sustain
the Union cause in that State.
FEARFUL LOSS.
The Orgelthorpe regiment Of Georgia lost
SIT men at the battle of Manassas.
| NATIONAL POLICE.
The government is considering the pro-
priety of organizing a National Detective
police force. New York, st. Louis, Chicago
and other cities were represented in the Con-
ference. The plan is to have agents dis
tributed through the country, forming net
work of surveillance.
REBEL FORCES IN VIRGINIA.
Authentic intelligence received from Ma
nassas states, that immediately after the
battle at Bull Run, herebel authorities made
extraordinary exertons to bring forward
troops, resulting in the transportation of
large numbers from Tenn. to Va. which had
been held awhile for defensive operations on
the Mississippi. The Cotton States had also
forwarded large numbers-all that could be
spared from homeland Beauregard has now
larger force than at any previous time
However great the necessity for him to COM
m nee forward movement to prevent his
army from dissolution, no fears are express
cd that he will venture an attack on our
lines.
MISSOURI.
Jefferson City, Aug. 24-Gov Gamble will
probably issue tomorrow morning proc
lamaton calling for $4,000 troops to aid the
Government in expelling the hordes of Nc
Culloch from the State.
st. Louis, Aug 24-The St. Louis Chris
tan Adrocate very bitterly of the Secession
Methodist Church, South stripe, has done
more to strengthen the traitors than any other
Missouri journal, and was to-day notified by
McKinstry that it must change its tone or be
suppressed.
Major Sturges' official report of the Spring
field battle has been sent to Gen. Fremont
but is not yet published Our killed and
wounded and missing is placed at 1,225.--
About three hundred Of these were taken
prisoners and are now set at liberty. Major
Sturgis compliments the bravery of all our
troops highly, but NJ one regiment of voun-
teers higher than the others. lie censures
Gen. Sigel indirectly, and his men severely,
for lack of discipline, and for giving so much
attention to plund ring the enemy's camp
that they were surrounded.
The Springfield battle has had an excellent
effect throughout Missouri Gen. Fremont
has granted permission to raise regiments on
six different applications in this State since
that event.
Rolla, Mo-, Aug. 2j.--Lieut Col. Albert,
of the Third Missouri regiment and eight or
ten other officers who have been prisoners in
the hands of the rebels ct Springfield, ar
rived here this morning. They were releas-
ed on parole, subject, however, to such az
rangement as may have been entered into
between the confcdorates and United States.
great many contradictory reports as to the
present and future movements of the rebels
are in circulation, but the rea! purpose of the
enemy can only be conjectured. They seem
now to be more anxious to obtain subsistence
than to make offensive movements for that
purpose.
Ironton, No, Aug. 26.-Reports to-day
give information of Hardee's forces with
drawing from Greenfield towards Reeves
Ferry, where they are fortifying: also at
Pritten's Station, near the Arkansas line
This seems to confirm the previous reports
that the eastern division Of the rebels is
fastening to join Gen. Pillow. A strong
body of jeff. Thompson's force is reported to
have occupied Benton, eight miles back of
Commerce, where they are throwing up for
tifications.
Keokuk, Aug. ga private of Col.
Moore's regiment arrived here from Athens,
Nc, last night in great haste states that Green
is approaching with a force varously est.
mated from $4,000 to 10000. The U:,;;on
pickets l6 miles out were driven in, 800
men lei: this city last night and this morn
;.,s to reinforce Moore Moore was in this
city when the news came he has 900 men
besides those from here.
The people in adjoining towns have been
notified. Reports this morning say Green
camped within eight miles Of Athens last
night.
Moore has four cannon planted and is rap
idly entrenching.
Hurlburt is reported to be behind Green
with 600 Union force.
! ARMS FOR IOWA.
Gov Kirkwood has received letter from
the Ordnance Bureau, stating that, 1000
Sharp's carbines, 1000 Colts pistols, and
1000 cavalry sabres, together with accoutre-
ments and ammunition, have been ordered
from the United States at New York These
arms are for the protection Of the frontier.
REBELS IN MISSOURI.
McCulloch's army having been extensively
reinforced, now amounts to about forty thou
sand men, and is gradually moving towards
Jefferson City. The advance guard of about
eight hundred, probably 1nder Gen. Rains,
is at Sadalia. Some seven thousand are at
Bolivar, several thousand more at or near