Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-07-26
News of the Week.
THE GRAND ARyY IN MoTIoN-A NIGHT AD-
VANCE ON FAIRFAi-THE REBELS QUIT TIE
@ PLACE

THE GRAND ARmY n MoTIoN-A NIGHT AID
VANCE ON PAIRFAi-THE REBELS QUIT TIL
- PLACE.
Washington, July 17.-Thc advance move
ment Of Gen. McDowells division has com
menccd. Yesterday afternoon the columns
as previously arranged, moved to their ad
vance rickets, and in the evening pressed
forward toward Fairfax Court House. Col
Lewis Banker, of the New York German
skirmishers, commanding the first brigade
OF Gen. Niles (ffth) division, led the van
guard Of the whole column. The force pu,
in motion numbered $4,000 men by actual
count of regiments. Gen. Mcdowell left
Washington to lead the army at 3 1-2 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. The brigade assigned tc
Col Burnside. of r. I. went over the Long
Bridge at o'clock the same afternoon, and
struck the road for Fairfax. The 9th New
York, Col Slocum, went over an hour later
and followed in tire same direction. These
movements created great excitement in the
city, and has had wonderful effect upon
the sick list. 1t has nearly cleared out the
hospitals. .. ..
1t was believed the army would halt for
the night this side of Fairfax, and press for,
ward upon the enemy at early dawn. Specu.
lations were rife whether the rebel force at
Fairfax would show fight or beat q hasty re-
treat. There were nine regiments at the
Court House. "- .......
THE ADVANCE MovEMENT-FrRTHER PARTIcU-
LARS OF THE PROGRESS MADE ON WEDNESDAY.
Washington, July 17.-Gen. McDowell's
account of his forward movement has been
received at the War Department. 1t does
not differ from the other accounts published.
1t appears that the artillery and cavalry
dashed through Fairfax at gallop in chase
Of the Confederate troops, following them
four miles, as far as Centerville. 1t is under
stood Ccnterville will be defended by the
rebels. ... ....s .a.
At one o'clock all the cncmy's works in
the ncighborhood of Fairfax and Centerville,
were attached. Meeting with no resistance.
the barbados were easily surrounded, and
the roads were cleared of trees which had
been felled, delaying the advance but few
minutes. At steep hill there We're station
waiting to ascertain the strength of the ad-
vancing force, fled upon the first appearance
of our skirmishers.
They found Notifications about half mile
from the Court House, consisting of simple
extending about four hundred
yards each side of the road. 1t was pierced
for eight guns. This had been occupied for
about four weeks by the Second and Third
South Carolina Regiment, under Gen. Bon
ham, On approaching this point, our skir-
mishcrs had brush with these rebels, in
which one man received flesh wound, and
a rebel officer was captured.
The advance of Burnsdc's Brigade reach
ed the fortiicatlon in time to take one
prisoner, a South Carolina officer
The command then proceeded to Fairfax.
The rebel flag was still flying at the Court
House, when the advance of the division,
with the band of the First Rhode Island
Regiment playing national airs. entered the
village 1t was .aken down by the Second
Rhode Island Regiment, and handed to Gov.
Sprague and transmitted by him to Gen.
Mcdowell as regimental trophy,
FIGHTING IN MISSOURI.
JEFFERSON CRY, July 1s-Mail carriers
bring news of fight three miles this side OF
Fulton, Galloway county, between Col Nc
Neil, heading about 400, and Gen. Harris
with force estimated at about 1000 Six
FederalS were killed. Eighty Secessionists
were killed and 200 taken prisoners. The
Rebels were completely routed.
Later and more reliable accounts from Full
ton state that twelve of McNeirs force were
wounded, including his colored body servant
Mr.. Nichols of Fulton is known to have been
killed, on the part of the rebels. Only the
advance guard of the Federal forces We're in
the engagement, and they were fired upon
from ambush. The rebels then fled, and
some of them were seen afterwards quietly
at work in their fields, as though nothing had
happened.
FROM ST. LOUIS GEN. LYON AT SPRlNFIELD-
QUARREL BETWEEN GOVERNOR JACKSON AND
MCCULLoCH.
St. Louis, July 1S.-Horace Dimmock,
in this city, has contracted to
furnish the Z. S Government, for this mill
tary depot, 10 or Is rihed cannon. Two
have been already cast at Washington found
~.
Special from jefferson City to the Democrat
says a messenger from Springfield, the 14th,
arrived there, reports Gen. Lyon concentrat-
ing all the Federal forces at that point, and
only wanted supply of provisions to attack
Jackson's force and drive them out of the
State
McCulloch had left for Arkansas after
violent dispute with Jackson, whom he called
, great coward in the presence Of all his
officers.
TROUBLE ON THE IOWA BORDER.
Burlington, Iowa, July 1S.-The Daily
learns that a messenger arrived
It Eddyville in great haste, yesterday, bring
ng the news that 800 rebel cavalry had in
gaded Apanoose county, Iowa. They are
reported to have burned the town of Milan,
in Missouri, and Unionville, Iowa, and it was
feared they would burn Centrcville, the
county seat of Apanoose county. The
messenger had been sent for the purpose of
calling help to expel the invaders. There
was great excitement in Monroe, Davis, and
other counties in that vicinity people gather
ing up everything available in the shape of
arms.
THE ADVANCE OF THE ARMy-ENGAGEMENT AT
BULLS RUN-FEDERAL TROOPS STAND NoBLY,
REBELS PREPARING TO LEAVE MANASSAS.
Washington, July ia number Of tro-
phies were brought here to-day taken in the
rout of the rebels, including the commissa-
rvs tents of Sd South Carolina Regiment, a
lot of clothing, hats. boots, guns, palmetto
buttons, &c The dreaded masked batteries