Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-08-28

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hCSOuHts iTOtu OpTiuSuSid dio " e"O
effect that from six to ten thousand of
McCullough's army had left for the
North. A small force had reached Leb-
anon on the Rolla road, and are engaged
in making reprisals and comm ting dep
-edations on Uuion men.
About 700 of the exiles from Spring
field have joined Col. Boyd's regiment.
Thousands of Union men have been OBJ
ligcd to abandon their homes in the
southwest, and leave their property at
the mercy of the rebels. There is much
distress among these people, large num-
bers ofthem having neither money or
provisions. The train of the Federal
army, which was brought from Spring
field by Major Sturgis, is said to be
worth n million and half of dollars.
The passage of the rebel army north
will enable our forces, when they move
back to Springfield, to cut off its commu-
nication and retreat with Arkansas, and
completely enclose it in the western coun-
ties of the State.
Louisville. dug. %.
A special despatch to the Courier
from Nashville, says that Davis has ap-
proved the act appointing two other
commissioners to Europe; also, the act
for aid to Missouri in repel1ing invasion,
and authorizing her masses. into a con-
federacy.
McCuloch was complimented for the
splendid victory of his brave army at
Oak Hill.
Congress is considering the bill for the
sequestration Of the property of alien en-
emies.
The Confederate Congress is reported
TO have received dispatches by telegraph,
stating that the Government has sent "
ders to Admiral Milne, of the Gulf
Squadron, TO see that British merchant
vessels be adequately protected in their
ingress and egress to and from Ports of
the South.
High officials at Richmond belve such
to be the fact.
The French Consol at Richmond has
received dispatches nnonncing the ar
rival of several French war frigates at
Norfolk.
Washington, dag. %.
The line of the Alexandria & Loudon
Railroad is dotted with rebel camps. AT
Leesburg there are 8 900 infantry and
cannon. At point five or six miles
below, there are 5000 infantry and
cannon; still further on, four miles be-
yond, are $500 infantry; there are also
1000 cavalry in Loudon County.
The Potomac, however, remains too
high to be forded, even by cavalry, to
whose saddles the water comes.
1t appears that the withdrawal of the
rebels from Fairfax Court House was
regular stampede. Two scouting par
ties of the enemy mistook each other for
national troops, attacked each other,
sharply fought, and rapidly fled after a
few rounds. carrying the news that Nc
Clellan an ] all his army were in pursuit
The conveyance os the intelligence was
hasty flight by the rebels, who dropped
their sick along the road.
The Government has reliable informa-
ton that quarrel has broken out among
leading traitors of the Confederacy, that
promises to be disastrous. The bellige-
rents are Toombs and the Virginians and
North Caroiinians on the one side, and
Davis, Wigfall and the extremists of
South Carolina on the other. The COM
plant among the disaffected is that Davis
is making rather fast to the legitimate re-
snlts of treason, the abnegation of state
and individual iigl is.
ST.. Louis. dug. "a.
Col. Wyman. commanding the forces
at Rolla, arrived on to- rights train. He
reports the following important facts:-
Yesterday his runners returned, and re-
port that they found 1000 rebels at b.
iivar, and at Sedalia 600. These were
the advance guards of McCulloch's army,
and they are marching rapidly rs posi-
bic on Jefferson City. This is ascertain
ed to certainty.
The State troops now number some
1000, and are constantly becoming more
numerous. They are marching as rap
idly rs possible upon the Capital, and
would ave been there already and made
an attack had they had the means to
transport their provisions. AS 1t is, they
are obliged to approach in divisions to
gather subsistence by each taking differ
ent routes, and uniting near their point
of operations. No doubt but o speedy
assault upon Jefferson City will take
place within a week, at the farthest.
A terrible battle will have to be fought
in defence of the capital. The Govern
ment is fully aware of the peril, and is
using every exertion to provide against
the plans Of the re bels being successful.
Washington, dug. 25.
Foreign news by last steamer were re-
ceived to-day at the State Department.
AGvices from our ministers were writ