The national Republican., 1861-06-24

nearly 1000 strong, with four pieces of artillery
under Captain Totten OF the regular service,
left Bonneville Wednesday night, anl reached
this place at 10 A. NJ. yesterday.
Governor jackson, with 500 men, arrived
hero ou Tuesday, and after uprcssimg property
oil both friends and foes, b-irg airtii "r pul.
suit, suddenly left yesterday iorenUou, pro-
ceedng soutbwaId towards WARSAW. Our forces
have gone forward to-day. but there is little
hope "i oyertskig the a5&ing party.
battle took place at 8uilisc on Tuesday
morning, between 800 Uniou Home Guards,
under Captain Cook, near the town Of Cole
Camp, and u large party Of The secessiopists
from Warsaw aud the surrounding country, at
which 10 Guards were killed, 20 wounded,
many OF them severely, and 80 prisoners were
taken. Mos. of the Guards were in a large
barn when the firing began, but they imme.
diately sprung TO arms, aud It's said Killed 40
Of the attacking party before being overpo wered
BY superior n"mSFIs, but nearly all Of them
escaped, and aru ready to Join our forces to
dispute the passage of The State troops,
Captain Cook reached here this incoming in
disguise He says not ever half his force was
armed and not more than two hundred perti.
cipated in the fight. He hastened TO- ward 10
overtake aud consult with Captain To,tsn.
Some OF Jackson's party went west from here
on "Wednesday night by ra,osd, taking what
rolling stock they could, and destroying the
rest, burning the Lnnpe bridge. cag,i, struc.
ture, six miles west OF here. .
Syracuse is nov protected by the Federal
| troops.
Among several letters seized in Bonneville
by General Lyon, we're some embracing orders
from headquarters to destroy the bridges on
the North Missouri, the Hannibal and St.
Josephs, and Pacific railroads, and instruc.
| tons to different officers and individuals re
speetng the organization Of troops, &C., &c.
There was also one enumerating the prop.
erty seized at the United States arsenal At
Liberty, some time since, as follows: 8 prass
and IL iron 6.pounders, l66 balls, $50 lbs. of
canister, 90 strsp.shot, $50 fixed ronnds, lsO
muskets, 224 rifles, III carbines, sll pistols,
469 sabres, 80 artillery swords, 1000 pounds
Of cannon powder, $500 pounds OF musket
powder, 4,S00 pounds Of rife powder, 10000
musket cartridges, 5000 uuskstoou ditto,
10000 rifle ditto,, $4,000 pistol ditto, and
10000 blank cartridges. .a'
MARYLAND NEGROES, SUPPOSED TO De SLAVES,
RETURNED.
Frederick, June 2l.-Two free negroes, be.
longing to this city, who concealed the emselv.s
in the cars which conveyed the Rhode Island
regiment to Washington from this city, were re-
turned here this morning by command Of Col.
Burnside, who supposed them TO be siares. The
negroes we're accompanied hither by u sergeant
Of the regiment, who lodged them in Jail.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY ON TIE uPPER PoTo.
MAC, ETC.
Hdgerstopn, June 2l.-The Government now
have possession Of the lines Of teieRr Rraph from
here to Frederick and the one lust com plc,ed
| to ehambersburg to day.
Neither Colonel Bowman nor the private
secretary Of Colonel Eaby, Of the eighth Penn.
sylvania regiment, taken prisoners opposite
Williamsport yesterday by the Confederate :,
| troops, have been heard Of.
An express messenger, sent sonth of the Po-
tomac to ascertain the real position aud strength
OF the Coniederates along tho Msrtinsburs and
winchester route, returns the number at 400
stationed in the neck of the Potomac, opposite
Williamsport; 10 at Bunker Hill, a small
village halfway between Martinsburg and
winchester, and IL 900 strong at Stevenson's
Station, four miles this side of Winchester.
Upon the truthiulness Of this statement YOU
may implicitly rely.
Two thousand more are in the Immediate
vicinity Of Winchester. They arc preparing
strenuously for defence against an attack by
General Patterson's column. Important move
msnts are contemplated by this column. The
enemy appear to be thoroughly posted in re-.
gard 10 all the moveInents, and know that the
line OF attack will be by Martinsburg, The
movement will begin within day or two.