Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-02
News of the Week.
NEW WAR DEPARTMENT.

Washington, July 2G.-An army order has
been issued constituting the Department of
Northeastern Virginia, now under Gen. Nc
Dowell, and that Of Washington, now under
Gen. Mansfield, to which the counties of
Prince George, Montgomery, and Frederick,
in the State of Maryland, are added-a new
geographical division under Mcclellan. The
Department of Shenandoah, Gen. Banks, is
to include Washington and Allegheny coun-
ties, in Maryland, and such parts of the
State as may be covered by the army in it's
operations By another section Of the order,
all officers of volunteers are required to pass
the examination of military board, appoint
ed by the War Department with the concur
renee of the General in Chief.
AN APPEAL FOR GEN. WOOL.
Washington, July ga committee from
New York had an interview with the Pres
ident to-day, to request the calling into the
field of Gen. Wool, saying N. Y. had furnish
ed $4,000 volunteers, and has confidence in
that veteran, and wondered why he was re-
tanned in Troy. The President replied, there
was no desire to keep Gen. Wool from active
service, and he would consider their rep
reservations.
zen. MCCLELLAN ARRIVED.
Washington, July 27.-The arrival of Gen.
Mcclellan seems to have inspired new life
into our troops, and vigorous measures for
the resumption Of the campaign are going on.
Gen. Mcclellan was closeted with General
Scott yesterday and crossed the Potomac
last night.
CHANGES AMONG OFFICERS.
Washington, July 27.-Gen. Cadwallader
has been rendered the position which is now
held by Gen. Mansfield. Gen. Munyon's
term of service expired to-day. Col. Frank.
lin is to assume Col. Heintzelman's command
until the latter RECEIVERS.
THE FLAG OF TRUCE PARTY.
Washington, July 2s.-William Burch,
the owner of the carriage in which Harris
and McGraw went to recover the body Of
Col. Cameron, returned late this evening"
He was compelled before being released to
take oath not &c reveal anything relative to
the force or defense Of the rebels or what he
saw there. He is consequently chary in his
conversation. He states that the party were
allowed to pass up to Manassas, where upon
presenting themselves to Gen. Beauregard
they were arrested and placed in confinement
for several days. In the meantime Messrs.
Harris and McGraw were sent to Richmond,
as prisoners. Burch finally through the in
tervention of personal acquaintance, at the
Junction, was examined, dismissed, and al
lowed to return. He learned that Mr. Har-
ris would probably, through the influence of
prominent personal friends, obtain his re-
lease, but there is no probability of the i'm
mediate release of Mr.. McGraw, who is a
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be very deeply imbued with rebel sympathy
Burch was not permitted to examine the
battle field. 1t is supposed Col. Cameron's
body lies unburied on the field, or has been
huddled into trench with the bodies that
have been thus buried. Mr.. Burch says that
the hospitals are crowded with wounded
He reports that our wounded are well cared
for, that the rebel chiefs had determined not
to agree to any exchange of prisoners.
MISSOURI.
Forsyth, fancy Co., Mo-, July 23.--Gen.
Sweeneys command left Springfield Satur-
day last arrived here to-day, dispersed band
of hundred and fifty rebels stationed here,
and took possession of the town. Five of
the rebels were killed and several wounded
Three of our men were slightly wounded but
none killed. The first and second stories of
the court house were filled with blankets,
provisions, camp equipage, &C., which to-
gether with two tons Of lead found in well
and other articles sccreted in different parts
of the town, in all valued at between SlS,-
600 to $40, 600, fell into our hands.
f. B. Wilkie, correspondent of the New
York Times was slightly wounded.
SOLDIERS LETTERS.
The P. o. Department has issued the fol-
lowing:
Postmasters will take notice that all pre-
paid letters to soldiers in any regiment in
the service and directed to those points where
they have been stationed, may be forwarded,
whenever practicable, to any other point to
which they have been ordered, without fur
Their charge thereon for forwarding.
(Signed)
j. A. KAssoN,
1st Assistant P. NJ. Gen.
THE TREASON OF PATTERSON CONFIRMED
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