The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-24
News and Items.

S On the 18th the rebels abandoned Fai,
q lax Court House, just as the federal arm
Il camein sight of it. The occupation of thi
position was the first step in the approac
b. upon Richmond.
! On the 14th Gen. Patterson drove III
enemy under command of Gen. Johnso
from Bunkcr's Hill to Winchester.
On the 18th, 500 federal troops had
engagement with body of rebels, at
town called Millvillc, on the North Nilsson,
Railroad. Seven rebels and three federal
were killed. 70 ...f ~ 80.
The Confederates have raised the steame
Yorktown, at Norfolk, and mounted cigh
GA Founders upon her. They hope to ge
her to sea and use her as privateer
Provisions were said to be plentiful a
Richmond.
The Raleigh Register says the privatec,
steamer Winslow had captured off Cape
.Hatteras on the 2d, the schooner Herber,
Manton, of Barnstable, Mass, with cargc
worth $4,000.
On the 18th inst, the advanced portion
of Gen. McDowell's command entered and
occupied the town of Centrcville, situated
twenty seven miles west of Alexandra. -
The rebels fell back upon Manassas. A
special despatch to the Chicago Times states
that houses were entered and pilaged and
women insulted by our troops. Gen. Nc
Dowell was indignant at these atrocities
and assured the sufferers that all the perpe-
traitors should be hung. .. g..
The North Mo. Railroad, leading from St
Louis to Hudson, has been taken possession
of by the government for war purposes.
A sixty-four FOUNDER columbiad has been
mounted at Cairo.
Col. Mcneil on the 18th inst, met Gen
! Harris with a force Of ], 600 rebels near
Fulton, Mo-, and routed them completely
Loss on the part of the former, six; on the
part of the latter eighty and 200 taken
prisoners. -....
1t is stated that on, the 18th, 800 rebel
cavalry from Missouri, invaded Appanoose
county in this State, and burned the town
of Unionville. 1t was reported that they
had previously fired the town of Milan, Mo-,
and were about to burn Centreville, the
county seat of Appanoosc county, Iowa.
The people Of that vicinity Immediately
rallied to drive the invaders out. ....... ....
Fifteen additional regiments have been
accepted from Pennsylvania. I'D.
The Clayton Co. Journal with a good
deal of gravity announces the promotion of
Alfred Mitchell, Of Elkader, to the rank of
sirth corporal ... .....
The Columbus (Texas) Citizen says that
Gen Sam Houston is active as private in
an organized company in Harris county.
A destructive storm passed over Monte
yuma, in this State, on Monday of last week,
unroofing houses and barns, and blowing
some to fragments, tearing down fences and
doing considerable other damage.
President Lincoln has done another good
thing in ordering the release of the two
Misses Scott, it appearing on evidence that
they did not entice the Conn. Captain; that
redoubtable man went with them of his
own accord.
Thurlow Weed in condemning the course
of Lovcjoy for dragging the slavery question
into Congress, says, "thc country will insist
that the halls Of Congress are not the pro.
per place just now to trot out the negro -"
The London Shipping Gazette says the
loss by the great fire at London bridge is
above twelve millions of dollars.
On the evening of the 18th the advance
of the grand army met with check at
Bulls Run, three miles west of Centreyille,
on the road to Manassas-commandi the
flank approaches. The enemy, about
1000 strong, were well entrenched and
opened one or two masked batteries which
were so well served as to cause a loss of 40
killed and large number wounded. Three
regiments on our side were engaged and
themselves heroically throughout.
1t is thought large number of rebels We're
killed. The next day the two armies lay
quietly in sight of each othe-neithcr car.
ng to begin the engagement.
Dispatches from Gen. Mcclellan to the
War Department indicate another battle in
Western Virginia, in which 600 of Wise's
men were driven out of Barbourvile by the
ID Kentucky regiment.
1t is stated that Ben Mccullough has
been reinforced by Mississippi regiment
md company of Texan rangers. He is
now encamped near the Arkansas border.
Gen. Patterson on the 18th moved his
orces to Charleston, which place was occu-
pied without opposition. From there he
Intended to proceed to Winchester and give
battle to Gen. johnson.
On the same day an engagement took
place at Pope Creek, Va, between body
Of Ohio troops and 1900 rebels protected
BY masked battery. The battery was
captured and silenced but eventually our
forces We're compelled to retire from lack
IF amunition-loss 4 killed, and II wound
ed.
On the the 18th, Col Woodruff and
Lieut.. Col. Neff of the 1st Ky. regiment,
md Col. De Villiers of the 18th Ohio left
den. Cox's camp on scouting expedition,
md their recklessness has probably cost
them their lives as they have not since been
heard from.
1t is supposed that the Mo- State Con
vention which was to assemble at jeff, rson