Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-08-07
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.

lery war, and asks as many batteries as it is
possible to procure. Regiments have been
sent by him to extend the line of plckets
long the Potomac to Harper's Ferry. There
| are fresh indications of more vigorous poll
cy, aud Gen. Mcclellan inspires and superr-
Ses everything.
Strict movements are now on foot to re-
move all the secession clerks from the de-
partments. This should have been done long
ago.
July 3i.-The whole army embraced in the
command of Major General Banks save three
companies of the Massachusetts, Second, is
| lying on the Maryland side of the Potomac,
which is by far more healthful region than
Harper's Ferry. The column is now being
rapidly reinforced by way of Hagerstown and
Baltimore, SO that the three months regi
ments that have left are scarcely missed.
Gen. Banks has his headquarters at 4 farm
| house about two miles below the Ferry. His
disposition of the troops and general manage
ment of the army has SO far given general sat-
| isfaction both TO the officers and meu. The
batteries planted here are so stationed as TO
command all the crossings OF the Potomac for
miles above and below this point Gen. Banks
| and staff are busiy occupied in forming the
army into brigades. Their position cho
sen with great deal OF engineering skill, by
Captains Newton and Simpson. 1t commands
Harper'S Ferry, and is easily made almost i'm
pregnable. Our batteries are in position.
1.-LdSt evening "uiie liz uilH
| New I York regiment was passing through Bal
timore, and when at the corner of Enson
street, a party of Irish secessionists began
chreering for jeff Davis. The cheering was
accompanied by shower OF stones that fell a
mong the ranks of the volunteers. The latter
not forgetting the murderous riot OF the 18th
of April, supposed that a repetition of that
| bloody day was to be enacted. The soldiers
acting from that impulse, immediately fixed
| their bayone and charged upon the men who
| lined the sidewalks. Several shots were also
| fred but we could here of no one being injur
| ed. During the riot man named Wm. Eli
| liot, one named Flaherty, and one other whose
name We could not learn, were arrested by
the regiment and marched to the depot the
soldiers declaring that they intended to take
them to New York as prisoners of war We
| afterwards learned that ths rioters were
leased from custody, upon their taking the
oath of allegiance to the United States.
While the riot was in progress, squads of SOL
diers chased the rioters IN all directions at
the point of the bayonet We heard of sever
al persons being injured in this manner, but
were unable to trace up the correctness OF the
report.
The Conservative has advices from the Usage
Indian region, Kansas, that Mr.. Shoemaker,
the chief missionary OF that tribe, has been
compelled to leave BY the secessionist. A
force OF one hundred men under Judge Brown,
of Humbolt, has left Allen county for the o.
sage country, to disperse the rebels The
Times says large body of Pawnees and Chey-
ennes are in the vicinity OF Marysville, Mar
shall county, Kansas, and it is thought they
will inaugurate hostilities, having been tam
pered with by the SeceSSlonlstS In that regio
After the recent skirmish at HarIIsviile, Mo-,
and the dispersal of the rebel forces, Jennison
and his men robbed some stores of clothing,
&C., which he distributed among the troops.
Jennson is not in the United States service,
but in this skirmish acted in concert with the
Federal troops.
The surveying schooner Vixen, arrived
from the capes of Virg ginia, reports eleven
vessels ashore between Cape Henry and a
point ten miles south. Five of them were
ships, and all of them more or less stripped of
their rigging. They appear to have gone on
recently, and can only be attributed to devas-
tating piratical cruisers.
AUGUST 2.-The execution of private VIM.
Murry, of Company +. Second New Hampshire
regiment, for the murder of Mary Butler, on
Saturday last, took place at O'Clock this al
ternoon. In order that his fate might be a
warning to all evil disposed soldiers, the scat
fold was erected upon the walls of Fort lis
worth, affording an nUbStructed view to all.
The regiments encamped in the vicinity of
Alexandria were present, and Notwithstanding
20 600 persons witnessed the execution, every
thing passed off without unnecessary excite
ment. The culprit assembled the scaffold with
a steady gait. He made alusion to his
guilt, but called on his friends to sustain his
family in this their hour of trial.
Hundreds OF people are coming into Mis-
souri, almost daily, who have been driven out
of Texas and Arkansas By the rebels. They
represent that if the United States Govern
ment would send force and arms to the peo-
pie, more than one-half in both States would
fight for the Union. The strength of the Mis-
souri, rebels south OF US is stated to be about
, | z 600 includjnp arkan
There nearly 800 slaves dong military
duty in one of Ben McCulloeh's regiments.
Information has been received from Lieut.
Crosby's expedition to the eastern shores of
Virginia, which left Old Point three days ago.
The Pocomoke and two sma II rivers were ey-
plored for number OF miles. Several parties
OF armed rebels were dispersed. One schoon-
er was burned and another has been brought on
prize.
An educated German private, belonging to
the New Y York regiment, was arrested yester-
day for correspondence with the enemy. A
letter to General Lee was found on his person.
Ambition for advancement is supposed to
have been his principal motive. His letter
contained no revelations of Importance con-
corning the fortress.
AUGUST 3.-The following is an extract
, from letter dated July 18th aboard the u
nited sloop of war Savannah off cape Hatteras :
sWe made sail to windward. 1t was blow
, ing gale and the sea was running high We
gave chase for three or four hours, when appa-
rentlyto avoid being captured, she ran over the
shoals and went high and dry on the beach
The sea running high name complete breach
! over. She was full rugged brig of about 200
tons. Her conduct was most singular through
out the chase. She was out of gun range or
she might have got a ten inch shell into her.
She showed no colors, which is still more
strange. We attempted to get near enough