Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-29
The War for the UnloN
The --latest IatalIigenoe
--latest NsOs From tie arass ouri
Kansas Cts aug. q

Information OF the OrgaDE2tIon OF large
forces of secessionists Is seeeiyed hers.
From 1900 10 1000 will leave jackson.
county this week, and IS 5any more from
Lafayette county, al en.opte for seces-
sion headquarters. RGa4ors Of an attack
on this city are curfeu5
Csiro. August %.
The gun boat Lexington, Capt. Stem
bel commanding, captored the steamer
w. B. Terry, at Paducah Ky, this moTn-
ing. The Terry was usea % caGvey con-
traband goods to the rebels I'D ihs Teu-
nessee river. She had or boas- i5iTy
Minnie rifles, and a field piece; a rebel
flag was found on her, she was brought
TO Caro-.
Washington, August ..
The In~telligencer has advices, via Ken
q. lucky, that the rebels are preparing to at
tempt an invasion of Maryland, and in
tend an offensive movement on Cheat
Mountain Pass.
Under orders Of the War Department
the army will be completely uniformed
In blue.
Deserters from the rebel army say all
the enemy's troops have moved up from
Richmond to Manassas. Much sickness
and discomfort exists among the men.
Senator Wilson has accepted an APP
g.. pointment on Gen. McClellan's staff.
Tomorrow, Gen. Mcclellan assumes
command of all the troops on the PotO-
mac.
Private advices from Kentucky, state
that the Union men are rapidly receiving
arms and organizing. -Four or five regi-
ments are ready, and it is believed that
in a few days 10000 loyal citizens Of
Kentucky and Eastern Tennessee will be
in line from which hundreds of fugitives
are prepared TO fight their way back.
G~allapolis, Ohio, Aug. D.
A skirmish took place, on the 10Th
inst, at Hawks Nest, 8 miles beyond
Ganly. The rebels, 400 strong, ad-
vances to where the llth Ohio had
erected a barracks, and were driven back
with a loss of so killed and a considera-
bic. number wounded and taken prisoners.
Our loss, none killed, two slightly wound
ed and one missing. Our forces captured
quite a number of horses and equipments.
Cincinnati, August %.
Private dispatches says that the Ten
n~esseeans seized at Paduca to-day the
Evansville and Paduca mail boat, anC
took her cargo up the Tennessee river.
Private information from Gen Banks
column, says he has advanced TO Winches
ter, and took possession, Notwithstanding
the opposition Of 1000.
WAsHINGToN, Aug 25, 1851.
The rebels in the vicinity of Taylor
Tavern, about FIVE miles from Fort Cor
coran, took fright last night, and FREQ
five rounds of artillery at an lmaginarl
foe.
Seven wagon loads Of -four were seiz
ed this morning on their way to Virginia
Two prisoners escaped from Rich
mond, have arrived here one is Captain
DeGolyer Of the Fourth MiChiga, who
state that the rebel loss at Bull Run wa.
greater than ours.
A collision occurred recently at Nor
folk between an Alabama and a Virgin
la regiment, in which five or six werI
killed.
The Postmaster General has issue,
the following order.
The President Of the. United States di
reefs that his proclamation of the l6tl
INST, interdicting commercial intercoursi
with the South, be applied to correspon
dence. Therefore officers and agents o
the Post Office Department will. withou
further instructions loose no time in put
ting an end to written intercourse wit
those States by causing the arrest Of an,
express agent, or any other persons VIII
shall, after this order, receive letters 70
transmission to or from said States, an
will seize such letters and FORWARD ther
10 this Department. III. BLAIR,
Post Master General.
1t is stated on good authority, that th
Federal force in Western Virginia
sufficient TO sustoin the policy of the gov
eminent in that quarter.
A detachment Of the Federal cavalr
and infantry explored the road toward
Leesburg, Virginia. for a distance of l
miles, and captured two or three secei
s~ionists.
Senator Johnson declares hat he WI
not return to Tennessee, unless he al
companies a Union army.
S. S. Williams who has Just been az
pointed Paymaster in the army, Is a vi
gilman by birth, and was recently throw
into Jail at Richmond by order of Go
Letcher, on account Of bis Union sent
ments.
At a meeting of the Police Board, he
last night, Mayor Berrett was expellt
by a unanimous vote, for refusing to tax
the oath.
The State Department has issued Il
following explanatory notice:
The regulations Of this DEPARTING,
of the 18th inst. on the subject of pas
ports, was principally intended to chez
the communication of disloyal person
with Europe. Consequently passpor
viii not be required by ordinary trave
ers on the lines of railroads from the [
S., which enter the British possession
IL, however, on any special case the ira
SIT. of a person should be objected to
the agents of this government on Il
border, the agent viii cause such persc
to be detained until communication ca
be had with this Department in regal
10 the case"