Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-08-02
Tuesdays NEWS.


WAsuseroy, July 28.-4hc Potomac
. River below Washington can't be crossed by
r. bcls, as Secretary Welles has ordered a
powerful naritl furce 10 guard the river, The
tliYeF above. Washington to Harper,s Ferry
is equally secured by Union forces that line
The banks. The story that Gen. Zee intends
to cross tic Potomac betwcen this point and
Iiarpcrs Ferry cannot hc true, as Lee has no
desire to be saudwitchod between Mcclellan
and Banks. q r....r ..a
Reconnisance was made last night by a
large force of cavalry and infantry in tue di-
rection of FairfaX, a portion Of the party
proceeded as far as tie Court House and
found no sign of tIre enemy there or on the
route, except the mounted picket guard, which
retired at their approach. The withdrawal
Of the rebels from the vicinity in front Of onr
lines Of lortfcations adds strength to the rll-
NOR that their main body is proceeding TO-
ward Lccshurg and Edwards Ferry. 1t may
be probable, however, they have-by aid of the
railroad from Manassas despatched an over
whelming body to attack the Union army of
the Shenandoah, at Harper's Ferry and drive
il back across the Potomac.
KANSAS CRY, July 27.-Col. Weir, Cor;-
mandipg the y. S. Troops, arrived here this
evening. From him we have accounts of a
skirmsh with 500 mounted rebels at Hari-
sonville. Mo-, on the night OF the 25th, on The
hills surrounding the town. They were al.
tackled by Capt Williams with 30 men. Kill
ling six of the rebels and losing two Of his
own force. After the third round the enemy
fed precipitately, some of them throwing away
their guns.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Capt. Allery of
Mass, and two other Federal soldiers have
just arrived from Centrevill9. One was a
member of the list New Y Ycrk. and the otLcr
Orland Waindrof of the Wisconsin "a Regi-
ment They were prisoners at Sudley Church,
but escaped. Capt Allen says the rebels ad-
mitted the loss of 500 killed in. the battle
of Sunday. The rebels haze COO of our men
prisoners, but they are well treated.
The rebels refuse to bury the bodies Of the
Houaves, and any one with red shirts or pants
of Zouave cut, fares badly at their hands.
Col. Wood, of the Brooklyn Regiment,
prisoner at Richmond is badly wounded in
the leg. 1t is thought he would recover. Col.
Slocum had died aiterward.
The captured United States Surgeons are |
employed in attending wounded soldiers. The
enemy claim to have forty.two Federal officers
and twelve medica! men among them prison
ers. ...
The most trustworthy accounts which have
been received here from Manassas Junction,
place the whole rebel force which was con
centrated at that point on Sunday at from
$4,000 to 10000 men, 10000 Of whom took
part in the battle,
FORTRESS Monroe, July 2S.-The Odd
Fellows Hall, Jail and four other buildings in
Hampton were yesterday burned by our
troops, in apprehension OF an attack by the
seeessionists. Our troops were entirely with
Drawn last night. Max Weber pow occupies
Col. Duryea's former quarters. Part of the
Hampton bridge has been destroyed to pre-
rent communication with this side of the
,reeks The place is not yet occupied by the !
Rebels. '
4 flag Of truce came into Newport News
o-day with a proposition giving our troops '
"A hours to leave, In case the place is not
.vacpatod, they will force US out. lie