Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-09-20
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIRGINIA..


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Washington, Sept 13.--The following is
Gen. Rosencrans' official report:
Camp Scott, Sept. IL. p M.-Col f. A..
Towscnd We yesterday marched seven
teen and a-half miles and reached the in
trenched position in front of Carriere Ferry,
driving his advanced out-posts and pickets
before us. We found him occupying a
strongly intrenched position, covered by a
forest too denscto admit its being seen at a
distsnH Of three hundred yards. His force
was fiye regiments besides the one driven in
t.thrse o,clocks We began a strong recon-
noisancc, which proceeded to such length
TINT We were about to assault the position on
INK and front, when night coming on, our
troops being exhausted, drew them out of
The nod and posted them in the order OF
battle behind ridges in front of the cneiny's
Position, where they rested on their arms till
lnoTbjpg. Shortly afterwards a runaway
contfnband came in and reported the enemy
had crossed the Ganley during the night by
ssncans Of the ferry and bridge which they
completed. Col. Wing was ordered to take
possession Of the camp, which Ire did at about
seven o'clock, capturing few prisoners, two
stand colors and considerable aquantityeSf
arms, With quartermaster's stores missing
and camp equipage. The enemy have des-
troyed the bridge across tho Gauley, which
here rushes through deep gorge, and. our
troops being still much fatigued and hay
ing no materials for Immediately replacing
the bridge, it was thought prudent to encamp
the. troops and occupy the ferry and captured
camp, sending a few rifed cannon shots after
the enemy to produce a moral effect. Our
loss will probably amount to twenty killed
and about one hundred wounded. The
cncmys loss has not been ascertained, but
from reports it must have deem considerable
Signed W. s. ROsENCRANS.
i; f,,,.i,ft A BATTLE AT HAND. are.3 slu.
.,f Washington, Sept. 15.--There were rebcl
demonstrations last night all along our whole
line from Alexandria to Point of Rocks
where loud cheering from masses of men
wis heard 80 5t lsEt1ost ,15a..2 ss~
Il This caused general alarm, and all ous
troops ordercdito stand to their arms. Om
troops slept on their arms last night. ~.
Balloon accommodating o-day shows that the
body of rebels which advanced last night has
fallen back behind Munson's Hill, and that
the main body of the rebel army has faller
back to Manassas and are now encamped.-
There are various surmises as to their move
ments. The general belief is that they in
tend giving battle somewhere on our lines
within 4S hours. af1a E5- @2
"A naval officer from Fort Monroe says ar
attack is expected on Newport News imme:
diately. Several war vessels have gone there
to assist in the defence. Commodore Porter
is assigned important duty Oh the Mississip
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Lal5G ANOTHER NAVAL EXPEDITION
New Fork. Sept. 16.-The Tribune o.
this morning makes the following statement
We commit no improperly in announcing
that the preparations for two Important
movements against the Southern coast arr
rapidly going forward, SO that the expcdi
ton will be ready to sail in very few weeks
In one of them the land forces will probably
be under Gen. Butler, and the other under
Brig Gen. Sherman, who is now in com
mand of an important camp, We believe
that the number of troops Of the two expcdi
tions will be about 10000. naE' .. a.sa
-fl-s# ''z'F MISSOURI. "l'a. ' t
st Louis, Aug. 14.-Advices from North
west Missouri state that since the withdraw
al Of the Federal troops from st. Joseph, tn,
sccessionists of that region are arming again
Some 1000 are concentrated in Andrew
county, under Major Potter, and about Tho
some number of Unionists under Coils. era
ven and Andrews, are stationed in the sam,
region, and both are preparing for a battle
which is shortly expected. ...a ~.
Tom Harris, with 900 men, crossed tht
Missouri river at Arrow Creek on Thursday
last, bound for Prices army
Six hundred secessionists nnder Col. Hull
were marching toward Glasgow on Wednes
day, to cross the river and join Martin
Green. ...... t...
The repel camp at Dick Creek, in Monroe
county, was broken up by the Federals or
Sunday last, and it is reported that 800 rebels
were captured. Another rebel camp was
broken up at Spencerburg, Pike county, OF
Monday, and sixteen taken prisoners.
Jefferson City, Sept 1.-THE stcame'
Sioux City, just arrived from above, brings
the intelligence that the fight at Boonville
yesterday morning, terminated in victory
to the Home Guards, under Major Eppstcin
who held their entertainments The rebels
one Thousand strong, Were driven back and
were in the ncighborhood of Boonville when
the Sioux City passed. The Home Guards
iOSC one iiNll killSt tflu AOuI "ouiluS'-> III
rebels lost twelve killed and thirty wounded
Among the rebels killed were Col. Brown
and Capt. Brown. '"
"A small detachment of Federal troops on
the Sioux City had ain engagement with
Green's force at Glasgow, of half an hours
duration, when battery of three guns open.
elton the boat and they retired without loss
Nonnd City, Kansas, Sept. 13.--Reliable
information has just arrived That rebel force
1000 strong, made an attack last night on
Fort Scott They were however repulscd
with considerable loss. Our loss is one man
killed and one slightly wounded. The rob.
els succeeded in driving off some 20 or sc
Government mules that were feeding some
two miles from the Fort. A general battle
will be fought soon, unless the rebels shall
retreat. -" .r
IOWA THIRD AT ST. JOSEPH
ST. Joseph, Sept. ia correspondent Of
the s>St Louis Republican furnishes the fol
lowing items:
The Railroad bridge over Little Platte riv.
CT is not yet repaired. This does not inter.
rrupt travel, however, passengers, mails and