The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-07-11

Everything indicates that the hour
of marching is not far distant. The
2sth Brooklyn Regiment has received
orders to occupy all the entrench-
ments on the Potomac, except those at
Alexandria, the regiments now occupy
ing them having orders to move for
ward.
"The following dispatch has been
received here:
"Martins6ury, July 4th, A p NJ
We have intelligence here that General
Johnson seems disposed to make a
stand at last. He is directly in front of
Gen. Patterson's army, seven miles off
only. His command consists of Is 900
men, of which 600 are cavalry. Gen.
Patterson must get up with him by
sunrise tomorrow morning, unless he
moves off again. Burnside's Rhode
Island battery has joined Gen. Patter-
son."
General order No. 40 constitutes
the State of Illinois and the States and
Territories West of the Mississippi
river and this side of the Rocky Noun
tains, including New Mexico, separate
military command, to be known as the
Western Department, under command
of Major General Fremont, u. S. A.,
with its headquarters at st. Louis.
1T is believed that Gen. Scott will
take the field when the army advances.
"The Secretary of the Navy sugges-
ted to the War Department to-day the
propriety of sending force down the
river to take and hold Matthias Point.
He was told to wait two or three days.
This was understood to mean that
within that space Of time the enemy
would have other work to do, which
will take of his attention from the
Potomac, and compel him to draw in
his advance corps"
BUCKHANNoN, Va, Sunday, July Z.
Forty-five men, belonging to the
third Ohio regiment, under Capt. Law
son, while on a scouting expedition
last night, fell in with an ambuscade of
several hundred at Middle Fork bridge,
twelve miles east, and were surrounded.
After desperate fight they cut their
way through, loosing one killed and
having five wounded. The enemy lost
some twenty killed, and FIVE dead
bodies were found to-day. Col. Me-
Cook, with the Fourth and Fifth Ohio
regiments, and Tenth Indiana, under
Col. Morrow, with Loomis' battery, and
BurdsalPs company of cavalry moved
on and took possession of the bridge
early this morning.
Gen. Morris advanced from Philippe
to within one mile and half of Laurel
Hill.
Ex- Congressman Garnett is in com.
mand of the rebel forces there.
Gen. Nc Clellan, with a large force
moves towards Beverly early to. morrow
morning.
BALTIMORE, July Z.
1t is ramored here that there has
been a battle between johnson and
Patterson. Johnson defeated with 3
loss of 2,7O0 killed and wounded. The
rumor can't be traced reliably. About
J $500 Marylanders and Batimoreans
are with Johnson. Intense anxiety pre-
walls to learn the result.
Hon. Henry May left for Richmond
it is said by invitation of jeff Davis
and is accompanied by two federalists
NEW York, July s.
The Iribune's special says: Gin
, formation was received to-day from
? Matthias Point. The Pocahontas lie,
, off there and will lombard the rebels
the moment they appear to mount guns
on the Notifications which are erected.
/ GA report in the city is traced to
: tolerably authentic source that Gen
Johnson attacked Gen. Patterson a
, Martinsburg, and was repulsed with
loss of 1000 men, killed and prisoners
We give this rumor for what it is worth
$ ALEXANDRIA, July s.
In the Martinsburg affair the gov
eminent was enormously telegraphed
e The dispatch should have read: 200
i of Jackson's force routed instead O
D l0.0 900.