The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-08-28
Washington News.


Loss Of Georgia Regiment at Manassas
Stampede among the Rebel. Force oppo-
site Washington, de-, DEC.
New York. Aug. PA letter from Sa.
vannah says the Ogethorpe Regiment, Of
Georgia, lost SIT men at the battle of Maras.
sas.
The Brooklyn Eagle has abandoned the
cause of secession.
From Washington the line of the Alexan.
dria & Loudon Railroad is dotted with Reb.
Ell camps. At Lcesburg there are 5000 in
fantry and six cannon. Still further on, four
miles beyond, are $500 infantry. There
are also 1000 cavalry in Loudon county
The Potomac, however, remains too high to
be forded, even by cavalry, to whose saddles
the water covers.
1t appears that the withdrawal Of the Reb.
els from Fairf'x Court House was regular
stampede. Two scouting parties of the ene-
my mistook each other f national troops,
attacked each other, sharply fought and
rapidly fled after firing few rounds, car.
rying the news that Mcclellan and all his
army were in pursuit. The consequence OF
tie intelligence was hasty flight by the
Rebels who droppol their sick along the
road.
The Government has reliable information
that quarrel has broken out among the
leading Traitors of the Confederacy, that
promises to be disastrous. The Toombs' bel.
ligerents and the Virginans and North Car.
olinans on the one side and Davis, Wigfall
and the cxtensionists of South Carolina on
the other The complaint among the disaf
fected is that Davis is making rather fast to
the legitimate results Of treason--the abne.
cation of State and individual rights.
|, d. p. De Witt, of Orange county, New
York, has been appointed Major in one OF
the Regiments composing General Cooper's
Marylan,, Brigade.
General Hunter has been ordered to the
command Of the Illinois volunteers. His pres
cnt head quarters will be Chicago. The fol.
lowing will form portion of his staff:
Quartermastcr, X w. Shaffer; Commits
sary, John W. Turner. Aids, S. w. Stock
ton and f. w. Smith.
The Attorney General has declared that
Mayor Barritt must take the oath Of allegi-
ance. This VIII put his contumacy to the
test
Two or three Secessionists were captured
yesterday on the Leesburg road.
Senator Andrew Johnson expects to head
an army when he returns to Tennessee. The
administration will do its utmost to sustain
the Union cause in that State.
The rumor that Gen. Banks had entered
Winchester is false. lie is not in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.--It is stated on
good authority that the Federal force in
Western Virginia is sufficient to sustain the
policy the Government in that quarter.
A detachment of Federal Cavalry and In.
fantry yesterday explored the road towards
Leesburg, Va, for the distance of 8 miles
and captured two or three rebels.
Senator johnson declares that he will not
return to Tennessee unless he accompanies
Union army.
S. S. Williams, who has just been appoin-
ted Paymaster in the Army, is yirginian
by birth and was recently thrown into Jail at
Richmond by order of Governor Letchcr on
account of his Union sentiments.
At meeting of the Police Board held
last night Major Bennett was expelled by a
unanimous vote for refusing to take the
oath.