The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-10-09
The News.y

considered doubtful whether Lee will
accept battle in his present position.
The entire area of country within the
rebel lines has been made a complete
desert.
An advance movement is in prog
ress at Fortress Monroe, which, it is
supposed. has Richmond for its object.
Gen. Morgan made the march from
Cumberland Gap to the Ohm River in
sixteen days. Great hardships were
experienced by the forces but they
bore up bravely under them, and
achieved success. He left Cnmber-
land Gap on the night of the l7ih of
September, the force of the rebel Gen.
Stephenson being at that time within
three miles of his front-that is to say,
south. He was apparently complete
Nv off from the Ohio by the forces of
Bragg. Kirby Smith, John Morgan
and Marshall. Gen. Morgan left the
Gap amid the explosion of mines and
magazines, lighted by the blaze of the
storehouses of the commissary and
quartermaster. All the guns at the
Gap were brought away except four
thirty pound PARROTS, which were too
heavy for transportation. The trun.
Mons were knocked off.
During the march northward onr
army was constantly enveloped by the
enemy's cavalry, at first by Stevenson's
men, and then hy John Fl. Morgan and
his gang. Onr Morgan maintained
the offensive throughout, and on one
occasion marched twenty four surces-
sive honrs Three nights in succession
the rebel Morgan's men were driven
from their snrper. The rebel Morgan
first assaulted the rear of our force. hut
changed his tactics, passing to the
front, and hlockading the roads and
destroying Subsistence. For a period
of three DAYS onr troops had no water
Int that found in stagnant pools, and
the anantitv Tins found was very small.
Humphrey Marshall was expected nv
the wav. Int declined to risk himself
in an effort to check the march Of onr
Cumberland army, which made a
march the most arduous and hazardous
of the war.
| A force of 10000 rebels on the Ar.
kansas line, are threatening to march
directly on ST. Louis. Gen. Schofeld
will probably have something to say in
the matter.
An officer of Garibaldi's army ten
ders from 1000 to 5000 troops to the
Union cause. They are fully equipped.
He asks the State of New York to en-
gage them.
The western gnnboat fleet has hpen
transferred from the War to the Navy
Department.
Gen. Butler has issued an order
compelling all persons, male or female.
over the age of IS, to take the oath of
allegiance by specified date, or suffer
imprisonment and confiscation of prop
erty.
The rebel conscript act has been de-
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Conrt of Georgia. The Grenada Ap.
peal saws that Nashville will be cap
tured shortly.
A Frederick dispatch to the N. Y.
Herald says: "Onr officers and men
who are SO unfortunate as to he taken
prisoners are, since the employment of
the Harper's Ferry prisoners in fight
ing Indians, compelled to take differ
ent parole, excluding them from serv-
ing the United States government in
any capacity whatever until ex-
changed"
Brigadier General Isaac p. Rodman
Of Rhode Island. who died near
IIagerstown on Monday night, Of
wounds received at the battle of An
tietam, was about 80 years of age. lie
organized company at the outbreak
of the rebellion, did good service at
the first battle of Bnll Run, was pro.
NOTED to he Lieutenant Colonel Of the
Fourth Rhode Island Regiment. and
f'r his gallantry and success at New.
bern was made a T}rigadier General.
lie took a very active part in Burn
side campaign on the Upper Potomac.
Hon. B. F. Hallett, who died at his
residence in Boston, on Tuesday, after
a protracted illness, was native of
Barnstable, and has been for many
years prominent and influential mem.
Der of the Suffolk bar Under Bnchan-
ans administration he held the office
ct United States District Attorney.
For many years he was regarded as