The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-08-02

tdad. Thu, rebels, after sssseatjag- som,
. %, cart upl6 Maj1 Bry sbs, = IS i'm
! b reg,ml j. and tbirt "a thsl onl ssr}
fin the 6Sigh borhood 81 ih 81 dIeto3
WIN theI broke 10 coNfusiSh and testseret
in every direction. Major Brocht, pursuing
and firing upon them, killed and wounded
several, capturing their horses, arms, "a.
and taking ffsyprisopsrss Twenty orth,r.
" more were subsequently reported cap.
i tured. Our loss was three Homs 0usYds
wousded-o one fataly-and one Of Brocht's
severely.
jSsa.ss-re-.eae4asa- Bsssos, NJ, Jaly- H..
This State has raised her foil quota 81
troops undef tie late scsi. gfMsdy counties
have furnished surplus. IA 98gfstffY 4
IS HIS 81 .a.9 Boston, July 80. !
| The military prisoners % Fort Warren
will b4 taken South "a. morrow, and be ex
changed for fedsrN officers and soldiers BY
virtue of an agreement recently made smong
the tprisossis, Generals Bscknef; THeman,
McCalis ssk some 60 % To- sshecsof6cers.
The whole number, rank and file, is about
two hundred. " sse0 .gs4sa sft W
- Washington, July 90.
The rebel mail from Chattaaooga has
been captured. The letters we're found to
contain very valuable information.
Benoregsrd has resigned and gUue TO the
Springs in Alabama. - yx.,e-...4
Bragg IL /, vicksburg with 10000 men.
but the number of h9rses is lnadequate for
the use Of his army.
The letters seised were principally from
Tupelo, Mississippi, fifty miles South Of
Cor,nth. The writer's are anticipating al
curly RE- oceupstioni Of Tspnessees b., Dhe
the rebel f0rSea. ..ss, .-aea= --s9.
The rebels are reported to have evaca
ased Lebanon with the intention vt massing
their troops. At given POINT for sudden
dash on Nashville. .as 3: 3i@5s
Fort Monroe, July 20.
A mail boat has arrived from Harr,son's
Landing. sJAfhove oflso1s k:Od Vac bourly
expected with the army Yesterday. McClel-
Ian issued orders SSrs svsff nan to be ready
for pctlQna at y moment's pntice. It,is
thought that an attack by Jackson may be
expected. at any time. L. Is not known
whether he will sttack Pope; or MeC lrlIau'y
army. The prevailing opinion 10 the army
10 that an, immediate movement 10 to be
made, but it is impossible to know whore
to find Jackson, as the rebels say he takes
what men he wants, goes where be likes and
does what he chooses with them.
The Elm City he's jnss arrived from City
Point with about $50 Union prisoners, sick
and wannded, from Richmond. They left
about 400 at Richmond, who will be down
10 few days, which will close the list of
this class of prisoners. ea
Richmond papers of the 26tb have been
received, but contain no news Of imp0t.
lance. k&sE - . -
Washington, July 81.
Disp atches from New Orleans to the
State Department announced the appear
ance Of an immense French feet 10 the VI.
cinity of New Orleans. Secretary Seward
imm ediatcly v fOte TO the French Govern
ment protesting against the presence Of the |
feet. Seward gave as reason for bis pro- |
test that the Mexican expedition being Of
too little consequences to justify the sending
Of such tremendous armament in Ameri-
can waters. The American Government
could not help thinking that 1t was destined
to act against the United States, and conse-
quently asked an exclamation.
-,tr -, ssgs ss,s Washington, July 81.
The Mount Washington arrived at the |
Navy yard this morning. On her way, up
she saw quite an unusual number of email
boats on the Bay, which Capt. Germaine
thinks are in the employ Of the rebels, and
he is of the opinion that the eecessionists
IN constant communicatlon with each other
- mn
sss3s asal sara Washington, August l.
The War Department bias is ued an order
relative to the absence Of Office and pr
Yates from duty, which announces that on
the 18th inst, all furlonghs and leaves OF
absence unless given by the Department,
be absolute annulled; and that all officers
and priva,es absent from duty on the 18th
be dismissed from the service, or treated
as deserters. The order authorizes United
States Marshals, Mayors, Chiefs Of Police,
Sher,ffs, Post Masters! and justices Of the
Peace to arrest all officers and privates abb
sent from their commands without just
cause. q astsat s.tq's4zsS si5ssfA ser
,s1sssss New York, August 1. Il
Orders have Unexpectedly been received
at the Brookiin Navy Yard to put two Uni-
ted States vessels in commission at once.l
Accordingly the brig cambridge and the
steamer Vixen were commissioned.
It is SAID that The new Ironsides, an IRON
clad frigate, now almost finished at Phila- |
delphia, is to begcommissioned asd sent to
sea under sealed orders. Allof. her officers
have been ordered 70 report as opce.s rssI
Henceforth no uDaturalised cit,seB j. to
be employed many Navy Yard 10 the Uni
ted States. This order is aimed at . large
class Of sforeigners obtaining situations 10
the Government Navy Yards, but demand
exemption. or other protection, If military
service II demanded. 4i
The Tribune's Washington .Correepon-
dent says the news from Indiana, Vermont,
Maine Massachusetts and New Jersey, is
particularly e6coersgiDg. Es7ra
New York, August l.
The Tribune's W ashing pendent
thinks that no system of drafting by the
general Government will be adopted, hut
every Gov ernor who asks for it will receive
the necessary authority.
fs Washington, August 1.
e Maj. II. A. Goldsborough, appointed col
lect"e a. Washington, sails from New York
to-day, with commissions for Collectors
and Assessofs on the Pacific coast. go
a,'s salesA Washington, Auenst /.
b. The preliminary arrangements were made
last night by number Of prominent gen-
slemen, with Senator Pomeroy as Chair