Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
NEWS OF TN WEEK.

The Mobileians have evidently deter
termined to die in the :. last ditch y as
they have dug 4 large ditch all around
the city. Its inner bank is defended by
batteries, b~reastworks. sc. Some of our
folks think the rebels have only built for
themselves a prison, from which they
Will not be able to escape. if the city IS
once invested by u gunboats.
Humphrey Marshall has resigned his
Brlgadler Generals commission in the
Confederate service.
Mr.. Whidden, q respectable New Hamp-
shire lawyer, has been confirmed rs Com
missioner to Hayti, although. on account
OF the health Of his wife, lie would have
much preferred to be ConsuI-G General of
the United States for Canada. As the
more jealous anti-SllYery men wouIdLaye
preferred to have one of their school at
uayti, they persuaded Nh. Giddings to
consent to a swap" of positions with Mr..
Whidden, but Secretary Seward withheld
his consent.
The Grand Jury in the United States
Court, III session at Cleveland, has found
a true bill OF Indictment against Albert
w. Kinds of Toledo, for embezzling mu-
nitions Of war. Kinds is accused of steal
ing and sending home stores sent to the
soldier by their friends, while he was act
ing as Hospital Steward in the army.
We learn from Nashville. that Colonel
owen OF the SiXtieth Indiana, surprised
and cut to pieces five hundred guerrillas,
above huntsville, KY, about IL O'Clock
on Saturday night. The Nashville Union
has other excellent news which it with
holds for the present, but it adds that our
plans are all that can be desired.
The Sixth Ohio Cavalry, while passing
through Luray, Va, on Sunday, the 18th
inst, were attacked by Ashby's cavalry,
seconded by the citizens. The assailant,
were, however, beaten off with consider.
able loss i'll killed and prisoners, our men
escaping nearly Unscathed.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette says that the recent
reports that a general exchange of prison.
ers had been agreed upon, are entirely
false. Nothing, however, now prevents
an exchange except the demand of Ken.
tuckians that Buckner shall not be given
up on any terms, and the rebels refuse
10 consent to an exchange to which there
shall be exceptions.
Nashville dates of the 10Th report that
the rebels have fallen back from Murfrees
boro' toward McMinnville, about 1000 in
all. The captured officers were taken
along and the privates paroled. Our los,
was 80 killed and 90 wounded; and the
loss of the rebels about 80 killed and 100
wounded. The citizens buried the dead
left by the rebels, and take good care Of
the wounded. According to late accounts
no danger was apprehended to Nashville
Reinforcements were arriving. and the
citizens were actively enlisting as Home
Guards.
The Richmond, Va, Dispatch, of JULY
IL, contains the following:
MOBILE, July l0th.-A special dispatch
to the Advertiser, dated Jackson to-day,
says the enemy is throwing occasional
shells into Vicksburg. The crops are
suffering for rain. There is no truth in
the report that 1900 Yankees were cap.
tured at Baton Rouge. a dispatch from
Augusta confirms the fact that the rebel.
had taken possession of Baton Rouge
The Jackson MissisSipian of the 5th saws,
last Saturday morning Butler visited Ba-
ton Rouge and made several arrests fol-
trivial causes.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July l0.-Special dispatch
to the Savannah Republican, dated Mobile
9th, says a passenger from New Orleans
reports that a Maine Regiment mutined
on being ordered to Nicksburg, and two
men were shot before the disturbance was
quelled.
Texan guerrillas.are lowering about
New Orleans.
The British armed vessels omitted the
usual compliments on the 4th of July.
GRENADA. July l0.-Passengers from
Memphis last night say intelligence was
received there Monday last that Gen.
Hindman had captured Curtis in Arkan-
sas with G0O0 prisoners. Col. Fitch. be-
ing unable to reach Curtis with reinforce
ments, returned to Memphis with his com
mand on Sunday.
\ Washington dispatch of the 18th,
says: We have advices from Warrenton
to-day. The news Just received that Gen.
Hatch occupied Gordonsville has created
great CONSERVATION among the leading
rebels in Warrenton. who had not the
least idea that Gen. Pope would reach
that point without a great battle; indeed
many of them said it would be held Mt all
hazards, and no Yankee army would ever
be permitted to take it.
A dispatch dated Corinth, July IS, says
Gen. Halleck has given up his command
of the Army of the Southwest. His
reasons therefor are not given in the dis
patch. II is, however, stated in aro her
quarter, that he is to be located at Wash
ington, and have some supervision of our
armies.
News came on Saturday last that the
rebels had crossed the Ohio river, near
Henderson, KY, and entered the town OF
Newburgh, Indiana, capturing go sick
soldiers in hospital there.