Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.

Letters OF the lctn anu lOIn lnbt from nunLS
Vile, Alabama, state that there had been Q
terrific storm, which did much damage to the
camps. In consequence Of the operations of q
few squads Of guerrillas, between Huntsville
and Nashville, General BULLS grand army
had been reduced TO half Fltiona. General
ROUSSEAU had taken command Of the Third
Division, lately commanded by General MITCH
ELL.
An order has been issued by the President
appointing General HALLEcK General-ln Chiel
of all the land forces Of the United States.
Special dispatches announce the escape oi
MoRGAN through the mountains into Tennessee
Governor MoRToN, of Indiana, sent one
Thousand men TO Henderson, Kentucky, who
arrived there on the morning Of the 23d ins.
A gunbost also vent up the river at the same
time to protect the Union residents.
The rebels, initiating the action of our Gov
ernment. have discharged uncondl.ionslly the
Surgeons and Chsplsins taken prisoner during
the war.
Reports from the RappshannOck are to the
effect that loyal men and these who have
taken the oath of allegiance, are greatly dis
tressed by parties Of guerrillas who scOur the
Country and impress citizens into the rebel
service. They are in such fear that they
sleep in boats in the river at night, to avoid
arrest.
Senator jim LANE left Washington for Kan
sas on Saturday last, with commission 10 raise
troops "without regard to color." He thinks
be can raise two regiments of black men and
one Of white men within fortnight Its un-
derstood that the negro regiments are to be first
raised.
The President has issued bic proclamation in
conformity with the sixth section of the Confs-
cation Act, warning oil persons to cease psrtic-
ipation with the rebellion under penalty of the
forfeisures prescribed in the act
The telegraph informs as that the official pa
pers from Washington sanctoning an exchange
of prisoners have been sent to General Dix. An
exchange is, therefore. a fixed fact. The rebels
ClhlLu W uhNo hu cAcCub VI ttuM Ctkub W teu
thousand whom they propose to parol
A powerful military force, consisting Of por-
tions of the corps commanded by Generals
Curtis and SHERMAN, has been dispatched 90
take part in the siege of Vicksburg.
Generals HALLEcK and BURNSIDE returned from
the Peninsula to Washington on Sunday last
II was announced that General PORE would
take the field on Monday last.
The boldness of the rebels in General BUELL'l
department Is extending oil along his lines. Al
last accounts band Of cavalry had made 0
dash into Florence, destroyed large amount Of
Government stores, burned steamboat and
made prisOners Of tquad Of KENNETr's cayal-
ry. They had also destroyed stores and depotI
at other places. The rebels also captured and
destroyed . wagon train, between Pittsbpra
Landing and Corinth.
The nine and twelve months volunteers rails
ed under the proclamation Of Gov. CURTIN, Of
Pa will be mustered into the United States
service for those periods.
General SHERMAN has arrived In Memphis and
assumed the command Of the city.
The 10Th Ohio, guarding the Memphis and
Charleston RAiIroSd between Decatur and Cort.
land. were attacked on the 26ih inst, by a large
guerrilla force under srURss and WARp, and
thirty or forty Of our men killed.
A rebel force Of sixty thousand has lately
been concentrated at 0oEdonsviIle, and there
are rumors that Il is now advancing from thai
point. The belief Is entertained that an at
tempt will be made on either Maryland q