The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-07-29

city yesterday. Burroughs Albion
Mills" three stores, and block of five
buildings were consumed.
The property was valued at about
100000, and was but partially insured.
The mill had capacity for grinding $50
barrels Of flour per day, and at the pres.
ent junctare will prove serious loss to
its owners.
CINCINNATI, July 22.-Reports via
Marysville state that our cavalry had
overtaken MDrgan's band, on the road to
Owensvile, from Mt Sterling, and after
severe fight of an hour and a half,
Morgan's forces were completely scat
tered. The cannon and horses captured
by Morgan at Cynthiana, were re.taken.
Also large portion of the stolen proper.
| ty.
The rebels lost 25 in killed. The
Federal loss was 90 killed
WASHINGTON, July 22,
Executive Order.
First-It is ordered that military COM
manders within the States of Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and
Arkansas, in an orderly manner, seize
and use any property, real or personal,
which may be necessary or convenient
for their several commands for supplies
or for other military purposes, and that
while property may be destroyed for
proper military objects, none shall be
destroyed in wantonness or malice
Second-That military and naval
commanders shall employ as laborers,
within and from said States, so many
persons of African descent as can be ad-
vantageously used for military or naval
purposes, giving them reasonable wages
for their labor.
Thlrd-That as to both property and
persons of African descent, accounts
shall be kept sufficiently accurate and in
detail to show quantities and amounts,
and from whom both property and such
persons shall have come, as basis OF
such compensation as can be made in
proper cases, and the several departments
of this Government shall attend to and
perform their appropriate parts towards
the execution OF these orders.
By order Of the President.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
New YORK, July ga Newbern { n
i c. letter of the 9Th says Hamilton, N
c., was captured on the ninth by three
of our gunboats, the Commodore Perry,
Ceres and Shawshean, and a company of
Hawkins Zouaves, under Capt HON
mel. 1t was defended BY regiment OF
rebel cavalry, supp-rted by strong
force OF infantry and artillery, and reb
! ell fort which commanded the river.
! There were numerous masked batteries
along the river, as also Il rebel steamer
filed with sharpshooters.
While the gunboats attacked and dis
persed the men in the batteries, the Zou-
ayes advanced on the town, accompani-
ed by detachments from the guuboais.
The fort was taken by charge, and also
the town. The rebel steamer was cap
| tured by our gunboats, whose fire drove
her occupants overheard.
We had only one man killed, but quite
| a number wounded.
The victory is of importance, mas
much as it clears the way to Weldon.
1t is impossible to estimate the loss to
the enemy, who, it is said, left some
forty or fifty dead on the field.
WAsHISGToN, July 90, 1862. The
Navy Department o-day received the
following
CAIRO, VIA CHICAGO, June 2I.-The
rebel gunboat Arkansas, mounting twelve
rihed 60 Founders, come out of the va
zoo River on Tuesday. She encounter
ed first the Tyler, Carondelet, and ram
Lancaster. After running fire of ten
miles, the Carondelet closed with the
rebel, and both vessels grounded fight
ing side by side. The rebel being out
lie, succeeded in getting off. The Ty
Ter steamed ahead, maintaining run
ming fire until the fleet was reached.
Our transports being in range, prevent
ed an effective fire from our gunboats.
The Arkansas succeeded in getting to
Vicksburg, under shelter Of the batteries
there, to appearances much injured.
The total Union loss is twenty seven
killed and wounded those are
the engineer and pilot of the Tyler.
Commodore Farragul's entire fleet is be-
low Vicksburg. Slight damage was done
to our vessels.
(Signed) GEO. d. WISE,
Captain and A. Q. NJ,
New YORK, July GA Fortress
Monroe letter of the 20th states that
Beauregard is in command of 900
men on the south side of the James
River, between City Point and Rich
mond, TO cover the rebel forts.
BALTIMORE, July 22.-The following
is from the Richmond Examiner Of July
10:
Yesterday train Of ambulances con
veyed to the transports below Drury
Bluff, on the James River, under a flag
Of truce, between 700 and 500 wounded
Yankee prisoners, including a number Of
officers and surgeons, confined since
their capture in prison here. Several
federal surgeons volunteered to remain
to take care of their wounded, of whom
at least 1000 remained in prison.
WAsurNGroN, July 2G.-The Presi
dent issued brief proclamation, warn
ing all persons within the contemplation
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