The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-09-10
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sfsMbERnos THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Raa ha JAMES GAMBLE, cf coslocton. . ~.
-, , FOR coNGREss,
5OsEPH1W. WHITE, ef Guernsey Co.
IA Week of Exciting Events.
THE past has beea a week Of in
tensel y exciting and important events.
With the suddenness of a thunder-clap, |
thu rebel army recently at Richmond, |
hhsntae its appearance in full force |
vt various points in front Of Washing |
toa. Commencing with Wednesday
week, q large portion Of the rebel for,
Cas-, moving by a circuitous route, dash
ed unexpectedly upon Manassas, Bull
Run, and other points, ia the rear of
Popo's army and within 80 miles of
Washington. On the following Fri
day. great battle was fought on the
old Bull Ran battle field, and from
that time down to our last advices
bloody engagements, with varying re-
suits, have transpired almost daily
La several Of these, the slaughter on
other side, has been terrible, and the
loss of officers unprecedented. A dis
patch froms Washington, dated 3rd
September, says that our whole forces
abandoncd Gcnterville on Wednesday
morning, and massel this side Of Fair
fax Court House. At noon it again
marched, and by evening was in sight
of Manson's Hill IL miles from Wash
inston, the rebel cavalry following at
tae usual distance but making no at
tack. The rebel army is estimated by
none to be less $50, 900, whilst other
accounts represent 1t as high as 3oo,>
010. Lee is in command, with Jack
son and others as Generals of divisions.
Tle troops have since fell back to
their old entertainments near Wash
ingtop, and Mcclellan has been pla-
ced in chief command. a-sa-s
Whilst these exciting events have
been transpiring ON the Potomac, the
West has been startled by a fornida-
BE rebel army marching from Tennes-
see into the very heart of Kentucky,
destroyed the Uuion army at Rich
mond, capturing the city Of Lexington,
causing the state capitalize be removed
from Frankfortto Louisville, and arou>
sing intense alarm for the safety OF
Cincinnati and the border counties of
Ohio. The rebel army is under COM
mand of Gen. E. Kirby Smith, for
merly Of the U. S. Army, and is va
riously. reported to have numbered from
twenty to forty thousand on leaving
Tennessee. Since then it is believed
to have been increased by the access
SION of large numbers of Kentuckians.
Ga bosrins Of the dsfeat Of our forces
a. Richmond, kentucky, on Saturday
week. Major General Ii. G. Wright,
the nsw connsnder Of the DepartA
mentof the Ohio, Immediately repair
ed from Cincinnati to lexington. AS
certainias on his arrival at the latter
city, the Formidable character of the
enemy forces, herd determined to forth
with evacaate Lexington, concentrate
all his available forces at Louisville,
and place Gen. Lew Wallace in COM
man | Of The, cities Of Cincinnati, New
port and Covington. A dispatch to
this effect met Wallace at Paris, then
on his way to Lexington, He at once
returned to Cincinnati, reaching there
thesame night Sunday at 10 o'clock
lie Forthwith put the three cities unde,
Martial Law, and requiredaH business
establishments to be closed on Monday
at9 o'clock, and all male inhabitant
ft'fr military. duty oraiother labor, to
meet at 10 o'clock IN their respectiv,
wards, enroll their names, and organ.
ize BY companies. This order wa
obcyed with promptness and cordiality
and since Tuesday Of last week, th.
whole male population Of Cincinnati
have been, busy either at drill. on il
aiding With spade, axe. and shovel i
digging rife pitsand derecting entrench
ments on the adjacent Kentucky hill
that overlook the city, The Goyerno
issued 4 proclamation stating that q
citizen companies that could arm them
selves and be III Cincinnati against th
5sh,, wauld be received, il the tempe
rsry service of the State. Large nun
bers turned out In obedience TO ath
can, and d large army now stand read,
to defend the Queen city 6f the SVes'
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