Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-08-16

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laIsrtans froa Engiand. go ae rril.
las IN Missouri.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 8.
The War Department has ordered, LIST,
BY the direction Of the President, that no
citizen liable 10 draft into military service
shall be allowed to 60 10 u foreign countrv
All Marshals and Military rfllcers are d..
rec,ed, and al police authorities, especial.
ly At points in tho United State. on the
seaboard and frontier, ore authorized and
directed to arrest and detsin any person
or persons about to depart from the United
States in violation Of th,s order %, Any
person liable IL draft, who shalt sbsen.
himself from his country or State before
such draft is made will te arrested where.
ever found within the jurisdiction Of The
United States, and conveyed to the near.
est military post or tepot, and placed on
military duty tor the term OF the draft
3D.. The writ Of habeas corpus is hereby
suspended in respect to all persons 30 a..
rested and detained. aud in respect 10 sil
persons arrested for disloysl practices.
The War Department, has issued an or.
der to U. S. Marshs's and Chiefs Of Police,
TO arrest and imprison any person, who in
any way attempts to discourage enlist.
ments such persona u be tried by militia.
| ~ commission.
From intelligence received At he War
Department, i, has beeu nscertainsd that
80. 600 western troops. Of the new levy,
will be ready to 20 into the field next week.
ST. LOUIS. Aug 9.
| Missouri River steamboat navigation is
suspended for tie present above Jefferson
City, in consequence Of guerrilla inter.
ruption. 1t will probably be resumed in
. few days.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.
The meeting of those interested in the
building Of a Pacific Railroad, which WAS
called for the first Tuesday in September,
in this city, promises 10 be Of great inter.
est, and largely attended. A large nun
Der Of prominent managers of different
railroads have signiGed their intention TO
be present The entire board Of directors
Of the American and L. s Express Com.
pany have already secured accommoda.
| tons during the session of the convention
New YoHK, Aug g.
Brunside's army is in camp at Freder.
icksburg. ready for movement
A letter to the Times, dated the 9th,
from Popes army, reports McDowell's
command at Cu.pepper, and Banks at
WoodviIle. Banks will probably be be-
yond Cuipepper by the It'll.
A dispatch from Woodville dated the
7sh reports sigers corps moving from
there
There we're rumors in Washington yes.
terday Of heavy fighting at Gordonsville
hut not fully credited, though no, impro5
able.
! A letter to the Timas from the army Of
the Potomac, dated the 7tb, says import.
ant Inducements nr1 progressing on the
south side Of James river, but Of such
! character as not to ADM, Of disclosure at
present
LEXINGTON, Mo-, Aug IL.
independence Was attached yesterday
| By fifteen hundred rebels under Hughes
and Quahtrell After -four hours severe
sighting the Federals surrendered. Tweu.
iorcemen,s which were sent from here las,
night to assist our troops at Independence,
have returned. There is great excitemen ut
everybody is preparing for the conflict,
Wasnr>Gros, Aug. IL.
The Pete, sburg Express OF the Sab,
/ says: A dispatch from Van born 10 Sec.
rotary Mallory states that the steam ram
Arkansas has been destroyed. She left
Vicksbnrg on Monday to co operate in
an attack on Baton Rouge. After passing
Bayou Sara, her machinery became disa
bled, and while her crew we're attempting
to repair it, several Of the enemys gun.
| boats attacked her. Alter a gallant re.
sis,ance she was abandoned and blown
up. Her crew and officers escaped.
ST. JOINS, Aug 9.
The steamer Scotia, from Liverpool -.
Queenstown 81, has arrived. Arch Bish.
op Hughes was passenger InIepen-
dence Belize asserts tina, France, Prussia
aud Erga are negotiating for media,
ton with Americn that the two former
made propositions TO England but have
not received a final reply. Earl Russell
justiies the rgor Of the Federal cruisers
of the bahamas. The rumor is, that
England sent special envoy to Washing.
ton to urge the Presiden, 70 take initin.
tive steps towards peace il be wishes TO
! avoid offers OF mediation.
WAsnlNGroS, Aug. IL.
A dispatch from the headquarters Of
the Army Of Virginia, six miles beyoad
Culpeppcr, dated the l0,h, says n battle
was fought yesterday between Banks and
Stone wall Jackson. Gen. Bayard. Of
McDowelrs corps, with his cavalry brig
ade, had been engaged the day before in
| the extreme advance, near Rapiisn river,
skirmishing, mannuveriag, taking some
prisoners, and ending With eight loss,
and in battling the efforts Of large rebel
| force to surround and cut them oG. fe>ter.
day he WA engaged some hours, and with
four regim ats Of cavalry delayed the Ell.
emys advance until banks came up. The
rebels under Jackson end Ewall had
crossed the Rapilan in force their sd.
vance, fifteen thousand strong, was at.
tackled by Banks in the afternoon, q miles
south Of Culpepper. The fight was almost
wholly with artillery u 6ras, but ,hs in.
fantry became engaged about six o'clock.
and detesmined and bloody contcs. en-
sued. Banks right wing, under General
Williams. suffered severely. The rebels
position was in the woods, while the troops
which attacked them wsrs 0blighsd to
clOss over an open country. II was not