Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-25
WAR NEWS.

las, MS still threatening Frankfort. On Tues
day evening last he left Midway, in Wocdferd
county, for Georgetown, where he encamped
being then but seventeen miles distant from
Frankfort. He is reported as having declared
1t TO be his purpose to visit both Lexington
and Frankfort. At the former place there
was a Federal force sufficient to defend the
town, but not equal to undertaking an often
sive movement. The Federal pickets on The
Georgetown road had fallen back, but a body
OF troops, with several pieces of ARTILLERY, il
is asserted, was advancing TO dispute Nor
gan further progress
There is exciting news from Harpers Ferry
1t was rumored yesterday that Federal pick
cts before Winchester had been driven in on
Tuesday night. The telegraph Office had been
removed in anticipation of an attack There
was also current IA still more startling report,
to the effect that Stonewall jackson with half
Of his army had returned to the Valley from
Richmond and was advancing on Winchester.
The Provost Marshal at Memphis, BY com
mand Of General Grant, has ordered the fam
lilies Of all persons in any way connected with
the military or civil service Of the Confederate
government TO depart South beyond the Fed
eral lines within five days from the date of
the order.
From Cairo we also learn through passen-
gers from Memphis, that General Sterling
Price, on Wednesday last, moved a battery
of artillery and forty forage Wagons across
the Mississippi, at Cypress Bayou, near Napo-
leon. Another battery was crossed on san
day evening, and squads of men from Pamela
Mississippi, were crossing in the same diec-
ton, with view, it is surmised, OF operating
against General Curtis.
1t was at one time decided by the Federal
authorities to send home to their respective
States the sick and wounded of the army of
the Potomac, but the project, which was in
process of being carried out has, on subse-
quent'refection, been abandoned 1t having
been found that the interest of the public ser
vice was injuriously affected by.lhe return Of
the wounded, or as the New y ork Herald ma
licously remarked, "by opening recruiting
Offices next door to hospitals - the War De-
partment has concluded to break up the hos
pitfalls in New ork Philadelphia and other
cities, and to establish, in lieu Of them hos
pitfalls within the limits Of the several military
departments. Hospital buildings, designed
tor the reception OF the sick and wounded of
the army OF the Potomac, are now, at the
suggestion Of the Surgeon General TO be
erected at Point Lookout, Craney Island aud
Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe
SATURDAY, July 19.-Later adviccs from
Helena, Arkansas, considerably modify the
previous statements in regard to the safety Of
General Curtis and the troops under his COM
mand. telegram, published day or two
ago, and purporting to come from Headquar-
tiers at Corinth, announced that General Cur
It's, with his command, numbering fourteen
thousand men, had succeeded in reaching
Helena, on the Mississippi river We now
learn that it was only the advance guard OF
Gurus, under General Washburne, that ar
rived at Helena ON the 18th inst, after maxi
ing forced march of siXtv-fye miles from
Clarendon, on the White river, in the ncredi-
bly, short time Of a day and night. What
number OF men constituted this advance guard
Is not mentioned, nor are we told where the
remainder of the army is. If, however, we
may give credeace to a telegram sent from
Grenada, Mississippi, on the 10Th inst. pub
lished IN the Richmond Dispatch Of the lIth
aud reproduced in the New ork Herah, the
mystery is solved ms it is there reported that
General Curtis, with six thousand men, had
been captured By the Couiedcrates. The ex-
traordlnary march Of General Washburne
with the advance guard, consisting probably
Of cavalry, would seem to give some color Of
plausibilIty TO the rumor
General Haleck hts issued an address to
the army in Tennessee, announcing his with
drawa from the command, and compliment
ing the troops for their gallantry and good
conduct The Washington correspondents Of
lock is 10 be invested with tue chief command
Of The armies Of the United States. 1t is all
legged that he will not take the field in per-
son, but will establish his headquarters at
Washington General Mcclellan, although
thus rendered subordinate to General lIallock,
will, it is understood, continue in command
Of the Army Of the Potomac; whilst General
Pope will retain the position TO which he has
recently been elevated as Commander o. the
Army Of the Shenandoah.
Later advces from the dotiila before Ycks-
burg represent that the bombardment at that
point has ceased The belief now is that no
impression can be made upon the Confederate
batteries, and that the capture Of the city is
impracticable until the arrival Of a military
force in sufficient strength TO justify an at
tack by land as well as by water There is
moreover, said 10 be great deal Of sickness
among the seamen Of the hcet. On one Of the
guaboats tweniy-eight out of a crew Of nine
/ iy-two were in the hospital.
A special telegram from Lexington, Ken
lucky, to the Cincinnati Gaze,te, states that
Morgan encamped close to Versailles, Ken
lucky, on Mouday evening last Ills men had
/ taken possession of large number Of yalua-
bic horses belonging to persons in that neigh
borhood ANOTHER band OF guerrilla, two
I hundred ia number, were wi.hfu six miles Of
/ Lexington, on Tuesday morning, and the
trains which left the latter city for Frankfort,
during the afternoon Of the same day was
compelled to return in consequence Of the
railway track Being torn up AZ Midway, ard
Of preparation having been made 10 blow up
{ the bridge IN the vicinity on the arrival Of
the train. The banks ut Lebanon, Danyillc,
Frankfort, and other inland towns have sent
their funds to louisville for safe keeping.
Two Of the religious weeklies, the Trae Pres-
JyitriaH aud the Bopha Rocorder have been
suppressed at Louisville, and several preach
ers are under arrest, among them the Rev q
stuar. Robinson, formerly Of this city.
According to the Washington Sur, q por-
ton Of the army under General Pope, entered
Gordonsvllc on Thursday afternoon, and do
stroyed III the railroad paraphernalia ~
that point" Orders have been issued by
General Pope, siuce lie has assumed command
! Of the army Of Virginia. that the troops shall
subsist as far as Is practicable, upon the
country 10 which ihcir operations are carried
On thar the cavalry shall move without
supply or baggage trains, unless specially di-
rccted in The order for the movement. A
third ORDER notifies the people Of the Val
ley Of the Shenandoah that they will be held
responsible for any injury done 70 the rail-
way track, liuc or road, az also for any At
tacks upon trains or struggling soldiers by
bands Of gncrrillas in their neighborhood.
MONDAY, July 2l-rrom Fortress Monroe