The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1862-07-26
WAR NEWS.

eral and Confederate pickets, near Luray, Va,
are of daily occurrence. Guerilla bands are also
said to be roaming over the whole country.
1t is reported that Gen. Jackson is at or near
Gordonsville with large force.
Dispatches from Nashville report that the Con-
federates are in possession of Lebanon, town
twenty-five miles directly east of Nashville, and
that they have force of three hundred men at
Hartsville, fifteen miles moth of Lebanon.
It is said that the departure of Gen. Halleck
from Corinth was unattended with any demon
stration whatever, and that Gen. Grant is to sue
ceed to the command of the army at that place.
The Confederates on the southern bank of the
Tennessee river, in Alabama, are being largely
reinforced, and are, it is said, throwing up inn
mense fortifcations.
The reports that the Confederate ram Arkan-
sas passed the Federal feet in the Mississippi is
confirmed. A desperate fight is said to have
taken place between the ram and the gunboats.
The whole fleet was brought to bear on the Ar
kansas but she passed, sinking and damaging, as
it is said, two or three boats of the Federal
feet.
Gen. Stewart is reported to have again made a
circuit of the Federal army, reaching the James
rive below Harrison's Landing, where he opened
fire on the transports with his artillery. 1t is
reported that the main body of the Confederates
have fallen back towards Richmond, but it is
also asserted that a large Confederate force is
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The London Herald treats the affair before
Richmond as decisive defeat of Gen Mcclellan
and says, that the Confederate capital is safe.-
The Herald does not believe that this will end
the campaign in Virginia, but thinks that it will
continue until Europe stays the uplifted sword,
and in the name of humanity enforces peace.
The London Times says that these three days of
June mean that the Confederate army is strong
enough to hold its position in Virginia for a
time that may be indefinitely prolonged, and
evidently the Federal forces will again have to
begin theiseige of Richmond, with much worse
change than the first.
Gov. Buckingham, of Connecticut, and Ex-
Gov. Dennison, of Ohio, are making tour
through and stumping their respective States to
encourage volunteering.
The War Department has issued an important
order. Hereafter the commanders of the militia
ry forces in Virginia. S. Carolina, Georgia, Flori-
da, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas are
authorized to seize any property that may be ne
cessary or convenient for the use of the army or
for other. military purposes The commanders
oft military and naval forces are instructed to
many negroes as can be advantageously used for
military or naval purposes, rendering them wa
gcs for their labor.
Great excitement prevailed at Nashville on
Monday, occasioned by the report that the Con-
federates had occupied the town of Forrest, five
miles distant, in great force. The Federal pick
esstationed in the vicinity were all captured but
the army were in position to protect the city
against attack.
A despatch from Louisville, dated Monday,
states that Confederate Col. Morgan had captur-
ed several wagons of train destined for the
Federal army, at Cumberland Gap. Another
despatch received by the way Of Cincinnati
Ohio and Maysville, KY, reports the defeat O
Col. Morgan's party near Owinsville.
All was quiet with the army of the Potomac
on Monday correspondent Of a Northern pa.
per states that the only danger to which the ar
my is exposed is that Of having its suppes.cut of
by the blockade of James river. 1t is known
that the Confederates are in considerable force