Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-26
E. o. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.


was quiet yesterday. Skirmishing continued
all day on Saturday, and at night everything
indicated that a general engagement was at
hand. A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala,
is published in Richmond papers, saying that
Beauregard and his staff had arrived at Mont
gomery on their way to Richmond, and that
large portion Of the army of the Mississippi
were to follow, Bragg holding back enough to
keep off Halleck's vandals. So many stories
are told of Beauregards movements that no
one knows what to believe !; but this one is
likely to be true. Beauregard could not afford
to have his communications with Richmond
cut off, as threatened by Gen. Morgan's move
ment into Cumberland Gap there is literally
no chance for the Rebels in the Valley of the
Mississippi, unless to make here aud there a
dash which however successful at the moment,
could be of no ultimate advantage ; so the ru-
NOR that Beauregard is trying to re-enforce
Johnston is at least exceedingly probable
His personal presence is Of very little eonse-
auence either way, since his mastery inactivi-
ty and perpetual retreats have destroyed
among his own men the prestige won by the
bombardment of Fort Sumter.
By the Roanoke at New York we have
New Orleans dates to the 18th. Gen. Butler
sprung surprise upon his troops on the 18th
but the response was prompt that he Issued
special order complimentiDg the men upon
their allertness, and also upon their general
behavior since they occupied the city. The
General was sernaded on the l4th by large
party Of UnionistS. Of course be made q
speech, which was well received. A new dai-
ly paper has just been started, edited by the
great fnancier, Jacob Barker, now SO years
old. OF course Beaursd is heard from, via
New Orleans he had 10000 sick men in his
army at Corinth, and sick and well were in
deplorable condition. One George Coppel,
subscribing himself as her Majesty's (Vic-
torias) Acting Consul, had presumed to ad.
dress Gen. Butler q complaint abont the oath
required at aliens, and asking explanations :;
whereupon Gen. Butler returned the slightly
Hibernian answer that no reply would be made
to the note till Mr. Coppel should be recog.
nized by his own Government as its agent
There has been some lively aud creditable
work-marred by sad catastrophe White
River, in Arkansas. Our gunboat expedition
found Rebel batteries at ST. Charles, 85 miles
from the Mississippi, and whipped them speed
lily and handsomely, after abont an hour and
q half of brisk work The Rebels had two
strong batteries, defended by 400 or 500 men,
under traitor named Col. Frye, who was
once in the United States Navy. Our boys
of the 43d and 46th Indiana-landed took the
works sby bayonet =; $50 Rebels were killed
and wounded, ond 80 captured, among the
latter Col Frye. None Of our men were killed
ard but few wounded in the engag ement-
but shot from enemy's battery perforated the
boiler OF the gun boat Mound City, letting
free the steam, whereby about l25 men were
killed, including seven or eight officers. In
mediate measures should be taken-by extra
shielding or otherwise-tos secure boilers against
such possibilities This is the second dreadful
accident of the kind may it be the last.
Among recent prizes taken at sea- reported
at the Navy Department, are the schooner
Mary Stewart from Nassau with salt, taken
off Santee River by the bark Gem. The
United States Steamer Calhoun has taken the
Rebel steamerWhtman ouLake Pontchatrain;
also, the schooner Venus in the same lake, with
228 bales of cotton also, the Rebel gunboat
Coryphaus, secreted in bayou and guarded
by troops The United States Ship Susqu-
hanna has sent in the Rebel schooner Prince
ton, from Havana, with dry goods and provis-
IONS The Bainbrdge has taken the schooner
Borgany The Mound City (the gun-boats
just exploded by shot in her boler) recently
captured the Clara Dobson, one of the finest
boats on White River
Gen. Schofeld, Union commander n Mis-
souri,, has got some ideas about rebels and reb.
ell property that do not prevail on the sea-
board Not long since he directed that rebel
guerrillas should be shot at! sight, a1d their
friends and sympathizers should also be se-
verely punished. He has now decreed that
active and passive Rebels shall be held respon
Sble for damage to the property and lives cf
loyal citizens or soldiers. For every soldier
or civilian killed $1,000 will be assessed on
the Rebels 81 600 to So, 900 for every one
wounded, and per cent for all property de-
stroyed The pith of it all is that he has the
power to enforce this order, and will do it.
Com. Dupont reports an act so entirely
characteristic OF Southern civilization, that it
is worthy of special notice. Some armed trait.
ors. ascertaininr that the ITnion foroes bod