Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31
Extracts fro. Rebel Papers.

washington, July rs.
The Richmond Enquirer and the Peters
burg Express of the 25th have been received
They contain but little Of interest, being
mostly filled with extracts from Northern
papers. The Petersburg Express has an
editorial, which says, in speaking Of drafting
in this section While we are disposed to
believe this is pretty generally the true
aspect OF the matter at the North, our belief
is nevertheless not founded upon the state
ments OF the Yankee journals, and we caution
the people of the South not to allow their
minds and measures to be influenced by
such worthless authority. Again we should
repudiate all this tattle of theirs about the
slow progress of recruiting, and look upon
it as merely ruse by which to throw the
South oil her guard, and thus cause her to
relax appropriations for increasing her
forces and strengthening her defences so as
to put herself in the proper position to cope
successfully with largely augmented federal
army.
The same paper has telegram dated
Knoxville, July "a, which says ii
Col. Morgan sends by specia! courier TO
the headquarters of Tennessee special dis
patch from Georgetown stating that he had
taken eleven cities and towns, with very
large amount of army stores, and that he has
force sufficient to hold all the country out
side of Lexington and Frankfort, which pla-
ces are chiefly garrisoned by home guards
The bridges between Lexington and Cncin-
natl have all been destroyed.
The Enquirer says: SAT late hour on
Thursday night we were informed that
sklrmish took place yesterday on Malvern
Hill between detachment of our forces and
an advance guard of the enemy. We could
not learn the particulars. ........
Several soldiers wounded in the skirmish
arrived in the city last night"
The enquirer also contains the following :
"Twenty two pieces of artillery, part of the
eighty peices taken by the English from the
| Russians at the battle of Inkerman and pre-
sented to the confederacy by British mer-
chants, have arrived at Macon. They bear
evidence of having seen service, and with
some alterations they will hereafter speak tor
themselves in a manner highly creditable.-
Some 38 pieces more are expected at the
same place. a.as t
We found the following in the editorial
columns of the same paper: .
"The great necessity of maintaining our
army in its utmost efficiency is manifest to
every one. Our enemy baffled but not bro
ken, and giant in power IS gathering his
forces, and is preparing Ito renew the onset
with frantic vigor and energy. This is nc
time for our soldiers to scatter in the country
Every: imam should be at his post and ready
to resist or to strike.
In this paper is published an order, noticed
in the continuation OF the above article, il
which railroad agents and employees, are re
quired to lend their aid in the reclamation Of
stragglers and deserters.
1.-The Charleston Mercury states that tn
steamers Nashville and Kate, which recent
ly brought valuable cargoes of arms and am
munitions into Southern port, have sue
ceeded in making their way out to sea il
spite of the squadron at the point of whic
they escrpe.