The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-07-30
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FORTRESS MONROE, june 27.-The steam :.
er State Of Maine arrived at Fortress Mon
roe this morning at o'clock from City
Point, with $50 OF our Union prisoners from
Richmond. They were brought down to
City Point in baggage cars, in charge Of DIR.
Cullen, Med cll Director Of Longstreet's Di-
vision, and Captain Hopkins, OF the G. s. A.,
and Of Col. Sweitzer, OF Gen McClellan's
staff. Every courtesy was shown them and
every possible layor was shown our sick and
wounded while In prison.
DIR. Barrett, surgeon in charge ofthe State
of Maine, says they were visited at Harri-
sons Landing by Gen. Mcclellan and one OF
his staff officers and the Medical Director Of
the Army OF the Potomac, DR.. Setterman,
to examine the condition Of the vessels. Gen.
Mcclellan conversed freely with large mum
Der Of our returned prisoners, and APPEARED
TO be very glad to see them. One of the
soldiers said to the General that be intended
10 get well and come back to help him to
take Richmond, when the General remarked
that he would have 10 return very soon.
| The rebels spologized for bringing our
| prisoners to City point in baggage and cattle
cars. and gave as a reason that their passen
ger cars were engaged in conveying troops to
Gen. Jackson, and on asking where he was.
they answered they answered that no one
among them knew where he was. Our pris
oners saw five trains Of rebel soldiers being
conveyed from Petersburg toward Richmond.
Captain Hopkins is acting as Colonel at City
Point. He said no one knew where Jack
son was, but they knew enough Of him to
reinforce him.
AT Richmond the rebels are building three
iron clad gunboats. One, the new Merrimac,
IS nearly completed and ready for the guns to
bs put on board. Another, called the Lady
Davis, is now being iron clad, and the third
on the stocks, not SO far advanced.
New YORK, July % The steamer Mari.
on, from New Orleans on the Goth, arrived at
three O'Clock.
The health Of the city is good, two thou.
sand men being employed cleaning the
streets. ...
The news OF the exploits OF the rebel ram
Arkansas caused some excitement, bat il soon
queed down.
Bcauregard is very sick, as reported by the
Mobile papers. The papers contain no other
news. .-.
The Richmond Enquirer OF the oath has
the following: Two negroes were hung at
Kingston, N. G ior recruiting for Burnside
An agent from n. Carolina states the Yam.
KEGS are becoming oppressive at Roanoke
Island. The negroes rose and killed lar Es
numbers. Subsequently the Yankees massa
cred about eight hundred of the negroes, and
evacuated the Island. -
This story is a canard, a it is known tina,
large number Of negroes have been sent
thence to Gen. Nj 'Clellan, which may account
Tor the evacuation. .-
New ALBANY, Ind, July 27.-1'he Ledger
says that the rebels congregated in consider.
BILE force at Hainesville, Kentucky, boldly
and deliantly insulting Union citizent. The
Federal ram Hornet, with troops, has gone
there.
Henderson and Oweiesboro we're quiet on
Friday. Both towns are garrscncd by Fed
eral troops, who arrest all persons who talk
or act in favor of rebellion. The military
prisons in Louisville are so full that daily
commitments OF traitors are made to Jetfer.
sonviIle Qndl Penitentiary.
Passengers from Henderson say that the
guerrlas appeared in pretty strong force op.
posite M Iund City, and it was feared that
they would attempt to burn the Federal gun.
boats building there.
A large humber of young ladies at New
A blny have proposed to act as clerks and
sal Ismen for the young men Of that place
who enlist, and give them half their salaries
while absent, and surrender their positions to
them on their return.
PATrEN, Mo-, July 27.-Lieut Chavaux,
Go. g 18th Mssoui State Militia, with a
Of the State militia, came upon
band OF guerrilas two hundred strong, Of
whom he had received information, five miles
south Of this place. lie attackted and com.
pletely routed them, killing and woupding
number, and taking Capt. Patterson, their
leader, prisoner, with one other. Our loss is
three men wounded.