The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-08-29
WAR NEWS.

lne lIAppHndnnNCh ny lth ClOSht ON' w
pa sage Of the trains was so much de.
iaycd that it will not be attempted. The
corps Of Banks is here, and Mcdowell is
coming up. Both will wait the arrival
Of Silel, who covers The retreat, and will
not be hurried.
As write, these masses Of troops are
pouring in swift and orderly marching
along The narrow roads and over the fields
towards the town. They are already
listening for the sound of following cannon.
All day long the march will coalinue.-
Sigel is not expected till noon, and what
ever happens, not n regiment leaves till
the rear comes up. 1t is wonderful re.
treat, for in spite of delays, there is no
panic among the trains, aud, though the
troops are moving 10 the rear, they march
as ii to battle.
No battle to-day il any means can avoid
it; perhaps none TO morrow. But on the
Rappahannock, before the week closes,
comes the deadlest struggle Of the war
CAIRO, Aug. 22.-Special to the New
York Tribune:
Lately intercepted letters, Aug. 5h,
from Gen. llindman 10 TIE rebel War De.
Dartmeni, state he has l6, 600 well armed
infantry G.OOO cavalry and As pieces o
artillery at Little Rock.
lie proposes awaiting at attack from
Curtis instead of attacking him at Helena
He intends to annihilate Curtis and thet
push vigorously for the Missouri river
Tie has received supplies Of arms and am
muuilion from east of the Mississippi.
+ Helena is to be fortified as the basis o
operations. Siege guns have already
Begun TO arrive.
/ The health of the army at Helena il
good
The steamer Champion, on her las
passage to Memphis, was fired on by
gucrriIlas at James Bayou, just below
Hickman, and was struck by over seventy
shots No one injured.
The steamer Swallow, in the govern.
ment service, was burned by the rebels
90 miles below Memphis, a few days
since.
There is unusual activity here in com
pleting repairs on boats. A large num-
Der OF extra hands are employed.
Memphis papers Of the !9ln say Bragg
is undoubtedly at Chattanooga.
! AZ last accounts Porter's cavalry was
at IIolIey Springs, committing depreda
| tions on Union men.
I Jackson's cavalry, which was last week
reported near Coldwater, Miss, has faller
back to Tupe'o.
New YoRK, Aug. 21.--The Times
dispatch has the following important para
graphs relative to scarcity Of arms for th
. new quota. Not long ago it was discov
cred that the Secretary Of War, with hi
, vigorous way doing things, had sIoppe
enlistment for our volunteer service ju:
at the time when enlstments were be
ginning to be most needed. II it shoul
turn out that the blunder in breaking o
! all the gun contracts was Of equal magn
. tude, ii will not be because the Secretar
I Of War is not quietly attempting TO rectii
c it. Arms in abundance might have bee
e ready now of our own manufacture {
I it is we ars dependent on captured cargo'
4 and on going into the foreign market.
5 1t is stated that Rodney Mason eitht
Y has been or IS 10 be instantly cashere
r for his surrender of CIarksville, Tenn
= The officer commanded the ed Ohio a
= Bull Run and since. Charges againi
, him found place in the Ohio papers shorll
r after that battle. At Pittsburgh Landn
! he was again accused of bad conduc
| though not by Gen. Sherman, as recent
9 stated. An elaborate defense Of his cor
' duct was presented during the debates i
A !he last session of Congress by the Rel
resentative from his dislict.
The Times has tho following
BEALEToN STATION, J
Four Miles north RappahAnnock :
:, Station, Friday A. M, Aug, %.
"a There is lu,l IN firing at the rive
- An officer attached 10 Gen. Pope's llea
a. quarters has this moment arrived hel
K and says general engagement is Il
is really expected to day, although o
x forces are in readiness.
in 8 4. M.-Thc cannonading is nc
W. frequent, and is interspersed with musk,
II ry, but is further 10 the right up the riv
nf where Sigel's command is at work. 7
mo rnain baggage train passed this station
6 o'clock .hiS morning, and has taken
till road to Warrenton junction. Sigel's b
'ck gage tram is now passing up the sa
On road. This is only necessary prccaut
ON against disaster, and must not be tai
ho as an evidence that our army expects
an. get whipped.
uf- FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 2l-Wlllla
hy burg was evacuated by the Union troops
tho 4 O'Clock Z. NJ. yesterday. The rear gu
was under command OF Major Stolson.
rcd consisted of five companies Of tho 9th Pc
nth syIvana.
.pe. 1t is reported that Williamsburg
burned last night, but it ueods coufmat
WAsuNGToN, Aug, 2l,-Spocial to
Tribune
OF In justice to all parties, it seoms pre-
los' to state the following, which wo have f
'hIs so mauy sources that il is no longer to
nu- considered State secret
ay- Two or three weeks ago tho ProsiC
mo, laid before his Cabinet u Proclamation
IAN. Emancipation, abolishing slavery On
keu first OF next December, if tho rebel
ore. should not DO crushed, ,ond asked tho opil
age of his ministers touching tho propuety
Ili' issuing it. All but two--Sacrotary Su
'nte wo boliovo, boing absent--approyod
aco Secretary Seward and Postmaster B
however, opposed it with ali their mi
ring and tho result is, it did not appear. |
seat understood tho subject camo mp at II
than one Cabinet meeting, but Seward
IN Blair remained rosoluto minority.