Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-08-08

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LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Monday last,
contains the latest Southern news which is
copied from the Richmond Enquirer, of July
2sth. We make the following extracts
Burning of the Union Transport.
On Saturday morning, a party of FIVE of
the Prince George cavalry, Captain Marks,
conceived, and carried out successfully, al ri-
vate little enterprise Of their own, which re-
suited in the burning of large Federal trans
port the capture of its commander, and the
CONSERVATION and surprise Of the Yankee feet
in the immediate neighborhood.
The transport burned was a splendid look
ing schooner Of two hundred tons burden
which proved to be the Louisa Rivcs, of New
York, loaded with corn, oats and other art-
Giles Of forage, and commanded by Capt Jno.
A. Jones
Promotions In the Confederate Army
Brigader General j. E. b. Stuart to be
Major General of cavalry.
Col. Fitzhugh Lee, OF the Ist Virginia cav
airy, to be Brgadier General o. cavalry
Col. Hays, Of the 18th Louisiana regiment,
TO be Brigader General.
Brigadier General Wade Hampton has been
assigned to the Brigade of cavalry.
A High Compliment.
A few days since prominent South Caro-
linian sent a magnificent English sword to
Col. Chisholm, of Gen. Beauregard staff, re-
que5ting him to present il to that officer in the
To xrlta ha I'd cd
the most gallant" Gen. J. P. Yillipique
was The fortunate recipient Of the sword
Gay Sight in Knoxville.
The streets Of Knoxville presented quite a
lively appearance on the morning Of the 22d.
The long train of United States wagons, cap
tured by Col Forrest, at Murfreesboro', made
its entree, with drums beating and colors
flying, and passing up Gay street, was turned
over TO the Quartermastcr, after first having
deposited the captured arms, &c, at the Ord
nance Department In the afternoon por.
ton Of the horses and mules were also
brought in, and turned over TO the care Of
the Quariermaster.
Speculation in the Staples.
The Fayetteville Observer says that cotton
has suddenly Jumped up from to l21 cents,
spirits turpentine from II to rs cents tobacco
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Of each have been bought up on speculation.
List OF Officers of the Gunboat Ar
kansas.
Lieutenant Commanding, G. n Brown,
G. S Navy Mississippi
Lieutenant II X. Stevens South Carolina,
G. S Navy, Executive Office.
Lieutenants John Grimball, South Carroll
ma A. D. Wharton, Tennessee; G. W Reid,
Mississippi; A. Barbot, Louisiana Geo. w
Gift, Tennessee; T. B. Wilson, Virginia.
Surgeon, II. W NJ Washington, Virginia
Assistant Paymaster, Richard Taylor, yir-
ginis.
First Assistant Engineer, George W. Clay
Virginia.
Actiag Masters, Samuel Millikin, Kentucky;
j. L. Phillips Louisiana.
Assistant Surgeon, G. NJ. Morft, Maryland.
Midshipmen, h. ii. Bacot South Carolina
D. NJ Scales Mississippi II. s. Cook, Vir-
GINA; G. w. Tyler, Virginia.
Third Assistant Engineers, W. u. jackson,
Maryland; E. II. Brown, Virginia; James
Dolan, Virginia.
Masters Mate, J. A. Wilson, Maryland.
Pilots, Shacklett, Gilmore, Brady and
Hodge
LATER.
Richmond papers rs late as the I'd instant,
They claim that the Confederaics, under Gen
Armstrong, defeated the Union forces at
Courtlaod Ala, on the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, on the 28th ult., and took one
hundred and thirty-thrce prisoners, including
eight commissioned officers, besides capturing
a large number Of arms, quantity Of supplies,
and the camp and garrison equipments Of four
companies The Killed and wounded on each
side were slight. The non-commissioncd Off
Gers aud men who were taken prisoners were
subsequently released on parole On the same
day, Gen Armstrong is said 70 have defeated
Union force at Turn creek taking fourteen
prisoners.
Confederate grerrillas are reported to have
rccaptured Brownsville, Tenn, and burned
three thousand bales Of cotton purchased by
Northern men. The Union troops have occu-
pied Madsonyille, La.
A dispatch from Savannah 10 the Richmond
Examiner states that FIVE Federal gunboats
opened on the batteries At Genesis Point, on
the Ogechee river, on the 10Th ult., and after
an engagement Of several hours the boats
we're repulsed.
According 10 dispatch from Lynchburq
in the Richmond Examiner, four companies
Of Confederate cavalry had stormed the Fed
cral garrison At Summersyile, the county seat
Of Nicholas county, Va, and captured and
killed the whole command, besides destroying
large quantities Of stores and the telegraph,
and capturing the operator.
Norgans guerrilla forces had all returned
from Kentucky to Tennessee. Humphrey Mar
shall is said 70 be marching on Northeast
Kentucky
The Federal army under Gen. Curtis was
still AZ Helena, Arkansas. at last accountg.-
Gen. O., il is stated, had set free the slaves 81
Gems Pillow AMI Hindman, Of the Confeder-
ate army. Several Federal steamers had gone
up the 81. Francis river and dgpersed several
bodies Of gnerrillias.
a guerrilla attack VAS made upon the Fed
eral force AZ Newark, NO, consisting Of sew
tnty-bye State troops, who were oyerpOwered
by NUMBERS and captured. Another guerrilla
attack wae successful 10 the capture Of Ale1-
andha, The party retiring with plunder