Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-08-27

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 moment and tfsfpe sssms to be every confidence
 that it will be suahs as will ill tue loyalists with
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 HEADauanTERs ARMY VA, 1 Camp near Cedar Mountain, Al sg. l3.i
 The rebels made uo,stend at the rapi.'s, but are l retreating on Gor!ensvie by the Ora uge [. Il. | road Gen. Bernard with cavalry and artillery,
 and Gen. Milroy with large force of infantry, are
 pursuing and have crossed the river at different 1 fordable points. The heavy rains of MondSy and
 Tuesday have swollen the streams and delayed the
 crossing of detached bodies of the rebels. 4 DOT
 ton of acksuTs infantry and considerable trSin
 of wagons are said to be the north side Ina vni,
 arrived by roads parallel to the other columns, and finding the ford impossible until the river falls it is believed they viii be captured. MrarH1s, Aug. l2, via Cairo, l4.-The follow ing dispatch was received at Grenada from Gen. Breckilrdge: .' Auiite river, Aug 6th.-About
 one o'clock this day the federal sunboats attacked the Confederate ram Arkansas The messenger tells me she fought them ell for time, doing
 a great deal O.! damage. She WAS then blown up by tde crew, and the messenger thinks all escaped. Signed, J. c. BRECKENRIDGE" The Grenada Appeal is received in this city
 gularly by known rebel sympathizers. The same
 paper which contains the dispatch it is said states
 that Baton Rouge is in the hands of Breckiniidge,
 and that on land and water four regiments and six transports had been captured and two gsnboats
 sunk On Saturday night gentleman who had
 been compelled under the conscripton act to enter Hindman's army, and who had made hiy escape from Little Rock, Ark, reached this city. He
 estimated from inquiry and observation, that the troops under Hindman would not exceed between 1000 and 5000.
 Genl Sherrnan's order removing all restrictions
 from the purchase and sale of cotton continues in
 force and several lots which seized yesterday br rI Eifiva unier (ypu trrant'a order. leased to-day.
 uARRlsBuRG, VA, Aug. i4.--From present indi-
 cations Pennsylyana will have its regiments Tn the field during this week, and are forming rapidly. On Monday, September lst., the draft will com mence for the 300, ,00J and continue until coenpletc NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Advce5 from Port Royal
 state that the negro brigade has proved failure, and has been dsbanded
 BALTIMORE, Aug. 14.-Tho News Sheet office
 has been taken possession of, and the etitors and
 proprietors sent to Fort McHenry, by order ot Gen. Wool.
 TAXING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE IN MISSOURI -
 Lieut. Wm. R. Chambers, the obliging assistant Provost Marshall Gen'l of the district ot South vest Missouri, has favored with copy oi his report to Mai. Switzier the provost marshal gen eyaI: giving statement of the number of persons who have taken the oath of allegiance in the dis
 rrict, up to August first, so far as returns nave heep received number of which have not yet been sent in. Springfield, Green county. number of males sT96, females l6l6, general passes 229.- Greene counts males 2e9, Dade county males loS, Berry county 66, Polk county males 939, females , 4S8; Christian country males l66. Dallas county males 95, Webster county males l645, Lawrence l county males l75, females 26; total males e5O9, 1 females 2l30, aggregate l0,539.
 | Col COFFEE RouTEp-It is currently reported l in town to day that Maj. Montgomcry had an en- i gagement in Cedar county yesterday morning with 1 Coffee, in which the latter defeated, and at 1 last accounts was retreating northwad through ! Stocton, with Montgomery about one hour be- 1 hind him. There was but little ii any loss on our 1 side that of the enemy not known