The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-08-07

''>''-' CAIRO, August l.
The rebel raids on Humboldt, Boliva
and Brow nsville, were evidently intend
ed to divert the attention Of Gen. Gran
from the movement Of Geh. Bragg, who
there is good reason for believing is nov
marching on Chattanooga. The rebel
hear the mutteriug of the distant thun
der all over the North, and feel that Will
the approach of Autumn the Northern
hordes will be upon them. They mus
do. or die while summer lasts. sHenc'
their superhumsn efforts. They intent
to rake down, if possible, Chattanooga
Huntsville and Nashville, in turn ; ais'
Coriuth, if the forces there can be som
GENTLY scattered on the railroads to just''
fy the attempt.
Tsylor's Chicago Battery is no" q
Bolivar. 49,. -.
The citisen who aided the rebels as
Humboldt was not hung, - has been re-
ported. He is not at Jackson. lang
ing has not yet commenced; .o
Cotton in Memphis is selling at 30 to
SO cents per pound. During the last ten
DAVIS $50 bales have passed through
Cairo for Northern markets.
PHILADELPHIA, August l.
A letter from Fortress Monroe, July
SOth, to the Inquirer, says:
"Seven of Commodore Porter's fleet
arrived and came to anchor in the Roads
early this morning. Twelve Of the feet
in all left the Southwest Pass on the 18th
of July OF these seven have reached
Fortress Monroe, aud the others are
hourly expected. The officers and crew
OF an the vessels thfuk they arc to rc-
duce Fort Darling, and intimate a per-
feet willingness to undertake the job
Fiery times may be looked for in that
direction ,hcrtly."
A special dispatch from Washington
'ays:
"The correspondent of the Inquirer
cached here TO night from Warrenton,
With the intelli gencc that Major General
pope's army had advanced beyond War
'euton. The men were in the best OF
rir;ts, and an enthusiastic feeling pre-.
allied at the prospect Of future business.
WASHINGTON, July 81.
Gov. Tod, of Ohio, has decided that
after the 18th of August he will pay NJ
more bounties. If there should be de
(iciency of volunteers then, it will b,
made up by draft without bounty. Othe
Governors propose the same thing, ane
the Secretary Of War will probably adop
it,
On Saturday, at the urgent request o
the Governor Of Iowa, in order to reacl
evil disposed traitors who are discourag
ing enlistments, he was authorized b,
the Secretary of War to make draf
whenever and wherever he should thiul
proper. Similar applications have bee'
made by other Governors, and will prob
ably be granted.
Quincy, August 4.
We have report that the rebels at
tackled Newark yesterday. The citizens
defended it as they could, and fred a,
them from the houses, killing so or 90;
but were compelled to surrender.
Afterwards portion of Col. McNeil's
forces came up, and the flight was re.
newed, and continued nearly all day, but
with what result we have not heard.
They also made descent upon Alex
andria, and after getting breakfast pick
ed up what stray erms they could find
and skedaddIed
\ small force came down from keo.
kuk and arrested eight or ten of the
prominent citizens, who have been aiding
the rebels, and took them to keokuk for
safe keeping.
HEApoRs ARMY OF THE PoroMAc. Ang.2.
Six hundred troops crossed the river
evening, for the purpose Of de-
troyiDs houses and woods on the oppo.
tie shore, which had afforded protection
} the rebels. Everything in the shape
dwellings was burned. This was the
lint where the rebels shelled our ship.
ne and encampment.
The affair was successfully accomplish
without the loss Of man.
The gunboats this afternoon arc en-
ged in shel.ing the shore aud houses
,wn the river.
Five men were killed by the enemy's
ellis, night before last, and two were
ounded.