The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-08-09

them By Bensonss battery. Tie infantry
was not engaged. The firing lasted three
hours, when the rebels ,neloriously 6ed BY
the river road totssds Richmond, hotly
pursurd BY our troops, who took ono hun.
dred prisoners.
The loss on our side was three killed and
eleven wounded. Lieut.. Col. Gamble Of
the 9Th lllinois, was severely w0un'ied 10
the breast, while driving in the enemy's
pickets.
Col. Averiil, with 500 cavalry took the
road to Whiseoak Swamp bridge, where he
found the l0fh Virginia cavalry drawn up
in line to receive him. He charged imme.
d,ately and broke the rebel lines, when they
a-d. Col. Averill followed them three
miles, taking % prisoners, without the loss
Of u man.
Gen. Pieasanton, with force Of cavalry,
took the New Market road, on which
portion Of the rebels werc retreating. He
followed to within short distance OF New
Market, where meeting two hrgsdes Of
rebels 10 fell back, bring over 80 prisoners
which 20 had taken on the way. Thus en-.
ded operations for the day. Our troops
are now camped on Malvern Hill. Gen.
Mcclellan visited the scene OF action early
yesterday, and has NOT yet returned.
Three thousand of GU prisoners will mr.
rive to- day from Richmond, for similar
number Of rebels sent up yesterday.
Philadelphia, Aug. 6.
Subscriptions to the bounty fund now
reach $345, 900.
Washington, Aug. 7.
The war meeting last night was an i'm.
mense affair. A number Of distinguished
gentlemen spoke. President Lincoln made
a short speech, mainly in justification OF
the Secretary of War, taking upon himself
the respons, bil,ty for acts for which the
Secretary Of War has been blamed.
Nashville, Aug. 5.
Gen. Nelson occupied McMunnville Sat
urday with six thousa nd troops. The rebel
forces fed at his approach, leaving forty
strae glers to fall into our hands.
The repel Col. Forrest is supposed to be
at Sparta with two thousand cavalry.
Transportation between Murfreesboro
md McNlunnville is open for Unionists.
Gen. Negley arrived ut Colcmbla yesterday.
He dispersed large concentration Of guer-
rillas ut Williamsport, IL miles from Co.
lumbia, Sunday evening, capturing mum.
Der of them. Cotton in considerable guam.
titles, had been burned near Columbia
The guerrl as near there had been att, mpt.
ing to concentrate for some time. The ut.
most vigilance il required to prevent them
from committing depredations on the prop
erty of Union men.
Caro-, Aug. 7.
There was rather serious skirmish near
~ 80.
the State Militia, at Point Pleasant, Mis-.
souri,, in which several were killed On each
side. The citizens of that vicinity had
banded together with the determination to
resist the Enrolment Order. The State
troops were sent down from New Madrid
for the purpose of enforcing the Order;
hence the collision.
Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. 7.
The rumor has reached this city that 500
guerr,lIas, under Hurbnde had eDcamped
five mules back Of Louisiana, in Nerth-ea
Missouri.
Head quarters of the Army Of the Poto-
mnc, Aug. 7.
Everything was quiet yesterday, at NAL
vern Hill. 1t was reported last night by
dsserters and d ,ntrabands, that the rebels
had been moving from the vicinity OF Ri h
mond all day, in large forces, towards NAL
vern Hill, with view OF taking that pc.
sition. s3
St Louis, Aug. 7.
Guerrillas are reported to have bee" ma
king demonstrations in the vicinity of Raj
Ia. They are known to be forming in the
surrounding countie.
An officer of the steamer Estell, from
the Missouri river, reports that the com.
bined forces of P,indexter and Hoge, 1000
strong, were back Of Brunswick on the 5th
inst. 1t was expected they would make
an attack on some important part, or per-
haps tear up the Missouri road.
Eighteen hundred muskets were recently
sent to Hannibal, for Union men in that
part of the State. The federal officers
there tried to form a guard Of citizens and
protect :hem, but only a small number vol
unteered. 1t il feared the arms have fallen
into rebel hands.