The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-08-05

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Washington July so.
Information ba. l,een received at tbc
State Department ffom tie United
a,es csnsal Il Vera Croz. ihal by "a
order 81 lie commander q tbe French
iofes. II thar place. ihe ports ii Iam-
pico ana Algarads aaaid. o. tie l5,Il
INST, be blockade by q fseach naval
force. asa that lhe blockade would be
laai aios5 uaiil tHere was i cessation
q hosUi,it
Washington ju.y Sc.
Captain 6ora.au say there isara.
NOR FL Norfoit which E believed bg
SONS. taM lae Nlemae No. .. ard 4
new fam which tbs rebels have al
Richmond, intend to run through oar
Haetiu the James River ani stack
the MIN sta ana other vessels az
Norfolk. aud iake iae cliy
ii j. believed DIX lhc Uaioni.is
that tie sec sl.ers llae have a fol-
apply 81 arms Is tieir houses. and
that lAey me ready io strike bloW
simultaneously with tie approach q
lhe rebel steamers.
New York, Iuly so.
4 special tothe Post says tie Pres
ileat and cabinet are understood TO
have decided ap0n an immediate adop-
zion o. vigorous measure o redress
treason IA Nagg lanI ana lsewhere ii
lbp Border STATES
special 70 le New York Herald
Nashville, July ~.
4 rciui mdi from Chattanooga las
Bon captured, Theietiefs contained
valuable information.
l3eaarcgar4 las resigned aud gene
10 AatamA
Brae ]. Aiek shurg with twenty
tloasaHd ncn lat scarce Of horses.
IHc tbei letters seized wer eom
Iupe.la, Miss. iity miles south q
Guuat4 lae writer's anticipating
early feoctupsaion OF Tens see ~
rebel troops, and avery rebel watlIke
indication atols .he superstition
lhe rebels are reported g have
yacmted Lebanon. With de intention
q mass their forces IL amy given point
ior a Sudden DASH on Nashville
AN obs clergy prisoners 10; sent
hence 70 Lgui,yaIe are Cd their way
oufh.
FRIDAY,
PHILADELPHIA. .TuIy 81.
Outing Yesterday afternoon, between
Iour and iiye hundred ebel pfi.oaers
oniurd 1t Fort DelWlre, took the
cath 81 al glance. 'lhe Loui.ia =
Tigers seemed especially anxious q
take he oath
Last evening there was a disposition
among ne i0lent cccs iouists to 1T
stack thor comrades. bot the outburst
was sooa checked,
Vicssberg, July p.
4 gentleman recently from The va.
zoo River country reports that the
steamer Star Of the West, captured oil
Galveston BY the re6ls, Il mp that riy-
FL AID armed with Twenty-Five guns
I She il itou.plaied to considerable
extent
The ~ II. Webb, a powerful ocean
lioR-boai Is also Up that river and has
I been plated something IL the style 81
lihe Sumter She il constructed a. q
ram. They have also the Mobile,
mouniing one gun. There arc about
thirty other river steamers upihe Va.
400 River.
SATURDAY,
Headquarters Army IF Potomac, }
lIufison's Landing, Aug. |. I
About II O'clock last night the reb-
els opened fire from the opposite side
Of lhe river with two batteries Of light
artillery. Their fire vas principally
directed 10 tie mail boat which va,
landing ii tie headquarters of Col.
Ingals, ml Ne shipping and encamp-
meais Of Wesioger.
The rebel pieces we're handled well
and with great rapidly.
-Four nen we're killed and some FIVE
or six wounded. Seyemlhorses we're
also killed.
The rebels had i all their own way
for seine time, as cur troops did not
anticipate an attack, hgt the 32.pound-
er stationed at Col. Ingalls, headqaar-
'ien soon silenced their guns after they
opened
A few Of our vessels we're struck,
but no serious damage WAS sustained
by any a them. Will this exception,
nothing has occurred worth mention
ing.
Fortress Monroe. Jaly 81.
Ihe s,ramer George lgas arrived
from Washington aiih zoo rebel pris-
onefs. The mail steamer Is liarrisoa's
Landing daily carries up soldiers r.
turning - dagy.
PHILADELPHIA, Ang. /
4 letter fron Fort u 5nroe, July 50.
70 'he Eaqmrsr. Gays Com Porsers
eee,, 10 part eonsisng of the follow
irs ves'eis, arrived and come 10 an
eh5r - the Reads early tbs morning
Alatthew VA,sar. Geo {, Msa ban. ).
A.. Ward, Adalfh Eaeei Dave Smith.
Wan. Baker, and ID l{arer. Trelvu
of iha fleet. II ali, lefl lie Soalh West
$'sss On the i7th 81 July. OF those,
seven hare reached Fortress Monroe.
as3 ihs Eve oshsrs are hourly expect