Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-07
LATEST NORTHERN NEWS.

PETERSBURG VA, Aug. Sd, 1862.
The Express has New York and Philadelphia dates to
the 26h and 10Th July.
The n4urers Fortress Monroe correspondent has been
credb]y informed that large rebel forces
trating the line Of James river above junction of
Appomattox and James rivers supposed to number be-
fifty seventy thousand, and that StoneWa Jack
is in command.
On the night of the 24h july company of rebel Cav
airy dashed down Gloucester Point opposite Yorktown,
carried off large lot Of contrabands forced into the rebel
army all Of the mae Inhabitants then set fire to lot of
ship mber, and taking with them their trophies departed.
Similar depredaons to the above committed in the
vicinity of Williamsburg.
On the night of the 25h the rebels made ucursons into
the lines Of McClean carried off large number of
army beeves.
Two eusaDd contrabands, th-r way to Mcclellan
passed Old Point the Goth.
jeff Davis N IL carrier, running TO Norfolk caught
on Friday with two thousand letters.
Fifteen twenty rebels, csptured suh5k, hayo
reached Fortress Monroe
Gen. Pope took the field last Monday.
There has been large number Of deserters from Popes
army-am3rg them between forty and fifty of the lO5th
New York within the past week.
On the 25th four guerras fred upon and wounded two
Federag near Warrenton Capt Williams, the Michigan
cavalry went cut and brought in eight pcoendng Virgin
| iang, who are to be held responsible.
Within three days past General Hatch has crossed Swift
Run Gap to McGahaytown The people Of Cupepper, Or
apge and Madison hundersrUck st the sudden
appearance of the Union forces under Batch
CAIRO July 26th.-A steamer from the Tennessee river
brings news of the rebel raid Florence Alabama,
Tuesday. They entered the city, burned warehouses filed
with Yankee commissary and quartera stores and al
tho cotton in the vicinity; seized the Yankee
Coonna used for conveying army supplies the shoals
took all the money belonging to the boat and
and burnt the boat The property destroyeds reported
have been immensely valuable a SIN all detachment O
Mchells army captured.
The rebels then proceeded down the lem river
Chickasaw Waterloo, and the vicinity Easport ant
burned ell the warehouses containing cotton
Another band of forty rebels attacked wagon nea
Pittsburg Landing, and captured sixty wagons filed witt
government stores.
NEW ALBANY, July 27th-Tke Ledger says that the reb
els have oongregated in considerable Hawesvile
Kentucky, and boldly and deany nsulted the Union Cit
zens.
Passengers from Henderson say that the guerlas hav
appeared in strong force opposite Mound City, It
that they would attempt to bur Inc Union build
ing there.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 27tA.-The 10th Ohio regiment
guarding the Memphis and Charleston Railroad betwee
Decatur and Courtand attacked yesterday by Iag
force OF guerilas Thirty forty of the regiment wer
killed. and the road cons; derably damaged.
4 large rebel force is reported near Tuscurbia
Forrest reported at Carthage, with the object of me-
king descent the louisville Railroad.
NEW YORK, July 2sh.--News from Fortress Monroe tc
day. says that that ubiquitous REBEL stonewa Jackson
demonstrating down the Left bank of James som
stir, and the greatly uneasy. later te
gram announcing the arrival Of Porters mofrar feet il
tended for Fort Darling, made all RICH. again.
Gotten la duH with trifng sales at % cents for mid
ding upands Exchange 12S 1885, Gold is lower opel
ing at 1l7& 49, and closing at 1854 ll6i. Governmer
stocks are lower.
The Federal losses in the Western Department. by of
eal count, since the commenced ara Ov,Yn in Ii
New York Tribune ut $500. ~ e''''