Nebraska advertiser., 1862-07-19
The News.


when he came among them he heard ther
frequently using phrases which they mus
learn to. discard such as ''lines of re
treat and basis of supplies p t" hOldinI
strong positions" Sc, SC. He says
"lel US study the probable line Of retrea
of our opponents. and leave our own t
take care Of ITSELF He says his polio,
shall be, ''attack, and not defence"
The Federals have suffered a defeat a
Murfresboro, Tenn. 5000 or 4,OOl
guerillas, under Col. Forrest, attacke,
the 18th Michigan and Sd Minnesota
Regiments, and captured the former.
Ia Kentucky intense excitement exist
ed, which extended to the cities Of LOnis.
vile and Cincinnati. on account Of q
threatened attack upon Frankfort and
Lexington, by Gel. Morgan, wrth a body
of about 5000 men. The Mayor Of
Lexington autographed to Covington and
Cincinnati for soldiers and cannon. Pub
lie meetings we're beld, at which the mOsl
intense excitement prevailed. A large
portion Of the police force. Of Cincinnati,
and several hundred soldiers from Ohio
were Immediately sent by railroad.
There was a skirmish on the l1th, be-
tween a company of Missouri Militia and
Quantrel's band. The rebels were re-
pulsed with a loss Of six killed ana five
MORALLY wounded. Our loss was nine
killed and fifteen wounded.
In Halleck's division all is quiet
Vicksburg is not yet taken. We have
received a letter from Sergt. Pollock,
written from Memphis, bat itcame too
late for publication in this number. He
reports the health of the Regiment better
since the LIST Of July, than at any time
previous the present year.
The Con6seation Bill has passed Con-
gress. Itauthorizes the President to EN-
ploy as many persons Of African descent
as be. may deem proper in suPpressing the
rebellion. 1t provides for colonization of
persons made free by the act, at desere-
ton. The Border States had an inter-
view with the President, at which he adj
vised them to go home and prepare for
emancipation, as it might soon become
necessary to emancipate all the slaves in
the Border States. Is
A d~isgraeeful scene took place in the
House Of Representatives on the 18th,
between Blake of Ohio and Richardson of
III. Richardson rolled up his sleeves. and
was in for a fight, calling Blake, in a
loda voice, q God DID liar.
Thirty thousand of the army Of the
0hio-Busl's men-have crossed the
Tennessee river it IS thought to attack
Rome, Georgia.
The last accounts from the Indian Reg
iments they we're marching into their. own
Territory-were within three miles of
the Missouri line, and twenty-five from
Carthage.
Latest European aduces give no indi-
cation Of Intervention.
On The 26th ult., Lieut.. Col. Alfred
Ellet, went up the Yazoo river with two
rams, the Monarch and Lancaster, the
latter under command Of Medical Cadet
Chas. R. Ellet.
They proceeded about IS miles 10 a
point where the river is INSTRUCTED by a
raft built BY the enemy, and protected BY
guns in battery. Their object was to
capture or destroy three Of the enemy's
~gunboats, that were lying-the Van
Dorm, Polk AMI Livingston. They ran
up close under the battery, and were
mortified to see the enemy set FIRE TO
the boats and start them adrift down the
river upon our rams, which were obliged
to leave the river TO escape the conAagra-
lion. The three boats were totally destroy
ed, The enemy did not FIRE at the rams.
Many friends of Mcclellan having
blamed the government for not reinfOre-
ing him with all the troops from Wash
ingtOn, a fortnight ago; the New York
EUsning Posts Washington correspOndet
says the Department rePlys TO this criti,
cism thaEit made liiIle differences 20 Jack
son what disposition we made of our
forces here, for, had ali The available
troops been sent two or three weeks ago
to Gen. Mcclellan, Jackson would have
taken Washington, which would have
been much worse than a partial reverse
before Richmond. @noss8
The following items1Were put in type
for last weeks extra. bot were crowded
out for want Of space. Though now
rather old, they possess some interest,"
70 H~einizelmaAls corps and McCall's d.
vision were ordered out 70 meet the enc
my who were approaching from Rich
mOnd.f The enemy cane up boldly early
10 the morning having been heawlHrein-
forced by troops WHO bad fought the bat