Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-11
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THE WAR NEWS.
GEN. BRAGG MARCHING ON
NASHVILLE.
Fallkner'S Command Routed.
TIE FE0ERALS DEFEATED Al
ST. FRANCIS RIVER.

Ok kAhNlIO AAv6W.
The following Is the conclusion Of what appear
to be . rebel order:
II any person having taken the oath Of allsgi
anc. spscifed, be found to have viola,ed il, b,
shall Be shot and his property seized and appropri
ated to the pubic use,
4. Whereas, BY an order issue the 18th day
Of July 1852 by Brig. Gen. A. Stermoch, J. viii
liam Sseadman,a cavalry oticer Of his brigade hsl
been ordered to arrest i've Of the most promnsn,
citizesr Of Page coanty, Va, to bs held Is hosta
ges and to suffer death in tho event Of any Of the
soldiers Of the said Stermoch being .hot by bush
whackers BY which term il n esnt the ctisens oi
the Confederacy, who have taken up arms 70 de-
fond their homes and families.
Whereas, 1t results from the above order
that some Of the military authorities Of the Unit
cd States are not content with the unjust aggres-
sivs warfare better be waged with savage cruelty
against IN inOfensive people and. exasperated BY
the failure Of their eforts to subjugate them have
now determined TO violate oil tho rules and usa
ges Of war; and to convert hostility, wsged against
armed forces into campaign Of robbery and mur-
der against unarned citizens and peaceful tillers
Of the SOIL
8. Whereas, This Government, bound BY the
highest obligations Of duty Of !ts citisens is thus
driven to tho necessity Of adopting sach just
measures Of retribu,ion AMI re, aliation as shall
tiles, snd whereas tho orders above received have
only been published cd and made known to this Gov
erDment since the capture Of . cortll for the sx-
change Of prisoners Of war, which cortil in so far
as it provides for the exchange Of prisoners here
after captured would never have been signed or
agreed to BY tho Government, if the intention is
to chango this war into system Of indiscriminate
murder and robbery known to it.
And, Whereas, Just regard to humanity forbids
that the repression Of crime which this Govern
msnt 10 thus compelled to enforce should be unnec
essarily extended retaliation on the enemy = men
in {, army Of the United States, who may be un-
willing instruments Of their commanders, as long
% there is hope that tho excesses OF the army be
checked or prevented by setribution on tho COM
missi ned officers, who havo the power to avoid
guilty actions by refusing service under Govern
ment which seeks their aid, AMI il the perpetra
tien of such barbarities.
7. Therefore it 10 ordered, that Maj. Gen. Pope,
Brig. Gen. Steinwshr and oil commissioned on
oers serving under their respective commands, be
and they are hereby expressly and especially de-
clared TO be not entitled to be considered as soi-
iers, and therefore not entitled to the benefit Of
the cortil for tho parole Of future prisoners Of
war.
It is ordered further, that in tho event Of the
capture Of Msj, Gen, Pope. Hrig Gsa. Steinwhr or
any commissioned officer serving under them.
the captives taken shall be held in close con6ne-
mont 80 long - the orders aforeesid shall contn-
tary authority Of the United States, and that in
the event Of the murder Of any named citizen or
inhabi ant Of this Confedsracy, BY virtue.
or under pretense Of one Of the orders
herenb before recited, It shall be the duty Of the
com andiug General Of tho forces Of this Confed-
eracy to cause to be hung. cut Of the ommission-
cd officers, prisoners as al ressid, number equal
to the number Of our own citizens thus murdered
by the enemy.
Signed 8. COOPER, A. A. g.
Southern News.
TRExToN, Aug. 5th, vis CAIEo, Aug.s.
Especial to the Times.
Gen. Dodge sent out Captain Peck and fifty
three men Of tho 9th Illinois cavalry to attack
Faulkner's company Of jackson cavalry who have
been burning cotton, and who baInt the bridge
tiens in this vicinity. They surprised Faulkner
i've miles east Of Dyersburg yesterday afternoon,
while they were resting and sleeping. ~ they
travel nights and sleep days, and completely rout-
cd them, killing thirty Of Faulkners men, taking
IS horses and took = great portion Of their arms.
They also captured FsuIkner's horse and his or
dcrs from JEFF Thompson aad Jackson, which are
very important TO US Faulkner was trying to got
into Kentucky, but was out of. Most Of his men
that escaped left without arms, horses or clothes
Gen. Dodge was informed Of their camp BY two
negroes Who guarded tho cavalry around their
"
and gave no quarter. His loss Was seven wound
ed-two m ,rtslly.
Carlo, Aug. 8.
Special to Chicago Post.1
Memphis papers Of the 9Th have been received
They report 1--WE detachments of Curtis' army had
an engagement with . band Of guerril'as near 81
Francis river, in which we were badly routed
Two thousand edeTai troops were overwhelmed
and routed, and train Of Afty wagons, laden
from Jackscnport t. Helena, were captured and II
Of tho escorts killed.
party Of 30 Federals who were stationed up the
river fifteen miles we're attacked bya strong body
Of insurgents, and but two are Sid to have e.
capped. Forty Of the wounded were taksn TO Hsls-
M Tuesday.
An Officer, whs hss been on . scout nearly to
Holly Springs. reports that Gen. Bragg 10 march
ing on Nashville, and that bis reported movement
against Buell. was feint The eecssh near Holly
Springs boast that Bragg will b in Nashville be-
fore Nelson can be reinforced, and psofesssd
Union men concsds with that opinion. Part Of
Bragg's army which has been at Vicksburg has
gone to Grenade.