Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-08-06

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runmi mmmanlr. inroHtd
upp0r ui lutuf nuH4 10 ,ut mi
capture lhould itun.clbdti,uu,t ts
m.ps, uhioht biur H lhr wharf osl
thc snoro mDIuics u mont lof il,,t.
Tho mortar boats OF caoh n,ot vero i,..
gneo lhu halDcr..l whilst uIo w,,..,
were 10 run into and either dr.l,oyo,i.
her o.r urt7nD, Essex ani Queen ,.n
attacked The Arkon.ne, running o,,i,
her with hil force, thinking 10 .o,ot
against the lcyoc ond making her trcmn, |
from stem 10 stern, but evidently uil..,
doing moro injury than they received
The rebel account OF this affair claim, T..
them IL complete victory and lo.,,
several OF our vessels
The rebels are evidently growing ma.
bold in tennessee, Kentucky aud Mi,on
ri, and serious approhensions were or,o,.
tanned that the federal authorities wooIl
have to ovacuatc Nashville.
AIcpovt reached Memphis on tho gs,b
uitimo, that ten hon-cIad steamer, hoa
arrived at Mobile, having been buil, IN
Europe on contract ior tho Confederate
Government. This report is not confirm,
/ 3D. and is not believed.
Commodore portcr's mortar aecl.wbicb
was so effective in reducing the forts on
the Mississippi and opening the way to
! New Orleans, is now at Hampton Road,
as was supposed, Of aiding in tho roduc.
ton Of Fort Darling. and thus openingtbe
way to Richmond by water On the 9th,
er hand II report prevailed at Fortress
Monroe on Tuesday last that the new
! Mcrrimac built 10y the rebels at Rchmold
was moving down the river, as if to assist
in some movement against General Me.
| Clellon.
Gen. Popo's army las advanced beyond
WNrrenton, on the wey to Richmond
The rebels are at Gordonsyillo, but in
what strength is not known,
LATER.-On the night ofthe 3lst July,
the rebels opened with a masked battery
from the opposite side Of the James river,
on McClellan's quarters at lTarrsons
Landing, killing five or six and woundne
about rs many, together with several hor,
ses, and doing some damage to the shin,
ping The battery vas soon si.enccd by A
81 FOUNDER Which soon opened upon it
The next duy force Of some six hundred
was sent across the river, who cut away
the timber and burnt the building that
concealed the movements of the enemy.
Reports of the appearance Of two rcteI
iron'clad gunbnats Immediately below f.
Darling, continue TO be received. Our
gunboats, including tho Monitor, had
/ passed up beyond IIarrisons Landing. to
meet them, and heavy firing was heard in
that direction at Fortress Monroe on the
2ud,
Disturbance still continues in Missouri.
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A"''ce9 nom 'A' southern expedition
state that on troops were falling back
to lIudson's Crossing of the Ncosho river.
ffv miIe. from For, S,o,, ,.;,l,o,,, 80,
n.-. c,., "'
'"s '"e cause "' 'i''s backward movement
From Lexington, Ky, we learn that
Major Bracket had overtakon a band of
lo7 rebels pndor C,rhir ~ NJ, S,o,lin,
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"'''"s 49, ""o '"h'ng ~ pf's""eF''
from jackson, Tenn, that Capt. Doh
lins' vary attacked SO rebels near
p'o""H''''e' ana cal 'ure" ~ prisoners
| The rebels were afterwards reinforced and
reCapturcd - men and l.! horses. The
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,Io,,, 80, ''''' '''0 '''''
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Gen. Johnston. oiic.,L roport or tDe
battle of Seven Pines onnn,re nplor date
of .June ~, lie ovcY.cs himself for tbe
imperfec,,ons in his renort Inv reason of
his yet weak condition from, his wounds.
| IIo ch,roes mon Cinn Ungor IN, C,,t ,hat
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