The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-07-28
Ncu York. Jaly 22.

pedition TO Columbia and Cenireville.
The expedition WA ou, six days and
brough, back nearly eight hundred
horses and mules and two hundred
and ifty negroes. Eighty head Of the
stock and iortv-two negroes were Ia
ken from Gen. l.ucius Polk. Sever
al skirmishes were hal ia the course
Of the trip, resulting IN the killing OF
ten gaerrillas and The capture OF ave
commissioned officers and 30 priyaies. |
Col. Gcni, (r,belD WIS 100 severely
wouaded 70 be brought forward. He
was paroied and lelt IN oonntry
house. Our loss Is one man kill, d.
New York, July p.
a despatch from St. Paul 18th.
gives information from Gen Sibley's
Indian expedition up 10 lhe 9TH.
His forces have marched about l75
miles and are now cpeamped on the
Cheyenne River, waiting The arrival
Of asupply train from Fort Abcrcrom-
bic. They ara probably again in mo-
ton now. The men and animals have
suffered considerably owing TO the
drou;h, but the statement that il was
contemplated 10 abandon the expedi-
ton is authoriIatively denied.
New York, July %.
The Express contains rumor that
test case on the conslitutionality OF
the draft is 10 bc made before Com
mon Pleas Court on monday, and be
carried Immediately to Court Of ap.
peals.
Barbados paper Of June 23d reports
the arrival Of boat containing a 1t.
and men OF pirate Florida, being
the prize crew Of u vessel she had Ia.
ken and which was intended to run
tue blockade. Being short Of water
near that Island they set her on fire
but she stranded, and her cargo had
become The cause Of strife among the
Islanders. The military had been
called out and collision with the mob
was reported 10 have taken place.
Report looks very like 4 canard.
Washington, July p.
Special to the Post.--Nothing new
from the army of tho Potomac to-day.
Gen. SiekIcs is gradually recovering.
He will be able to leave for New
York ia q day or two
New York, July %.
A horrible accident occurred in East
22d street about noon yesterday
The side wall OF the 18th ward sta
tion house Which VAS burnt during
the late disturbance, icll down upon
numtefo Of people mostly children, who
were engaged in picking mp wood and
coal from tllc ruins. \ great number
of people estimated between % and
40 were buried in the ruina. Eleven
bodies were recovered up TO 8
O'Clock last evening. four OF them
with life still in them. and not so much
injured as to be beyond all hope Of
recovery.
The following order just made pub
lie, explains certain changes in New
York not hitherto understood -
Adiutant Generals Office,
Washington, July lG.
General orders No 220.
BY direction o. the President of the
U. S.,ihe following officers are retired |
from active service and their names
will be entered on the retired list of
officers Of The grade to which they now
respectively bclong,in accordance with
section II, Of the act approved July |
18th, 1862. This order TO take effect |
August lst, 1862.
Major Gen. j. +. Wool, Brigadier
Gen. William S. Ilmney, Revet
Brig. Gen. Harvey Brown, Col. Fith |
artillery Col. Justin Dimmock, let
artillery; Col. Charles s. Merchant,
4tll artillery Lieutenant Col. Martin !
Burke, Sd artillery.
BY order Of the Sec'y Of War,
+. ID. TOWNSEND.
Assistant Anjt General.
New York, %.
A report says that Gen. Buckley
Heal Of the Knights Of the Golden |
Circle has been arrested at the West |
Cincinnati, 22.
Mai. MeCouk, father oil Maj Gen.
MeCooh, died at Pomeroy yesterday, !
from the effects Of a wound received
in an engagement al Burlington ISL
and.
Ncwbern, July lS.
A Cavalry expedition left this NOR
ming, which viii penetrate into the in
terror hundred miles or more. Be-
fore this is published, It's mission viii
be accomplished. II includes exten-
siye Railroad bridges, culyerts and
Railroad connections. Gen. Potter il !
in command.
Morgan with about 500 men en-
camped near Macarthur, Yinton Co. |
last night. At halt-pasi five this NOR.
mig he vas within a mile Of Vinton |
on the Merietta and CINCINNATI X. X. I
The recent enlargement Of Gen.
Fosters command, which now embra- |
ces Richmond is tic cause OF great
rejoicing in this Department aud is
considered equivalent 10 the speedy |
fall OF that city.
A distinguished statesman and an
extensive STAKEHOLDER, in the inferior
Of North Carolina wLo has been an |
AMI Slavery man since the first reb-
el gnn fired into Sumter. has written I