The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-08-05
NEWS OF THIS WEEK.

NEWS OF TI4IS WEEK..
The Commercials Lexington special says
this morning our forces came upon a body of
rebels at Lancaster, where a considerable fight
ensued. The enemy lost about twenty killed
aud wounded, and nearly 100 prisoners.
"A rebel force of 500 took Stanford about
noon to-day, but were driven out by our cav
airy with considerable loss. At last advices
they were hastily retreating towards Gumber-.
land river. q s
The SD Massachusetts,, numbering 780 men,
arrived at Cairo yesterday, from Port Hudson
en- route home, to be mustered out of service.
4Their time expired July IIth.
Vfoksburg adyices of the 10th says Gen.
Herron's division has gone to Mobile.
Our army is falling back to Big Black river.
jackson is entirely destroyed.
johnson is believed to be retreating to Mo-
bile, which place the enemy is making des.
perate efforts 10 defend.
The Herald's Washington dispatch gives
the following details of the fight of Saturday /:
Buford's cavalry crossed the Rappahannock
Ford at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Our
force was composed of the following cavalry
regiments 9Th New York, Sd Virginia, I'd
i u. S., 9Th Penn, 9Th U. s 1st u. s., 9Th N.
Y, 9Th Ill, and 18th Penn TIL crossing
was about half a mile above the R. r station.
The object of the expedition was to ascertain
the exact position of the enemy on the rail-
road line towards Culpepper, and the amount
of the force they had disposed to dispute any
crossing which we might attempt. The enc
my's cavalry was encountered half a mile from
the ford 1t was a portion of Stuart's, and
consisted of Jones' and Hampton's brigades,
with the following regiments lst South Car
7 DINA, I'd South Carolina, Cobb's Georgia Lee
gion, and Jefferson Davis Legion.
Our cavalry drove the enemy gradually
without any severe fighting untila point was
reached about a mile and a half this side of
Culpepper, where the enemy's cavalry fell
back on the infantry supports. We were then
obliged to retire after q brisk fight with both
their infantry and cavalry, the rebels outnum-
boring us two to one, after they had fallen
back to a point where their infantry supports
came to their assistance.
About midnight last night fire was commu-
nicated to the hay in the Governme emit sheds
and ice house near the monument, by an in
cendiary. About $50 bales of hay and 1000
tons of ice were destroyed. The fire exte nded
to adjoining stables, All movable property,
including horses, was saved. The progress of
the fire was arrested by pulling Down portions
of the buildings.
The Richmond Wing of August LIST has
been received here. Itcontains the following:
Charleston, July 31st.-Cnmming's Point
WIS severely bombarded yesterday morning,
commencing about 10 o'clock. The Ironsides
and two monitors were engaged. The bonn
bardment lasted until about 8 P. NJ, when
Simple, Wagner AID Sumter responded to the
enemy's fire. Two men were killed and one
wounded at battery Gregg. The batteries
were not materially injured.
There was no firing on James Island to-
day, and very little from Wagner.
Beauregard visited James Island works to-
day. 81
Weldon, N. c., July 29th.-At last ac-
counts the Yankees were retreating below
Jackson, destroying bridges as they went.
Advices frem Havana the 18th state that
everybody is talking about the grea5 fire. Six
teen large stores were entirely destroyed. The
fire began on the 22d inst, and is still burn
ing, although now confined to the ruins
With considerable e~xertion the railroad depot
of the Guanavacoa railroad was saved, on the
preservation of which depended the fate of Is
more stores. The fire is supposed to have
commenced in some cotton bales, which were
Destroyed, belonging to secessionists and Eng
lshmen. Large quantities of goods intended
to be run through the Federal blockade, were
also consumed. There was also burned lots of
harness, morse SHOES, gin, saitpetre, purcussion
caps, etc. There were also consumed Go, OI2
boxes of sugar valued at 81 234, PIG. Total
losses estimated at S3,11S, 1913; but this is de-
cidedly under estimated.
The election in Kentucky as far as known
passed off quietly.
The following returns have been received I:
Paris-for Governor, Bramlette, Union,
296; Wicklife, Democrat, 81 for Congress,
Clay, Union, 3O6; Buckner, Dem. %; Boyle,
Union, 1. Maysviile = Bramlette, 353 !,
Wicklife, 8 Congress, Wadsworth, Union,
325 Brown 2. Lexington ramlette, 61s;
Wicklife, 355 ; Clay, 5ss Buckner, 16l
Boyle, II. Georgetown-Bramlette, $40
Wicklfe, 355 Buckner, 2s9 ; Boyle, 10
Observation-Disclosures tNiekfiffe 2 !;
Clay, LII Buckner, Is; Boyle 4e-eyu-
thiana-Bramlette, 1856 Wicklife, 81 Con-
gress, M%ensies, Dem. ia Smith, Union, 100.
Observation-Disclosures, 1858 Wicklife, SO ;
Congress, Smith, 1881 Mensies, SIS; Leath
ers, 20.
The Union majority in the State will be
about 10000. Brutus Clay is certainly elect
ed in Ashland District.
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