M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-08-04
July 29.-Atlania is said 70 ba

> taken without regular investment
ment aud serge.
Genera! Grant t3legrapbs that th,
euemy in front of hlm are in strong
force, ,'and that he does not be!iey,
any considerable force has been sepI
to the Valley.
General Grant is sending his sick
ami wounded 10 Washington.
General Sanford, Of New York.
has got the Government to cxempi
such fihe 100 days men ltoru that
State Who may be drafted while IN
actual service,
Colonel MuIiigan has been woun-
Lel in q skirmish.
We have advices per telegraph
gia. City Point, to the effect that ON
Tuesday last the enemy were making
movements to fink General Butler,
position, and General Graut disccv-
erlng the attempt. at once place his
troops IN poei;ion to foil the enI my's
movement Ii is so stated tina; the
enemy was in progress. The cuen,
were making a demonstration in the
direclion Of General Fosters front
1t is stated that Confederate cav
Any are again crossin. the Cumhrr
land liver and moving into Ken
tucky.
In,rc is reason to believe that Col
onel MuIigan was killed.
The gX.PUStmuster at Sln Francis.
Co hus been arrested and imprisoned.
iur the freedom OF speech alta public
Democratic meeting.
uARElsBUEG, Jnly GA convcr
sanon with gentleman attached to.
one u the newspapers at Chambcr2-
burg, vino lett there ut S o'clock this
mcIurg, reveals the following facts:
The people Of Lhanbersburs recei,-
cd Information yesterday Of he ap-
lroach o! the rcb1ls.
at once the .lerchan'a and busi- |
ness men commenced packing up
their stock, and before / o'clock lus,
night the most valuable merchanGisg
was sen! far beyond the reach Of the
rebels. At 3 O'clock this morning
rebel force Of good mounted iniattn |
reached Chambcrsburg aud cncamp~
ed on the lar ground.
This force was met short distance
rom Nerccrs rsbarg 10y small pnd;v oi
rooPs from Carlisle barracks, whN
ought the advance siubboruly, hu,
were compelled to Withdraw On nc
;ount Of overwhelming numbers OF
he invaders.
The disposition Of the rebe! fore,
's they crossed the Potomac, is de-
'crlbed by orr informant lis follows:
One party moved via. Mercrr,-
'urg, another through Wayncs5oro
md the centre through Greyncastle
ieneral AveriIl is reported as having
ngaged their centre, aud is said to ,
'e falling back on Cnambersburg.
If this bo 50 his position must BE-
erilons, end he is likely to BE- sur
onrded 1t any moment shoa!d the
ebeIs leave Chambersburg to meet I
I'M and these moving iron Wayues, +
oro also join in an assault.
The rolling stock 0f tie Cumbrr ,
md Valley Railroad is being remov
4 TO this point. Large numbers Of =,
lIi'ive coIo:cd people accompany =
rs stock aud they present mp,t q,
'P.olab!e C0ndriCn as they Gro hul- !,
ed "u thu heath and side.walkg -
rourd the Railroad depots.
II IL reported the rcbvls hayG-turn -
/ I'll. Court tlou5e, Town Hail, anA =
'sidrnco OF Col. A. X. Mcclure, a,
hsmbe,slurg. Various estimates ,.
ude of the numbers Of the invading Y
be'9, the 'owest putting them at =.
} 900; at o'clock to day they had =
ade no advance beycni Chambers -. :.
lrg, and our forces still held Ship -,
'nsbnrg. II miles east Ct Chambers =
lrg. ~.
Should the reb:!s advance Oh Sip. -"
.nsbnrg, the movement would de- =
'lOpe the apparent intention to make ~
still further down the ~
alley. aud il not to lay Siege to 8,
arris5urg. ,' ~
Most p,sitiye Information las been =
ceiycd that General Avcrill has ,
iven the rebels out Of Chamb.rs- ~
rg and is following them Westward !
wald London, Franklin county, ~
At oil ChamUeisburs is said to he 49,
ashee, aud three hundred people t.,
ndered homeless. -
1t is stated Oh the Authority OF reh =.
prisoners that General BrcckIn- ~
lge is making "a IA d toward Wheel :"
Z or about 10 return via kaulwha g
a:ley. 1t seems, by the statements
these prison 10 that It is the intrn
II Of General Lpugs.rect to threaten
ashin2ton while Breckinridgc th
,kes his raid. In the meantime sc
My is to hold the Shenandoah o'