The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-13

| obstructive hre occurred about 9:30 this
morning Ia .qasre b.uadcd By Chatham
SCARE Matt Peel * DYER state that At least
halt block was destroyed aua a lsfsc num-
Der of families rendered hoaeless
NEw foRK. Aug. II. B. way OF New
Orleans sc have ne~s from Texas by which
il appears that on the lah Of June party
of loyal Texans with sem artillery attacked
the rebel garrison 1t Ese'c Pass All forced
them to susrender They also took possess
sion ofthe Custom House
The New 0sloans Dime Delta says Gen.
cortinas hs' occupied Victoria driving out
the small frene', ipf.e ieii Ar col Dupin.
cortinas Is preparing 60 atiscl Tampie.
The Delta Also saw that Il Learns chat
Bcanregard has gone 10 Atlanta with - 00O
men and will rank Gen Hood ia eommand
at that place
The Richmond Enquirer says. We COM
nand Petersburg with 800 guns which can
sweep tina, city. hence ~ capture bv Grant
would not amount 10 anything
Nav YoRK, Aug. ~ The Macon. Ga.
Telegraph 81 late date notices the depart
urs Of itilo militia from this place for At
lanta II also SAYS alike humber leave daily
The State troop. uodor Gen " q Smith
will form an army Of themselvcs
The Savannah and Coulunbia papers re-
ioice that the rebel army has Mt last made
s'snd' and appear relieved Of panic among
the people by johnson falling back
INV YoRK. Aug. PA passenger by
the evening Steamer from New Orleans re-
ports that they were chased on the lllh inst
by pirate steamer four hours, also that she
hired three shots at tho evening steamer.
NEw YoRe, Aug. l2-Thc Posts " ash.
iogton special gives statement by the Ma
tional Republican that ZEN burnside 3 "a be-
fore the military Commission on the Peters
burg affair aud insisted that orders given
him were carried out faithfully, aud that
with himself the officers If bis corps
were responsible Tor the fri ire
NV YoRK, Aug IA pilot who
brought up an Italian bark this afternoon re
ports as follows:
Thursday at . a. m. about sixty miles
southeast o. Sandy Hook steamer show
ing the American flag She came close un-
der the Bark = stern but did not hail che then
lighted the pilot boat James Funk and host
Ing the rebel pirate flag, captured the pilot
boat. put pirate crew on board and then
steamed OF toward Montauk Point
The pilot boat following At the same time
saw Schooner 3 miles 10 windward. All
sails cut loose and sinking The Pirate cyl.
IDENTIFY having scn,tled her
The pirate Graf, is a small neutral English
built, straight stern fore and aft. painted
white, red bottom. carries pivot gun for
ward and aft aud broadside gun and n very
slow, the Pilot boa, apparently is able 10 oal
sail her
NEW YoEg. Aug. 10 The Commercial.
. Washington special says:
Sbermans success AT Atlanta i not con.
sidered predetermined aud the capture OF tho
city Is expected soon
No material change j. expected Id Peicfs-
burg until other demonstration have becf
marked out.
The report that Bcauregard has gone t.
! Atlanta is treated here AZ absurd
Ii Is currently reported that Sheridan Ia,
defeated Early. taken large number o.
pr soners. near Winche Ter aud that Early +
10 full retreat.
Passenger By the Evening Steamer lrora N
: Orleans report the rebels ia strouc iofceont
side Of Algiers
When sir or seven mile oi New Ollea1
terrifying the place, apparently ui,u the IN
tenlion Of making base Of ollcssive opera
, tioss They are commanded hv Cen. T.y
, Tor.
The Leche di-trict = si-e occupied D. III
enemy By a large force wiih orders 70 IRE
= vent an other sdsanos al onf troop tbroaeI
: that region 10 1eE4s.
Seces'ionisis 70 "a s,y IS is..s 80 innos
: tsnre i Mobile j. losi % ,hs rshel
sEw foKs. tar l2.-The Heralaa e
corp~ correspondent he 4ih asvs
rsbei lienfensft came e.th4t ans lias
. to day. and reports { tAs amassig psselams
a ton va generally unaef-aooa - ito reb.
army The de-erlipHs would l.e ,nereAsfl ~
> fold. that uae rebel osiesrs tell tao rnea ID,
. hey desert theY vi1 be caascfiriei ~ a.
: unson afrs7 saa ~ male T. -ofk o. iornf
,. cAtions
Another .tsismeat j. taaf 10 srons Of Hai
= hestIasf'srs sss to tvo f.oan'ier pivot gnr
= snd battery Of - FOUNDER psfos asa. 4.
heing iccatesi ~ the reosi-
=. fresn oganssfo
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