Nebraska advertiser., 1864-08-18
WAR NEWS.

press has news from the Little Blue, tina
Indians on Saturday last, commenced the
numbering OF whites in that section
The stage station keepers and settlers
are all leaving. Overland mail coaches
stopped running. {.
Daco,ah Union Of the ID, says every
thing in the shape of crops, in the Mis-.
souri, valley, from Fort Pierre to Sioux
City has been ruined. A supply of food
must be Immediately furnished to subslsi
the people, the ensuing year.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
June l5.--General Burnside was relieved
yesterday, and left his command late
last night. a -
Gen. Wilcox temporarily in command
o. the 9th.
It was reported las, week hat the en-
envy intended to make a flank attack on
our left, but up to this time No demonstra-
ton has been made, and every thing at
headquarters seems to be perfectly quiet.
New York, IS Commercials Wash
ington special says General Grant has
some important movement IN view, not
proper 10 indicate now. or
Large number of transports are being
sent down the river. Ii is surmised they
are to assist in moving General Grants
troops. Large bodies Of cavalry have
been brought here. {
Heavy movements up the Shenandoah
Valley locke d for soon.
Gen. Hood supposed to have been
largely reinforced. Capture of Atlanta
may be delayed. sra
Washington. l5.-4The Richmond Sen
tinel of the 10Th discusses the question
whether Semmes and his men, carried
off by English vessel Deerhound. are our
prisoners of war. Says decision Of the
Navy Department is absurd, and predicts
that nothing will come from it. 1t says
there is a wal in conflict between conserv-
atism and radicalism and that the people
OF the Confederacy are the only people
in the world who are cOntented with
their political, social relations and institu-
tionS.
Vance has been re- elected Governor
Of North Carolina oy a majority o. forty
or fifty thousand. 't. a'a.
New York, 14-New Orleans papers
of the 9Th, have the following particulars
of F%arragut's movements: p.
The Hartford with the Admiral on.
board, steamed up to Fort Morgan and
delivered such "a succession of broad
sides as TO efertually silence all the rebe
ell guns ard water batteries. Monitors
at the same time engaged the rebel ram
Tennessee. She made several attempts
to run our vessel down, finally our mont
tors closed with her. The flagship
Hartford which attempted to run her
down, when the MetacoInei also on the
same errand collided with the Hartford.
Tennessee a out while the flag ship
lost three men. F&rragm probably using
her as o Of his fleet, not being greatly
damaged. s
Tennessee sunk by a torpedo, only 10
of her c~rew-known to have beehssaved.i
Gunboat Oneida had-U shell to explode
in her boiler, killing 30 Of her men.
Buchanan, the rebel Admiral snot ex-
peCted to live. So .asaa ls4a s.sg s.
Lieutenant Comstock, commandmglhe
gunboat Selma, killed and nearly all her
crew, the Hartford lost twenty.three
killed and forty-three wounded.
Fort Powell blown ups on the night of
9th. All onr feet inside the rebel the
cbstrue1ions. UEC ET5T OF ~ s.
New York 10 Worlds special ini
saddle al S~hehandoah valley on the l2th
~ a m, sayslhe rebels continue to re-
treat, Supposed to be on the way to
S'rasburg unqhe front.
Weather Intensely warm, despite of
'his the met are in excellent marching
Greer. Movement as rapid as possibles
Enemy has struck ahead of US, if they
continue TO retreat, pursuit likely be long,
DaLIIe some days distant. 'a's
Doubtless i is Eeaiy's policy to, re-
tea' further, before giving battle, as sbv
r~etreaung he draws us farther from5 our
base. while he gets nearer his position..
which can be reinforced before iqbt;no-
Pursuit however conducted bv eno ;n
whom the army have the utmos, con6-
u0uCSt RHShglu OF inns force Arcade
been calculated. 49,
Middlelowp 13.-Our cavalry came
up with the rear gsrd of the enemy bsro
early this morning Some skirmishinS
ensued ia town. Our infantrv were
close at the heels of the c~avalay. Reb.
els now ia line of battle opposite Ceder
Greek across Stanton pike, between 2 and
B miles distant, they occupied high land
beyond which was formed strong defen-
sive position and SAID to have two lines
of batsle, half a mile long they like us,
have been severely marched, being hard.
pressed, they have seized the opporldni-
" OF securing this position for rest; e--
Ceder Creek, 25.-Ogr skirmsheFs
just crossed the creek, now sknrmishing