The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-07-07
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WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHlNor,

, WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON
July Sd, 9p. INFO Gen. Dir: The
following telegram, dated to day, At Mari
eta, GA, received this evening frou
Gen. Sherman, gives the results Of tbs
hauking operations in progress some day.
back A movement on our right caused
the enemy to evacuate. We occupied
Kenesaw at daylight aud Marietta at $3.50
a. m. Thomas is moving down the main
road towards the Chattahoochie, aud Nc.
Pherson towards the mouth Of Nickojack
on the Sandtown road. Our cavalry are
on the extreme tanks. Whether the en-
envy will hal. this side Of the Chattahoo'
chic or not will soon be known. Mari
eta is almost entirely abandoned BY iD-
habitants. More than a mile Of railroad
has been removed between town and the
foot of Kenasaw.
A despatch from Gen. Grants head.
quarters, dated s o'clock this morning,
| gives the following results: Gen. Will
sons operations-60 miles of railroad
thoroughly destroyed on the DanvilIe
road Gen. Wilson reports tina, il could
no. be repaired in less than 40 days, even
if oil the materials were on hand He
destroyed all blacksmith shops where
rails night be heightened, aud all mills
where seantlings for sleepers could be
made. Wilson brought in about 400 ne
groes and many horses aud mules, gath.
cred by his force. He repor,s,the re bells
slaughtered wi,bou, mercy all negroes
they took. Wilson's loss of property is
a small wagon train used to carry ammu-
milton. His ammunition train and twelve
cannon, horses, artillery and wagons,
were generally brought off OF the eau
non, two were removed from carriages,
the wheels of which were broken and
thrown into the water, and ether guns
had been disabled b. rebel shot break
ing its trucks before i. was abandoned,
he estimated his total loss at from $50 to
1000 men, including those lost from
koutz's division.
\ rebel force made its appearance near
Martinsb1rg, this morning, and were at
last accounts destroying the railroad aud
advancing on NartiDsburg. Reports re-
ceivcd as yet are too confused and con-
hicting to determine the magnitude of
the force, or the extent Of its operations.
(Signed) +. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
The Hern1Is Washington special says:
The President will call for half million
men immediately after the adjournment
of Congress.
NEW YORK, July Sd On the morn.
ing Of the Sd, at one O clock, between
BarDsate aud Ob.corn Lights, the steam
ship Locust Point, for New Orleans, col.
lidcd with the steamer Watonzos, from
New Orleans, causing the Locust Point
to sink in ! minutes, in II fsthoms of
water. a boat from the Watouzos saved
% Of her crew and passengers Her
cargo was total loss. The passengers
were all asleep at the time The Walton.
EOS. had on board ltG souls, and received
no injury whatever from the collision.
CAIRO, July 3d.-Memphis papers of
We II, ioatu f."". oG.U..a &c ..e-mo.
FROM White river, that as soon as Gen'l
Steele heard of the movements of the reb-
el Shelby, he sent forward the 18th ILL.,,
9th Iowa, Sd Mlnn, and Sd regular cav.
airy, under Gen. Carr. This force con
frouted the enemy on the eth, between
Sheridan and St. Charles City and a fight
ensued, resulting in the capture of 200
prisoners, guns Of the recently captured
guuboat Queen pity and four howi,zers.
Our loss in killed and wounded will not
exceed 200, while that of the rebels will
reach 1000, During the following night
Gen. Carr, receiving information Of the
approach of achievements under Mar.
maduke, made preparations to fall back
on Clarendon, 20 miles below Duvalrs
Bluff. At last accounts this movement
had been made successfully and reinforce
meuts had been sent to Carr.
Special dispatches to the TiJun., from
Charlestown, July lst, says. Gen. Hun
ter, with the whole of his command has
arrived safely at this point without the
loss to the army of single pound of Go.
vernmcnt property during the long march
Of 800 miles, over almost impossible
mountain roads, and with scarcely any
/ food for bis command. lie succeeaed 10
defeating the enemy in five different en-
gaeements, destroying rebel property to
the amount of $50, 600, (our money!
including all factories, tan-yards, mills,
foupdries and furnaces in the Shenando-
all Valley as far as Lynchburg. The
most important cstabiishme1 IS were tho
branch Of the red oar works, at Buchan.
an, working 800 hands, and the military
institute at Lexington, with its capacious
buidln. and magazine, containing large
supply OF arms, ammunition, &c.
New York, July 9th The steamer
City Of Baltimore arrived this morning.
The pirate Alabama left Cherbourp on
the 18Th Of June, to engage the kear-
sage, and attacked her 10 miles from
Cnerbourg. The engagement lasted one
hoaF anI forty minutes. Both vessels
made seven camplete circles in maneu.
vcrjoe 1t distance of from quarter to
half nile. The Alabama was sunk
Semmos aud part Of his crew were saved
by tie En2,loh yach, Deerhound. S.
, vas slightly wounded in the hand.