Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-08-11
: Summary of News.


dag 3 Journal, the situation of militia.
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Gen. Averil's victory in the valley
IS confirmed, His loss was very slight,
and he captured from 500 to 600 pris-
oners and all the rebel artillery. This
defeat of the rebels puts an end to the
late rebel raid on the Potomac.
Admiral Farragut's successful opera
tons at Mobile are having good infu-
snce throughout the country. The
taking Of Mobile will relieve our block
aiding feet at that place. The report
ed sinking of the Tecumseh in the en-
gagement is not credited. She is one
of the most powerful rams in the
world. A.fN g3lsg p. 19ansN 9e 9 tHl
1t is confidently expected that Gen.
Sherman, who has been tightening his
grasp on Atlanta, will take advantage
OF the state of affairs in Virginia and
at Mobile to capture Hoods army, thus
bl-secting the Confederacy and closing.
the campaign in that direction. "A
Herald correspondent says operations
around the city have set down to a REQ.
- a..
ular siege. We are firing away on
every side, and tits doomed to be soon
reduced lm M "a I'll sa83 i
The telegraph says it is generally
believed that Lee has sent Longstreet's
Corps to Atlanta, to assist Gen. Hood
in the defense of the city.
The rebels recently made an attempt
to blow up some of Gen. Grants works
IN front of Petersburg, but made SIP
nalfailure of it, accomplishing NOTHING
butoloss to themselves. ~
Gen.. Stonemans loss in his late raid
was quite small, compared with first ex.
aggerated reports. ; ...-o
Gen. Birney has been making a raid
into Florida, destroying several bridges
and making some considerable cap
lures.
There her are reports of a desperate fight
at Oscceola, Ark, between eight rebel
regiments, under Bowen, and a small
Federal force, in which the rebels were
badly defeated, losing, besides killed
and won wounded, a great many prisoners,
quantity, Of arms, and all their camp
equipage. Bowen was shot dead from
his horse. This defeat is said to be
one of the most disastrous, for the force
engaged, that the rebels have ever ex-
perienced in that vicinity.
Released officers from Charleston re-
port FIVE blockade runners in that port
recently. Firing on Sumter is still con-
tinued 100 a1' 40 i.2a t'j4 @4o-A <iA
Raw cotton has advanced to s1,757
per pound, which is having the effect
of causing a raise in goods.
There is considerable excitement At
Buffalo, N. Y, growing out of fears of
an Anglo-rebel raid from Canada.
Gold in New York yesterday was
s2,54s.
The receipts from internal revenue
now amounts to the snug little sum of
81 100000 per day. y
The Union prisoners confined al
Americas and other points in Georgia,
have been removed to Charleston, S. c.,
for greater safety. They will have to
remove them again pretty soon, for Gen.
Foster says he can take the city in two
months.
Several distinguished disloyal citi-
zens of Columbus and Paducah, XIV,
with their families, were recently ban
ished from those places by order Of Gen.
Paine, and their property confscated.
Gen. Canby's order for the enrolment
of the militia at New Orleans created
considerable excitement there in secesh
circles. ~"
A large gang of counterfeiters has
Just been broken up near indianapolis,
Indiana, With branches in st. Louis, !
Covington and Nauvoo, I'll. Sixteen of
them have been arrested and are now
IN the Old Capitol Prison at Washing.
ton. This was one of the most extern
slve gangs of counterfeiters organized
for many years, All their plates, press
sS, &c, were captured