Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-08-10
Saturday, August 18Th, 1861,
THE NEWS.

8 Il is a difficult. task to say what the
news really is,as regard, army movements.
The embargo on the press beclouds every
thing connected with tho invasion, abou,
(which so much interest is felt. Some re-
,pOrts represent that tho rebels, having
teCured the harvests in the Shenandoah
8.alley- gathering and threshing the grain
for the one ten.h-and sending il towards
Richmon nd-are now falling back. But
+ there are other, and quite different ac-
counts. One is, that Lee is at Manassas
with n heavy force; that Early is in the
neighborEood Of Martinsturg with 10000
to 35 900 men, with outposts as far north
.ss Iiugerstown, tho whole intending to
Invade Pennsylvania through the Cumber-
lnnd valley and that another equally
large rebel force is still further up the
Potomac, at or west Of Cumberland, I'M
BENDING to invade the western part Of the
State. The calling for 10000 militia by
Gov. Curtin, the fortirying the fords of the
\ Su .quehanna, and the various roads lead
\ ing TO the Pennsylvania railroad from the
South, and the exodus of citizens and
'negroes from the Cumberland valley, and
their congregating at Harrisburg, together
with the movements of the officers of the
Pennsylvania Rail,oad Company, would
reem to give credit TO the last mentioned
report Areport prevailed at Harrisburg
on Sunday last. that heavy battle had
been fought that morning somewhere on
The line of the Potomac-some of the citi
Ksens alleging that they heard the roar oi
&cunnon. The announcement that Gen
RGrant was in Washington on Saturday
fast, and the report that he had gone NJ
&the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, also
strengthened the idea of an invasion. Il
<Grant is there, il is reasonable to suppose
That bis army, or at least portion Of it
8s with him, and that the siege of Peters
Hs therefore raised. Gen. Sheridan ha,
been appointed to supercede Gen. Hunte!
lin the command Of the forces at Harper'i
Ferry. ... .r. --
"A The last battle in front OF Petersburg
4Ahch VIC briefly noticed in n postscript
Ia part of our edition last week.-Mrs. q
5eyere repulse TO the Federal arms. a
&porion Of the rebel works had been
mined the explosion teok place about
haf past four in the morning, charge
made, the first line Carried, a portion oi
.=the second, when the negro division was
put in to finish the work apparently SC
well begun. But they soon broke and
Fed in the widest disorder, creating the
Utmost confusion in all parts Of the field
And by noon the respective forces occu
pied about the same positions they did the
dag previous, with loss on our side o.
|sbout 5000. The rebels report their los,
|pt only 800.
From Sherman we have the account oI
o severe repulse of rebel assault on the
*c8th of July, in which their loss is stated
a. from four to five thousand. The cav
alfy expedition under Stoneman, afte,
cutting the Macon railroad, and destroy
ling rebel train, was pursued, and almos
Xtotally DESTROYED His force consisted o
|over three thousand, of which a loss o
two thirds is acknowledged. The disaste
is attributed TO the effects OF whiske!
captured in tho train.
Com. Farragut has made another attacl
upon Mobile, with every prospect OF sue
eess. - 't.- ..
P. S.--Last nights mail confirms tn
report of the retiring Of the rebels up tn
Ehenandoah Valley. But passengers re
port that battle was fought on the uppe
otomac, in which the rebels were defeat
3D. tf
WILL OrEN. The Fall and Winter tern
rder Professor McCurdy, Principal of tn
lear6eld Academy, will open on The frs
londay OF September next, = r-r.