Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-08-12
Late War News.
MoRB ABOUT sArtRDAY's ASSAULT

The correspondents say that all
the combinations for the Capture Of
the defences commanding Peters
burg were faultless. Our entire
army was under arms, and a major
ity of four corps were within a mile
of the mine. The troops in the rebr
ell defenses are now known to have
been only 3 divisions, the others ha-
wing been drawn away by the ruse.
The destruction of the fort was
complete and the surprise of the
rebels perfect Why their fright
ened and flying troops were not at
once pursued, Immediately after the
explosion, and entirely routed be-
fore they could reform and make
resistance, is not easily answered.
And even after it was found impos-
sible to withdraw, the policy of
Withdrawing our troops in the open
day is bitterly censured by our Off
GERS.
No advantage was gained by the
rebels until our troops commenced
falling back, and then the carnage
in our works was dreadful. The
57th Massachusetts lost more Sc
yerely than any other. The 4th
Rhode Island and 31st and 32d
Maine were captured almost entire
ly. The treatment of the negro
prisoners and wounded by the reb-
els is reported to have been barba-
rous in the extreme. Two escaped
to our lines with their tongues cut
off.
Justice to the negroes compels
the assertion, however, that no 9th
er troops made a finer charge on
the first line after the explosion
1t is true that they fell back from
the I'd line-but in no charge in the
war have troops been under such a
severe and murderous fire of mus
kerry and shrapnel.
1t appears that ono principal
cause of the hesitation of our troops
after the explosion, was the general
belief that the hill occupied by the
rebels commanding the rebel works
at Petersburg, was mined by the
rebels. Gen. Ledlic in the charge
had a narrow escape. A mimic ball
struck a testament in his pocket
went through it and lodged in his
watch, making a confusion on his
/ breast. The latest estimates of our
/ loss is 5000, including 1900 prison
ers. The rebel loss was not so
heavy. One account says whole
companies Of rebel deserters came
in on Saturday, and other important
movements are already on foot.
INDIAN DEPREDATGoSs.
Advices from the plains of New
Mexico state that Indians number
ing nearly 1000 warriors were com
hitting serious depredations on the
Santa Fe road. All the horses, beef
cattle and mules belonging to Fort
Larned, a number of private cattle,
and 1870 horses of the Colorado bat
terry, were captured within a quarter
of a mile of that fort on the 18th
ult. Emigrant trains have been rob
bed and destroyed, and about 600
animals been run off. About twenty
persons have been killed and scalp
ed. The Indians were threatening
Fort Larned at last accounts, and
there are only IS men there. Over
$4,000 worth Of provisions had
been given these Indians at Fort
Larned a few days previous.
On the upper Missouri, also, the
Indians are hostile. They made
three assaults on Fort Barthold, but
were repulsed. Gen. Sully recently
left Fort Rice for the heart of the
Sioux country, where he expected
to have an engagement with them.
Five steamers laden with govern
ment bacon has been ordered to
Fort Bacon by Gen. Sully.
THE LOSS AT CHAMBERsBURG, PA.
The destruction of property by
the rebels at Chambersburg seems
to have been complete. The gov
eminent commissary store-house, the
court house, 3 printing offices,-one
belonging to the German Reformed
church, where the German Reform
Messenger and a German paper
were printed-also the Office of the
Franklin Repository, and the Office
of the Valley Spirit; all the hotels,
grocery stores, and the principal
portion of the town was, in a few
hours after the rebels commenced
their work, one mass of flames. In
all there we're about $50 buildings
destroyed. AT the time of the fire
a strong breeze was prevailing, and
the flames spread rapidly in every
direction.
REBELS IN ILLINOIS.
The Chicago Tribune has dis
patch from Springfield, ILL.,, stating
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