The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-08-12

virginia SOulnern cnd Central Penn
sylvania, and Western and Central
Maryland. lie has his headquarters
ut Harper's Ferry, and is ther,
already. Augur, Wallace, Couch,
and Hunter retain their respective
department commands under him. tt
quite probable that the rebels will
hear from him directly, ifthey remain
in his ncighborhood.
The Star says it learns from a
gentleman who arrived there on
Saturday, from lIogerstown, where
he had been sojourning for two weeks
past, some interesting particulars of
the doings ofthe rebels in that vicin.
ity. When the rebels took possession,
OF the town, they proceeded to insti.
tute thorough search of the stores.
AS the merchants had not replcnished
their stocks since the former visit
OF the rebels, they got but little, with
th exception of a small quantity of
shoes nnd hats at grocery storcs.--
They filled their hayersacks with
sugar and their canteens with molass.
es, and at one or two stores they
turned the molasses out and let it rnn
INTO the streets. Trains Of cars re.
ported 10 have been bnrned by this
party when they entered Hagcrstown
were destroyed by our own troops,
in order to prevent their falling into
thc>hands Of the rebels, as they con.
tanned n valuable cargo.
The Military Division which has
llust been formed, to be known rs the
Nid'llc Military Division. is com.
lposcd of the Department of Wash.
ington and the Department of West
Virginia
The status OF each department re.
mains the same rs heretofore, all Of
them being placed nnder the imme.
ldiate supervision OF Major General
sheridan, with headquarters for the
present ut fiarper's Ferry, and who
viii command all the forces in the
fell.
Provost Marshal 1ngraham will
hereafter Issue no passes to parties
dcsiring to visit prisoners of war COT.
fined in the Old Capital Prison, ex-
cept under the direct order of the
Secretary of War, or the order of
Col. Hardie, acting under the dircc.
tions Of the Secretary.
| Richmond papers oi SatnrlHv last
Announce that our forces have taken
fpossession 0f Dauphins Island, sontli
of the harhor Of Mobile, and in she
rear of Fort Gaincs.
Tho United States Marshal OF the
District OF Columbia to-day sold the
| life interest in the coufiscaretg estates
tof eight persons, now in rebellion.
Fiat of Governor Letcher was very
small. The interest of Tinstcn
Polk and w. f. Sm,thson were not
sold, having been withdrawn. The
! sales nettetS only SIS, 5,QG1.
a party OF iifty dcserters started to
come into our lines yesterday morn
ing, at an early hour. Our gurMers-
not knowing their intentions opened
fire upon them, killing and wounding
about twenty; nine OF tpen arrived
at head quarters on Saturday fore.
noon, some Of them wounded. They
represent the Confedcracv rs bejDg
in bad way, on account of the state
of affairs at Atlanta, and tell how
their army was frightened on the pre-
vious Saturday, when the mine WAS
sprung, all leaving their guns and
running back some distance, fearing
other explosions were going to occur
along the line, but they soon regain
ed confidence and fell back into their
former positions in time to meet the
Eattack, which, they say, was more
than an honr and half after the ex.
plosion. They say the reason why
soldiers do not exchange newspapers
is because they are oudcrcd not to do
so. This would be of no effect if
they could afford to buy them; the
price being fifty cents apiece, and
they have no been paid off for long
time.
Very little firing took place on Sun
day.
Through Richmond papers OF the
9th and Sth inst, we have highly i'm
portant news from Mobile On the
| 4th our land forces took possession Of
the Island in the rear Of Fort Gaines,
and southwest OF the bay. On the
5th, seventeen Of our vessels, includ-
ing fourteen ships and three ironclads
passed Fort Morgan, and immediate
lly encountered the eDcDys vessels
in the harhor. The Tennessee sur
rendered to our men after desperate
enqaoemcnt. Admiral Buchanan,
the rebel commander, lost a leg and
was n prisoner. The Selma another
rebel vessel was captured, and the
Gaines was beached The Morgan,
the only remaining rebel craft, was
still sale and would try to get away
during the night The U. S. Moni-
tor Tecumseh was sunk by Fort Nor
gan. A monitor was carrying on n
brisk engagement with Fort Powell.
Farraguts feet had approached the
city, and early news of the capture Of
Mobile may he anticipated.
Advices from the Army OF the
Potomac up to Saturday evening, re.
port numerous desertions from the
robels, troops coming over in bodies.
These men report the rebel army as
greatly alarmed In consequence OF