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

Nv V'oNP'i ictlti w thc ~ i-OU'
is Republican reports the excitement
III the ncighborhood of the former
city pretty nearly over. Thornton
aud his men have been cleaned out
10y Gen. Fisk's militia, but gang oi
three or four hundred are still com.
uniting outrages in Platte county
Over one hun,lred refugees, from the
scene OF their depredations. are caily
arriving ut st. Joseph.
Much excitement still prevails
throughout Maryland and the south.
ern counties of Pennsylvania relative
to the movements OF the rebel forces
which had occupied Hagerstown until
Saturday. 1t was rumorcd at Wash
ington yesterday that battle had
been fought near the Antictam field
but the military authorities know roth.
ing OF 1t. There is also rnror,
which needs confirmation, that a reb.
el column is moving toward Wheel.
ing. In fact, very little is known oi
the situation outside of military cir.
cles. 1t is asserted, however, IN
good authority, that there may he n
battle near Middlctown, Md, about
twelve miles west OF Frederick -
Gen. Hunter has been superseded by
Gen. Sheridan.
On last Saturday, "a on that day
week, mine was blown up in front
of Petersburg. hut this time the rcb.
els were the sufferers from the fail.
ure OF the explosion TO produce the
results anticipated. They had been
digging under the fortitications III
front OF Gen. Warren's 9TH Corps for
some days past. Our men discover.
ed their operations by sinking shafts,
but let the rebels work on in the
fancy that they were preparing n ter.
ribie surprise for us. Just before the
enemy had completed their work. Tho
batteries which were situated over
the mines were removed and Quak
guns put in their place. The rebels
sad Also made their tunnel little toe
short. The explosion came. and was
followed BY rebel assault, whicl
was, however, speedily aud decisive
~ repulsed. the rebels losing heavily
while our casualties were very few
With this exception. and The usua
picket firing. all has been quiet at the
front for several days.
We have little news from Genera
Sherman S army. Fires were seen in
Atlanta, arising, it is thought, from
Hood burning property he was una
hle to carry away. Gen. McCook
and l,200 OF his men have arrived al
Marietta. This materially reduces
the losses "a at first stated.
Affairs in the counties of Kentuck
v opposite Illinois and South. western
Indiana are in very unsettled con,
dition. Seven hundred rebel cavalry
are report d at Uniontown, in Union
county. The gunboat Silver LAX,
was recently fred into from the Ken
tucky shore, near Owenboro. and re-
taliatcd by throwing few shells into
the place. The amount of damage
is not stated. The Evansville. Ind
journal of Saturday says that n guer.
rilla Major appeared on Friday nigh,
on the Kentucky bank Of ihc river
opposite that city, asking to eommu
nicate with tie commandant Of til,
post, who rdfused to hold any com
munication with him.
From New Orleans we have the re.
port that Admiral Ferragut with &
fleet of six iron clads had passed
forts Morgan and Gaines at the cn
trance OF Mobile bay. and was bom
harding the upper dcfenscs. A land
force under General Granger wou {
occupy the place rs soon as 1t was
captured by the feet.
Col. Burts telegraphs to head. quar-
tcrs here from New Madrid, that ho
has Just returned from n seventeen
days scout in the south eastern coun
ties OF Missouri and the north east
rrn counties of Arkansas, during
which he killed fifty rebels, including
one captain and three lcutenants, anc
wounded forty, including two cap
tains, and captured two hundred hor
ses and mules. and filtvseven prison
crs. Federal loss. Captain Francis
mortally wounded, and two Others
slightly wounded.
a correspondent writing off Ply
mouth in Albermarlc Sound. says W.
intend to give battle to- day to the reb
el ram Alhermarle. and force her into
an engagement. Last Sunday night
she attempted to surprise our fleet
but was discovered in time, and she
went back, not daring to attack.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON
August 8, G 40P NJ.
To MjOr General D'z:
The following announcement OF tn,
successful operations against Mobile
appears in the Richmond Sentinel o
this date, and is transmitted by Ma
jor Gen. Butler to the President:
HEAD. QUARTERS GEN. BUTLER.
August S.--3 p. NJ.
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