The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-07-20

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III The number Of rebels who appeared before
Washington is estimated by ore paper of that
city ut 500, and by another at 10000! What.
ever their force may have been, they have un.
doubtedly succeeded in making their escape;
and during their retreat they have picked up
what little plumber was overlooked during their
advance. At last advices they were moving
down the Loudon Valley, with an immense
amount of plumber. Mosby alone was driving
lO,OOO cattle before him. On Wednesday Fed.
eral cavalry had a skirmish with the rebel rear,
during which Gen. Bradley Johnson was taken
prisoner; but he was subsequently rescued.
There were reports. considered plausible, that
the rebels were cunning trains on the railroad
UP to Manassas; but later advices deny that
Sslch was or is the case EF -#
There is no news from Gen. Grants army,
but interesting intelligence is daily anticipa.
ted" Several OF the Federal gunboats on the
James River have. been withdrawn, causing
considerable uaeasiness to boatmen on that
stream "sE
Gen. Lew. Wallace was relieved from his
command in the field, a few days ago, by Gen.
Ord; and is now supe, seeded in the command Of
the Middle Department by Gen. Tyler.
Secretary Fessenden was in consultation
with Mr.. Chase Yesterday, at New York, rela.
tive to the foreign loan. a successful negota.
ton Of which is considered improbable. The
associated banks have agreed to take the $780,
OOO, 900 loan, either in bonds or 100 Treasury
notes. New York paper states that the en-
gagements Of the government will require Mr.
Fessenden to print $'5' 900 900 of legal tender
paper money, besides the loan of $50, 900, 900
from the hunks. When the money market is
made easier by this new issue of paper, he will
bring upon the market $.0O,00O,O0O of the
percent. misunderstanding bonds authorized
under the late $4rO,OOG,OOU loan act.
The Governor of Maine has informed the
Secretary Of the Navy that suspicious steamer
visited a port of that State on Thursday, leav-
ing on the following morning. The anticipa-
tio,s of raid upon Federal territory from New
Brunswick are regarded, in that province, as
without foundation.
The N. Y. Herald of Friday says: "We
understand that on Saturday last an order was
received by Gen. Butler, from the Secretary of
War, relieving him of his late command, but
that Gen. Grant refused to act upon it, ignoring
it altogether. no previous consultation having
been had with him. The order, it is suspected,
was made at the instiga'ion of Gen. Halleck."
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette, under
date of Washington, the 18th, says: at is re-
ported, on good authority, that Gen. Butler re-
fused to be relieved from active command on
the order of Gen. Halleck, Chief of Staff; and
chat the order had to be returned for the Presi.
dents Endorsement ... ...
a Paris letter states that the Emperor Ma
poleon is a sympathizer with Capt. Semmes;
and that he wrote a note to the Minister of
Marine, the day after the fight between the
Alabama and Kearsage, strongly condemning
the Maritime Project of Cherbourg for not
sending the French fiigate Couronne to the
assistance Of the drowning men of the Alabama,
instead of leaving that duty to private foreign
yacht.
Heavy firing was heard on the 18th inst. OH
New south Shoal, and it is surmsed that some
Federal vessel has encountered the Florida.
On the Erie Railroad, on Friday, a train
loaded with rebel prisoners came in collision
with freight train. between Lackawaxen and
Shohola, killing or wounding over lGU of the
capiives.
The Kentucky shore of the Ohio, from Louis
vile to opposite Cairo. is infested with guer-
ri'las; and the Adjutant General of Indiana
has gone to Kentucky to confer with Gen. Bur-
bridge in relation to the defence of the border
In view OF the conhagration at St. Louis on
Saturday. Gen. RosecraIs has issued orders for
the adoption of precautions against steamboat
incendiarism
Macmillan has invited Juarcz and prom
nent members of his party to visit the city of
Mexico, for the purpose OF consultation as 10
the well-being Of the Empire; but the invita-
ton 1t is said, has been declined No Minister
10 the United States has been appointed as yet
BY the government Of Macmillan.
Later.
The further pursuit of the rebel raiders
has been abandoned, and they will probably
succeed in reaching Lynchburg with their
plumber in safety, unless stopped between
Stanton and that place. They are reported
to have in their possession all sorts of We
hicles, a mile in length, which were filled
with every variety of plumber: over 1000
horses. cattle and mules, and large droves
Of sheep and hogs were sent through the
gap and pastured previous to the retreat
The retreat commenced on Thursday morn
ing. Among several hundred wounded
brought through the gap in carriages and
AmbulaHces, were one Brig. Gen and sew,
cral Colonies, most of them wounded in
the battle of Monocacy, whore they lost over
1000. They have 600 prisoners
The latest from Grants army say that
heavy skirmishing was going on in front of
the 9th corps, and that an early assault was
expected along our whole line.
Gen. Franklin, reported prisoner in
our last issue, has escaped from the rebels
and arrived safely in Washington.
Senator Sumner was on the train cap
tured by the rebels at Gunpowder Bridge.
but was not recognized and is now safe in
Washington.
Advices from Shcrn,an's army state that
Shree Of our strongest corps are south Of
the Chattahoochee, strongly intrenched in
the rebel abandoned works.
: It is rumored that the rebel Gen. Maury
is wounded.
The rebels have fallen back to the QUITE,
Notifications Of Atlanta, three miles from