, 1864-08-04
Our Loss Less Than at First
Reported Partial List Of
Casualties.
Aspects Of the Gampaign-Hints
Of a Rebel NorthWard
Movement,
4he War IN Georgia --latest from
Before Atlanta.
FROM 8T,LOuI8-.-HlCHLY
IMPORTANT WESTERN
AND BORDER NEWS
SUMMARY,
Guerilla Operations - Indian De-
predations.
FR0bI TIE UPPER MISSOURI
AND TIE GOLD REGIONS.

4kVUA l. 1A "a Z AA4 AAAtS1V 0AtA
And TIE GOLD REGIONS.
From Cairo and Below
Lower Mississippi
River News.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Military situat1on-Bu
movements OF Troops DC.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trtbune.l
WAsn1SG7oN, Wednesday, .Aug.3
The effort Of Mr.. Simon Cameron aud |
others Of Pennsylvania, to sacrifice General |
Couch as their ecapegoat, has not yet such /
prospect Of success as to be gratIf5ing to |
them.
The New York report that Gen. Meade |
will be removed and Gen. Hooker placed in |
command Of the army Of the Potomac, has |
not even reasonable show Of probability. |
Gen. hooker has not arrived here yet.
Major General Sheridan and staff arrived
to-day from In front Of Petersburg, He does
not come to lounge about the hotels. Gen.
Tarbell, one Of his division commanders,
arrived yesterday.
Advices from Gen. Hunters department
state that there are no rebels on the Upper
Potomac. EARLY is thought to be be-
tween Martinsburg and DEainsvllle, and
is said to have been reinforced 80
that now he has nearly $1,000
men. Our force Is said to be OF sufficient
strength to meet all the men Early has.
1t is thought he will make an effort to
cross the Lower Potomac On pontoons,
which he is said to hare.
The stories published in Washington Of
the rebels marching on Rockville, Md, have
no truth In them.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. SIT is
becoming apparent to the War Department
that the rebels are resolved On vigorous
campaign On the Upper Potomac and are re-
inforcing Early strongly.
New YORK, Wednesday, Aug. 3.-A special
to the Rsf, from Washington, says: Early's
headquarters are at Winchester aud detach-
ment Of rebel cavalry is still On the line Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The War Department has assigned General
Emery to the command Of the 10Th corps.
Gen. Hooker has been ordered to report at
Washington without delay. The whole rab-
el army is now in front Of Petersburg.
Three hundred rebel cavalry visited Ha-
gerstown last Friday, burning train Of cars
dnd. some freight General Early crossed the
river the same day with 81, coo men, and on
the return Of this cavalry from Hagerstown
recrossed the river.
| He now holds Ma1tinsburg and the sur.
| rounding country.
New YcRK, Wednesday, aug. 3.-The New
York Tisbunt's special from Frederick, Nd.
dated at $50 last evening, has the following
confirmation Of the reported defeat Of the
rebels ut Cumberland:
| ssGen. Kelly was attacked at Cumberland
| yesterday, at four o'clock in the afternoon,
By large force under Bradley, johnson and
McCAusland. After severe fight Of several
hours duration, he completely routed the
enemy, capturing several caissons, great
many wagons, and vast amount Of plunder,
which they had stolen in Pennsylvania. The
enemy is In full retreat toward OlGtown,
and Kelly is pursuing him"
It is generally understood that the force
which EARLY has in the valley is quite large,
numbering at least 1000 men. He il now
| engaged in threshing wheat.
Military movements not proper to publish
| are In progress, # hich Wl1l compel him to
change his position speedily.
| New foRK, Wednesday, August 3.-The
New York 1t,nes' Washington Special says:
| Elijah Sells, late Secretary Of State Of Iowa,
has betn appointed Third Auditor Of the
The Htrald's Washington special says It Is
currently reported that arrangements are in
progress for again changing the commander
mentioned in connection with any other com-
| mandeT.
Both the Tribune's and Torlds Washington
specials intimate that Hooker will succeed
t NEW YonK, Aug. "A dispatch to the
Times Says: The bur1iDg OF Cha.nbersbur,
BY the rebels, which contrasts 60 markedly
with the respect for private property shown
States, is stated by those who claim to know
the spirit OF rebel leaders, to mark the inlt1a-
| tiol. Of policy OF bitter retaliation This
view Is confirmed bs the testimony Of Col.
Jaqpess, to whom JEFF Davis declared fixed
purpose Of Spreading fire aud sword into the
The failure in the late attack on Peters
burg, which 1t Is feared will have the effect
to lntermit large military operations in Vir-
ginia for some time, once more centers the
main interest OF the War in the military stu
alton before Atlanta It is obvious TINT when
this point is once gained, aud securely in
. trenched, there will be considerable dis
: possible force available for operations IN east
; Urn quarters.
It is understood that Gen. Grant still ex-
|, presses the utmost confidence In his ability
| to take Richmond.
We have once more, tonight, rumors Of the
: movement Of rebel columns Tito Maryland
and Pennsylvania, which is probably nothing
i. more than small raiding. parties: It is not
!: improbable that the rebels will this summer
E make movement In force acro.s the Poto-
. / mac, and that the main battle Of the cam
! | D afgn may be fought on Northern soil. Bui
; the time for the execution Of such project,
!. II entertained, has not yet arrived.
i, New YoRK, Wednesday, Aug. 3.-Aspecia
|, to the Herald, from Washington, says: One
;; Of the principal causes Of hesitation on the
;, part OF the troops that led to the disaster at
: Petersburg, was the belief that the hill
!. which they were expected to take, whle1
), ed M he rebel works and the town, and couli
!, have been held-had previously been miue'
J. by the rebels. For this reason the troop
+ conld not be induced to finish their work
Il and generalization was created which los
e the fruit Of victory when 1t was within thei
a grasp.
5: HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF rns zaeg:9 rG.s9.'' !.
d A aag of truce was permitted By the rebel
from 9to o'clock to-day, to bury the dea
and bring of the wounded:
Very few were found alive, and OF thos
> who were alive several died Last night BIT
very few ere expected dS 70 recover: .,,,
The grothd 1or Nv as,otor 49, ,,nntia e!tn,
were coiored: $50 Of the latter and IS Whit
i'd were counted.
Sc a rumor prevails to-day tnat force
m rebel cavalry were seen moving towards OF
= left, but nothing las Jet been de7eloped
D. that direction concerning'1t.
he Some telegraph operators Of the VIII arm
er CORDS were 3laced under arrest this mornin
o- and are to be .1ied by court martial Thu
~ are charged with making known the col
el tents Of dispatch to outside parties.
ne The rebel Generals a. P. Hill, Bushre
ne johnson, Mahone and Sanders, were on Il
rs f1eid, The rebels buried their dead On the
n s;de of the line, and carried of their Woun
in ed. They claim to have 200 prisoners, L
a ciuding the wounded In their posseFtaio
lis They state their loss at 500, but this is u
credited. ,r.u
,se NEW YoRK, "Wednesday Aug 3.-The Coz
Mssnngton sPsGiea saysi yi !:
70 he President By le.ding Republicans