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| Colonel Solomon of the Ninth Wis
consin at his encampment on Grand
River, Arkansas, arrested Colonel
| Weer, commander of the Indian ex-
| petition, and assumed command.
A severe skirmish took place near
Memphis, Mo-, between national vol
unteers and force of Confederate
| partisans
detachment of Morgan's partisans
entered Newburg. Ind, and made on
with large amount Of property.
1 Debate in parliament on a motion
to mediate between the North and
South resulted in the withdrawal of
the motion. on an intimation from
| Lord Palmerston that the govern.
ment was considering such step, or
was at least inclined to take such a
step when opportunity seemed to make
it possible.
July 10, 1862.
An agreement was entered into be-
| tween the governments of Denmark
and the United States under which
Denmark consented to receive at st.
Croix, West Indies, all negroes res
cued from slave traders by officers OF
the United States, and provide them
with suitable clothing, instruction and
shelter, and to employ them at wages
for a period of five years.
Many persons in New Orleans and
vicinity, having ordered their slaves
to "go to the Yankees" thereby caus-
ing much annoyance to the national
authorities, General Butler ordered
that all such declarations would be
taken and deemed as acts Of volun-
tary emancipation, and slaves sent
away by their masters with such dec
larations, would be regarded and treat
ed as manumitted and emancipated.
Fifty-three men of the Third Michi~
gan cavalry were captured near Boone
vile, Miss.
July 20, 1862.
A body of cavalry belonging to
Kings command left Fredericksburg,
Va, on the night Of July 10, and, after
a forced march, made descent at
daylight upon the Virginia Central
railroad, at Beaver Dam creek, de-
stroying the railroad and telegraph
| for several miles, and burning a depot
containing 10000 rounds of musket
ammunition, 100 barrels of flour, and
much other valuable property, besides
capturing the Confederate captain who
was guarding the place.
This morning slight skirmish oc-
Cured at Orange court house between
a force of Union troops under COM
mand of Colonel Broadhead, First
Michigan cavalry, and a body of Con-
federates. The Union force eventually
| entered the town, the Confederates
having withdrawn. They returned in
the evening with reinforcements, and
Colonel Brodhead retired, swimming
the Rapidan with his command and
camping on the opposite bank. No one
was hurt during the day.
| General Halleck left ST. Louis for
| Washington.
A skirmish occurred at Turkey ISL
and Bridge near Haxalps Landing,
James river, Virginia, between body
| of Confederate pickets and squadron
OF the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry.
July Fl, 1862.
| A party of national pickets were
captured on the Lebanon road, five
miles from Nashville, Tenn, by a
body Of Confederate partisans.
Three bridges were burned on the
Chattanooga road, within eight miles
| of Nashville.
The first anniversary of the battle
of Manassas was celebrated by the
Bee lodge of Masons at Dills farm, at
General Writings headquarters, near
Richmond, Va. An eulogy on the
Confederate general Barnard E. Bee,
who fell in the battle, was delivered
| by Rev. DR.. Stewart, an Episcopal
clergyman, who had been driven from
| Alexandria by the United States gov
eminent for refusing to offer prayers
for President Lincoln.
| General Boyle, commanding United
! States forces in Kentucky, issued an
order from his headquarters in Louis
vile informing the inhabitants OF the
state that no person hostile in opin-
ion to the federal government and de-
string its overthrow would be allowed
to run as candidate for any Office in
the military district of Kentucky. The
attempt of such a person to stand for
Office would be regarded az in itself
| sufficient evidence of his reasonable
intent to warrant his arrest.
The work of recruiting the Union
| army, under the presidents call for
100000 more troops, was progressing
rapidly throughout the loyal states.
| Brigadier General Ross of the Union
army issued an order from his head
quarters at Bolivar, Tennessee. to all
owners of slaves living within ten
miles Of the post. to forward to his
headquarters three-fourths of their
male slaves from sixteen to forty-five,
to aid him In erecting Notifications.
| The Confederate steamer Reliance,
commanded by Lieutenant Gladding.
from Dobay Bar, Ca, with load OF
cotton, was captured by the United
| States steamer Huntsville.
| DOWNRIGHT 1872 by w G. Chaprnan1