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T' !MMmi»"-v r?»*r-T^r,-»w—y—... 3 S S 1 gHBFg I ®he 9*»M«tm, 1 I A E it he Weivs* Forts Ridgley and Ripley have been rein- forced, and there is no present danger to be apprehended from the Indians- in those vi. cinitics. A few days before the advance of Col. Sibley's force reached Fort Ridgley, the whole band, some four hundred- in number, abandoned the seigs and went towards Wood with a large train of plunder, and a large number of prisoners, mostly women and children. Probablv after Col. Sibley and, if possible, release the prisoners. in such matters, and are not now ambitious for the reputation. still iniist that, the main proposition is true, as the figures show. has spent a few months in throwing.up eni lav aside every consideration save the salva trenchments uround the fort to protect hi* tion of the couutry, and where that has been two regiments of infantry, he will make-aw done to the greatest ex'ent, there is the advance movement into tbe Indian country, strongost evidence of patriotism, Th News from the Virginia army for a long time of a doubtful character begins to look better. Generals Pope and Burnside at one time completely flanked by a force of 10,000 men, have cut their way through and are now safe. McCIellan has taken com- mand of all the forces in Virginia, and id en- ergetically seconded by Eope, Burnside and Banks. The last accounts represent StonewaH. Jackson as-surrounded' by a wall of fire in stead of stones, and his escape almost have done well, and as a general whole the possible. Gen. Banks has bim in the rear, himself, and run on his own hook. W like Sigel and McDowell are harrassing his fhnk the latter mode best, but fear it will not nd McCIellan-opposes him in front with an meet with tbe concurrence of all parties overwhelming force. Let them strike quick- so we are entirely satisfied to hare a on ven'ion called. All we attempted to do in that article, was to show that patriotism did not require, but on the contrary forbade the continued strife between parties, now that the country is in danger, and the national existence threatened, especially when, in all the broad In the table furnished by our unknown friend, tho township of Florence which voted the straight party ticket is put down as hav ing 135 enrolled militia. N return of vol unteers is madt\ but we all know it has been tather backward, and would hardly bo relied upon by our friend to refute our statement. Lillion is also put down with no return ol the vote, so we will leave those two towns entirely out of tho count, and rc'y upon those-where 'he figures arc all given. have never yet been accused of prevarication haired to pledge himself to carry out the land there is not a single question-( Ue Legislature, to meet on the &Lh inst. upon which either party can take a stand in The state of the country and State is such opposition to the other. that all the wisdom of the representatives We alluded to what appeared to us to bej»f people will be required to bring a significant circumstance, viz that those, out of the dismal swamp of deep desponden- portions of the county that last fall abandon-i we have bren brought. W ed party tickets had been much more ready Earnestly hope that among the to resp nd to the call of the country for help: the Legislature will than those sections wlioro the God PAIITY. perfect organization of the militia. Not-a was worshiped: We did not do it for the moment of time ought to be spent in securing purpose of reproaching those sections of the attempting to secure the election to office It seems to us that \t our friend had pur- sued his investigation a little further, ho would not have published it as a refutation of our statement. Hubbard are Kenyon Leon. Minneola Ro«co» Vasu Vt'ansmingo W»rw»w *.V»coota Zumhrota.-- HcClure are Belle Cree^-«« fiurukido C-aanonFslls-- Ceutral Point" Goedhaa Centre olden liny Creek Pine Island Ked Wing county, but simply as an illustration of the!of any man, but the whole time ought to be proposition we were trying toestablish and idevoted to the most pressing wants of the wo may have been a "little flighty" in plac- [Country. It has been intimated that some ing the figures so high as we did, ncverthe partizans will seek to force the election of less the position is established by statistics United Senator "n th session. Noth- furnished by our friend' Justice." of the kind ought to be done. We have made our statement from hearsay evidence Senators now., .and that will do until pecially when it did.not purport to be. W 4! Our friend "Justice- furnishes the statistical information that it is nly about onshundred per cent greater. Well, while we acknowl edge that we have been a little flighty, we said the porportron was as ten to one,!t»»tis-principally iuterestiog to the indi- W a now make no table, wo only rcarratwo that already fur Towns. .nelvideero-- Cborry Grovo Feat.hormone, lushed. The towns that gave a majority for Mr.'towards Red Wood. da a 67 9 a 94 40 9b 73 17 18 19 •2 1 25 S7 80 13 13 1 98 l.'O 79 1 AS Total ?3*5 242 The towns that gave a majority Ibf Mr. psrtizan politics. BuT tbeso figure* are on an entirely wrong basis, which, i* changed to the correct basis, would give u» oven a !greater difference. Justice" has taken the between M.r. Hubbard and Mr. Mo W S 3 1 8 6 2 a re as the test whereas, our proposition was the party vote-. Mr. McClure's person" al popularity fgot hhn many votes where there was not a people's vote cast. W have not the information ac hand, nor the time to procure it, but if the average party vote was compared with the average people'* vote we have no doubt the result would be considerably changed. Goodhue county has done well. Out of I,9G0 men- able to do military duty, 685 have voluntar'ly gone into the army. AH we claim i* that patriotism prompts men to- Conventions The fall elections are close upon us, and it is time to be thinking o' tile-best course to pursue. W utterly repudiate a= party campaign, there is coll for it, and it can' only engender hard feelings without accom- plishing any good. There are two plans that suggests themselves to our minds one is to eall a mass convention, and nominate but ene ticket, and the other is to call no convention and nominate no ticket, but let In our artice of last week under the head in the matter. Let town meetings be called of "Parties" we did not intenl to cast re I immediately, and resolutions to that effect flections upon any locality in the county. bpasae4. This matter belongs to the peo W acknowledge that all parts of the county pie to control, and with them it must origi- whoever wishes to be a candidate, announce Justice In order to do so some one must take a lend a county has done nobly. In what we said! And while-we-are speaking of election we did not seek to make a political invest matters we will take this occasion to insist ment, for when we wish any political or that every person who is elected, or nornin other'favors, we shall ask for them. W fated for any office this fall, ought to be re substance of the communication from Mr McClure a few weeks ago, vi&: give all thf proceeds of his office, over and above enough to pay the expenses thereof and the support of his family to the volunteer aid fund. Extr a Session The Governor has called an extra session #be--a entirely, and it is not at all surprising lint roguiar seasun.oi aical.on arrtves the,-B :Va.uss,rv,«-e Tueir own hot gun .1-ad ,., it should not have been entirely accurate, es- will be time enough- to have a protracted bucksho cartridges, are belter weap- v'lda*h 'anarrcl of thrpo ^r four dnv« «,,», t" a 0 I °^r a a 3 eoncerned present times requires all the energies of the State to suppress, the time for drafting has been extended do.the third of October next. At any other time, or under almost anv fu,nn.,A Fort Hidalry Relieved.••Indian a Itod Wood \i,n- & 22 I* SO 25 SI 25 25 SO 49 TS 8S S3 151 )Q9 U9 260 Total Ml, us itt in is 443 atalement, we ire substantially established that white ih.«e parts of tha county TOtin- the pirtg ticket, out of an enroled Jailit»oC rnuhed by Justice" to overthrow out h-ooi their scouts of the increase of our train ol wagons, horses, cattle, &c It is supposed they had about two hundred I (captive women and-children. The following despatch- froi» Col. Sibley is all the official information that was re reived at the Capitol yesterday :—P.'e.t«.-r[ and Dtmorrat A»g. 30* a S 996, have furnUbed but 242 men* or less. the inferier force under hi*command. I beg than twenty-five per oi'us militia force. -. .» the dmmguished coialoet of Capt. at adeeraity, abandoned the last remain the cooaiand. in ,, mai town 4 ii to fifty per osnU of| ^L* i« *m fo~. and fc^u* onejtairw^J^enu^^ hssdred per cent- wore than those of the have arrived safely Msnkalo. other circumstances we should have regarded ed here last night. They left here this morn such a circumstance a.-a. misfortune, but self •"& r„-cMr .- I general Government, and attend to t!te pro-' ,^ toction.of our own lives and our own fire sides. Lieut. Col. Win. R. Marshall arrived yes a after»«on .u I igence with the gratifying intelli- thati„Col. Sibley's, fi,r 1, ftn advance had reache A «T *«-«as"etd ror utagiey on Wednesday morning, abouc day light, and that the Indians had retreated We lenm from Mr. Marshall, who aciom-. panied the advance a 180 cavalry, under Lieut. Col. McPhail, that the Fort ban not been attacked by the Indians in a body after Friday- last. On Monday the people-at the fort saw the IPKAtqe*RTEiw». LA-TA-PBTTX.) I August 2S, So3. \, Adjutant-General. '.nr Malmros. St. .P*«l I SI I dispatched 180 mounted volun. Pirtajet of Colooabw 'tecrs to endeavor to gain Fort Ridgley. Soon! Northwestern Virginia Rafter the march of my column from, St. Pe-j Iter, on the 26th inst., and last evening, soon I jafter had encamped with my forces, I re-! ceivcl a dispatch (rom-.the couimanding offi.j fber of the detachment (Colonel McPhail).| I stating thai be bad errtei*L-:h« fort wihout 'opposition, and found all safe, th* Indians! having previously retreated from, their posi- Xo»«d -,. ,, [tion there, as tbey have from their otherf The Nona ««d have drawn oa this 1 Du will be seen from the xcxj cgnresj haunts along the line, since they IUTC learn-: &»* *r««v feroaoua atUck several hundred awge by GapL Charles E. Flandrau and a tto commend to the special] attention' commend to the speeia attention' ^"•v^»^~«w?»g»^• 4^Vll^^^ll•^•i^»^l^!^lv^J^ll'v-|»l«^.^ ^—r"--..nji.i.w., ^K&..- '. -•!.ir~w»jM 'J i^c»—1- T~-*-^. ^W'«vy4«l«M.liJKMWUII^^ I regret to learn that Capt. F.'a lossjwas considerable, amounting to ten killed "and fifty wounded but that of the savages was much greater, many being seen to fall' who were carried off by their companions, while ten or twelve dead bodies were found by our men, that of a renegade haf-breed, orge Rrovcnealie, being, of the number. Push up supplies without delay, that field operations may commence at once. There is no lime to lose. Very respectfully your obedient servant, 11. H. SlBLKT, Colonel Commanding. Volunteers from Old Regiment tr» Credited on Draft—'I im for Draft May be Extended. Pur tbe information of all concerned, the following telegrams from Washington are published relative to the draft and other mat tors, and generally in answer to telegraphic queries by Gov. Ramsey JJy Telegraph from the War Department. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2(5—7 :45 M. By order of iSocreiavy of War. old regiments. a subject me for a in Extended. Owing lo Indian troubles, which at the Your quota of three hundred thousand [300.0 0 drafted man. is two thousand six hundred and eighty-one [2.6S1] the Washington and having done so, WASHINGTON, August 2G—1! P. M. To Gov. Ramsey Volunteers-for old regiments are the mos*• valuable paitof your quota. To Governor Ramsey Sir :—Gen. Dole and myself left St. Paul last evening at five o'clock, arrived here at seven o'ch ck this morning. We find Capt Bunt and Libby with their companies a a 1 vv''" a ber of volunteers caTUd (or July 2nd being would have a lively time in g.-tting out of the same. If your volnn eers for old and'their position. new regiments mustered in Irom July 2nd I The movements of cur vast army now in to September 1st exceeds thi-s number, tbe the enemy's rear, leads to the belief that a excess may be deducted, from the number very few days will sec the end of the rebels drafted. in Virginia. If you cannot tinker the draft on the third Twenty four hows,.the Star snyzr will see day of September, make-it as soon thereafter as possible, yourself taking the responsibili ty of extending th time. C. P. BUCKINGHAM, B-rifc. Gonl & A A. G-. 0 BUCKINGHAM. W AR DETARTM NT, WASHINGTON, August v!6, lft2—9: 45 A. M. fr To Gov. Ramsey Your request to add on? month for com pliance with the several orders of the De partment, in relation lo volunteers and militia cannot be complied with by the Department. Other States make different pretexts for similar changes. While recognizing and ful ly appreciating the embarrassments arising from the Indian panic in your Slate, the evil wou'd be enhanced in its proportions b\' changing tbe orders of the Department in the manner you propose. EtiwiNj M. STANTON, Secretary of War. August 27, 18G2. WASHINGTON To Gov. Ramsey In answer to applications for a postpone ment of the time for drafting militia, the Secretary of War directs me to say that, in the present exigency of the country, the Department cannot postpone the time fixed by the order heretofore issued, but must leave the responsibility for anv delay to tbose i' who make it that if ,n any State the draft be not made at ihe time specified in the or der of August 1-lih, it should be made as speedily thereafter as jo v'b'.e. Fro«n Presiden Lincoln WAR DEPAHTJIIST, Washington, Aug. 2'i, \W-. To Coy. Ramsey Department will not muster and p-'iy by companies. Nor will the time f-r ad vance^i pay and bounties be extended. It has already ijXpiied except for recruits for Kmvjx M. STANTOK, •S. cretary of War. 61 I a l,1 P. II. WATSON-, Assistant Secretary of war. he a Expedition S T. CLOUD, August 23th, 18G2. probably arrive at Fort Ripley preservation is the first and highest law of1 Jo-»o»row noon. We take fresh horses ii [here to enable US to Overtake them before Hre till ti Union trnons wore lakpn nrison-! l.i nature, and we arc called upon by nothing were pnson Uf}, healthy. l^ ih.,n a ™d. we a less than a demand for self-preservation, for From what in a we can get h-re and at Union Mills two regiment* Lf-the-way plrces but no owners the time being, to neglect the wants of the bloodshed by the Chip- ~rQ:i\ Material tor the Draft. The following statistics from the last cen-,'in sus returns, shows the number of whi*e' 0 8 8 ini the United Statis between the a~esi .i a the I nite SStaU S between the a^e-s Loyal Statos. Maiuc __ .._ New Hampohiro Vernon! Mas achusetl* Rhode Ldand Connecticut New York New Jersey ...„ Peanurlrania Maryland..... Ofcio Indiana Illinats Wk»on.ia.... Mieht^aa Io*a_ „.. Min««*jla ... Delaware Left Border Stales. K*»*acky M«so«ri .„ 1 1 caoaa of domestic d.ssension, oat of a it prevenUnj the ineritaMe massacre of4 Theahor girts the Northern and Border by the rebefs. enrolled nUiti* of 904, have furnisbwd 4 4 3 hundreda of white settlers then in a a oeer tbe Soutlw aQowkiz for A this g*** to mai tw$. N E W YORK, August 29 The Washington Star, of last night, says there was an engagement, on Wednesday evening, betwein Scammon's biigade and al heavy force of rebels, for the possession of the railroad bridge at Bull Run. The rebels held possession at nightfall, but it was believed that Scam mon would dis lodge them on Thursday morning. Hooker's division had an engagement on Wednesday morning, with a large rebel force, near Bristol's Station, Jwhich lasted a'l day. Hooker drove the rebels step by step back to the viciniiy of Manassas. Our loss in this division is about 31*0. The same paper says that the 'rebels suc ceeded in thro A ing ilic most of their army across the Kappabannoek, at the base «f the of the Blue Ridge and in massing them at White Plains, seven miles from Wanen top. It is evident that they aim to get between ipe's army and the fortifications around they the end of the rube's in' Virgnn PHir.ADET.riffA, August 20. The Baltimore Am r.'can has- a letter from Alexandria, dated 3 o'clock yesterday. It says that our troops are being pushed for ward Irom there. General McCIellan had visited Washing ton and accepted the command of the army of Virginia. Fugitives from Mana'sas and Fairfax re port ihat a conflagratfon was visable ill the [direction of the-latter place, and it was sup posed' Government stores had been destroy led. It is-also said tbe rebels have destroj-ed the bridge over AVcotunlc creek, which is five miles this side of Marrassas, Bull Run and Centreville. It is also said the rebels have captured two out of four of the Ne Jersey regiments, stationed at Centreville. General Hooker's brigade is reported to have checked the advance of the rebels at Centreville, and driven them back to Manas .s:is. General Pope is beyond Manassas, cut off from Washington. General Burnside and General Porter's,| corjn h-ui landed at Acquia Creek. It is al so said that General Kwell had penetrated to the rear of Genera! Pope and occupies tbe left bank of the Occoqnan liver. A large !o»xe is marching to meet them who are determined to open a way to Ger. Pope and Gen. Burn&ide. If the movement is successful it will doubt le-'S place the rebel army in a wosc position than that which the main body of our troops and clerk the 18G2. WAsni.varox, Aug To Gov. Ramsey What number of mounted infantry are now enlisted and mustered into the United fa,« to Fredericksburg and reach Wasliin-'ton by river. On the other hand Jackson is cut! off and his army may bo scattered and de i:,n-v stroyed. P. BuCKINulIA.M. The movement of the rebels is a bold but I A and all the I pelted to leave having :«k«n po.sse.ssion of the place yester day. He ivtu ned to learn the fate of his Washington. It is understood tint the 0 ,,,,,,,„,.,. :t!ll, Mll. ij} a in I 1 1 muskets you call ,Ford, ets at Manassas Junction were dihe in and CLAKK W. THOMPSOK. between the Junction and Bull lasting PurrETTAn AppoiNTXKNTs—The Presi- I largely outnumbered and flinked on the dent has appointed H. G. O. Morrison, of' Dakota, and C. II. Baker of Olmsted, as Here a vigomus at.empt was made by Oolonel Scammon to liokl tbe budge. At Assajsors for the State of Minnesota, under A 1*7.175 82,'JW 81,001 3d5^50S 4-.,239 121.251 1.0.13.$n 162.2.*«) 7fi.43fi SS.470 6l:i.ls2 2-r.^«l 4.11.093 2W,37r 191,653 i:«.6 »2 41.6 11,713 ..4,i»M,r03 Aai nary soa,060 oee,-,3* Total 4?S »P•,»**0•, t»««weeo cwnsideration of the Coreaander in- «a*»a«a .nd a ia. 1,263, ..t,^ 7 Irawa &%>a this farce int Ui ,- thrct- millions-. IT6S,G00 twocompanies of the lO.^h Pennsylvania in a movement was made by tire division, numbering from T,0O0t- lO.0O.»i Coy's division, the 11th and 12Hi Ohio, three hours, when the Union troops beiir. 1 1 infantry, one company of Pennsylvania caval j?"»yt day, under Gen. McCIellan, mvoly- ry.and some artillery stationed there, were ,r^ra retired across tlie Bull Uun bridge. 0 rebel Blue Earth, are appointed as the Collectors. river with a heavy loss. In this skirmish Captain W Pauly was wounded slightly. The regiment lost killed, wounded and Our loss has been immense in Govem-iliern. enlistments Kentu-kvandML-vx^. which a a a agam opened with ify ing soccess. who DOO drawn Crosn the loyal States, of a cksro the rebels and Gen. Stuart if had concentrated hit very lsrare armv tokeo,»proheWy wending way through as to sadly interfere wiUrtfae W aM the Blue Ridge.-to join'the ua\a body offos army. Other correspondents of different papers give similar statements. Nothing can be learned atv tho War Department.' MANASSAS JUNCTION, Aug. 23, I To Major General Halleck Sm-—-As soon as I discovered that a large force of tbe enemy was turning our right to ward Manassas, and that the division I had ordered to take prist there two- days .before bad not arrived Irom Alexandria, I immedi ately broke up m) camp at Warren ton Junction, and marched bick in three col umns. I directed* McDowell with his oWn and Sigel's corps to march upon Gainesville b\ ihe Warren ton and Alexandria turnpike, Reno and one division of Heinlzcl man's to match (ui Greenwich and with Porter's corps and Hooker's division I marched back to Manassas Junction. McDowell was ordered to interpose be tween th^ forces of the enemy which- had passed down to Manassas through Gaines ville, and bis main body moving down from White Plains through Thoroughfare Gap.— This was completely accomplished Lng i*treel, who had passed through the Gap, being driven back to the" western side. The forces at Greenwich re designed to support McDowell in case he mat too large a force of tiie enemy. Tbe division of Hooker, marching towards Manassas, came upoj the enemy near tle Run ori thi afternoon of 27th, and after a sbai engagement, routed them completely killing and wounding 3- 0, capturing camps and baggage, and many stai.d of arms. This morning thy command pushed rapid ly to Manassas Junction, which Jackson had evacuated about three hours in advance.— He re'reated by Cenierville and took the turnpike toward Warrenton. He was met six-miles west of Conterville by McDowell and Sigel late this afternoon. A severe fight took place,- which has terminated by darl arms, and some pieces of artillery. Signed Joiix POPE. Maj. Gen. s^ a I a 0 a in a August 2:1. ., ,. ,, to rlay, s-iys that .dr. Hawahurst of Fairfax.! The enemy has not yet appeared on the citement prevails throughout Western Mary- a a ,llL a nf The Washington .Vtotl Ili^i'licm a most hazardous one. Confederate annv may make a desperate her.s left the city for the purpose stated. |C!es. x'~ Icent upon it. But one nion man is left in Alexandria and Washington is one of more,divisions. Vienna, which is but twelve miles Irom!conlidence, and depression which has pre* Maryland, by way ot Walker' the water not be ing more than knee deep there. S N W VOIIK, August 23. The Alexandria correspondent of the TV/- H°ughti bat bunt states that on Tuesday night the pick a surprised and attacked by Gen. Kwell's en winch has been fought is not announced.—I O,i radv.cefs :l\lQ i- era, a few escaping across Bull Run. Arms wen. being found in all sorts ofout Scammon, were stationod and,: all difficulties, as far as they arc concerned thev immediately advanced to meet the ap York correspondent of the hmes as soon as we can meet them in council. jproaching body of rebels. states Urat the gunboat Sumter got ashore j Very respectfully your obedient servant. I A conflict ensued in the early mornin" a regiments forded the the new. tax law. run above the bridge, when the Oh Thomas Jones of Anoka, and —Hall, of charged on them and drove them across commanding at Baton Rouge, has ap missing 0 I ^2 o'clocfe Colonel Scammon wasobJig- the reb 1 forces that sud leuly appeared be- !. ne« The enemy was driven back at alii comes up from Manassas. ints, and thus the affair rusts. Heinlzet- »emy is s.uH in-our front, but badly man's corps will move on him at davlight from Centcrville, and I don't see how the .}V" have-lost not less that 8,000 men in enemy is to escape without heavy loss. killed and wounded, and from the appear We bar? captured 1,000 prisoners, many N W YORK, August 21) McCIellan. this de of Centreville. 'hat the enemy is retreating toward the There has been a s-vcre engagement with Mountains. I go forward at once to see. the rebels, by the divisions under Generals Hooker, Sturgis and Sumner, in which the rebels were completely routed and driven from the vicinity of Manassas and Bull Run and through the passes of slie Bull lluri Mountains. [eisumcd the greatest excitement throughout The loss of life on both sides is said to the city. have been heavy. No accurate information Orders were issued by the Heads of Pu is obtainable on this pourt, but it i? believed reaus calling up.ni the employees to repair the result of the battle I are up rufantry and cavalry \--u\d are lir most .sources After a short skirmish the handful of men! N E W YoitK. August 20. at the junction Hod, the rebels turning upon Another steamer, from No Orleans on •hem nine of our guns and keeping up a brisk totrustworthy 221 arrived to-night. Tho city conliu- a a A 0 E W 0 S '°u Sara, and was destroy edlb)• guer Bayou Sara was afterward- leveled by Breckinridge has threatened to raise the' W a 'ed to retreat, moving on the railroad in the tween tbe position of the army of Gen. Pope 'and at Bristow and Manassas on Tuesday {house of C. Johnson, on the 11th inst. direction of Alexandria. The rebels advanced across Bull Run. and [ni»ht last, was the army corps of dackw/nj yesterday afterneon their advance cavalry arxl .Stuart's independent cavalry corps, were at Fairfax and Burtis Station. 'j/hvy eoivsisted of infantry and artillery,' MrrnontiT )»wn»DniH -'f .-».-»^-..a a iiiaiciied o/,m c.rorig iiurm near a tion, the rebels captured SP*en train-, loadedjierloo, on the bea.1 waters of the Rappahan- with provisions, amunttioa. & and ten loco- nock, around by White Plains, by Manas-asJ O.n takin.g. possession o• Mar.a.s,as June-San»dj marche 30,00v0 strong fro near Wa-*Ea,t AvefflftaaJ^ S S an bath at 1'J4 v. and 7j^. M. Sjihi.ath School atJi^p.M. Cla^-s insc-t'ntr Sahbatb at 13% motives, all of which th-jy destroyed. [aboutforty miles, in two days, without Of the eighty f.-u-men ofth? lO.y.h Penn-ig»ns, tents, blankets, or even knapsi sybrama on the jrroutid, nearly all werekiil- dins leaving their baggage of every descrip- \8TIIAVBXB* it 136.oB4 [edj wounded or takt-n prisoners^as only three Hon to be transported by wagoos with the are known to havo e.-cape-l. other army corps of Lee, following behind frowtorj We-«t Avenoa!"'?«r\dc«Vi?a\TtethKiV' tnrea1y The telegrarJ.decommunicaiioiKveserdayiyes erday, Taylor's brig^te War actually maun. Paaiort A E A Captain, Jost irnved fror» the General-in Chief. Robert L*e or his Cenuevdie says that, early ibis morning, son, Brigadier General Fttr. Hugh Lee, W & S & S firin3 heard 1-eyond & present at Manassas during the engage-J beheved that General Iop2 had attacked ment yesterday. it ii ». iStrl! said to be in our possesion. pri-ioner* they took from Taylor in the? Th? fighting also was carried on with por- afternoon. About 4 Xi oi their cavalry force [twos of the dir&onof General Sturgis. and under Stuart, in person, moved on frotn! nine pieces of artillery are said to have been Fair ax Court House to Vienns. rhe Washington corresp«nJe»ts'a»ii that -wcupied Fairfax Court House with a force of ^^ntbstreet Scrriee* Sabbath at 10^ A.I ~. 225.4.T5 I the first Ne Jers»y Brigade. General Kear ,»f cavalry, and had collected their own' Sabbath School immediately 2:2.34! I aey. are reoarted to bare engaged the enemy wounded of tbe action of the r!*v hofero WdiHtf?** & Ml MR MV* WM upon which the rebel generals have *6n turei their bold and extraordinary movements, and had got McDowell's force, including Sigel's, probably between Jackson's rear and Longst'roet's front, and had alsbvalPthe resf of his army well up within supporting dis tance. Thus it continued through the bal ance of the afternoon. W circuit court =ays tint he upper Poiomic, although the indicationsUh an abiding faith is everywhere descern on men in hurfa* were coin-j have poined to such an. event, and the ex abie our ultimate success. ,• lay, the n-b«ls I citement on th sides of the line con tin- It is not true as stated, that Gen. McClel family but was met on the wi by c.t.zens entirely dispelled, as tbe defences of the Maj. Gen. Halleck is the Commander in froni Vienna w.io were e:sc»pmg from tha: Cvpital are perfect and impregnable. The Chief, and Mai. Gens. McCIellan and Pone, place, .(X. rebel cavalry harmg ma-lea des general feeling of the loyal people of both Facts within our knowledge lead to the impression that within twenty four-hours direct communication will have been estab a pressio wme na |vailed among the loyal people for the past a arrangements of troops from Alexandria! tnd other points is beyond a doub 1 0 currently believed that ttie ma portion ol,.. „,. -Jor the contest, except that a telegram dated at our army had either skirmishing or hard- yj, rairlax station ll.dtj .\. M.. sucaks of heavv within the k.st twenty ,, guns h-iug heard in the neighborhood ol »««nerallT belteved tha an extensive, 1 lished'between Washington and Major Gen. Pope's armv—nnore especially as there are signs that Jackson's army is endeavoring to proceed northwardly, as though making the eafperiment of opp- sing the ref establishment of such communication with his immediate front, with Pupa's army practically between him and the other rebel corps d'armee- po We may add that Gen."mcCTlellau is dls S while Gens. Sigel and McDowell are har rassing Stonewall Jackson in flank, General Banks is in his rear, and a larger army than all disputes his march. We have made great captures, but I am not able vet to form an idea of lluir extent.. (Signed,) NO. Font, c"- ing to ihe condition of our wounded. The i„ of his heavy r„ around Washing^^ ton, Alexandria, and the fortifications, so as the scorn and contempt of all rtutrons and1 soon to make it play an important part in the reproach of succeeding, generations.-. the drama of the hour. SJSOQND That we arc proud to proclaim tliafr In the bit tie of yesterday the' attack cer-jj?1 tai WASHINGTON, Aug. 3J. The follow'ng despatch is just received Ji'EAO-QdAlSTKltrt AJIUT OF VlKOlNlA, 1 Battle-field of (i-voveton near Gainesville, August B0.1862. Mijor Geical JJaUed Ue i. in Chief, Washington We fought a terrific battle hero yesterday with the combined- forces of the enemy, which lasted with continuous firing from daylight till after dark, by which time the enemy was driven from the field' which we now occupy. Our troops are too much exhausted to push matters, but I shall do so in the course of tiiii morning, as soon as Fi'z John Por- UP:- ftcta» re a !t least, two to our one. He stood strictly on the defensive, and every assault was made by ourselves. Our troops have behaved splendidly.— Major General. The news receiv from the army has oc *Q fordable atjf.rder requires each man to provide himself Washington, and much ex I with two days' rations. A prompt response a made to the call, and no-only the per portion oj sows employed by the government, but many jibe arrangement are ample for all emergen-: was of a most appallingly imaginary charac ter, vet such is the confidence of the Union in the skill and strength of our army, I Ian ha I been appointed or placed in com Tho fear for the *afety of Washington are mand of the Federal forces in Virginia.— others, are in command of the respective N E W YORK. Sept. 1. The T, i'm/it's Washington dispatch, dated Sunday, says at 3 V. M. the anticipation lhat a great battle would be f-ught today Sunday, was probably unfounded. No firing has been heard and no news of a renewal of I Bristow Station. This is hoped in highest a a a l){ S a b* fcared noon today, r.t'ay, Station awaiting transportation to Washington. They concur in saying, as does information from all oilier sources, that a a unl)ats. Commodoie Porter has gone up'following days of this week to prepare lint tbe river to demolish all places on the banks, ru). Holdiers at ai.d near Wadi used byjruerrillas as loralilics from which to' fire on our bfiats. 1 r^oaat. S trV'' a 2 .,^L-° 1'i »er stores, and large in killel, wounded Instead of fighting merely a portion ofM'bis'* me^tin?-« Babbaib at 12 v. and 2 F. ir.— XKE L.AT&S7 STYI#*Vr jand m'ssin- :SLuart'a cavalry, at Manassas, isf Ufot^*i!*^f^^%\f 3 iwitb Gener.l Pope was rdtogcthcr by way- confronted or a greater portion of -Jackson'sl ,. ,- l^ \nf FrA,b.t- JL- nrr^^u*: A- !, T^™.\ C«ai«T C'ifCRcn-Y Epi-copal —Bes^I ofBroad- MiiMrett. enable him-logive i^rfect iwtisfac -of rede, .ck.burg. Mere wa* none what- ann*e, under M,,j.»r Generals Jack^ way. between E«rt and West Avenn WrVU «H who wkl favor fdm with their patron ever direct. mfftPin^ as with EwelPs division, and was a gxati-! E W I O O I I a tt.ie whole rebel army was engaged under Lee's command. Its numbers no one of them set at less than I5i,000, and many es timated them at 200.0UO or 3:iO,UO». 1'IKJ prisoners also say that Ihey were promised an easy and speedy march into Washington. They were certainly to be Pai'-PABE I N he ladies are requested Sterling's Hall upon each of the ack flag against our troops and Colonel {bring material. b.ic be jyrunicd to him. proprialely responded. CHATTEL Monro AGE S A E A Pun»\iKr.purA, Aug. 30. en lost The Washington Star of last evening con purchase a Threshing Machine, to get one 7 irt AOL .u II it- .. Court at rttfOtnee the City of Ked Wintr in to 4 Matns the following intelligence cheap. We notice that one of Ball ecle-1 said County, at 10 o'clock A. M.'of that day, «oh»rraat»on lhat aatUfiesos a ihrcshin"- machines is advertised I O n^» auvcnueu to '•-•«"v^vmaf^mrmmfgHm^m^Mi.....MUH-JIHIII.I wmmmm .mm- „., Republican Platform. Jl|§BOT.VED,?5rhat we Uerbv submit to the can did consideration of all the electors of th Seofnid CongffgBional District of Minnesota tho ftlteWing setMments and opinion* FISST—That the present war with all the car-' nage, bloodshed and suffering which ha* fol lowed sineo its commencement is properly and directly cbnrgeable to a wicked and ambitious band of Slaveholding Secessionists and con spirators of the South that haviug been: de leatett in a Presidential Election in which'they freely participated,,they formeilb desperate resolution that rather than submit peaceably to the wijl of tbe nation As' deliberatsly and Rebels and Trariors for the prirpo.^e of pre serving the very existence of that Nationality/ and the perpetuation unbroken of that Consti tution which was bequeathed to us by Wash-' ing on ami his illustrious -mpatriots that for* the irpose of, aiding and giving strensth"!»" hese great objects we promptly" deelare oar' wildnjMioss to sustain and uphold the present National Administration in the grandest and most enlarged preparations for the rapid and more earnestproso-ution of the war: that ire* approve of calling into requisition all Xhe1 means known to cir.lized warture to crush OM* this most wicked a-nd criminal rebellion, and thus aid in tbe speedy restoration of odrcher-*' ished Union to its original- power, it* former renown and glory. THIKD—That at the pivscnt eventful period in our history, we regard it»s the strongest and greatest of all earthly obligations resting uponr every patriot, without distinction of party, I"-' stand thinly by tlie Government, and heartily sustain the war without reservation or con ditions, and with this end and object in view, we hereby heartily and most cordially invito the loyal und patriotic men of all parties and" persuasions to unite and co operate with us in giving to the general Oovcruineut our undivid ed sympathy and support. FOUHTH—That we endorse the National A.d-' miuistratior.*—that we have the strongest con 6dei.ee in the wisioni,integrity and patriotism"1 of Abraham Lincoln—that we most cordially approve all his etforta to preserve the Union a.d destroy the workings and plottinjs of trea-' son.and that we can sufely pledg. him the con- oped to thoiisau'la In lhnite'3 c?rcufAtancc«, and that it is well Worth?'of rtnrfc-nrHrance that this beneScieiit mOa-»i:Te a'long'witli the Pacilic Kailr iid projei-tao often defeated under former Adm.nistration.s, have, for the first time I*" -rue laws under tlite A^VWinistralion of Abra ham Lincoln. SIXTH—That fro. t-boald reg.ird with tho deep est indignation all attempts at interlcrenoe in our domestic troublc^by Knglund or any other foreign power, and should such an event actu ally occur, we can vouch that our last man capable of hearing arms would rally with alacrity to th: defense )f our neloved land. SEVENTH—That the sincere and warmest thanks of the Nation are justly duo to our gal lant and heroic soldiers who have so willingly perilled their lives in defense of fhc Union that we rejoice to I'.nowthat their acts of devo t'oa iind valor will always illustrate the most brilliant page *ur military annabs. EIGHTH—'t'lntt we hereby emphatically cn dosc the late Confiscation Act of Coimres^, be lieving it right, and a proper visitation of ret ributivc jiiHti.e. that tha property of rebels, traitors and assassins, who are aiming at tho total destruction ol cur Government, should he used in sustninin? and utrciigtbening tho Grand Army of the Union. 1. 'I EATON. It is order that tho nincte«ntb day of Seo tembcr, A. 1). \t'-l. be and the same is hereby ashigned for the Vn-ut iMJJ of suid petition, aiid all persons interested said estate are requir ed to be and appear before ihe Probate *rt, at its oifiee. in the city of Rod Wing, in snid county at 10 o'clock A. M. of that dny, and show cause, if any tlv.re bo, why the prayer of the said petitioner should be grunted. And it is further ordered that said petitioner .rive notice of the time, and place of hearine said petition by causing a copy ol this order lo be published in the Goodhue Volantccr three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Dated Ked Wing. Minn.. Aug. \J."tb. IS'52. {J] ing* on, in accordance with a call made by the of adminintrut on of all dndriingulara tlio gc«d», i./v i,. T. .„ chattels*, riaVitB, credit* and oataio of Warren [chance is offered for any person wishing lo and nil prisons interested in said estate are r« {uired to be appear before the Probate 0 be sold at auction at the Agricultural Ware-|!o Anhdc iti ii*r further ordered thutsaidpetitioner giva notice of the time and place of hey ring I E O '-"lass irreeunff Wednesday even- ?*clo'k Prayer m*pt*pg tharsday] .Sick-, eveningTK o'clock. RCT. Ezra Tucker, Pa»tor.' PHfc oneIcrsifrned 'tfuntsmro WITH »EA-»». Cinraoa—.'German)—Church Block. si. and 1% v. v. fid/bath Schoo! at ft A. J/, -ci^thc* after ef^^Z^M3^^Al^h'\t^m^fj^}^^U^mtf »soti. £»weU, la-Mfero, lisi and Stuart, and ee*aabnMlt f«J4 int.and 5^ T.M. Sabbath °2«- Particular attention paid to entting' ,nrvmft a a 1 E W 1 *^TV^: Prayer meetinjr Thara-' If W E A E GEOltGE KflERNER, Hookers battle of day before yesterday,j Corne *f ad a M«ia Ulreela, I *H2.^u fc?GTA, MJ,i 1 constitutionally expressed through the ballot-" box, to sunder the bonds holding "tbe Ufdon W gether and rend hr fragments the most liberal .. and splendid' fabric ofTre« government in ex istence they wilhilly kidWevl'the fircs'of civif, strife by tbo disgracei'iYl a'nlvcruel bonrbard^ ment of Port Sumter, and unless we .take mcas ii-rcis to defend our government and institutions- N A A N I E E A N J. K. liEiytK, li. M. KKNNKUV, (. V. A W ('HAS. JAVIS, P. M. CnosBY. PROBATE NOXJCK, State of Minti'iso^n,' (j'.unty of (too lime., ss. In Probate Court". In the matter of canting letters of adminis tl*ttti(»u upon the estate ol ..nrri*on M. StUknt«n leceased l'.KN vending-tnd filing the petition on oatb' of Alida K. Htantion. pray injr that le'.ter* of adminh tratiou of all and lingular the (joo.ls, chatt' 1. rights, crcdita and estate of Harrison M. St.iton. deceased, late of »uid couuty of Good hue. he irrunted to her. CLINTON (i. REYNOLDS, Judge of Probate. PROBATE NOTICE. STATE OF MIN-VKHOTU./ County of (Joo'lhue. »s. In Probato Court. In the matter of granting letters of ftrlminin tration upon the f:ctate of Warren Mill* d«i cciwed P"N rea'ling and riling the petition on oath otJinne*M HHIOOU prnyinsr that lott«r* It is hoped as many a, can will MiU«t deceased/! ef auid County of Oood- ft i* order id that the eighteenth day oflBep I tember A. I. l&>i,\e an I the same ish«rory 'assigned lor tlw hearing of tho f-aid petition ,- 1 %™J",u.and tt[Ta/-. 1 rul* wZZ tl show eati.se if any there bo why the pray- petitioner should not be granted. peti naid j'Ctition by cansing a eopy of thi» order to be jMrhlinhed hi tbe Goodhue Volunteer three iwc^sive wefcks prior to mid day of hearing,, Iatcd lied Wing Mum. AtisruHt -J8th, 1«62. ***PN eervicc— jelwtbes to order to be made by 1 adieu. ClJXTON (J. KRYNOI.DK. Judge of 1'rebate. 1V\%^%^1S%1"! respectfully inform* the citizen* of Bed Wing and vicinity th&t ho ha* opened a Tailor 8hop in lied Wiag, whero 0 receive Orders for making up Experience of over Itwenty yeara in all branchea of tbe. trade, in 1 1 a up garments for rnen and I 0 W a a A S E m^tmif^iMm^^Z Smith ADick- a a 4 A 6 A patron W. ftpina'a Jewelry Store.. S tJ. TliJr A. GROSS- LIBBY HOUSE 5 0 $ M,4fefc WATER STEEETHEWTOBK,. a above the Ilndmon iv I HOTEL CoxvaaraewT 8 fo ba*jn*i« men vi*ititig I^ew Tort. Tbe .wietertaheepleaaer*e. p'sb.k- that be ban recently ii» *aneoineM^r'*furn-e*"*o'Itan*»nrefitted ji»hed hi* *J.oa«e. and i» prepared 4o give tbote »{wh* may laVor bim wTtfc their petrpna 2 2 2 S A »general comforteof a home, while sajoarning ZIl?±ni?!,lLe%. *H *»Jtr »«. a Saraagea, Talknr Candles, Ac! JSev. ir%% a?«s »'city. a a th psAronas th*' l3tb«= JtkA. -^Bir