From Richmond.
Richmond, Aug. 7.
One hundred and ten prisoners from Pope’s army, taken by Stuart’s cavalry, near Gordonville, arrived to-night by special train, no officers among them. No particulars of the capture have been received.
Richmond. Aug. 7.
Gen. Stuart left Hanover Court House on Monday with Lee’s Cavalry, and proceeded within eight miles of Fredericksburg, and learning that two brigades of the enemy had gone in the direction of Hanover Junction, he went in pursuit, and overtook their rear guard at Massapona Shops. A skirmish took place in which Stuart took sixty (60) prisoners. The enemy was reinforced, and having a strong position on rising ground, Stuart fell back, and the enemy did not pursue. In the meantime a detachment sent for the purpose captured a train of twelve wagons and fifty soldiers on the Fredericksburg road, Stuart returned to Hanover Court House last night.
From Mobile.
MOBILE, Aug. 8. – A schooner from Havana ran the blockade yesterday morning. Her cargo is powder, lead, caps, salt, coffee, cavalry sabers and soap.
From The North Via Mobile.
MOBILE, Aug. 8. – A special dispatch to the Tribune says persons from Memphis say that twenty transports arrived there on Tuesday from below, and forty from above. It is believed that the city is to be evacuated and most of the troops there sent to other points, leaving a mere garrison behind.
The Chicago Times says not three hundred troops have been raised in that city yet.
The Democratic convention met at Indianapolis on the 30th, 50,000 in attendance. It is the largest ever held in the States. Gov. Hendricks presided; Wickliff, of Ky.; Richardson, Voorhies, Carlisle and others were present. Resolutions were passed denouncing the prosecution of the war – opposing subjugation or coercion – denouncing emancipation in every form, and calling for an entire change in the administration. Wickliff said he was for the Union if the South and slavery were not interfered with, but if war was waged to free slaves not another drop of blood should be spilled.
– Published in The Daily Rebel, Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 9, 1862, p. 3
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