31. Steamer Ocean Queen sailed from Fort Warren, Mass., for James river, with 200 released rebel prisoners.
31. A scouting party seven miles from Luray, in the direction of Shenandoah river, encountered a body of rebel horse, who fled, leaving 5 of their number prisoners, and 1 dead.
31. 250 citizens of Woodville, Rappahannock Co., Va., took the oath of allegiance before Capt. Baird, of Gen. Milroy’s staff. Five refusing to affirm were arrested and sent to Gen. Sigel’s headquarters.
Aug. 1. Artillery skirmishing on James river, Va., near Harrison’s Landing, by reb. batteries and Union gunboat fleet.
1. All the buildings opposite Harrison’s landing, Va., were destroyed by Union troops.
1. Skirmish at Newark, Mo. A company of State troops, under Capt. Lair, were captured by a superior force of rebs. under Col. Porter.
1. Skirmishing near Orange C. H., Va., by Fed. troops under Gen. Bayard.
2. Skirmish at Ozark, Mo. 75 Nationals under Capt. Birch engaged and defeated a rebel party.
2. Skirmish at Orange C. H., Va., by Gen. Crawford’s Fed. troops, who lost 4 killed and 12 wounded.
3. The British propeller Columbia, with a cargo of 12 Armstrong guns, and several thousand Enfield rifles, was captured off the Bahamas by the U. S. gunboat Santiago de Cuba.