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Late Telegraphic News.
The Army of the Potomac.
Washington, Wednesday, July 22.
*l From the best information at hand, it aj>pears
that Lee's army is near Winchester, or
alove that point, while our own anuy occupies
such a position that he cannot get back to Richmond
without fighting at a disadvantage. The
rebel General is either holding his position to
gat her supplies from the crops in the Valley, or,
?-**- *! ? -i'l .Ain4<ii>iwmiAntc flu innv
Vtlftftl UIC UlU ui ?m u iviuivivvuivu^ M.7 ..V
hare obtained, to give another battle or series of
* battles to the Army of the Potomac. Our army
5s veadv to fight him?anxious, indeed, rather
than turn to another campaigu in those districts
of Virginia which have been so thproughly
levasted by war. *
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Surprise and Capture of a band of
Rebel*.
Ca/ro, III., Wednesday, July 22.
Information was received horc on Saturday
afternoon, that a force of rebels, 300 or 4Q0
strong, would encamp t hat night at a pciut three
miles from Kicnzi, whose intentions were to attack
Camp Davis, a strong stockade fart six
miles south of Corinth, next morning, they being
under the impression that the garrison was nearly
all away ui>on a saout in Alabama. A detachment
of the !>ixth Illinois and the Third battalion
of the Sixth Ohio cavalry were immediately sent
forward, who completely surprised and captured
the whole force.
The Retreat of Bragg.
Memphis, July 17.
Gen. Hurlburt's scouts arrived at Corinth, to*?.
ihty-frotn Decatur and Jacksonville. They r?^
port that Bragg is retreating precipitately into
Georgia, followed by Kosecrau's forces.
Gen. Kosecrau's advance is reported to be at
Koine, Georgia.
Oar scouts report that Bragg is endeavoring
to make a junction with Johnston, ami that desertions
from his army are numerous.
Changes of Command.
Washington, July 15.
By direction of the President, the Departments
of Virginia and North Carolina are united
into one, and Major-General J. F. Foster is
assigned to the command.
Major-General John A. Dix will immediately
repair to New York City, and reliere MajorGeneral
Wool from the comm&ad of the Department
of the East, by order of the Secretary of
War.
IKefeel Losses In Grant's Campaign*
Cincinnati, July 21*.?The Gazette's Vicksburg
correspondent says, that during the cam
paign of sixty-four days, cndffg with tnc enptnre
of Vicksburg, the rebels lost, in killed,
wounded, and prisoners, 43,700 men, about 71,000
stand of arms, including 50,000 Enfield
rifles, in their original packages, which were intended
for the rebel army across the Mississippi,
and 230 pieces of artillery.
Arrival of Gen. Foster.
Fortress Monrob, July 11), 1SG3.
Yeiterday about noon Major-General John G.
Foster, the new commandant of thia department,
Imrfl fmtii Vnirt.im ill tllfi .Tnlm
JUU1C\I I1V.IV IIVIII A^VM will ? ? ??v L/W>...^v. VVM? |
Fnron, and after a short interview with Brigadier
General G. W. Getty, at headquarters, proceeded
to Yorktown, to insjtect the fortifications.
Boston, July 21.
The Fifty-fifth (colored) regiment emlwirked
?u board the steamer Cuhmrlxt for Newborn N. C.
to-day. The regiment excited the greatest enthusiasm
on its march through \he city.
Fim.aoki.rhia, July 18.
The Cincinnati (Jazette says :
Parties from Helena, Arkansas, represent that
General Blunt has captured Little Ilock, #ith a
large number of prisoners.
Cincinnati, July 21.
At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
last night, thirty-three* members were expelled
^ for not taking the oath of allegiance.
BEAUFORT, S. C., SATl
i Rebel Accounts of the Attack [
on Charleston.
THE OPERATIONS AGAINST CHARLESTON.
The Richmond Enquirer, of July lGtli,
1 says: An official despatch from Charleston
received yesterday morning, states that
all was quiet. The enemy are throwing
up works on the south corner of Morris
Island.
The landing in heavy force on Morris
Island and the commencement of exten- j
sive works for the reduction of Fort Wagi
ner, imlieate'that the new Yankee Gener:
al, Gillmore, is commencing a determinj
ed seige by land and water. ' *
The Charleston Courier says:
"The fall of Charleston involves consequences
which we shudder taeontemplate.
With her capture the wliole^State would
soon be at the mercy of the ide, and the
great cause of southern independence put
in fearful jeopardy. Nothing but a guerrilla
v arfare for the southern and southwestern
portion of the confederacy, if not
for its whole extent, would then 1* left
i for us, in manifestation of our undying
j and unconquerable determination never
to submit to Yankee rule.
.
The Attack on Charleston.
I OFFICtili report of general gillmore.
HK.vikjf.vwterwh, Dkiwbtment ok tiii: So: th, >
| In the Held, Morris island. S. C. July P.', 1W3. f
Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck :
Sir : I have th? honor to report that at !
5 o'clock on the morning of the 10th inst., {
I made an attack 011 the enemy's fortified
position 011 the south end of Morris Island
and after an engagement lasting three '
hours and a quarter, captured all his
strongholds 011 that part of the island, |
and pushed forward mv infantry to within
600 vards of Fort Wagner.
We now hold all the island, except ;
about one mile on the north end, which
includes Fdrt Wagner and a battery on :
Cummings Point, mounting at the present '
time 14 or 15 heavy guns in the aggre- j
gate.
The assaulting column was gallantly led
by Brig. Gen. Strong. It landed in small
boats, under cover of our bat teries, on Folly
Island, and four Monitors, led by Rear
Admiral Dalilgren, which entered the
' main channel abreast of Morris Island,
soon after our batteries opened.
The Monitors continued their fire dur- !
ing the day, mostly against Fort Wagner. I
On the morning of the lltli inst., at!
daybreak, an attempt was made to carry :
Fort Wagner by assault. The parapet
was gained, but the supports recoiled j
under the fire to which they were exposed, !
and could not get up.
Our losses in both actions will not vary :
much from 150 in killed wounded, and
' missing. We have taken eleven pieces of i
! heavy ordinance and a large quantity of
i camp equipage. The enemys loss in kill- \
i ed and wounded will not fall short of 200. '
Very Respectfully,
Your obediaut servant,
Q. A. GILLMORE,
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
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A Repentant Rebel.?While our sur- 1
geons at Gettysburg were attending to i
the wounded as they were brought in to
the hospitals, without regard to the side '
upon which they had fought, a Rebel col- j
onel, covered with blood was ordered to .
be placed in a bath. He was lifted carefully
in, and then, casting his eyes about 1
him, upon those who had taken him up i
so tenderly, burst into a flood of tears,
and wept like a child. Recovering him- I
self, he said to those around him: "I ;
hope I shall be forgiven for raising my
liautl against tlie Stars and Stripes, and it !
I recover from these wounds I will not
only never do the like again, but try to
make amends, so far as 1 can, for the i
wrong I have done."
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The Otheb One.?Two Irishmen by
the name of Mike Sullivan, live on Fort
Hill. A compatriet said to one of them ? |
"Mike, are you drafted?" "Troth, un j
I spoze I am," said Mike. " An' how the
divil do you know but you're the other
Mike Sullivan ?" returned his friend.
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JRDAY, AUGUST 1,1863.
Ifetrv from Rebel Source*.
GLOOMY VIEWS OF REBEL NEWSPAPERS.
The Mobile Advertiser says : "The Con- :
federacy has seen darker days and ertierg- ;
ed from them. It is not dark enough to
i justify it to the prudence of those who I
are ready to submit, and anxious for
, peace and the security of their property
on the basis of submission, to iJmic thrir
hands ye/. There have been some signs
of this white feather fluttering during the
! few past gloomy days. Let us warn them
j that it is base to feel and dangerous to be
premature* in the utterance of such senti1
ments. The land has made too many
sacrifices for its freedom to fall in the last
j hour. The timid and faithless must not
j be allowed to fetter the footsteps of the
1 revolution. It must roll on to tjpirvph,
althouglyU wheels have to roll ov^t^cm :
and their fcfrtunes."
The Columbus (Ga.) S'?a says?"The'
1 people of the Confederate States will soon
| be called upon to undergo a severest rial?
one that will fully test the sineeiffetv of
: professions heretofore made. We cannot
escape the ordeal. The time for ' trying ;
| men's souls' is not far in the future.?
Many, we fear, will be weighed in the
| balance and found wanting on that dreadful
day. Many will be the artifices and
subterfuges resorted to in order to shield
cowardly skulks and chicken hearted patriots
from the odium of their comrads.?
Already do we begin to hear murmurings,
gloomy predictions and visionary speculations.
This is a critical moment with the
reputations of come who have been wont to
consider themselves in the front rank of1
Southern statesmanship. Any landlvftrbur
may sail on a smooth sea, but to ride i
the wlraiwittd .*nJ con duct the oid.sbip of
State through the fury of a desolating tornado?when
the heavenS are scowling
above lis and when all around us seems
the blackness of despair? requires aj^cond 1
judgement and a sternly nerve. Muny a
reputation, we fear will suffer for words
spoken and actions made between this and ,
early frosts of autumn. It was so in the 1
old revelation when the cause of inde- I \
pendence seemed hopeless, and it will be
so now. Many a poor weak minded fellow
who has been looking forward to places J
of honor and distinction for lo! these 1
many years, will be haunted to his dvirfg J
couch for words unwittingly spoken with- ;
in the next few weeks. Let such remember
in time that true greatness and nobil- '
ity of soul always rises with the occasion ; :
ami that the ordeal necessary to develop a J <
great mind or a great nation never fails
to crush a small one."
&&F The Richmond Enquirer, of the j .
16th contains a proclamation by Jeff. (
Davis, calling out, under the Confederate
Conscription act, all white men between <
? 1 Q A*-w1 A" f A enwen ! I
lilt; ages ui w ?uu w, iv .y. ,
years, under penalty of being punished
for desertion in case of disobeying the
coll. They are offered the privilege of
joining Volunteer organizations before
the enrollment.
The Enquirer, in an article headed
'4 Military Necessity," urges that the only .
salvation of the Southern Confederacy is :
in making a levy en masse, such as'is call- \
ed for in this proclamation. The application
of martial law to the country in a
state of siege, the absolute control of all 1
trading, especially of drink, within military
lines, the abolition of substitute ex- ]
emption and foreign protections, the material
enlargement of the President's power
to rr vise elections of officers, to make
appointments, and to get rid of incompetent
officers.
REBEL JOY OVER THE NEW YORK RIOTS. f.
[From th?i Richmond Enquirer, July ISth.] | 4
Beginning of Chaos.?Riot, murder .
and conflagration have begun in NewYork.
It is a world's wonder that this *
good work did not commence long ago ; s
and this excellent outbreak may be the A
opening scene of the inevitable revolution
which is to tear to pieces that most rotten '
society and leave the Northern half of the 1
old American Union a desert of blood i
soaked ashes. We bid it good speed. i
But all this may have little or no effect f
on the w-ar, at least for a long time. Let .
us not deceive ourselves ; for eternal rev- 1
olution and even utter ruin in a nation by s
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NO. 30.
110 111 eu 11s weakens it for foreign aggres
sion, of which revolutionary France is a
notable example. The neirs is cheering to
us, indeed, because it portends the breaking
down of the whole structure of Yankee
society. Yet the process may belong
and in the meantime the desperate energy
of their war for conquest of the confederacy
may grow more furious for a
season.
No matter ; we can at least now see to *
the end of it. This one insurrection maybe
suppressed for the moment, but it will
be the parent of other and still worse convulsions.
We have but to perseiwe in our
determined resistance, gird ourselves to
the task of winning our independence
more sternly than e\er, yet a little while,
and we shall see the giant, but^^lloW
bulk of the Yankee nation bupti^Binto
fragment mshteg
tion in flames and blood. Amen.
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Lint of Woumlcd.
LIST OF WOUNDED IN HOSPITAL NO. 9.
F. Cotter, Co. H, 3d N II; Moses White,! do; Leri
Miller, A. 7th do; .Tames F. llazen, A, do; A. S.
Leitchfleld, I, do; S. D. Downing, I, do; B. F. French,
II. do; Calvin Drown, do; .I. L. huzcll, F, do; J. Ji.
Prescott, D. '.ah Maine; John Mc.Master, C. do; G.
P.nrbce, A, do; George Blair, C, do; Daniel Morrison,
G, do; A. F. White. K, do; B, Douglas, C, do; Wm.
Penny, A. t.rh Coun; Charles Lamburg C. do; D.
Amnurman, C, C.-'dOhio; Joseph Willow, A. do; E. A.
Dye. I, do; Harvey Batsom, D, do; Silas Pott, II, do;
David Welt j, D,"do; John Cartan, G, do; T. Y.
Drown. C, do; K. II. Shirk, I, do; A. Welgles, K, do;
Perry Wiles, A, do; David Wells, D, do; J. Murtacn,
A, do; 1). Moron, E, do; W. Keith, A, do; W. II,
Sindel, I. do; t?. Tapoan, 67thOhio; K. Hanley, K,
do: A. L. Trent, C, do; J. M. Collaa, II, do; F.
Mecklc, C, do; J. Mottershed, F, 4>th N, Y.; H. McNally,
, do; Miner Louden, it, do; Isaac Lodge,
I>, do; S. II. Frankeuberg, i:, do; David White, A, do;
John F. Laxy, II, do; Everett Miller., H, do; A. L.
Payne, H, ao; J.J. Leluing, H, do; Ilendriek Walling,
II, da; .hnni's Brady, A. do; Wm ?lsborn, jC. J?,
jQreiy* -Yult, A. do; TsMWs "Chrtlss, II. do; John F.
BQiuly, 0, do; Horatio jenell, K. do; .James llanm,
E, do; N. S. Ackerly, K, do; John Doner, lv, do. F.
Post, E, do; G. Degemore, E, do; M. Daker 100th N. Y.
John Leonard, fc, do; \V. Starkweather, A, do; Peter
Kelly, A, do; Barnard smith. A, do; Aadrcw Ball, E, y
tlo; John Lnngmyer, E, do: A? Kaehansen, do ; W.
Ellsworth, F, do: J. 31. Burst, A, do.
HOSPITAL NO. 10.
Samnel Webb, Co. R ?S. C Vols; Samuel Gaddls,
4^th N. Y; JosephGalla&Co. P>, .Vlth Mass; Thomas
Uooper, B, do; John Turner, 1>. do; Edward Mills, E.
do; John Mognn, G, do; John L Barker, G. do; Peter
Bias by, II. do ; James Pi ley, H, do; Thos. E. Buyers,
I, do;* John Price, I, do; Jacob Christy, I, do; Wm.
Miltou, I. do; David Bronson, K, do; James Conklcton.
K, do; Westlev Conkleton, K, do; Callkhill Charl-ton,
I, do; Joseph Johnson. I, do ; Charles Clark, G,
do; Edward Williams. K, do; Henj. Granger, G, do;George
Washington, E, do; James Cole, li, do; Sam
Tipton, I. do; Samuel DeForrest. E. do; II. White,
K, do; V. M Mago, I, do; Eli crunkliu, C. do; G.
Fisher, D, do; S. Winnis, G, do; CharlesGoff, H, do;
lames Coleman, G, do; B. Thompson, F, do ; A. Hs
A. do; G. Rust E, do; Sanford Jackson, A, do; Johrn
Lott, C, do; John Hedgepath, G, to: Samnel Moles,
F, do; Tfm. Buyers, K. do; CharlesK. Reason, E, do;
B. Kvass. A. do- II. Tticke,r, I, do; C. Carlton, do; W
EL Lee, F. do; Wm. Conkleton, K, do; John L. King,
E, do; W. A. Ranking, D, do; Ellas Artist, do; Chas.
Whitney. E, do; James Jackson, A, do; B. Smith Jr.,
A, do; John A. Bouldeu, G, do; J. A. Palmer, K, do;
[}. II. Ilall, B, do; Martin Gilmai., D, do; W. Briggs,
E, do; P. Glaistnally, II. do; Thomas E. Burlev, L do;
loan Johnson, do: "Xed Pegriu, do; G. Alexander, do;
ft. Haribnrt, do; John Shatter, do; Samnel Berry, A,
do; J. 11. Montgomery, I, do; L. Delaucv. B, do; G. ~
Thompson, E, do; George'""fivers, G, do; Anthony
Dean, do.
Gknkpai. Hohimtvi.. X<>. R, )
lieaniort, s.omy -'Jin, iso.>.)
Editor tree South
Snt?I would, through the medium of
your columns, hereby acknowledge the
receipt of many articiee sent to us, during
the past week, by the contrabands of St.
Helena Island, for the use of the wounded
in this Hospital.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
David Merritt, Surgeon 55th Pa.,
In charge of Hospital No. 8.
From the far South come signs of allegiance
to the old flag. The victories of
jlrant, Meade and Banks have carried terror
to those who are rebels because of in;erest
or passion. The Mobile Advertiser
;ays '' there have been some signs of this
vhite feather fluttering during the few
? 1 "1 T l 1.1_ ll 1
mat gloomy ciays. ljei us warn meni umt *
t is base to feel, and dangerous to be prenature
in the utterance of, such scntinents."
To us these are^-joyous words,
or they tell us that the blood of loyalty
s again gushing through the veins of the
K)Uth.
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