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\ v~ THE NEW SOUTH. J. H. SEARS, Editor and Proprietor. PORT ROYAL, SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 1864. The New South can he had of the following Aleuts : J. C. Alexander. P. M., - - Beaufort J. W. Allen, P. M., St Augustine. W. 8. Morrill, P. M., - - Fernaudina. T. J Carroll, .... Fort Pulaski. W. A. Wood, Post Master, - Morris Island. 1 MPOfiTA.MFROM FLOKIDA. ATTACK ON GAINESVILLE. ? DESTRUCTION OF REBEL PRO rz.s\ j. i t The news we have received from Florida is not very encouraging. Our reporter sends us the following details of the re- J connoisance : One column, consisting of one hundred i and thirty-eight men of the 75th Ohio, ninety of the 4th Massachusetts cavalry, ] and ten men of Capt. H miner's Light ' Battery of the 3d Rhode Island Artillery, , with a howitzer, all under the command < of Col. Harris of the 75th Ohio, moved 1 from Trail Bidge^ on the Cedar Keys and < FernandinaB. R., some fifteen miles fiom - Baldwin, towards Gainsville, for the pur- ] pose of gathering contrabands, cattle, ] cotton, and supplies, and also for a re- 1 connoissance. Their progress was com- J paratively rapid and was uninterrupted j for a while. They occupied Starke, a i small station on the Railroad without op- I position, and captured some cars there. < with produce and Quartermaster's stores on board. The cars and such of the merchandize and stores as could not be removed, were destroyed. After this work was well and thoroughly completed, the command pushed on to within ten miles of Gainsvilie, where it bivouacked for the night. At day-light the column was ; again put in motion, and advanced on ( Graihsville. A small force of rebel caval- jj ry were encountered at about 10 o'clock, t just outside of the town. These were j driven in by our skirmishers, and our N .forces entered the town. The eommand ^ there baited their horses, and probably scattered about the town somewhat, when the enemy, under Major Dickinson, be tween six and seven hundred strong consisting of his cavalry command and the militia of the country, collected togcthei J on the news of the movements of our; forces, with three pieces of artillery, be-' gan the attack, while our men were not in the best position for defence. The attack was unexpected and threw our forces into confusion, and after a sharp and well contested fight, the ammunition becoming exhausted, the men were ordered to cut their way through, and escape as best they might. A dash was made and a portion of the command succeeded in effecting their escape, but a number were with the niece of artillerv. a 12- r ,pdr. howitzer, with horses, caisson, and c everything complete ; three wagons load- i ed with various articles, and a number of t horses. Quite a number of our men were j< killed, and three officers were wounded r md tell iuto tue Hands oi tne enemy. A lumber of offieers ure missing. Col. Har ic n^i'-inn lull T.ioilt *" VMWWVi UIO VOV,||/Vj VUV ww?? Morgan and Major Fox have not been lienrd from, although it is known that they jire not or were not in the hands of the eneuiy. Those who escaped struck into the swamp and came into Magnolia, and others are coming in daily. Our loss will probably foot up a little over a hundred. Under the head of missing in the following list of casualties are enumerated many who have subsequently come in, which considerably reduce the aggregate. casualties ix gainsvllle affaik?7-3th OHIO MOUNTED INFANTRY. Commissioned officers wounded, 4 ., ,, missing 8 Enlisted men killed 3 ? wounded 14 ? missing 86 4th mass. CAVaLBY, cos b and d. Commissioned officers missing 3 Enlisted men killed 2 ? wounded 13 ? missing 42 Total 174 All but three of the wounded men were left in the hands of the enemy. It will bo observed that the rebels :laim to have captured between 140 and 150 prisoners, in their account which we publish below. It is thought to be somewhat exaggerated. The other column under CoL Nobles lid not meet the enemy's force, and came jack with about seventy-five contrabands md a few horses and mules. (From the Columbian Extra, Aug. 18. 18G4.) Headquarters, District of Florida, Lake City, August 18, 1804.?Captain Dickison reports by courier, who arrived Last might, as follows : "I have the honjr to report that I had an engagement tolay witli the cavalry force of the enemy U this place (GainsvillejMtnd by divine lid the victory was decisive and complete. It lasted about two hours?140 jr 150 prisoners captured, and will be forwarded this afternoon. Among them were one captain, two lieutenants, and me surgeon?several killed and wounded. Our loss is slight ; one killed and ive wounded. A 12-pound howitzer (ias captured, with horses and fixtures jomplete?a tine piece. About one hanired negroes were re-captured, with three >f the enemy'8 wagons, a considerable lumber of horses, and other things, rhey numbered 342, and were the 75th )hio regiment. CoL Harris, commanding, ind 4th Massachusetts. The party left Baldwin by Trail Ridge, and passed beween Wade and Orange Springs. They rillaged and thieved everything as they vent, stripping the houses. Captain [)ickison reports that his officers and uen behaved with great gallantry. A. S. Mohe.no, ("apt. and A. A. G. Escape of Rebel Prisoners. ?A few of he rebel officers brought to this Depart nent managed to escape by jumping iverboar l from the steanierjCrescenf, and - * - V- A !1 ? 1 1 Uter swimming some eignt nines rescued >ur shores. Two succeeded in crossing >ver to Pinkney Island, and arriving to vitliin a short distance of the Rebel lines hey became confused, and worn out by lunger and fatigue, returned, and gave kemselves up to our pickets. They eere transferred to Seabrook, and sent in mder guard to the Head, from whence Km? oovmn/1 ViaoV fA tVin utnamnr UVJ VTC-AV? VtUiiWl vi*va W vUv ovvuuiv* jresoent. The present number completes the seond volume of The Xeio South. In >rder to expedite some improvements we tave long had in view, we shall suspend he publication tor a few weeks. Our obbing department will as usual be kept unning. \ ' hiaixo on Stull liietk.?On Tuesday the rebels brought u light battery down ! to Chimney Point, and for four or live hours kept tip a rapid tiring. The Oneotn I being in the vicinity receive ! one shot, without doing any damage however. The Plato was also tired at, but escaped without injury. Mr. Geo. Whittkmobe of the N. V. Times, and Mr. S. W. Mason, ot the Palmetto llerald sailed in the Fulton, for a ! short sojourn in the North. Northern News, We are under obligations to Purser F. \V. Ely, of the steamer Arago for files of the Northern papers : HeADQ'118 ortthe Aemy I of the Potomac, Tuesday, Aug. '23. ) No engagement has taken place since Sunday. As was staged in yest rday's dispatch, the enemy fallen back to their lines, two miles from Petersburg, where they are seen busily erecting strong works, similar to those we fir?t encountered on our arrival here. They are laboring night and day with it large number of men, as thougn they were afraid ol an attack from us before they got them completed. Their main lines run near to and west ' ~ * T j nr a1. - ik 101 me Jjeaa w oiks ou me souiu siue oi the road, aud is said to be strongly defeuded. Their picket line extends nearly a mile south of their works, with vedettes thrown out mar the Davis House. Richmond papers acknowledge a heavy loss in officers and men on Sunday morning, but claim that that they have taken three thousand piisoners. Our losses in the Fifth Corps foot up as follows : A*'died?Officers 17 ; men 132. Wouned.?Officers 74 ; men 784. Missiny?Officers 'JO; men 2,853. In the Xinth Corps the casualties are about three hundred, which will make u total loss of 4,255 in these commands since Thursday last. No doubt many reported missing will yet turn up, as some of our men have u bad habit after a little reverse of straggling to the rear. Oi our loss, Gen. Crawford's division sustains the greatest proportion, he having lost about 2,000 men, mostly taken I prisoners. Col. Tilden, who was missing after the action of Friday, i* safe. He was taken prisoner, and with others conveyed to .Petersburg, but during the excitement of 1 loading them on the cars he managed to I elude the vigilance of the guard and run into some bushes, where he lay concealed | till chance gave him an opportunity to 1 get away, and he came into our lines on Monday uninjured. August, 24, 1864. Gen. Warren advanced his line a mile along the railroad toward Petersburg yesterday, the rebel pickets falling back before his skirmishers. The First Division of the Second ! Corps were engiged all day yesterday in ! tearing up and burning the railroad as I far as Keams Station, and beyon 1 a disi tance of three miles. The portion over which the Fifth Corps advanced w.is also | completely destroyed All is quiet in the lines this morning 1 with the exception of the usual picket liri ing. Nine deserters came in last night, ' and also a number of contrabands. Most of the former express their willingness to hike the oath of allegiance. from fortress monroe. Fortress Monroe, Wednesday Aug. 24. via Baltimore, Thursday, Aug. 25. The United States Hospital steamer Atlantic will leave here this evening for pkil irlalnKL, A1A -11 *uiuK?.ij>uiu miu 111 nuuuucu alia, nil of the Filth Army Corps, and wounded in , the lighting on tne Weldon Railroad. Information from the front shows that there has been but little fighting for two days, and the enemy have apparently relinquished the expectation of dislodging us from tfyi Weldon Railroad. The position held by our left wing has been rendered perfectly secure. > i>Aj.n:?ioKK, Tnursday Aug. 2>. The Americaiijhas Richmond papers of r the li)tli inst. They claim to have captured 2.701) prisoners iu the assault they made on Friday on our forces on the Weld.>a Rail. road, but seem to deplore the loss of the railroad very much. The only items of news from Mobile are the following, U-der date of the J 7th j inst. A lorce ot tue enemy ironi rensacota, estimated at 2,01)1), crossed the lVrdidn I Kiver yesterday, advancing toward Mo' bile Bay. | A heavy Yankee force is in North Mis| sissippi, whose destination is supposed to i be Mobile. TflK KEBJSL ATTACK OX MEMPHIS. Caiiio, Aug. 21, 1864. The following is taken from the Mem! phis linUetin :? The lorce that entered Memphis on Sunday morning, consisted oi nine reliel regiments of cavalry and forr guns, commanded by Gen. .Forrest in person. One half the command entered the city the remainder stopping outside to prevent their retreat from being cut off. The rebels captured about 250 prisoners, mostly one hundred days men. Many of these subsequently es< aped ; but others were muVdered. They tired on the patients in the hos-, pitals, shot several ot the xieK soldiers, and captured others. The prisoners they took who were unable to Keep up with the cavalry were Killed. But for the prompt action of the 8th Iowa regiment, the prisoners in Irving prison might have been released, and the xiuLetin ofiice sucked. Tne rebels suddenly left the city about six o'clock, followed by a considerable body of our troops, uuu a light occurred near Lane's, Listing nearly two, hours, lu which the enemy were severely punished and driven otf. It was here that Colonels Starr and Kendrick were wounded. In coming through Lane's the rebels captured two guns and a portion of tne Seventh Wisconsin battery, and a number of one hundred days' men, but they were obliged to abandon the guns in their retreat. Alter the retreat General Forrest sent in a tl ig of truce, asking for an exchauge of prisoners, whicn was denied. lieutenant Harrington, of tne Third United States artillery, w;is killed in tiie (iayosvi House. Alajur Lansing, of the Fourth eoloied artillery, and Lieut. Kiusey, a meml>ei [ of General Washburnc's staff, were cnpI tured. Whon lncf lieorrl from funt-an n'nliinlr on Monday morning) the rebels were eight miles beyond Monneaugh Peak, in lull retreat, Col. Window's cavalry were, pursuing them. The Third Illinois cavalry pissed through Cairo to-day, en oute lor Springfield. Forty of its members were captured at Memphis on Sunday, among them Lieutenant Colonel Duncan and Major Conner. We have received the following intelligence from'Mobile : Fortbess Monroe, Aug. 21, I Sol. The latest intelligence iroui Monde readied us last evening, by tbe United States gunboat Connecticut, Ouiniaiiuer John J. Alrny, who left there on tlie bull ihst., at sunset. At that time the situation was unchanged. The irou-claJs and Fort Morgan were engaged, but not very severely. Admiral Fairagut on his tiagsliip?the Hartford?was inside of Mobi.e Bay. The wooden ships were repairiug damages, *'ort Morgan is very closely invested by tbe naval anil Military forces. Major General E. K. 8. Can by, was with Admiral Fairagut on tbe 11 ill inst > in close consultation. Everybody seemed anxious for the final blow to be struck, and the days of Fort Morgan are certain ij uuuiwau xue greatest activity prevails among the tleet, and the health anil spirits of tire men aie first rate. XXWSPAPKB ACCOl'KTS. (From the New Orleans Era, Aug. 1G.} We are enabled this morning to lay t*fore our readers the following interesting information :? A Mil Y.VI. FROM MOBILE HAY. The United States steamer 'limps l?at