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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.
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DESTRUCTION OF REBEL PRO
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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' 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
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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