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Sir: I have the honor to inform you. that in accordance with my intention, as previously announced to you, I steamed out of the harbor of Cherbourg, botween nine and ten o'clock on thp morning of the 19th of June, for the purpose of engaging the enemy's steamer Kcarssgc, which had been lying oft' stnd ' on thu port for several days previously. After clearing the harbor we doserjed the enemy, with his head oti snore, at a distance - ot about seven miles. Wo were three quarters of an hour in coming * up with him. . I liAd previously pivoted my guns to'starboard and made all my preparations for engaging'the enemy on that side. When within a mile and a quarter V>f the enemy, he suddenly wheeled, and bringing his head iii shore, presented his starboard battery to me. By this time we were distant about one mile from each other, .when I opened on him with solid shot, to which lie replied in a few minutes, and the engagement ^became active on both sides. The enemy now pressed his ship under a full head of steam, and to.prevent our parsing each otlfor too speedily, and to keep our respective broad-sides bearing, it became accessing* to fight in a/circle,'the two sh^ps steaming around a common centre, and preserving a distance from each other of from a quarter tp half a mile.? When we* got within good shell range, we openorl iinrVn him wifcl* no...... ?J ? .. w?. MW4UV bVII '.'l 111 I t" I* 11 minutes aftor the commencement of the action, our spanker gaff was shot away, ami our oiis'gn came down by the run. This was immediately replaced by another at the mizzcu mast-head. The firing now became very hot, and the enemy's shot and shell soon began to tell typon oar hull, knocking down; killing and disabling a number of men in different parts of the ship. Perceiving that our shell,-though apparently exploding against the enemyVsides, were du.. ing him but little damage, 1 ret urinal to solid shot firiug, and from tiiis onward alternated with shot and shell.' , After the lapse of about one. hour and ten minutes, our ship was ascertained to be in a sinking condition, the enemy's shed having ex-1 ploded in our sides and between decks, opening I large apertures, through which the water rushed with*great rapiditv. For some few minutes, 1 had hopes of. being able to reach the Ffbnch coast, for which purpose I gave the ship all steam, and set such of the fore and aft sails as were available. The shin filled so rapidly, however, that before, wo had made much progress, the fires wore extinguished in the furnaces, and we were evidently on the point of sinking. I now hauled down my colors to'prevent the farther destruction of life, and despatched a boat to inform the enemy of our condition. Although we were now but four hundred yards from each other, the enemy fired upon me five tjmes after mv colors had been struck. It is charitable to suppose that a ship-of-war of a Christian nation could not have done this ^intentionally. Wo now turned all our exertions towards saving the wounded and such of the boys of tuo snip who were unable to swim. These were despatched in my quarter boats, the only boats remaining to me?the waist boats having been torn to pieces. Some twenty minutes after my furnace fires bad been extinguished, and the ship being, on the point of setting every man, ir. obedience to a previous order which had been given the crew, jumped overboard and attempted to save himself. . . There was no appearance of any boat coming to me from the enemy after my ship went down. Fortunately, however, the steam yacht Deorhound, owned by a gentleman of j Lancashire, England, Mr. John Lancaster, who | I t was himself 011 board; steamed up in the njidst of my drowning men-and rescued a nuiuberof j both officer,s and men from the water. I was fortunate enough myself Him* to escape to the shelter of Llm.neutral flag, together with about forty, others, all told. About this time, the Kearsago sent ong, and then, tardily, another. / Accompanying, you will "And li?t6 of the killofcand wounded, and- of thoSe- who were picked np by the Decrhonnd ; the remainder, there is reason to hope, were picked up by the enemy and by a couple of French pilot boats, which were also fortunately near the scene of action. At the end of the engagement it was Ndiseovered by those of our officers who wdnt alongside the enemy's ship with llio wounded, that her midship' section on both sides was I.r..u, *i.:. i - ' ' j biiuiuu^ui > ii | Lii4fS llHVIUjr iIOIH* with chain constructed for the purpose, placed perpendicularly from the rail to the. water's edge, the whole covered over by a thin outer planking, which gave no indication of the armor beneath. This plunking had been ripped oflf in every oireelion by our shot- and shell, the chain broken and' in looted in many places; and forced pifttlv into the, ship's side. She was jnosl effectually guarded, however, in this section from penetration. The enemy was much damaged in other parts, but to what extent it is now impossible to tell ; itr is believed he was badly crippled. My oflicers and men behaved steadily and gallantly, and though they have lost tlxeir ship they have not lost honor. Where all behaved so well it would bo invidious to particularize, but I cannot deny myself t.lic pleasure of saying that- Mr. Kell, my first lieutenant, deserves great credit for -the fine condition in which the ship went, into netion with regard to her battery, magazmo and shelUrooins, ami that he rendered me great assistance i?y his coolness and 'judgment as the fight -proceeded. The enemv was heavier than mvsolf both in nliip, battery and crew ; but I did not know I until the. action was over that she was also j iron-clad. Our total loss in liilled and yoniidrd i* tliir- j tv, to wit: Nine killed and twenty-one woun- j tied. i 1 have the honor to he, very respoe.lfiiily, i j your obedient servient, | JI. Captain. I To Hon. James M. Mason. ' 1 ' i TTSic Itiitsan ^tlnioandcr. The. .most remarkable, exhibition which wo 1 have had the good fortune to witness tor a long j time, took place at Jones' Wood, New York. ! Christoforo flaono Core, who has created great I excitement, not only nmojig the people, of I.on- } tjon, hut also among its savnns, appeared %-tt I Jones' Wood at the. time tia'ined. to..<rive an ! exhibition to ji select number of gentlemen of the wonderful merits of a dress which ho has invented, and which, he claims, is not only > impervious to fire, but, when worn, will preserve the body from injury, though the dress be in actual contact with the flames. The overalls, to all appearance, consist simply of very coarse i canvas, covered with read'paint, which blisters readily at moderate heat; The headpiece is formed of some substance of about ilic consistency of pasteboard, and is also covered w th ? mm.? . \ - - iv;u p<ii(il. iiii:au nc puis on, ni course, Loiore ; going into the fire, which is prepare'! as I : lows : ; 'l wo iron cages are framed to r.der.?c<'t ea< h i other, fibout fifteen loot long, l>v seven feet high, but ouly three feet wide, with 'four openings j or door ways. These he completely surrounds and covers with light brushwood, which is fired, ami when the whole bet 0:110s, as it were, 011c body of flame, lie entors, traverses the several narrow burning avenues, passing in and.out at each opening with apparent case and-perfectly unharmed. Core was not satisfied with the exhibition which lie gave, owing to the fact that a portion of the brush wood brought by the men was green and did not burn readily. Soon after the wood had been fired, however, the heat wassO great that the spectators could not stand nearer to it than eight br ton yards, and at that distance only at great discomfort. All who saw the experiment were satisfied that he could do all he promised*.. In fact, lie ap- 1 pcarcd to be the only dissatisfied person on the 1 < ground, for the reason that the fire was not hot' s enough for him. ? New York Arci/js, : ^ Mwiiiwiijniwm?naB?yHi?mmi<i?iBiiiiiii n iiwi mwromtirc ifiVMDEjf>DAiLY JUURNALj ? 2tfl3fAY m? K N2i Tho Yankees still hold po-ssessiorrnfa portion of the | fleorgia Kailroad near Atlanta. All the military policy scorns to be coqcentrated in two words?stiat#gy and reticence?the llrst, of wliich means that officers don't know what to do. and tin; last, they don't know what to say. "\Ve are anxious to procure a couple, of copies of FASQUiLl.E S JFfeuch 01 rammer, -Cr.r which wo will pay any reasonable; price. Can not some of our froinds who linvo copies, for which tli'ey have no present use, oblige ut> in this mat Lei ? The French iron clad frigates ?olferino, Magenta and Couronne, have boon ordered immediately tj change their armament and hold themselves ready for Hen?it is supposed fur Tunis. They are to carry rilled guns of ho and 50 and four mortars of 0.80 centime tres. The Couronne is to carry of the rilled guns '20 pieces of thirty and sixteen pieces of fifty, making in all forty guns of heat-y calibre. Deaths in the Confederate Army.?The number of deaths in the Confederate arinv r ported to the iSecond Auditor's office, at Richmond, up to the 31st December, 1808, is 57,895, distributed among the States as follows: Georgia, 9,501; Alabama. 8.9S7; North Carolina, 8,261; Texas, 0,877: Virginia, 5,913; Mississippi, 5f007 ; South Carolina, 1.511 ; Louisiana, 3,039; Arkansas, 1,9-18; Florida, 1.119. .9. SllOIIiflHH AllCi-Tttll. We regret to lenrn by jelegrnph tliat Mr. P6lJGl.AS Axckum died at Green Pond, on the night of the 20th insb, from a fever contracted in the service of his counliy. lie was h niem.her of Capt. Chksnct's OdVnpany of Cavalry, and,son of the late Col. Wm. A. Anorum of ;his place, was esteemed highly amongst his associates at home and beloved by ail in camp for his genllonmuly bearing and soldierly qualities. We understand his remains will reach Camden this evening i Tlte Relatives. Friends, and Acquaintances t-f tbc deceased iim respect l'a lie invited to nice I his remains nt l:?o Depot this iitWiuton. FROM MEXICO. The' Kraiieo-Mexic.".;) papers, J.a Tk-tafette, of Mexico city, says at hist dates Dobhulo \\A? in iliylit by tbo same route ho pursued when loading his expedition ngainst. r.i? tal/nala. lie pushed on to SaKdo, when; l:e found Negre-te, and ohtaiued (roiri liiin a roinforccinvni. oi eight, hnudrcd men and twelve pieces of'artillerv, (Ttucral 10 on ay, mi Ids dispatch to the I'retool. or CJuadakjara, about tlie* battle of Nnehistlau, I says: **\Ve made an assault, nipl after an ;mi- i mated resistance by I ho enemy, took the position. We killed two- hundred, took four can in mis ."in! a quantity o( a ruts and ammunition.1' The rest of the enemy's forces surrendered.? Oar loss was four killed and twenty wounded." The lhijaro Verde says that there can be no , doubt of the submission oftJeueral liragu com- | ( tnandiinv the Junrist army corp.? dfOiuiseo. i . Jnuroz was still at Montorv. The son of Gov. Yidanrri was in the field, with some pros- \ pccts of raising a formidable force. A rovolu tibn was prepared at Satillo; but General Nepretc arrested the leaders and had a couple of '? them shot. FROM SOUTH AM HUTC A. The Bio Janeiro correspondent of the Lon- . don News of May 24 states tlfat the Brazilian 1 tribunals decided that the sale of the New Orleans v..ssels to the house of Phipps, Brothers j & Co., on the Waking out of the American j war was a legal one. The Fanny Crenshaw, now the Giacie, hoisting English colors, left * ? r<i\n rlntre -- - -1 .. .v ? (.luvMYiims anu proceeded on her voyage to Liverpool. Tlic Xankec Minister, Gonetal James Watson Webb, had notified ' the" English Consul that the vessels attempt- * cd to sail out of the port that the Onward, a [ Yanke corvette, then in harbor, had positive ? orders to take or sink*them. The Curlew then ! had orders from Captain Crawford, the Eng- 1 bsh si-nior officer liere, tif escort the Gracie ^ out of the harbor, and protect her if necessary. The three vessels sailed on the same day, and there was some excitement on change, as %it was thought not improbable that some collision might occur. The Onward and the Cur- 1 low, however, came in on the next evening, find the Gvacie went on her way rejoicing.? ^ General Webb is extremely irate with the !5rasilian Govcrnincut for allowing the vessel to go.nut. "latest by telegraphFROM GEORGIA. Atlanta, July 20.?'i'lic encrtiy made a strong demonstration yesterday and this mornirt]> on our riglTt near Decatur. Gen. Hood at- * taelced their right this, afternoon on Peach Tree Creek, near the Chattahoockie. The enemy wore driven from their* works, and the colors of the 33d New Jersey7 -ami about 300 prisoners captured from Hooker's corps. Our loss not licaVy. Mostly slightly wounded. Gen. Stevens was wounded, it is feared mortally. Maj. Poslon, formerly of Gen. Johnstons.stall was killed. There was some skirmishing on our " right, where the enemy attacked our entrenchments. After, being repulsed, our cay/dry, nil tier. Gen. Wheeler drove them, towards Decatur. * yesterday evening Reynold's brigade, which '* crossed Reach Tree Creek, drove them back, taking two stand of colors and 130 prisoners. Our troops are in fine spirits to-night. FROM VIRGINIA. Retkushuho, July *21.?No truth of the Yankees evacuating their position on our front.? On the contrary, they are showing themselvesin larger force than usual, and unremittingly* active in strengthening their lines and mount* ing new guns. Less artillery firing to-day than usual, and less skirmishing. FROM HIOIIMONI). Richmond, July 21.?A fiag .of truce boat arrived j'.t Yarina last night, bringing prisoners. ? five ladies and a large mail. No papeis received up to 3 o'clock. " 8ce];e nft'hai lcHtftii. timr.k nr\?kri> and srvkntt-sixtii iiav. "The bombardment of Fort Sumter continuessevere. The enemy's fire is still 'chiefly directed upon the Southwest angle of the .fori, mo.'tly with eight-itwh Rarrott's from lhittery (Legg and m.oitar slu-lls from the Middlp l>atterv. About one oY.lnek (!i-ni-iin iv Mii.choil, rem maud incf Fort Sumter, was mortal!*.' wounded hy a Jan.ro 'ragmen t. of mortar shell si rikiug liiiji below the lot'!, liin, while taking observations, ahontonu oViork. lie died a little before live o'clock Wednesday iut?'H boon. \ III the di ;? >;:*i*!i announcing Mm. sad oectirmmIoo, Canlaiu .Johnson, Kiioitmer. fays : "Alas," what a loss." The tribute to his memory will ho ftmud in another column. Since our last, up' l<> six o'clock Wednesday evening, four hunilivd at.d torty-livc shots were fired at Fort SuiuU?r and forty two shells.at the city. Private /. A. Todd, of thy. fii-t Guard, and onc*or two others, wore slightly wounded. Tlmre has been no change in the tleot. Some few shots were fired in tlie direction of secession villi. Thk Attack on Moim.b.?There can hardly So a doubt that (Jen. Can by is rapidly preparing an expedition to move on this eitv. From iviiat. we hear, it will number some "'fifteen or .wenty'tlfousaml men. What direction it will ,ake, is probably not so well known; but it is ikoly that it will move from the coast and be upported by the fleet of Fairagut, as far as hat can irive it snnnort. 'It is not necessary for the citizens to bo ilarnod by this annomiccmcrtt; but it is nece?arv that tliey should bo making ready with nil >romptitude to meet tbo threatened danger; ind this can only be <3onqfby implicitly obeyng tho instructions and advice pf the genoral n command.?Mobile Tribune, July 10. White Wine Vinegar, Eng* lish Soap, &c A FEW GALLONS OF A SUPERIOR ARTICLE .A. of White Wine Viuegur. ' .\i.so . superior article of Starcji and Washing Blue, ol am. xtra lino quality, for suio low for cash at MRS. MoLEISh'S, one dPor above the BraDch Bantc. July 22 i i I