The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1862, Page 2

2 route, and Vicksburg will become one of the cities that were 4 CANAL ACROSS TAR COT OFF Oa the peninsula the g:ound i# much lower than the surface of the river at ordinary floods, aud an immeuse lovee bas been built entirely around to preserve it from overfiow. ‘The Shreveport and Vicksburg Railroad passes élong the contre of the peninsula and terminates at its extremity opposite the town. The charter of the road was made perpetual, iv order to prevent the possibility of the State of Louisiana ever permitting the out being wade across. Com. Farragut, on te arrival, percoived (he great advautuge 60 our movements that would arise from the chaunei extending across this peninsula out of zange of the baswrice of Vicksburg, and saving « dis- tance of several miles, Not having any particular reve reuce for the feeliags of the natives of Vicksburg, aor SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1862. NEW YORK HERALD, | such @ movement was immottately pe coptibl> te those | who assumed the horizontal, for barely had they time to of the parish of Madison, im the State of Louisiana, he i decided to make the chimmel, nnd sen: « boat to visit the plantations for twenty-five mils down the river and im press all bho negrova that could be found Four baudred of them are mow at work cutting the cunal, and the proba bilities are that it will be ready for letting in the water by (he end of the week. There ia some fear that the project will not succerd, as the river is uow ten feet with tu ite banks. As its highest tocods it is twenty feet above its present evel 10M OF THA FLEETS, Ie ig a walk of fits more than # mile (rom Commodore Davis’ to Comm dore Porter's fect. The masts and amoke stacks of -ither fleet are visible from the opposite side. The masts of most of the gunboats are kept com- stantly trimmed with greck bonghs to make it dificult Cor the rebels to discern them aguiust the hackground of trees, The mortar boats of Commodore Porter's tleet are auchored uoar the Louisiana shore, where they have a ne view of the town and of the rebel batteries, but whore they are out of range of the guus of the latter With full charges they Gud it easy te drop their shells fairly into the town an@ within the exomy's work The gumboate and sloops.of-war below Vicksburg are at anchor gear the Mississippi shore, und have adopted the precaution of throwing ovt pickets and taking the cuv tomery measuses to prevent surprise, THE REEKLS IN FORCK. This appears the more necessary, as the rebels ave twico appeared {o strong force, evideutly with the iaten* tion of eapturing some of the vessels that wore tied to the shore, bat in each instauce they were repulsed General Williams’ trausporta are at the Louisiana shore, about s mile Belew the mortar fleet, with steam up, ready for moving a§ any moment. Commo- dore Davis’ flotilla is at anchor in the river, two miles above Vicksburg, and with his bouts are the vessels of Commodore Vortor’s fleet that ran the blockade on Sagurday. The Hartford, Richmond and Iroquois lie grimly at anchor in midstream, the two latter being in fuli view of the upper rebei batteries, but just out of range. The chains that wero suspended along the sides of the Richmond ead Hartford at the time they passed the forts below New Orlears age still in position, and proved serviceable in the actio® “Qmm.May. The mortar Doate, with Commodore Davis’ fotilia, Rare deen tied up to the shore,of the peninsula, where thare is a curve that conceals them from the viow of all but their friends: They discharge the mortars across the point and over the tree tops, while thoy are at the same time effectually ‘screened from sight. ‘THE BOMBARDMENT. Commodore Davis’ flotilia arrived about ten A. M. on Tuesday, and at once held a consultation with Commodore Farragut. The latter had siready commenced the bom- vardment, and Commodore Porter's mortar boats wer? engaged in slowly dropping the heavy thirteen-iach sheila inte the towa and batteries of Vicksburg. It was decided to continue the bombardment with vigor en Wednesday, and accordingly en that morning the mortar boate frum above were towed into the position they mow occupy. About noon they opeued, and throw @ sbvll every tem minutes inside. the rebel limes. Commodore Porter fired with more rapidity, and the combined efforts of the two oaused considerable consternation among the few peuple Jet im Vicksburg aad aiaong those who were ating as its defenders, The recoil of the mortars at each dis- charge causes the entire boats to tremble from stem to ‘tern, and where they are not strougly moored they slide back for six or eight feet, tightening their lines to en undue toasion. The mortars of Com. Porter’s fleet were much better directed than those from Com. Davis’ Gotilia, but fow of the former failing to burst in or near ‘the town or rebel works, while the latter often exploded tn midair, sometimes before they had traversed half the diavance across the river. ll ihe shells from the upper flotilla were thrown at random, without sighting the mortars or ioakiug anything more than a mere guess at ‘the distance and the elevation necessary. In Com. Por. ser's beats the greatest care was taken to piant the sheils in the proper localities. the mortar being sight-d as accurately as ponsibie before each discharge. bur Gring ia the aight particular attention is given to obtaiu- ing the range in the daytime, aud then planting stakes on the shore im the direction of the iiue of fie aud at- tacking thereto ianterns darkened on the side towards ihe enemy. The accuracy of the dre at the forts velow New Urieans is being repeated here, and the rebels are constantly much anuoyed by the huge masses of x. ploding and expioded iron falling with.n their works. WALKING ON THA FENINSOLS—TUS RAILROA!) Im the alternuon of Wednesday your corre:pondert , with eeveral other journalists, walked from the trans. port jausing downto the point opposite thecity. Tho rivar Jed alcug the railroad track, which appears tot to fave beeu in ure for a ioug time, the grass ia places being grown abvve the rails, aud tho recent freshets having teft the road in a damaged condition. The rails are jin ed at the onds vy & clasp of iron rivetted to each and firmly uuiting them. In several places aiong the peninsa- la the road is washed away from below the track, and the raile and ties Lang suspended across from end to endo the embankiwent, forming a precarious scapen- ica bridge ten oF lifteen feet above a lagoon of siag- ant water BYYECTS OF THE YRESUVTS. Everywhere the soft soil of the Missiseippt bottom jaad 1s cramb!ing away before the consiaut eating of the water in times of frestet. As it appruaches the point of the peniveaia the railway crusses the State levee and forxs & loves of its owa to its terminus. TUR BOULDANGS, buildings were burned at the time the point was deserted, and only three or four houses sti!! remain standing. These ere entirely deserted anc stripped of everything of walue, the fur- ities ef most of them havirg beso taken away or de. atroyed. As the vad approaches the river it makes uUbsrp torn up sud along the bank of the stream, termin ating at the ruin. of some buildings that were provabiy uped as car and e.gine Louses. ‘Tus RALWAY LEVER thos skirting the river (ormsa breastwork of nearly aif a wile in lougth, and was wi once selected by the entire party as aco yeutent locality from whieh to gaze The depot tow The is jess than three ‘curtie of « mile wide, and eve ything in Vi asburg is plainiy visible TUE DAMAGE DONE (9 TH TOWN in the fight of Saturduy morning is plainly visible when viewod through @ gia*®, and im several places is percep. tible (9 tie naked ey@, Huge Loies gape im many brick and fro .o buildings, aud one bowse stands totes. .g, with the ond nearest the river blows almost ers rety away Nea: iy all the Coors and windows are throwe open, but in Qar@ly @ single bouse can any sigh of |e be seam. Tue Washington Houre and she ravine House have bo stopped business, #nd is raid to bem matter of grens diffeulty to procure ® dioner onywhere fn Vioks burg. ‘Mae office of the Vicksworg Waig, whinn har been one of the forest sueole in ue South in the adyucmy of tree, looks Ike # benquot ball deserted in the absence ‘tabiighinont, Crom editer up to devil ADOVE AND PRLOW 1H" tows, ‘Tho guna ib soveral of the batteriow cna bo diets tly ween «. od, while iw others uhey ars © from view oy being placed among trees. bivst hea, y guns aro placed iit the water Datiorie®, oF i \)we thal way cp the Siuif, but there are several large pious on the extreme sumnuis of tue hile, A” INCIDRS I. ‘Alter fending a few momeuts among the bouses on rahe point the ball doven ers seated themesives on the Failway levee, C.rectiy in feont of the (own, forming a conspieuods group in full view of several of the buit®ries. The uearest batiery was the one at the apper end of the 1 cheburg 16v00, Bear the river's edge, ond we had not n long Beated before.» ovement was observed on the bp 1 of howe ia the rebel work. “Thuy are goine so 419," + the ejacuiation of one «f our purty, and ie hed ware uttered the word Defére the fast) of a pun was even, vor wis @ pleasant litt's grv yf frienta more speech persed. An arth, of dic pr's Wee Ly had been engaged jo taking @ sketch of Vieksburg, bes his work coused on ihe Mnetaut, amd the umn of * pencil rolied Behind the of the entire os nee fa Qreat consterne «4 TWO OF thee otlere touowed kue example, «' 'e@ ©) remaimier of the mb haate, The folly of aerg 10 we Gm take @ single step before yond. Some of the fragments cut off the limbs of neigh- Doring trees, while otlers buried themselves iu the mud of the swamp, or struck the railrvad levee in olose prox” buity to the unlucky corresnondents. Ne ome was in- jured ; but the aecuracy with which the shell was aimed, and the foot that it was followed by several others, con- vinced al] that the locality was not desirable, LOUISIAKA SWAMP HORRORS. ‘A walk around the peninsula a.@ a night epeat on a dot tied up to its bank, reveals the horrors of # Louisiana swamp. On tho leveo and ov the railroad embankment» every few rods, ono of the poisonous serpents peculiar to this latitude is to be encountered by the pedestrian. There are but three varieties that I have yet seen—the moceasin snake, the came snake, and the copperhead. ‘The bite of either of these is deadly, the last being more dreaded by the patives thau either of the others. Lizards aud other creeping things, are found in profusion, and frogs in the swamps keep up @ eontinual con. *t throughout the wight. Msquitoes, large and bloodthirsty, prey upon the luckleas wight who occu- pies shore or steamboat, Even during the day time and at night they render it impossible to write or read. The only localities where they do not come in myriads are apon the hurricane decks of the transports, where there is gouerally a alight breeze. In the lower part of the ‘boat @ mosquito net around the head is the oaly protoc- tion, It is impossibie to it im this condition with slip- pers upon the feet, as the mosquitoes can vite through cotton or woollen socks with the greatest apparent ease Boots are the ouly safe resort, ag they have not yet been able to penetrate cowhide or French calf. What they can do witha little more experience, or, rather, what they ‘eannot do, no one dares calculate. NOMRARDMENT AT NIGHT. The bombardment at night is highly interesting to al) on board the fleeta—mueh more so than during the day. By daylight the shell caunot be seen in its flight through the air, but at night it is plainly visible, As it leaves the mortar and takes its flight upward its velocity is quite rapid, but its pace slackens as it approaches the point of highest flight. Its ascent is usually at an angle of about forty-five degrees, but its descent comes nearer the perpendicular. The whirling of the shel! tn the atr constantly conceals and exposes the burning fuse, cre- ating an appearance not unlike that produced bya frefly flitting through the air, and with its wings alternately revealing and obscuring the little gleam of light that gives it its name. At twelve last night four of our mor- tars opened on the town tor balfan hour,and the flash that accompanied the discharge, followed by the glint- ing of the shell fuses in their flight through the air, and the sudden blaze of light at the final explosion, all form- eda brilliant spectacle. The firing coased after a half bour'’s duration. VORCE DEFENDING THE TOWN. ‘The size of the land force that defends Vieksburg is not known, but is variously estimated at from nine to twenty thousand. It is in camp a few miles back of the town, but is ready to move apatany time. General Van Dora is in command , and threatens to make a vigor” ous defence, assuring us that Mississippians aever re- treat or surrender. Srom present indications the siege of Vicksburg bids fair te be of iong continuance, as long, perhaps, as that of Island No. 10 or Fort Pillow. It may be terminated in a few days, but there are none here who anticipate sucha result. The rebels appvar deter- mined to bold out ap long as possible. They have com- menced the erection of batteries two or three miles be- lew the town, and have already thrown up one work a mile beyond the lowest boats of our fleet. This is only a shore batvery , and can be readily knocked down by agan- boas. AMBEL BARBARITIES. Some of the prisoners gay that it is the intention not to Give quarter in any of the engagements before Vicks- burg. A few days since one of Commodore Farragut'’s men was tied toe tree and disembowelled by a party of Misaissippians, who captured him while wandering on ‘the shore, near the gunbvais. This statement comes both from prisoners and deserters, and is considered reliable- On Tuewlay last a party of rebcis visited a house on Paw- paw Island, ten miles above here, and demanded food for themselves in te name of the confederacy. The only oc- cupamt of the house was an old woman eighty years of age, who gave them tbe dinner they desired, but told them they were trying to break up one of the best govern" ments in the world, end that they never could form another as good. She begged them to disperse and go to their homes and cease to annoy the people of the region around. The rufMans became eprage! at ber words, and» after numerous threats against every friend of the Union, they deliberately curried her out of the house and hung her upon a treo, before her own door. Her nephew—a Mr- Hetehingon—came down to the flotilla and informed Com- modere Davis of the outrage. The steamer Champion, with two bundred infantry, was at once started fur Pawpaw Island, in the hope of capturing some of the band of outlaws, but it returned last night and reported the expedition unsuccessful, Comment upon the conduct of these Sendish rebels is anneceseary. From the man- wer in which the rebellion is carried on in the lower por.ions of the Mississippi valley, it would seem as if all the Uamnabdle possions take possession of a min the mo- mont be becomes a traitor, BOATS FOR NEW ORLEARS, Some of the vessels in Commodore Farragut’s fiect were expected to return to New Orleans before long. It luag not been decided what ones will go down. The Livalth of the officers and men in the fleet is very good, fhe ice brought from abowe by Commodore Da- vis’ flotiiia i# looked upon as a great luxury by all the offvers end men from New ori: What we could do wir'vont it is difficult to gay: Dut l fear thet less water would be imbibed, and that many of our temperate ofl cers would fall back upon whiskey and bad wines. Usiren Sraree Mortar Scuoowen Sopnnonta, } June 24, 1862. f The Army and Navy—The Mortar Flee'—Tryina to Draw the Enemy's Vire—1he Flag of Truce Dodge Again—A Revomunissence—The New Canal, de. ‘The flagship Uartford,on the moruing of June 25, Baving in tow the schooner Sophronia, No. 3, of Commo. dore D. D. Porter's mortar tlotila, arrived below Vicks- burg, together «ith the gusboate Oneida, Katahdin and Pinola, having @ convey of nine large river steamers: conveying Brigadier General Wiliams and staff, aod several thousand troops. The appearance of the flag of Commodore Farragut wae hailed with acclamation by the assembied fest, and ag the transports steamed up to the place o disembarkation hearty cheers were ex- hang»! between the tars and the troops, The remainder of the day was spent in getting te mortar fleet into por ition, and (nis, owing to the uncertainty of the where- a! outs of the enemy's battaries, was a matter of con- wideroble dificuity te accomplish. A few shells and rite shats were throws from our gunbeats in order te draw fire from the enemy; but Be seemed disposed wo keep quiet. This work of getting the mortar vessels into positions, (com whish they could wosk with sdyan- ge, cousumed (he sine until five oO clock A. M. of the next day. Ab Dulf-paet #i< v'elouk the euemy threw bis diret «cot, .pparentiy from ap @leven-meb gua, to which few cples were made. The heat of the day was very great, and vory little Bring tors place unt four o'clock P.M, when @ lew of the wortars opened upon the city and botteries. During the afiernoun Vimm’s arullery went into Dattery ou the bank of tus river, oppos'e the line of the mortar boats, a» fred @ fey rounds without eliciting much reply, At seven ¥. id. the wignal was mide to cease firing, ond a! a fog of (race wan Reisted upon a tare pie i flag Was raised in + was perfect, and the tortar own with good sHCLEss. tir shen Boing piminly » About nd éwo mo-tar boats belencing to tl cy, and y k 8 rom we rf aveutly Pickots were 13 Of COR Were wa A baiierles sxived here- sarmament bere hag teen small amount of wor! otar Heer to Co made ay feel iueh divay- pointed. To bring us all thy dictance from Ponsaccia up hore wo throw only “he faw sheds we hive Worth te timo and trouble. Stil! the mortar th on hand, ready to provs the calumpies as bo ite worth: lesenese to be uDfonnied. The white ae not flying the 27h, and pho bornbarament few mortars oply being vaca ry vanced higher up the baw and several of the rams an) was ig the affaic tom close. The Uriorare the flagalip of Cou. Porter, ma 7 expects every man vo <9 b's es sived byt ortanant Watson Sri by vse ® Ours, why, wih Mr Fouts ios ge sbell came whtrzing not | ) four feet over their heads, and-burss not ten yards ber INTERESTING FROM KEY WEST. Our Key West Corresponitence. Key Wesr, June 26, 1862. Sailing of th: Circassian and Marion—Arri 4’ of the Brig Wal o° the Wisp, Prize to the United States St:amer Mon!gomery—Arrivat of the Uit ed $ ates Slexmer Paho- ma—The Rebels Shel.d Ow! af the Bntrance to the St. Marks Rivec—Arrivat of th: Schooner Curlew, Prize to the United Stutes Ste .mer Somersd—Baial Accident on Board the United Slates Ship National Guard—An Inci- dent Worth Recording—Two Persons from a Prize Sign Themseleca C. S. A.—They are Sent to Fort Tayler—A Hint to Others Fond of Bravaio, de. ‘The Circassian sailed yesterday afternoon, and the Ma. rion also, both for New York; but the Circassian, having to touch on the way to land General Branganm and staf, will not, in all probability, reach New York under two or three days after the Marion. ‘Tho Marion received quick despatch, taking in seventy- five tons of ooal,andleaving the day of hor srrival, It is hoped from this that ber owners wili (avor the route, and put another sbip on the line, ‘I learn that th rate of passage has beem roduced to sixty dollars be" tween Key West and New York. This is well; and they will find, as wioter comes on, their line the better patronized for it. The passengers by the Marion were principally women and children, and, although they had the reputation of being secosh, still you could hear nothing of the kind in their couversation while the ship was in port. This morning we have the arrival of the brig Will 0’ the Wisp, belonging to Nova Scotia, She was captured by the United States steamer Montgomery, while land- ing powder, at the mouth of the Brazos river, for, as they said on'd ard of her, Matamoros, but no doubs In- tended for Dixie. We also have an arrival from Matamoros—s schooner, loaded with cotton, bound to New York. She reports ‘area number of vessels thore loading cotton for dierent ports, wad many vessels are constuntly ar- riving with powder and arms, which, ag soon as they are landed, cross the river into Texas. Joume 25, 1862. ee ee the United States gunboat ‘Tahonis, isoome J Howell commanding, arrived ‘rom 4 cruise to the westward, baving visited all the blockade t ta between this point and St. Andrews bay. Tho ma, while at St. Mark’s, and in cowpany with the United States steamcr Somerset, shelled out a party of Febel troops that were in barracks closo to the lighthouse, at the entrance to St. Murks river. After the rebels were driven away a party of mex, about eighty in number, were landod, und all the buildings around the lighthouse were burned. The rebvis leit in sucha hurry that their dinner was remaining pa:tiy couked. Agwotd and some other trophies were (oun { in “a lighthouse where the rebel officers bad evideatly ved. Shortly after the arrival of the Tahoma the schooner Curlew arrived, boing @ prize to the United States stexmer Somerset, Lieutenant Commanding Earl Eng- lish. She was from Havana, and was endeavoring enter + Dead Man "a Bays 7 | small harbor near Cedar Keys,when captured. Her cargo is an assorted ono, and believed to be very valuable. Her case will, 1 un- derstand, De adjudicated here, although tho vessel and cargo, if condemned, will in’all probability be sent North'for sale. Running the blockade is now ata dis- count, and will in future pay but small profits, if any. Jon 26,1862. I regret to have-to announce a fatal accident on ore Ley United States ship Natiunal Guard yesterday, wi by Thomas Ford, Acting Gunner of shat ee The porty hal anarrow escape, ‘ning safely to the fleet, having accomplished oct Of their resonnv.ssance—viz: distans Taree prominent ob,ects alturded ue city, distant 3,480 yards; heavy batiery above the mod pear the reer 4,430 yards stant from our iternoon, ween four and eight o' eae were brought to boar. pace these belate, ‘and. nearly four hundred the doomed Moan while wo actively, employed at the canal which is being dug across the ‘and above the city, which will be the means eatirely blotting Vicksburg out of existence. At Tour e’clock M. of Saturday the entire sjuadron 9° steam vessels aivanced to the front, and, together with the Sar A fice upon the city, coutinuing. for ‘an incossang and terrific ihe Hart- ford and two guaboats ond the sity.and es- tablished communication with ‘Davis above, Iho enomy worked a battery of two heavy with & most adini- rabie.and determined bravery. ia battery sectned ot of our reach altogether, and Was served beni great ra- Pidity during the whole time of the «ttack. Two steam. ers were struck by the shot from this saucy battery— the Westtield and the Clifton—the former being struck in the ‘ore partofthe starboard wheelhouse, the shot ‘ssing her, but little injury, while the ifton was struck’in her boiler and suffered severely, soveral of her crow being severely. injured. The geam sloop-of-war Brooklyn tried to silence this bat- tery, and fired several broadsides upon it after tho general eng is ceased, but apparently without Success, as Dattery contested the point most obsti- nately, and, like many a stubborn disputant, seemed Dent on having the last word, At the present moment (3 A.M. , June 28) all tsquiet. Ihave written this hur- Tied account since the Sring ceased, and have told about alll know. During our bombardment this morning, from our own mortar we threw Jorty shells, each requiring sixteen pounds of powder, Seventeen mortars‘are here, and were used this morning. Add to these between @tecn and twenty steamers and gunboats, all firing as rapidly as the guns could be served. Imagine this terrible din quadrupled by @ fourfold echo, and then—when your mi -ealizes the condition of the writer's nerves—you will oes to pardon any discre; ies of this hasty ac- count. I want to be in time for mail, but will kee» this open till the last minute, Jurx 1, 1862. Desultory firing has continued daily since the above was written; but mothing decisive has occurred. Com: Farragut is above with Captain Davis, whose fleet is visibie over the point. The enemy are being strongly reinforced, and are said to number nearly 50,000. The Passage o. the Forts. [From the Baltimore American, July 10.) The annexed letter, from @ young Baitimorean on board the United Status steamer Hartford, the flagship of Commodore Farragut, gives a graphic description of the passage of the Vicksburg forts on the 28th ult., by the fleet: Unrrep States ‘Sreauar Ha Messissirri VickssvRG, June 29, 1862. Duar Farman —X grist igy. morning, at about half-past |, two o’closk, eh or via ‘way, and under a most gallin; fire passed the or Vicksburg, and are pow anchor: above the city pm gti miles, in company with four of the advance boats of Flag Officer Davis, of the Upper Mississippi flotilla, The project of silencing and capturing the batteries at the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, had been in contem- Plation for some time, in order to rege yn Hivesi and it was at first thought that the squad. under Commodore Farragut could accom- plish ‘this end alone, but a reconnoissance made a month since induced the belief that we could not attaia @ suffictent elevation with our guns to reach the rebel batteries ‘ocated on the Diuffs. Accord- | j; ine ‘the mortar fleet of Commodore Porter, which was then lying at Pensscols, was then sent for, ahd after the lapse of @ month all the vessels of the fleet were towed up the river and anchored below the the city of Vieks- i pe NY hess alba cdiag See sperma rh Brooklyn, arrived some three or four days previous to the fight. The navigation of the river with large ships had to be mado with extreme caution, aud rendered it necessary to come to anchor at night, go that our joe ged up the river was very slow. A part of our fleet was left at New Orleans and Baton Rouge, but a majority of the ‘vease! yyght up the river. On the 26th the bomb flotilla opened hinds batterios, but met with very little response, labors, b pred only ne peed SE eee tue i trey ada) ‘mee aaneaive Wve operations, and vena tie )bels seemed to have taken advantage of it, and mou sted oat mi every position. Their increased — th was @pparent and indicated that no time had mm away since our first reconnoisance was nar The city of Vicksburg is located on ide of @ hill which slopes ually Miwa to the water’ a8 ‘were mounted in front of the sity, back of the city, to the sides of the city, infact,in the city. No it seemed to be given to the safety of the place, the! sire to bar the passage of vessels up the river pre- =. over all else. began to dawn on the morning of the 28th ‘The Richmond, Scioto Mr. Ford, at the time he received the wound of which he has died, was in the armory, where the quarter gua- ner was at work cleaning or inspecting the arms, ma who, while carelessly handling » Hen ‘discharged it, the Dall entering Mr. Ford’s groin, inflicting a terribie wound. He wasat once conveyed tothe marine bospi- tal, where he lingered in great agouy until this aiter- noon, when death B pat - ‘end to his sutterings, ‘The oftieers of G. epeak in the uighest terms of Mr, Forts and say y shes the service bas lost. a valuabe man by his death. He has a medal from the English go- vernment for participating ia one of the expeditions to search for Sir John F An incident cecur: to day which shows how a pee son can become invoived in @ serious difficulty by intentionai act of indiscretion. The reowron and pe passengors of the prize schouner Curlew were permitted Ga th revel et frat of the pasvenge sreemered he ir arrival the passengers reg: ~ name us Lelonging aang weet Alabama; the oth reazsioreg bis name deing from ‘Mobiie, ‘Ale. Cc SS Ay and did the same for the the natural uence was that pying the rooms assigned them in the hotel eujoying the tality of the commanding officer of Fors Taylor, where bap attr pacipine se ee very much that the captain should suffer ar the foolish bravado of the passenger. Still, as this is the second time he has beon eaught and Drought to this port for attempting to rua the bi |, his con. finement may do him geod, and teach him fore again to permit another his net even on a hotel register. ‘The health Of the island is still excellent. Nothing could be more so; in fact, we have no sickness as yet, and Iam in hopes wemay ¥ escape entirely, through the exceedingly strict quarantine regulations now im force. shower of solid shot was poured The fire seemed to come a3 ‘columbiads, and was | honour directed ship. Our ‘atarb.ard tery hail on tho rebels, whilst we were going at such a slow rate of speed as Ww scarcely give us steerage way. Most cf their batteries ted one or two guns, were scattéred over the whole surface of the Some were mounted behi:«! earthworks, whilst some were protected by solid rocks. ‘We were so close to the batteries that the men could be seen working the guns and waving thetr hats in defiance. Most of theif shots w re too high to disable us, but com. pletely toreour rigging to pieces. also out off about seven or eight feet ‘of our maintopsail yard, but the toplift prevented it from falling. A solid shot struck us just at the water's edge, and rsa ina room filled with sand shell,or shell containing sand, which we used as solid shot in case of emergen gency. Our *mizzen rigging was torn in shreds, and had only been left by Fing Of cer Farragut about two minutes before it was struck. It will be for asto have -. knees in some parts of the ship, which are cut in two by shot. During the ment the mortar was firing rapidly, as also the steamers of the mortar fleet, which came up near enough to send their rifle shot into the batteries When our fire was directed on any particular battery the rebels would desert their guna until our atten! wes directed to others, when they would return and yen on us again. After being under fire fur about two hours im front of the city, and, finding that we conid not bring our gans to bear any longer, we we started ahead fast, shot still droppmg around us soon caine to an ig tiy wounded. -war Brovkiyn,after engaging the batte ries for nearly two hou 4, dropped below again. Capt. Graven, had orders, not to leave any batteries behin:! without silencing them, and finding it imprssibie to elfectually silence them, fell back again, aud now lies be- low the city im company with the Kennebec, Katabsin, and Commodore Porter's mortar fleet. We used #ix-secoud shrapnel during the entire nivht; and must have killed a great mauy of the enomy, thougl they had no more men exposed than were necessary to work the guns. General W iiliams is in command of the. federal forces, and has sor.e four thousand men here, ineluding Nimm’ Boston battery, aud his army will soon be by ten thousand mem from Gen. Halleck’s army. We will ‘then attack them again, and, with the aid of the army, take possessien of thy batteries at all hacards. ‘The casuaities in the fivet are few, pnp and am well aud realy and willing to 6") Your affectionate son, ALBERT. P.S.—l annex the following official list of the killed and wounded during tho engagement :— OFFICIAL LI8T OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. Fiagsure Harrrorp, Avove Vickewonc, Miss., June 28, 1962. Sim—J have the honor to repert fy lise of Killed and wounded in that ‘tion of the fleet which passed wove Vicksburg in cugnguinent thie morn- Kav Wes, June 28, 1862. Stilt More Prizes—Capture of the Schooner Lucy by the United States Schooner Beauregard—Iler Clearance from Havana for New Orlerms—Arrival of the Huntsville— Arrival of the Stam Trantrort Cahawba from Pensa. cola—News from that Quarter—The Cundition ef Troops ‘There—The Necessity for Reinforcements—An Appeal the Governivent to Permit Passengers om Board Trans, ports Com’ ing te this Port from New York—Sale of the Prize Schooner Jane—the United Stotes Squadron in Port—Pavsengers per Oahawba—Mail Arrangements Once More, de., de. ‘<The cry ia still they come.”’ Yesterday we had the arrival of another prize, the schooner Lucy, of Nassau, N. P., loaded with an assorted cargo of coifee, medicines, dry goods, &e. The Lucy had cloared from Havana for New Orleans, and bad the regular consular permit, but was captared by the United States schooner Beau. royaid in Dead Man's Bay, a litle harbor bs tween Cedar Keys and St. Marks. She was in five and a half fect water at the time she was taken, and about three hundred miles out of her eours® 10 New Orleans, This clearing from Havana and other Indies and Behamas will be used as a and tvo much care caunat be excruieed by our cruisers that they do not escapo by ch clearances. he Lucy was brought to this port for adjudication by Master's Mate A. K. Jones, of the Reanregard, and will be, beyond all doubt, conde:nued and sold Yesterday alternoon the Umued 5: ville, Acting Volunteer Lieutorant Commanc: arrivea frem New York, bring’ to the lvth irst. Stono, and, while we regret it, sti!) reverses of this kind sowetimes turn ——— to victories; for we leacn by (hem not to overestimate ourselves. Instead of thir reverse we expected to hear of the capture and destruc- tion of Charleston , but we shall have to wait a littie jonger and be patient. The United ‘tates transport steamer Cahawba, Cap- tain Baker, arrived this morning from Pensacola, and jonves tomorrow for New York, via Port Royal. She brings no intelligence of any moment from Ponsacol Our troops there are in oxcellout beach ant well satis. fled with their position, The exemy are uo doubt in some forca not @ great distance from our ines, and I ain confident, from all 1 have heard, that a few regi« mont: in adi ther Aruold would Bot be amiss, I observo im the Horatn of the 19th inst. that the steamship Marion i advertisea to leave New York = the 2t of July for New Onloans direct, uot stopping ber Dorure, to land mails and . This Tenowen all chance of persone aus, amcteens to Key Weet from New fork «doing 80; passengers are very properly not allowed to come via Lsvana. en scoount of the prevalence of yellow fever at that port. Govrerumcut probibita all from travelling ‘D the tranaports that come hers abeut once in a nua! aad the Merton being withdrav 1 takes eway the only awe Se to being our friends oF relatives or the travelling business commanity to reseh here, no mae how mveb they might wish to come. Wii ant governiiert, ia view of this case, ap wen baring th. Key Veet bas a population of about four Rousand, apart from the military, permit the trang si steamers to carry tho few passengers that may want to cows here tnring the enmmert All open ports + their facilities for going to aud fro, bi » West—the mest important )I io the Git at the pre- sent thno--are, as it were, isolatet and without any means of leaving or coming ttt. It would be a great conve. rience to us without boing injurious ia any way to the wt Hasty aman. Onvda—Stontien B. Rendall, oaman Pretnwitian H. Thomar., qra: Grahs n, ‘audeman. Seuta-— 01 Pecait, taodsman, plightly i & wy 8. nan, Cotusion; he contusion; Flag ‘Oar. De. a. Warree tated am; Jame Thons6 a; Jaane ‘Liorge Millérd, sonics lity Charles A tekor, iC only during the svason, and that the artormasier wilt be po mitiod to give @ few days’ notice in the papers oF (he steamers sailing. The prize schooner Jane, fora ly te United &atex ‘aenyone, was ecid this n oping by the United Marsbe: for tho sain of onothossand and two dollars, « he is a vory f of wb out forty tons, nud was fornarly lightlouse vorcer on the const of Louisiana “he wod purchased by Mentrs. C.& E. Howe, merchants gineer, Boat. ; Wm. 4—Ttichard Mi, Hodgson, ascistant vi Seaman, do, lienry Cat, erdinary seaman, savor amputited arta, Jes Miller, ship sy Kor'ar Fdilla~6 waided, 1 killed, 1 “Torat--Kitlod, 15, wounded , 30. Returis have not yet been ruowived from Capt. Porter's mortar Hotilla sad that portiow wm ths dect below Vicks bus. lam, vory rospecttully, Yo. obedient servant, ULTL, Fleet Surgeon, Flag Officer D. G. Friaanat, Outaunding Wester Gull Mocksading qu sdron. Sinking of o Western Steamer. Caino, Jaty 12, 1902. The despatch boat Springficld ran on a suag vesr Island 84 last night, and sunk. ‘The mails and erew wore taken otf by the Tycoop, and arrived hore thia morn- ing. The A s ) is stilt tm the harbor: also the Caytga, Tabona and Uoatevit'o, steamers, nn’ Guard sailed yesterday for the weet. tores. Quaker @ity , The stip Ne ward, wile We aro without Cahawba sails thi a passengers wi abt aye a ieintee ef of persone from reuse “e some ate known enemies of the govern. ment, & are, as « metter of Course, permiited NeMt transporte 1M profercnes to loyal . Te eM loaves this evening for the mail by the Colum in Havas " er could rum ay tar os Sand Key pg 4 havin ton miles farther than she now doer, be there to meet her and bi je-Saxzou Outward Bound. Mowrrmar, July 11, 1862, The steomer Anglo Siro suiled at a quarter past teu o'e'oek thie morn from Qvebee for Livernool, with nin@y-tee And (Webby SLOrag® Passqugers, and i It wonld cre necessity of tne otter during the eu essively warm, bet no nu very heal ity, there being no sict NES, wither Slort g eid. We will no} pave ts say wert, the 97m having reached its highest point of ‘northern de- imation; and weare giad to of the ner months hag paved and we have suffersd 20 ili effects trom it. Sergeant N. L. |, Co. n Walker, Co. K, log; Corporal Joh B. ‘Thom. Co. B, band aud kip; Corporal Edward hyn bond Corporat J * wf, Coty Se iy , Co. G, wrist har ling Gi , Cory Kay Wear, Fia., June 29, 1862, ‘The accounts of the wrecked British bark Lady Frank- lim are now completed, and Captain Lansom will leave on pon des ipe gothogs Lee Foghie ty The wrecker@ saved of the cargo 149 puncheona of Jamaica Rum, resnene Teapot of #ugac and onmainey ane wax, wit sais, ri a cargo, ma. leriate, $1,631; hall ss fs Foot, S121" axpensee, ‘ga60. Frank Sa.vage te wrockers 42 per cent on nett sales. A. Cursier, head Ge. Chas. W. Lewis, jog; L. B. a KILLED, WOUNDED AND SICK SOLDIERS. List of Names of Some of Those Who Fell During the Neted Seven Days’ Contests. New York. TWELYTH REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS. peal —Mujor H. A. Barnum; phys H. G. Howland, Co. A; “orporal Charles Garrison, Co. Go. A; Win, H. Goodrich, Co. A;’M . "8. Force, Co. C; Jacob don, Co. D; Jimes Smiih, Co. T ce, Co, FF; W i i » Hawks, P. Noyes, Hy Pacers ‘Avery, Simmo.s, leg: Herbert Siw pany ‘G—Jeromiah Foley, thigh; Mi Deher! Edward teal, Dovn a W. Deuovan, leg; A. J. Smith, shoulder; Ww. Tiel, shoulder; Thomas Bravigan, thigh. HG. 0. ‘Thirsom, thigh. Company [—Wee. 8. Carapbell, fo0% Timothy ‘Helicher, arm; ian. Lafferty, high; Jeb Drew, arm; Richard Houghton Bi ing Noy ; James Conlen; Dana H. Maxfield, foet; Morcis Upton; Wiliam Golding, arm. Compnny K—Patr'ck Freeman, paralyzed Wm. Wool, back; George 8, Burloigh, Kichard Everett, shot ichael Scanlau. thigh; James Grabam, J. Q a conn oles, care chaol Rarry, side; Fred. Wm. Comrie, Co. C; P. Joba ‘Gani, Co. E; John NewSecker, » Velahunt, Co. F; jJames Durnin, Co, F; Wim. Wended.—Captain Jamos Cromie, Go. F; Truesdule, Co. H; Captain A. J. Koot, Bits sinith, Oo. 6, hand; Lieutenant ine kneo; Lieutenant Stephen Estus Arthur Green. Co. B; Sergeant Chrictoy jer Ei hand; Sergeant James Cochran, (o. C, John Phillips, Co. 1; Sergeaus K, Wright, Co. k; ©. 3. Rand, Go. K; Sergesnt E. P. Richards, Co.'E, Co. F; Garrett B REGIMENT. Killea—R. L. atria, 8. 0. agg x Diuamore, Go. G; Chas. 8. Colby, Co. J‘ ale, eaat 5. Carpenter y ahoulder; Sorgeant J. |, Wouncel—Adjt. L. B. Mudyett, hand; Capt. Love Neanuel, Co. By [on a Co, B; esr Emorserl, Co. £, orally and prisoner; Lioutouvant Coohrasa Co. G, shuulder; Sorgeant A. Warden, Co, Goo. J. Brown, Co. leg; Lieut. W. R, Currier, aud snoulder; Sergeant k. E. Van Slyke, Co Gv. C, bath loge: Puticia J. Cy Quimby, Peds M. Can G, arm; Corporal J. E. Cr. Co. K; Sergeant John C. Harmon, sage A, shoulders; Go, Corporat RG Corporal J. MoGiniey, | Sefgoant Jaines M. stm) Co, ©, leg; erburse, Co D, hand and’ thigh; ‘se + Co, ‘poral James ‘Hunter, Co. SB John ‘Sawyer, Cor Phillipa, Gar 1: Corporal G. Train, Co. ¥, thigh; Corpo: Come. A.—Chacles Mudford, shouder; Hiram Alen, thigh; thigh; William Hasviugton, hand, P. K. Hail, acm? Lewis Tayles, leg; Rawacd Otis; 's. “Androws,” hand. J, Masely, band; roman, head. Company B—Dayid rr, Daniel Riordon, Chass Brown, A. Limbeck, Sin Ladderbuck, H. C. Perego, B. Gates, James Boucher Kecpan, E. F. Mens, Fred Sweeney, P. Griff, Wm, Reardon. leg; David Bush, thigh; &. J. E. King, side; 3 B; Corporal A. W. dy Stran, Co. B, side; Cor; ral Chas. C. biorse, Co. &, band} Corporal A. J. ior hand; Oot ‘Chas. A. pe Ge M.A. Harris Co. A, ban el coo seg D. miehortoon at B; C. K. Glover, Co. C, ‘azie, Co. By Augustus Re Westoott, Co. B. wounded reoter 5. A iariea, ‘Co. C, wounded ‘aud prisoner; J —— Garvey, taco; —— Botts, 1 ; PH Dune, ¥ A. De Omssny ER my E: M. ferout, Go. ¥, arm; Harry J. Emery, Co. Hy ponds : Tiusrerahisy; Wn Giatwar | Merrick Lofts Co, em Timothy sa j wM? Folaud, John Algo, : : shoulder? Wm. Love, oo. 'm. Sears, head; P. Shields, Company G—Delos ay and bay igh eek a are ‘Lieutenant Colonel Barney, rand Danial W. Hagerty, ‘Total 1 Among the missing are Assistant Surgeon A. D, Palmer and A epital Steward, K is, Ei ‘ight pany I—Joba Sullivan, R. Valentine, S. Hokum. “C,Rab- itt, Don Thatcher, E. Whitcomb, 3. Bakeman, Char! Fellows. beara P. Gariety, Peansylva: EIGHTY-THIRD euane PENWSYLVAMIA VOLU- Killed Colonel Joho W. McLat McLane, Major Tonis H. Nagel, Sergeant R, Salih, Co, E: Sargeant Rol Sergeaut H. W. ” Aulvey, Co. C; WA re An meaiere oye R, Wentworth, Co pe sale Co.” Corporal jamin Emersen, Co, James K. Wilson, Mayer, Go. B; J Edwin A, Bait te Co. REGIMEMT See ee Ben). Corporal J. Beaumont, Co. A; Randall Sturdy » Co, H, 3 Evans J. Comte een Wilson, Co. B, head; Lientenunt Beary W: shoul alcer; Lieutenant rach M. L Spee a peop ting Lieutenant A. 8. Co. I, ang fae Frau Me Hart? Cova? arm; se erga ee McKenna, Co. A, head; ‘Sergeant G arm; Serceant Jolm Garvey, Co. H, wi Martin, Co. K, foot; , thigh; rostay John iS Cari. Co, Pome! Chas. T. ‘wounded ~erletiaara "Jacob Hoitman, Go, Co. D, thi Co. D, Thes. Bono By , Go. Be dad and auastog: We i Co. D, wou mp 'm, wou! Co. D, arm, th NI TWENTY-PIFT REGIMENT, NL Killed, —Deunis Nichell, Ov. A; ign Clark, ‘Co. B; i. lec Co, D; Juhu i. O'Neill , co. H. Wounded —Major 6. Capt. N, W. Butis, leg; Lieut Touney, Co. €; Sergeant Sergeant 3. Lo . Co. F} Corporal fergeant HD €o. KE; hea poral "Geo. Jurcba, co. 1, 08, CO Corporal Chas. H. Phillips, | Nethan Cumming, slighty; Corperal paurtk €aliaghan, Co. C; Corporal | Heury J. Greer, oi, ‘Groen, J Taskius Co. D; thos. Grifon, ni Ww Hanuaom!, Micliaol Wymes, Co; A, arm; Robert G or th yi 3. sd logs Win. Win R stig dtly Yon gbtly ; Jae Elabau gla slightly Com. yeighwy, Sy hat Yoby, Co. A, head Ww Herman, Co. vbeo. Mulligan, Wm. Gros, Co. DA Flack, Co. # ; James timeey, Co. C Co. D} F. Hartman, 00. D; Ml. Lee, ty, C6 Smet, Uo. BF Davaney Co, F; Roger burke Co. is Downey, Co. G; Michael O°Connor, Hu; ein, Co” Il: Jeremiah O'brien, CG. Hi Thoms Berry, Ov, 1; Thomas Bentor, Co. 1; Jauuds Burke, Co, 3; Barney NeDoanoay, 0.1 han. a Collins, Co. Kk Micn:et Flaberty, co. K; Win. Gavity, Co. i Killed. arm; Warren 1’. ty, Jeg; H. M. Baton, sit, Hartley, ina Company ime. nip: Wetnerbee, groin Day, thigh hoad; W. Total.. RTY-POURTH Fol REGIMENT N. ¥. Ve Killed —Corp. ‘thi hp yphi'us Price, ya seems hoes = ‘Addison Wootworth, % head Burnhem, @o. fey. . F, elbow ; Corporal ‘Acelbert D. is, Co. D, hand ‘Corporal jcsoph Messer, Co. H, hand Corporal i. %. Bia'vor, Co. face; Cor ural J. ‘A Cook? K, arm;Gorporal 'H. 8.'kamay, Go K, hand and greta. ConanatAr~ Wiliam Orig, and arin; > a. a. bition hex; Ge Wm. ates, leg; arm; Walter Chubback, ana: cheat; J. lag soe leg ond Pat- a. Storr, leg. Com- = B—Williom 3. Borden, Ce Jamies 1. Reeve, foot; eho Oot si Gene alang, john A. nd, abet nen; lox: Honey Wood, ry pany (—k ertelt sPeeanyanee Isaac Russell cpoionien Nepia 1, contusion; Jos. P, Curtis, leg HM. Bi i. Mereubr, mon Carter, shou!der. Company D0. Diam A! Ingrahem, foot; W. we oy stom, Wan, F, Lane, Wr. H. Lami, i. Montague, Mexcinletly Show, side; John G. Siophena, eg; Geo. S/o", log; James Swert, breast: A. C, Wilsov, hand Sponéer A. Wallis, Teane “hten thigh ‘Company naa’ drew J. Taylor, abdlo.nen; Mi ouck, leg: Henry D. Wige, leg. Company h—Wa. Murphy, Jog kttward Baunedt, thigh; Duniel Mckwen, op, Robt. Soca, thigh. Company Sis Tyuch, ban 4. Schutt, legs; 6. Pr caajenen breast; ©. Garvey, Boyuton, "head, Som el Sieh, May, A Js L. Rice, Juwes Gai. leg; Adam’ Kelzor, log. ny L.—fafaes W. Boinis, side; Awa, inlack, tos! Pater CoMer, dinghy Albert Cornstock, ‘conti sion, J. W. Runseli, arte and cher; M. Buco, sb omen Va atten, au ie mien ioe Jota Bo th,” th cones | jeu; M ‘igi. P.M. Clark, arm. * pecarnre’ LATIN. sligl ae OM io 6. arm, Michael Bes John We Morse. wt ‘slightly. lL Otis, arm, ly. bet 3 iJ. BR. Bor » bip, slightly; F. A. Howe, ari, yr Pronk vest ‘hipe; Slightly. Company 'P-—Jeba a ndomen: b. J. i j, ide; James Carrin hips; David’ Lamb, hed; 3. Morrison, shovider: Com o—Jone ¢. Dewning, arm ahd breast; Jame® bce a Lewreuce, thigh; John el. jer. HD. w van Tok. head. Company Com neck; 0. F. Giffo.4, arm, James D. Work, fort: Compauy K—H. Miller, £almon, taco; Milo Ames, chin. RACAPITO K'lled... Wound Misotag. Total.. uns, Cow pany E. Stewart, Co. Hj Corporal Ciomiue Hensingar,” Co. x; ih “oo ; ie Co. A; Stephen “tock well, Co. ete @edayoa, Oo M Gren oe Go D, Geo. ‘Suters, Co. D; Alex. Bi on iui 66, B; Joun Mevoy, bo ee To mam pmepechey on ‘Sarre VOLUN’ . , ©O. A, Sargeant ~ poral Chas. 8. Jordanyov. A; B; John W. Choate, Oo. wm F. Prin, 4 p hp; bog ae Minttine, 08. 0; Corp. Tuos. 1. ‘p. Wi Ky back; Corp. Joho G. Hill R. Woodrul, Co. A, wounded and missing «M A, ‘wounded and missl head; Samuel Crawiord, Co. rm atiputated; Williens Fret. Cody, Co. iY wounded and 4, tu A, skull; Rower, Co. 1,5" Ay aria and bboulder, Goeren St Go. D, James ee, » Co. By Albert A. Dillinghas, s| Geo. W. Lad, Oo, G; Samuel Led BE Go.