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a Popping of corks formed no small share of the festive occa- | Ad\‘atant informed Colone! Logan of the difficulty, who, Si00, ana the standing tovst, drunk in sparkling Heidsieck, | on hearing it, exclaimed, “Stacked arms! The devil they ‘was, “the success of Mr. Wiilard’s euterprise.”” The Hygeia - have’ pausing a minute as he tho ining Saloon is an establishinent much needed at this | emergeLcy, he continued —Well, Adjutant, I'll give lace, and the profits thereof will very shortly reimburse em enough of stacking arms’’ Accordingly be formed ue Willard for his lavish expenditures on this building, the remaining four companies iv line with muskets and -tood them over the malcontents, whom be compelled to stack and unstack arms for twelve hours They didu’t Want (o stack arms alter that without special orders. General Logan, in his duties, is assisted by the Forty- fifth [iimois, which iw the provost guard of the city. THE Post OFFiC® has been opened under the superintendence of one of our officers, and will be ready tn a few days (or the transaction of the usual mai! business. CONDITION OF THE RAILRO. ‘The rolling stock of the railroad was leit in good condi tion by the garrison. About fourteen locomotives and three hundred cars have falieo into our hands. The tack is being repaired, and a distagce of eight miles is already in runing orger. Mr Che-sebrough, & weil known caterer of New York, is the chiet steward of the new Hygeis liming Saloon, ORT POWHATAN, ON THE JAMES RIVER, DESTROYED. ‘Yhe ironclad movement up the James river resulted in tho demolition of Fort Vowhatan. The Monttors Lehigh, | Captain Howell, and Sangamon, Captain Nicholson, led in | the attack. No one on our side was hurt, and the on y accident that happened was the bursting of the fiiteen. inch gun of the Lehigh as a shell le t the piece. No per- fon, however, was injured. The fleet has proceeded fur- ther up the James river, but with what obect is not known. A VALUANLE WAGON TRAIN RECEIVED. Mr. Joseph G. Fulton received yesterday a valuable | wagon train nesting of twenty-four foe wagous and four mules each, turned into the Quartermaster's Depart- ment, being a portion of the train captured by Colonel 8. P. Spoar, of the Eveventh Pennsylvania cavalry, during his raid on the peninsula. NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Details of Another Victory by Grant’s Forces. THY UOSrITALs | are filled with sick and wounded rebels. There are not less than five thousand inmates at preseat in them. The principal hospital i at the southeast corner of the city, where, in addition to houses, @ large eucampment i8 pitched under the trees. CAPTURE OF REPKE MONEY —THE NEWSPAPER. A large haul of rebel Treasury notes aud Southern bank bills was made at the bank. Many thousands of dotlirs were captured. The rebel ollicars seem to be plenuifally supplied with “greenbacks,’”” and many bave gold and ver. Col, Clark, Adjutant General of Mci’herson’s corps, cap tured the printing press of the Citizen pewspaper, and 18 now using it to print (he paroles for the rebel prisouers. LIME IN VICKSHUKG DURING THE SIKGE By curious mats of iife in Vicksburg during the progress of the The Rear Guard of Joe Johnston’s Army Captured at Bolton. siege. On the night when the transports ran the batteries a grand ball was under way ut headquarters, The firing of the batteries created great consternation, and, as ta the darkness of the night the steamers were mistaken lor gunboats, tho utmost terror was felt for the result. As may be imagined, the festivities of the ocousion suddenly terminated. {wo other balls tovk place during the siege. About & week before the capitulation took place, three hundred mules were killed, aud the meat, when cooked, was tried by the rebel officers. One of the generals, who had partaken of the delicacy, declared 1t to be superior to venison, ‘Think of that, ye epicures. Mule meat aitor that was sold at a dollar per pound at the market. ‘The following is & hat/of prices of some articles for sale during the siege:— Wh key, $60 per pit. Flour, $350 to $600 per barrel. e irst and second lieatennnts were required to give their pay rolls to meet their mess charges. Cnampague, what little there was of it, was sold for $120 per busket. General Sherman Still in Pursuit of. Johnston’s Forces. Defeat of the Rebels Under Forrest and BiMlles. THE DEFENCES OF VICKSBURG. Vicxsnura, July 7, 1863. Inspection of the Rebel Bat- General Grant has added sti!! another victory wo the list of his brilliant succesees m this campaign, Our teries forces came up with Johnston’s rear guard near bd Bolton on the 6th instant, and after a short Ben & ae. skirmish mule them prisoners, to the number, iv is re,orted, of some six thousand. The official reports are notin yet; but from the news brought by couriers I have obtained the facts of the affair as found below THE PREVARATIONS TO ATIACK JOR JOUNSTUN. It may be well to preface by saying that, as son as the surrender of the garrison here was a foregone conclusion, Genera! Gront arranged to suddenly attack Johnston, and, 1 possible, capture his whole force. Accordingly, on the night of the 3d and the day of the 4th inst , the expedi tion, which was under command of Gen. Sherman, set out in three columns to march en ou. COMPORITION OF SHRIGC UN'S KXPEDITION. The right co.umn comprised the ‘hirteenth army corps, under General Ord: the ceutre column, the tiiteenth corps, under General Steele, and the jeft, the Ninth corps, with a division of the Sixteenth corps, all uoder rial Parke. The right column was to march by way of Ra; mond and the left by way of funton, while the ceatre took the line af the rajiroad. THE TROOPS ( ROSY THE WIG BLACK on the Stb, and proceeded some distance withoutgneet- ing with the enemy. At length, about four o’ciock in the afternoon, the advance guard, consisting of the Sixteeuth Jowa, was suddenly fired upon by artillery, and the ekir- mishers returned with the report that the evemy were drawn up ip line of battle, with a battery of artillery in position, to resist our advan The Sixteenth lowa opened in response; but as the en vj proved to be in con siderable force Tuttle's divisio tho Fitteenth corps was rent to the support of the regiment, and the engay ment became general. It lasiet bat a short time. enemy began to give way, and finally turned to fly: but in the meantime a detacnment of the Ninth army corps had got in their rear, aad the whole force was compelled tw surrender. The repals prove to be the rear guard of Johnston's army, and ¢ nsisted of infantry, cavairy and artillery Our less was very small. represent Johnston in retreat Reports this mornit across Peart river. wag Sherman will, it is expected, occupy Jackson to- night. Memris, July 12, 1863, Roports from the army at Vicksburg are all \avorable. General Sherman is pursuing Jounston with every pros Poct of destroying his entire ar ny. General Dodge, at Corinth, reports that he has ronied the robel forces under Forrest and Bill, who have Deen scouring the country north of his lines, killing, wounding and ovpturing quite a number. General Huribut's cavairy scouts resort Colonel Blythe , with nine hundred men and four pieces ot artillery, at Colawater Station, and General Chalmers at Panola. A letter received at Hernaudo, from Coaimers, states ‘that Johnston has been iigating near Jackson, and was falling t Richardson wag still in the c ountry north of here, en- forcing the conscription. General Dodge will attend to him, Mr. James C. Fitzpatrick’s Despatches. Viexsrure, July 5, 1863. INSPECTION OF THE REBEL HATTKRIES, ‘The famous batteries, which made Vicksburg so long Sho Gibraitar of the Mi-sissippi, have been the objects of {much curious inspection during even the brief period that We have been In possession of the city. To the naval ‘Officers particularly have they been special objects of Qtiraction, and curious throngs from the gunboats may be seen aloug the blufis, exumining every gun with exceeding Minutenrss, DES-RITION OF THE FAMOUS VICKSBURG BATTERIE ‘The formidable character of these works, and the spo- “eval interest which attaches to them in convection with the history of the war on the Miseissippl, rendor a more than passing notice necessary in speaking of thom, and to that end I devoted a few hours in a visit to them. THR BATTRRIES ALOVE THK CITY Were the most important in the defence of the city and Fiver, and, in fact, were the main reliance for that par- pose, from the impregnable nature of their position, as well as the command which they had of the stream for many miles above. Tho Mississippi at this point is do- flected from ite general course, at a very sharp angie, to the northeast, and then, bending around again as sharply Lo tho southwest, flows past Vicksburg. The country be- twoen this bend is @ jong, narrow spot, covered with timber and brush, and fringed with a flat edgo of sand ‘The timber on the upper end of this capo-hke projection was cut away, leaving nothing but a waste of stubbie, low brush nd sand between the battories and the oppo sito chanel, 80 that a vessel, to reach Vicksburg from up the river, had t pass in range not only in the further channel, but repass in the nearer one, subjecting itself to & continved fire during the time required to run several miles. Leaving the city by Washington street—the main and Dusine-s thorough are—the road gradually risos to the Dluits, and In successive elevations of from twenty to fifty foot on (ue groaad hetweeu thts road and the river are tbe guns stationed, Ile works are pot constructed ater the munner of forts, bat each gua ws encloned by itself, at dis- tw ces 0° an eighih and a quarter of a mile. Fach has its Vicxsora, July 8, 1363. ‘There is nothing particularly important to write you to- day. The parvling of the rebel prisoners is still in progress, and will probably be completed to-morrow. A detachment of those already paroled will march out through our lines this afternoon. We have no further news of Sherman’s operations be- ving @ short distance into the country. be ready as far as the Hig Biack bridge in a few days. The Case of Mrs. De Bare. TO THE KDITOK OF THY HERALD. Will you bave the kindvess to insert the enclosed com- munication in regard wo my daughter, Mrs. De Bare? fn osking this favor,as an act of justice t my family,! desire to state that the action of Mr. Lamont in the case wae at my special request as a friend. JOSEPH COHEN, 20 Bayard street, New York. Lockronr, July 13, 1363, 10 THE EDITOR OF THE UKRALD. @R—A portion of the coutents of your daily Hxraup of Saturday last, headed “My. Thomas M. Cash's Despatches,” dated New Or aans, July 1, compeis ve to ask you to insert im your columns the following stacenent and correction, It iw with extreme regret that 1 am thus conpelied to make publie allusions to matters so personal in their character, Dut your correspondent bawling publi» y paine in on nection with that of a lady, now of your city. in a manner that must Induce the public to draw ounctustons moat deroga tory to her character, 1 have no alternative bat to mak spendent paravet, earthwork, terreplein and Tey conaee woul aa magazine. All, however, are connected by a covered | trom you pondence that I had been the canse of #o ibat, ifthey lo not present the consolidated ap- | divorce it instituted by a Mr. DeBare een jong pending in court at with the Indy, and that the ree of a regular fort, the whole series be ‘ ir Cash bas it itched inte ‘ by atve a8 Curtains. him end cuted him without merey.” IT el rd that Mr, The first and the jowermost one bad brougit any suit of divorce against bis wife; | tn the range, ia not one of much importance or great c: 0» the contrary, jong bef had seen Or! bro. 4 u#eful in keeping up the chain, The next i# | heard of either of the parties, the iady vi the famous e court of Juuge in that olty, 3 “weermtina prox,’” seperation np we #0 wel! known In the history of the’ siege. My remarks | ,,/{ Wat. 'm the ff lowing your I fiat | on it, b wever, form its obituary notice, as ite days Of | sepira ion like this ts followed by a jud it t juat before the surreader, me fired the last shot dis J atoor mertar bate. Like the desperate crim nal, “ben about to fail into the hands of justice, it cea. mitted s.v.cide, munity pro erty of the parties. “All the litigation I have wubetwe n them rotate to thts division, aad for th: pul pose proceedings were taken tn the ( nited States Pr Vin.oual Court by Messrs, Cuter & Thomas, an eminent and Tesponsivle law firm (Oo whom, On application to me, I re. ferred the lniy for that purpose Ju nt for @ division of the property was fnaily obtained. The father of the lady, » a York, by r to ot tain ber riba T did so to the best of my ability. was only «Waiting the decision of the Court, w ret (8 and took the first steamer that came ow ni Waa ren ered, accompanied by ber andl ser van crowd oa the l-vee (a# Leame by the same steamer), this Mr. Dellare rushed up with @ stick, strkins owards me. saying sore oe at the ume About running away with bis wife, which Tdid noe diatinet BATTERY TENNER ts the d. ation of the orxt gan in the series, and thongh hot so huge as Many others, i18 Commanding position reuderet by Me the most terrible engine or death im the whe te. The biuf at the point is crowned by a beout ol grassy Kuo, aud in the heart of this knoll, m an ex cvaron pianked aod bourded, is the gua ©) masofaetare, const lerably resembitng oar Parrott avd throws @ pound conical shot. ° ©, With Ciroular graversos, and 4 id. rased my hand to selge the stiea, whiel fa connec ed by @ trench with the mazarine, which is | Brietriand. 1 is wed yey nome perma. TL know not MOV se ih shape Aud heavily sodded. Tho bids 4 olf the man ini the dense crowd, Nothing The remsiuing guny about the city are stationed in | morenceurred. I did not we him afterwards like e! eible positions. and a description of them is an. i ere separated,” bul aah “the rt * but this ae partion, toyether with Cash's cufing story, le ail ‘s falso- hoo Cash adda:—"There was another runaway match by 0 steamer’ —persistenily holding on to the ion that this Indy and myself formed « '. There were inany personson the steamer that knew me very becess) ¥, ae it would be leat a repetition of whas has beeo said © the others, TUR RATTRRIRS In embrsce four. and. if asinall feld Howse 1 included, five gans. om piece at the Court ‘They are located oncom marding positions along the river, and immediately over | well—soune from New Orieans others (rom New York— sen the levee tre jaapenger lat any nna all of these passengers can (il THe RaToRRa MeLOW Tie CITY a he truth there ia i this sory of tue runaway are comparatively tneignificant, not only from thetr small enlibre, but from thee psitem. The ground here low and fat, preciadi g the advantage af any com manding cotote, walle the range of the guns is confined to a very lunmed portiva of Ue river. ‘The imiy wae at PS O88 © new Torn ey, Wwhere | presume she in Twas returming to my fam bere, basening from the wharf to tbe raiirand ithou ‘Lingly hare made thie account made Vicxawona , Jaly 6, 1963, ‘The paroting of the rebel prisoners captored hore'ts « work of no lucompiderable labor, When it ts known that THE BLAST BOMRRR OF PRmowERA, scoording to the muster roils furnished by the rebal officers, ty 04,148, and tat with every one the prooms af parchog most fe gone thrangh with individually, it will be soon thet the werk if one which taxes to the utmost the patience and energy of the provost marshals who have boon assigned to the daty, There tea atngalar din. crepun-y between the namber of prisoners aa sinted by the reb | ooges and the number to whom rations have deen «ved Captain Vogteson, Commissary of the Sep- entecnth army corps, bad entire charge of the RATIONING OF THN RENEE, PRONE, ‘aod be \esced rations fer pearly thirty three thoumed mo. The requiwitione were made out by the rebel com Int-earies of eubsptence, and the iasue wae made on the order of Genera, Mevberton, whe bow commands the # in the Imenediave vicinity of Vi tacena to worn “tbe contotagiing ef and rebel rupply trains on the levee ax , who forty eight boore before ly position pereel lly at work filing thelr rempect the boxes of hard bread, barre’s of por Lh geheads of molasses and other ea sary boats v Bich Unele Sam band ‘nad, will be shoruived. in op. & FRRDING TH CrTIZR, A crowd @ hungry citizens haa thronged the levee ever tince the bat arrived, bat ne food was isaued until you ‘ay afternoon, Families bn need of food are to make application to the Provort Marshal, and through bim they are furnished with reyueltions for subsistence. GENERAL LOOAN TH IDUITAKY GoveReom, Generel Logan i* bee ming one of the most popalar men in the army. and in bis diviswa t idolized. An bich is toid of bin will flostrate hie character was Colonel of the Thirty Gras Tilinois, six com- of the regiment, discontented for some uryial staqked arma sot refused ty do dua. The NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1863. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. immediately om the conclusion of this conference, and | 6s. Sul see proceeded to Willi msport, where Le superintended the | 9 s “ withdrawal in person, The movement lasted all wight | WPL, A. MENDRIOR'S DESPATONME | So ws ue o'auah hu esing, Burleg a vighate - July 9, 1863. } formation was vooveyed te General Meade of the enemy's An easy day’s march brought us to our present piace of doings. He immediately ordered a reconnotesance in camping, a verdant valley 0: raro richness of cultivated | force to be made ot early daylight, each corpe to recon land, environed by rugged and picturesque mountain | Boitre its own front, and the whole army tobe in readi. | scevery, Iam not at liberty to specify our precise locall- aol poe &. reconacisagnes. ane the\ mony j ty, but it is not far from the foe, on whose track we Are, | fAi6e parted ii was ascertained that tbe enemy. bud and against whose solid columus before many bours our divisions will agai be hurled with the relentless fury of abandoved bs position, and as our forces advanced and disorvered the deserted ritle pits and redoubts aod Getiysburg, and as we all firmly believe and trust with the same victorious result, breastworks, constructed on the most commanding CASNONADING ALONG TH FRONT— SOLDDER'S LIFE. grocnd, and the most extensive and formidable seaie, it Indeed, as I write, the deep roar of cannonading is Decame apparent to wll that their retrest to the south benk of the r T Was svones: mate on the lo fof our ime, whic wing ad 5 se Lieut, Wm. L. Herbert, Co. F, kilfed. Joeut, Janes Marksman, Co, K, killed, THE WEEKLY HERALD. Capt John Lowney, Co. C, leg af Capt Wm. M. Fiske, Co. E, shoulder. ‘The Best and Chea Newspaper in the weverely—three places. Mt. Janes Mokena, Co. G t. Joho T, Lawrenge, Go. i, slightly, Lieut. ©, 1. Poter, Co, 8, slightly. Lieut, George P. Devata, Co. C, severely Liout. J hambers, Co. 0, severely. Licut, M. K. Higgins, Co. E. severely Lieut. Jama MoLoaough, Co. ¥, severely. Lieut KF. Tighe, Co G, twice, severely Lieut, Patrick Smith, Co. 1, baud and arm. severely, Liew. Francis Moran, Co. i, wounded ad missing APT BKORIAIOK t VENTY }OUKTa NiKW YORK.) Capt. F. Evelyn Tyler, acting major, log. Capt, Wo. Che Co. C, mortally Ass'b Surg. J.P Stowart, arm Jieut Chas. G. Summers, Co. K, arm Lieut. Chas, Disterway, Co. C, shoulder: 12 noa-cominissionod es and privates killed World, Tho Wawxiy Hexain, for this woek, ready this “Satur day) morning, will contain — Full particulars of the Great xcitemen opposition to the Eni Accounts of the torritl Populace Particulars of the Escape of the Rebel General Lac's Army Across the Potomac. The Attack ou Charleston—eneral Gilmore's official account, itioulara of the Surreader of Port ta this City, om ment of tho Conscription, witle Slaughter of the Soldiers and the Haudaon to the vanced into Williamsport. The rebt wing, moving trom | gs ne neve sttbabe Forces under Gon, Banks. heard nearly in our front, prosaging the morrow’s work | Frederivk, fell ujra the roar guard ol U ny; aed | Bois etionoes tates eat riven Additional particulars of the Surrendor of Vicksburg before ns. And has not war tts phases of mystery? ‘Tais | Were vot 80 fully convinced of the netnle oe ‘Total kiiied, wounded and missing, »:hty three Tho Lavost Nows from North Carolina, Teunessec, Ar beautiful summer night, these groupaof gaily cabtting #l- | They, however, kept up a vicorous shelling on the Capt, Lanaing Hollister, Co. K kiled. “OS kansas, Texas, Havana, Mexico, Europe, & diers, and the inspiriting airs of a band of music playing oa | backs of the rebels, not without iniheting cousiderable | Cay’ A. G. iarkor, Co. K, killed Pootry—* Port Hudson,’’ The Yacht." a know! near us, are not suggestive of war, of early rev- oon jaoreutl Orta intedt cameleon (., H. Ketcham, Co. A, killed. Tho Blonde or tho Brunette—the Young Lawyer's elle, of march to battle, of thousands to be slam. It8COMS | ine could Hive. been more promptly — discovered | Mn Ply et ae kines Story the prelude toa grand gala day. ‘Tho soldier Hves ia the | than this imovement by Meads, and no amy | fYeut’ Mk Creighean Gon Ht kite, Dees ites eae t es He ei present and the past. Like the sailor, whore eounecting cold be ino'e readily pat to pursuit Of a retreating foo than was (he Ariy of the Potomac after Lee. Oil.cors of Lieut. John K. Benham, Co. 1, killed. Pipkins to the Army link botween life and a watery grave Is an caken plauk, | he lott wing rep rt, however, that we captured only a | Mput Gol. ©. D. Westbrook, commanding regiment, | sporting —Raclig and Trotting—Crickot—The Priee hho has uo dreaded anticipatious of tho future, while it de | handiul of sirazgiors, while those from tho right insist | age. k Meluswell, tone Ring, ke lights bim to recount by-gone dangers and escapes. abi cut off and captured several thousand of | Gang ¥.T. Ornbaugh, Co. F, face, slightly, Agriculture—The Field—The Orchard—Speoial Ma INCIDENTS OF THE LATE F.CHT. 8. Wilkinson, Go. ©, h No official roports have yet been received, and every inform nt toils a dittarent story. The enemy ‘in bis eva ‘cuation took pains Lo commit as much dexiruction aa pos. Bibe. Troops moved tn solid masses across the flelds roaming With abundant crops, Weading down the yellow ‘The scenes of the late Mzbt are still the uppermost themes of thought and conversation, Each regimout has its heroes, and each day is “ringing them wo light And Aurea—The Mowor Garden, de It will also contain Reviews of the Money, Provision, Cattle, Horne and Famuy Markets; Editorials on Proms nent Events of the Day, Ship News, and reports of all K. 8 Tarner, Co. D, arm, amputated. OB ‘0, K, arm, amputated ‘ett, Co. F, meek. HM, thigh aud sem yet for the matter of beroes 1 have not Jeraned of amaa | whoat feady for the sickle. and utterly destroying | jieut. Jas i. oui other interesting and important nows. in the corps who, in cheso sanguinary struggios, did not | Broad a rea in actos ol corn, vigiauinne HRCAPITULATION OF LOSS LN EXCKAIOR MRIGADE AT THR natrim | A large AMouDE Of Interesting Roading Matter. behave heroicaliy, Commissary Sergeant Kennett, Com- | gered and destroyed, and the” mot coatly” furnt Ov ourrrent ba 4 2. 1863. Single coptes Five cents. Annual subscription price: — pany E, Forty-tourth New York, alouo touk twouty five wantonly, It seoms | Commisaion officers. en nae eee ET Oe Cany sahas sabe rebel prisoners belonging to the Fith Texas regiment, Festrained in their ailly thirst for retali®: | Nou.Cosp, officers aud privat O28 116 ioe - tion for @ loog time, hod suddeuly beo) let loose with re He told them to surrender and they rofused, “ Company | cariedianch to dejredate to their heart's content, Hun 129 oma on Pn E, fail in,” be called out; the men did not wait a second call, but surrendered at once, Thoy wero a good deal chagrined at learning how they bad been taken in, What makes the sergeant more the hero, is the fact that his duty did pot require him to go into the tight, he was acting solely on his own hook, and aa the result showed acted well bis part, Major Edwards, of tho Thirty second Massachusetts regiment, stooped over to help a wounded man. A rebel officer clutched him by the shoulder with the words, «You are iy prisoner.’’ The major pulled his revolver trom bis boot leg, it being unioaded, from having used ft s-ccessfully upon ax successive rebels be fore he bit bis captor a stunning biow en the bead and made bis eecape. this regiment, as, indeed, the whole Second brigade, were in @ part rly hot place. An order bad been sent therm to ; but me order did ne reach them, and therefore they remained where they were, though under a@ torrible enfiading fire aad tanked oa both sides. HOW COL, PRESCOTT WAS WOUNDED, Tt was at this time that Col nel Preeoutt received seven dreds of citizens, too,on the line o their retreat were arrested and carried away, but believe were mostly re Jeased this morning at Williavasport, Every horse im the region abandoved by the rebels wax driven oif by thom ‘and no payments made or olfered. The position vacated by the rebels w wondrously strong by nature, And strengthoned beyond belier by field works: 1 Jefensive position this whole coun ds, approachable from po direction except up » thoroughly cleared and furniehing no shelt whatever to an atiacking party. From the summits ean. hon command the countyy for miles about. — Directly in frontand at the foot of the slopes runs tho Marsh creok, in the present state ot the water unfordabie, To attack such @ position would have coat the attack party a terrible percentage of life. ‘Thousands and tes Of thousands would haye fallen in the struggle to dis Jodge the eveimy, and thea with his bridge Le feet retreat We might bive sacrificed a quart splendid army of veterans, and when that was plished we would but have driven the enemy across the Fiver. In (he position they occu vied, and with the force we had. it was utterly hopeless that we could dy more than defeat them—drive them back. To accom wes tetend 4 five, as hero re reported, The | piish ths our losses would have been iui Colonel says his meu behaved as cool thromhout as | nitely greater thin their. Theres while we thu go they we va eveving dress parade They lost | would have been victors would really have been more than one third of their regiment, tbe average loss, in fact, of the entire brigade. Company F, Twentieth Maing, lest eight olticers and fourteen wounded—about | vailed with mach unanimity, there being vut three dis fifty per cent of the company. Company ©, First Michi. | senting voices It was for this wise reason that Meade gan, lust uti but two meu. The two latter regiments be- | has attacked, though steadily pressed, the enemy Jong Lo the First brigade. Colonel Tuton had his horse | He bas now the satisfaction of knowing he bas shot under bim, and so did Lieutenant Low, of his stuff, | driven the enemy across the river aid saved tweuty 1 might ,o on almost ad infinitum, reciting heroic deeds | thousand lives to the country, There are some who time and josses in ail tho brigades of each division of the | gine that the camprign it now aban end, Ido not tui k corps. so. I believe Generai Meate will yot grapple with Lee belore bo suffers bis army ty sit down and rest, and when that grapple is made those wh» know the Union leader will have no fears for the result. While he tas shown Kreat ability and generaixh | ttle during this eum. paign, be has also discovered ites Of pradeace and also of energy combined that mark bim as the great naa of the day. MR. W. YOUNG'S DESPATCH. Kunrarwiex's Cavainy, July 16, 1863, the greater cuerers. This view of the case was beid at a general council of war held on Sunday night, and pres TUK FIFTH CORI IN CITE FIGHT. It is well known that this corps stood the shock of the great attack ia Thursday's bat, Had they given way the day would have been lost but they did not give way. Most daring and courageous, and yet coolest in ull that group was General Sykes. He ‘stood most of the time on @ rock giving bis orders, tho Minie balls and shelis flying past and over hun like « driving bail storm. THK LOMB IN THIS CORPA Me in Klipatrick’s cavalry diviswa loft Hanover, Pa ,at live Killed. Woun'd. Woun'd, AMissina. | o'clock yesterday morning, and captured one bundred Bd £ Fg SUi | rebel straguiers between that point and Willhuusport, 22 B Let BL | Where be overhauled Stuart's rear guard, and drove them —_ — some —~ | across tho river. fe learned there that 4 portion of the ids; aiaean a tomen aaa 859 | rebel infantry had crossed the Potomag from Willie ing in water waist deep. al Kilpatrick despatched Costar's brigade to Falling Waters, where the enemy was tound to be to trenched by earthworks thrown up on the emiuence om manding the river. Costar charged upon these intrench ments god carried (hem, capturing (wo pieces of artillery, one of which was atwenty pound Parrott gua, aud three battle flags, amoog them thatof the Forty seventh Vir noe thousand oie infantry division, Th over the enemy's earthworks was liantly, successiutly and gloriously rou the sixth = Michicaw left this morning for Washington. it will be remembered that he was bit in the leg with a piece of shell, The wound, apparently slight at first, developed more serious ly than was anticipated, Dr. Shippen extracted two pieces of shell from the leg. It became so swollen and painful that he could not walk. Genoral Griiin is now in command of the division, BRANERY OF A VOUUNTRER AID. 1 have alluded to the handsome conduct of & commissary sergeant. In the same connection [ should have given credit to Corporal Spear, commissary of the First brigade, First division, for his gallant cou- duct in the recent fights as aid to Colonel Ttiton, com manding the brigade. ilis business did not call him into ‘the fight, but he seems to have @ passion for this sort of Ubing; he has acted as volunteer aid in thirteen Dattles. COL. VINCENT, who commanded the Third brigade of the First division, hag undoubtediy died of bis wound. Two days agu, whea last heard from, be was unconscious, rapidly sinking. He was a most gallant officer as weil as an accomplished aud perfect geotioman His loss canuot be repaired. He lived Ld ede Ya., where he practised law ~ the - pos Md the war; but, like many young mea, he was only thirty. two years old—be relinquwhed a’ fine profession und everythiog to be of service to his country. Ho was Colonel of the Eighty third Pennsylvani« regiment, and it was understood was soon to baye been promoted to brigadier general. THR ATTEMPT TO CROBS THK POTOMAC. An! close my letter, 1 am told that a scout brings the intelligence that the enemy attempted to crows the river at Williamsport on fat boats. sit took two bonre to get a boat across, owing to the river betag so swollen, and this fact compelled ent of the attempt at crossing at this point. cavalry, cost the lives of the major and one captain of who led the charge, and twenty out of the ii'ty brave but it Sixth, gaged in it,’ who were killed iuside of tho earth works. Colonel Alger, of the Seventh Michigan cavairy, and Captain Exies (General iulpatrick's assistant adjatant general) m dea bold dash upon mbout tity demoral zed robeis, at another point, who, io-strickea, made wn. re- fintance unill they took courage to count thuir two assail- ants. The revait of this unequal contest may be imagined; but neither the colonel or captain was soratched by rebel sabre or pierced by rebel rant. THE HEROES OF GETTYSBURG. SKETCH OF COLONEL PAUL J. KEYRRK. Colonel Revere, who died recently at Westminster, Md., from wounds received at Gettysburg, was a descendant of Paul Revere, of Revolutionary fama, aud has beoa cou. nected with the Union army since the oitbroxk of the rebeilion. At the time be joined the Twoutioth regimout Of Massachusetts Volunteers be was a resident of Huston, and on the Ist of July, 1861, was elected ite major. The regiment was recruited in Boston, and left the State Sep- tember 4, 1561. It bore a prominent part in the battie of Sal's Bluff, October 21, 1861, during which Mayor Revere was taken prisoner, and coufined for mauy months ova 0 1 @ Col ba the Richmond jal Major Revere was fually released, and returved to hin regiment on the peninela on the lat of Muy, 1862. and the flag of the Twentieth Massachusetts Vuluuteors was Heapquanrens, Fortu Army Cours.) Naan Wiaiawnronr, July 13,1883. 5 You will have beea made aware by the swift winged telegraph of the croasing of the rivor by the rebel army Ieiore this can reach you. The troaps of this corps were taken greatly by surprise on learaing the fact. Ali hat expected @ battle here, all had hoped ope, all looked fo. the apnthiiation here, or surrender of Lee forces, A grave disappointmant to everybody mw their oecape. It i believed that somebody is to blame for it, for as the coe anong those that were pasted on the ford stands, it is pot supposed for an jostant thatown general | fications of Yorktown, the regiment having boon ferred giving battle on Virginia soil On this side, the | “moog the first to advance upon the works, iacagie hot - ide. ib | the Twentioth” was next attached to Frunklix's river swollen, difficult of cromsing, away from his supplies and ammunition, cat off from recely ing reinforcoments, Leo's army was at oor mercy— &,onged lion, who might furlousiy lash the strong iron bare of bis cage, but could not break them Across the river he ts uncaged. He iy on hie own soi! he can command munitions of war and men, he can avoid battle, or give it, as he chooses; he has the whole State of Virginia as his line of retreat, This is as the case seoms, Our men ate slow to blaine General Meade. Al! hope there may be some hidden design tn allowing tho enemy Uius to cross the Potomac—wome deep, strategic plan, © far reaching policy, the wisdom of which will in good time develop itself. Moantime we are on the march again and Wi hopeful of the best. Desertors, of which there is 4 host, and prisoners my that the enemy commenced crowing yeaterfay foreno o, A. P. Hill's corps going over first. They aay thet they had a single bridge at Williamapert, but in the Raste of croming Many aitem, w te horeer, wagon rales caltaaine reer ane saereay font macy wen | /a/t 10 the Marytind earnpaign aud in tk batt and horses by drowning, besides loning Ure wagoos and | ts, pig Ee gen pet Ang bu ther content. = gg fy | = Pose 4 Lok part fu the battles of Prede:icket command, and Major Revere took part io tho altair of Wot Point, May 7, 1862, Oa the Zlet of May be wax en gaced with the reinforcements seat to the Rupport of Casey © repulsed divistum, ant arrived on the A about five P.M, The regitnent had been placed in re to charge upon the enemy, meraly awaiting (he when sews came that the 11 great confaston nal wny slime bod boon He iso took part in the voven days battiew in the ktter end of June, iva bus broke sore expecially at Savage's mtvtion and Nein « Farm At the battie of Malvern Hill, July 1, the regiment tok wo active part, but wa: under fire the whole day. It formed jart of Hooker's recomneitering force 06 Ay turing the evacuation of the peninsula form of the rearguard. During the rotrest of I ’ “ Twentieth’ held « position a few mies beyond Fair Court Houne, and Drought op the rear of tl y turing the evening of Sept. 1, 1462. Yrom the corm moot of the seven days contest anti thie dete, Ma evere waa acting loutenant cole, the onel being ia command oC a brigade \bout thia ine Major Revere waa detached from the rogimeut and appointed assistant inspector genera: of hit corps, with the rank of Heutenant colonel, dating from Sogert 20,1862 With thie rank and gemition be took Note “alleged. that ‘ahers were’ ity ‘“wedy of | vl. and in the baltie of Getty sourg received the wounds ammunition abd sows eayphes that bed been broughtfrom | wr B caused bis death. Richmond, together with a mali for the army and Rich. | (nei Revere was notel for bie gallentry aod daring mod a papers Orman! . aa bie military ek ili, and his death will be great y aro Mteiligout oacors einong _ ry Sa on regreted, not only DF his fies and relatives, bat slo | 8 initio on thie mde the rever whet the rebel com. | D¥ evry Member of his iate mimand. fn noconditie tolght va, an tt a hebs world have se in no} f we on thodr ruin A signal cflicer informe we that from a) cht | THE CASUALTIES AT GETTYSBURO. thie morning he saw the enemy's wagons moving in val two nights were at THE EXCELSIOR BRIGADE. SROOND DIVISION, THIRD ARMY CON", COLONEL Wit. te residence of Jon G. Mill For the privilege Of erp | porch » oe for | K. BREWSTER COMMANDING. tbeumh ae iy as cely tanrty qolers foc Ca Wn. R. Brewster had two borses shot ander bim ayoermen beral) me poe a umn" tom wountry “Tolghs woeleas Willemepore. Teannot | Cant J.P. Finklemier, Asst. Adit. Gen. slightly weunded. Capt Geo. La Fort, Act Art inep Geo, Mabily eras d (vee nee FRR Ady. Wd. Mim, Jeg. sertrunty 5 A ©, hip, slightly. , Oo. B, severely. MR. THOMAS M. COOK'S DESPATCH. Hixapquanreas, Anay oF Tun orn} July 1467. M. Thetast vestige of the revel army oromsed the Potomac at Willtameport at about ton o'clock this morning,“and destroyed thete bridge behind them under » heavy arti Jory fire, which our porsuing foros wore pouring tn apoo them. The withdrawal of Leo's army hae been aminenuy wecomefal. The scheme was determined npon yeetarisy. a midday, beannewof the reported reintarceman Mf the @ large body of militia from Pemnayive- - Huge, Fe} fie Besta ayeit transportation wratne, with their sick and winded to the | mouth side of the river, Nothing, therefore, remained! wo | be dome but to withetraw the troop. Tt wax istarminat to CoMIMENC® Ue movement at five clock Mat which hour afl thelr reserves took ap a line of march lo WH Lammport, leaving their front enbraken until afer dark. Lee and Jeb. Stuart bad an interview at two lM, atthe | former's headquarters, & abort distance want of Magers town, the purport of whet has ot tranepred bat le mop prmed Urhave been in relation te future raids or operations const of the Titus Nidge 10 cover Lee's movement beck per contage of los to be forty-three A Vessel May Approach « Blockaded Port from Hageretow WAS DO room any shore eine rai at the gail, ono rated—bow fe tam deivente you are le cure envelope (ren of hatym Ae Howard Asmorialion, Pi lade: iain Hoe peed sir arn A r number, addre hb. Amextra copy will be ment to every club of ten. Twenty er one year, #45, and any | An extracopy wit elute rales mule Lae Wenner Haat the cheapest publica’Om tm the country ANVRRTIEMENTS to a Limited suther 0 brigade going imto the ght one thou ight hundred and fity officers and men, sbowing HIGHLY IMPORTANT DECISION IN PRIZE CASE. ity oomte to Ascertat State of the Blockade if She Does So Good Faith, UNITED STATES CHteury COURT, Bolore Judge Nelson, Juny 17.—The Bark Express and Her Cargo vs. The United States. —This veasel and cargo were captured on tho morving of the 28.h of November, L861, by the sloop. of-war Vingonnes, at the mouth of tho Sississippi, off the Southeast Pass, some throe miles from the Balive. The vessel was under a charter party, entered nto by the oc Marray, Eddy & ky and Min 1) State Letiorios Keerocny, Bata © —July 17, 16. 1, i $1, 75, 30, 22, 40 Kestocwy, Chass MtoJ 0, 44, 40, 95 43 are en gn. hy nddronsing MUMMAY, Kil Covingwn, Ry, or Ht Louis, Mo. Oficial Drawings of the Shotby © ery ot Kentucky muster at Rito Jat eptember 6, L861, to ship a cargo Excus Cnass 443—Jaly 17, 1463 cotlee to ow ( sor Mott 61, 71, 64, G2, 36, 32, 44, 49, 30, 44, 76, 6, 6. nicterers, aod if the vesne Crass ae tiiy 17 Lae by @ block@ding aquadrou, to proc ed either to New York, | 10, 63. 78, 51, 41, . 24, 76, 62, Paitimore or Pp eipbta, which sec ud piace is hkewise to be bamed by the charterers prev tous ws the departure 0: the voose! from Kio Janeiro.” Lf warned off Now Or loans or Mobile, the master to deliver at the port of de charge the order from ty + warning bim off, &o, Ou the 14th of September, 1891, Uhe rauster was instructed by the charterers Wo pryceed to New Urieaus with his cur $5 bags of coflve), aud should the port be open uy Clroulars sont by addr JOUN A, MORRIS Wilmington, Dr Royal Havana Lottery.—30 P sai ‘ , no Dil OF = Iading endorsed would adv) Prizes Cashed in Al ey alin Lottertes im to whom to deliver the cargo, should the Information given. JOSEPH RATES, broker, 1 Wall kudod, be would be warned atrert, New York. Koom Not 1 direct 10 Sew Y. the vesel belouged ubjects, residing In full, Fagiaad, and had sa Bight Perfect Cartes v ow that port tn May, 1861, with a cargo of eal an gitt edve aod porition, for $1, at RUSSELL, building for Kio Janeiro, at Ot Canal street. Nt barging be cargo the Vente! was pul up for freight by the master, whieh ied to ‘ artes de Visite for $1, of U S huiah at TAIT S, corner of Cortandt an@ ary the charter above reterred to. » ou by Jonge to the charterers, Wiliam Moore & Oo, Uritieh aod Benzilian subjects, The only question im the case i, whether or not the vorrel aud cargo are subject to con dermnetion for attempting (0 break the blockade of the porto Orleans U)0n a perusal of the testimony in preparation and documentary proo, we are sutistied that there was po amen tnt mn the partot the master or owner of the cargo, that, on the contrary, tioir purpose Was lO ogcertain atibe movih of the Mssieippt river oy personal juquiry wh th net the port was actualy dleekaied. This we think was the bona fide inteation There bias ) bo disguise of the yur ae it Is avowed in thecbarter party and written tions of the owuers of the cargo, and pentediy by tho master binesif And the « question is, whether the i er ft a dine werd be Irom Fenee ™ Every should examine the ¢ al One Want 20 Cana! street, vant or Bo of Safea— ce wee ratnlen Defiance Fire and Bargiar Alwo, Sideboard wud Parlor Bates, for aly of College place RLM Murray street, -urne of (he parties jose, hts # yw Dr birty oor sega, Grover & Maker's FIRST PTEMIUM SEWING MACHINES, making parties had 1% Vromdway, New York blockade of the southern ports ind ater that w vesnel railing tor a port in a state : *, enticed lo « warning 01 one of the blockading vescein & botore « forfeiture would be enforced, and thit, acting upon this coustruction and conge jneut direerions to be found tn the charter party, and fustructions of Lue char torers, the master persevercd tn the pa making the inquiry, although at the same (me be bad good reason for the belief that the port was iu a state of a bbekade, ‘This interpretation of the overruled by @ majority of the Supra the iJiawatha, and must be req affording no justification to either vessel or cargo. But, . . although the terms of the proclamation juries bo junt) fication for tho act, yet we think they are entitled to con Rideration when toquiring lato the infest with which the mantor Is Railing for the blockaded port, me the Lorme may Puint—Kire ond Water he Beautifal Complerto of Youth or Liquid Peart, for pre HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA BALM raordinal tft and a have houestly mixiod bin, aud tho fact of finding the you | "U'ME fcr and Ce eee set at w place vnder other errouinstances suspicious | beauty, imparting the marble purity of youth and the die way, In view of these torme, be cusistort with on w nocence. There was no vf not Ungue appearan’ ade of the port of Now Orieans given by to the British or Brariitan government dence tn this case when 0 od must tan f the block s inviting In the elty belle of fashiom, It removes tan. freckles, pimp freab, (reeeparent and emocth. Patronired oy what every lady show and roughness from the 0 the win There won ny doubt a pov daueiro at the Un plne# tbat the mer and w 1) notoriety prevaied ath of the xailing OF the Vessel (rom that pie kde Of the veenol was advised in the © act exnes and opera singers have nree of oi cee Bed everywhere mee the voyage vy @ vende! hailed that be would be atpped | A ROTICK TO. Pity’ at Bultze, Thore ae uudoubtediy essen which Wold, ue a | SY. The sutworber twee the attention of the goveral rule, that even in the cane of a biokade de iacty, | maaney hed vietom the inquiry inust pot he m the blockaded port if : revonably practicable by tuquiry at * “rte ls rule, ’ ircame thy cane think tb ‘ od thes w reve me! tates, ta fale trl Fok ap the Dietriet Attorney and wr kwarte. for the eaptor T be eoamnte and dent ma Mr, Upton: fur tbe cargo, Menara. Laroe jue & Harlow aud | « Nathous, ih Shik the whee W. 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