The New York Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. ee WHOLE NO. 9803. IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. The Rebel Cause Despaired of in the State. An Important Rebel Visits General Foster from Dixie. HIS MISSION AND ITS OBJECT. The Existence of Secret Union Socie- ties im North Carolina Acknow- ledged by Rebel Papers. BOLDNESS OF THE REBEL GUERILLAS, al ; They Surprise and Capture Union Pickets Within Three Miles of Newbern. Destruction of a Steam Blockade Runner Of Wilmington, , Ren Ken pace adn ‘The United States transport Finelie, Oaptatn Ashcroft, from Newbern, N.0., 16th inst., arrivod at this port yesterday morning. She brings several cxbin passengers, the United States mails and twenty discharged sol from General koster’s army. There was nothing ni Nowbern. ae Our Newhern Correspondence. Newneny, N, C., Jaly 13, 1963. UNION PICKETS CAPTURED WITHIN TIRE MILES OF KEWHERN. ‘The rebels in this vicinity are growing bolder and belder ‘every day, notwithstanding the suecessful raide continu- ally betng made into their country. Last Sunday morn: fmg about nino o'clock 8 guerilla party of about fity Surprised the outer picket guard of the Nimety-svoond New York, Colonel Hiram Anderson, garrisoning Fort Anderson, and captured them. The capture coourred about three miles from the city, across the rivor. The picket party conststed of a sergeant, a corpora! and three men, who fired thelr muskets at the rebols, but it 1s be- Wse¥ed dia'not suococd In tnflleting’ any injury. ‘The qae- Filla party was portion @f Colonel Hill's Band of some 0, who make their headquarters at Big Swift creek, ‘whoace they sully forth from timo to time to plunder and @ommit other deprodations. The firing of the pickets had goarcely been heard at the fort when the heavy guns of ‘thé latter were put to work and sevorat shelis discharged fm tho direction of the firing. This had the effect of Qcattering the guerillas, who, unfortunately, suocceded in getting off with thelr captives, Fort Anderson, it will be remembered, was aesailed last March by @ force of six Uiousand, unilér the rebel Geveral Pettigrew, but shey ‘withdrew on the appearance of General Foster and a strong foree of Union troops and batteries after the ex- ohange of a (ew shots. The rebel force now in ths vicinity aro said to belong to no particular organization, but are ecting as an independent bacd, like that of Major Whit- ford’s, who, with his five hundred men, lately occupied the same locality, GAPIAIN FLUBALR BHSLIS WILLIAMBTON AND COLONEL LETMAN ‘BURNS A BKIDCH. - ‘The rebels having exhibited some symptoms of a desire to advance in the direction of Plymouth—as you have re- cently beon notified—Captain Flusser, with the guov ats ‘Wiltehead, Vaifoy City, Soathfteid and Commodore Perry, on Monday last up the Roanoke river to Wil. melon, aad threw @ number of shells juto town, destroy- ing the finest house in it, and into those places where she robels ‘most do congregate,’ causing them to acatter Jo greut confusion, A bridge was destroyed by Colonel Lehman, of the One Hundied and First Pennsylvania, in mmand of the lind forces. Colonel Lehman had pre- ously met and dispersed a body of rebels. AGAIN ON THE WING. General Heckman is again after the rebels, baying this Morning struck out in a pew Byot with bis dwsbing bri 2. Wwe sh Ii Lear a good account from bim in a few doubt, The Twenty third Massachusetts, fn iveckwam's brigade, goes out on this expedition in mand ef Captamn’ Brewster, senior ye present, jetenant Colonel Chambers’ wound not having suf- entiy healed to jnstiiy him {p resuming active service. ‘no shoulder is very badly conmtused, and the wound this Morning showed signs of snppuration, I ihe piece of eho! that struck the shonider baa falton only a few inches @uothor way and struck him upon the head there would Undoubtedly have beco ap end of Lievtenant Colonel Chwbers. RELISTED, Dr. BE. H. Snelling, for a long time medical director of the department, has boon relieved, aud awaits the arrival Of bis successor, Newoxny, N. C., July 18—5 P.M. <2N IMPORTANT ARRIVAL—A SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT, TC. ‘Thore was some little exeitement jn certain circles here @o day io conseyuence of the sudden and unexpecwd arrival from Secoasia of a personage woil known to cid gesidouts. Mr, Edwin R, Stanly—vot the ex-military | Governor, but an old secessionist—came tn this afler- noon, aud, after visiting # noted Union man, evied upon General Foster, and & long con-ultation eniued. By hose who know Stanly, and are ewure vi tie (ct that be wns or bas owned considerable pro erty in Newbern, & fs surmiced that his vieit has wore or loss (0 do with the Petovtion or recovery of the same, The fall of Vicks- Durg and the defest of Lee may not be without the moat @dlutary influences npon the leading secession property ‘holders in North Carolina; and this movement of one @moog the mest promtacnt of the ciass in this rection of ‘the State is not without Ite rignificanos, If the so-called *@outhern cunfederacy"’ ts found to be tottering and its fate written upon the Btanly ts not the only so- e@xesionist who may be te come back and save their’ property by taking “a timely dose of the oath of Biicgiance. If Union victories comimue they will come "Sine sght wes were me sight bundred refugees are a coridin potest « favorable 0 within our lines, ‘Two deserters rom Beauregard's from Cvarteston to’ 'rgionia came ia to-day, having upped Out of the ranks on the march. Tt ts reported that io Ottinger, commander of the \Tevenve tesseis in the departinent, bas been relieved, Mawnean, N.C., July 15, 1663. Reporte thet the Nort Carolina rebes are making -@rorturest of peace, under a new scheme of reconstruct 100 0f the Uvioo, are atiileurrent; but they emanate aot from Offcia! fountaing, There és, in fact, no trush in them, al- though there iene knowing bow soon the veces: ities of Abe vuthe.a Confederacy Mey require it to submit to the diawtegcation of & part of itm constellation of States, ‘Thea i@ no harsnony existing between the JeT lar is Geversmeut and that of Vance, the Govervor of North Carciinn, The Davis papers im the State ero wretchediy weak, puerliaand poverty stricken ; Wey are as contempt ‘Div iu be conception an thoy are weak im tbe executi.u of Qn eulasged idea. Ue the contrary, the Vanes papers, such @e thetediied Ly Holden, In Rueizh, for ineance, are feasioas, cofant, intelligent and grogressive, They ap- (@eer in feed condition, too, They book as if mem of sub- ance 6 stained them. while the otmers seem t) a+ sup (ported only by the pup ‘vrnished them by a rotem and fempe and # feateinkiex remanat af © faction of on Ppbaneral and expiring gow rument. Ve eavivel (rom Pabeid mm of Ned R. Slanly, who sana suppeeed wo be oD em Ke poe, me lo the starting efeet it at fret produced. Nad © anid 8 Om © meieAiON nol w much ef pesce~fur Anythiog ike ubat, tonlers dirtaext oo their owm\ yerms,”* fou epee Nowthern sou," wonid eatitle tho prop aw tom Gogo hemp en his reten te Buen. tee BDUCL a A HHI OL Race ns inte on Oo OF youn fo whit 20 hee 8 pe Vetere, Wen Wosbingh® Promulpaten A PrOCAMN lon Of poaor on onrtute termd, fone of which have already boon, foresiulowed ia the Mepary's despatebos from the seat uf coveroment, * ® [ Unet thousands Rel mprrale st thvmends of Pcrery helirs wit Ahemartoon of ite pre Tavela mah pape es refer i demwntiog terme in the ~ & bel cnet, ARiNe LO Fe of Wesent H Site cot a4 Gepdiiier of 2 tho eas ee 1A, THe OOD Boy Og | the withdrawal | | THE ADVANCE ON C Importance The Capture of Morris Island--Its has loft Vicksburg, found Johnston and fought and de- foated btm with great loss. The news of Gilimore’s successful attack npon the ap- proaches to Charleston was received yesterday by Gene ral Foster, A bulletin from the government telegraph office anounced the fact to our citizens, and Lbe joy cre- Bied was general. The Erith blockade ronoing steamer Kate was run ashore and destroyed at Wilmington a few daya since by the gunboats Iroquois and State of Georgia. After sho was driven ashore the robela brought down Leyng Boon! were playing away vir mon Who were sent to destroy the Kate when the nboat Victoria, Captain McDiarmid, appeared, silenced —~+der pe cagea completed the destruction of the rebel veasel Adjotant George D. Willinms,of the Third New York cavairy, bad bis left leg broken just above the ankle jut yesterday by his horse slipping on « plank crossing. joutenant Nourse, ¥, ispow acting as Jutant of the ‘.TL ‘The wife of Major General Foster leaves Newbern this ‘evening in the steamer Emilie, in Ashcroft, for the North. She ee in infirm ith for some time i ry t General J is regular New York steamer Ellen &. Terry, Captain Chapin, will not return t New ork on"ber usual time ‘this trip. She bas been detained for goveromeutal pur- pees. Lieutenant Colonel! Chambers, of the Twenty third Masaxchusotts, wounded in the fight at Quaker bridge on the 6th inst., will probably co North until his wound ia healed, which will take a month yet Colonel Elwell, of the same it, arrived yewter ‘ay, as did-aiso Captain Beiger, w G@ypeerance here is worth the presence of & regiment of voterans, REBEL ACCOUNTS. Rottcnnese of the Contedera: [From the Baleigh State Journal, June 30} A GLCRIT POLITICAL ABBOCIATION AMONGAT US. On the ove of the late cleetion in Virgiuia the Richmond Bcamner awoke (be people of that Slate to what it be- Neved & be » fact-—vwir ‘here was AMongnt them a fecrot, Qath bound political organtration. The diaclosure donb lea ed to the defeat of Flournoy and Uke trvanph of General Smith, botwithatending the trigk attempted iu of Mr. Goggin; but the matter attracted little oF no attention oateide of \.eginia. Finee that time 8 matter has transpired which joeds us te the couvic tion that the Beaminer was correet. A seoret organize- tioa doos exist, and its objeut js much more damnable than the Brammer supporet, Of tbat hereafter. Another evidence oF fend sooet political mowe te far. Binhed by the letter of our Goldsboro correspondent, We caution the patriotic peuple of the ~tate to be om the alert Not place and power merely ure jovoived im this move- t, embraces the liberty and (he property, and even the ves of the honest pairiota of the coufederacy. velopments may shortly be made which will starve moet ayathetic. te the Rebe! Dash into Hickman, Ky. Carmo, Joly 17, 1808 ‘Sixty rabo! cavelry made a dash into Hiekman on Wed- honday aight and robbed all he storas. They stayed wbtll after daylight yesterday, dering which time « steamer ianded, vut was not malgted. Our forces now occupy the town. The Meceachusetts Colered Troeps. Bamrow, July 16,2 Foor bevwtiful flags, the gift of Ube wamen of (hic, were tnday preaemiad to the Fifty fifth Masssehenetie (colored) reciect by Governor Andrew, who made an eloquent ww Gy a MS F , ra is atu praceul SF af WAGNEB SAND BATTERY Spee ee addrems on the occasion. @vionel Hallowell appropriately — caphedon benalf of the regiment ‘Uentenant Kingston shot private Benjamin Hayes | (cmered) at the eacnp at Readvilie today, 1 is enppowed fatally, for alleged tosuboréination. The affair wilt be in- vostip@ed by the onmmandant of the pon. -ncomnetmetaiggen Death of Major Maseert. Mawrne, Joly 16, 1903, Mauor Mase. "$ Arrived from Vicksburg Inst vo og, | and diet ab the 2Cers Lewtal, Of @ywoutery, 04 gine Bes ote tang rah | oreo ' | lesvy tomes. ‘The tovsen oh both aides are said wo be | NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1863. FOUR CEN’ ' PRICE fie’) Lu THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Obstinate Fight Between the Cavalry Forces of Generals Gregg and Stuart. HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES Lee’s Army Supposed to be Between Martins- burg aud Winchester, ee. Wasurmoron, Joly 18, 1868. A letter from the headquarters of the Army of the Po- tomac says (hat a fow shots were heard om Friday after. noon In the direction of Vestal’s or Gregory's Gap, result. | tog, It ts believed, from small parties rcounoitering those places and being dispersed by eur mvalry and light bat terion. e., ao, troops attached to General Meate's headquarters are re- ceiving pay op to the Ist of Jaly, No deGnite jaformation can be obiatied of the move ments of General Las. About secen hondred prisopers arrived at headquarters on Thursday night, More bave boon forwarded by other | routes. . A bop commatesioned offlcw who arrived in Washington Ww day mays thet on Thursday General Gregg crowsod at Falling Waters and was cut of at \) phordstown for six bovrs from com tmanteatiou | | { | | } Several paymasters have arrived, au’ the ofeers and | { | ] General Gregg, however, finally relieved himseW, ao cord 0g W the sume sathority, by 4 gattact ctargs upon the rebets, cayteriog @ large number of prisoners, three stand of colors and four pleess of artMery. Fieengramrane, Anew? ov THe Potomac, July 18, 1869. } ‘The (acts im regard @ the cavairy fight are simply there —General Gregg was ordered to move from # potot above Williaeeaport and make a sweeping raid npon the enemy's rear. Between Shepherdstown aod Martine borg he came in contact with the eniire body of Stuart's exvai TY, pumhermg npwarde of ten ‘hovssed. A novera engagement enmred, lasting several hours, the particulars of which have bot yet beoa receired | bere = [t in ouly known that ovr cavalry obsinately aod beroloaily bed their growid, although meeting with large. The mals body of Lee's army is eupponed to be bet even Martineburg and Winchester, A private, belonging to the mew Civision of the Third corre, egailed a young woman day bales ycaterdoy ant brutelly violated ber person, Tle tas wren euumar yor Jord to be liung, and the exeeutins a to twke piace to. jay. The woman wae Mite Carol, tweety or twenty | two yours Of Bg*, & granddangluer of (Lo famous “hire Carroll, of Carretaon. | Kain has fallen incemonn'"y Love for the last twenty | foar bore, Dat thin mer aing the wry ty phat y, prom sic g Preedily be reel re the & enw Dame ' fais 1h. 1908. | 1 Jy nome rye arn ig shia srewg pkey ey | wlor' HARLESTON. in a Strategical Point of View. couraging, and jt Is to be hoped is true, It ts the only \tern of discuaston among politicians; yet the majority do not think the report worth crediting. Nothing has been received at these headquarters from the Army of the Potomac to-day. Troops are still being posbod forward to General Meade’s army, and everything indicates a speedy (orward movement in rome quarter. T conversed with Gov. Ourtin a ‘ew minutes this after noon. He apoke In glowing torma of the militia troops, and remarked that be bad never #een « body of men that poem fully determined to carry out and vindicate the oak gauss in which they are engaged the militia, Too much praise cannot be given them, and all that i# re ko them the mvat effective troops in the eld hich ts being taaght them by their e«mlful ed & quired wn i dineip! commanders Gov Curtin expects te be in Philadelphia on Monday evening Our Sulppensbera T Smarremsono, Pa, July 16, 1868. The fring beard yesterday morniag about en o'cick at Hagerstown, i9 supposed 0 be au attack by Buford’s ca valry and two batteries, which passed through the Clear Spriog country With the intention of crowing the river at {bis point * Maxriaxn, July 16, 1868 The enemy's loss in Killed and wounded im (he pote with Bufora’s division and portion of x vk's cavalry, oder Falling Waters, om Joly 14, can be oatimated fm ronad numbers at two ordre’. The enemy's position war one of gree strength, am ft was all through their eatire front, wnt bad cor army advanced to attack them would baye ro fores mmense foes from the superior atvantage In the ton, A flank move on their right resting pear Falling Waters, #oome to"bave been the o approved plan, and (hit WRe GonAidered the vulverable point | v ) sod 19th Meade began qoutracting Vir Nese ro | On much se a4 08 the 13th to have reduced the (ine of hus eure army 0 three and = half miler font 7 barge Of permitting the enemy's eroape cannot be imputed 0 Ue @ewalry, who, w use General Mewles | wordsor such 8@ are reperted—'‘have Goor «il Ube | work ¢ince the battle of Geatyebarg, and wore sways to | the *dvanee.* Tore 8 generally prevailing opinio. that no once tor «il take place between the two armios until the re bela reach thelr Od ground o0 the line of the Hapyabes nock much to the evident disappointment ihe tr « who eolertained the Rope tha: th the advantages ©) | moh ip 99F (A¥OR, the rebellion would receive ite Onno og strokes Whaevor may be said of the corm commanders wots word & reproneh Gam be jussly atiered agrinet the ini« roreieers of the men, whe have ali slong obeyed ae hy Sod OxbbHied am eagerness for meeting Ub my periectly Aatominbing, + mo Ce be Whe TetAined Within the enemy 't Kee. on ing (he time Che male body wan croming, rater the the rebels were Im 8 feate Of great trepitation and oon’ ear taun endeavoring to be the Gret to cram. liv 4s they (cared an attest of our force: and hisews anc " oF Ll Sree a tke opinion Wert but we atin Ket “ ott the army would waste eoomed, owing +. | tonne’ eoud in, Gen. Cadwallader Command at Pit detp' Paraverris, Joly 18, 1808, ov | Conrge Cadwallader tae amines command of ree City Gnd viewity. Rrigadior oO, Wiles lo sppeiaies aie a tins, a MANDRELLS/ POINT! MOUNT PLEASANT, SCALE OF MILES ori SON. BoA? v ANOTHER VICTORY REPORTED. Capture of Little Rock, the Capital of Arkansas, A Large Number of Prisoners Taken, &., ae. ae. Panaverrms, July 18, 1868, ‘The Cincinnati Gasete of the 16th, received here by mall, says that parties from Helena, Arkansas, represeot that Genera) Blunt had captured Littie Rock with & laggo FORTRESS MONROB. General Fitahugh Lee and Capiaia Win- to be Execated if Captaine Sawyer Fommnase Momnon, Joly 17, 1869. Yesterday afternoon the rebel Geoeral Fitebugh Lew 24 Captain Wieder were removed from the Motel Vospital to Fortress Monroe and placed ins casemate + ground, an’ potion wae pent to the rebel govern ment that If they exeeuted Captains Sawyer and Pynn, whom they now have \n clme o eet ABA oder nevtence of 4 ma, bat vel Ley and Captain W The exnewted In retaliation, ApunEAs UF OR». ) Tk MVENTR ARMY COUPE Heroqgesnrom, (mr cerenet on Views.) Poaranm Momo, July 1. bxen. ) In parewance of loairurtions from the War Lerartenent the inder-igned, preparatory to anruming eammand of | the Rartore Department, relingsinhes command of the Department of Virgioi Wo Major Gemaral J. 6, Your, Lol d State Volunteers (nti! the arrival of Major General Power #1 (haem haat quarter® Rrigadion General George W. Geuy, Uruet Bates Volanteers, will perform (he duties of department oorunander JOUN A. OX, Major Geers Commanding Arr Major General Porter and sed arrived at Forirese Momroe (bis forenom . Newe from emp tie. carrurs oF «BDe THALWS O27 ARTILLENT rei, Teme yu ‘om inten hes © the srillery wet took of te ermpmand of Biter ow man mitered we orey direction, amd meat of (bem seremeded tm crowing Ue Te cemes river aad joining Reddy Nowa rus pmtranied to a(t Trenton. No ommaterable botiee of armed mes are vow rorih ff the Koo bot anal bunts of goerilinewre Uniek and irowb'e. we ‘The of )lor of the Memptin Argus, while ont oo Lavine Ot Urice Depet, wae poeeripted by the reve! Mherdenm He arked Ge dapat prepwre baw 6! Me Mwy ented, wna at the beg Borman be wr ¢ ©! Goede ead TUE ADVANCE ON CHARLESTON Capture of the Greater Portion of Morris Island. Over 800 Rebels Killed, Wound- ed or Captured. | A DOZEN BATTERIES TAKEN. COMPLETE SURPRISE OF THE ENEMY. Terrife Bombardment from Folly Island. A Brave and Successful Storming Foree Under General Strong. Two Strong Forts Still Held by the Rebels. THEIR CAPTURECERTAIN A Union Storming Party Badly Cut Up. Gallant Conduct of the Se- venth Connecticut. Our Casualties and Rebel Prison- ers Taken. The Various Engagements and Operations, THD PLAN OF ATTACK. Genera) Strong in Command on Morris Island. CO-OPERATION BY THE NAVY | Wxpedition by Higginson’s BMogro Regiment. FAILURE TO BURN A BRIDGE. Three Killed and Several Wounded, ae, he ae, | ‘The United States traneport Fulton, Cart. bidredgs, | from Port Hoyal, 8. C,,16th last, arcived at sais yp rt you | terday morning. Our Special Coricepontence with the Land Forces. | Monnet Imony, & C., July 14, 1668, ve The Fulton will feave Hilton Wednesday, and I eball for aecount of all our operavions in this vieiwity up to tthe night, Wo bave achieved a plorione vicw Jortaut thea ts todicated by the m | taken, the territory ob ot po | thes on elitr Ride, Th bet ibe principal 4 | movement wore wo Neat for Now York ow to be sent by her, @ full on of OF tbe canna. bat the Dagie sities of tue wo the end nat hae been br entally ae latina | by ene of » that hema dom could devise, Gem wre hae show vet w be the man for “tt * in the 4 ment, where @ long season oF j sham | Detratous and & | Pletely emasculated ordinary (rope acd remtered therm | URGt (or war snd Incapaine of #iceenr, Im slmoat every ' e 4 ie winge (he eorly nue ope have been either repulsed or led back | javt au they were confident ef ruc, Hut they were | nade of good stall, aut ouly worded a general capable of arcu, Lolr latent quslitien, exolting enthusasw , t- | aptring covfidenes, an! plann og campaigns which ahowld j Bot be (aluren of so long perfecting (hat youre men | would grow gray beaded im the process, Gen. Ollimore bad wil (newer ten Many of the troope , hha toon bin erptare Kort Pulmek), amd bed (eiuh im ve | competency for each operations ae the department af | for ted an opportunity of malting. They began to improve | from the Cmeot tin arrival, From Hethenness and apathy | they change? (@ emtharianm, Tuey were pormitues to fonve fT waiting on the negroes and Wo become soldiers | egal, ay (hey bad entiated tbe. From tying ty camp nnd Cqhting Meee they went to preparing for s fight with the enemy oom Omrw ate. | | Thee Geners! Gilmore brought with bim other gene | rele oho tot tubing to belting levers, and, et bans time ampiretions would a Oph Hine major general rather thas © oNement, Brigetier Geae “jt @keetet wh trope oo Womyt for peril, who exn ead suring partion of tmoke «charge, Brigatier General nor, writ in diseiplae, wee sod cautions te eounell, ond breve oben wine and pre on ie val Terry, combining « variety of es ON Com en Oh Carving A tia rent, jeden end ot trigntor General Mevenmn, ono of the + the ny Male has furmiohet, and the pride of war goversi Fal Ehrewg, young, apdewt, deen military J experien clear | bent 0 like Drignde—a il (hese eaber ume inte the department ¥1th General Gilenore, of by Lie cumming were relieved of te restrooms @heh hed dashed them from ecovm viable Ching betore, These were all qeoersie tn whem (he tWoope bed conden, and ooh man wes pieced We Ube right poncion, Driguiler Gone ral Vogiee wes pieced where the serves of « man whe bed been « preteen ot Weed Jolt and bad & remarkably exteurive inowledge of mitiary eelewe hed ee Cimore asaumet cot in red lope style, Del cir ee Oo pereceal ettention whecover i wae imperiant, Reig Gen, Manton wee lett te Comtmacd Of the peat ot Peas'ort, the Dest place foe bio ee cee Cotes perme Tie, Coe. Gltheore arrived here we het oy stow e Joly ined wd (we Drigaten ot Noruh Kéigus, t stvn of thane placet war intended ao 0 felis, eemy ek CRMEntty bet arr em minied by 48 or NetntY Om the defensive. Ratenstre bottt at Che woathwesteriy exwremny, ting Ptorne toes, to © bet perpees bat he TS i Ld ie Wee POTENT wan feared Two mien +h the White Howe, Gee Vepden bad surrounded hestyeuriert Wh « Coreen Of betterme, reg! Hide pits God gunboats Three mune ferther a, Camp Howell, were © few treape, Cp & thin print ” nent Oy Wootet, WA for tee mie shove wee ® a 4h + or oo he | ae the tree Le evpte, = et hk) Sorte reeeng rs OF Re Oe