The New York Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. . 9805. IMPORTANT FROM MISSISSIPPI Operations of om, Sherman's Expeditionary Forces, of Grant's Army, to July 1 TERRIFIC FIGHTING NEAR JACKSON | The City Shelled and Par- tially Destroyed. JOB JOHNSTON'S ADDRESS TO HIS TROOPS, ae., &e., de. : {Correspondence of the Mobile Advertiser. j Jacuson, July, 10, 2868. Geoeral Johnston this morning issued to the treops the Qollowing battle order, which was read along the line ‘amid deafening shouts from the soldiere:— Buapquaarins, on tux Fray, July 9, 1868. Prn.ow Soipmas—An insolent foe, flushed with the hope by bis recent success at Vicksburg, confronts you, Ubreatening the people, whose bomes and liberty you are Reve to protect with plunder and conquest. Their guns may even now be heard as they advance. ‘The enemy it isat ence the duty and the mission of you rave men to chastise and expel from the soil of Missie- ippi. The commanding general confidently relies on you to sustain his pledge, whieb hejmakes in sdvaneo, and he will be with you in the goo@ work even unto the end. ‘The vice @ “straggling” he begs you to shun, and to frown on. I needs be, it will be checked by even the moet summery remedies. ‘The telegraph has already announced a glorious victory over the foe, wom by your noble comrades of th: Virginia eray on federal wil; may he not, with redoubled hopes, count on you while defending your Sresides and house- fhoid goods to emulatethe proud example of your brothers fa tho Kast? ‘The country expects in this the great crisis of its des- tiny that every man will do bis duty. General Johnston orders all pillagers to be shot. The guard will shoot them whereyer found. {From the Montgomery Advertiser.) Jackson, July 12, 1963. ‘The conduct of Cobb's Kentucky battery and the Wasb- Imgton artillery te spoken of highly by the Commanding General in the affair thie morning, also Stovall’s Florida ‘the damners captured are those of the Twenty-ctyhth, Dooty-firet and_Fifty-third Minois regiments. Genera) Brockinridge sent an infirmary corps to bring @@ the enemy’s wounded; their sharpshooters fired on them. Breminridge ordered the corps to the rear. ‘Their. wounded and dead are still lying in frovt of our works. ‘The enemy's loss in the charge of Sunday was fully one thousand. Colonel Harry Maury, of the Thirty-second Alabama, waa severely wounded. A Yankee colonel, two ma jors and a pumber of offeers were captared. . Jacnson, July 18, 1868. ‘Wrated hard lastnight. It is cloudy this morning, and tHere nas been but little firtag on either side, ‘The enemy has six batteries i position gplainiy visible from the State Flouse. Qur troops are Mnuch elated sines the success of yes- derdny. « beg A Nothing of importance hes transpired to-day. The ‘The Vickaburg prisoners will be at Branéon to-morrow. Buppiies have been sent there for them. Cobb’s battery lest nive nen in the action yesterday. {#rom the Augusta Sentinel, July 16.) JACKGON—OUR MEM BURYING THE YANKES ADMIT A L088 OF POUR TO FIVE HUN- LAMB, YWENTY-NINTR GBORGLA, Jacznom, July 14, via Moana, July 15, 1868. @en. Johnston seut a flag of truce to-day to Gen. Grant, ‘eaking permission to bury the Yankee dead in frout of ear works. Grant esked permission to send essistance, fm order to recognize the dead, which was refused. The ‘Sret terme were agreed te, Oar troops have been en- ‘aii the afternosn in burying them. exact number is Dot yet asecrtained; but Yankee @Micere in charge of the fing of truce admit a loss of four or five bendred. Among their billed and wounded are Colonel Earl, Lieutenant Colonel Long, Captain Hall, Forty-first Illinois; Lieutenants Smith and McMaster, Fifty-third lMinois, and Riewtenent Abernathy, Third lows. ° Among oar overs are Major Lamb, Twenty-fourth Georgie, Killed ; Lieutenant C. C. Braden, Nineteenth Louis. tame; T. L. Rest, Fourth Plorida; B. A. James, Cobb's eatocky Battery, wounded, ‘Tho time. specifies passed before the berying wes ‘We change bes taken place in the condition of affairs ince yesterday, . General Pemberton and staff arrived here lest night. dn eficer who came with them says that he ma General ‘Osternaus’ body going to Vicksburg. He was killed yo Banaen bell on the 125k. akirmidb ing still continues. houses were demolished yesterday by the @remy'e abel. (Prem the Richmond Enquirer, July 18.) YROM JACESOR, miss. Jscusom, Jaly 15, 1868. ‘Another day has passed withoutfany new dev: lopment. Pas enemy has tren firing ineewanily, amd has bee shaliieag Me oity all the evening. Another division of Burnside’s Qommand reached Grant this evening. Jaennon, Ja v 16, 1963, heavy shelling ail night. One The enemy kept. ep 8 ‘We buried one bandred ang fifty-three of the enemy peaterday. ‘The Vicksbarg prissnere have arrived at Prandoo. ‘There is etill no prospeet of a general engagement, but Deavy infantry and artillery ckirmishing continves. Jacunon, Jaly 16, 1868. ‘Fee coemy made a heavy demonstration oa cer right emntze thie afternoon; but Walker's and Loring’s 4i- reinforcements for Grant continue to arrive, ‘who are pressed on our right for tbe purpose of cromsing river above and fanking ws, The enemy are plant- lege gues on thefr redoubdis. it m& supposed that the remainder of Jackson wil! be burned. 23 The NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1863. Location of the ee who, on the memorable 10th of May, took captive the Doastful Mfuute Men of Bt. Louis. On the 17th of July, 1961, he took part, under General ‘Lyon, in the battle of Booneville; on the 24 of August he fought at Dug Springs, in Southwestern Missouri, and on the 10th of the same month he was engaged in the batue having acted as such from the begianing of 1862—witn rank and commission from June 9, 1862; and when Gen. McClernand’s expedition was fitted owt, his brigade, ‘which bad been stationed in she vicinity of Helena, was added to the force. Duriag the famous fighs before and eaptare of Fort Hindman, in Arkansas, Jan: 10 and 11 $oha General Orierhaus commanndes the Third division of ‘Thirteenth army corps, whic! a! &e., Maurns, Tonn., July 17, 1868. General Horibat's scouts arrived at Corimth today from Decatar and Jacksonville, They report that Bragg ‘waa retreating precipitately into Georgis, followed by ‘Roseeraaa’ foreos. Rosecrans’ advance was reported to be at Rome, Geor- aia, ‘ ‘The seoute report that Bragg was endeavoring to make Janetion with Jobnatow, and that fosertions from hie army were numerous, HAPORTANT MISSION to EUROPE. Appointment of the Hom. Mr. Whiting as a Special Commissioner to the Karopean Courtse—The Suppused Object of his Mis- sion, de. Bortom, July 20, 1863, Hon. William Whiting, Solicitor of the War Department, wit leave Poston on Wednesday's steamer, as the accro dited agent of the United States to the courts of Rarope, and an the commissioned legal adviser of oer Ministers in Ragland and France in reference to matters of great im. portance. A feet of powerful iron steamers are now doing Atted out at Rutt nwood, in Great Brita, supposed to be mended for tbe rebel avy, and has visit, probabty, thas Ghrect refenmmce te ibed feet. Pett i City---Its Railroad Bas ciel all a a ee P) ¢ ed a ’ ‘yaa 3 a DO A es | |) oS THE SEVERE BATTLES AT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. PRICE THREE CENTS Conncctions---Its Strategical Importance. THE ADVANCE OF GEN. ROSECRANS. The Importance of Rome, Georgia, in a Mili- tary Point of View. FOSTER'S NEW DEPARTMENT. Activity of the Commander on His Arrival at Fortress Monree. EXPECTED ATTACK ON FORT DARLING. The State Flag Holsted at Wimington, N. C., Instead of the Rebel Flag, ee, &e., ae. Mr. W. H, Sttmer’s Despateh. Fourams Mownon, Joly 19, 1963. ARRIVAL OF CHNRRAL PORTER—I8 MOVEMENTS. Yesterday about noon Major General Jobn G. Foster, the new commandant of thin department, arrive! here from Newbern in the steamer Jobn Faron, and after « short interview with Brigadier General G. W. Getty, at headquarters, proceeded to Yorktown to inapeet the for tifteations and give such directions to General Wistar, commanding (bat port, as are deemed necessary. If the General returns to-day from Yorktowa he will, im all ike hood, take a servey of Norfolk and surrounding: to morrow. ‘THR YLaNT Om THe JAMES RIVE in progressing well, and on Friday, the Monitors lending, was ot and beyond City Point. Unt of respect for the flag of troce boat New York, hying then at the dock, the Monitors forbore firing into the rebet intrenchments, Whether the verses pureed further up towards Fort Darling to @ptack strong hold we have not learned, Dut a second fo that Jocality is ‘mminent and expeeted to ovmme off every day and it is boped that more success will attend it than the previons attempt to destroy Fort Darling by the enekio shell Galena, althongh she war handled with eo mach fiji] apd courage by the indomitable Caps Jon Rodgers Tae renur ALL J paid & visit to the foe ttle revere ee rR and a oe hvemer Sere sat 5 re, one cot eat a ee @tationed in this department perma LN We—WATERS |f0H oe) The following te & list of the officers of the revenue . Morselle. Third Liewsenante—Thomas W. Lay and —— Sewall. NORFOLK. Dr. DW. Wright, of Lieutenant Map born, ing attoroey, while Hoo. L. H. Chandler, M. C., and Judge Lemuel Bowden, United ‘States fenator, are the ennasel for the accesed. Geers! Ralf — Brigadier General EB. Potter, (hiet of tall. ° Lieut’ it 4 Tout eaaat ara Homina, Acting Adjotant Lev tenant Colonel Derr, Comminsary Jou gant Colonel James H. strong, Arsietant Inapector Gamers May J Anderson, Senior Aid. Mayor |. Stackpole, Jodue Advocate tapccin Loute Piseratdy hia 26 Camp, 0 Captain Gonrned, Aid Jom Lieutenant PA. Lieutenant Jaaper M Dante! Messinger, Chief Engineer 00 Chief of Ordnance. Captain jor, Quarterwaater. The Appointment of Major General Pier lo he Command oS te Department of Virgiwia—H Departere for Fortres Momrea—Redurn of General Heckman from a Sw cessful Reconmesasance-— Me Arsames Command of Oe Department of North Carotima in the Abvence of Oenarat Piater— Iotereating (rom Witmingion, de , be Some (Kile @xeitement wan crested today by the arrival of the wtoamer ©..W. Thomas, dirvet from Furtrem Monroe, bearing Imiperiant deapaichen from Generat tax's Gepertmemt, and jaforming General Feeter of bu appointment to the command of wat department in addition that of North Carcting. fw presence te the Department Of Vieginia belog immediately quired, Genera: Poster, sceompanied by (wo mem + Major Strong ani Captain Pyiagersio— started from Newbern (0 forecoon in the steacer Joba Yaron Captain Smalimam, for Fortrere Mower, whore te will a rive to morrow morning General Poster will probably proceed to Yorktows, Norfolk, Be, review the irooe, nnd pot abowt MntAbiimbing meh reTuinitons im the Newry nent of Virgiots ae my be pecenmery the ie om be ete ome Nerth (arctim shoots were Ate SCS iN sence General . District of Beaufort, will command the consolidation of the two ts were bo demonstration. were of a privace character, and were fully accom| The rebel irou-clad st Wilmington, N.C., i caped. seen tw mad objects some apprehensicas. ee © ae wees ar # vesssle 0. that It We feared may waters, a8 was intended a few days wince. Captain Beler, of the famous “Belgor Hattery "’ whore t countenance has been beam img amoug us for a fow days lately to return to New York and raise an artitlory regiment, THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. Unfounded Keports in Heference to the Kecape of the Tacony Prisoners, &c. Pomtiawp, Me, July 20, 1663. The report published in # mornin, paper here of she attempted escape «4 the Tacony's prisoners is unfounded. The schooner J. G. Curtis returned bere yesterday from Cruise after pirates. Repposed Privatecr Of the New Jersey Cone. ‘The steamship Empire, Captain Hunter, from Wasbiog- too, D.C.,0m Saturday last, the 16th inst, arrived at this port yesterday. ‘Captain Huater maker the following report in reference 10 « supposed rebel privateer :— July 90, at seven A. M., eight miles south of Grest Keg Harbor, was boarded by the captain aod crew, tn « small boat, of the schooner Thos. Winans, Captain Todd, who reported that on the previous eveoing & echomer rigged seamer, with appareatly tw ive thirty men on board, ood him muspreius manner, and, sapporing* her t be = pirate, be abandoned the veuset and waiched their movements. During the bight he saw the supposed pirate sigpailing another voosel or veescis. In the morning the suspicious vessel was lying alongside the Winans, and left ber ebout day Nght. Several other vewale that were io company with bisn had all disappeared, whieh fact be could pot scoount | for. ‘ At the time Captain Todd boarded the Kmpire he wae on his way to his veasel. Hho did not request the Empire to rum oat to her, she then lying about wight miles of shore. The sutyocted schooner was then only about five miles farther cat Before the Fanyire passed out of sight Captato Tedd and crew bad goue on teard & their vensel, and she was put | Ling Wo the nowthwent, ander full mil. Captain Hamter, of the Empire, is under the belief that Ihe captain and crow of (be Winans were (rightenod by @ schooner with & Gabing party oo board, sod that what Orgeantaation of an Kin, © Corpse by the Philedetphia Polytechnic College. Prosomoms, July 20, 1862 Preatient Keamedy, of (he [oly techni Cottage of Penn. vylvanta, hae been author/ned by the Mecretary of War to organinn a corye of cogimeers to aerve lor ihren years or the war, The "sty ischmie Oorpe of Engineers, componed chilly of tadents of the wilings, ww be recraned to fall regiment. It will be offieered by educated, practions engineers, and will Peport for ervion within wixty days This it the firet rerknent of engineers enlled for by the POTErnMmeDt. and (be demand for i at thin tune foretell An active offenrive fall campaign. Sacoting of « Shaker by « Soldier. Bowmen, July 20, } At Concord, MTL, on Raterany, Cabri Dyer, the well crown Retold whaker, wan whet by & wildiee named Loman Wier, and im not expected io Wve. The dite ciated (o meme children whom Wier bad piace! We cure A the Patelt vhokers Naval Imtettigemer. ‘The iron clad Paswaie caine down from tht Navy Yerd 1 river Jerler oy aftarnem ond werbewret om ihe * TRO TENT OT Gavin at Vive Twomey He mele ty DO, 100 & Mile se ered ta it te of hee 8 90 mee AL eto Oe \Eel Benen & bree ae Swansboro, but they | of the expedition has received orders from Gen, Foster CHARLESTON. REBEL ACCOUNTS TO JULY 15. Resistance Street by Street to be Made Before the City Surrenders. The Rebels “Prepared for the Worst.” THEIR DREAD OF GENERAL GILLMORE, ae, ae, ae. {From the Mou(gomery Mail.) Cuantanron, July 10, 1068. Firing on both sides at half-pass «ix o'clock, The pria- cipal fighting has beon with Battery Wagner, Wagner, 0p Morris Island, had four Mouitors cngaged from five till two, when they withdrew, A tugboat supplied them with ammunition, and thoy renewed tho attack at thres— infantry also fighting. Severs! Yankees mate two as seults upon Battery Wagner, but were repuised. Our canuaities are about one hundred and fifty killed, weund- od and missing, snclading three officers killed, to wit — Captaing Haskell and Chevos and Lieutenant Bell, It ‘a supposed thas the attack will be renewed to morrow. {From the Charleston Moreury, July 15.) MORMIS ISLAND. There was little change in the condition of affairs yer terday. Three of the cnomy's wooden gunboats kept up: & slow sbeliing of Battery Wagner all the afternoon, which was slowly replied w by our guae at the battery, and also at Fort Sumter. 1s was reported in the city last evening that the Yeo ees had becm shelied from their position on Black’ Island by a dattery of curs near Secessionvilie; but of this we have no confirmation up to the time of oar going to press. Four new vessels, supposed to be mortar beats, had joined the enemy's feet yesterday. Governor Booham has cailo1 for (bree thousand negro laborers to work on the fortifications CHARLESTON ARSENAL, Wo are much gratified to learn that the employes of this establishmont have organized thomacives into milh tary companies for city defence. Three hundred and thirty three men, from sixteen to sixty, have formed Ove stroog companies, averaging upwarda of sixty each, elect- | ed their oMenrs, and tendered their services to Generad Beauregard whenever he shall think Chey can do more g004 elsewhere than tn their workshops. LavNon. The gunboat Charleston, built by Mr. Fason, was Inunched about five o'clock yeaterday evening, in the presence of a very large assemblage, Including numbers of ladies. ‘Tho boat was gayly decorated with flags, and the lamech went off with great eclat. {From the Charleston Courier, July 1.) CHAMLEBTON MAY DE CAPTUKED. | Wore among those who chorish the confident hope that the enemy will be mlsorably uypsuecersful in exe outing the'plans he ia at present working #0 yigorowly and teaolutely to carry out, We expect him to le punishes severely if he persists im the underiaking, Dut we may be divcappoinied. Our hope may prove a delusion, The remult the thnid and despondent predict may transpire. ‘The capture of our city may, perchance, delight his base and = corrapt heart, In case that frightful calamity fall upon us, they wh» remain. bere must suffer grievous evils, The woes they will have poured out wpon them will be far heavier than these wo der which the citizeus of New Orieaos and Nasuvilie apa, Memphis have groaned. For the vile foe hairs the people | Of this State with a tenfold more Wler hatred (him he «mter laine for the inhabitants of any other sectum, and he will | od prare tat when Re comes as conqueror, | Om the supporision Of the foe's syocers 14 in our duty to- | avoid ineurring bis flendih malignity, All who can be | Of no mervion Ip the work of detouce should betake them | elven to places f shelter, And i were weil met to defer | removal @ late day. We may be compe'led Wo remain, or if we make good: our escape ciroumrlences: may | oblige us to leave all our personal effects bebind . | AGL CNTIL DRIVEN YKOM STREET TO wrKeer,’” We rhowld ales consider that our city # going to make & flerce and determined resistance, If (be emery gete it he will have to take it. No flag of troce be him midway belweeu the wharves aud Port # order to effect a nurrender. We ere going tofyhl unis wr tare dr Ben from rtrvel lo treet, awl cunimue he fght while {we are reveaiing fo determined a rerisiance involves \mmense injury to oor fair city at the bands of the enemy, Ik wilh be | little better then a heap of rating, even thongh (he work of destruction ie not intured by military order PRETAME VOR THE WOKT, present at tack will result as the other sitacks hare deme,and even | more dinamtrovsly to the meno and wicked (oe Mul or net proper & prepare for the word? Ih we ate \enved Wo detend our city after the menwer we bave resolved wo defend i, the women and children and eyed men «bo | tarry too kong would suter minerion \ohovely greater than they will bawe to bear during their temporary exile | Jt Debcoves ws to give thie euhject serkous and predennd eoniderstion. Mf the eormy i fore’ te ebandon the | effort he ls momking ty gate pomerwrion of © ely, we can | Petar Wo our homes io abort time, if be i rercanatal | Which God fortid—we will have avorded privations and | ween of which we can form no alenuate | Tat ue take counsel of prudence | (From the Avger's Kent twel. | | GENERAL GL MOME. The Yankoos bave @ great oviiwn of Geners! Gilmore, whe \e wow in Command of the lorces thal are engaged ngainnt Charles 0 de 9 cemadcred @ cory Mangere man where fora or ther erthn are Wo be rede’ ry a lary Ve ie a umsive ft Obie, aed, i 194, ere iomted at Went Point at the head of bis cleus, Fors year or two after hin greduation ye was | Profesor st that ten\itution. Bobmeyoentiy Ie wae me were’ & ihe Guly A experareling Gym he power proectiies epon earth, wood and earthworks, amd spent several youre in thin duty, meqining to Ue theme more experience aud kuowintge On (hie sulgoct (bam say men | to this country, The more periestiy t record the :enaite | of ie experiments be ek phetegrepin of the efecto coere ptm i every sbot Gred. AL Fort Pulagkl be, for the Gent Lame, | wrongs bie atts bo the ta0k «dl echued experience. elas fous Comeidere! neat fo Sremier om tamgpr ign! ihily Guimers, getting bes gant by weuhim ax Ramdred yords broad U pieces a he might hare dome 4 home of oars. The Tart, VASIIOW PLEANUKE (ROC KDR TROTTING Mownst, July 20.—Mated 9) 000, atic beats D. Tellman seamed br «, Henry Cay, w 1 Tb ue i, Woot nase bg Jimny yeah, io haroaee, 8 Nise, 184-323 Henry Clay was ibe (avons at eee hundred to forty, Rete ithetacding the dmatraciage welaht, He wan both beats very or winew = rhip or Wresk. ie twit the Soret be! A (te Orek bem te DMb Ny, aed the Sire t tent of the wenend beat im 1 Lat A quarver snot folorwed between & heme called « Meri ene puny nt 0 grey eare trem Rom Sapeuy, which ereates | conaiderabie imterant amnone (he ald sports win were ever orton recem, The Leremy mare tewk (he onl) «6 | rom of , i won enelly. Tine wer tale tee Neary Clay sed N 04 Capture of Hebets in Wert Virgiota. semen, July 20, shen Voy commending & battalion of the Tentty Kewvocky cavalry, hae arrived bere wah ont hundred, Pee 6 ue Abs gee, Vireem J | ree mere