The New York Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1863, Page 1

— HS THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9816. THE WESTERN NAVY. 178 OPERATIONS BEFORE VICKSBORG, OMicial Resume of Its Bril- Mant Achievements, What Admiral Porter Says of General Grant, Complimentary Notice to the C-mmand- ing Officers of the Squadron. Harmonious Work of the Army and Mavy, ee, &e., Tre ae oe Admtral Porter. ‘Srarms Mrseusrrri SQUADRON, i i E i i i | FS E 5. é 3 2 é i i i E ff a 3 é § i 4 i f i ef [ £ g i i i 5 3 és 5 R & s site i r ul ‘mes, which i i | i i iH ‘4 i i 4 4 E 5 H és fF Hi] ! i E | | i fl i E | i i i E | : HIT He 2 eflé fe gett 5 He is i +] i Hilf t zeeek at PE. iH ® 3 i z E s 3 3 3 j I i HH EF a a EE i Ht 5 Hi it g jm relieving me of a vast amount of duty, superintendiny personally ‘all the requirements on the navy, an ititating tho operations of the army in every way ‘that laid in his power. In every instance where it was at ail possible to bring the Black Hawk into action against the ‘enemy's batteries ho bas not hesitated to do so, though she is not fortified exactly for such a purpose. His long guns have done most excellent service at different I beg leave to mention the different commanders of the light drafts who have carried out my orders promptly, aided in keeping gueriilas from 4he river, convoyed trans- ports safely, and Kept their vessels in good condition for wervice, vie — Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Geo. W. Brown, command ing Forest Rose, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant ©. Downing, commanding Signal; Acting Volunteer Lieutenant J. Hard, commanding Covington, Ensign Wm. C. Handford, commanding Robb; Acting Master J. C. Banner, eom- Manaiug New Era, Acting Volutiteer Lieut. J. V. John- stone, commanding Romeo; Acting Volunteer Lieut. John Pierce, commanding Petrel; Acting Master W. E. Fen tress, commanding Rattler; Acting Volunteer Lieutenant T. E. Smith, coramanding Linden; Acting Volunteer Liei- tenant C. E. Brennand, commanding Prairie Bird, Acting Volunteer Lientenant ‘J. Gandy, commanding Queen City. ‘There are others who deserve commendation, but these geem to me the most prominent. The action of the 4th of July at Helena, wherein the Tyler participated so largely, has already been reported © the department. Thore is no doubt left in the mings of any that the Tyler saved Helena; for, though General Preutiee fought with a skill aod daring 1ot excelled in Ube war, bis |ittle force of thirty ive handred men were fast being overpowered by the enemy with cighteen thousand men, when the Tyler took a position and changed the fortunes of the day. 1 mast not omit to mention Acting Volunteer Lieuten aunts Hami'ton and Richardson, of the powder vessels They were unremit- juties during the siege, d iu naval battery on the right wing, Gen Sherman's corps. This batery was worked with marked ability, and ov cited the warmest praise from the commanding general, One thoiisand shelis were fired into the enemy's works from Lieut, Com. Sell Ais services boing required up the river, him a few days before the eurrender, Com. Walker lied his place and conducted the firing with tho samo ability. Acting Master Chas. B, Nal was ordered to report to Gen MePherron for duty, aud was asaigned wm the —— rege of two pine Inch guns, which were admirably served “Actitlg Master Reed, of the Benton, had chirge of the Datteries at Fort Beotm, so named by General ; In forty (ays after our army landed a einty men had beeu captured. killed and woand 04, of eeatigrod to their homes, bi fe our love lina bevo only abou five d killed’ wonmine ‘and prisoners, and the temporary loss of one» gual a ‘The fortifications and defences of the city exceed - that bag been bullt in ederim, ad," ‘their immense height the unassailable from the river. ib & good corps of ‘surve’ ‘I havo the honor to be, very fully, our obedi- ent ID D. PO! 0 Acting Rear Admiral, Commanding Mississi Squadron, Hon. Givzon Watias, Secretary of the Navy, Wasbing- INTERESTING FROM VICKSBURG. Our Vicksburg Correspondence. VicksBurG, Mies. , July 18, 1868. ‘You haye already published the gramd story of the Blege and fall of Vicksburg; but there are a thousand lights and ebades in'the picture which are at first ob- soured by the great figures standing prominently in the foreground. A few of these I will try to point out to the view of your readers. ‘THR REBEL WORKS. No one can conceive of the strength of the fortifica- tions, and of the peculiar character of the ridges and ra- wines whioh were their strength against assault and their ‘weakness against approaches with the spade and pick, unless they visit them. Our whole besieging army lay in their camps, securely protected from the ememy’s fire, at from two hundred to a thousand yards distant, and we frequently dug our rifle pita and planted our batteries behind the-crests of ridges as‘high as those occupied by the enemy’s works, within point blank range, and with perfect impunity. From these our artillery kept up an incessant fire during the whoo siege, and from our rifle pits we kept them away from their guns by fring con- stantly through the embrasures of their forts and at every living thing we saw. ‘EFFECT OP OUR SHARPSROOTERS’ MIRRTLEG, One of their artilleriste stated that on the day of our assault (May 22) our sharpshooters came so near and bad such complete command of thetr forts that ‘he had seven men killed in succession while trying to sight one pleco of artillery, and that at night he took out-of the gun twenty-four bullets that we had fired into its muz- ale during the day. Qur:men, from that day until the -end of the siege, dug rifle pits just on the crests of the ridges nearest their forts, and thus commanded every embrasure, as wei) asthe top of the curtains connecting their forts, above which their men had to expose the up- per parts of their persons henever they Gred their rifles. Our rifle bullets that were fired over she tops of ‘their works killed and wounded a very large nueber of their soldiers while lying in their camps, a haif or three- fourths of a mile in the rear of tbe works, as well as many people in the streew of Vicksburg. Phey were dreaded more than our shell or solid shot, because they could not-be avoided, and the garrison and citizens af- ‘firm that they caused more wounded and loess of life. Teaw a young lady’s piano that bad three bullet boles ‘through it that came into the house through the doors } and windows, # distance of over a mile, and the young lady herself was wounded. 1 saw two other young ladies who were wounded by bullets. UNDERGROUND RESIDENCES. ‘The citizens as well as soldiers were exposed to our minsiles at every point inskie the works. To protect them selves they dug and excavated rooms in the sides of the hills and ridges, and itved in them except when ne eessity or duty compelled them togo elsewhere. The aol) ea wind of stiff, dry clay, and cuts like chalk, and can be formed into any shape without crumbling, unicss severely jarred. These holes and rooms abound.every- ‘where among the camps and al! through the city. A Gifferent soi) would bave rendered this expedient im- practicable. } have been told of several distressing cares where the excavations were filled up by the caving io of the earth, caased by the tremendous sbock of our great thirteen and Gfteen inch mortar shells first striking the earth above them before expleding, after baving been ‘thrown up into the aira mile or so, and coming down ‘with constantly accelerated rapidity. Several persons ‘together und individuais were thus buried alive, and could not be rescued before being smot Bered. ‘TRE BUILDINGS OF VICKSBURG. ‘There is ecarcery a building in town that does not bear the marks of shot or shell. A thousand curious freaks were performed by them that must be seen to be appre ciated, such as exploding in a room and shattering all the | furnitare and hurting no one, or making the circuit of two or three rooms and then dropping (own quietly on the floor and looking as innocent of all destructive power or miesion as a boy's marble, These pets are now preserved by many as curiosities and as souvenirs of the terrible siege. DEPARTURE OF THE PAROMKD KBUELS, Early on the morning of the 11th inst. a regiment was | stationed to guard each of the two main roads leading east towards Jackkon where they cross the fortifications. Geueral Stevenson, of Logan's division, and Colonel San born, of Smith’s division, bad charge of the business The prisoners matched up by regiments, with their offi- core at the head, They were then ordered to open rapke, upsiing and open knapsacks for jpapection Jest they might contain someting contraband of war, Fach officer and man then presented is parole. The names of ail were then | called, to verify the rolls, and they marched past the guards out ef the works, resumed their proper places, and went off under charge of their officers, rejoicing or other. | wiae, as each one happened to feel, We hear daiiy from our écouts and picket guards that the men began Lo straggle almost as soon as they got out of sight of Vicksburg, and were to be mot going in every direction, taking the swaightest possible line for home, and that they are constantly crossing the Mississipp), eingly and in squads, from bere to Grand Galf, bound for their | own States and the dear ones from whom they have been separated since the frat day they took op arma. | may safely say that but few of thors who pet away from their offeers (and many officers go with their men) will ever fight us again. Those west of the river certainly will not, unless compelled to. A great many of our officers and men, broken down by the hardabips of the campaign, have gone home, some to stay avd others to recruit their health SCRGRON MUROHY, OF SENNHBOTA, ‘The greatest los this army has experienced by the re- signation of officers is in that of Surgeon John H. Marphy, of St. Anthony, Minnesota. He entered the service with | the First Minnesota regiment in 186%, and was eight | months on the Potomac. He bas now been surgeon of the | Fourth regiment for nearly twenty months, and has almost constantly performed the duties 0( brigade surgeon, without the rank or pay. He has performed over a bun. dred capital operations in amputating limbs, &e., and has hardly lost acase. Some of these operations have been the most @ffeult known to surgery. Among many aim. cult operations he has performed with rucces are twelve resections of the opper joint of the arm—taking out the head of the bone at the shoulder joint and sawing it of below, thas saving the arm to the patient, not #0 etrong ae before, bat still very usefcl in a thourand | Hie specimens of bones taken out are eagerly sought for by @urgeons of lees experience, and are studied with great Profit, Some of his beet specimens bave born ordered to be sent to Washington. THE FHURONERS. ‘The number of prisoners on the certified provision re- tarna, for whom rations were drawn on the first day we came ip here (exciumive of citizens), was 92,340. The | rooms of Ub ‘ NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1863. INTERESTING FROM NORFOLK, Mr, Edwin F. Denyse’s Despatch. Nonvois, Va., July 31, 1863. Bright Preapecte—An Invoice of Rebsh Surgeons—Tneir Opinions—Generat Naglee’s Arrangements— Amusements in Town—Floursshing Condition of Bverything, dc. Business ag well as military afaire seems to have assumed @ brighter aspect lately im this department. The changes in commanders, and their consequent new Gispositions, have not been for the worse; so the future bas more of promise than under any other circumstances. ‘Still news in our campe is very meagre, and gomip pro- vides ua with no richer food than unmitigated dulness, and, as the weather is very warm, you can imagine the enmus of such of our soldiers as are Oxtures in thd en- campments about this city. AN ADIIEMON. Yesterday reventeen rebel officers, consisting of chap- Jains and surgeons, arrived bere in charge of Lieutenant George F. Doak, of the Eighty-fourth Now York Militia regiment. Iwas permitted to see and .converse with these men. They all seemed gentlemen of refinement and education, and spoke very intelligently of the situa- PRICE 4 FOUR CENTS, silence Progress of the Siege of Fort ‘Wagner. A Line of Batteries Erected Within Two Hundred and Fifty Yards of the Fort. Fire to be Gpened on Fort Sumter on the 29th Uitimo, Rew Rey he. By the arrival at thie port yesterday morning of tho tion of affairs North and South, They complained bitter- | transport Belvidere, Capt. W. H. Winters, from Port dy of the guard placed over them in Baltimore, with what Royal, 9. C., July 29, we have news from Charleston to truth Tcannot say. Bot whet incensed them most was | that date. the aseertion made in some of our papers sbortly after ‘The Belvidere bad on board the One Hundred and Sev- the battle of Gettysburg, to the effect that the rebel sur- | enty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, mumbering four icons in thd most cowardly manner deserted their wound- | hundred @nd geventeen non-commissioned officers and ed and fled to the rear out of range. This they deny im | privates, whose term of service has expired, She passed too, with the explanation that membered that the reels had om it must be re | off Charleston bar on Wednesday, July 29, at eleven that day far | o'clock A.M. Saw two Monitors and the Ironsides en- more wounded im the rear of te army, who were | gaging Fort Wagner. carried off with tum, and who needed their care, than there were th front. This is an General Gillmore had succeeded in erecting a long line admission | of batteries within two hundred and fifty yards of Fort J did not expect, covaviering the number of wounded that | Wagner. Ho had also mounted threo heavy siege guns fell into our bands on that gay. With this evidence be- | withia a milo and a quarter of Fort Sumter, which were fore me it seems pretty clear that the enemy’s loss must have been greater than they have yet acknowledged, ‘THE PRISONKRS were delivered over to the Provost Marshal in Norfolk, where they yet remain. What is wo be done with them, or why they heve,been sent here, 1 cannct say. I have obtained a list of their names, which | transmit:— 3. Surgeon, 20tb Georgia. W. H. Cole, Assistant Surgeon , 8th Georgia, ‘Thos. C. + ABB: Surgeop. Tyeuieres Cenplain, Slat Georgia, dL. igrew, et G. €, Butler, Chaplain, 34’Arkanses. W. F. Robbins, Chaplain, 16th Georgia, ‘GENERAL NAGLER, Volunteers ; Col. J. L, Otis, Tent the pew commander of the Seventh corps, who bas his Terri First Routh Carolia: headquarters in the Custom House, Norfolk, formerly oo- to open fire on Sumter the day the Belvidere sailed. General Gillmore was confident that when he mounted allhis heavy siege guns be would soon reduce Sumter. The casualties wo our forces are very small. The Belvidere brought the following passengers: — Col, Jobn Nyce, Lieut. Col. Faw. T. Hess, JM, Bears, Sui , Assistant Surgeon Samuel P. Day, Adjutant Frank Reeder, 1, J. H, Atterlach, F, J. Geissen- Harris, J. M. Jami- son, % D. Morris, 0. Kulp; Lieuteants B.C. aeneey. R ") Col Vietor M. Hackiey, and four non-commissioned ra and bunared fe’ = by General Viele, has made many salutary altera- | privates of the Une Hundred and Soventy-fourth Penney). in the Provost Marshals regulations of the city, and for mutual accommodation has 0 arranged it that the steamer City of Hudson will in future make three trips per day, instead of two, to Old Point, and return. Good ith _prevails under our strict sanitary regulations, and order i8 preserved without the display of force. NORFOLK. Under this mild regimen Norfolk is fast returniv berself, and some of these fine days you will see emerge from her dark clouds renovated, refreshed purer than of old. Indeed, #0 marvellous. is the this vicinity within @ few montbs that one can bardly convince himself that this city, now smiling in the summer son with pleasure and luxuries, i¢ the gloomy, frowning city of three months ago. But, in explanation, | have a sneak- tg idea that there Las been a large and healthy infusion Of the Yankee clement to produce this state of affairs. Asan example, we have Northern billiard saloons, taurants and speculators, not to mention any quantity of Northern ladies; while at the Norfolk theatre, under the Samngenent f a Northern man, Glenn, a company of old New York and Philadelphia favorites i# drawing crowded Houses. For the matter of life and amusement, then, one might a# well be in Norfolk at present ax in any Northern city. There is not the least indication of the horrors of war here, aud the civil authorvties rule with ease and mildness a le who seem to have forgotten their old stubbornpess. ig Ye the condition of Norfolk to-day. What will it be a year hence? WEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Forrams Moxnos, Joly 31, 1863. The United States frigate Minnesota left her old anchor lage at three o'clock yesterday afternoon and sailed for the blockading squadron off North Carolina. ‘The steamer %. R. Spaulding, Captain Howes, sailed for Newbern, N. C., at ten o'clock this forenoon. ‘The flag of trace bout New York, Captain Chisholm, arrived early this morning from Fort Delaware with nearly eight hundred rebel prisonere, moet of whom are wounded. The Portsmouth Virginian of Juty 30 saye—On the ‘20th inst, General H. M. Naglee tnuedg orders wo the Common Council of Portamoutb, Va., to revoke certain acts passed by them, among which acta were the revoca tion of the imsue of city serip and she order compelling (he secesh to pay their rent into the city treasury. The City Council met on the evening of the 20th inst, ana passed the following —~ Resolved, That we refuse to recognise the authority of Brigadier GeneraM@H. M. Nagiee to decide any cage of appenl from the action of this Hoard ived, That the Mayor and other officers of the city government be rejuired w enforce every act of this Cor Ct] regardless of any orders emanating from the military authorities, and that in the event of a contict of autho- rity an appeal shall be taken to his Excellency the Gov- ernor to gnstain the antbority of the State and the city. W. PF. PARKER, Clerk of Council. A detashinent of marines have left the Marine Barracks, Gosport, for New York, en route for Port Royal, s On Tnesday last police officers Wm. H. Degraw and George Jobuson, m company with Lieutenant Trambull, of the Patrol Guard, entered the dwelling of one Walker, ‘on Court street, and found secreted beneath the chamber floor some firearms, which they took to the Provost Mar. ehal’s for safe keeping. Walker ia a gentleman of secest persuasion. ‘The steamer New York left for City Point with the eight hundred wounded rebel prisoners at four o'clock this afternoon, in charge of general fag of truce officer Major Molford. The steamer Georgiana South, Caroling thie afternoon plain Pearson, sailed for Ret telligence. Tyng, Jr., will prenah at the w England Soldiers’ Relief Association, 194 Broadway, toils afternoon, at three o'clock. The pub lic are cordially \nvited. Heligions exercises every Sat bath afternoon, at three o'clock Chureb of the Resurrection doors cast of Sixth aven day, at Dalt past ten o'clock A, M. apd a quarter to eight P.M. The rector, 2. 0. Flagg, will preach morning and evening. The Rey Thirty-fifthetreet, a few To rue CLeney ax Laity ov tire Doce of New Yous | Deak BaRrken,—The President of the United Staves ving recom mended that Thursday, the #ixth day of Auguet next, be ret apart to be observed an a day for | National Thanksgiving, Praise and Frayer to Almighty | God, om account of the signal favor recently voucheared to the eflorts put forth in defence ofour beloved country and having suggested fhat our thanksalyings be accomp with forventiprayer for all those who bave been bere: or in any way afflicted ji the conrse of the present deplorable rebellion, | beg to eall your attention to that recommendation of ‘our the hope, that in your respective places of wore’ will asremble on the day above mentioned, to rev bomage due to the Divine Ma ¥ for gracious tions in the natien’s bebalf, aud to implore the p you r the rm of Almighty God upon all ouF public counolla. and efforts and Hie grace and consolation for all thone who are in any way aiftieted of distressed through the calamities of war he order of services recammended to be used on (hw occarion will be to thie letter, Praying God w give you bis Diesring I remain, rour ahectouate friend aed brether m Christ, HORATIU' POTTER, Bishop of New York Jury 22, 1868. ORDER OF SERVIORS RECOMMEXDED BY THE BreHOr, 70 BE URED IN THE DIOCKER OF NEW YORK, ON veer 6, 4563. “Spirit. be All gory and Amen, The collet, epietio Crowmon ip that for the Dinth Puodev ee | amd China. and Divine service every Sun- | lef Magivtrate, and to express | vania Voluateers, NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. Affairs at San Francisco, West Coast of Mexico, the Sandwich Islands, Japan San Francisco, July 30, 1963. The sbip Black Prince, from Hong Kong June 6, has arrived, bringing three. bundred and sixty Chinese pas- wengers. ‘The American eteamer Jamestown arrived at Macao on the 24 of sune. A}l on board of her were well. ‘The sbip Don Quixote arrived at Hong Kong on the 24 res- | of June. The China news is unimportant. ‘The latest pews reccived at Hong Kong from Japan stated {hat war with France and England was certain. The Japanese are represented as being mach better prepared for war than has been supposed. Dates are received from the Sandwich Islands to | the 4th of July. ‘The American Commiseionor, Mr. McBride, bad entered on bis official duties. The volcano near @bilo wan again in action, throwing ‘Out immense streams of moiten lava. Sam Francisco, July 31, 1863. ‘The first eteams quartz mill erected at Reese river | Mipes commenced work to-day. Owing to obstructions in the reads between the city of Mex)co and Acapulco, news bas been received from the city of Mexico only to June 25. Geoeral Alvarez, from whom accounts are received to | the 20th inst., was expecting the arrival at Acapulco of | the Freveb fleet, with ten thousand soldiers. This force ip to come from the Guilt of Mexico across Tehuantepec, | and from Acapulco will be despatched for garrisons for all the Mexican Pacific ports. San Fuancesco, Jaly 81, 1863. The commercial community was thrown into excite. ment yesterday by the discovery of an extensive system Of frauds m the Empire warehouse. Goods to the value of $150,000 had been withdrawn on fraudulent ro ceipta, oF elke wneh recetpte were ured for collateral Reco Titles to borrow money. The Tart. PLEASURE GROUKDS--GREAT TROT AGAINST GXNBKAL BUTLER TO TROT THER MILES IN 4 TIME THE VICTOR. On the let of Aogust, 1830—jnst twenty-four years ago yesterday—the bay gelding Dutcbmap, ridden by Hiram | Woodruff, on the Boacon Course, Now Jersey, in a march against time, made three miles in seven minutes and | thirty-two seconds and « half—a performance that has never been equatied from that time to the present. Few horses ever made the attempt, Mr. McMann, while be had control of Flora Temple, matched ber w beat that time, and the race came off over the Centreville Course, L. 1. Flora Jowt the race by three-quarters of a second, and Dutchman's time continued to hold its place at the top of the trotting record. After Flora’s wnsnecen#nl attempt W best 792)¢, no other horse waa thought capa bie of performing the feat, until Geveral Butler made bis two mile wagon time—4:50!{—with Ceorge M during he present season, when his owner to match bim under the saodie for any amount beat the time of Dutchman, The banter 0 up, aud tho matter rested until about two sceks ago, When Horade F. Jones offered to wager $600 } ayant $280 that Batler’ coutd not trot in har nes, ‘The owner of the black gelding tok the wager, y was the day vamed for tue trial. from the day of the making of the match up ast, Was in fayur of Lune ab two to one, but Ib caked out thaba private trial bad been given the ohne on Wednesday fant, and that be » PASTION Time % rent Patchen ollered that be co tt | wasn } 2 ia | and yest as pretty near | certain of winning, the odda changed around in favor of hore, and at the time of marting immeure amounts wore laid ou him at one fundret to vixty., The race, ax courne drew miarge aivendance to witnens the The track war pial condition for fast | ibe weather very tay pie for the horee. At « General Butler came ou iho course, with two nos & accompany lit in the race, one ridden brother of the driver ft Butier, and Adam Carpenter. of Ir vidence me of the r ce with Ub . th tt aniating Afier warming the nto & 6h glow Of heat, at about baif part tour he came THE KRACK. Genera! Hatler gob the word on & aqu ire, easy gait, with } the | went pr 1K DOTRE About two lengthe be: around (he rst torn Ww the quarter pote in seconde, and im the same way 0 the balf 1354. The driver of Butler, finding that hus £910g 100 fark, told the rider of the runner t nm, aod he keep per ia the rear tbree quarter pe pansed it mile war sceomy I with the greatest ease ja 220). lutier wen | second mile ieely in hand, and was at the q | 9 9.07, aod ab half—one biaif ot tne distan | withio (be Ume, paawing that port ins 43% He ry the three quarter 2044, and compleces milet in exaatly inns. “He bad vow 2 2 do (he remnamming mile thought” by every one that be w id win penned the judges’ stand hie owner « ly, thet eo aod Mare rent next quarter f a mile in thirty seven re ods ke he passed the quarter pole be broke quickly. Vet aller trotting @ few el \i« agnin and lowt « couple of neconds, 7 the race. He wae one minute and ++ y OBd Bithough Jong. and tne two reene Die wide Wo invigorate him, hie apeed. He broke op quarter pole and lent more, and al A very gallant eflort up the home, rireich. the time watches marked 7 34 a be came t (he | score—ther loeing dhe race by one recond and & bait to ite @ hie tamer, driver, aod oa there bo Were Interented in bie behalf ng A table of the time of each he race — 1 peeopde Mace tried oarter of a THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Mr. 8. M. Carpenter's De: toh. Cmrrexvites, Va., August 1, 1863, ‘This morping our cavalry, supported by infantry, cross @d the river at Rappahannock Station, and the bridge at that point will soon be in readiness for trains to cross, ‘Thero 1a no news of importance from the front. Day before yesterday information was received by Geveral King that Moseby contemplated the capture of an ambulance train, which was expected at Aidie for the removal of a number of our wounded men from that place to Washington. Colonel Lowell, with a portion of the fecond Massachusetts cavalry, was immediately sent out, with instructions to conceal his movements, upon each side of the Little River turnpike, allowing the ambulances, with a snail guard, to pass on towards Aldie as a bait for Mosby. After the departure of the expedition General King learned that the rebels intended to make a raid upon Union Mills, for the purpose of destroying the railroad bridge over Bull run, and another force, composed of in- fantry and cavalry, was sent to that point, The guerillas, it seems, learned of this last movement, however, and went out no further than Fairfax Court House, where they captured forty-two sutlers’ wagons, about sixty pri soners, and property valued at eighty thousand dollars Mosby entered the village about nine o'clock at night, and loft at midnight, returning by way of Gum Springs, near which place he struck the turnpike again, Here he was met by a detachment of Colonel Lowell's force, and after abrisk skirmish driven off. A portion of the wagons were recaptured, while the remainder were hurried off towards White Plains. Colonel Lowell, upon arriving at the scene of action, immediately started in pursuit, and overhauled the gue- rillas beyond the Bull Run Mountains, recapturing all the prisoners, horses, wagons and property, and bringing off twenty horses belonging to Mosby's gang. Our casualties are as follows :— Privates Raymond and Little, Co. L, Second Maasachu- setts, killed. Private C. Hull, of the seme company, wounded. Six of tho guerillas are known to have been killed, several were wounded, and three taken prisoners, . While these operations were going oa another portion NEWS FROM THE GULF. THB SURRENDER Of BRASHBAR CITY. Anticipated Movements of General Grant. Trade with Port Hudson and Vicksburg. Last Moments of Commander Read, &o., a. &e., Our despatches by the steamer Morning Star from New Orleans to the 24th ull. have been received Wo aro indebted to Mr. Purrer Denpinou for the follow: tpg despatch:— Derantawt or Tun Gri, Usirep Brares Mivrrany Truworarn m, New Onigane, Jay 26, 1663. To Mr. Dawson, Purser of Steamship Morning Star— Colonel Hollabard bas made arrangementa for a daily mail down the Mississipp! river to New Orleans. CHAS, 8. BULKLEY, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Our New Orleans Correspondence. New Ontaann, La, July 24,1663. Recagture of Brashear City—Arrival of More Cimfede- vate Prisoners—General Hanks in the OltyeGenerat Grant and the Full of Mobile— Facilities for Trade with the Interior—The Late Commander Bead—City Mat- bers, dc, ‘We have to-day received the important information of the surrendor of Brashear City to cur naval forces, No particulars have been received as yet, only the despatch from the uaval commander announcing the fact. We of Mosby's force dashed down upon the road leading | shall bear, 1 suppose, as formerly, that Brashear wag re- from Centreville to Warrenton, capturing negroes and prisoners, and captured aad paroled some of our infantry. bumber of | taken by the army, the navy only assisting. There may A detachment of General Ewell’s ody guard also visited the neighborhood of Warrenton, do some truth, however, in this assertion; for the advance guard of the army wore at Lafourche Crossing, forty miles from Brashear. This information confirms what 1 bave The country between Washington and Warrenton is now | before stated in regard to the rebel army im the Attaka- clear of the enemy, but how longeit will remain so is yet to be determined; but Lowell has broken up Mosby's foree beyond the Bull Run Mountains. But the guerillas scatter in such @ manner when attacked that it in Impos- sible to kill or capture more than half a dozen at a time. ‘The ambulances have returned safely, bringing with them all of our wounded at Aldie, with the exception ef one man, whose condition would not allow him to be re- Moved, Dr. Dodson, of the First Maryland cavairy, has attended them, and returned with the patients. The fol- lowing are their names:—F. Pickett, Co. F, Eighth Ii- noi; A. C. Emory, Co. H) First Maine;8. A, Holden, Co. D, First Maine; G. W. Tindall, Co, ©, Fourth New York; A. N. Warren, Co. N, First Maine; E. Arch, One Hundred pas country being in full retreat towards the frontier, and probably into Texas, aud proves how much has been acoompliahed in this Htate by the captare of Vicksburg; fer even if Port Hodson had fallen from starvation we should have been but litte # ang better off than we wore three weeks since, had Genera) Grant not been successful. I do not imagine that apy part of the property taken at Brashear City will be recovered from the enemy. It has been carried into Texas before this, nd is now being used for thé benett of Magruder's army. All that was taken the enemy badiy wanted, and the only consolation we have je in knowing it will not lest them any great length of time. ‘The steamer Omaha arrived yesterday with two bun- and Forty-tbird New York. J. Brooks,Co. A, Seventeenth | dred and ninety-nine rebel prisoners’ from Vicke- Penasytvania, was left, Hie brother remains with bim | burg. They will be transferred to the steamer Nerth Genoral King has displayed great promptness io bis at- America this afternoon and sent to Movile, The North America arrived yesterday from Mabile, bringing vs tempts to capture Mosby, and but for his timely efforts | dates from that city to the 224 instant, The mont es- ‘wo sbould not only have jont all the valuabie property | citing news contained in the Mobile papers le the reporie taken at Fairfax, but should bave bad our ambulances and wounded men fall into the hands of the enemy. He i @till effecting arrangemente for the capture of Mosby, and the redoubtable guerilla chief will ere long grace the |. | sone bere imagine it to Be more of a rint in opposition to old Capitol, uniegs he removes Bimeelf from this region. Mr. N. Davidson's Despatches. Haapquanrans, Finst Anny Cours, Jaly 30, 1863. ‘Sinoe closing my last , at Ceotrevilie, | have experienced from Kichmond concerning the riots in New Yors as@ elsewhere throughout the Northern States, im opposition to the draft, This news was not unexpected, although 18 came sooner than we supposed it would. Many per- the negro being made the cqual of the whive man than to the draft. ’ General Hanks is st{!l in the city, Report says that be will leave very soon for up the river. He ie busily eo some of the pleasures of war adventures, After partaking | gaged in arranging business that has accumulated during Of the bospitalities of General King I rode om towards bia long absence from the city, and that, 1 seppone, de. Warrenton alone. 1 was mounted on a little horse called | ising him here. He looks remarkably well, although bis “Pride,” which has belonged to the Hxxaip for over two Years, and is one of the veterans of the Peninsule cam- face bronzed by constact exposure to & tropical gun. We are all in hopes, that General Grant te now directing paign. He is a Gooclie little fellow, about tho size of & | nig entire attention to the capture t Mobile. Minary small cow, but can ram apo occasions ike @ ‘scared | men say, however, that he will pot interfere with tbe eat.” CRMERAL KING'S ADTICR, I naked General King if he thought the pilte sate from Dushwhackers? Ho said yes, but would advise me to go by another route, and then follow the railway to whero it was possible I might find thie corpe by that time, although at last accounts it was at another spot. ‘WaT | Dip KOT FOLLOW IT. I intended to follow his advice, but minsed the proper turning, apd soon found myseif near Gaineaville. [oow decided to proceed where I had first intended. Arrived ‘At Gainesville, horse very tired and bungry , I endeavored to obtain entertainment for bim and myself over night, This was imporsible. It was now wix o'clock P.M. 1 was still a long distance from where I wanted to go to— the nearest point at which any of our troops eneamped Te eK There was vothing left but to risk the ride of several miles. I was wholly unarmed, and it was the worst piece road on my whole route. I urged my horse for ward a mile, when I observed a man rise up from the roadside ahead of me and ron off t tho “right oblique.” He was dressed in a snuff colored lindsey wooleey coat and gray pants. | 4id not tke bix looks of conduct, bat he did not appear to be armed. A N1O% PomeTow. I kept my eye upon hin as | walked iy horwe ap the | ree, when I found he bad a companion. The inter, who | was five or Kix rods bark from the road, drow ® pistol and ordered me to bait oF he would Hoot me, at the same | time leveling it at me and waving me back With the other hand. 1 thought instantly of Bolkley in “Libby,” and of | what Talcott bad told me of “Pride's! " ronning 4 | and I determined for this time to put my trost in | tor, and I gave him the “persanders.” The bighwaymen | were still In advance of n 1 a few rods to the right, but advancing toward the road to head me of. Bang went the pistol, and « bullet whiswed, bot l did pot t seo where it hit. My coume was onward, “Pride’! jamped right into the work Meanwhile, the other guerilia had picked up « double barreled gun, and telling me if 1 did pot bait he would biow my bfaing out, discharged both barrels tn quick «nr as | pamed him, The reports added to Teaught my hat te my hand, aod om we dashed down hill aud up, for the next mike in a man ner which | bave not the elightert doubt out Gilpiniaed Gilpin. How mynell aod Borne both excaved seems almost miraculous, (or the fellow with the over peod He had already car he raved me priron otner two miles to y, and thoes we found dew fine whore & little camp of eleven wgone and thirty or forty men dical train Of the Firet conga aad never no welcome. Mr the boys received being part of the w iteiguard. Canyert Haverbiane, the wagon me very Kindly snd kept me over somes se We beard remorse of Meaty * men aroend in numbers, aod put cat pickets, loaded abont thirty rifies and got ready for them, but they did not attack the train ght being Coming on the next inorning, we heard of & lieutenant murdered by them the Munday previvcs at & houre « ithe way Of the road. We alee met h cavaiRy » OF Tew Tat these rebel fellows are great cowards, and opty | attack lone travellors. If & force appears, they hide either their arms or themeetver, They simply rob 14 of our army Wo Tb and bers, who hans arcund the air 7 4 vever be taken prieon murder straggier : for them. era. There ie but seat of dogs Amer There day Weare cowstantly or pot but © L rmy in force we do not know. The cavalry in emareh of torn at every the hin, and Bind some large enough Wo ind Wanewt Joly 31, 1808. LOT, ROMER T ETC ART ACCINERTALLT Dncrerwnd. Liwatenant Robert Staart, Second New York cavalry, nt acethontally drowned yorterday, while ofeer of the day of the Second cavalry brigade, of General Gregg’s a vwon. He wae a very One aficer, and moch beloved by bee brother officers He wae (rom New York olty and Aber of Hon, favid Stoart, of Wleols, formeny a coxenen, Va ab reetoler of Comgrens (rom Michiga® and sow & Colwel wmanding 9 brigade with Gen. Grant Captain Dews og, of bis Company, jaar tay with bin boty, whack baled by Brown & Alerander, of Warhingtow 14 forwarded to Mew York by the tram tonight or tw. warren er nieg, bot wo fores | cwwiny of Voe wbohe ariny. | ' bepartment of the Gulf uniew upon orders from Weab ington. Thin may be so; but it ean hardly be rap powed that ‘red tape’’ will interfere With bis receiv ing instructions to ocoupy the most important j<aition Bow heid by the rebeis in the Gulf of Mexko ltiain bw power to do #0 with searcely any resistance, and Mobile would doubtios surrender when asked to do se if once invested by the bage army of General Grant. Fort Morgan would then come into our possession, which would five us, with the exception of Galveston, all he ports om the Gulf coast, The emount of supplies that han bea receiwed into the confederacy through Mobile baa been necond only to that run into ( barveston. Hence the neces fity of Cecupying #0 important 4 point at the earhest pas- fible mement. Mobile has been rupplied principally from Havana, and, once m our pormession, the Cubans wif have {0 look eleowbene for « mar There bas been no order published yet in regard wo trade with that section of the country recently opened by tories at Vicksburg and Port Hodson, There mort be a very large amount of cotton between Natcher and thie piace that would find ite way to this market if there cesirour of purchasing permitted to dono, i will, J fear, ve the old game again, ruch as wan pinyed in the Attokapan country, by whieh nelther the govern. ment por people will be beneMied, bul ihe pro tte opon what predece doen manage to reach bere will go inte the pockels of government rharperr— Of whieh bave any member in the depart ment although pet ae many ee formerly, the wmaloriy haying gone North to recuperate, in order to be Ww reads ners for the enmapalgn of next winter, If trade were per mitted 4 be, profince would be whom coming on (the market in mech iarger quantities than ever before haractern we it whe fines the capture of New Orteane bet there are re many | reatrletions, and the merchant haw so tnwch trouble and | auneyance by wetrare ther arrangements amneng the | ofetale, that bat few, if any. of thore whe w what | New Orleans ix end hae bee will wonte thelr Lime ty try | ing to wring cotton to therket for when the tax and other | charges are paid bot little margin We left bo the purrbaser | I heard (his evening some very interenting parteeuters | regarding the last moments of the bate Commander Abner | Head -Veited Mater Navy, Tie 4s | and he rnftered terrftty ontit Genth rey | newer « ed, Abert halt an by | remarked t the doctor thet be thonght hie time ny) r bevore be @ | short, that all bope of recovery bad pemed. Vee," re | plied tne m, 708 Cann recover, Captain Te | and you nawe Wat Sitie time to live After thie w fa\d be bad about bait an hour of comparstive freedom | from pain, when be remarked to the doctor, “Wel, doctor, 1 do wok know thet th * nny ae bling \« rer, | queen 1 will shove od,” amd with simowt the | same breath he expired. I onde were to ® cote charnetoriatic of the rma. He waa one of the mort lant epirite of the many in our neve oa hie rath will be vernal'y lamented City affairs ard an oranl. The only mxetoment i comanionally atten ‘ing the elon of the Partod regintntet et property of pion Plogant tormitare, auver » are pohares, Matoary ao Wh won Of crockery are beied sid tor & tithe of thelr vale. 4nd are going Ibi he fem eoren A met obo, | hems, canted eure ate od th wotn tetel o¢ the seme will not benett (be peemete (One we ham Wo aby great degree | ORDER OF MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE. | The State of K } Under Ma Major General Darvante bas imeand om Order declaring the Mate of Kew y toveded by © rebel force. wirk he avawed intention of overwwing the jutgte of seanen, Solum ating Wye! voters ne pibg thew from the eum, tnd forcing the certo A Eaters! casedvimien at (be ene tice on (he #1 promo. ‘The military of the government. ihe order dere, | the ely force Uhet Cam defeat (nie ettempt, ant ihe fete A Kewtorey 9 theretere yiace’ oiay wart am | All WILEY elieere are cmnmanted to ait ihe comet! toted eulborition Of Ube fate if the expport uf ibe lowe end Whe parity of culfrage. | The ingetly apprtntet fogeng i the pelle wiih be hee Perey Femyemelde thal ey Oi yn. perenn he slowed Vo TAO tel Wo hie nod the military power of the govern * sett ie Ordered va etre tBu se otmmced wenger’