The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1864, Page 1

i _, Svantage NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1864. SHERMAN’S ADVANGE UPON ATLANTA. Positions of the Union Forces Previous to the Evacuation of Kenesaw Mountain--The Roads Leading to Atlanta—The Rebel Works Defending that Important Point, &o. WHOLE NO. 10,156. SHERMAN. OPERATIONS TO JULY 3. ttention to our advancing columns. Our inoue | | , Our oMcers to vain trying to rally them. ‘the many ollivers who diatingulsbed themselves on ibis occasion | must mentiog OAPTAyy Wiiifteine, Captain Edward G, Whiteside, Adjutant General to ‘al Harker, seeing the meo faltering, rusued for ‘Ward, pistol in hand, at their head, when be was struck Dy'a bail throngh the thigh. His men helped him 0 bis borae; but just then bis horse was shot vader him, aud his nobiogeneral folt mortally wouuded near him. Capt, Woaiteside 19 @ native of Pittsburg, aud acted Lobly ia this fata! ol . Captain Whileside’s life was most probably savea by « ponkuife which be bad in bis pocket, which turned tho ball from the bone through the desby oe of the thigh, The kulfe and Dail were extracted m the wound. Generals Kimball, Wagner and Harker, seeing their men giving way, railied them in porson. + GENERAL HARKER. ‘With his oap in his raised band, cheering on bis men, who wavored beneath tue withering Ore that swept their yanks, fell Brigadier General Charles G. Harker, shot ‘Wrough the side General flarker was a native of Mulligan Hill wey. fe was a gradi ¢ West Poict and a'captaio in ‘the Fifteenth regniars, At the commencement of the wur he was appointed to the colovoloy of the Sixty: Mfth Obi, and was cominissioned ae a brigad Yoptumber, 1863, for his bravery at tho hattlo of amauga; | horses at Chickamauga; was wou jed aud bad his borse Killed at Mission ge; was als» wounded and bed a horeo killed at Reasrcca. Ry the dewth of General ily the country has iost a bravo soldier and efficient ollicer; his meo an officer whom they gloried tu fullowing, aod who wag always foromogt where duty and dapger © im. Ho bas fellen tn tbe prime of mavh od, being but twenty-seven yours of age; but he das ie(t a pane ho bistory will record with pride, He way a fue, bands Jooking young men, Brave Harker! jiitle | thought mbes. I saw you prendly lead on your men that I would #0 sovu sve your corpse. had now fatlen back to their line of works, on Additional Details of the Attack Upon Keaesaw Mountal IG SH, by SplenJid Positions Gained by the Union Forces, A ERMA, absaquan “eng, 7 taypertant Orders Concerning Gu iMas and &ku!kers. i - Vir tr00) Evacuation of Kenesaw Moun the rebels ati the time Keeping up a murderous tlre upon them from the shelter of their works, which they dare Our loss must be severe. Newton's division not leave. Wood's slone must bave lost avout six hundred mea, and Staz/ey’s divisions were only partis Davia’ division, Fourteenth corps, was v on the right of Newton, ‘boy, woo, met with a slight repulse, and lost severely. Colonel McCook, commanding a brigude, was severely wounded, besides revers! other valuable vilicers. Your correspondent there will give ail particulars, tain by the Enemy. Sherman Advanciag Upon Atlanta, Garey’s division engaged the eveiny’s skirunsbers, “&0., &e. ee. driving them back to their works. His artillery mate = rially assisted hig advanco. It te reported that Schofield bas repulsed the enemy ov the extreme right. THE LATEST. THE HERALD DESPATCHES. Mr. W. F. @ shanks’ Dedpaten. Nasaviure, July 72:00 P.M. There has been no fighting sinco Juno 27, except skir- mishing on the extreme right, during the movemout to the Chattahoochee river, Tho flank movement which re sulted in the evacuation of Kenesaw Mountain was beguu on the ovening after the {allure of the assault of tho 27th The enemy began ine 6v: tion on the 20th of June, Johnston is supposed to have crossed the Chattahoechee, and !s endeavoring to occupy the hill on the south aide of the river, and opposite the mouth of Nickajack creck and Votlor’s oreck; but parsous from the frovt on tho 4th report thst opinions theu pre- vailod that they were too late tm effecting the crossing at the pots named. Sherman bas sevoral good roads cous verging at Atlanta, which is not over twelve to Atte miles distant from the river, We have no positive aesor. ance of the passage of tho Probably the first that will be heard positively of this will be {rom General Sherman p. Meneelt, TPE ARMY OF THE ae Mr. Deb. Randotpy Kemm's Despatches. In Camy, Nxan Kexesaw Moustain, Ga, June 23, 1864, Yesterday there was a general attack aioug the lines @ the entire military division, The part taken by the Army of the Cumberland aud Odio will be forwarded by Qhe correspondents attending those commands, 1 will evote my Own account particularly to the part takea by (he Army of tho Tenve-see, with such general informa- ‘te as | have boon abio to gather, Om the 2ih the Fitteeuth corps, Geueral Logan, was erdered to relieve the Fourteenth tots (Howard), the Brigade of General Harrow relieving tbo division of Jeff. ©, Davis; the divieioo of General Swoeny relieving the @ivistou of Osierhauk. Geveral Buird’s division was re- by the divisions of Osternaus aud Morgan L. Gmith. Otber changes were made, resuitiog in the movement of the Fourteenth corps about = mile to the wight. Thoso dispositions were made co tho night of the ‘Meh and 26rd. woeas. On the morning of the 27th, at eight o’clock precisely, in @Medience to orders, General Loy a, with bis cofimand made an advance upos the enemy's works, with orders, ‘Mf possible, to capture a small hill atthe base of Lite Kenesaw Mountain. The troops moved forward under ‘@re of a battery of twetvo guns, supported by muskotry. fm a Short time our forces anccceded in scouring the first fine of works, and pushed oo to the second. Tots s@lso captured, In attempting to push still further for- ward the troops were brought sudionty to a halt by the appearance Immediately Mm thelr froevot @ precipice of @wenty feet in helght, wuich 1 wae imposcibie fur the gnen to surmount. Finding this the cage, to prevent uo- @ecessary sacrifice of life, General Logan ordered our men to withdraw to the secoud line, which was now se- <earely held. ‘Bian. While the troops of Logan's corps were actively en- gaged on the right Legget’s division, of Blair's corps, was s@emt around on the extreme i:ft, aud, assisted by Ger- ward’s cavairy, made a demenstration upon the enemy's iat, cast of darieti As this command was directed @erely to make 2 feint, nothing more was attempted than Peenguge the evemy's’ attention while the main alteck i ri GROVI Taige ¢ Transmission of Letters t from Richmond. [Froin the Richmond papers. } Robert wuld, Confederate Commiasioner of Exchange, hes establirned she following. regulations Jobe tbeerved by those who serid Istters to the North from Riekmond. A compilauce with these rules is uecessary in order that letters may reich their destination:—- to the “Bureau ef F. federato Matos of Ay ch letter met be enclosed in essed, “Robert Ould, Burea mond, Va.” 3. No letter must excead in Jength one page of is nary sy to persovat or farnliy matters. No letters # to the movements or lovalitiee of troops will be permitted to North the sage, War (/) Department, Con- oa.” (7) arate envelope, exchange, Rich pase. 4. Enoh letter must contai stamp or its equivalent iu 8 oarrency. There ter tran United States postazo ver or United States mitted In which they are uot strictly observed. Concerning the Exchange of Vicksburg Confedorate Prison of Juaty 4, 1863. Commissioner dun oxchango notice to that ail of and men of the Vicksburg es sly 4, 1362, who reported for Guty ab knter pris wes being made on other purts of the line, Sixteenth Passing, no ‘dag alee mate *. : amoral, Ala, : Jow dein 7 ie eon, Natch.- ‘The corps during . ns whreveport, or Alexandria, 1a oy Ume pri (eek upon the evemy’s line ea tts (rout, aud gaiued some 4 (SCALF OF MILFS. TORE. and whuer chads paral Sdventage 10 position. i A ee onfederata Cor by the proper Lmay remark bore that Geseral Dodge this morning ‘a SANOTOWN 7] 2 ? ¥ ry rea 10-86 made bis (iret appearance with the “tno stare” receuily a - - - the MeCielina Exceutive -@werded bim by the tenate Committtce, 18 RESCLTE. ‘The results of the ‘es work en the parte? this army | mot ast again on the agzressive unill we are seoured | guns, Seg 4 Sopinanding eta Row sharpshooters A MASS) MeNTING Wi HSLD IN UNTON SOrAR 1008 mt ere to Mt a. th 2 4 rgitrnty bags ° ql! sum up in the #ecurement-of positions much vearér | peyond all possibility of dispcasession on the tines we now to be seon popping away from ail directions, from bo- wigs Macidling encstlve Cbekhiitbed ot. tite lke: Woes bind rocky, trees and rifle pits, wherever our forces are not located. The flanks of the mountain arc hold by heavy bodies of infantry and artillery, and its rear is pro- tected in a similar manner. ‘THe ENEMY 4 nd put our meu in ® @eLer post works when the a Welnesday away and ts for a vigor Qe enemy than deivr Mme arrives for that purp: TERMINATIVN GF BKK ACTION, & meeting sol c pas aired by the pasa tuspected by the ening at the air A th etree, to perfect their rosecutton of tho political 4 Pamo, At -ebout half-past two o’slock this morniag, while corner of arrangone to,protret them 3 When any train, elther raiiroad or wgo 1 The engagement of tho two armivs contizued until | poad nq CTTV®. Fe . whan firing almost ceased. quartors were enjoying the most undisturbed, OF | nat portion of the Western and Atiantic Railroad | Patiery, Campaign, which wilt be fairly ienugurated ailer the od ? my soon aftor made his appearasce oc General | father noiseress, slumber—for.in this country Of jiggers, | oxtending from the rear base of Kenenaw ig now, for somo nuke he on preemie mace : Perse brigade, Fifteenth corps, aud atiacked ia | ticke, £0, tt Is tmporsible to be undisturbed—a ha'f | purpose, m tho most active employment by the enemy. Hog , | Biram Ketobom, — adie veaboal tart ok sp hia ey doven volleys from about a score of muskets were beard. pinta ce ee Lecce alibi rere | sueh goard a force © tbe es dent of tue comuntte, O@upiol ibe chaw, aod h mi es i 5 tions from eleva anda were present, Bo -— ‘D8 dhe advance of our arty ie | Every officer pricked bis earsand Iatened In a fow | rapid transportation either to the front or the reur—the us dap seni optional — Stendy ak poreaanent seconds. hoavicr volley was heard, Every ove now crept | latier very ap y. It is thought that Johnston apelmceedllere trcyerned geecrrs temnranin w relation Tue OTHER cone. out of bis biankets and mado a remark; about a minute | {6 Retting al cumbersome and unscoessary baggage to tis ior General STEZEDMAN, quare, somo rt a the south aide of te Chattabeocheo, ta ord be ry x aor General SIZEDM Chicago Couvea- Hooker » Revrard, Vauar sud chotald all took mart} Si <"Coseral tre of muckclry, and that of the | fearuemiion wn ne aesbuiss expos mil be sian | mB MOK Cartanand A. 0 yey let f @xring ye Morday's fight. Schoiiold's troops bore a con @plenove end important share, vod wn some decisive ‘Nasuvinte, Teon., July 3, 1804. Upon my arrival here this evening a despatch wos re ceived that Johnston evacutted Keneeaw Mountain, and tho poaition was immediately ocoupied, General Shorman establishing his headquarters, at haif-past eight o'cteck in tho morning, at Marietta, The evacuation was the result of 2 gradual closing in of tho two flanks of our armies, which ware, oa the 50th, separated By a distance of onty five miler, The whole army t# now in mo exsirily basty when it is necessary. PROBANILITY OF AN RARLY RVACUATION. What I hb just stated m regard to activity In the rear of the mountain leads mo to believe that the position will be evacuated before another week. This is wiso the opinion of a number of well advied oificers. DEFENCKS MRTWERN MARIETTA AND THM CRATTAROOCHER, T understand that the country south of the Kenosiw loses -its adaptation to defensive operations. If the enemy evacuate, he wil! be unable to stand at all between the monntaw and Marietta, and soutt of that will offer Dnt a fable resistance until be reaches ike south bank of most rapid and determined character, commenced, Horsen were now catled, aod the aids wore despatched, to learn something of the cause of the disturbanes; for it now seamed ae if one of our corps was engaging @ like organization of the evemy !» the everest combat. While the aids were horrytng to,aourch of information trom the scene of con- flict, a party of us crosred a skirt of timber about one hundred yards, and entered au Open.space commanding a cecessary, nnd OrR Lostss. @or lovee & bowig dew J encagementor yesterday were sever & tDac thore of the exomy, owlng to ime pro tien of ti We latter by earthw rka Ont lise of earal- among gemeranding oficore was cnusuaily serore, ‘ifteant, ¥ Corps alone lost eleven, List 01? ED OFFICT Cab A.V. Ric &, Sieh Obie, Serorely Bpeoner, BS4in‘iana, wo: KILL AND WOUND™D, worudod, d that the « MeClolien on 4. Oot, Ba beini!, 40Uh sitoots, flied. el. a. 0 Perr ge Od10, sounded, full view of the mountain. The Dre was now at its Seeedpme pe = Ls ck bowtie — = Cee’ — - — ot ey — vee iy severe! ro a z te $y th - Dan Mi Comesanding brigade ia Davia’ div e ' an thrown up a niimber of imperfect works, from whic! rally sapposed Johnston will ind it imposs 0 After the pas: ation, and the transac: Gol 1 foe 1g brignde height; the-flach of the enemy's exton could be clearly | wii, be inilicted upon our advance as much damage aa | stay tbe march of army for Atlanta, Aecouuts from | tion of rome #, the meeting adjourned, tho routh indicate an intention to abandon the city. It jg positively known that the rebel ceneral has been mov weohinery and other valuable materials toa more eat fetinn x weutod commanding 65th Timoss killed, on Se eee 38.00 Iti nos, Killed, seen at different points on the movuatain side, while the musketry Fesembied one cot int exhibition of shoet possidie, aud when pressed bo will {all back uotil the Tiver separates the two armies. ente. apker, OMmmendilg Fourteenth army corps, e THE RNEMY'S CAVALRY. Se hrt0s eu, Ronaded. ee ioe, 8p ot Ria al pele gar tn yr vuocon The expectation of beg ablo to hold Koneoaw per | distant point, Maritaua hoe been sing at this theatre thie week to ie roulog y sounds the rebel commacder j cs ee very excellent bouses, We bave $0 often noticed ti fJorres of Gbo Cespective corps wore:-—-Fifteonth wien Bore tho brunt oF tue engagement of the aly Modal wed thirty soren kilied aud wounded, | at as owe husdred and gwenty Avokilled and one Randred and aeventy THE BATTLE OF KENNESAW. " Coningham’s De paton. June 29, 1904, cavairy more thn he will orn find to have ben prudent, in order to embarrass our Agere tions, ‘AR yet we have suflere rious trouble fa this particular; bat most paabeteps| if they be Rot koon rendezvoused, and exopioyed in covert « bis formauces of Madame Comte Rorcbard, Mr. Mr, Campbell that we ueed on!y repeat our recommend + ation to go and hoar thon wing. This is the boet Kugil opera company ever hoard in this cour the heavy Grin eoased as suddenly ag 4% begsn, a atray shot perhaps beiag beard occasionally at<cotervais for Afteen minutes, Wo now returned to quarters, and shortly after the aids ™M>. Dy Sowendsorth co Tikes ys yn commands | have not been able ry Operations ja the open country he now occu Jobu-ton MawerTa, Ga, c teases of the other commat a re ‘Thomas’ pies, Jobu-te with aty COrtiBiy, Loougl I prosume they wore le cone {he in ae ; Jefe at uo | in ace bisaisteke when too Isto to retrieve. General | I write this despatch in haste, to send by the ofllcer | Harrieon troupe cannot be compared to them as a who'e, anably.ae #VEre £2 the corps of the Army Of the hep eg Linnean. rig log Tem the —- oe _ aie Tecan Shag te = pm going home in obarge of General Harker’s body. They are very well supported by the minor singers, and ee. raat cans di small fatigue party | mou y ide There was an Ominous silence along our lines thiz | snowld be aupported by the pudlic also, How the attoption of which is already engaged by General A. J. Smith. SHMAMAN'S ORDER ANOUT SKULKERS General Sherman bas adopted « sound policy for the beveft of skuikers, Any Soldier caught ‘o the rear without proper authority to be thore js taken up end sent to the front, They form a special fatigue corps. aud are thrown out Ip tho most advanced positions, to throw up ritle pits for the nrotection of the brave soluier who PRIPONERS. y-threo prisouere wero taken hy this were commissioned oMioere. oft our men wore attacked” by @ few of the enemy's fei mishers. Our mew replied with more emphasis than tho yrebels expected, The rebel party fell back, giving, of cours @, @xaggerated.egoounts of what had transpired. Be- ing ah irmed aud supposing our troops were preparing for aseruh!, they opeved trom thelr breastworks, Our men, morning. Not @ shot fired afong our picket lines, Yet the cognoseenti know that @ heavy storm was browing. Baird's and Da divisions of tho Fourteenth eorps had qnletty shifted by might from the lett to the rignt of the Fourth corps, and on the morning of the 27th Davis moved Into position to the right of Newto division, over expect Loglish opera if we porvietently fo the action ate patrovize it? @rmy, three of who Ir Came, Men Bia Suanry, Ga., June 90, 186d, Ry tho alair of the 87th wo have been enabied to pros Qheenemy stihl mere closely, and the next attack wil) WALLACK'S. ‘The summer season at thie theatre opened on Tuesdey jast, under the mauagement of Mr. Theodore Moss, with A new play , called the Winning Suit, sud written by Mr. great cortainly ‘wituers the expulsion of Jobnet who «aro (aking \t quiotly behind their deseuces, | Hover abandons the post of duty, This saves mun: ‘ '. y | Fourth corps, with Baird’s division a little thrown to the | Lewis Filmore, of the London Times, Tho play bas been W orenerione OF san 28nm. ows wea toners ont of the prim in pare "te || eouauaraapn See are ts ey Ccon metely AD | rear in resorve, Geary’s division of the Twentieth corjs | very succepsful in England, and will douvttess be mens neo inane had closed up of Davia, wo as to engage the onemy at | hore, ag it has been purchased for reproaoutation la sov- ere in this army oe email. RATHER, oral parts of the country, The plot is not very compiex, The weather Bas roadbed . izing. pee ye beat. @a the morning of the 23(h, at.en early bour, our bat- Count Roderic, a virtuous Iago, gots bis handsome stories opened upom the enemy, keeping up a vigorous drive tham from the position they were holding, This } . eral ae we 4 fre from our side. The of ihe that Point. Williams?’ and Battorfeld’s divisions wore on the right of Geary, with Schofield swinging round on Pet frrogu'ar bormdbardteent of hic position during the cides, ing tho but the pone chee tl of th eo ‘will uo doubt relievo vohple me. At abomt ten o'clock A. i. taking pin ' ae rn tt ana is kayac ay 1 pith wot its injurious effects, whic! 86 neverely felt on | the rabels’ extreme right, and were now somewhattad- | cousin, the Princess Ore!ia, Into all sorte of scrapes in t er v the Mississippi last eummer. Ihave beard of bot litte | vanced beyond Culp’s farm, order to force or intrigue her into marrying Don Pearo, Why ibis is dooe is a reason of for fear ef do. Our lows on this occavion was one Killed and six the King of Atragon x Aa wuitable ard prominent pelnt, where i could Coe wultabdle pe pe wher ‘The programme for the morning wae, at eight o'clock, won ks. sickness, and think ] may say tho bealth of the army is bse ¥* tt tl py + ie ones Tate det. iyed Tore rectal, oopegéascas "The amir, — Newton was to commence the assault on a strong Kool | state, How it is dome we shall not state, Men at the enpat of the, works, . and | howew'r, Jad offect, In Mite ishing to the soldiers Cuarravooaa, Tonn , July 2, 1864. to the wost of Kenesaw, which is a poworful position in | priving ovr readers of tho pleasure of Moding it out for yg in the vicinity of wmall groupe of mem, Aw! tnascer Fa waiely of jaltea. aud happy commeass the | While passing through this pince en roule for the North | ihe bands of (ho enemy, and from which thuir artiitery | themeclvos, be glass fixed upon ® par oy Of about aacure of rebel Te AeMEAROKG! OF KENNET MoURTAIN AND THM Aug, | MO following important order came to and. Ite im- | nag considerably anpoyed us, Btanley and Wood's divi- Thore woe 2 good audionce at the theatre on Tussduy fafonts yrmor eland!og uper the ywrapet a shell from one decreed portance oan be more particularly appreciated by those | sions were on the right and rear of Nowton, somewhat | and Wodneeday ovontngs and last night, The piay is , Rencerwy Memntain 18 mie ci of tee elevations who have experionced tho barbaritios practised by the | thrown back en echelon, bus within supporting distance, | vory bicely placed upon the stage, and vory fairly acted ue Moughed throvgh thant aod seemed to wt }, O00 Holt buat eight bi twee. 2] stmosh nt Ruse Bumenlie, ue bee Nueated feet Newton's divison advanced in column by division, | Mrs, Sefton, ae an old innkeoper, deserves the most of men Whom jt is designed to punish:— lode im thoir midst, When the Gmoke ead dust bed | fect bigh and fe other sbout cue bustred feet higher i b the GENERAL OR! nf y @eared I locked again and found (hey tad deonmped. Leg “ing een ee asa raeenees' they ae 4 = HaSogeautuen, Bitra g oan bee ot the One aie and Twonty-ffth Ohio, Colonel Opdyke, | the praise, Roantifnl Tone Pg Mr rd charming Ge baitorice Jodnaton had erected, ans which wore fine | Pemrnnes Wy guts rock niten series nagrved 10 Gveny 9: HarraNoowa, Benn,, June 28 1 coveriog the front a8 skirmibors, followed by tho Pitty. | Spanish eong, comes aoxt, Mr. G oilend, aa ® tub. Henk 4 ‘of aericeltoral Naber — The outline of the aGadene, yoann depreda'ion- coma tind upon t mY. | frat Uinols, Ove linge had to sdvance throogh a lense | berly boy, and Mr. Norton, as a Inbberly king, do the low Mise Jones would play Oroiia bet. between Bridgeport am ro ra front as well asthe barbanivee comedy admirstly. ter if she would not forget that the part fe that of « young girl only twenty years of age Charles Fieber and A. H. Davenport pleased the audience vastly, Mr, Wi iatinguished bimseif potice- Werks In the beginning, have been almovt entirely do moliebod by our canpontors, insomuch Wat they ere wnilt for farther use of artillery, and the new has @imon, adandeved thom, dependiog upon the holding ol | the position by murketry. Powards night our fire slackened, and by derk Nee @tirely cossod, The most perfect quietade prevailed. aad wo returned? to quarters, almost forgetiul ot the (ome which we tmd beheld during the day, OPRSATIONR ON THE BOTH, Wee Gey pasved quictiy, There were oooaalonal shots wood of ‘trees and underwood and up ® steep ascent. The evemy were lotrenched bebiud a strong broastwork, protected by a formidable abatie im front. Harker's brigade moved first, Kimbal] on his left, and Wagner con- forming with their movements, ‘The One Hundred and Twenty. fifth Oblo, Seventy: -foarth Mit{nois and another regiment skirmished heavily with the enemy, driving them back on their lines, but were received there by a destructive fre of muskeiry, Our Noes now advanced to their support, ‘Whon two rebel bat. tories opened on thoir right and flank with s shower of theoast side rather gradwally , describ wander ee Jog almost a badf Circle, thence Alling uyou the seat, two bimained ject, The other jon forme the Girst ligrewier boight, ané being trifle moro ‘wert sitete then tages itself sumewhat mountain rien oD play—and what pisy Is not improbable f(here is muck to monen fo the Winning Ault, The tactdents are romantic signe night's dyer, The language apt ah pore avd the dialogue, although of atawtte % frratent Mae, - mile. ite are covered with Link forests, Pyaar nearly oY Lookont wtain—at leaat very hazardous, and lo to attompt to bake tho All letters to go Nortn by fiag of truce must be sent gulations will be rigidly enforced, and no let- HE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TUREE CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM AORTA CAROLINA Btore—Intensely Exct Down the River—' Outwitted at Every Point. & MB. GEORGE W. HAxt’s DRsraToH. Bracrorr, N.C., June 29, 1864. ‘One of the most daring reconnciasances made during the mar bas just been ruccesafully achieved by Captain Cushing, of the gunboat Meuticello, Ou the night of the 24th tnat. the ouptain took « first cutter, with fifteen mou and two officers (acting Eosign Jones and Acting Mastor’s Mato Howard), and succeeded im passing the forts of the west bar at Wilmington, and started up the Cape Fear rivor, Alter a necrow eseupe of being rum over Dy cDe Of the rebel stesmere piying the river, B@ paged the second fine of batteries and continued DIG course until Old Brunswick was reachod, where the rebels bayo @ Leavy battery, whon he was builed a fired up but ucceded in pase ing unscathed, by feigning to pass down tho river aud crossing to the friendly cover of the opposite bank, Ho then continued his course up the river, By thie artis fico the rebels were decoived, aud sigualz-d to the forte to intercept him as he came down the river, which thoy supposed was the direction taken, At half-pazt two the wext morning the captain had reachod a point seven mies distant from Wi'mingtom, whore ho cauzed the boat to ve hauled on te banks and concenied from view by bushes aud marab grass, Dey bad now dawned, aud it became uecussory t faloct @ place of concealment, which waa fouud in the brash om tho banke, Boon after daylight the rebel steamers, blockade rif | ners aud transports, could be seen by the party plying 2 aud down the river, and, in (act, the fagship of t Commodore Lynch passed by, pennant flying, tho wok ; guished gentiem tirely uneunscious of the feet 4 aritle In asteady hand could and would, but for obvi + reasons, have givon bin bis quietas, Two blockade steamers of tho gst class passed up and one dow® during the first. twenty-four boure. When nigh® bad fairly set in the captain prepared t@ tauneh his boat, when two boats rounded the point, andy ho;‘suppored, having ditcovered bia position, they de signed to attack him; but it proved to be a returned fishe ing party, Tho ontire party wore captured—olght Im number, Compe ling them to act im the capacity of giidee, be proceeucd to examrmo al the fortiirationgy river obstruct pi ether onjects of tntero-t withi® threo mis of W pelied te, pass throng a ere: swamp, wure, tbo: and ime 1B Cacti ede, Whowe shadow cart ® od by darkest, By two o’clock that m rning a roid was reached, waldo proved w be @ brauch to she mar coud to W and joiuivg It at a pomt tvo mics olstuns, tea be tho captain, taking the remit ing eight mon, took position at rbe junction of the roads, vue ul which was the main. foyeral prisoners wore bere vayiured, but Bone of sme portarce, At about eleven o'clock A. M. the rebel courier, with the mulis few Fort Fisher aud lower bat tories, "cm rout to Witmingion, wuose approach wae awaited, caine duly ulong, aud be, with bis entire mail, was captured. Un oxamination this proved to be @ prize of value, there being upwards ot two Pundred documenta, private aud olticial, and many of ere t Importance. The party, having thus tar labored s..ccoasinity, experienced the new cossity for refreshment for the inner man, and ageords ingly Macter’s Mate Howard yarbod himsolf in the conrter’s clothes, end, mouutiug the same worthy’@ horse, proceeded twomiier to a store sad purchage supply of provisions. witb wiiol he salely returaed. The pricaa the pate theugitesor vi avt, but did not feel dige posed, ia Ble Hbera: mood, to haggle oF beat down shortly after moe pris were Cavtured, aad al} thas was now required 10 ad te the oat of thd achieves twas to captors the coucier and mail from Wile nge foray dive P.M. The imme, pad iouee OF the party may be unagued, when it is stat tbat the mail would conan toe papers insved Wi moimgton 4 ope lM our vomaedic triends were anxions to obtain the l« we early, Ihe courier @rrived gizbt!y 1 advacce of time, Due fthe sailors baying meved jo autiously oo tbe 4, was seu by him. wud taking alarm, tc ‘at fut speed. Cantar Cuobtug, hike Paut Havel NO him on the row. wit being rather further from ts hi deat, took to Dik line-o retreat aod (oll back in rapid, but go d orde: ‘Tho teiegraph . ite leading t) Wilnington was then cay for several bund vod the party, with prisoner andspoiis, rajolued the 8,4 d 1 ft with the to eoding down the crren, reached the river aboab k. The prisovers tu etio the speed of the boats, grsasures were | keo to dpese of them ty deprivit nd reting i Le ti we thus 16. cermg tt i vo ie slam unt! the Gide float y bark, Bus while patting the of the fab ng Dosts of ware and wails dee Of adrr't in the mi y avouod by the by the cunwn iat worg sent adrift ie roule dow tbe ries at Bransw iol ber, whea « byt e Iter an exciting chase at ts, Consisting OF #ix peme reeoliicn. were taken op boar@ rou them thiorination was OB Dine (a ree, having boats between thd Turia to Iotere wed the position of the party ‘0. thon. bit ihren. hume writ, and this on @ moone . on tear ror yar ts distant t get Catal tu tke o ng the repels’ de» nee of Aghth m case there wer n by giving & cont ust Oo arriving r be perceived, as be vob, Wouuertuily prolific, , bich were siterwards the nar in the in distances A with troops (seventy. dod that the only bope tay » ‘ebels, providentially, br shot, oo doubt satielpatiagg ¢ being suother means wo week bur), the only possible 6 wae in impressing th # with the opinion that | be woud attempt thet, (he ooiy romaining chance of og c Accordingly, app rentiy making for ths point fo outinanennyring them. | not during tie mtorya! line ertain capt t the harbor rebel bunts ‘were drawa together in pursu rapidly cbenging bis derection, the captatm this boat back tothe creer evtracce (the eas® faded AS SHC wad (twenty ix iD (Ae sed her Into the breakers, ‘Ihe revels, ¢@ Javed net venture mich were de uy fouled, of the batteries to follow, and the ge \ted to rake tue cumum 2 daring read jeopardy is garded by the oavy 0 mireculou | and the rebel prisoners tw t recovered th atnmzemernt wt (he boidvess Information of grea, value to the service Das thus beem obtained, but wh oh lam precluded from giving to the publics Oar tate Cushing comtnends Messrs, Joves and Howor® bighiy tor their gatiant conduct on this as on many pre» ssiong, and hikes tse che crew with him. The expedition was out three duys and two nights Ovituary. GENERAL GhodUe Pf. MORRIS. Brigadier General George P. Morris, of the New Yorm State militia, died te this erty on Wedoorday inst, an@ the faneral services will be held to-day at noon, a§ ‘Trinity Chapet, Weat Twenty Ofth street. Geo, Morr. ag born in Pbiladelptia, on U tober 10, 1902, aud ab am larly age removed into ibis city He was acted in the literary wor'd, in which he commenced bis career a@ @ writer im the New York @asete and the American. Im August, Lodd, tet With samuel Woodworth, started he New York Muror, which § cembor $1, 1842, ‘Tn coninn 1843, commenced the A. the Boentng Murr leeckiy” Jouraal, and in Novem cbanced the title 10 the Moms Journal, whieh i existence, Gea, Morris obtained a good reputation Iyrioal weiter, some of bie « ee =e aving beoume. ¥ paiar, nud various editions of bis pooms have. ay published. Gen. Morria hag for at Underoiilf, a Mine country seat oo ¢ Some pore His Femaing will be ta ‘a N. ¥., for intorment, Gen, Mortis’ gom— 9 io he 1s pow bowe, wounded, from the un, P. Ly ROGERS, Mr, P. 1. Rogers, our uelghbor, mot with Ris death om Wednesday aftervoon, from the effrots of an secrtent the ath, Itai that whtie driving Santis Now Rochelle ths horses became ‘aod he was thrown from his a bone and riog Bee head. Jusers) servions pleee ‘tomorrow ‘at Bb. Stepheg's Church, beled ot iho enemy from our batteries, bot more for Al oe a en ys a @ the | the ésception be m a ot, Our ti ' Tue 008 apmien are nos Buc! 2. Command v morkotry 10 fron Our mn cheered and dashed on; m f v ‘hs terse and telling and often moral than mayerial © Seen, mene mits | ty tla to undertake the wateomton et Fosd me Woned” the docimatigg fire of the saeee | S908 cine se pries excelfons civic, | Foxe Mot toe Exeat® uing their work rapidly, avd avery Moment we beoomo aoe Y nid Oy gp <p Asbutit Wesson expect to hart — oomsta 6 memny thinned thetr lines and | elt rsh aucd (eplaye tomy of Die best coonery, Ad xt Ham clvates. Saved Rey Sed 4° OUT prewant postions. agangar's | of the oeocunlion Pollo, WiNhout #0 nevere 0 | made them “waver, Our officers rushed forward and | to thie that the theatre I very oto), @ven Nijom magn, Mo.» Jala 1, ae, tack, thongh a parere ono in enaualttim, haw Had } alternative, red Ibe Aw. sbabLrond concenied batteries and ssours ese eo rontoD wy the piey Company A, State Guard, # or Vaden storm came, mowing our mon | howl cot prove the winning sit to Wr. Mow ) Bon Wart Mecinty, ett Chie ambeniG ae ae ‘The devences of (@ Mountaiy consiet of a tine of Works | on the eummit, upon w¥Mich were erected rovers! bat though infoge U ioated down by aeores queiny , DUS, regard.oss Of this. (hay seeme: Our battories wore playing on the waive all trot Wi tbe peoole who atay In town during the tem of , euch train ow porsoas decided adv: r vhie Ornjory geod rosulis. Our mei Vo will probabiy @ver tho position thay ban! dolore. tho sides are aneio Among the Priva and three 1 4} Bapoydel Llamiia,