MOO HE’S KUHjSl 
saw and a torpedo on her bow. Ex-Lieut W. A. 
Webb commanded her. Her complement was 
165 Fouls. 
The Atlanta is said to have come down confi¬ 
dent of capturing 'he mobitors easily, and her 
consorts, filled with spectators, were prepared to 
tow them to Savannah. 
She will soon be ready for service under the 
Flag of the Union. S. P. Lee, 
Acting Rear Admiral. 
The steamer Convoy arrived at Fortress Mon¬ 
roe on the 23d ult., from Newborn, N. C., and 
reports no news front that department The 5ib 
Mass, regiment arrived here to-day from New¬ 
born, N, C. whose term has expired. They 
have to day volunteered their services to Gen. 
Dix, and entered at once into the service. 
Newborn advices of the 22d stale that deserters 
from Wilmington report two rebel iron-olads 
with 15-inch plating on 18 inches of wood, mount¬ 
ing heavy guns, were about ready to make a 
raid on the blockading squadroD. They are 
about the size of the first Merrinoac and lay very 
deep in the water, and are only able to make 
three or four miles an hour. 
Jn the vicinity of Wilmington, near the border 
of South Carolina, a large number of deserter* 
and conscripts are entrenched, and successfully 
resisting the rebel authority—having had three 
engagements already. 
The rebel Secretary of War has ordered all 
the North Carolina troops into other States for 
immediate service, on account of the growing 
disaffection among them. Georgia and South 
Carolina troops are to take their places in this 
State. 
Gen. Foster has tendered to Gen. Dix and the 
authorities at Washington, the services of all the 
nine month’s men in this Department, who are 
ready to move at a moment’s notice. 
river, a cotton barge loaded with 39 bales of cot¬ 
ton, capturing three men who were in charge. 
On the 9th inst the boats of Fort Henry cap- 
fmed off Witbalaeochoe river a -loop boat w hich 
had several limes run the blockade. On the 
l()th, near the same place, captured a flat boat 
and skiff, loaded with corn, consigned to D. 
Yu lee. 
A 1 leadquarters Army of the Potomac dispatch 
of the 28th, to the N. Y. Herald, says:—This 
morning Col. liardie arrived by a special train 
from Washington, as bearer of dispatches reliev¬ 
ing General Hooker of command, and appoint¬ 
ing Major-General Meade as his successor. Soon 
after General Hooker issued the follow ing fare¬ 
well address: 
Jo conformity with the order of the War De¬ 
partment dated June 27th, ! relinquish the com 
mund of the Army of the Potomac. It is trans¬ 
ferred to Mai *Geh. George G. Meade, a brave 
and accomplished officer, who has nobly earned 
tiie confidence and esteem of' the army on many 
well-lought fields. 
impressed with the belief that my usefulness 
as commander of the Army of the'Potomac is 
impaired, I part from it, yet not without the 
deepest emotion. The Borrow of parting from 
comrades of so long acquaintance, is relieved by 
the conviction that the courage and devotion of 
this army will never cease nor tail—that it w ill 
jield to its successor, as it did to me, its hearty 
and willing support 
With the earnest pi-aver that the triumph of 
its arms may bring successes worthy of it and 
the nation, I bid it farewell. 
Joseph Hookep.. 
This was followed by an address from Gen. 
Meade, dated Headquarters Army of the Poto¬ 
mac, June 28: 
By direction of the President of (be United 
Stales, 1 hereby assume command of the Army 
of the Potomac As a soldier, in obeying this 
order, an older totally unexpected and unsolicit¬ 
ed, f have no promi-es or pledges to make. The 
country looks to this army to save it from dis¬ 
grace and hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues 
and sacrifices we may bo called upon to undergo, 
let us bear In mind constantly the magnitude of 
the interests involved, and let each man deter¬ 
mine to do his duty, leaving to an all-controlling 
Providence the decision of the contest. It is 
with juac diffidence that 1 relieve in command 
of this army au eminent and accomplished sol¬ 
dier, whose name must ever appear conspicuous 
in the history of its achievements, while 1 rely 
upon the hearty support of my companions in 
aims to assist me in the discharge ot duties of 
Importance and trust which have been confided 
to rue. Gr.ofcSS C. Meade, 
Major-General Commanding. 
H. F. Barstow, Ass’t Adj. General. 
The report of the change soon extended to the 
several corps, and the officer* bade farewell to 
Hooker. He leaves lor Baltimore, where he has 
been ordered to report. 
The appointment of Gen. Meade gives the ut¬ 
most satisfaction. and all expressed their inten¬ 
tions to give the heartiest co-operation. 
Gen. Early's force, estimated at 10.000 men, 
were in full occupation of York on the 29th ult,, 
and the rebel commander hud made a requisition 
upon the inhabitants for $150 000, besides a given 
quantity of flour, boot*, shoes, etc. It Hie de¬ 
mand was not. complied wiih within the course of 
twenty-four hours, the citizens were to “ take 
the consequences,” a threat which probably in¬ 
volves Indiscriminate plunder and wanton de¬ 
struction of property. 
place. Col. Wisner has destroyed the railroad 
at Panola. 
Major Wilson, with a detachment of the 13'h 
Illinois cavalry, surprised and routed the 1st 
Mississippi cavalry, near Mecbansburg, Yazoo 
county, a few days since, killing quite a number. 
Arkansas.—Oq tbe 15th at Marion, Ellen's 
oavaliy captured a wagon containing what pur¬ 
ported to be six barrels of flour and three boxes 
of goods, but on examination by a commissary 
found to contain over half a million of percus¬ 
sion caps packed in flour. The boxes contained 
stationary. The whole was permitted to pass 
out of Memphis. Documents were also fouud 
implicating certain well known merchants of St. 
Louis as guilty parties. 
A member of General Asboth’s 
fUtal $nr*$arfctr 
At a meeting of the underwriters and mer¬ 
chants of Boston, held on tbe 28th ult, a liberal 
sum of money w as contributed, and a committee 
appointed to purchase or Charter vessels to cap. 
tore the rebel privateers. A dispatch from Sec¬ 
retary Welles was read to the effect that Gov¬ 
ernment would accept, any vessels that the mer¬ 
chants might tender, and would arm them at 
once, and furnish everything necessary for the 
cruise, being willing to commission such persons 
for commanders as the merchants would recom¬ 
mend to Commodore Montgomery. 
A Washington dispatch to the Herald states 
that, an officer of McClernand’s staff brings unof¬ 
ficial advices from Vicksburg up to the 22d. 
Grant’s army is in splendid condition. The in¬ 
vestment was perfect. Our loss was very light 
and the feeling there is universal of a speedy 
reduction and capture of the place and all the 
relief force in it. There are no apprehensions of 
an attack by Johnson. A correspondent at 
Vicksburg slates that twelve miles of rifle pits 
and breastworks, mounted with heavy cannon, 
have been dug by our troops. One of our saps 
is within five feet of the rebel works, on Sher¬ 
man’s front. Grant is running these saps up to 
tbe rebel works along the w hole line, and when 
they are finished he will cany the place by 
storm. Our batteries opened with red hot shot 
on the night of the 18th. 
There Is a rumor prevalent, as we go to press, 
(Tuesday, 30lh,) that Gen. McClellen has been 
called to Washington to supercede Gen. Halleck. 
Kentucky 
stall’ from Columbus, reports that Gen. Price, 
with 6,000 rebels, is in the vicinity of Island 37. 
It is said be is preparing rafts to cross tbe Mis¬ 
sissippi, his object beiDg to co-operate wiih the 
rebel force in the vicinity of Memphis. Another 
report says he will report at Island 35, and inter¬ 
cept navigation. Capt. Pmnock, of the Navy, is 
on the alert and will entrap Price. 
Kansas.— Gen. Blunt left Leavenworth od 
Friday week for Fort Scott, and will soon take 
the field in the Indian Territory with an ade¬ 
quate force for active offensive operations. He 
tights to achieve a' department and endeavor to 
reach Texas. 
Liawr fait, but to, the young buds peep I 
Flowers die, but still their seed shall bloom I 
From death the quick young lift wit) leap, 
When spring shat) come and touch the tomb. 
The splendid shiver of brave blood 
Is thrilling through our country now, 
And she who in old times witlvituod 
The tyrant, lifts again her brow. 
God’s precious charge we sternly keep 
Unto the final victory; 
With freedom we will live, or sleep 
With our great dead who set us free, 
God forget us when we forget 
To keep the old flag flying yet. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., JULY 4 1863. 
The Army in Virginia, 
Advices from the Army of Virginia of tbe 
23d uli, says Gen. Pleasanton hud (be greatest 
cavalry light, the day previous, that has yet 
taken place. He advanced ori tbe enemy at a 
point beyond Middleburg, being supported by 
Gen. Barnes’ division of infantry. A fight eo- 
gued, which was kept up all day, Gen. Stuart 
being driven back steadily, with heavy Joss, 
clear into Ashby's Gap, beyond Upperville, a 
distance of twelve miles. 
Gen. Pleasanton captured two guns, one a 
Blakely, three caisson*, and blew up another 
caisson. The number of prisoners taken during 
the tight was 450, including twenty officers, 
among them one Colonel, three Lieutenant-Col¬ 
onels, three Majors, and the rest line officers. 
Harper’s Ferry was still nominally in our pos¬ 
session. The bridges are fully protected by our 
guns. The nearest rebel force was about five 
miles off, at Little Antietam. 
The Baltimore American of I lie 23d says:—Wo 
have received information this morning that the 
whole line of the Potomac on the Virginia side 
of the river, up to and beyond Leesburg, was 
yesterday in the possession of Federal troops, a 
large force occupying that town. This of course 
relieves the Maty land side of the Potomac from 
raids in that direction. 
At McConnellsburg. Pa., on the 24th ult, busi¬ 
ness was at a perfect, standstill. Farmers are 
constantly Compelled to keep their horses con¬ 
cealed in the mountains, and prospects of reap¬ 
ing the comiug harvest are discouraging, Rebel 
deserters from a North Carolina regiment, be¬ 
longing to Ewell's corps, came into our lines this 
morning, and report that the w hole of that com¬ 
mander's forces are in Pennsylvania. 
A Washington dispatch to the N. Y. Herald , of 
the 26th ult., states Lee’s forceR as follows:— 
Ewell's corps 35,000, Lonstreet'e 42 000, Hill's, 
the rear guard, 28 . 000 , Stuart's cavalry 18,000, 
and Jenkins' forces 3,000. It also says Richmond 
iB defended by D. H. Hilt's corps of 21,000 on 
the south, and Gen. French on the north with 
18,000. w hile a heavy brigade under Wise is on 
the York railroad. Gen. Corse, with two brig¬ 
ades, occupies Hanover Junction, assisted by 
3,500 mounted Texans, captured by us at Arkan¬ 
sas Post and exchanged. 
The rebel force which took possession of and 
occupied Gettysburg on the 2Gth ult, is said to 
belong to Gen, Early’s division, Longstreet’s 
corps, and makes t wo corps which are supposed 
to have crossed the Potomac. The troops of 
Longstreet are supposed to have crossed at 
Shepardstown Fold. 
When Rhodes’ division, of Ewell’s corps, ar¬ 
rived at Chambersburg. the operator was unable 
to escape. He remained until Wednesday, when 
he escaped by way of London to the Pennsylva¬ 
nia railroad, and arrived here to-day. The rebels 
numbered about 12.000, and had five batteries, 
with a long train of ambulances. When he left, 
Gen. Johnson’s division, belonging to the same 
corps, was within six miles of the town. 
Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, issued a Procla¬ 
mation, on the 26th ult., calling out a force of 
60,000 men to repel the rebel invaders. The 
greatest excitement prevails throughout the 
State, and the Pennsylvanians are flocking to 
the standard of the Governor from all parts of 
the State. Tbe ministers of the gospel in Phila¬ 
delphia have tendered their services to the Gov¬ 
ernor, to work La the entrenchments and upon 
the fortifications. 
Gov. Seymour, of our own Empire State, has, 
with commendable spirit, forwarded to the seat 
of war in Pennsylvania, eighteen regiments of 
the National Guard of the Slate, numbering 
from 12,000 to 13,000 men. 
Gov. Parker, of N. J„ has also, at the request 
of Gov. Curtin, issued a Proclamation, calling 
upon the militia of his State to turn out and help 
the Peunsylvanians drive the rebels from their 
soil. 
Major-General Dix, on the 28th ult, tele¬ 
graphed as follows: 
Fortrssb Mn.vnoK, June 28,1863. 
Col. Speen, of the 11th Pennsylvania cavalry, 
whom 1 sent out two days ago. completely de¬ 
stroyed the bridge over the South Anna river. 
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. 
The following official order was issued from 
the War Department on the 28th ult, for recruit¬ 
ing a Veteran Corps of Volunteers: 
War I)KrAit.TMi:.vT, Ai>.t’t Gknkkal’s Office, J 
Washington, June 28, 1863. j 
For recruiting veteran volunteers: 1st. In 
order to increase the armies now in the field, 
volunteer riflemen, cavalry and artillery mav be 
enlisted at any time within ninety days lr»m 
this date, in their respective Slates, under the 
regulations hereinafter mentioned. The volun- 
bo enlisted, and such of the three year 
troops now in the field who may re-enlist in ac¬ 
cordance with the provisions of this order, to 
constitute a force called ibe veteran volunteers. 
The regulations for enlisting this tbree is as 
follows: 
2d. The period for enlistments and re-enlist- 
rnents above mentioned shall be for three years 
3d. All able-bodied men between the ages of 
eighteen and forty*five years, who have hereto¬ 
fore been enlisted, and have served for not less 
than nine months, and can pass the examination 
required by the mustering regulations of the 
United States, may be enrolled under this order 
as veteran volunteers in accordance with the 
provisions hereinafter set forth. 
4th. Every volunteer enlisted and mustered 
into the service as a veteran under this order 
shall lie entitled to receive from the LTuited 
States one mouth's pav in advance, and bounty 
end premium of Sit.2 to be paid as follows*: 
1st. Upon being mustered Into the service, he 
shall be paid one month's pay in advance, first 
installment of bouniy. $25; premium, $2— total 
amount on muster, $40. 2d. At the first regular 
pay-day. or two months after muster, in audi¬ 
tion to’llie installment of bounty, will be paid 
the sum ot $50; at the regular pay-day after six 
months’service be shall be paid an additional 
installment of bounty, $50. 3d. At the firsi 
regular pay-day at the end of a year’s service, 
an additional installment of $50. 4th. At the 
first tegular pay day after eighteen month-' ser¬ 
vice, an additional installment will lie paid the 
sum of $50. 5th. At. the first regular pay-day 
after two years' service, att additional installment 
of bounty will be paid of $50. 6th. After two 
and a half years of service, an additional in- 
-tiillment of S5o. 7th. At the expiration of the 
three years’ service, the remainder of the bounty 
will be paid, $75. 
6th. If the government shall not require these 
troops for the full period of three years, and 
they shall be mustered out of the service before 
the expiration of their term of enlistment, they 
shall receive, on being mustered out, ttieir whole 
amount of bounty remaining unpaid, the same 
as if the whole term had been served. The 
legal heirs of volunteers In the service shall be 
entitled to receive the whole bounty remaining 
unpaid at tbe time of the soldier's death. 
Gth. Veteran soldiers enlisted under this order 
will lie permitted, at their option, to enter old 
regiments now in the field; but their service 
will continue for the full term of tbeir own en¬ 
listment. notwithstanding the lerm for which 
the regiment was originally enlisted. New or¬ 
ganizations will he officered only by persons 
who have been in service, and have shown 
themselves properly qualified for command. 
As a budge of honorable distinction, “Service 
Cue vbiuius” for the War Department will be 
furnished, to be worn by the veteran volunteers. 
7th. Officers of regiments whose terms have 
expired, will be authorized, upun proper appli¬ 
cation and approval of their respective Govern¬ 
ors, to raise companies and regiments within 
the period of sixty days, and if the company or 
regiment authorized to be raised shall be filled 
up and mustered into the service within the said 
period of sixty days, the officers may be re-com¬ 
missioned from the date of their original com¬ 
mission, and for the time engaged in recruiting 
they will be entitled to receive the. pay entitled 
to their rank. 
8t,h- Volunteers or militia now in service, 
whose term of service will expire within ninety 
days, and who shall then hat e been in the ser- 
\ice at least nine months, shall be entitled to 
the aforesaid bounty and premium of $402, pro¬ 
vided they re-enlist before the expiration of 
their present term for tbree years from date of 
re-enlistment or for the war" and said bounty 
and premium shall be paid in the manner herein 
provided for other troops re-entering the service. 
9th. After the expiration of ninety days from 
thifl date, volunteers serving in three years’ 
organizations may re-enlist tor three years from 
the dale of such re-enlistment or tor the war, 
shall be eniitled to the aforesaid bounty and 
premium of $402, to be paid in the manner here¬ 
in provided for other troops re-entering the ser¬ 
vice. 
10th. Officers in service whose regiments or 
commands may re-enlist in accordance with the 
provisions of this order before tbe expirations 
of the present term, should have tbeir commis¬ 
sions continued so as to preserve their date or 
rank as fixed by the original muster in the Uni- 
- service, 
lltb. As soon after the expiration of their 
original term of their enlistments, as the exigen¬ 
cies of tbe service will permit, a furlough of 30 
days will be granted to men who may re-enlist 
in "accordance with provisions of this act, 
12'h. Volunteers re-enlisting under this order 
will be credited as three years’ men in the quotas 
ot their respective States, 
Instructions for the appointment of recruiting 
officers and for enlisting veteran volunteers, will 
be immediately issued to the Governors of States. 
By order of Secretary of War. 
E. D. Townsend, A. A. General. 
IjIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
To Farmers. Dairymen. A-c.— Josi&b Cnrrenter. 
Clove* Thrasher and Hu'ler—Birdsell & KruKaiv. 
Si:ear M il* «mt Evaporators—Blymer. Bates ,v pay. 
A Bure Chance. Fruit» arm, vc . tor *«ie M. B. rinteham 
Em I *li ’.v me ut ut a Liberal Salary—Harris Bro'-. 
Farmers Who e.in Tench Rinsing Schools—F.li.Robinson. 
A Hous- and l.ot Wanted—a, E, Thomas. 
Asenls Wanted—T. a, Fage. 
Fruit tor Sale. 
Special Not lee*. 
Atlantic Monthly- Ticknor A Fields. 
SJigfoi tune—D. B. Del .mid & C<*. 
The t'racticat Stu-pherd—Agents Wanted—D.D.T. Moore, 
Department of the Gulf. 
Dispatches from Gen. Banks have been 
received by the War Department to the • fleet 
that on the 14th ult., having established bis bat¬ 
teries to within 350 yards of tbe works at Port 
Hudson, after a vigorous cannonade, he mm- 
moned Gen. Gardner to surrender. On his re¬ 
fusal an assault was made and our forces gained 
a position within 50 to 100 yards of tbe enemy’s, 
which they held. Gen. Paine was severely 
wounded. Gen. Banks ih confident of success. 
Private letters state that the fist Mass, regi¬ 
ment has been mounted as cavalry, and was at 
Port Hudson under Col. Cbickcring. Three 
companies have been detached under command 
of Capt, Bunker and were at Baton Rouge on the 
14th. Everything is said to be goingon success¬ 
fully, and the capture of Port Hudson is daily 
expected. 
The Herald's New Orleans letter states our 
loss in the repulse on the 14th at Port Hudsou 
at 700 killed and wounded. Among the killed 
are Col. Halcomb, 1st La.; Col. Bryant, 175 N. 
Y.j Capt Hulburt, 91st N. Y.; Lieut Hutchin¬ 
son, 75th N. Y. Among the wounded were Gen 
Paine, in leg. severely; Col. Smith, 114th N. Y., 
mortally: Col. Curry, 12 2d N. Y., severely in 
both arms; Lieut-Col. Babcock, 75th N. Y., leg, 
slightly; Capt. Savary, 75th N. Y.. arm, slightly; 
Lieut. Tbnrber. 75th N. Y., knee, slightly; Lieut. 
Crocker, 75th N. Y., arm, slightly. These ant 
but a few of the injured. It is thought Gen. 
Paine's leg will not have to be amputated. 
The Herald has advices from Port Hudson to 
to the 20th ult,, says, it is expected and generally 
believed an assault was to take place on tbe 
20th, to bo led by Gen. Grierson and Col. Van 
Petten of the ,116th N. Y. The assaulting party 
is to be supported by Gen. Weilzel’s old brigade 
and that of CoL Dudley. 
®I)C 2CculEonicnscr. 
— Western Virginia has been admitted as a State. 
— The Pirates Alabama and Virginia were at Bahia on 
the 14th ult. 
— Garibaldi still walks with a crutch, hut his health 
is improving. 
— There are counterfeit $5 bills afloat on the Bank of 
Port Jervis, N. Y. 
— The city of Jeddo, Japan, consists of 1,600,000 houses 
and 5,000,000 souls. 
— A large emigration is leaving the Western States for 
Nevada and California. 
— The Emperor Napoleon celebrated his 55th birth day 
on the 22d of April last. 
— The Boston people are buying peaches grown in a 
hot house at *30 a dozen. 
— The Dubuque Tirae9 says the growing crops in Iowa 
promise an abundant yield. 
— Rear Admiral Foote, tbe hero of Fort Donelson, died 
iD New York on the 27th nit. 
— Chief Mumbai Kane escaped into Dixie, and is made 
a Mnj.-Gen. in the rebel army. 
— A married pair dwell at Maralan, Australia, aged 
respectively 112 and 108 years. 
— Gen. Ito-eemns has ordered a female rebel spy to 
three years solitary confinement. 
— A beautiful porcelain service has been presented to 
Mrs. Gen. Banks in New Orleans. 
— Col. J. A. Holman, of Missouri, has been designated 
Colonel of the first colored troops. 
— There will be much less European travel than usual 
this year owing to the scarcity of specie. 
— The Milwaukee & Horicon Railroad was sold recently 
under a decree of the U. 8. District Court. 
— Seventeen thousand unaudited claims are on file in 
Hie Second Auditor's office at Washington. 
— Rhode Island is raising three regiments of infantry 
and oue of cavalry to serve for six months. 
— Five hundred dollars in Confederate money were re¬ 
cently sold in Nassau for/our cents a dollar. 
— Sharps' rifle factory at Hartford, Conn., is to be en¬ 
larged by the addition of a three-story wing. 
— Joel Fay, of Nortbfield, Mass, lost, a few days since, 
a horse which had reached the age of 36 years. 
— The war has thus far made three thousand six hun¬ 
dred and twenty-eight rebel widows in Georgia. 
— A diabolical attempt was made to burn the State 
House at Springfield, Ill., on Friday night week 
— More than one thousand members have been added 
to the Masonic fraternity in Maine during the past year. 
— A “medium” has declared that Stonewall Jackson 
has, since his death, become a strong Anti Slavery man. 
— Vermont farmers at Salisbury have had sent to them 
a herd of ten buffaloes, eight yearlings and two two-year- 
olds. 
— The tobacco crop in Hampshire county, Maxs , prom¬ 
ises to be twice or three times as large as that of last 
year. 
— The amount of internal revenue received up to last 
week was twenty-three million dollars. Its increase is 
steady. 
— Marietta Zanfretta, the tight-rope danseuse, intends 
making a summer exeusion (a la Bloudin) across Niagara 
Falls. 
— Tbe Brooklyn Star, one of the oldest papers in tbe 
State, has suspended publication after an existence of c4 
years. 
— There is a great amount of Government cotton at and 
below Memphis. 12,000 bales will be taken to St. Louis 
and sold at auction. 
— A Short horned cow belonging to H. H. Huntington, 
of Bozrahville, CL, yielded 14L lbs. of butter of the best 
quality in one week- 
— The Chattanooga Rebel of the 7th inst. says Vallan- 
digham had reached Wilmington, N C., designing t° 
make bis way to Nassau. 
— Gov. Gilmore of Nqw Hampshire was inagurated on 
Thursday week. He says the State has furnished 18,800 
troops, 700 over her quota. 
— One hundred and thirty-four of the dead of the 
wrecked steamer Anglo-Saxon have been buried side by 
wde near the scene of the disaster. 
— Richmond papers say that the State prison and jail 
are so fall of all sorts of criminals, the authorities are be¬ 
ginning to inquire what to do with them. 
Department of the South. 
The following dispatches were received by 
(he Navy Department on the 23d ult.: 
Flau Ship Wabash, Fort Royal, June 17, 1863. 
To the Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of the 
Na ny-—D ibpatuh 313 —1863. — Str—H aving 
reason to believe the Atlanta and other rebel 
iron-clad* at Savannah were trying to cuter War¬ 
saw Sound by Wilmington III t er, tor the purpose 
of attacking the blockading vessels there, and in 
the sounds further south, 1 dispatched, some 
days ago, the Weehawken and Nahant, Com¬ 
mander John E. Down*, from North Edisto to 
Warsaw, where the Cicerone, Commander Drake, 
was maintaining the implied blockade, 
I have the satisfaction to report to the Depart¬ 
ment this morning that the Atlanta catue down 
Wilmington River into Warsaw Sound, and was 
captured. This information has just been re¬ 
ceived in a telegram from Fort Pulaski, sent by 
Capt. John Rogers. 
Very respectfully, your ob’t serv't, 
& F. Dupont, 
Rear Admiral Com. S. A. Squadron. 
Flag Ship Wabash, Port Royal Harbor, ) 
June 17, 1863. y 
Dispatch 317.— Sir— I have the honor to in¬ 
form the Department that since mailing irry 
dispatch No. 316, I have received further details 
of the capture of the Atlanta, sent through the 
kindness of Col. Barton by telegraph from Fort 
Pulaski. 
The Atlanta, Capt. Wehb, caino down this 
morning by Wilmington River, to attack our 
vessels in Warsaw Sound, accompanied by two 
wooden steamers filled, it is said, by persons as 
spectators. 
The Weebawken, Capt. John Rogers, at once 
engaged her, tiring Into her live shots, three of 
which took effect, penetrating her armor, and 
killing or wounding the crew*of two guns. Two 
or three of the pilots are also badly wounded, 
aud the pitot bouse broken up; whereupon the 
vessel grounded, and immediately nfter surren¬ 
dered. The armament of the Atlanta was two 
7-inch and two 6-inch guns. She is but slightly 
injured. Yours. <fec., *S. F. Dupont. 
Rear Admiral Com. S. A. Squadron. 
P. S.—The officers and crew of the Atlanta 
numbered 165 persona. s. f. d. 
New tort Nkws, Juue 22. 
To Hon. the Gideon WeVea , Secretory of the 
Navy: —Telegrams just received savs Admiral 
Dupont sent the Weehawken. Captain John 
Rogers, and Nahant down to Warsaw Sound to 
look out for the Atlanta, June 16tb. The At¬ 
lanta came down with two gunboats. Tbe 
engagement was exclusively between tbe Wee¬ 
bawken and Atlanta. Tbe’latter was mounted 
with fonrol tbe Brooks rifles, two of 7-inch on the 
bow and stern on pivots, aud two on each end. 
She could fight two of the tonne: and one of the 
latter on a side, Rogers engaged the reticle at 
close quarters. The first 16 inch shot fired by 
himself took off tbe top of the Atlanta's pilot 
house and wounded two of her three pilots. 
Another 15 inch shot struck half way up her 
roof, iron plated four inches thick, killing one 
and wounding 17 men. Eleven shots were tired 
Weehawken and six bv the 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Tennessee. —The following dispatch has 
been received by Gen. Burnside from the expe¬ 
dition sent into East Tennessee: 
Boston, June 23, 1863 
I arrived here with my command ut 11 o'clock 
this morning. 1 struck the tail road at Lenbire, 
destroyed the road up to Knoxville and made a 
demonstration against Knoxville, so as to have 
the troops drawn from above. 1 then destroyed 
the railroad track and started for Strawberry 
Plains. I burnt the State Creek bridge. 312 leet 
long, and the Strawberry Plains bridge, 1,600 feet 
long; also the Nursery Creek bridge. 325 feet 
long. 1 captured three" pieces of artillery, some 
200 boxes of artillery ammunition, over500 pris¬ 
oners, and 1,000 stand of aims. 1 destroyed a 
large amount of sugar, flour, meal, saltpetre, and 
one Raltpetre work and other stores. My 
command are much fatigued, 
We have bad but 
two nigh to’ sleep sluoe leaving Williamsburg. 
The rebel force in Ea£t Tennessee is larger 
than I had supposed. I did not attack London 
Bridge tor reason* that will be explained. At 
Massey Creek 1 determined to return into the 
mountains. 1 had very great difficulties that 
were unexpected. 1 hound the Gap through 
which I intended to return strongly guarded 
with artillery and infantry. A force was also 
following in our rear. I then determined to 
cross at Smith's Gap, which 1 did. 1 will report 
more fully as soon as possible 
S. II. Saunders. Colonel Commanding. 
Gen, Jackson oommands in East Tennessee, 
and has under his command Gen. Pegrarn with 
8,000 or 10,000, which, with the force in Cumber¬ 
land Gap region, is expected to invadeKentucky. 
Tbe new's from the Southwest is gratifying. 
Gen. Rosecrans is steadily advancing, notwith¬ 
standing unfavorable weather and bad roads, 
and the enemy are retiring. Several brief but 
sharp engagements had taken place, uniformly 
resulting in our favor, and the army were in 
good condition and impatient for a decisive 
battle. On the 27th Gen. Rosecrans was re¬ 
ported at Manchester. 
Mississippi.— The marine brigade under Gen, 
Ellett, accompanied by Gen. Moore, made a re- 
connoisance to Richmond, La., on the 16th nit., 
with 2,300 men, drove 3,500 rebels out of the 
place, captured 30 prisoners and burned the 
town. Our loss was slight. 
Official advices from CraHt to uoon 19tb report 
some advantages gained by our forces on the 
18th. The siege is progressing satisfactorily.- 
Gen. McClernand has been removed from the 
command of the 13th army corps by Gen. Grant 
Orde has been assigned to the command in his 
stroyed the. bridgi _ 
captured Gen. W. F. Lee. Col. Harsflible, 4 cap¬ 
tains. 5 lieutenants and 100 privates, and brought 
them here. He has also brought in 35 wagons, 
with six mules each, and 150 mules in addition, 
and from 75 to 100 horses. He took $15,000 in 
Confederate bonds, just issued by agents of the 
authorities at Richmond. This is all public pro¬ 
perty; no private property has been touched. 
Col. bpeen’a loss is 3 killed and 8 wounded. On 
the evening of the 20th, the launch of the Fort 
Henry captured off the mouth of the Crystal 
in all, five by the .. _ .. 
Atlanta. The latter got aground and surren¬ 
dered. 
The fight was short, the victory signal. The 
Weehawken sustained no damage of any sort 
The Atlanta steers well and made six" knots 
against a heavy sea in going to Port Royal. She 
was completely provided with instruments and 
stores for a regular cruise. She had a ram, a 
