upon the rebels, putting them to flight. Our 
casualti**R were small, and the rebels were taught 
alesBon they will not soon forget 
The bombardment of Fort Wagner was re¬ 
sinned on the morning of the 22d. the ironclads 
co-operating with the army. During the day 
Fort Wagner was silenced fur some time and the 
colors shot away. New Uuion batteries were 
I opened upon the rebels, doing great execution. 
The latest intelligence from Charleston Tip to 
this (Monday) A. M., is to the effect that a charge 
was made on Fort Wagner, and our troops, after 
a desperate straggle, were obliged to fall back, 
which they did in excellent order, and held their 
old position. The loss on our side was quite 
severe; but our total loss in killed, wounded and 
missing, since the 10th, is only about 1 000. The 
48th New York lost about two hundred and fifty 
men, and only three officers escaped unharmed. 
The Catskill was struck over fifty times, but is 
all right. She went to liilton Head for supplies 
and coal. 
The latest intelligence received from the cav¬ 
alry expedition which left Newbern, N. C., on 
the 18th inst. under command of Gen. Potter, 
states that the extensive railroad bridge at Rocky 
Mount, on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, 
was destroyed, together with several miles of the 
railroad. 
The following is from the Petersburg (rebel) 
Express, July 23d: 
From passengers who reached here yesterday 
killed and wounded and three field pieces cap¬ 
tured. 
HEADQUARTERS LlRFASTMKJUT OF THR GVLV, > 
Poet Hrasos, July 10. 1863. j 
Gen. HaJkdc —Sir: —I have the honor to in¬ 
form you that with this there (ell into our hands 
over 5 500 prisoners, including 1 Major General, 
1 Brigadier General, 20 pieces or artillery. 5 
complete batteries, numbering 31 pieces of field 
artillery, a good supply of projectiles for light 
and heavy guns, 41 son pounds of cannon pow¬ 
der, 5.000 stand of arms. 150.000 rounds small 
arms arnmuuiiion. besides a small amount of 
stores of various kinds, with the captured. Also 
two steamers, one of which is very valuable. 
They will be of great service at this time. 
I am. General, very respectfully, 
Your ob'tservt, K. P, Banks. 
An expedition from squadrons off Galveston 
has destroyed three schooners and 300 bales of 
cotton in Galveston Bay. On the return of the 
party, Lieut. Davenport was severely wounded 
by the rebels in ambush. 
A Key West letter reports the capture of the 
steamer Kate Dale, of Mubile. with 710 bales of 
cotton, by tbe Cuyler. 
A letter says it is rumored that Admiral Por¬ 
ter will assume the command of the M 
u-a. UK u oion OT iriese ."Tares will be maintninAU 
rhmr Constitution preserved, and theirpeacc nun 
prosperity permanently preserved ; b„t theu« 
victnjies have been accorded nut without sacri. 
fice ,.( life, limb and liberty, incurred by p,,. a „ 
put none and loyal citizens. Domestic affleii i\n 
in every part ot Ibe century fallows in the train 
of these fearful hereavemenrs. It is meet and 
right to recognize and confess tbe presence 0 f i 
Almighty Father, and the power of His hand 
equally in these triumphs and these sorrows 
Now. therefore, he it known that I do set apart 
Thursday, the sixth davof August next, to be oh- 
served as a day for national thanksgiving, prai-o 
and prayer, and I invite the people of tbe United 
S'atos to assemble on that, occasion in their cur 
tom ary places of worship, and in the form an’ 
proved by their own conscience, render the hom 
age due to the Divine Majesty for the wonderful 
Inin ire If o Kon iLinn —..if.-* t ... .te 1 
things He has done in the nation's behalf, and in‘ 
voke tbe influence of His Holy Spirit, to subdno 
the sneer which has produced, and so long PUs . 
tamed a needless and cruel rebellion ; to chang* 
the hearts of the insurgents ; to guide the conn- 
sels of the government with wisdom adequate to 
so groat a national emergency. and to visit with 
tender care and consolation throughout the 
length and bredth of our land, all those who 
through the vicissitudes of marches, voyages 
battles and sieges, have been brought to suffer in 
mind, body or estate., and finally to lead the 
whole nation through paths of repentance and 
submission to the Divine Will, back to the perfect 
emoymentof unioD and fraternal peace. 
In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my 
hand and caused the seal of the United States to 
be affixed. 
Done nt the city of Washington this 15th day of 
July, in the year ot our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and sixty-three, and of the independence 
ol the United States of America the eighty-eighth. 
By the President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
William H. Seward, Secretary of State. 
Llins fall, but to, the young bode peep I 
Klirwem die, bat tfill their need shall bloom I 
From death the quick young life mil leap, 
When spring shall cums ami touch the tomb. 
The splendid shiver of brave blood 
Is thrilling through our country now, 
And she who in nl«J timer withstood 
The tyrant. UP* again her brow. 
God’s previous charge we sternly keep 
Uato the final victory ; 
With freedom we will live, or iderp 
With onr great dead who set us free, 
God forg*d us when wc forget 
To keep the old flag Hying yet. 
18S1SS1 ppi 
river, and that Admiral Farrago! will go outside 
and commence operations in another quarter 
against the enemy. 
The Imperial was the first steamer down the 
Mississippi to New Orleans, having arrived on 
the 16th. On her arrival, tbe landing was 
crowded with people. It was almost impossible 
to convince them that Vicksburg and Port Hud¬ 
son bad fallen. 
A large number of prisoners captured at Port 
Hudson are joining the Federal army. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., AUGUST 1, 1863. 
July 22: 
Vicksburg, July 15th, 1863. 
To Major General IbOWk:— Sir: —Sherman 
has invested from Pearl River, on the north, to 
the river on the south. This has cut off many 
hundred cars from tbe Confederacy, Sherman 
says he has force enough and feels no appreben- 
The Army in Virginia. 
Matters seem to be rather quiet in Virginia 
just at present, but the fallowing extract from 
the Washington Republican of the 25ih inst,, 
would seem to indicate that active operations 
will soon be resumed. The Republican says: 
“ From the best information at band, it appears 
that Lee’s army is near Winchester, or about 
that point, while onr own army occupies such a 
position that he cannot get back to Richmond 
without fighting to a disadvantage. The rebel 
General is either holding his position fa gather 
»up plies from the crops in the valley, or with the 
aid of sucb re-enforcements as be may have ob¬ 
tained, to give another battle or ft series of bat¬ 
tles to the army of the Potomac. Our army is 
ready to fight here, anxious, indeed, rather than 
return to another campaign in those districts of 
Virginia so thoroughly devastated by the war. 
We may expect stirring news from Gen. Meade’s 
army soon.” 
On the 23d about 400 rebel cavalry, encamped 
near Nolan's Ferry, three miles from Point of 
ltocks, attempted to cross the Potomac with the 
intention of tearing up the rails of the Baltimore 
A Ohio Railroad, but their designs were frustrat¬ 
ed by ft band of independent rangers, command¬ 
ed by Capt. Means, who drove them from the 
river. 
The fallowing dispatch has been received at 
Washington from the headquarters of Brig.-Gen. 
Scammon: 
Charleston, Va., July 21. 
To Gen. Kelley: Col. Tolland, with the 2d 
Virginia cavalry. and34th Ohio mounted infan¬ 
try, cut the railroad at Wyiheville, and destroyed 
two pieces of artillery. They capt lived 70(1 mus¬ 
kets and a large amount of ammiiniiion and 
stores, and had a sharp fight uf WrigbtsvilJe 
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Ohio.—M organ'sraid through lower Indiana 
and Ohio has finally closed up, and disastrously 
to this noted guerrilla and his entire command. 
On Sunday, A. M , the 2Gth ull, Major May, with 
250 of the 0th Mich. Cavalry, forced Morgan to 
an engagement, a mile from Salineviile, Ohio, 
and routed him. capturing 240 prisoners. Mor¬ 
gan, with 3(10 men, escaped, but was finally cap¬ 
tured by Shackleford at, 3 P. M.. near Lisbon. 
The following dispatch has been received at 
headquarlers of the army: 
Hraiujcartrrs in tuk Knee, t 
Nkw Lismii.V, Ohio, July 26, 1863 ( 
To Col Loula Richmond, Assistant Adjutant 
General:— By the blessing ol Almighty God 1 
have succeeded in capturing John H. “Morgan. 
Colonel Clarke, and the balance of bis command! 
amounting to about 400 prisoners. I will Mart 
with Morgan aud Staff on the first train far Cin¬ 
cinnati, ami await die general ordertur transpor¬ 
tation for the balance. 
J. M. Shackleford, 
Colonel Commanding. 
The following dispatch to General Burnside, 
relates the treatment Morgan and his troops re¬ 
ceived at loyal hands previous to fhe grand clos¬ 
ing up ot the rebel leader’s movements: 
He.uiv|uantkks U 8 Kohoks in tbk Kiri.b / 
GiocutKR's Chkkk, July 20 —!i p si j 
To. Lt. Col. Richmond, A A G .We cl.™-*-. 
John Morgan and hi- command over 5(> miles to¬ 
day. After heavy skirmishing far six or seven 
miles between iln-64'b Ohio, of Co). Woodford’s 
brigade, which was in the advance, we succeed¬ 
ed in bringing the enemy 1o a stand, about three 
o'clock i hie. I’ M.. winch lasted aboni three hours 
when the rebels tied, taking position on a very' 
high bluff. I sent a (lag of truce demanding- the 
immediate and unconditional surrender ot Mor¬ 
gan and bis men. The ting was received by Col. 
( olenisn and oilier officers, who came down and 
asked for a personal interview. They asked an 
hour. 1 granted 4u minutes. 
After tins lime the command, excepting Mor¬ 
gan. who deserted bis men taking with him a 
small force, surrendered. It was the understand¬ 
ing that Morgan himself had surrendered, and I 
Understand this was the underslanding of his 
officers and men. The number of killed and 
Rimir.-i FPin.-i'erellcvs-Kev A. W. Cowles, D. D 
American Advertising A every—Mr. Enos AJvord. 
L^ssell Ffumlf* Seminary—<•’ \V. Bri^en. 
Prince /i *>»., Flushing. X. Y. 
To *7»ri*cnnU—Henry Tolnwi & Co. 
rsun^ry-M. N. A. 
<£l)c Nctus <£oni>enser 
Lynn, Mass , pays a National Tax of $250,000. 
A loyal newspaper is already issued at Port Hudson 
Gold sold in New York at 2 
To Major General llaVeck: — Joe Johnston 
evacuated Jackson on the I6di inst. lie is now in 
full retreat to the east Gen. Sherman says his 
army must perish from boat, lack of wafer and 
discouragement. The army paroled here for the 
most part deserted and are scattered over the 
cnnnfry in nil directions. 
(fen Ransom was sent to Natchez to stop lh« 
crossing of cattle for the eastern army. On hi- 
arrival he found larye numbers had been driven 
out of the dly to be pastured. Also that muni¬ 
tions of war had been recently crossed over fat 
lid to Kirby Smith. He mounted about 200 of 
his men and sent them in bo h directions. They 
captured a number of prisoners and secured n 
thousand head of Texas cattle. 200 of which were 
sent to General Banks and the balance will be 
brought here. In Louisiana thev captured a 
number of prisoners, and a number of teams 
loaded with ammunition. Over 2.U00,000 rounds 
of ammunition were brought back to Naicbez. 
with the teams captured, and over 2.800 rounds 
based | of army ammunition were destroyed. 
U. S. Grant, 
Major General Commanding. 
The Gazelle's Vicksburg correspondent says 
lhatduring a campaign of 04 days, ending with 
the capture of Vicksburg, the rebels lost in kill¬ 
ed. wounded and prisoners 48.700 men. About 
71,000 stand of arms were taken, including near¬ 
ly 50,000 Enfield rifles in their original packages, 
which were intended for the rebel army across 
the Mississippi, and about 200 pieces of artillery. 
Information was received on the lath tilt., that 
a force of rebels, 300 or 400 strong, would encamp 
that night at a point three miles off Reinzi, whose 
intentions were to attack Camp Davis, a strong 
stockade six miles south of Corinth, the n< x 
morning, they being under the impression that 
p. m, on Saturday week 
at 1.23 
— Tbe reward for arrest of deserters is increased fro m 
$5 to $10. 
— Refugees in large numbers are arriving at Cairo from 
Alabama. 
— J. R. Giddings is at home in Jefferson, Ohio, in quite 
poor health. 
— Mr. and Mrs. Vallandingham arc at the Clifton House 
Niagara Kalis 
— The second Colored Regiment left Boston for New 
hern last week. 
— Indiana raised 60,000 men in 48 hours after Morgan 
entered the State. 
— A Memphis paper reports Gen. Pemberton as crazy, 
—tearing his hair, &c. 
— It is a remarkable fact that during the riot In New 
York gold fell 4 per cent. 
— Gen. Sickles has passed the critical point in his case, 
and is now rapidly recovering. 
— Lie took with hi in 3,000 Union soldiers and many 
ffi i rs captured at Gettysburg. 
— The rioters at Troy, N. Y., delivered from the jail 88 
prisoners, 4 indicted for murder. 
— The forty-seven hanks of N. Y. city have contributed 
$17,600 to the Sanitary Commission. 
— The New York Police arc bagging vast quantities of 
plunder taken by the rioters last week. 
— Gerald Massey, the English poet, has received one of 
the liteiary pensions of $350 per annum. 
— Humphrey Marshall, or Ky., has laid aside his sword 
and opened a law office In Richmond, Va. 
— Gen. Gardiner, the recent rebel commander at Port 
Hudson, is a deserter from the U 8 army. 
— Large numbers of New York colored refugees are 
being taken to Blackwell's Island for safety. 
— The New York police have sent 50 boxes of lemons 
to the hospitals at Washington a/id elsewhere. 
— A monitor has been sent, in pieces, by sailing vessels, 
to San Francisco, for tbe deftuce of that port. 
— The N. Y. Post estimates that $1,000,000 worth of 
propsrty was destroyed by fire during the riot. 
— The discovery of a tin mine in Missouri is announced 
by a correspondent of the Scientific American. 
— They had a Thanksgiving in Maryland on Sunday 
week in gratitude for deliieranee from invasion 
— The number of bales of cotton received in St, Louis 
from March 0, 1802, up to the present rime is 52,010. 
— There is a second advent preacher in Chicago who 
declares that the end of all things will occur in 1808. 
— The gunhoat.Sciota was recently sunk near New Or¬ 
leans, by coming in contact with the gunboat Antonia. 
— It is stated that the commerce of the world requires 
3,600,000 able- bjdied men to be constantly traversing the 
sea. 
— It has been decided by the Provost Marshal that no 
colored man can be accepted as a substitute for a white 
man. 
— J. R. Jewettt, of Granby, Conn , 92 years of age, has 
been a subscriber to the Hartford Couraut for sixty-four 
years. 
— Cotton is likely to take the place of wheat as a staple 
in Southern Illinois, the latter not doing well except upon 
new land. 
— A girl only thirteen years of age has been committed 
by the coroner of Leeds, England, on a charge of tnan- 
slaogbter. 
— A Baltimore female rebel, named Featherston, draped 
the American flag in crape on account of the rebel revers¬ 
es in Pennsylvania, 
— The Louisville Journal says Meade and Grant are 
great financiers They raised the value of green backs 11 
per cent, in two days. 
— The elections for members of the Canadian Parlia¬ 
ment have resulted as follows:—58 ministerial, 60 opposi¬ 
tion and independent. 
— An English private soldier is now paid about $110 a 
year; French, $50 a year; a French colonel about $1,600; 
English, about $6,000. 
— Two powder mills, containing six tuns of powder, 
were blown up at East Hartford, Conn , on Saturday week. 
No person was injured. 
— M Bontet, a French engineer residing at Brussels, 
has invented a machine which, it is said, will do away with 
steam as a motive power. 
— The Charleston Mercury says that in 1862, 23,000 bales ’ 
of cotton were exported from that city, and in the first 
quarter of 1863, 9,800 hales. 
^iaie, a* wen as to the south sine ot Virginia. A 
I very large quantify of colt m yarn, made at this 
factory, was purchns d by the people of Eastern 
North Carolina and south side of Virginia, who 
said fhey were largely engaged in making cloth¬ 
ing for home cop sum j tion. 
The regular mail train for Wilmington passed 
hut thirty minut s before :hi arrival of the 
raiders, and tiny made a mr.-ow escape from 
capture. The min on the Tirborongh branch 
of the Wilmington road was not so fortunate, but 
was captured by (he raiders, and two car loads 
of ammiiniiion and over 20,00ft pounds of bacon 
destroyed. They also attempted to destroy the 
Cara and locomotive. We understand that they 
received on the 26th, say during the past week 
our troops Lave not been idle, but by a close 
scrutiny of Leo's movements, have, by rapid 
marches, succeeded in baffling his several at¬ 
tempts to enler Eastern Virginia, and forestalled 
bis attempted possession of the gaps of the Blue 
Ridge, it is generally believed that he is now 
moving rapidly toward Staunton, byf.be Shenan¬ 
doah Valley. He tried successively, Snicker's. 
Ashby's and Manassas Gaps, but found a strong 
Union farce already there. At the two last 
named places he was driven back with loss. At 
Chester Gap our cavalry re-captured 1,100 of the 
cattle Htolen by the enemy, and several hundred 
sheep. A large number of horses have also been 
recovered. 
Several brisk skirmishes have taken place. 
With the exception of the cavalry engagements, 
the principal fight occurred Thursday evening, 
between Linden and Front Royal, in which a 
brigade of rebel infantry, probably Lee's rear 
guard, were driven through the town. 
Tbe cavalry have done excellent service. The 
several commands have performed arduous 
marches and reconnoisances, and completely 
foiled Stuart in all his attempts to raid on our 
flanks and rear. Moseby's small but energetic 
band have alone given us trouble, principally bv 
cutting off foraging parties and messengers. 
It is impossible to conceive the poverty of the 
country through which tbo army passed. The 
scanty resources left untouched by the rebels, 
have been appropriated by our own men, and 
nothing but starvation stares the sparse popula- 
tion in the future view. With tbe exception of 
General Grant'd staff, arrived at Cairo on the 20fh 
ult. They report Lhat Gen. Sherman has return¬ 
ed to Jackson. He reports to (fan. Grant tha' 
the leading citizens of Jackson and the surround¬ 
ing country have implored him to take 
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON, 
From the official statement of the public del t 
on the 1st of July, furnished by the Treasury 
Department, the fallowing is taken:—The public 
debt of the United States on July 1st, shown by 
the books of the Treasury Department, was $1,- 
007.274,366. 
Wtn. N. Briggs has has been appointed Secre¬ 
tary of Legaiion to Brazil. 
decided on active 
some ac¬ 
tion by which MLsissippi may be restored to tbi 
Union. Both the army and people of that sec¬ 
tion are completely dispirited and ready for 
peace. They staked their all on Vicksburg, and 
it has fallen. They clung to Johnston as a Iasi 
The government has 
measures regarding the fitting out of the rebel 
ironclad fleet in England. 
The War Department is pushing the organiza- 
>ion of colored troops vigorously. The successes 
if our forces west have given a fresh impetus to 
enlistments among the blacks, and by autumn it 
is estimated that at least 100,000 negroes will be 
in arms in the valley of the Mississippi. 
The Secretary of the Navy, in response to the 
request of the committee of the Connecticut 
Legislature, has granted that two U. S. vessels 
-hall cruise along the eastern coast and enter 
Long Island Sound lor the protection of shipping 
and other property. 
"Wah HkFt. Adji-tant Gexkr.u.'s Office, ( 
Washlnqton, July 16, 1863. j 
General Order No. 20. 
By the direction of the 
President of ihe United Stab*, tbo following 
flicers are retired f rom active service, and their 
names will be entered on the retired list of offi¬ 
cers of the grade w wfaicn they now respectively 
oeloug. iu accordance with section 12 of the act 
approved July 17, 1862. This order is to take 
effect August 1st, 1K63 
Maj.-Gen. John E. Wool; Brig.-Gen. Win. S. 
Harney; Brevet Brig.-Gen. Harvey Blown, Col. 
"f the mb Infantry; Col. Jurlsou Dimick. 1st Ar- 
ifiery; Col. Chas. S. Men-hant, -oh Artillery; 
Lient-Col. Martin Burke. 3d Artillery. 
By order of the Secretary of War. * 
E. D. Townsend, A. A. G. 
In view of the recent victories, the President 
has issued the fallowing Piodomation : 
It. has pleased Almighty God to harken to the 
supplications and prayers of an afflicted people, 
md fa vouchsafe to the army and the navy of 
he United States, on the land and on the sea, 
victories so 6igual and so effective as to furnish 
reasonable grounds for augmented confidence 
Department of the South. 
On tbe 1‘Jtb nit the rebels attempted to drive 
our forces from James Island. The attack was 
sudden and unexpected, but Gen. Terry met and 
repulsed them with great slaughter. The gun¬ 
boat Pawnee, which supported the left flank, 
grounded, and a rebel battery opened upon her, 
firing about fifty shots, thirty-nine of which hit 
her- She subsequently floated off and opened 
