New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-30
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Several Buildings Destroyed by Fire.
HEAVY FIRING FrG Pr,INr-
FORTRESS MONROE, July 29--The Odd Fellows
Hail, Jail, and four other buildings in Hampton
were burned by the Federalists, previous to their
evacuating the place. flag, with the news to
evacuate within twenty-four hours, had been dis
patched.
Heavy firing is now going on at Pig Point.
From Washipg gton.
WASHINGTON July 2a-The Southerners have
forty officers and twelve physicians prisoners.
The most trustworthy accounts place the Con-
federates at the junction at from oee0 to 6o 0o0--
10000 of whom have fought. EiF4
Affairs in Missouri.
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, July 29.-The Federal
steamer White Cloud was fred into at Blue Mill
landing. Killing several.
1t is reported that the fellows had burned ferries
and deprecated towns, incensing the citizens.
Casualties in the Mississippi Troops.
RICHMOND, July 29.-The following is all we
have been able to obtain as to the fate Of the
Mississippi Regiments ia
Burt's Regiment #@#
Of this regiment, eight were killed and thirty
Kil1ed-Capt W. Melville. Lieut.. Leasy of
Gov. Browns Company Lieut.. Ford Of the Clinton
Company, Eddy and Anderson OF the Jackson
Company.
Colonel Featherston's Regiment.
Su!. fedtNerStOu IepOttS tWo shiitSo aAiu Stt5tAe
Among the killed is P Hill; among the wounded
is John Finneson, severely; Moore, benson, Pe-
den, Jury, Price and May Tyler, slightly. Ef
Faulkner's Regiment.
In Col. Faulkner's, the Second Mississippi Regf-
ment, there were twenty-f killed and seventy
five wounded.
Among the killed are Lieutenant Palmer and
two other First Lientenants. Colonel Boone was
This regiment was in the hottest of the fight, and
two companies of the Eleventh Mississippi were in
the fight. One was the University Grays, of which
Lieutenant Bislan, Sergeant Wright and Private
Need with two others were killed, and many
wounded. Colonel Slidell lost out of his two COM
panies, several killed and twenty one wounded:
Col. Moore, of this regiment, was on the 2sths
wounded in the foot by an accidental discharge OF
pistol in the hands of Tucker, OF the University
Greys, and died.
BarksdRle's Regiment
| Of Barksdale's Regiment none were killed, but
ten were wounded Among the latter, Harry Nash,
| of Atlanta, slightly in the arm.
Of the Minute Men, two were slightly wounded.
In Kemper's Legion, one Of the Spartan Band
| was slightly wounded, and one in Lonsdales
| ZOuaves.
We regret not being able to give further par
| ticulars. .sn. rs
1.-THE following dispatches were received yester-
| day afternoon:
Cadwallader supercedes Mansfield at w ashington-
| WASHINGTON, July 29.-Gen. Cadwalader super
CeuGS Gen. hldDSlelu Ill Guiuuiauu fsoonihoSoIS
and Gen. Runyon retires from the service.
From Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July 29.-HaVing been patheticaly
appealed to by Gen. Dix, the members OF the Na.
tonal Guard consented to remain in the service till
The War in Missouri.
FoRsYTu. TANEY County, Mo-, July 29-The
Federalists have invaded and taken possession of
this town, killing five Mssourians. Wilkey, the
Times correspondent, was wounded.
In their search for spOils, the invaders found sew
eral tons of lead in the wells.
Indiana Volunteer Regiments Returning Home.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 29.-Fhe Twenty-eighth and
Tenth Indiana Regiments whose time of enlistment
has EXPIRED have returned home.
The Bogus Virginia Legislature Adjourned.
WHEELING, July 29.--Both houses OF the bogus
| Virginia Legislature have adjourned.
U. S. Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-In the House the bill pro-
vding for direct taxation with some modi6cations,
has passed by ayes 79, nays 49, p
From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 29.-Four regiments
have been ordered hence to Washington, checking
the contemplated aggressive movement mere.
New York Gossip
NEW YORK july 29-The Herad's Washington
= telegraphic correspondent says that secretary
Welles has ordered powerful naval force TO guard
the crossings on the Potomac, below ashngton.
There is a story in circulation, which Is likely
: not to nroye true that Gen. Lee intends to cross
= the Potomac, south of Harper's Ferry.
- - An entire change in the army organization Il
n probable.
u About midnight the pickets came in collision
= near Chanbridge.
- Burch, of the party who went for Cameron's
body has returned. His companions are held
| prisoners, and he sworn to silence.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent says
l. that Col Lander is authorized to summon here ana
organize the men of the mountains and plains VIII
whom he was so popular.
IS RAYMOND of the Times, telegraphed at three
d | that the Federasts were more than maintaining
their ground aud assured the readers OF ms paper
II of Federal success. At the commencement OF the
e rout, Raymond added postcript, stating the re-
lie sult. The teegraphic censor refused TO allow the
u postscript to 90 80 Fridays Times says.
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70 FROM OUR TRooPs IL ARSANsAs.--We lind ths
following in the Baton Rouge Advocate OF the 2otl