New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-29

ports, driven back to the railroad At this poisx
operate with LOus.se Gen Smith desired to hssss
40 with all the troops within reach He brought up Hsm.
tons and Hatton's brigsdes In few minutes
The strength Of the enemy position, however eoablsA
About sunset being struck from my horse severely
BY fragment Of sbslI was carried from the held ~
"s w. from re.nmns hi. ssci on the
position morning. BY the discovery Of strong in,escA
not seen o. ,ac ~. % wn o. he
iDrenchments which they attacking when dsshnees
stayed the conflict The skill energy ard fssoation WA
which Maoep Smith drec cd the attack would have 60
cured success II II could have been msde an hour earlier
The troops Of Lonsree and Hill passed the night OF tee
strongly side Of the Chick shosisy
the evening and night the 3 The troops engsged ~
river.
On the morning Of the st Of June the enemy attacked he
Pryor Tho attack vigorously repealed BY these tive
br gsdes the brunt Of the fight filling Gen. Pickett This
Our troops employed the residue Of the day securing and
bearing of the captured artillery small aud other prop
W. toos ten piece. Of srtieiy six thousand mus
kets-one garrison flag and four regimeHa color beside
MalerGen Lons.treet reports the loss in hi, command =
M.;osn e. w Smith report: I io:. It,
That OF tho en.m, /, .ts.d IN t1. own 70
have exceeded 10 0c-an estimate which Is no doubt shea
Of the truth.
ready for when those of SAITH, Longr.e aud HiA
moved satisfied that Keyess corps would have been
destroyed instead Of being merely defeated Had II gone
into action even at o'clock victory would have been
much more complete . ...
Smith and z.treet speak in hish terms Of ths
conduct Of their superior and staff officers.
Deg leave TO ask the ,ttention e he
son. and Coils Jenkins and Kemper and Hampton exercising
commands above their grades and Bng Cen Rhodes are mon
This. and the captured co0rs viii DO delivered BY Major n
H. Cole Of my staff . ,,
port sooner and still weak to make any bos very In
Several hundred prisoners were taken but hsv. received
J. Z. JOHNSTON. CeneraL
ITEMS.
The MARKETS Of Richmond were still better sup
Piled on the oath, aud among the commodities ex.
posed were large and fine lots OF backberries, dew
berries whOreberles and other fruits OF Tie season.
They sold 1T reasonable prices.
CONFEDERATE MoSEY.-It ia significant with
what avidity certain class of dealers low clutch
Confederate money, who, few weeks ago, wniie
The enemy was near Richmond, were loath 70 change
five dollar bill for purchase OF any article unoes
It's full value.
The SMALL NOTE IssUE.-The Virginia STATE
Treasury and the Confederate States are now issuing
notes of the denomination Of dollar and upward
70 the public in large numbers, and the demand 70
nearly equal to the supply. They are Issued from
!he Capitol building.
The city corporation notes are all Issued, and Ne
more are TO be had.
billiard Mccormick, one of the extra police. was
charged with feloniously assaulting and ravlsnln8
the person Of Ann Eliza Wells, free negress The
principal witness was the colleague OF the accused
on the beat to which he was assigned. HIS Honor
committed the accused, and, in doing So made some
severe remarks touching the duties OF the ponce
force.
The Jackson MississippiaH learns that the many
,cor families who have been driven to tie woods ~
he pombardment of Vicksburg are suffering for tho
necessarles Of life.
MORGAN FoREvKRi-TAc atlanta Confederaey
Of July - says:
by the State train last evening report that Nor
int iIss S and ;es.S 70. qsS Of R
ond In Madison County aud established camp where he
issued TO s people ealing upon them 20 y.s
throw of the Joke OF tae tyran aud tnas the PooPs
docking 10 hin by thousands $3.50 o,.,s
We lave no pO've continuation of this report or ~
we Morgan Is doing good woTk IN hentuchy'
From The Peter,bu,g Elpre'' Jsiy 3D.
FURTHER AND STILL BETTER.
Mosnr, July 25.-A special Dispatch to The Al.
r.rt,ser and Rcgister from jackson, under date Of
he 9th, says that Lieut.. Col Ferguson Oh otarks
cavalry, with TWO companies and field battery
lad captured and destroyed Union mail steamer AZ
;kipwilhs Landing 80 miles above Vicksourg:
,oI. Ferguson succeeded in obtaining possession %
he mailbag from the Union sloop-of-war Richmonds
The Yankee letters admit the impossi-
iliry of capturing Vicksburg without an immense
and force. and admit also that the Arkansas whip
ed them, and they evidence great terror OF her.
Her appearance around the bend ,oif morning Wa
he signal for general skedaddle."
The 'bombardment Of yichsburs Confined slowly
o-day. -
ASSES OF THE CAPTURED BRITISH STEAMERS.
CHARLESTON, July 25.-Nassau dates TO the losn
Az, that the case Of the steamship Oloie, winch V
, generally supposed was intended Tor the Coaieaer.
re services, had been brought before the British
p, a.. A. Conrf.
Judge Belts Of the U. s. District Court, N. T.,
lad released the British steamer Laburhia, when
vas captured with cargo Of cotton on board al tho
mouth Of the Rio Grande, as neutral, inc PSny
,osed thai be would also reease the British steamers
Be rnuda and Clrcsssian on the same ground.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.
RICHMOND, July 25-rhe following official dis
,atch was received here this morning:
Kso1vtIIr, July a. lssaTo Gen. 8 Cooper: Col Neg:
an send. me . dispatch dated Georgetown, Ky, July -
stating that lie rad taken eleven cities and towns S1n
h. con,r, outside Of Lexington and Frankfort which aces
chiefly I.S:sd b HS. s S.sS as.Io,sd
i"e''" A- i. KIRBY SMITH, MajOrGen cOu,de
FROM NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TEN
NEssEE.
MOBILE, July 2i--A special dispatch 70 iHs
TribA from Grenada, GATED July 20, tsys thss
Northern dates of the 18th which bsye reached ,n~e
tata that Gen. Halleck has been ordered 10 WASH.
~. Tnssd Srates. He Gen Ii J issued his farewell
,ddre.s 70 the troops at Cofinth on the 18th.
CEN Sherman has evacuated Germantown, LAr
range. aud Moscow, ana IL moving his whole iorce
o Memphis, burning those towns IN MS aign..
;oOp NEWS FROM TIE WEsl-fohihEn
SUCCESSES.
uo,ur .Julv Y.-A special dispatch TO TAe Ad.
,,rt,s,r and Register iron Chattanooga, oSteo
,..,e,day. ssys that Ge.. Forest entered Lebanon.
: miles eat OF NASHVILLE, on Saturday the 18Th,
ontur.d ali the esemy's pckets and several State
ms opers. TIE enemy were flying before him.
rus YANKEE FLEET IN THE MISSISSIPPI
MosriE, July 25.--A special dispatch TO The ID