Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-22
FROM THE SOUTH,
Rebel Account Of Affairs On she Miss,s.i,,,
Rebel Opinion Of Pspe's Adyapce

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l Rebel Account Of Affairs On the Mississi,,,
Rebel Opinion Of Pspe's Advance
Richmond. paperi of the 18th and 18th have
l been received. They were jubilant over the c,p
/ ture OF General Curtis and the takng of 500
prisoners, who are to be sent to Memphis when
/ we know that General Curtis 10 safe at Helena.
having beaten his foe In several eng apements on
bis way, we may be able to estimate the value nj
the following victory over our feet on the Miss
| issppi. The dates are later than the dire~t an
telligence from vicksburg from Union sou,ces
out the statement Is undoubtedly untrue an made:
From the Richmond Wing, JULY III
THE CONFEDERATE RAN ARKANSAS ArrAcKs Nm
DIsPERsss THs YANKEE FLEET AT vIcksBvRs
Advertiser and Register from vicksburo- N. asv
says that the ram Arkansas came out of The YaIoo
river, and fought through the enemy's neet. In.
nicting great damage. She is now safe under
our guns, preparing for another dash. Two shots
only penetrated her. The enemy's lower deet IL
hastily retiring.
VIck.svRe, July Is The sloop. war A,tan.
sas, under cover Of our battefies, ran gloriously
through twelve or Thirteen Of the enemv,s rams,
gunboats and sloops-ofwaT. Our loss was ten
men killed and fifteen wounded. Capt Brown,
her commander and hero was slightly wounded
In the head The smoke stack Of the Arkapsa,
was riddled. Otherwise she 10 not materially
damaged, and can soon be repaired.
Two Of the enemy's boats struck their co,or,.
| and the boats ran ashore to keep from sinkinx.
Many were killed and wounded. This n eloi:
Gus achievement for the navy, her heroic CON
manders, officers and men.
One mortar boat, disabled and aground, is now
burning up All the enemy's transports and all
the vessels OF war OF the lower feet except
| to escape from the Arkansas.
(signedl EARL VAN Dorm,
Major-General Commanding.
The CAPTURED ARMS.
ton, thaa{p faYs the Dispatch, upon e1amna-
tured from the YANKEES in tie JRQH:setss siS@
Richmond have sustained serious damage. The
fact 10 they did not have time, their famous re-
| treat from the Chicahominy, to make destruction
OF property complies, and hence find, In a lot Of
| twenty thousand, not more than thousand that
cannot be speedily rendered as good as new.
These arms are generally Of superior quality, In.
Guiding many OF recent invention and European
manufacture.
DIED FROM GRIEF.
-, TIE 6 Edgsnsld e. e. Advertl,er announces
Colonel p. NJ Butler. She died nom griefat the
death OF her youngest son, E. Butler, who was
killed In the battle Of Tuesday, the LIST instant,
near Richmond.
GOING TO CARRY THE WAR INTO AFRICA.
The circular Of Adjutant General Cooper, in
relation to the enrolment of conscripts, and the
arrest OF persons absenting themselves from the
army furnishes hopeful antici patton Of the fu-
ture conduct OF the war. BY following these in
strucoons, the ranks OF our armies will be speed
lily filled up and placed upon footing sufficient
ly powerful to overwhelm the hordes Of the abo-
iition monarch, without regard to the 'three
on for by
rolling officers are jealous and active, says the
circular Of General Cooper. we shall make our
enemy taste Of the bitterness Of the war IL neg
ligent, we shall continue to witness is ravages
on our own soil.
FROM TIE WEST.
Our western exchanges come to US full Of
mysterious hints Of secret military operations Of
glorious promise. The Jackson Mississipp ian of
the 5th instant says: awe are in confidential
possession of bit Of news that Is las far az IL
goesl as good as the thrashing out OF Mcclellan
IL will not be long, we hope, before we will be at
liberty to chronicle another glorious and crush
Ing Victory over the invaders.
DETERMINE TIoN OF M'CLELLAN
From the Richmond Dspatch.]
We believe that, no matter at what expense
Of tme treasure and blood, )" IL 10 the determine
ton Of the North to capture this city, and con
quer the South, IL IL can. There Is 40 hspe, but
In our own strong hearts and arms, save In that
benignant Providence which has SO often inter-
posed FOR our deliverance, but which only helps
those who help themselves Let us not forget
| the lesson Of Manassas. Every moment now 10
more precious than gold.
TIE BIG SCARE AT soRpoNsvILLB cAUsRD By
PORES ADVANCE.
The Lvnchburg Republican Of Yesterday gives
some particulars Of the Yankee raid In Orange
IL saws:
ga Yankee force, stated to number eleven repi.
ments OF infantry and one Of cavalry, with ten
Y
session Of Orange Court Hou9, on Sunday, al
though we have doubts about Its CO rectness, az a
person who left that place at O'Clock In the
evening or that day says there was no enemy then
in sight. They burned the bridge across the
Rapidan river, i've miles from the Court House,
which would appear to be conclusive that they
do not design further advance. There were
idle reports yesterday that they had possession of
Gordonsville, but up to nine O'Clock last night
communication was open with that place.
"There was big scare and general stampede
from Gordonsville on Sunday-the trains leaving
there being literally loaded down with old and
young, male and female, flying from the Yankees,
who some fellow worse scared than hurt, report
ed to be within few miles Of the place. Every
thing that could be was removed; and the writer,
who happened accidentally to be at the place,
could but be amused at the evident trepidation
which had seized upon all Government officials,
with blsached cheeks, were hurrying to and fro
pale-faced women, with dishevsled tresses and
wfinging ther hands, rushed TO the cars which
were TO bear them ffom the dangerous locality !;
and, In short, there were but few who did not
participate In the general fear and confusion"
FLOATING BATTERY AT SAVANNAH.
Ii Is ofacially announced that the iron clad
floating battery 6eor Ia, built by the aides Of
that gallant State, Is now complete and ready for
action. The armament Of the Grorgia consists Of
ten heavy guns. She will be commanded by
Lieut.. j. Pembroke Jones, OF Virginia.