New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-22
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY. July ~. 1862

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says: A Yankee force, stated to number eleven regl
meuu of infantry and one of cavalry, with Ten
pieces of Iery il reported to have taken posses
sion of Orange Court House, OH Sunday.
They burned the bridge across the Rspidan RIVER
five miles from the Court-IIouse which wonid APP
pear 10 be conclusive that they do not desgn lnr-
Their advance. There We're idle reports yes erday
that they had possession of Gordonsviie, out up W
| 9 o'clock last night telegrapbic communication was
open with that place. There was big scare anu
general stampede from Gordonsvile on Sunday, the
trains leaving there being literally loaded down Win
old and young male and female, flying from Tue
Yankees, who some fellow worse scared than hurt,
reported 10 be within few miles of the place.
! Everything that could he, WIS removed, ana the
writer who happened accidentally to be at the
place coald but be amused at the evident treplda-
ton which bad seized upon all. Government OH,
cials, with blanched checks, were hurrylng TO ana
ire; psle-faced women with dsheveled tresses, ard
wringiug their hands rushed to the cara which were
to bear them from the dangerous locality; ana, 10
short there were but few who did not participate
Ia the general fear and confusion.
FLOATING BATTERY AT SAVANNAH.
II is now officially announced that the bon-clad
floating battery Georgia, built by the ladies' OF that
gallant State is now complete and ready for action
The armament of the Georgia consists OF ten heavy
guns. She will be commanded by Lieut.. j. Penn
broke Jones of Virginia.
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SHORT EsLIsrNESTs IN PEsSsYLvAsIA.--It is
announced from Harrisburg that recruits to fill up
the new requisiton from Pennsylvania will be re-
ceved for ninc months, and that volunteers are
pouuGg in in consequence.
MORE REBLL BARBARITY.-The correspondent
of The ST. Louis Republican, writing from Vicks-
burg, relates the following case of fendish barbary
by rebels:
yesterday a brutal afair occurred near here
Ever since the war opened reports lave been ME
OF Rebel outrages, such as numbering women and
Old men, but universally the tales on examination
proved silly canards. II remained for Mississippi to
prove such things possible. Yesterday planter
IRON Papa Island, Just above and in sight, came to
Flag Officer Davis and requested aid. Tie day be-
fore. visiDs living there, under the title OF a
Vigilance Committee, hung his mother, woman
eighythree years of age, for expressing JOY at the
fleets arrival. One hundred and fifty soldiers, on
the steamer Champion, were sent back with the
PLANTER and the mnrdcTers will be taken, If possl-
bic. From the door Of her home they dragged their
aged victim, aud reyied her for Lnconite. With
gray hars and one foot 10 the grave, they killed
her, and joyed in anticipating nature even by few
hours. The feeling here is bitter indeed, more so
than in any portion OF country through which the
National army has passed.
REBEL Losses rs THE LATE BATTLEs.-John X.
Thompton, the Dixie" correspondent Of The Gre
,ada Arpcai writes from Richmond on the I'd met:
a sad and dreary day, with driving clouds end
pouring rain from Size east, gloom above ana AROUND
ne the long, terrible battle stil raging near enough
for NJ 10 hear the dull heavy thunder OF the artillery
mingled with the itfu songhs of the storm. IL Is,
indeed with q sorrowiul heart that your CORE
spor dent continues his fragmenary notes oil he great
struggle for the capital for alohg every street We
4 u I,.rfv nNi .i
wounded and in many home lies some loved one
killed in the igh: of yesterday. Richmond II desc
bate and a voice OF lamentation IKE that heard IN
Ranah goes up for her children. have just aeen
the placid face of dear youpg friend set III the ryd
lines Of death, gallant lieutenant not YET ~ VINO
fell pierced with three balls by he side OF his battery,
30 Young 40 fair, brave gentle, that the heart
OF the most insenrible OF his enemies must have
relented ut the sight OF such sacrihce Alas there
are hundreds of such cases, and to day every city
and hamlet of he South unites its MORNINGS with
the MORNINGS OF Richmond:
But thing Ike thi. you know. mus. be
II every famous victory.
Truth TO raw. Though this city has suffered severely
.yer since this cursed war wns begun by the brutal
tyrsnt al Washington, and counts ts losses upon
many fields, Bull Run, Manassas, Balls Bluff,
Kernstown, Roanoke Island, Donelson, Wiillsms-
burg the Seven Pines, II has never 10 fully exp
rienced the dire calauiies Of war AZ IN the battle oi
iast ey eniDg. The Purcell Battery, colnnanced by
Young Willie Pe-rain, of whom spoke IN Il former
letter has teen literally annil dated. On Thursday
morning last it numbered 40 members-three hours
sgo | raw all that was left oi II, hardly q dozen
men. weary and broken down with seven days Ser
vice In uninlermlt.rd fighting. The officers, with
The exception of the captain, have oil been Killed,
the privaies 10 the number OF ll5 or 10 have been
either killed or wounded, the horses lie piled mp
around the guns The field, and the little remnant
of tie brave corps has been granted leave Of absence
10 gather strength and FIJI up it. RAJ Ks The etcher
artillery has suffered cavity, losing OF its lieu
tenais Charles Ellis huutord, son vi the Secretsly /
OF the Commonwealth, many OF its men, and nearly
I'll If IT, horses. Capt. Joan sewat Walker, OF
tbe Iigh. Infantry was killed while g;illaBtl lead
inc his command and Gil. Thos. 4. August, the !
law partner of Gen Randolph, Secretary OF War,
hrs been severely wounded.
THE ESCAPE OF REBEL PRISONERS FROM Fohr !
DLLiwARE.-A dispatch from Wilmington, Della
ware. announcing that zoo Rebel prisoners had eI-
iected their escape from Fort Delaware The Wash
,ngton Republican remarks:
"Vp TO the time OF this escape there were 3.lSl /
rebel prisoners confined at Fort Delaware, and
about 5000 more expected at the end of next week.
The steamer Baltic arrived at tue fort on Saturday
last having on toard | 200 prisoners, who We're |
transferred FROM Governors leland New.fork to
Fort Delaware. They comprise the whole number /
quartered at Governors Island. Ihe prisoners,
vita the exception Of the Rebel officers, who are
about ole hundred in number, and who have quar- |
tiers inside the fort, occupy barracks on the upper
end Of the Island. These barracks are commanded
by heavy casemate guns IN the fort, ana also W
shotted field pieces. The barracks erected are ca
pable Of ace ommodating 1900 men. Other barracks
are iii OF erection, intended to accommodate
q, 900 more. The guard consists Of about 100 men,
compri.ing portions of three batteries. guard
patrols the slaBd at all bonrs, TO prevent any at
tempt at escspe, but the circumstance that tro
hundred have escaped establishes the fact that $50
man ars not enonQh 20 gnsrd three housand reckless