Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-12
BY TELEGRAp i.

hlelf1 ilIu. Our rDOpS unueF NreI LOuSshCC nude the attack. The fight lasted until 5 oc clock D. m , resulting in a Confederate victory, alter 3 hard and bloody battle. We captured the enemy camps, breastworks and ten pie 'es of artliiery' driving him back completely. The federais re- newed the fight at sunrise, on Sunday inoiiiihs' and attempted to re-capture thelf camps, pu1 were driven back and again defeated, Then loss was much greater than ours-belieyed to be nye to one. Gems Lee. Johnston and President Davis were on the ground The federal forces were commanded by Gen E. D. Keys. Slaughter ot the enemy was terrible.
 Tbe Knoxville Register has dispatch from LynchbuTg, which says: Stonewall Jackson crossed tbe Potomac and again routed Banks at Williams Yort Ten thousand Marylanders have joined his forces.
 SAVANNAH, June 4.-The Republican of this morning has dispatches from Charleston, lated yesterday, which says the enemy landed about four hundred strong on James Island, nearly op- poeite the city, but was repulsed with loss of 2o nrisoners Gen. Gists last dispatch says the prs oners taken this morning report that the enemy landed seventeen hundred strong last night, on Battery Island, with like force at tLogansyille and Johns Island. The enemy are ID front or ns, but under cover of their gunbDats Five o'clock, D. u-Twenty Y tnkee prIsoners capturel on James Island have just passed their way to jail-nineiy more were cut of and will probably be captured Heavy firing continues in that direction
 MADISON, ARK, D. m, June 7.--l arrived here this e, ening, having left Memphis yesterday at o'clock D. m. On Thursday night at nine o'clock fhe federal fleet of gunboats, mortars and trans y,o,fs anchored i'll the band below Mound City. Numbering in all about fifty vessels, of which 1t Ras said The half were gun and mortar boats. The Montgomery fleet then anchored at the wharf, be inc advised of the approach ot the enemy, com mepced preparing to receive them, and at daylight vestesday morning had steam up ready Tor the en- o,cement The enemy appeared in light es the ,t.g fha eit af abOut clock, when one of our gunbeats, the Jeff Thompson, wa sigraIled fo advance and attack. She moved up stream to a noiut opposite Tibus & Co.'S cotton shed and tGrnine broad side up, she opened the hght with berstarboard guns. Immediately thereafter, the cnemys feet then drawn up Ill line of battle, Just LoIoyy the noipt returned the fire. The Jeff Thomp- eou aIthouuh struck frequently by the balls of the enemy continued to empty her guns at them Wtth- out however. much effect The Beaureg lrd, Price and Lowell then came up and engaged me enemy and fCucht with desperation--n many instances, aionqside the numerous boats ot the eneny-tne <ro,vs tboth engaging in a hand to hand conflict. some half hour or so after the engagement com ,oenced one of the enemy's rams came running down stream. through the fleet with immense speed and struck the Lowell about midships, almost pass jng through her. causing her to slhk in two or ,inures She disappeared entirely, very few of hei crew succeeded in reaching sA0re The pell. ran Dorn and Bragg nov appeared Tn the aetlon' ana inc two fleets floating down the river, continued to . hnt each other It was almost impossible to tell whici were getting the b+tter of the fight. When ttev reached nearly in front ot It. Fickernig, We disr5veled one Of our boats was disabled ana drN- cn 10 ,he Arkansas shore at the point below Hope field. w,,ere she nov lies almost 8 total wreck When little further dOEn,one ot our boats txpio dad s ascertaineu to be the Little Rebel-- q sb, havin, n ssed through her from stem t. stern The Jeif. thompson was disabled ana dlireh " to shore below the point,w5ete she exploded ne Bragg was abandoned and tied t0 the shore m me bend on hs side below the point where t ls 'lon she sunk Out of the seven boats, only on ' ~ Van Dorn, e,caped--at last accounts several oLthe cucmy's boats were still ill pursuit. The damage done .he enem $ fleet is slight The Bragg rau into one ot them and disabled her; she was lowed to shore in d sinking condition. he enemys boats are nearly all iron clad and bullet proof, so as no part oI thtr machinery, pilot house, etc., IS eX posed. They are almost impenetrabie--the balls from our boats having glanced from their sides hAralesslv
 MempAis was surrendered yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and immediately thereafter Was occu pied by the federal troops. Several gunboats were tied to the lower uharf, and transports tugboats anu artsrboats lined the upper wharf. Many ofthe Lincoln soldiers were promenading the leyee al EOpehe.d on this side in bold defiance when felt
 II. A. MONTGOMERY.
 DEs ARC, June ,. GEN. HixDwAN-
 have royed SIX hundred and fifty nine bales Of cotton at JaCksonport, asO e1ghtyone hogsheads of sugar. Found it impossible to get force to e,,.o. crate with me and had to leave on account ol low stage of water. No returns from the enc 1py ss to the numbu ur of killed and wounded. Enc my retreated at Vest Point beyond reach
 JOSEPH FRY, C. s. Navy,
 Commanding Gunboat Maurepas.
 r75~ The few and imperfect telegraphic dis ehould ba tal,a on uTith grains of allowance. They are almost entirely from federal sourccs and of course, give the noIth ern version of matters.
 MADISON, June ip.-trom Memphis papers, the Avalanche of to-day
 Tee city was very quiet yesterday; stiffness regned supreme. The weather was clear and pleasant but there seemed to be fewer ladies than usual on the streets Some of the dry goods drug and other stores were opened, and business ap- peared to be slowly reviying. Many of the stores are cmpty-swept and garnished-and these, Of course, will not be openel till new stocks are ob- taiued. Others are waiting till currency and other matters have settled themselves - without their ass-tance The blockade of the whisky y-shOps continues, though evidently some persons have means of running it successfully.
 The reliable gentleman was in town, and brought aa usual lis interesting budget of news, follows There Lad been a great fight at Richmond and great Confederate victory; McClel an and half his srinv clptuI ed. Nashville had been retaken- when. and how, and by whom, not stated. Also, Neg Osleans had been taken by the French.
 WASHINGTON, June .th.-The substitute bill of Mir. Porter, which is likely to pass n the form o6e,Sd provides for emancipation i. ne following cases: .'Of every person who shall hereafter act as an officer in the army navy, president, vice-,resdeylt, member of congress, judge of any coort. cabinet officer, foreign minister, commis- souer or consul of the SO called Confederate e States OF as goyerIfor Of 8 state, member of con vaution legislature, judge of any court ot the so called Confederate States; or who having held an office Of honor, trust profit Tn the.United S.test shall thercaiter hold any office or agency Under the government of such COnederacy. But persons holding state offices, unless appointed since inc datc of the secession ordinance, or unless they sh1 have taken an oath of allegiance to such Con frIertcv also. the slaves ot every person not embraced in the foregoing clause, who, after the zsssae of this act, being actually, wilfully, and without coercion or compulsion engaged in armed rebe lion, shall not, within sixty days after public warning and public proclamation, made at his dis erection by the president, lay down lis arms, and re.uu to his allegiance
 CoRIyTH, June 5th.--Gen Halleck moved his .beadouarttr rs here to day, and IS occupying the house formerly occupied by Bragg--Gen. Thomas occupies the house formerly occupied by Beaure gard.
 special dispatch to the Chicago Times. Wash ington, JGne 5th.- The Baltimore and Ohio Rail