Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-12

corps engaged, as 1oio"s
Corps Killed; Iroundsd. Missing;
General Sumner (second) lib 1874 146
Keintzeman (thrd). .25s gao l55
Keyes Qourth) ...........4 AIS loo S-i
Total. al................... 500 1927 l,232
Everything was quiet in front of Richmond
on Sunday except an occasional cannonading
upon our troops engaged in constructing bridg-
es which, however, did not retard their oper'
atoms.
Dispatches from Flag Officer Dupont, on
Sunday, state that the gunboats have posses
sion of Stono, near Charleston.
Letters from the Gulf announce the capture
of the schooner Newcastle by the brig Balm
bridge, and the schooner Jane by the steamer
R. r. Cuyler.
The particulars of the capture of Memphis
were received 10 Washington GU Sunday, from
Commodore Davis, in which he states that
battle took place between bis feet, aided by
Colonel EIlet's ram lotilla, and the rebel fleet
of eight gunboats and rams. The engagement
commenced at baf-past five on the morning of
the 9th instant, and ended at seveu in run
ming fight, the end of which was the capture
of fogr vessels of the rebel feet, the sinking
of two and the burning of one. One escaped
by superior speed Colonel Ellet, who is Sc
riously but not dangerously wounded, i8 highly
complmented for his gaIlantry aud skill
Memphis was surrendered by the Mayor i'm
mediately after the engagement, and was plac
ed under military authority.
A despatch from Mobile to the Petersburg
Express states that the Union feet has passed
the lower batteries On the siver and attacked
Fort Morgan.
The Union meeting announced to be held
in Shelbyviile, Tennessee, has come off
Three thousand people were present, and the
Union sentiment was strongly manifested
Governor Johnson Col May and j. L. Scud-
der addressed the meeting, the latter gentle
man having been prominent secessonist pre-
viously, and an oficiul under the rebal Cover
nor Harris
Gen. Fremont was at Harrisonburg, 10
miles south OF Winchester and bnt; about 25
miles this side of Staunton, on Saturday, His
advance was pressing hard upon Jackson's
rear guard, and the Rebels were making the
best possible time 10 retreat At Harrison
burg our cavalry fell into an ambush, and
sharp fight ensaed in which the Rebels were
routed Col. Wyndham of the lst New
Jersey Cavalry was taken prisoner, and several
other officers we're killed or taken !; 80 men
were killed, wouaded, and missing in this regi-
ment The Kane Riges also suffered sever ely,
their colonel Kane) being seriously wounded
and taken prisoner Capt. Tyalor also wound
ed and captured, aud Capt. w. F. Blanchard
wounded; Lieut., J. j. Wayne is supposed to
have been killed and the Rifles lost in all So
men. Finally our men succeeded in driving the
enemy of, and capturing their camp and
stores.
Southern papers received at Baltimore state
that on Tuesday the Union gunboats were
moving up as if 10 engage the Rebel batteries
near Charleston, but <of conrse) that Gen.
Gst was confident Of bis ability to drive them
back. On Wednesday, the Union forces, 600
stiong had not been driven back, but had
landed on James Island, at the very threshold
of the city There was battle, and the
enemy (Unionsts) had been repulsed and 20
of them captured Another dispatch, dated
on the afternoon af the same day, says that
the enemy (Unionists) were LOO strong Oh
Battery and John Islands, and ar advance
was imminent Nothing was said about Gen.
Gist's ability to resist that imminent advance
1t is more than probable that the vile nest OF
treason is now in the hands of the brave and
loyal men of the North
Our forces in pursuit Of Beauregards army are
about 40 miles from Corinth, in theMobile and
Ohio Railroad. 1t is believed that 10000
Rebels have deserted-most of them being
from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas.-
All the regiments from those States passed
down the railroad closely guarded by more
Southern troops The country people believe
Beauregard will not bring into Columbus half
the men he led from Corinth, the whole region
being full of deserters, working their way home.
Gen. Pope says that those who first deserted
and were paroled, are now anxious to take the
oath. The retreating traitors have desoated
the country, and left even the wealthiest
families in state of starvation, while the
soldiers themselves are almost destitute of
food.
By the steamer Guide from Newbern, n
G. We learn that Gov. Stanly is riding an ex.
ceedingly high horse, and disgusting not only
civilians but military men with his despotsrn.
The house in which he had the negro girl
hunted down for the whip of her master, has