, 1862-07-30
LATE NEWS FROM dixie.
Interesting Items from Southern
Newspapers.

FORTRESS MONROE, July 27-The Peters
burg Ezpresso OF the 25tb, states thas Fau4gut's
and Porter's vessels are Oh the point Of ieaV-
ing Tor Mobile and James River.
Tbe Petersburg Express, of the 25th,- says
editorialls, II speaking sef dsatsing II bis
that this is pretty generally the true aspeet of
the matter at the North, our belief Is never
the1eFs not founded upon the statement Of the
Yankee j4utnals, and we caution the people
Of the South not to allow their minds and
measures to be Influenced by such worthless
tits tattie Of theirs about the SLOW progress
Of recruiting, and look upon it as only ruse
By which they are seeking to thro r the South
of her guard, and thus cause her to relax
preparations for Increasing her forces and
strengthening her detenses, 60 as to put her
y augmented federal army.
The same paper bas telegram dated Knox-
Wilt, Tenn., July 24th, which says: " Colonel
Morgan sends By special courier to headq1ar-
ttTs Of Tennessee dispatch from Geof
towr, Kentucky, stating that he had ta1zna
eleven cities and towns, with 4 very heavy
smcunt Of army stores, and that he has &
force sufficient to hold al! the country outside
OF L.aiDgton and Frankfort, which places ara
chiefly ga:risoned by home guards The
bricgee between Lexington and Cincinnati
have all been destroyed"
The Richmond Enquirer says: ttAt q late
hour Thursday hight we we're Informed that q
eki1mish took place yesterday morning at
Malvern Hill, between small portion OF our
forces sud an advance guard of the enemy
| We could not learn the particulars. Several
sordfe1s wounded in the ekirmish arrived in
| the city Last Light"
| The Eag7tire7 also contains the folio wing:
| "Twenty-two pieces Of artillery, part OF
| the eighty pieces taken By the British from
| the Russians at the battle Of 1nkerman, aud
| tn1 +c *3,a }xu p-1t
| ne,cbants, brought over in the Nashville,
hare arrived at Macon. They bear evidence
| Of having seen service, With some alteta
| tons they will hereafter speak for themselve:
In manner highly credi!ab1e. Some thirty
e|;et. eiget pieces more are expected at the saus
We fird the following in the editorial col
umns OF the same paper:
1.-THE great necessity of maintaining on
army in its utmost efficiency is manifest It
every one. Our enemy, bafled but not bro
ken, and giant in power, is gathering hi
men, and he is preparing to renew the onss
with frantic energy. This is no time for on
soldiers IL scatter. On the contrary, ever,
1ran should be ut his post, ready to resist o
strike.''
The Charleston Mercury states that th
steamers Nashville and Katc, which recent
brought valuable cargoes Of arms and ammI
nlton into Southern port, have succeeded
making their way to sea in spite Of th
blockade squadron at the. point where the
escaped.
The Expedition In Indian Territory
LEAvENwoRTH, July 27.-More reliable al
vices from the South. state that our force
found Fort Gibson abandoned by the rebel
a reconnois sance showed them posted 5,0{
streng, under Gen. Cooper, on the south ban
OF the Arkansas, at the mouth Of Grand Rive
Their force is composed Of 500 Arkausian
Loco Texans, with two batteries Of attiller
the remainder being Indians, mostly Cho
taws and Creeks.
Tie route from Fort Scott to Fort Gibsc
is entirely free from rebels, they having +
treated across the Arkansas as our troops q
Vtnced.