Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-08-06

Il
| eral The Confederates sustained no los,
Gen Marcy. Chief Of McClellan's STAG
estimates the Yankee losses before Rich
mond 80 900. All the Northern "a.
pers urge that the forces necessary to crush
the rebellion cannot be RAISED without
CONSUMPTION
Mobile, July 1S-A dispatch to the
Advertiser. dated Knoxville, July 18th.
states that Col Forrest has sent a dispatch
stating he has captured 1900 Prisoners
including Brieadier Generals. can.
mons, and destroyed stores worth half
| million dollars
Our loss j. l6 killed and 80 wounded
The enemy's loss between two and three
hundred. This gallant dash was mad.
early Sunday morning Col. Forrest has
fallen back to McMinnville.
w shington, Julys 2O.-Hon. Jno. 8.
Phelps has been appointed Military Coz
ernor of Arkansas, with full powers
The purpose is 70 assist the loyal peo-
Die to re-cstablish the Government there.
in accordance with the Constitution.
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON, July III, ls62.
Orlered-- That Major General IIalleek
BE- assigned to the command Of the whole
land forces of the United States as Gen.
sral-in-Cnicf, and that be repair 10 thi,
capital W soon ~ he eau with safety N
positions and operations within the De.
pariment under hs especial charge.
CSigncd,) ABRAHAM LINCOLN
FREMoxr AGAiN.-A Washington let
Ter ID the N. " Eryr ~ sIys: "Frem5n-
il seems. Is again 70 have a command. He
i 70 90 to the Germans in Texas. rally
them around the banner of the Union.
and operate In that State-after his fash.
ion. of course His costly staff, i mn.
therefore, disbanded. but retained u ac'
CON pany u i'm
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF TEE NAVAL Esg,ap-
HES1sA VIcKsEURr.--Richno nd July II
We engaged to-day. from 70 A. NJ with
the enemy's feet above Nicksburg cUnsistinr
Of four or more irOn-clal vessels and two heavr
sloop=-of-war and four gunboats and seven or
eight rams. We drove an iron-clad ashor.
with rDlnrs iDan AMI disabled, bleN I'D 4 r.t,
burned one vessel, and Damaged several otb,
err. Our slnoke-gtrck WAS 50 shot To niece,
tla. 49, list steam AMI could a5t a. lu- ~.
| sells l ram. We we're otherwise cut M "a.
we enaacli close quarters. Loss. ten killed
..nI Teen wounded, others with slight lrn-tr..
ISAAC y. BROWN, Lieutenant COMM.
EickSbu-g- July l5.-Phe slo0p-o-war ar
kansas under cover af Onr batteries ral .-in
riru~'y through twelve ar thirteen NJ thc enc
iny rams. gunboats, aud sioops Of war Oar
l1as ras TEN men killed anf fifteen wounded
Capt. Brow h=r commanding officer VA slight
y wounded in the head. The srncke-taek Of
Che Arkansas ras rilllel. Otherwise lie i.
nyt materially damaged, aIi can sron be re-
paired Two ni the euemy'= boats -triick their
cH-n-s, and the boats ran ashore To keen from
burning Macy wore killed nnl E9nnlel-
This j glorious achievement for the navy.
+, her heroic commanders, hog oilers AMI rnen. =
Dne tnarrAr-1pat, disabled anl ground is now
burning up AT. The enemy's trssuyports -
a.i ;.c vessels e war q tine lower feet, except
n ~lr0r-1'-~lr- ha~r gotten up team ANIL ar-
I of ta escape from th- Arkansas
EARL VAN DORM. Major General
Enemy opened a,i their guns anF mortar.
iGEt evening. nd -lael fhn rirv n-f rfHrrrrie-
lntii after lark. Whea eis.iiy. their vessels o
1-1r ra---I down under FIRE 1r batteries anil
Ar.an-a- ArHrf-ile- What lalna=a VA. I,r.
&" them hH~c not learned. tIpas.. t.,.,. 80
-cpcitelIy rierc-l hy -ii"t Of hca1fc~t c,lsI.-.
Nne heavy -An- passed through the -la nf rll.
Arkansas. killed r-H mrH AMI tr..rlatT..I -.
This wa al the damage done n. w..h tl,..--
.ef ii"H nI nnr hnlsr nn-ueI ilnn in fie civ
ur troops here have 2 cnntemFt r.r HAY ,-I
h"'n"arrlari.t. a'.i await cooliy sor troop. "a
lfrt. Iir Arkansas Eli tif- admiration of IA
anI l.r daring and heroic .ct la- irsgns,aI ..i
slth the -rcair~t e'r'i u~it~n. She i nov H.
iA- rsplir.-i a4.i lrili s,ar d.. ready r,r -;
EtHLNAN DOES. Mai. Grnnrar
Little Rock. august l-f-We are IA -cc.i,,.
fh> ~ ming Of Issues Of thc Grenada Annepr
4n'F 81 ani Z' l, fr.ia which NIL take NH f,r-
lnriuE items M n-r-:
The Havana cn-r, spon lent ~ the : ! t.
..rua SAYS -fe Fr.-rr..s rnr.a- an Al
I4f.fli from want nf ioal j wing eaten their
artillery horses.
john Morgan ms met vi b great sr.caas. "a.
kantnear. hiS force has increased fr,,, 4a.I
t. i.tOl- ani tile carrespo. Ielr or /, northern
rrp.r thinks h- will have 1000 men. we'll
armed aml equipped h.frre "A seek The alarm
IN Louisville ald Cincinnati was rrue-al ILL.,
B'rkfls- in t-i.~s eiiic- w-rs shipping t.r-sr
-In- t- t-.teaEl- l.+ tAr rarre northern
j ''';i Morgan fougltau -rhf2pel tie e-,-m-
M 'THihiana. H. aud fpri5 fn any llrisnner4
whom ~ parniral- N portion W III command
crossed the Ohio. took tn town Of Sswl,erg.
captured 33p stan N nj arm burnt all no pit
~ stores firrrr. all frightened tfe -naI r.,.dr1r
NJ Evansville. distant - miles. neat!, cut IL
their wits. The raid stirred up the Hno.iers
anil their Governor considerable
AZ Lebanon. on. Mpr-In rap-Yr.i len.
Col johnson an two companies Of the 2St.
Kentucky regiment, and killed several Co..
Boyle wa making every preparation f.r tts .le-
Tense of Louisville
Dispatches from Cairo report the CAPTURE az
Memphis III northern Mo, Nv TIL Confede-
rate.
\ special dispatch to the Mobile Register
dated Chattanooga, July 18th. saws the epan,r
are concentrating a considerable force at TIL
iahnma- forty miles on the other side of Stey
rnspn.
u uell=' array Is represented to Re IN tigb.
place, and the activity Of our army in E9s.
IeAncssee indicates important movement.
dispatch Of July 2lst. say: Buens' foree n.
massing at Bridgeport. 1Ley are ks;ldinr
bridges 70 cross the river
H. r HEMPSTEAD- A Il. WILLIAMS
HEMPSTEAD & WILLIAMS.