Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-06-27
War News.


4 Battle Near Charie~tc"----New- FROM
c.,,,,h--New. From Southern Papers--
! &c.,
Richmond papers Of June 2lst, contain
brief account of a bloody battle on Monday,
The 10th, between five federal regiments
and battery of Parfott guns and parts CT
four confederate regiments and battery.
The battle lasted all day with heavy loss
ON both sides. The Charleston Mercury
feared the battle would be renewed next
day, and expressed apprehensions for the
safety of the city in consequence OF the great
exhaustion of the southern troops and the
loss of many officers. Gen. Evans and Penn
berton complimented the troops for their
bravery in standing under the shells OF our
gunboats and batteries. The fight was with
in four miles of Charleston, and from an
editorial in the Mercury we should think
The rebels had been cut off from their re-
treat from James Island by our gunboats.
If this is so, Charleston must soon fall.
| A special dispatch to Augusta parers,
from Charleston 9th, says; A severe bat
tie took place this morning on james Island,
four miles from the city. Five regiments
Of federals, with artillery, attacked our bat
teries at Secessionvile. Col. Lamer COM
manded the confederates, and with few
hundred troops repulsed the enemy three
times with great slaughter. The enemy
fought bravely, but were defeated. Our
victory was complete. The enemy's loss is
supposed TO be about 400, including 80 pri-
soners. Our loss is estimated at from so to
100. Col. Lamar was wounded. Capts.
Reed and King and Lieut. Edwards were
killed. The attack will soon be renewed.
The confederates are much exhausted by
the previous shelling OF the enemy, day and
night. for week.
The Grenada Appeal of the 9Th has the
following: @The Charleston Mercury says
! confederate loss at Secessionville, yesterday,
was 40 killed and 100 wounded. We buri-
ed on the field lao federals and took 40 pri-
soners."
It is positively ascertained that Beaure-
gard turned over the command TO Bragg on
the 18th and left for Montgomery, where he
arrived on the ] 7th, accompanied only by
his personal staff, and left for Richmond.
Two reports are received at Corinth, one
that he goes to take command, The other
: that he goes to explain the evacuation o.
c'orfutrs. Tffo I...v- vv..e;sg-ss --.e-e
. probable as it is known for sometime that
r Beauregald and Davis are on antagonistic
. terms. Deserters and coDtrabands say
o Beaureaard took no troops east. Contra
0 bands say there is no intention of sending
! any. The rebels are taking up the rails
north Of Tuppilo to complete the road from
Meridian 10 Uncastown. In response tc
# Gen, Halleek's call large amounts Of pro,
Il visions are received from st. Louis for the
d suffering Mississippians, and distributed lib
= orally among the inhabitants, who seem
:, grateful. The railroad is open about eight
miles from Grand Junction. Ii is expected
a it will be open to Columbus by the 25th.
o The following is a specie dispatch to the
e Chicago Tribune from Cairo: Gen. Hind.
c man of Arkansas is among the prisoners
e taken at White river. Rev. Joseph War.
rem, chaplain of the 26th Missouri, sas re.
n leased by order of Beauregard. He lef
/. jackson, Miss, on the 18th. He report.
n that the state archives and all public ans
j. private property were being removed Il
y Columbus.
r, Col. Slack is still in command at Mem
s. phis, and has ordered the mayor aldermen
recorder and all other city officials, to tax,
h the oath Of allegiance, otherwise they vii
lie be arrested and treated as traitors.
IS The Greensboro, Mississippi, paper of tn
m / 18th, gives the report from Okibbeha couu
y ty, that the niggers we're rapidly arming t,
re kill all the whites. A negro plot had beef
= discovered and frustrated.
The Mobile News of the 18th, says tn,
oSoi OONO otIOuB, WAS 10 ItdNt
? on Wednesday, under Gen. Lawton, to re
Is inforce jackson. The same paper of tn,
e 10th, makes no mention, of the capture o
IS Fort Morgan, or an attack, although som,
lie naval arrangements at New Orleans wer,
considered as aiming at that point.
l. Advices from Vieksburg via Granadl
r state that up to the 18th, no active demon
y straiion had been made by the federal feet
4 since its retirement. Several gunboats ap
n peared on the 18th from below. 1t was re
>. ported that five thousand federals with trans
d ports and gunboats, left Baton Rouge OF
,e Friday, for yicksburg.
m The Vicksburg Wing the 18th. learn,
70 that Gen. Lowell and staff had moved tba;,
,e headquarters to Meridian, and homes he will
as not visit that city again. The federals adj
vanced divisions arrived Friday evening
and fred few shots at the lower battery
re All was quiet on Saturday.
= HE Grenada Appeal of the 18Th say.