The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-08
ARRIYAL on THE KANGARoo.

ST. JOHN $, July u.
The Kangaroo, from Liverpool the 25th
and Queenstown the Goth, was boarded
off Cape Race on Saturday night.
The ship Sailors Home, formerly the
Independence, reached Liverpool from
Havana, having on board 1000 bales of
cotton.
The London Times, commenting on
the fearful carnage in America, says new
er could map Of Europe show so many
blood stained spots; that the war has
reached a point at which il is scandal
to humanity, and that it has become a
war of determination, yet submission is
as far off as ever. The opportunity must
be at hand when some American voice,
prudently calling for peace, may awaken
a universal echo.
The Times has an editorial on ,Ameri-
can finances. II says they are in a most
critical condition, and ought to produce
serious alarm instead of empty Boosting
The Morning Post charges the Ameri-
can Government with being all along in
tluenced by popular clamor, having never
pursued an Independent course.
CAIRO, July 5.--The ram Monarch
brings news from Vicksburg Of the 18th.
On Thursday Porters fleet commenced
Smelling the upper battery below town;
this continued all day without any re-
suit. 1t was renewed on Friday, and in
the afternoon it was directed on the
town, over which shells were plainly
seen TO BURST this continued until four,
when il ceased. During the lombard
ment the rebel batteries replied feebly :;
their firing was inaccurate Half an
hour after the cessation of the lombard
ment the rebel battery opened on our
mortar fleet which replied until the bat
! terry ceased firing. AT 6 p M. was open
cd fire from our entire fleet upon the
town, which continued an hour. The
next morning at o'clock the lombard =
mont was renewed, during which eight
of Farragups vessels passed the batteries
without serious damage The city must
have been greatly damaged, as conaagra-
tons were seen in various places We
are informed upon indisputabe authority
that five thousand negroes have been or
dered by General Butler to work on the
canal across the bend in which Vicks-
burg. or its remains, are now situated
The channel thus changed, Vicksburg
will become an inland town hereafter-
Seven hundred more shells were ordered
from New Orleans to reduce the remains
of the place to ashes,
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Dispatches have
been received from Gen, Mcclellan, dated
as late as one o'clock A. NJ, on the 4th
The following is their substance, omit
ting details not proper for present publ
cation. There has been no fighting since
Tuesday night, when the enemy were re-
pulsed with great slaughter. The army
moved to the position now occupied be
cause ID afforded superior advantage TO
the cooperation Of the gunboats, O
which seventeen are now ia the rive
protecting the flank of our army. State
ments of the casualties in the severe bat
ties of the eight days cannot yet be fur
nished. Our forces were not beaten il
any conflict, nor could they be driver
from the field by the utmost efforts Of IN
enemy. No guns has been lost since Ga
9th, when McCalps division, at the on
set. was overwhelmed and twenty iy
pieces fell into the hands Of the enemy
The sick and wounded are being sent I
hospitals. AZ one o'clock yesterday Oh
army was drawn up in position for re
view. Tho bands were playing, nations
salutes being fred and things locke
bright
FoRrnrss MONROE, July G.--Thismorn
ing the Nellie Baker arrived at Fortres
Monroe from Harrison's Landing, hayin
, left there at five o'clock. She bring
twenty-five rebel prisoners and fe
wounded. The most terrible iighur
took place on Tuesday last with mo-
brilliant success. The rebels were d,
feated in every action, and the rebel prii
oners admit the loss Of at least 100
that day. Our artillery was most su,
Z cessfully handled, Nearly an day Il
/ rebels have done but very little execute
|. with theirs. Our loss was very sma
!. compared with that of the rebels.
3 fast as the rebel forces were cut to piec
e other fresh troops were immediate
\ marched forward TO am their place
e They seemed 10 disregard the lives
}. their men, and held them under the ho
test fire of our artillery, The enemy ha