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oVv SAVANNAH HAKnor July -, 1852.
Rr~snsaysas Errssf.ss ~ tA< o0rcAse River. Near
ssranreA--rA re~a krgse~f-The Paul Jc~>s On
xssGz--zaa& ~ P~s ysnes--Frr>ea Fsrsee Of TIC
Rsa~ls-y~,.arss@ sos~aeas IN S~isrge, DC, de-
nss .ainx dssy hAs been snccarc hese. FAR In
denee oonoerned, fof tlus past. On the 2sth,
sswsser had orders q business lie character and
an hands weni % ~ork clearing decks for ac,on none Il
kno~sag exactly What 10 be done. but highly
10 get 20 wcrs whatever The design u
cammasacr. n 5000 ls~ssa out thai 70 co on
recasoasrng sspsasn ~ ,e oscechee river, and feel
me aanersas which the reses hal erected there We
s'aed sceordmel- catering sarolo sound, thence
csefng into "a cafhsrnss ssund. and thence up the
ogsechcs river xhich AZ tar,y Eve minutes
sfser nine A. N. We kept ear course steadily up the
0seschee until arrived Fort James, rebel work
oa James Point mica scu,hwesteriy from sa
vsnnah. Tue vessels formed N iae for the work
Jones, capsain ChAs sieedmAn, who had command Of
the cxrcdithn next the tnadils, followed consecu-
tlsey by ths Baron ana ne Made, LIVING ~.
ten o'clock A. NJ with rne guns About half an
hour Afterwards cnurncsd using shell, and gave the
rchs.s taste cf What We od 10 with our ninench and
eleven zach guns The fcrt IN The meantime returned
are, and nusi say they made excellent line shots
Many q their missile. came within twenty yards Of
ship others thirty and a great aumber clear
We prevented them from getting oar exact range.
however, W NE skiifa manner IA which our vessels
handled Had they succeeded IA tbs mTortaa par
tcvar they would bslees have done great damage.
The fort u low csrths.Tk, hali on point IN the
channel OF the lover 0xcechos Abreast o. The work the
river y only sevonty yards wide that required great
skill Officers ~ avoid the shot which at
time rsnsd " by the rebels. The glns the fort
trained % command tho channel for three
miles below, - thar the spHroschs 70 arr ~ 2"
means safe We found slAn that obstruction
had been placed bens Sufficient a. prevent tie I'm
mediate passage ~ vc~aes Hal STOPPED % rcmovr
general engagements would have been brought on
which would have been eontrafy o. The orders We 70
coyet when staflrg only obs baing al thai tine
70 try The strength o. the work We shsi.ed for too
hours turing ninety solls s, snd INJECTING serious
damage, while SIDE cl 1e. fhr Grow
AZ vessel although many u thra Tor the hfst
time under Gre behaved Ike veterans Having accom-
. shed all desired, rcsurnad - our achofass
Tbs reconnoitsring mossmrni aDtclpais merely
preliminary 10 Important that u about 10 TAX
place. What IL u 10 he time ~'sli tel,
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(Eresm the Richmond Examiner. July 20.
On Thursday last fourteen Transports loaded with
troops cgt fiarrons Landing End steamed dowa James
river. This accards with previous rumors we have
toned to the effect that. having fortified his naturally
strong psioa, Mcclellan is sending oil all tho men he
reinforce the nkec armies the Rapidan
aud RlupallnnDcs rivers. From gentleman who Tort
West Point at one O'Clock sunday mnrnng we have
s.me interesting from tho peninsula. There
is no truth In the report Of ths appearance
u the enemy's troops at West Point Satur
day At Gloucester Point there Is Yankee
guublat and transport There Is believed 20
be force Of the enemy At Yorktown, but this Is
tain. Al Williamsburg there I've hundred Yanke s,
who are said I've much frightened that they hold
themselves readiness for immediate light tho rst
nor OF the approach the Con.cderatcs They have
piled straw and dry wood around the churches and the
college which they will apply tho torch when forced
evacuate.
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simms, the Novelist, Reimbursed.

FROM the Richmond Enquirer, Ju y IS.
W. Gilmore S.mms the great southern noveiis; in
sderaon of the patriotic services no has rendered South
Carolina has been presented by his friends with So 900
IRE.
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From the Louisville Journal
About three weeks ago, we learn by lady from
Atlanta female OF that place, reputcd lady, made
grossly insulting remarks 10 General prentiss, who
pris He made reply, but turned his back
upon her contemptuousiy. For this Atlanta man,
taking u company with him, went and horsewhp the
distinguished prisoner God grant that army NAV
soon avcnge that and myriad other outrsgos.
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From the Richmond Examiner, July 10
The Bank OF Virginia and the Exchange Bank which
about the middle Of last May being seized the gun
boat panic fed away 10 Danvc have since the defeat
Of Mcclellan pucked up courage and returned 10 do bust
ness in this city.
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sncculntion I'm the sta ules.

The Fayetteville Observer says that has suddenly
jumred up from TO 12l cents spirits turpentne
IL Is cents tobacco In the proportion and large
quantities OF each have been bought up speculation
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From Hanover.


from the Richmond Enquirer, July 2S
The fedcrai raid makers the Central Railroad
now In Caroline, about four miles from Anderson's STA
ton, in hanover. Everything qaet that way
YESTERDAY.
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List OF Omcers Of the Gunboat Arknnsss

lFrom the Richmond Enquirer, July IS.
Lie,ssinnt C1mmdnding-G. N. Brown, G. g. Navy,
Mississippi.
Eecutare Ocer-Iieueanant H. K. Stevens South Caro-.
lima, c. S. Navy.
Li-,,.,ian's-John Grtmball. South Carolina A. d.
Wharton, Tennessee c. W. Reid Mississippi A. Barbot,
Lousana George w. Gift, TcInessce T. b. Wilson, Flr
gnii.
Surcec7-H. W. NJ. Washington, Virginia.
Assistant Pdynds'er-Richard Taylor, Virginia.
FirS ASSISTANT En1iaeT-Geo. w. Clay, Virginia.
Acting .Mas,rs-Samuel MilliSen, Kentucky; j. L. Phil
lips, Louisiana.
Assistant Ssrrcm-C. NJ. Morlt, Maryland
Midsaz7a -2. r. Eacot. South Carolina D. NJ Scales,
Mississippi II s. Cook, Virginia; c. W. Tyler, Virginia
Third assistant Encineers-W. II. Jackson, Maryland
E H. Brown. Virginia; Jamcs Iolan, Virginia.
Masters Mae-J. a. wilson, Maryland.
Pi,os-Snacklett, Gilmore, Brady and Hodges
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A Raid ON the White House

ftrom the Richmond Enquirer, July 20
Tho federal advance guard made raid on the White
House saturday, crove In pickos and retired. No
harm was done.
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kilograms TO the Richmond Examiner.
FROM the SOUTHWESTERN FORCES WITHIN FEW
MILES or NASHVILLE.

Mosifk, July II, 1882.
special despatch to the Advertiser and Rcgsst dated
Chattanooga, 18th instant says Colonel Iawton OF the
Georgia cavalry, arrived here to day with three Yankee
Ieutenants prisoners, captured near Nashville General
Forrest burned three bridges Mill creek the Nash
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NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1862.

ysnkecs killing ten woundine dfteen and capturing
essht fis within three miles q Nashville Great
sxcfement prevailed whsseves no appeared. The pa
ts~tse adies made hin progress grand ovation along
the sutirc route.
TINE siDoE 90 vrcKssURs ABANDONED.
JAcxsos July 20. 1852.
nth ncets have abandoned vicksburg. The lever
Gee, passing hatcher yesterday evening Thus ends
the nonth~ sssec. during which all the casualties
amounts IRON thirty forty thousand dollars
cerlkh 1h,h the federsls have thrown fty thousand
shel me coateuts of ths captured mail bag admits
their thrsshx by the Arkansas and their inability 70
cagnre ycksbnrx The fedef ais threatening Camp
No re, eighty miles this side q New Orleans.
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SAVANNAH, July 80, 1862
rve rnsrass ernef bstscricsa at Genesis Point,
IN the 0eechse river, yesterday morning. An engage
uent en~s~a Lsting several hours resulting In the re-
rulss q 'he runbisis a h thought that one OF them
cpnsiderably damaged. TIE quarters ~ tho fort
~oFe damaged ~ shells Nobody hurt our side.
rR0n vlcxsmn0.
JAcxsox, July %, 1899.
Nc stssex aprrehspasd ~ vicksburg. The federals
have throsn . column q four thousand up the Amite
river Genera Williams fYsnks~l 10 reported 90 be ut
u sian Rouge G~ncr1 nseckinrtaxe arrived hero this
rasrrinr Heavy fofi8cssons being constructed at
Nssnsshs ~ force q negroes, who are drilled every
evealag
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Rebel Account Of the Burning OF the
Union Transport.

From the Richmond Enquirer, July %
On Saturday morning party Of FIVE OF the Prince
George cavalry, CAPTAIN Marks, consisting OF Corporal
Teller Cooke, and prvates Thomas Martin William Daniel,
Alexander D,mtry and VIM Williams conceived and car
successfully private little OF their own
which resulted in the burning Of large federal transport
the capture Of its commander and the CONSERVATION and
surprise OF the Yankee fleet in the immediate neighbor
hood
Tho party left Coggins' Point, on the south side Of
James river five miles bel,w City Point about O'Clock
Saturday morning. in open boat. armed with naked
sabres and their reviewers The federal feet NJ trans
ports and gunboats lay around them One gunboat
anchor about hundred yards above them and
Their half mile Immediately below, while several others,
invisible at tho time, were in various positions. The
transports lay scattered along tho channel not
twonty yards apart.
After getting amidst them. the party made
discover the largest, and finally selected
splendid booking schooner OF hundred tons burden,
which proved to be tho Louisa Reeves Of New York,
loaded with corn and other articles Of forage and
commanded by Captain John A. Jones. As they ap.
preached her dog on board commenced barking furi
ously they piled their vigorously and qniety and.
reaching the bow chlins boarded the schooner without
faltering. The sleeping sound,y, but the
captain awakened by the dog rushed on deck from the
sailor) who seized him by the collar and, placing
pistol at his head cautioned him that TO speak word
death.
Taking the surprised captain back his cabin he
allowed to dress and secure whatever vauabes he
wished TO carry away with him. The mattresses
thea ;rawn out ripped open and fired tho door locked
and the captain escorted tho boat. IN few minutes
the party reached the shore when the acs burst from
tho fred vessel aud tho whole fee: was IN commotion
ut. lched vessels, anchors weighed and a general
pulling and tnsgng commenced to keep clear OF the
burning vessel
In the meantime the Of the Louisa Reeves awaken
ed by the Ike, yelled IRE ~ and scampsred the
deck with buckets Of water with ali the volublty
and nimbleness Of New York sspiugsn boat sent
from Of the adjacent vessels to their relief aud
sistance and for the additional purpose Of saving the
possible But the had scarcely mocntet
the deck before a shell and rifles which In tho
cabin, exploded al hands commenced u general staia-
pee, and trmbsd tho buiwars into their boats in
he utmost confusion. No further AT. mt made 20
the vessel and she burned o. The waters edge.
Tie heroes CT this achievement concealed in the
woods above Cocgns Point, watched the event with the
satisact0n and then carried their prisoner iato
quarters.
they stated that thcy woud have taken tho whole
crew. but their boat caky, with iolo In side
Just ttr above the line, that il they had
taken The crew In all would have gone together
lad they STOPPED TO lower boat from the vessel the
manmuvre would doubtless have been observed, and
IL ir capture the consequence.
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THE ovERlllAs IN MISSOURI.

our Ste Louis COrrespOnuchoos
1880 EFF ST. LOUIS, August 4, 1899
ne Fear Of Draft for Military Servics-SragA Of ne
Guerilla Bands in the Stale Where They Obtain ASsrss-
nition-Curtis Again in Arkansas-Milita,y Items, &C.
Reports continue TO arrive from all parts Of the interior
TO the effect that hundreds Of the Inhabitants fleeing
in all directions TO avoid the anticipated unpleasant con-
SEQUENCES or the militia enrolment order. The idea pre-
walls extensively not generally, that draft for the
regiments called for by the President Is designed and
that the enrolment Of the militia is only blind to cover
the real Intention and the ten dollar orderas General
schoelds order allowing all parties who prefer TO pay
money enstng for active service TO claim exemptonoy
paying dollars caedhas abated the precptancy at
first manifested by the semsecessionists Of the ntercr
but the Of the unwilling ones are leaving daily ior
Kansas, Iowa and Illinois. General Blunt's order may
stop the emigration Kansas; but there are score y
places and ample facilities for getting into Iowa or Hi.
nois. Others viii Join the guerlas, while number VIII
in good faith enrol themselves required by law There
Is undisputed majority Of Union The enrolment
steadily progresses but in the secession counties on both
sides OF the Missouri river the proposed enrolment will
prove an egrogous humbug, II not insisted upon at the
bayonet's point.
An estimate Of the guerias now at large in Missouri
places tho number about Ave thousand subdvided
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steamer. This gentleman had lett London on the l4h OF
Iuy and lad been 10 Paris on the 18th, where he re-
ceived dispatches from Mr.. Sde A few days previous
Mr. se had had private interview with the Emperor,
al whc the Minister u War aud the Minister Of Marine
were present. tbs interview lasted several hours IL
was evident that Napoleon understood clearly the general
features the i,ut no desired specific fomaiion
MS 10 the Typographical position Of Richmond It's capa-
bitcs FOR defence, the geographical features * the
peninsula the and depth OF the Chckahominy,
,ba n.ture and extent OF the White Oak swamp. the
character Of the roads IN Virginia. tho position and
btics or the Southern harbors, the availability OF the
james rivers nayigble strcim NC nv means 81 mans
arlvn on very Large scale and his own explanations
NJ sIiiol slccscdel In satisfying the Emperor on all
these POINTS. There other subjects discussed, bear
m N the ability OF the Confederate states 20 acquire and
MAINTAIN separate nationality Mr. Sdel says that
the results 81 the interview were w 'ne snsse ues'ee
satisfactory 49,, J, -, .. -.
There il another point which the French news by
this arrival positive and explicit IL relates 10 the
Epterors designs In Mexico. 80 TAR from having Deen
~ ,doned those designs being proscc tied with
cfr yigor than ever and scale OF magnitude that
vii insure SUCCESS Tine laya expedition, which VIII
include large feet Of iron clad vessels with powerful
arinanents, will be managed as 10 operate either
again, Mexico tho Uni.ei states, as events may
decide
oth,- facts learned by ts arrival imply that the in
tefycnton q Napoleon viii take the iorm Of coup Peas
anu tia; viii startie the world ike clap 81 thunder
The theory thus shalowcd forth is, tnat after Ma
p1eon has nassed hs troops at Vera Cruz, and
mas assembled his feet OF iron mailed steamers
in that harbor, hs will then issue manifesto, ac-
know lcdgiag tho independence Of the South, on the
ground that they have shown their ability TO maintain
their Independence, and stating that Ia order TO bring
the war immediate termination he has determined
20 give 10 the South such AID win render hopeless any
further prooDgateD OF the strife the part OF the North
That he will then at ice transport his army 10 Mobile
and bring feet into the Southern waters That the
war continues he will continue to reinforce the South
both with land aud naval foccs, until rsacv IL con-
dacs, H. or-ho basis o. separation Of the born from
! tac S0gasga ssaIss,
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1; / Gazing Gqvsypju,out Stores.

The; Petersburg Express states that a SOL
der from North Carolina, named a. B. Perry,
who for some time past, has been engaged
in driving the Commisary wagon of the first
North Carolina Hospital, was Wednesday ar
rested and lodged in jail by officer Peterson.
on the charge of stealing a portion of the ra-
tions committed to his charge at the Commisa-
~ Department, for the soldiers at the afore-
named hospital. For some weeks it has been
noticed that the rations drawn for these SOL
diers have fallen short and sometimes so much
so as to cause some Inconvenience ut the
hospital. Suspicion fell upon Perry at last,
and il was ordered that he should be watched.
Officer PETERSON took the matter in hand, and
when Perry took his horses to the stable, in
tue rear Of Messrs. Davis s Ropcr'a store, he
was observed to take from his wagon side
OF bacon and considerable quantity of sugar
and Soap, which he concealed in the loft oil
his stable. Mr.. Peterson thereupon took him
IN charge and lodged him in Jail, where he
awaits trial by court martial 1t is believed
that he may thus have abStracted stores to
considerable amount, which probably he
has sold, though he says he was merely
saving the articles for the Government.
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Liquid bnells.

1t is gencraii:. asserted that the enemy, il
the bcInbariment Of Iicksbarg; threw shells
charged with fluid into tho city Tor the pur,
pose OF ignitins and burning the city, and -e'
they succeeded in burning but one wooden
tenement Some one w:cll ycrscd in tie mys-
teries Of figures might estimate how long ii
would take them to destroy Iickshdrg, taking
OF their gunb1ats shelled the city for eight
weeks, and succeeded in burning one house
and killing one woman; or, If they can deS-
tro, one house in eight weeks, how long V ould
it tai:n to destroy the whole city
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4 5uiritsii Lady.

Under the head OF San iInpudent note from
Southern LADY," the New Orleans Della
publishes the following: showing how Il true
Southern lady dared to beard picayune liut,
Ter in his Stronghold:
EDITOR DELTA: Sir-IIaving been arrested
a few days since for the display Of Confcde-
rate colors upon my person, in commemora-
ton of our victory in Virginia. and since re-
leased upon unconditional terms, now de-
sire through your columns to contradict tie
runor Of an apology having been made by
me to Butler for the so called offence.
Itaks the liberty Of adding that l TcTer
had an interview with the above person, nor
to escape punishment had 10 lower the disni-
ty Of our Southern principles. 5:h:h then
and still represent am, sir,
bins. f. A Co."rH. 1871 Canal 81
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Su,,tilcrll EnterrrieS

y correspondent Of the -icbiie "-Adverti-
ser,'' il speaking CT :. youag iady whom be
met on the cars, says; 'She Lad o. & pretty
neat striped Cotton dress, which size said shc
woyr with her own hands. and which became
her beautiful rounded form rs well as sny
brocade silk.
''Another Alabama Lady, on board, had on
Ii pretty straw bonnet of her own manufac-
ture! So much for the developments Of home
manufacture in the South, which this war has
produced, and which is butter than all the
time our young ladies have eyer spent al
terins OF French and Italian, which they aban-
don on graiIalln:.',
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Dead Yanxeel.

The sinking and blowing UP OF the Yankee
gunbcsts u the Arkasas on her passage down
from Eszoo river, filled the muddy waters
ofths Mississippi with the bones of hundreds
of drowned Yankees. One Of their gunboats
with a crew Of 200, being run into by the
Arkansas, commenced sinking immediately,
when the Yankees raised 4 white tag but the
i'll fated craft SUM; so quick that no assistance
could possibly be rendered, even by her own
friends. Numbers Of the dead..bodics are be
ing washed ashore, and are found every day
b. our pici;ets along the river.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
A"Jr AND IssPcT- 0gS.'s OFFICE.
E,chuoad, July Il, 1so2.

Etchuroad, July Il, 1so2.
-. ~
.T':'-a "sgsset 10 eusoil.Ig conscdpts ere hsrsby
io-1 .ao f-Iulred to arrss, dsaeuers from tho
t-' '2 i"trsT ,5en 10 ths CoInnsndant OF the
80 L2" Instruction, or 70 lodge them In the
,1a % istr.a their names, company snd regi-
-. siir:Au; aad Inspector General. Ja!lors are
-, ae'diu them, aad will DO allowed the fees sud
&c d"ten.inn u: prisensrs prescribed by the
SA'e IL which the jail Ia s:tns,sd. En.oiliEg
g. s-o 'elu;red t" r,por, to the Adirtant and In.
--.a-f.i tbs names snd address OF all persons
- ne Army without leave, whether by the 'ex-
r,. 's+'r leaves Of absence, iuroushs, details or
-. -ra 'h'- Unauthorized absence exceeds tho time
s..,. :! e''t-slpn With 'the War Department, the
- -s7' "a a.rsrt the person. and ssnd him to The
a..P Of distraction, reporting the nTes 10 tbs
bic .: Camps Of lusiJuetioa ara required to
-, .,-''s;-. aud rarsous absent without ieavs ~
sgts-'". AID have the powers OF srTssl coatsrr7a
=. ';foilic; ot:cer,.
+'H"s1 Of tn- Secretary Of War
go S. CooPEg.
'.a AdI'I ard 1nsp-. G.ai.
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North Carolina Election.

Citizens vote for Governor, Members of a.
sembly, &C., on the first Thursday in August:
9th day Of the month";
Soldiers in camp, (wherever they may be,
in or out Of the State,( vote on the Thursday
before the first Thursday, in August, lbe:ng
the 2lst and last day Of july
Returns from ;he camps ulust Ieach the
SherltFs Of the respective counties OF which
the voters are residents. within twenty days
after the day OF election.