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The Mississippi Fight
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
IMPORTANT FROM NASHVILLE.
GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.

rdfro June She regular packet Platte Valley,
the nr's boat through from Memphis, arrived this
morning.
The no'il'a. consisting u ave g,inh ais and eight
rams, len for Fort wright At two o'clock Thursday
morning. Finding no obstruction at Fort Randolph,
the hot'lls passed on, and at o'clock ON rhursdAy
evening thu suuhoats anchored two miles above
Memphis The rams renamed . short distance
shove The rebel fleet, consisting Of the following
vessels the Gen Van Dorm, flagship, Gen. Bray.
Zen. Lowell. J'n Thompson, D.suresstd, Lutte
Rsh~l and Senator, ~sr. discovered lying neas
Menptis.
During the night the rebel Heet novel down the
river, aud ~ day light were seen coming up la ne
Of battle. our sunbosts had In the
weighed anchor, aud, followed by several rams,
moved slowly toward the rebel fleet when rlot
from the Lttlc Rebel, r. IN = rlhs gun at lone
range, fell within short distance OF the Cairo,
which was In IN. advsu,e. The Cairo rcIll d with
Abtoadsido, aud th. en.s. rui.nt tsouui- gen
rrnl ct long range. The rams hsi In the me ~.
time, advanced, and tie t. Ell ram IL sut,s,d
being III tho advance, led ont y the 10 lets
rams Monarch atd Que, II Il tie West each tlyina
~ b. hrst 10 s,riks the ret, craft
she was struck several tines aud ked fore snj
blow, when she sunk r-piHy IN deep water,
opposite jackson Mound Tue rem ain liz rebel
host~ moved RAPIDLY down the river one o,
them was discovered In flames Pursuit made
u the several boats, which s~ n sitter returned
The cone usion that the r.tua nd,r ni TIE u.,t
shared th, fate of the othsra The loes ui life In this
rngsgcinent csnrot 10 stmsici with any degree
4 certainty. 4 number ar. known h. h.ys
fallen by tho enemy's shar1,-hooter- II 10 sup
posei that = great number went down with ths
linking vessels. The loss Of the emmy,
other than the ram ment onsd, Ia hot known
Their boats were altogether sup. rior e. ours 10
every respect Th.ys therefore sustained tman
loss, save In hnnd-t-hant encounters Tie In
IN front II the city we're crowded with spcctaior
, 'n suspended tn. engagement lasted hous
an FIVE minutes.
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In returning, the boat arrived round the stake
boat ~ follows;
sLcors-scud. Giiis Mallory. Aqs Is. Annis.
tfs.Os; 0lsusarry, tN.eo, Minnie, A<lao; Nsu.i.
Ne,,ls, tbs 80. The others came in ubssquenIy,
the LAST getting up about O'clock.
The day was oil shst could bs wished, with light
breeze from East North. East, which changed " q
$. y, ~ the yachts passed the Nsrrows and coo.
tinued until the close. Ansr returning by the o~i's
Head stake boat, the ksris gave up the rsoe, In
consequence Of getting bscalmsd before reaching
the Owls Head stake boat and she could not
gain her position. The race was we'll contested GO
ing down, the Restless and Fsvoriss getting round
the Owls Head stake boat precisely At the came
moment i2h., 2im., s0s. A. one time the Wind
lulled, and IL was feared that the race would hold
out The institutional time, zen hours, when II
would hsve g. he run over again, but The breeze
soon frs-hed and the result Vas - above. II wss
= remarkable Circumstance thst owl ns W the En- .
element Of the war. which has diverted public In
teresL this regstta passed Oh without the public
seeming TO know anything about IL. There
were scrrcey Any persons GA The Battery.
= place which used on former occasions " have .
large share % spectators. Hoboksn Elysian Fields
which used to re crowded, had scarcely any looket
On. There were additional boats chartered " &C
company the yachts, the only ones present being
Ne Police bat aud Que two small sailing ves-
sells, aud the only saute- ar.d we've 1--WE nV.u enc
Cunard docks. Jersey CITY On passing The fort
at Governors Island the party on board the X l..
h,bey were hailed by the rebel prisoners who
we've out under charge u three or four sentinels.
Seine Of those on board hal the bad taste ~ shout
" secesh, you're played out you're beat" sni
such expressions, while those on shore were no,
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From she Mountain Observation-Disclosures
Defeated.

Front Royal, June 4.--Fremont has driven
Jackson 10 the wall. Yesterday morning General
Bayard, with his cavalry brigade ffom McDowelrs
column, formed = junction with Fremont ~ strAs
burg, and attacked the Of Jaokson's rstrsstng
column. Biz hundred prisoners have been taken,
and more are constantly arriving at Btrssburs Al
10 o'clock this morning 'ien- baysrd had followed
Jackson four miles beyond wooistoct.
From oil appearances IL WAS slough, jackson
would make . stand there. Two-tirds of Ashby's
cavalry are reported takeu. Doct. Stanton, Of the
LIST Psnnsy lvsniA cavalry. was taken prisoner aud
then recsptuTed ny Frsmonts Body Guard, who in
tho Same charge took six pieces OF srtill.ry.
The railroad bridge across the north branch OF the
Shenandoah, one mile Nis side Of strashurg. rss
carried away this morning by the flood. The stream
cannot be fordsd In several days.
Guerrilla parties have made their appearance one
mile from Front RDysl, and this morning several
pckets we're wounded while on duty.
Tho bridge sersss the Shenandoah at 10 Roy Gap
was burned yesterday by the rsLss.
Frunt Royal Va, June s-Nsws from General
Shields division states that scouting party crossed
the river At Columbian bridge and went 10 New
Market. They found that jackson had retreatsd
'hohgh there thros days ago. His army had been
reduced W shout 5000 men, the remainder having
scattered through the antsins 10 save themselves
General Frsrnonts army had followed them oil the
way, capturing wagons prisoners and supplies,
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Later European News.
English Respect for US Increasing.
Capture Of Nj N phIs.

Warrington, June 8.-Ths following dispatch
patch has been received q, the Navy Department,
srrAxKx B.uro,I
Oh Memphis, June q.
To Hon. Gideon Weiles' Secretary Of the Navy;
sn-I arrived here les, evening ste O'Clock, &C
conpsnisd by the mortar feet, under Capt Ma
grndsr' 'he o'uhAhes s1siher' S'oreships' &C.,
snu Ahe''''ea i'',e H''u mn AD0'e We CITY.
ihiS MORNING u''''e'sa INC 'eoe' use" Which
mao osen 'e'u'o,'su' quo NV 'oh"'''s % sshs
rS"iS sna suho"~'1' laying - W. N'ee.
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From Gen. NIcCIellnn's Department.

NcCleiidnS Heddgudrteys June G.--TwO de-
serters, who came In this morning, state that Gen.
10. johnson WAS seriously wounded through the
groin by mimic ball, during the late battle. Gen.
W Smith 10 now IN command. Other information
received, goes " corroborste the fact.
These deserters state that the rebel loss u est
mated at 5000 In killed, wounded and missing.
No material change has taken place In the position
d the enemy.
A con,rsband has arrived who let Richmond yes
tsrday. lie represents things there ~ In terrible
state OF confusion aud uncertainty. No troops are
in the city, excepting those doing guard duty and
tending To the sick AMI wounded, all being com.
PEELED 10 remain outside. There were signs Of
evacuation but On the contrary everything goes 10
show . determined resistance OH the part Of che
rebels The contrabard states thu, during the nsh,
On sunday, the house-tops and ell elevated Positions
were covered with people - witness the battle,
every Que expecting SOC troops driven into the
Ch!ekahominy but when they saw Tie rebels return
ing to~ard the city the greatest c'nsternAton pre-
vailed. Many Of the inhabitants have crossed the
James river, expecting the city W lie occupied by
our troops.
Sign, having become diagussed with the rebel mill
tsry administration.
We are informed thA, there are no troops be.
tween the Rappshannock aud the Army Of the Po-
tomac, under command Of Gen. Mcclellan.
Everything has been very quiet today.
flag Of truce came IN today, from Gen Huger,
asking for the bodies OF Gen. Pettgrew, aud Colo
nsls Davis Lightfoot Long and Britton, who were
supposed 10 have been killed in the late battle Col
Davis was the only one killed Lightfoot and Long
are prisoners, and Brtton WAS wounded, - also
Gen, Pestigrsw. Col. Dsviss body will bs returned
correspondent from Gen. McClellan's army
gives some personal sketches
The blood Royal Of France Captains Robert and
Phillp DOrleans-recall strange memories Of the
grand old race from whom they sprung. How the
gay and brilliant Of old France arises before
one; Tor u Is impossbe ~ associate these men with
the destructive Orleans. Inevitably We go beyond
him, hack 70 the more glorious Of the ai.cisn
regime. Think 81 the descendants Of Hugh Cspet
on bait s-feld-prnces Of that very "blood royal,
that Is wrought into the worlds history Kings,
though without thrones, and here a. simple stu.
dents in the kingly trade Of war, however little 10
may sound and seem like reality, there they are;
aud, moreover, not ouly the Count Of PARIS and the
Due de Chartres are there, but there also Is the
Prince dc Joinsills.
Whoever saw tlaese men on this day A., with
General hcClellsz3 W. rode over the field OF the
seven Pines and dpeto Ind ilno the Are, must have
had odd fsnciss fine topsy tirvey arrangements
Of old dame fortupe-born princes, with their
swords out In the cause Of republican freedom and
unity.
How the battle fold minglss matters too. lie, the
princes ride on, and We viii stop here and take .
quiet And lnquisitys '99k II this man WHOM 'hoy
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Gen. R.nks' On,ciaI Report Of hi. Retreat.

The oficisl rspor, Of General Banks rscsn, re-
treat nom srasburg, Va, W wlliainsport, Nj.
hsa reached Va hu, SontAirx DO details Of interss,
that have MA already appeared In the SUN !,
concludes as follows,
disposed ~ accept tho early rumoTs conceruns tho
shemys strength, ! reported " the departments
Mat II was abous 1900, II Is now conc usiSe!y
zion, aud could have been brought into action. ON
NE right and lsit their great superiority oil NUM-
hsrs were plainly felt and seem and ne Ssn'! on,
GERS IRON elevated Positions were enabled TO count
the rsgimentsl standards indicating s'renS'h equal
" that have stated.
Ny own command consisted Of two brlsad's 81
- than 1000 men al told, VIII. nine hundred
Or poupd.rn smooth tore cannon, To this should
b added the T.nth Name regimen, =. infantry, and
Eve cuinpauies 81 Mary AMI aNa.r!, s.~t!oLed 81
Winchester. Na-cb were eugaged W the acton
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From Che rlcstoa aud Port Royal - The
National Fsrces Gradually lnvcstins
~ Las

CbRriestou.
Philadelphia, .Esns THE United States gun
boat B.nvls arrived las, nigh, with three schoon.
srs in tow, which ware captured OH Charleston In
attempting " run ths blockade Their names are
the Providence, La Crolla and Rehecca, oil from
Nassau.
She len Port Royal N Monday last. Tho Prs-!-
denrs rsvocsl Of Gen. Hunters proclamation was
we'll T, csivcd At Port Royal.
Gen. Hunter had organised u brigade of contra
bands, and was about 10 assign thom 70 building in
condiments aud civilizations.
A sharp snsagsmsl. had occurred viii. tic rebel
batteries ~ stono.
The Union forces wcro virtually investing
Charleston.
A rebel steamer WAS run ashore on williams
Island while being chased by the biocksding yes.
sells, and Is still aground.
Tho schooner Cora, prize " the keystone State
Ia below.
Tho supercargo Of tho Lacriolla, one 81 the cap
tured vessels, informed Commander williams that
they came out Of Charleston the night II the 2Sth
Of April, and that they had been waiting for two or
three days for opportunity 4, tun In again. when
we fell IN with hcr. The master OF tho Providence
stated that he Ind tried foi two lights u get into
Charleston, but, bcin. unsuccessful, he had deter
mined to make for Baltimore. Tho second vessel,
the RebeccA, Is All American weasel, bull, a.
Charleston, y. c., In the year lss9 The third cap
ture IL a hno yacht schooner, built In one Of the
Northern States In 1857, and was named the Nora.
She sailed from Nassau at tia san,a time with tie
former mentioned vessels under the assumed name
Of Lacroilla The supercargo and owner, Antonio
salcedo, Of Havana, admitted that they had tried "
get into Charleston, and he had urged tie master u
either go In, endsavor TO 60 away as they would
surely be captured
Wilmington, June s.-Dispatehes from Flag
Ofcsr Dupont state that the gunbosts have POSSES
sion Of stono, noar Charleston. The capture was
made In consequence Of information received from
Robert small.
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GENERAL Mcclellan. speeches on the Battle
Field.


Field.
Gen. MCCLELLAN made several short speeches
to the soldiers Of his army on the field after the
battle Of Williamsburg. To the men Of the Fifth
Wisconsin regiment he said;
MY Lads; l have come 70 ,hsnk you for che
bravery aud discipline you displayed the other day
On that day you won laurels Of which you may ever
he pro',d--not only you. hut the army. the state
and tie country to which YOU belong. Through you
We won the day, and 'Wisnishurgh' shall he IN
-cril ed upon your banner. cannot thank you TOO
much. and I sm sure the reputation your sallsntry
has already achieved will always be maintained"
To the Seventh Maine regiment he said:
Soldiers Of the Seventh Maine I have come u
thank you for your bravery and good conduct II,
the action Of yesterday. GU this battle plsin you
and your comrades arrested the progress Of the al
vsnclne enemy aud turned the tide Of victory In
our favor You have deserved well OF your country
and your state AMI Ia thcr gratitude they will not
forget To bsstDw upon YOU tho thanks and praise
justly your due. Continue H. show ths conduct ~
yesterday, aud the triumph Of our cause will be
speedy aud sure. In recognition OF your morit You
shall hereafter bear the iscrii ton Williamsburg
your culors.
''sodier-, my words are feeble, but from the
bottom OF my heart thank you"
To the Thirty-third New York regiment he
addressed the following;
Orters aud soldiers " the Thirty third
have come !" thank you III person for your good
say ~ you ~ ! have said To the other regiments
engaged with you At TINT part ~ the field, that
AL did well-did All that | could have expected.
The ether tropps engaged elsewhere fought we'll
and did their whole duty too but you won the day,
and to you and your comrades belongs the credit OF
the victory Of Williamsburg.
You acted ike veterans Veterans Of many
battles could not have done better. You shall have
Williamsburg inscribed upon your flag. have
accorded tho same privilege " tie other regiments
engaged with you.
You have won for yourselves Q name that will
last you through life.
Soldiers, again thank you"
These regiments are all In Gen. Hancock
IL.
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n their wishes thc remainder either were con
sripsf ,or what Is familiarity called "eig hs day men,
thai IA such ~ enlisted for the battle.
Ne = Of opinion that Il will 10 utterly impossible
for u aurelard To conce nitrate army 81 holy
spr ngs. ar indeed sut whore In the West This The
i cbcl C;rpcrnl knows and II was want Of conf
lencn hn hs troops and not In The strength OF the
psc,. which indIced the evacuation OF Cornth.
There can b. no question that up " FRIDAY morn
ip. ~ rlcls had worked with perfect delberation;
IA I've Lssiing % the long roll caused by the sight
ofthe gnai rockets. frightened Brssg and HE rear
guard, sri they fed IN tue lrestest haste. ,versl
ui tnen l,tt looked hrc,k.asts untouched, one OF
which your correspondent feested upon an hour
since II consisted Of some very bad light bread. .
little bacon aad rye cof'ss-hsrd Diet IL 10 true, hue
wcc' tue, after dsy's fatigue like the one juss
closing.
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ssuted-Brigsdisr General Daniel n. Bickles Near
tnis little wooden house and under this large OAK
rebel horses fed last night aud the rebel sol
dicrs sept IN Their blankets - klss' men drove
them sway ills day with the bsyonet. 10 he has
right to The ground. And he sits there too, he
knew that he had right " H. How easy his man
ners are. with what rauvity he speaks u ell.
Handsome, proud aud brave. cool 6rd clear head
ed, he will win his way mp, now ekat the way Ia
clear. Success 10 the comm nder Of as good bn-
gads ~ there 10 In all the army.
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From Gen. khielda, nlvIsi0u

wss occasoned last evening by . report that for.
aging party were AIRED upon by aone rebel cavalry
som. six miles ont Of this town. report also stat
81 that some reoel troops were sncsmped between
two hills eight or nine miles distant. body Of in
fantry and csvslry were started this morning W
ifthsy could find them, but no signs Of the enemy
were discovered.
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The hne steamer Ma,tsawsn. having Dodwcrlh'
n and ON board. chartered f'r tho members ~
the iub and their Smiles, anil the tus-loit X.
N,bcy fcr invited siissts. IN 'ibers VI the Pfe's,
&c The yachts started a,d returned n- stated /
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Washington, June 7.-Dispatches have bean
received ~ the Wax Departnen, from General Mi
ehe, dated at Huntsville, Ala, June O. stating th.s
~ expedition, under command Of General Nealev.
LA "''9r As sl0sY cppwsaasd W 0saeral
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Adams, from winchester, through jasper, baes 10
Chattanooga, and utterly defeated aud routed them
~ that polaA
baggage wagons, ammunition And supplies hsvU
fallen into cur hands.
SILL moro inrortan, results may be expected 10
follow this movemsni.
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The Losses In tho battle OF Fair Oaks

IVdRiRg'0n, June S.-The following state
men II the las In the battle II Fair Oaks has been
received n, the War Department:
Hon Ed,ri" N. Stanton, Secretary Of Wr.
STATEMENT ~ TINS xiLLRp WOUNDED ASp MISSING
OF RicusuSD.
Corps Killed Wounded Mfssin,
Gen. Sumner tsd!. ..,i.s 800 40
koyes tSthl ......s<s 1893 p2i
Total. ............... sW 1921 1872
The grand total Killed, wounded and msnns 10
1850. A noInlns lis, will be furnished - coon a.
the data can be received.
ts'snsdl q. n. MCCLELLAN,
Ma den. Comd'g.
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Ohir,ins, bvu,9o. $40
%. bl'ch 4. y(,asA y Oil
ohsss. br .S1>S7. ..ltA0kh
10. bisa. ....lOsvlS
10. do. hid r.. tS,G 10
DO. do. -. = Oils
Calico, fancy, ydjl-0lt
pAklLets. ........ .W-,n1oV
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An y tor. 1880
Manila. -. I'D IN
INDIlAll-
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TIE ANNUAL REGATTA Of the New York
Yacht Club took place Friday, commencing At
che asg-bost, anchored abreast of the Club House,
Hoboksn. The following yachts were entered:
SLoorS Sd Class.-Nautlus, Glengarry Lap wing,
Alpha.
sLoorS I'd Clsss Fanny, Nette, Mallory, An
ME.
sLoops, LIST Class.-Ninnis, scud.
soHo0sERs, Sd ClAss.-Bonita.
SOHooNERs, I'd CiasS-Restlsss.
soHoOsERs, LIST Glass. entered by Z. A,
Stevens; sad Fsvonta, susersd By 4 9, Kings.
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rIolIR AND KAL
CiAAlN-

HAY-lOO IL,
>orth Riv.bsl. w. 4dU
HIDES.
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pusuos Ayres. .-s9-099h
Dry south. cash - %
2. Csbello.opea. .lTSOls
onnooe. ....... .fOA09l
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THE GRASD LoDGE oF FHTK MAsoSs.-On
Che opening Of the Grand Lodge Friday morn.
ing, the installation Of the Grand Master elect John
j. Crane, took place, In duly prescribed form,
The Grand Master then appointed the following
Grand nn,.,s.
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The Women of America,

Tho women o. our land have dstanced
oil their sisters on tho earth for general,
STEADY devotion to tho material needs of the
soldier. We may challenge any people to
show such perfect devotion in such way
When the history of this war is written
tho Sanitary Commission will take large
place in it, and tho Sanitary Commits
sion will have to write, 1--WE should have
been able to do very little for tho comfort
of our men, had it not been for the untriDe
devotion of our women, and thoir generous
boundless gifts of what was most needed.
OF the part takcn by women in that which
palos ali gifts of food and garments, l cannot
this time adequately tell. Mothers gave
their sons, wives their husbands. and then
sat down to their daily life. THAT is por.
trait of young man, the only son OF bis
mother, and she was q widow" a friend said
to mo one day, opening her album "they
arc q rich family he was educated in the
best schools, and had just come back from
tour in Europe when tho war began he
went into the army at once, and was killed
at Balls Bluff.
A lady, now the widow of one from oui
| OVID State who fell at Pittsburg, went ur
| to the field on one of tho first boats, anc
when she arrived found her husband dead
The novelist, who processes to give US lie
as it ought to be, will say, "Then she sa
down by his bleeding corpse al! night long
and wept." The angel who writes down il
the book kept in the archives of heaven. lif'
as il is, has written out in fair. golden char
acters The wife of Gen. Wallace, of OF
towa, went to Pittsburg to find her husband
who was represented wounded, and fount
him dead Then she looked upon the fac,
of her dead, and wept for little season
But she saw all around him on the boat th
men who had fought and fallen with hiu
there yet alive, in pain and thirst, with non,
to help them. So she turned away from he
dead. sent back her tears into her heart, AM
turned to the living, and all night long sh
went from man to man with water ant
words of comfort, and the holy succor tina
must come out of such an inspiration il
such place.-SermOn By ReV. ROIer! Coll
Uer.
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The British Press on the American
War,

The London Times says, we infer from
the undsguised sneers of Northern Jour-
mails, and the bold insolence of the MEM
bers OF the bar, as exempli6ed in the
Gordon case a: Boston, that an unGercur-
rent of popular disgust with the manage
ment OF the war, is beginning to ind ex-
preston.
Referring to conscription, it says the
land Of self-government and unlimited d
freedom is creating terror. 1t adds that
involuntary servitudc is now The lot OF the
white race.
The London Herald says that if de.
cisve disaster should befall Gen. McClei-
Ian, Gen. Pope or Gen. Buell., ths North
may carry on border warfare, but will
have nothing to say against the power
that proffers TO the South recognition and
the right hand of fellowship.
The Daily NesUs says the symptoms OF
bitterness and desperation OF the South
are such that extraordinary exertions on
the part OF the North are called for. II
adds, it is sufficiently clear that the war
can only be speedily closed by bringing
an overwhelming force into the field, and
every friend, not only Of America, but oi
humanity and peace, will desire to see
new levies raised and employed without
further delay.
The Ssor says, il the summons to arms
be but generally obeyed, the South will
presently be encountered with such an
armed force as the most powerful Europe
an monarchy would be unable to resist.