Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-31

round the bend this morning was sig
nal for a general "skedaddle.'
The bombardment continued slowl,
to-day.
v1cKsBURa, July 22.-About hal
past four this morning two Iron Ram
engaged the Arkansas, and the Esse'
attempted to board her, but it resulte'
in miserable failure.
A shot through one Of the port hole
and killed and wounded six or seven OF
board the. Arkansas.
The second Ram supposed to be tn
Monarch, turned tail, badly crippled
A special dispatch to the Tribune
dated Grenada, July %, furnishes new
from New Orleans up to the 18th a
follows: =. -, 3
Halleck has been ordered to Wash
'ington to take chief command of tn
United States Army. He issued hi
farewell address to the troops at Corintl
on the 17th. - -,
Sherman has evacuated Germantown
Lagrange and Moscow, moving hi
whole force towards Memphis, burning
the towns on his flight. -.
Our guerillas took Henderson, Ky.
on the 18th, crossed into Indiana AMI
captured Newberg with $50 Federals.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed at E
.vansville, Qnd.) Gov. Morton had cal
led out the militia. s,-...
A portion of Curtis army have lef1
Helena for some point below, probably
Vicksburg. -..'-
The French rsreportth that France
has solicited Russia to unite with hel
for mediation in American affairs.
MOBILE, July pa special dispatcl
to the 4dvertiser and Register, datet
jackson, July 25th, says it is reported
that the lower Federal feet, with trans
ports, went below last night. Grea
commot;on was observed in the fleet a
bove this morning; it is also reported
that large Federal force was embark
ing at Memphis, and is supposed to b
designed for a land attack on Vicks
burg. 80.
RICHMOND, July 25.-The following
official dispatch was received this NOR.
ninp. dated Knoxville. July "a.
GEN. S. Cooper: Colonel Morgan
sends dispatch dated Georgetown, KY.
18th instant, stating that he has takcr
eleven cities and towns, with very heavy
army stores, and has force suficient
to hold all the country between Lexing
ton and Frankfort, which places are
chiefly garrisoned by home guards
The bridges between Lexington and
Cincinnati have been destroyed.
Signed. E. KIRBY SMITH.
MOBILE, July 27.-A special dis
patch to the Advertiser and Register,
dated Chattanooga, July 26, says Col.
lawton, Of the Georgia cavalry, arri-
we'd to-day with three Yankee ieuten,
ants prisoners, captured near Nashville.
Gen. Forrest burned three bridges
over Mill creek, on the Nashville road.
He had an engagement with a party oi
Federals, killing ten, wounding fifteen,
eight. He was within three
miles of Nashville. Great excitement
wherever he appeared. The
patriotic ladies made his progress a
grand ovation along the entire route
JACKSON, July 26.-Both fleets have
abandoned Vicksburg, the lower feet
passing Natchez yesterday evening"
This ends the two months siege, during
Which all the casualties among the Con.
federate forces, both naval and military
sum up thirty-three. The damage done
to the city amounts to from thirty to
forty thousand dollars-to accomplish
which they have thrown fifty thousand
Shells. The contents of the captured
letter bag admit their thrashlng by the
and inability to capture
Vicksburg.y : The Federals ore threaten
ing Camp Moore, eighty miles this side
of New Orleans.
A special dispatch to the Tribune,
dated Grenada, July 26, to the Louis,
Vile Journal saws if the Federal Gov
ernment don't take speedy action thirty
thousand men cannot hold Kentucky,
Browlow writes to Washington that he
fears Kentucky will soon be overpower.
ed by the rebels.
A Washington dispatch, dated July
20, to the, Chicago Tribune, says Nc
Clellan is greatly dissatisfd at Halleck
being put over him. No good feeling
exists between him and Pope.
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