Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-06-07
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RloNMsNp, May 23.-.l.ato north
ern papers have been received q,
the Daily Petersburg Eypress office,
The repisise Of the gun boats on
James river had most dcpreHs.ng
effect on New York and Ph'!adei.
phia, as u very serious altar, but
40 full ACCOUNTS were allowed 70 be
made public Seventeen lnen were
killed on the N&ugitek by the sx'
plcsion OF u 100 pound Parrot gun,
and the boat being rendered useless
was Withdrawn irsIn the hight. The
Galena was ridt,.st by shot from the
rebel batteries---lS went through
her deck and sides, and II OF her
crew were killo3 and Is wounded,
The killed were terribly cut ~ pie
ces and mangied, many beyond hope
of recognition. The Mouitor mal"-
tanned her superior strength; the
balls glanced harmless from her
tower. The Arislook and Port Roy
al were not materially injured. The
unusual elevation Of the rebel bat
tories aud the difficulty OF the gun
boats going in proper range, they
were, for time, unable to DO exc
cution. In mean time the rebel
batteries poured Al lncessant fire OF
shot and shol! upon the decks VI the
! -unboats, and did fearful work
The body Of NJ. Bornum, gunner OF
| the Galena, was carried To Fortress
Monroe for internent. Col. Brown
Of the Goth Indiana, stationed at
Portsmouth, went out OF town to
take ride, in an hour afterwards
his horse retained wounded and IT.
dorless, he having bacn kid by
the Coniederatea.
RICHMOND, May 23d,-There was
sharp skern, ishng about z miles
nurth east OF this CITY this afternoon.
rhe particulars are not yet aAeer.
tanned, except that the enemy at
tackled and was rcpuised wi h loss
The prevailing opinion is That i
general engagement viii soon take
place.
RIcHrnHD 2Ath-Tn The skirmish
yosto!aay afternoon, the ieicra!s
had iou@ pieyes ~ arlI'esy an ! the
Conttda. i ,ea Oh be "lealy threw
u larso uApE III Ellis without
danaso A 10 KS Of f.dtral cav
airy uA4rgaa oaAqm,trry, but few
saeils Jb41Tn .nlu their midst, re-
versed their course, and their artll-
ry fed preci pitato!y. In the skir-
mish this morning, seven miles
north OF this city, Tue arti ,lory was
principally engaged. Inc enemy
relrealed before Tho ire ot the Sec
ond company OF the Washington ar
! tillcrY, two lniles The Conleder-
ates retained and the icderals re-
sumed their former position. Occa-
sional liring is st'l kept up. Only
casualty on our side liz Capt, Rosser,
wounded in the arm. There is a
heavy c,snnonading this morning, in
the direction OF the sklrmish OF yes
! terday 1t commenced about day
| light aud stili continues.
No reoort received ak yet. 1t is
now raining last. There was a sharp
SIX rmish th!s morning near The
br doe, some distance from the To-
cality OF the last akirmlsb. The
9Th Louisiana on picket duty at that
point, WAS attacked by large force
Of the Yankees, and tl.e firing con-
tinued several hours. About 40
Conttdorates were wounicd-none
killed.
MEMpHIs, May 25.-The latest
advices from CUrinth indicate that
tie enemy are retresting down the
7 nnessee river, and, j: is rumored,
will land st Columbus, KY, then to
make e move Oh Memphis from that
direction. Tho sk;rnlishing AZ Cor
NTH Is, however. still kept up, and
,ne ramors may be untrue. From
Yiokabrrg there 10 nothing new.
Tie snomy have not yet attacked
tns batteries, although they have,
{. ON day to day, threatened to shell
the ,own. The latest of to-day from
Virginia indicate that's battle may
now be in progress -s.
sf~e,s, 10 tss A.,ssa.. t.f.. .... ts.
yIcKssoss. May 26.h.--The Fed.
eral fest is still below the city, and
all is quiet. Th,rs force has been
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