, 1862-08-15
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
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Destruction Of tho Ram Arkanaas.

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IBy telegraph to The Richmond .Ang. 0.]
..>ss...-E4 - So Aoanh, August 8, 1s6a-
4 special dispatch to the advertiser aud Ry-
Dom permits me 70 copy 'ae 'oAo@1ns US
Il. ANTE RIVER, August. &, 1s62-
About one o'clock this morning the federal
Rpnboats attacked the, confederate ram Ar
kanfaa.. .MessenEers inform NE that she fought
She WAS then. blown up by her crew: The:
messenger thinks they all escaped. ~i
=, JOIN G. BRECKER1DGH.
Co1rEr's R17Kn, TEN NILES FROM BATON RousE,
- August 6, 1859. {
We occupied the whole Of the town and the
battle field till evening; but no decisise result
WIS gained after my last dispatch. There be-
ing 10 water between here md the Mississippi
River, compelled ne to come here. moved
at my own time and in order. The Arkansas
laid, with her machinery injured, fifty miles
above the town all day Jesterdny4 Her COM
mander sent ne word last evening that he
would try TO get her up the river, and asked
From the reports she Is permanently unser-
yiceable. We burned nearly all OF their camps
ard large amount OF stores. and cut them up
badly. General Williams and Other prominent
officers are killed: j.: e. s IaEch1kR1DGE: y
ner. Parties from the field say chr victory
Was complete. The ground Was strewn with
the dead ard wounded.
From the Richmond Wh1g, Aug.81
The ccpfederate B1oop.ot-war Arkansas,
Lieut.. r. E. Stevens Of South Carolina, com
nBndirg, left V1eksburg on Monday to COOP
erate in the attack on Baton Rouge. After
passing Bayou Sara, some portion Of her ma:
cninery became disabled, and che was hauled
in towards the shore for repairs. When in
| this position ahe WAS attacked by feet of
| Yankee gnntoats from below. After gallant
resistance she was abandoned and blown up
| The officers and crew, We sre informed
reached the shore In safety.
| photographic dispatch to the Richmond Examiner
| August9.1
TIE ALLEGED RI; REBEL s5 y5groRT IN EAST
MOBILE, Aug. 7, 1852.
4 special dispatch to the Aduertiser e,4t
Register, dated Knoxville yesterday, says
| Heavy Ekirmishlng commenced Tuesday Witl
| large portion Of the enemy. at TazeWeu
seven miles trcm. Cum berland Gap. One bri
gaie of Gen. Steyenson's force vas engaged o.
our eide, The design WA to gain the enemy
rear and cut them off from the Gap. The Al
tjllety firing Was very heavy. Several prison
ers have been brought IN rom farewell. n
particulars of the fight received. Gen. Rains
at last accounts, was making forced narc'
to gin the enem1,s rear:
B1igadier General ". r. CasweH Was thi
afternoon assassinated by an unknown per
SOD, near his residence, SIX miles from Kooz
Tdna
HECoND DISPATCH.
KNox7nIE, 7Auguat7 I, 1854
a dispatch this morning from Brigade
| General stevenson states that aftera galla1
action Of four hours yesterday, mar Taz
well, the enemy was repu1sed with gre
: slaughter ard is In full retreat.
l. cou1ier reports that battery Of four gu1
was taken after our men were twice repn1se
With the loss Of one hundred and nine men.
I General Burton has succeeded in gain1z
the enemy's rear. General Stevenson, heir
| reinforced, danked Bowen's command, ca
} turing the t'1ederal army Of East Tennessee
: The murderer Of General CasWeu Was a
, rested last night.
l ANOTHER DIsRATCH.
: CHATTANOOGA, August 9, 1862
, There are rumors of battle between s:
J | yensou's brigade and four thousand fedara
J near Tazewel1, twelve mi1ee from Cumberla
: Gap.
/ On Tuesday, Vaughan's Sd Tennessee rel
mept whipped Birds renegade Tennesseea
e at Big Greek Gap. Tue confederate loss u
: twelve; Birds one hundred.