Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-25
THE SENTINEL.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
Confederate Account Of the Rebel
Fight on the Mississippi


From the Richmond Wing, July II.
Tile Confederate Ram ARKANSAS Atacks md
Disperses the YaHkee Fleet at Vichsburg-
OFFICIAL Dispatch Evaporation Of the Enc
my, &c.
NOBLE July ia special dispatch TO
the Adyertisey and Register, from Yicksburg,
to-day, says that the ram Arkansas came out
of the Yazoo river, and fought through the
enemy's feet, inficting great damage. She
is now safe under our guns, preparing for
another dash. Two shots only penetrated
her. Our loss was twenty killed and wound
ed. Captain Brown was wounded slightly.
The enemy's lower fleet Is hastily retiring.
JACKSON, July ia dispatch to the Ms
sissippian says that the monster Arkansas,
this morning, came down through the FEEDER
al feet under a terrific fire, losing five killed
and three wounded. The damage done to
her is trifling, chiefly to her smoke stack.
She is now at Vicksburg, and the wounded
have been sent ashore Generals Van Dorm,
Breckenridge and Smith visited her. The
Federal loss is unknown.
JACKSON, July l5.--The Arkansas sunk two
boats coming out Of Yazoo river. The Fed
eral fleet opened on both sides, pouring in a
terrific fire as she passed. On opening port
hole for air, she'll entered, killing nine and
wounding several Others. The ram Benton
attempted to butt the Arkansas, but missed
her and was struck by the Arkansas She
put for shore in sinking condition. Anoth-
or Federal gunboat was fired. All the trans
ports in the fleet below left. One mortar
boat grounded, and was burned The Arkan-
sas is scarcely injured, and is expected to 60
down the river.
A heavy bombardment is now going on
10 p. NJ. The reports are distinctly heard
here. No telegraphic intelligence has been
received from Yicksburg for the last three
hours.
JACKSON, July 10, P. M.-The firing ceased
at 8 O'Clock Tonight Both the upper and
lower fleets attempted to pass our batteries,
but were repulsed. Theexasperated and morti-
fed enemy vented his rage by throwing liquid
shells into ecty, burning one row Of build
ings. Our batteries are uninjured. No casu-
alties reported.
The Arkansas is an old vessel Of 200
tons, and was built at Memphis but was re-
moved from that point, in an unfinished con-
dition, previous to the evacuation by our
troops. She has since been completed in the
IaZoo river.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
VIoKsBuRG, July 15.-We are engaged to-
day, from G to 8 A. ~, with the enemy S
fleet above Ylcksburg consisting Of four or
more iron-clad vessels and seven or eight
rams. We drove an iron-clad ashore with
colors down and disabled blew up ram,
burned one vessel, and damaged several 9TH
ers. Our smoke-stack was so shot to pieces
that we lost steam and could not use our yes
sci as RAM We were otherwise cnt up as
we engaged at close quarters. Loss ten kill
ed and fifteen wounded, others with Slight
wounds.
(Signed) Is1sc3N BRowN,
Lieutenant Commanding.
VIoKsnURG, July l5.--The sloop of war Ar
kansas, under cover of our batteries, ran glo-
riously through twelve or thirteen of the
enemy's rams gunboats and sloops of war.
Our loss was ten men killed and fifteen
wounded. Capt. Brown, her commander aud
hero, was slightly wounded in the heaG, The
smoke-stack Of the Arkansas was riddled.
Otherwise she is not materially damaged, and
can soon be repaired.
Two of the enemy's boats struck their CO.
Tors, and the boats ran ashore to keep from
sinking. Many were killed and wounded.
This is glorious achievement for the Navy,
her heroic commanders, officers and men,
One mortar boat, disabled and aground, is
now burning up. All the enemy S transports
and all the vessels of war OF the lower fleet,
except a sloop of war, have gotten up steam,
and are oil to escape from the Arkansas.
(Signed) EARL VAN DoRN,
Major General Commanding.
Death of Gen. Twiggs.
AUGUSTA, July l5.--Gon. David Il. Twiggs
died here this morning after brief illness
From tho Richmond Dispatch, lsM instant
The Captured Arms.
II is found, says the Dispatch, upon exami-
nation, that comparatively few Of the mus
kets captured from the Yankees in the battles
below Richmond, have sustained serious
damage. The fact is, they did not have time,
on their famous retreat from the Chickahomi-
ny, TO make the destruction Of property COM
plete, and hence We find, in lot OF thirty
thousand not more than q thousand that
cannot be speedily rendered as good as new
These arms are generally Of superior quality
including many of recent invention and Eu-
ropean manufacture.
Going to Garry the War into Africa.
The circular Of Adiutant General Cooper
in relation to the enrolment Of conscripts, and
the arrest ID persons absenting themselves
from the army, furnishes hopeful anticipa-
ton of the future conducto Of The war. BY fol-
lowing these Instructions, the ranks of our ar
mics will bespeedily filed up and placed upon
footing sufficiently powerful to overwhelm |
the hordeS of the abolition monarch, without
regard to the three hundred thousand SO
piteously appealed for by the Governors OF 4
the loyal States" If the enrolling officers /
are jealous and active, says the circular OF |
General Cooper, we shall make our enemy |
taste of the bitterness of war il negligent we /
shall continue TO witness its ravages on our
own soil. This significant intimalion will |
inspire the people Of the Coniederacy with re-
newed energy To follow up our recent vic I
tories by carrying the war to the very doors
OF our insolcnt foe is the ardent desire OF
every soldier, and We are pleased to observe
that the orders of the Government having in
view campaign Of unparalleled activity, are
producing most sanitary effect.
From the West.
Our Western exchanges come to us fun Of
mysterious hints Of secret military operations
of glorious promise.
The jackson Aississippiah, of the 9TH in
slant, says; We are in confidential posses
sion Of a bit OF news that is (as far as il goes)
as good as the thrashing out Of Mcclellan. 1t
viii not be long, we hope before wewill be at
liberty TO chronicle another glorious and
crushing victory over the invaders
The Atlanta IHieHigencsr contains the fol-
lowing A daring guerilla chief is out on an
excursion, from which we expect to hear in a
few days. We cannot say whether he wiz
turn up at Nashville New Orleans, Memphis,
or ---. But il his adventures should turn
out as successful in execution as 1t is held in