The New York herald., 1863-07-17
THE SITUATION.

the attack on Charleston gives us some interest
ing particulars of the brilliant exploits of our
troops and Monitors at Morris Island. All the
strongholds, with the exception of Fort Wagner,
were taken after fight of three hours. An
assault was made on that work on the
morning of the llth. The parapet was gained;
but the supports recoled under the fire to which
they were exposed, and could not be got up.
General Gilmore says that our losses in both
actions will not vary much from one hundred
and fifty in killed, wounded and missing. We
have taken eleven pieces of heavy ordnance and
a large quantity of camp equpage. The enemy's
loss in killed and wounded will not fall far short of
two hundred
Everything on the island, except the battery at
Cummings Point and Fort Wagner is now in our
possession. The staunchness Of the Monitors was
well tested in the fight. They stood the tremen-
duous fire of the rebel forts splenddly, and came
out of the action. unshaken.
General Meade's army is in the vicinity of Ber-
lin, Maryland, and it is thought that some days
horses after their fatiguing marches in the intense
heat. General Lees army is reported to be
pushing on as rapidly as possible towards Gull
pepper, and will probably not halt until it
crosses the Rappahannock 1t is said to be
greatly dspirited.
The Richmond papers, from which we give many
extracts to-day, speak most despondently of the
state of affairs in the rebel armies, both in the
West and in Virginia. The Richmond Wing of the
9th inst says that the intelligence from General
Lee falls far short Of the promise of the dispatches
OF the previous day, and would prove grievous
disappointment of the high wrought hopes of the
public, and that superadded to the fall of Vicks-
burg, it casts sombre shadow over affairs in the
confederacy.
We learn by dispatches from Washington that
the numbers Of rebel prisoners captured at difie.
rent points within the last two weeks is so 900.
In the same time they have taken from us only
$1,000 prisoners.
The rebel guerilla Morgan's raid in Indiana and
Ohio is likely to be brought to a disastrous close
soon. Dispatches from Cincinnati yesterday state
that he was surrounded by the Union forces near
Piketon. On Wednesday night his advance guard
reached West Union, near the river, opposite
Maysville, KY, where our gunboats drove them
back.
Our latest news from the Mississippi valley is
from Cairo on the 18th. Colonel Rggin, Of Gene
raj Grants staff, had arrived there, with des-
patches for the government. The garrison cap.
tured at Port Hudson is seven thousand, and the
siege guns, and ten thousand stand of small arms.
General sherman was still pursuing the main body
of Joe Johnston's army, but had not come up with
it. Our correspondent at vicksburg, writing on
the 7th, describes the attackon Johnston. He says
that General Grant has added still another victory
TO the list of his brilliant successes in this cam
paign Our forces came up with Johnston's rear
guard near Bolton on the 81 inst, and after short
skrmish made them prisoners, to the number, it is
reported, of some six thousand.
The cavalry correspondents of the HERALD have
always been in q position Of great danger. Mr..
Bulkley, with General Pleasanton's corps, was
captured during the engagement at Beverly Ford,
June ., and is still in Richmond Jail; Mr.. Buck
ingham, his successor with the same corps, was
killed June %; and on the 5th Of July 1Ir William
Young, the successor of both these gentlemen,
was captured by part of the rebel army under
General Lee. The account of this last named gen.
tleman's adventures, as relates to himself is very
interesting; but is the moro valuable iasmuch as
1t furnishes complete list Of names of officers
captured at Gettysburg, now in the hands of the
rebels (with the exception Of those sent forward
wounded), and partial list Of captured non-com.
missioned officers and privates.
MISCELLANEOUS NEws.
The steamship Ocean Queen. Captain Wilson,
from Aspnwa on the sth inst, with mails, pas.
sengers, and sl94 400 IN treasure from San Fran.
cisco, arrived at this port yesterday.
The churches of New Granada were all closed,
in consequence Of decree prohibiting priests
from celebrating divine service unless they take an
oath to conhscate oil church property to the
government.
At Valparaiso rurnor was currept, and believ.
cd, that rebel steamer and ship on fire had
been seen of the port.
The steamship America. Captain Maury, from
Ban Juan del Norte 7th, and Havana 18th inst. ar.
rived at this port last evening. The Nicaragua
Transit route is in complete and successful opera
tion. The questions at issue between the Nicara.
guam government and the Transit Company have
been adjusted, and transferred TO Washington for
final settlement between the company and the
Minister from Nicaragua.
The Most Reverend Archbishop OF Dublin hand.
ed to the Central Relief Committee OF Ireland, on
the Sd OF July, the sum Of fl.1l3 Sc. I'd. for sub
ecrptions from the United States. The amount
was made up as follows From the Rochester Re-