The weekly Butte record., 1863-09-05

with loss Of two killed. three wounded and
zine taken prisoners.
On the Seth there was no Information q;
Washington that Forts sumter and Wagner
were taken. A Richmond dispatch of the
25th says the bombardment of Sumter and
Wagner proceeds sloggishly- The enemy Is
working hard in the trenches in from, of Wag.
ner. No further attempt has been made TO
shell the city.
The steamer Bermuda from Pert Royal via
Charleston, 10 Philadelphia reports that Wag
uer IS not taken. and cannot be taken at pres,
eni. The report OF Sumter having been
knocked 10 pieces is confirmed. Farther naval
operations will be carried on without regard to
Fort Wagner, which would be left to Gilmore.
Five deserters were shot at the Headquar-
ers Of the army Of the Potomac on the 2eth
The first executions Of the class that have TAX
en- place in that army.
The army OF the Cumberland has crossed the
Tennessee river at four points with infantry
and cavalry.
Gen. Reynolds captured large force a,
Shell Mound and took the camp on Falling
Water Creek. Among the captured are the
guerrilla May. and the Tennessee rebel Con
gresham, Cannon Little or no resistance
was made 10 our crossing.
The rebels are reported to be in force at
Rome aud Cleveland, along the Georgia State
railroad
Richmond papers of August 29,h announce
the death of JoHs B. FLOYD, at A bington
Surgeon General Hammond has been ordered
10 make his headeuartes 10 the Department of
the Gulf until further orders. This looks as if
the next battle was TO be for the possession of
Mobile
Additional rolls Of the rebels taken at Yicks-
burg, have been received al the War Depart
ment, which swell the list TO 33 600.
Gen Burnside is in the region OF Kingston.
and expects an attack on that place 10 be made
during the coming week
Deserters from the rebel army report that
the guerrilla chief, Mosby, was shot twice in
the bowels aud breast and had been taken to
Richmond. 1t was also reported that he died
at that place on Friday. White now com
mands the rebel forces north of the railroad
a Lieut.. Wood. of the rebel navy, with II
men, undertook 10 Capture gunboat in the
PaukataDk river, and when they had arrived
within 800 yards of The gunboat, such deadly
discharges were fred into them, that only the
Lieut.. and four of his men ped
1t is stated that The enlistment of negroes in
the lower counties of Maryland is progressing
favorably. Negroes are glad to enlist in order
TO escape servitude.
New Orleans sdviccs to the 29lh have been
receceved via Caro-. Important military
movements are going on. but their exact char
acier is not stated. The prices of the neces
saries of life are still further reduced at New
Orleans. IN consequence of opening the Missis-
sippl river Communication with ST. Louis is
now considered quite regular. tien. Banks
has issued an order directing Buffers assess
ments to be enforced against parties who sub
scribed to the loan raised to defend New Or.
leans against the United States authority, and
another order directing the banks of the city
to pay over to the Quartermasters Department
all moneys in their possession belonging to reg
istered enemies. and those convicted OF render
ing aid and comfort to the enemy.
The New York Ledger suggests that the
vacancies in the West Point Academy, about
fifty in number, be filed with Brgadier Gen.
erals. Many of them certainly need improve
ment, but we fear that some of Them will have
to go farther back than West Point to do them
any good they will have to be born again.
From the fact that the New England States
sent no troops to the assistance of Pennsylva-
MIA. it was inferred that the people of those
States were Indifferent to the events which
transpired upon the Susgnehanna. The Car
linvllle Spectator says the inference is unjust,
as is abundanily proved by the fact that, upon
learning of the peril in which Pennsylvania
stood, the coal merchants of Boston at ouce
held meeting and resolved TO raise the price
Of coal to twelve dollars ton.
Great numbers of The rebel soldiers captured
at Nlcksburg are said to be dissatisfied with
the parolins arrangement, desiring to go home
aud let the conlederacy" 60 TO pot. Deser.
tons became so numerous that Pemberton
called upon General Grant for guard to pre-
vent the paroled rebels from running away
General Grant replied 10 this strange request
hat he considered i, no part of his duty to
force men TO fight for the confederacy And
lbereupon notice was given that all rebel pris-
oners who wished to take the oath and 90
home could do so.
a returned volunteer was killed by negro
in Auburn, New York. recently. The aboli-
iionis's bailed the negro and cursed the white
soldier
During the past year the government los,
H. 900 horses BY battle and disease The sv.
e7ase number daily received q, the veterinary
hospitals at Washington alone was over 900,
of which not more than one half are returned
or duty.