The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-31
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The Fayetteville IN. CD Observer insists
that DR.. Morris, President of the Telt-
graph Company, should dismiss the en-
terprsing reporters who invented the
story Of Gen. Lee taking 10000 prison
ers.
The Mayor Of Savannah has issuedea
proclamation requesting all residents Of
the city TO organize for home defence,
and all managers of stores, workshops,
and other places Of business were order
ed to close up al two o'clock on Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, for the
purpose Of drill, He directs an enroll
ment TO be made of every man in the
city capable Of bearing arms.
~PHIIADFLrHIA, July 20.-The sub
scription agent reports sales of $780,.
4Oe Of BIOS. The Secretary Of the
Treasury has decided 70 continue the
sales as heretofore, and will give ten days
notice Of their discontinuaDce.
Ia the list Of dismissals from the mill
tary service, for the week ending Satur-
day last, Is officially announced, are the
following Mai. Granville o Haller.
9TH United States infantry, for disloyai
conduct and the u~tterance of dislOval
sentiments; Capt. VIM. ii Bark, 10th
Ohio volunteers, for reasonable language
and disloyalty Capt. II. p. Merrill, 1lth
New York heavy artillery, for repeated
u~tterances of reasonable and disloyal
sentiments; Lieut.. W. Il. De Silva, 10th
Ohio volunteers, for writing and publishg
q highly disloyslan unbecoming letter.
A terrible civil war is nov going on in
Greece. A bloody battle Fseed In Athens.
on the lsi and I'd inst.
Philadelphia is a model city: The
Buiein says.
Fourteen out OF the twenty five Wards
of this city have gracefully submitted
to the draft mp to this afternoon. Not
q single disturbance has occurred. and
the very best feeling has prevailed every-
where in reference to the CONSUMPTION.
The telegraph, per Africa, brought us
the premature announcement Offhe death
Of Mr. Macready, the actor, and forth
with the whole city newspaper press
published extended obituary notices of
him which are being repeated ad 5nfnifpm
throughout the country press.
The name Of the celebrated deceased
should have read William Mulreadv.
One of the most eminent British paint
eTs.
FIGHT ! y THE DABK-REPULsE.
NEW York, July 29--Thc following
letter is from an officer on board the Chin.
pewa, dated Charleston harbor, July
18th:
The Chippewa has gained great credit
for going nearer than any other of the
gunboats, and firing faster and making
the best shots. Yesterday we were on
the right Of the wooden sides, next 10 the
| Monitors. The rebels gave us but very
/ few shots, giving most Of their attention
10 the. Monitors, the new Ironsides, and
the batteries. The gunboais were At
work from s A. NJ, till after z p. M. a
The iron-clads engaged the rebels al
a little after IL, but our work was play
compared with the charge in the face Of
the fire of Forts Wagner and Sumpter.
If the movement had been made two or
ever one hour earlier than IL was, Wag-
ner would have been ours at this present
moment. After they got into the fort it
was so dark-so those say who lived 70
get out again-that rebels fred on rebels.
Union on Union, Sumpter killing as
many rebels as il did our men, and our
batteries killing aud w~ounding as many
friends as foes. The carnage, for / can
not call it anything else, was awful.
Our loss was from ZOO TO 1000 killed.
wounded, and missing. II is said that
the Massachusetts, 54th Regiment led the
van, and all but six officers were killed,
wounded, or taken prisoners. They
fought very hard. Our men were in the
fort something like two hours, and it
was nothing but the confusion and dark
ness, not being able to tell friend from
foe, that obliged them 10 get out. Fort
Wagner is destined to be ours. II will
be, for Gilmore is not the man 10 give n.
PHILADELPHIA, July 28.-Nine sur
geOns Of Morgan's band arrived in
PHILADELPHIA this morning. This even
ing they took passage on a tug bound
for Fort Delaware, % miles below phila-
delphiA. The prisoners of war took a
meal at the Continental, where they
registered their names and affixed The
title Of O. s.. A. 10 each. Some one
erased these letters and inserted Ken
lucky. There are now about ], 900 rebel
prisoners at the fort. Any number Of
them are willing 10 take the oath of
.llegiAnce.
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