Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-07-13
THE VERY LATEST NEWS.

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We gse IN other columns, all The information
We eruld gather. both from our own and the ene-
my's papers. of the transporting of events in eur
armies tall points. And we confess, on going to
PRS WITH this paper, we are not ut all satisfied
with th aspect of affairs.
The iaA of Vicksburg is a fixed fact. This Is q
serioTs, misfortune, but we do not regard 1t so
dams ing as do many others, especially if it be
true that Gen. Dick Taylor and Johnston have in
hic!ed Tho damages reported upon Banks forces.
But II it be true that Gen. Lee has been driven
out OF 2ennsylyania in the broken and demorali-
zed condition claimed by the yankees, which we
do notbelieVe, AID with such heavy losses as he
Is ro ortoa to have sustained and if it be true, as
we fear It is, that Gen. Bragg has boon forced to
fall baeS to the south side of the Tennessee river,
as hlsirne of defence, thus giving up all middle
Tennessee and Alabama to the enemy, and a pros
peet thal Roscncrans is coming over into East Ten
nessee, ~ latest adyices seem to indicative say
with al these unfavorable news coming upon Us
at once, we confess 10 no mall degree Of painful
apprehension. But VIC are by no means discour-
aged. Much of the. braggadocio of tho enemy's
success Dyer Lee Is doubtless false, md we feel
cure al viii be we'll in the end.
We i've below the latest news to band Us we 90
44o pres
R~Ie1&oND, July Denomination of the fall of
VickSbarg, in connection with the reports from
Yankee S2urces of the defeat of Loe's army, had n
depressing effect on tho community this forenoon.
kbut latsr intelligence shows that the reports were
fmuch e agerated and unreliable, and this evening
q bettsE feeling prevailed, the President having
received an unofficial telegram from Martinsbure.
glEing : moro encouraging account of the posi-
ton OF affairs.
Later and Better from Gen. Lees ARMY.
Mh1flNsBURG, July Cur arm is at Ha-
g%ersteHra. All quiet there to-day. A caval.
ny skfAnsh took place yesterday. No infor-
matioAtoft the yankee army. Maryland Heights
re-occap pied by a small force of the. enemy.
An ad ance train just passed to Lee, who is
w~aitis- pr it
sRdeaoND, July 1O.-Papers this morning
give lqpst cheering accounts from our army
in M3yland. The uneasiness prevailing
yesterday has given place to a feeling of con.
fidenqIsin the ability of Gen. Lee to assume
the ofAnsive. A MartinSblrg correspondent il
the bApateh of the 9th says, all the informa
ton st the battle Of Gettysburg received
there Fas brought by Major Hawks of Ew-
ellis ASrps, wholeft Gettysburg on Saturda,
mernSsg
Hesays our loss on the first two DAYS wa
not Wy great. On Friday it was heavy, es
peeiasg IA Pickett's Division. Gen. Trimbl
lost leg; Hood an arm. A wounded Office
who flAed at Richmond yesterday, says on
tarmg I'll back with the greatest order an
dehss aa. No generalization.
FsFs2erally understood the falling bac'
= WAss the dIfffcHfsy-ofu our obtafnin
SUPPLIES through so long Il line Of comInun
cation.
Another Attack on Charleston.
CHARLESTON, July 10.-An attack com
menced with four iron-clads off the bar, an,
at the mouth of Stone and one in that river
Forty-three other vessels Off the harbor.-
Heavy, firing from 5 a. m. for two hours
Morris Island batteries are replying. Troop
are landing at Grimballs. An iron clad an,
gun boat have gone up Stone to- attack For
Pembsrton.
MATNsBURG, July 0.-Heavy cayalr
fight yesterday. We drove the enemy seve
miles, capturing a number of prisoners
The army at Hagerstown quiet. Nothin
additional from Maryland.
Adispstch from Harrisburg dated July 1t
says a bis fight is going on at Williamson
The Philadelphia Inquirer puts the yanke
loss at Is, 600 and may reach 90, 900. and say
the worst feature Of the federal disaster is $
many Of their most skilled and efficient off
GERS either killed or wounded.
The cause of Gen. Lee falling back to Ha
gerstown was lack of ordnance. 1t has SIM
been received, and he is ready again for o
fensive operations.
The Richmond Examiner of Friday SAYS
= information, certainly authentic, is in ii
hands Of the Government, which leaves r
doubt-of the safety and triumph of the mob
army. Zen. Lee was victorious in all the con
bats which have taken place. He has bee
e~ngageawith the whole force of the Unite
States md has broken its backbone.
Yankee Raid in North Carolina.
The Yankee cavalry at Ncwhorn mad.