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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-26

of England:
WINDSOR CASTLE, Aug. l. 1868.
LADIEs:-The Queen as commanded me to oxp,ess
the pam vi hch her NJ jesy reads the account OF
d. esciaents nrsIng from the wearing # the ndei
Cate expa sive, dargarous and hide US article call
Ctinoiine Her Majesty cauLot refrain rom making
koown TO you her extieue dis l,lsure that educated
women shOtli by txlnp encourage The wearing Of
drsss which be pie sng OF ly TO demon z.d TASTE
For the mserabs hos Sho abectly copy the habits of
those conventional Imed their bctters, it is impos-
sill TO entertain onyth but pity. Bat to the ladies
of gard this arp al 20 abandon TIE present de.
alag, dangerous and disgusting fashion is made in
Let AT they vi show Iaems,lVss the rational and
decorous persons whom th'y are supposed TO be.
have The hOno; b., lides your most obcdIcnt AID
humble serv n c. b. PHPPs
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-26
TOBACCO FOR SALE.

SSOO REWARD Stolen from me at Cu!-
pCt'U peoer Court HOue the night Of Friday Angus,
lSsh Roam MARS sae has black name, ia add rg boil
on the right II the ba kbOne the harness sdl
wo if I'D the left .ee. viii give the above
recovery the and $500 for tie hel address
d RAW Ely,
Cilpeper Court HOUSE, Va,
Or,
Captain J. ANDtRs0N
aurG-4$ Orange court House
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-26

TAX IN KIKD.-SOme men are complaining because they
are required 70 pay the Government onetenth
farm products We beg such to remember, remarks an
exchange paper, that the Yankees set possession of
our country they Il allow the producer ouy ten b.
as they are doing in sections in their possession
We exon the farmers in Mississippi and Tennessee,
who are living under Yankee yoke, would gladly give
ooetsnth OF their corn and wheat and to the Coz
federate Government to be permitted Joy the
naming nine -tenths. But The Yankees take the nine
tsnths and allow the producer one-tenth. Away with
all grumblng aud growing among those who have
enough TO supply their own wants and the wants of
their Government. man who embArrssses the Gov
eminent by refusing to give it cheerful and liberal
support does not deserve TO be free.
Those who have the means must not stop now TO az
que the constitutonay of paying taxes. 1t would be
lar better 70 give ont hf Of all our property to
tain the Goyernmentthan to b. oVerrun by boodhiIsty
and brutal enemies, and lose all-SGUdnnah Rep
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-26

A LAMENrABLE CAsK-The wife of John NJ South,
rsdiug IL miles Southeast Of Abingdon died Saturday
evening from a wound inflicted BY the brother OF
South
Il poeais some personal d. .rsement had occurred
hetW.sn Mrs South and her brother in law and she or.
dered him TO leave the premises which he at first
ed disnclined to do Finally he started, and showing
some tardiness Ms South threw cup of hot water
him. but il any Of 1t touched him, We not Informed
of il Young South picked up horse shoe. threw it
at her biting her just above the ear, producing an in
Jury from which she died in few days thereafter South
has made bis escape.-AbiHgdOH PSTginian.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-26

May the wise aud beuefc,nt Deity, whom il Il your
countrys pr de- TO knoH that you worsb so deyouy,
enable you so to act this fearful crys as may tet
comport NTH His own eternal designs and be most In
lurtherance Of our happiness aud honor as People
H. s. FooIE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
THE FALL. OF WICK SBURG.

Though no Official dispatches have announced
it, the fac. seems now 20 be certain that Nichs-
burg fell by the starvation Of its garrison.
The men had itoen withou. food for I'll ree dayg
After the surrender, in marchnp to stack the !,
arms n1mGera of them staggered like drunken
men from tbs effects of starvation and fat '@ue
For two weeks says al officer who came from
the city, they had been living on mule meat
and bread made Of peas and yet, he added, If
it had been kuown that relief would have come
they would still have heid cut The private'
who have arrived At Jackson, Miss, ereaa in
the highest terms of Gen. Ponibelton. They
GAY they went ilito the to.titicatio jIt indeed
ayaiust him bnt that no man could have done
more 10 defend the city than he dli. it ,s
stated by officers that all the officers Ill the e;ty
coaourred IN advising Pamberton Lo surrender
About 200 Of the paroied prisoners, including
Brig. q ,n Stephen ID. Lee. have arrived aL
jackson. The Yankees were led TO believe
tia. If they took Vicksburg the war was end
cd, aud !hey oonid all go heme, and they
would remark to cur troopa, "weil, toya. vse
eau all 70 homo now.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
MISCTL La EOUs.


Francis Patrick ksnrick, ID. d., Roman
Catholic Archbishop Of Baltimore, Gied in
tAas city on Wednesday. lie was 6G years of
aga-
e. Among the otiissrs captured by the Yankees
at viGksburg are one Lieutenant ueueral, four
III ior Generals, ard ba,wsen fifteen and
twsaty brigaiier Generals. Tas garrison
c0mrlissd ~, eco men.
In Alexandria, Va, Thur day, ali the South
ern aYmpathiZeys who refused totaks the oath
were assembled at the wharf to be sent South.
The order, however, was revoked after the
steamer had her steam up, and the eX,les were
permitted to return home.
4 Baltimore telegram, of the S.h inst, says :
Nearly one thousand rsbols captured BY Ger
erai fitzpatrick. arrived here this morning, it,
eiudllg Brigadiar General Jones, o cavalry
Cilioer, and 81 commissioned officers.
& sou Of Gsn. Winiar was among the Con
fetaerats prisoners who were carried into liar
cisburg Gil the 7th. lie Was permitted TO stop
at a hotel.
A rio. occurred bstwean the .rsl, and ue
groes at Biiiso, n. T., on the 7th, in which
Twelve negroes were badly beaten and tive
drowned.
Cola was q1oted in New York or Friday
at E344.
i.' NJ s',a,:ton, the L. S Secretary, visited
tbs battle hold of Getty yeburH on tho S.h inst.
Business WAS Suspended in ST. Louis on ts G
announce N 5nt OF ths fail Of Vicksbarg.
'tbe fetufns in the IT, ) Medical Director g
,tii % show tina. EinCa tho waf commenced
80 jtG soldiers had been discharged on sur
yeoi,s' carttiio 4ras. This doaa no. of ~eeuI ga
include any one whose time was oat, but CON.
ps;sos thuse wfasss health aad physical int.
billy TO be solder prevented them from be-
iu4 Of service III the army.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


jackson, July lI.-Auother day has passed
without IN engagement In tina morning the
enemy threw IL force on our right, threatening
lo Il INK Gen Fsa.herston. Buford was cent
10 reinforce him, and drove the enemy back
81 ar half an hours hard lighting Gen. Du.
ford lost sixty mep. principally Of the 9Th and
S.h Kentucky regiments. The enemy then
withdrew frem our right. and In the afternoon
made ii demonst ration on our left and centre.
Dan Amburgs lrigade repussd them after
bard fight. Our loss to day is satOut quo. The
enemy il still terrifying.
SECOND DIaPATCH1
Jackson, JGly IL, II r. Mine enemy are
still concentrating on our right to reach Psars
river. Our forces have just driven them back
in lihs centre, and burned the houses occupied
by thek sharpahootesa.
THIRD DIsPATCB
JACKSON, July l2.-Tfe enemy ops7zl 6re
at 9 clock this morning from tis ,atssriss on
onr loft, ard 1T 3 O'Clock a. NJ ;aiaad slslls
upon the city. The enemy made shafge, and
the Washington artillery and Cobb's battery
rapulsed them with heavy lose, taking 300
prisoners and three stands Of col0re. Adams's
and s,tovslls brigades acted gaiisntiy. Tho
enemy are now moving around our right
Scouts report that Burnside IL crossine Bird.
song's isrry with two divisions. Col. Withsrs,
an old citizen, was killed by shell.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

We have received, through the courtesy ot
Hon. Root. Oaid, Comr.issiope, Of EAciange,
files Of Northern papers of Saturday last, the
iith inst.. Lincolu made brief speech III
Washington Tuesday night upon the news Of
the fall of Vicasburg lie congratulated the
crowd who serenaded on the4act that " on the
4.h of July the cohorts of those who opposed
equal turned tail and run" lie c0ncluded
by saying: Having SAID this mach, | will
now lake tho music" The New ioik Hefald
says "the Indications are taat the Govern.
meut Will demand under the ,onscr;ption law
about 400 ,Utl0 msD." This draft is apportioned
Mountains, and We tnd West Virginia get
down in the apportionment for G,GCO men.
Kentucky l9,osD Marylan II 900 and Mig
souri, I9,9S0. All the New York and Book
iyn militia regiments that went TO Harrisburg
are now in ihs Army of the Potomac.
rasFAL: Of yicK:BuFG -ACCUUaT OF The SUR
sxRDGR DtMJasTEArioss al fHz NORTH
The surrender Of Nieksburg was received
With tie most extravagant demonstrations at
the North. Secretary Welles visit5d Lincoln
in person to communicate Portsrs dispatch,
and 2O0 guns were fired in Washington. a,
Burlington, N. j., 100 suns. were fired and the
church bells rang In New York city the
town was Ledizzensd with flags. In Albany,
Syracuse, Utica, and Rochester, N. Y, the
bel-riugipg, caanou firing, and fireworks, was
freely INDUCED. The militia turned out to
celebrate the victory of the regulars. Thirty
locomotives were started 10 whisiling at Hor-
nelsyille, and at Bridgeport, Conn, +. T. Bar
mum made aspssch. La Massachusetts, Maine,
and Ohio, hilarious demonstl ations took place
In PhilacOp phia the newspaper offices were il
Illuminated. The Inquirer says:
The news Of the capture Of Vicksbnrg was
zen. forth to the inhabitants Of Philadelphia
b; the loud peais of the State House bell, about
two clock yesterday afternoon. Thonsands
of anxious persops rushed towards tho State
House as the bell continued ringing. The
tresI,en, with their apparatus, were also drawn
toyether. and for about half hour the great.
est enthusiasm pervaded the surrounding
strssts. On learning the cause OF the bell be-
ino r,,np The anxious faces OF the multitude
changed To that Of cheerfulness, and loud
cheers were given. Persons on meeting con
0ratnlated esch other by the shaking Of hands
and giving uuersnees Of gratitude for the
bright hore that the speedy termination OF the
rebellion wss near 1T hand.
During the afternoon band OF muslc was
stationed in thS steepie Of the State douse,
whore they played Old Hundred, The Star,
Spangisd Banner" aud John Bfowns body
lies Wondering iu the Grave. A large
mee,iny was held ia front Of the State House
The Ksv. Dr. BssineFd opened the proceed
logs with prayer giving thanks .s Inc .asnse,
n : spsedy %, mina,ion Of the rebsllioo. Al
drHsses wsss also made BY several gsntismen
rsupropriats 70 the interesting occasion: Dur
in1 ths sfternOon The steam engine bsl0nk'ne
10 fhe Good Will bfirs Company passed through
ths directs, dscoraipd With naaiassss American
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
FROM GEN. LEES ARMY.

TIE latest Information we have from the
amy OF Gen. Lee will be found under our
Geographic head. The Central train which
arrived at tate hour last night brought down
large number VI The wounded in the late
basiss in Pennsylvania. but they had bsen 80
long on tis way that they knew nothing Of
The p'esen, operations of the army, ana very
httis VI lis Whereabouts y week ago. The
iss5engsrs by the train were without even a
iamor.
Lossks AMoS6 VIRGINIA TROOPS.
Vel have received the following list Of losses
@~"ng Virginia regimsu,s and batteries Col
"As dregosy Hodges and Maj Robert Poors,
ol The i4'h Virginia, killed, and Lieut. Col
White wounded; Capt Cogtiil wounded aud
missing Col Magrudsr, Of the STA Virginia !,
wounded. Col Aylstt, Of tie $50 Virginia,
Killed Col Edmuuds, Of the 18th Virginia,
AHisd. Col Colquit, --- Virginia, killed; Col
James Aarshaii. Of Fauqaisr county. Va.
commanding North Carolina regiment
'A1ss' c"'s Terry and Mays wounded Capt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
THE BRANDON RAID

The Yankees have doue nothing 30 far at
ed there on Friday last with eleven transports.
They remained there Saturday without land
ing, d nd Sunday morning at sunrise were sill
there 1t ia stated from another quarter that
they moved up towards City Poiit Sunday
aud from sill another quarter 1t gentleman
direet from Lower Brandon--that they have
40, been there at all. The public can take
their choice of thale rumors, as Is ls quite in.
possible /, Asce stain their trIth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Sauusl IL Early. Of Gen Earlys staff, Wound
ed In the 18th Virginia the following losses
occurred Col Cant, wounded In neck and
arm; Lieutenant Colonel Ellis, killed; Major
Charles Psyton, slightly wounded; Adjnlant
Jas McIutyre, eeE;ous'y wounded. Go A .
Capt j & Calm wounded. Co Is Lit Palma
Hammer wounded, Ii Wood missing Go e. ;
Cap, Irving woundsd and missiny Go ID {:
Capt Dick Harlan wounded priva.ea For
killed, Woody missing Go r.: Capt VIM
Cross killed Lieut. w Is Lsttellier missing
Ssry't Munday killed. Go f. Cap. EsnIett
Taylor missing COG Capt Boyd killed Lit
Powell wounded. 20 Ii: Capt Brown Wound
sd and reported dead Lieu: Landrum mssing-
Co X: Capt Woodson wounded LII GUM
tear killed. The regiment went in with 30
msu ard came out with 80.
Col Stewart, Of the 5G.b Va, Ia wounded
Col Epps Hanton, s.h Va, wounded; 1t
Col Berkeley wounded and nj ,jor Berkeley
missing Col ALEU- and xsjor Wilson, of the
2Sth Va, killed.
Both kempers and Armisteai's trigades
ara now commanded by MaJora.
Ia the ist company Richmond Howitzers
the following iosses were sustained:
Killed privates Allen Morton AID l. DeW
Osdsn. Iopudsd- fnvatea Wm L Smith,
leg ampstated - McNamee, leg amputa:ed'
Geo Booker, seriously 10 leg; Henry l. Terriii,
pa,ufalIy in both legs and arm, SomervilIe
Gray, Jno w Pleasants, Chas POND axter,
Henry KepIer, and Thos Mason, all slightly
The wounded are all doing well The company
was ia the A!hts Of the I'd and 81 insts.
Pure I'll Battery of Richmond Kiiied-PIi
vate Weaver, Of Page co. Wounded-Serg' I
Hammond, arm broker; priva;es Tyree FcqHa
avn Droken +, Jas.M shoney, lex +, Chas Cater,
tAi.., Valentine Brown, head and shoulder
This list ls up to 5 O'Clock z. NJ, Of Friday q
ii.ht.
Woolloiks Battery, f>H&novef-killed
Pfivates Chaa Hawkins, WIN A Bolton, jos
Terriil. Wounded: Capt Voolfolk, severe j
in the ann; Corporal Nottingham, seriontIy
pri Yates Southard, moriailv; VIM Cob. } -
NJ ,son, Samuel lis, e. Brietow, Richard
Harper, j 'juead, kufas Hancock, ) South,
jog Iiasainr --- casou, piiassn3. Thomas
ti,Wnrtb cupunsa,, k: d
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Nocssdings Of The prize courss of ne vYs,a.A
faasss, especially with reference to the easo al
the Dolphin, has besn rsesivsd q - Tcr0jsn
omee; o =. 10 1 snswsr to thas qssssion have 70
port Of the judgment Ia the cese Of ~ MI.
phin svas received a. the Foreign eilsa -
evening. l should shiuk il richt. oert .,niv
that all these cases sboQid be sWssshed Tey.;
the dcctriuss relied upon In q eiuagmep. are
those laid down BY Sir w. Grant nnd io,S
StoweiL Whether these doctrines are rightly
applied to the circumstances Of this partic nlsr
ease is another question, and one uron which
offsr NO opinion. ! shall mot re enter UPON 9
discussion which We had up on former even.
ing but still think Of the opinions held uvOn
International law by my noble friend are mot
In accordance with the high aashoritiss upon
the subject. As to the second qaes.iop, whs-
ther any communication has besn made TO the
Goverqment Of this corutry BY the Govern.
naent Of the Emperor fthe French. proposing
or suggesting d yecoga1ti0N Of tie S0atkern
States, ihare 10 sag that no sucA commmnieotion
has been recesred. Upon the general subject Of
svcogatt,on do aet Miak Tie csycsmstosees are
AapeA' uttered since my noble friend. Lord Stra-
theisn. brought forward his motion ia thfs
House, and ent.rtain the same opinions which
I ahsn expressed.
La tho House of Commons Mr.. Rosbuck
stated that no should bring ON a motion for she
recognition Of the Confederate States on the
:bOsh of June.
The Custom House authorities At Liverpool
had notified the owners Of the steamer Gibral.
tar tlate Suntsr) that uBlses the two guAs of
large calibre OH board were landed the ship
would be detained on suspicion that they we're
for Confederate ports.
The London Glo6e controverts the notion that
England ia bound TO maintain indefinitely the
policy of immobility on the America0 question,
and says neutrality is not the whole duty Of ma.
tions 1t fully endorses Napoleon's views on
the American question. Believing there 10 NO
chance whatever OF restoring the Union, il
says England Is not bound " bear the OBJ
structicns 10 commerce and shipping-vexa-
tious so long az it appears she would endure
greater ex'ls by taking action to end than
but abe is not bound to endure them my
longer. There is no principle which should
prescribe to her for an indefinite period na.
tionai silence and immobility, if by speaking
aud moving che eau exert . pscifylng intlu-
ence on the cembataits, who have los: their
independence 81 dpowsr of self control.
dispatch from London. Of the 28.h June
the very ia!ess-says: The Psrsia's adyices
excited attention so-day. The impression gro.
walls hat Lee has made a mistake in lnradtng
The North that i: will give President Lincoln
gftSi dss.staace in raising men and means, will
AGAIN excite Il warlike feeling throughout tho
North, and tend to prolong the war.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Hoase- -Break,ag.-S,ms weeks since this
hoass Of William Fickebstsia was broken
Into and robbsd of eleven pairs Of shsss pns
pair of boots, and silver watch. Ficken-
stein. recognizing pair of his shoes on the
feet OF a ,uug nanin the street, traced thsn to
the accused and had hin arrested. Yesterday
morning. when the care came before tho.
Mayor. NJ. Blue testified thas he male the
shoes for Fickensteia, and that he know his
work wherever he saw it. With the hope Of
getting ether witnesses, tho examination WA
adjourned sId the accused admitted 70 bail.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Burglary - Yesterday morning Q negro
named Frank, tha property ofHVillism Hard.
grove, was bsfore the Mayor for having In hs
possession and Offering to cell two rolls OF
wsli sapsr, stolen from Miles G.. Phiiiips Ga
the right of the both June Mr.. PhiiiiIs's resi-
denes on "a street, was forcibly entered and
robbed Of two rolls Of ws3l paper, 3 large
blanket, and various articles Of wearing 40.
parei. Some few da,s after the .obbery tn,
prisoner offered to sell two rolls OF paper simi-
lar 20 those stolen from Mr.. Phillips, which hs
now says he purchased Of a negro. To enable
the police to make further Inquiries, the ex-
animation was adjourned till to- o-morron.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

WILLIAMSON, N. G., BURNED BY THE
ENEmY Cob s. w. Watts, commanding tho
losh regiment N. &. militia, in Martin, county,
reports to the Adjutsnt General that he assem-
tlsd the man of his regiment for enrolm snt
Is Wiliamston, on the 6sh inst, under the 70.
ipg the ensmy from Plymouth advanced upon
the town, both by lard and water; and, altar
firing a number OF shells, the town was
burned
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
From our Army In Maryland.

wire. wsr. ca, nssr this piace ysats,dsS ~p- p.
Constant skirmisbing is going on between the
armies. The enemy oecGpies the line Of the
Antis,am river, and Lse ia neaf Hagerstowp.
Our arrav has been in line Of battle since ISi-
day evening". A fight is expected every day.
The Potomac is falling at Willismsport.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Fond Of Prison L.fe.-Kebscca Chandler, =
white girl. was tpns TO Jail ysseerdsy By tas
Mayor for getting drunk and usin9 obsceas
language in the streets. On promise Of re-
formation sts was released from prison last
Saturday, bus took steps to return - soon -
she had sean the city sights.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

MILLS WASHED EwAY-m Apporaat.ox
county, Va, by the freahet in James river, no
less than five mills were either washed away
or otherwise ssriously damaged by the wash.
ing away OF their dams aud the injury Of the
buildings. The sufferers are Mesers. Samuel
Walker, Peasant Stratton, Japss Carson, and
Phillip SI"pp. The largs hsuriug mill on
Somewhat creek, owned by Mr.. Robert lstsii,
was much dame god by tha freshet.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Murdey.-Sisnsy Wicker, Charles Tsnssr,
ana John Champion, charged with lsl0siously
gtabbing and caising the death Of George r.
Wright, alias Doyle, on tho "a inst, and who
lied ihs city after the murder was psrpstrsted.
Iast by the pelcs, were before The Mayor yes
terday for q hearing. Many Of the Witnesses
being absent, tbs examination was postponed
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

Bound O-er-Wiiiiam TuScaxon Was be-
fore tbs Mayor yesterday. and held 70 bail for
his good behavior, on conviction Of aasaaltaax
and beating his wife.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

The u 8. (charteredl steamer Ericsson, with
three guns, was ssnt eu. from New York on
the 9Th uit, and on the S.b inst. found what
she wss sent for-s piraia. A writer on beard
gives the following rssals Of tho discovery:
See had an Enylish ENSIGN at her peak, and
as econ ga she had asce ersaiasd who We were
shs altered bsf course, headias straight for NJ;
bur in short tine sgaia beading 10 the West,
az if anxious 70 try oar speed. Meanwhile,
all hands were called TO quarters, and every.
thing necessary for, s..ntiuy our ship got rsa-
Jy: the guns trsiasi, ard powder anu shell
passed up ic q shert time However, he again
Eauea to the eastward. passipg ue on our star
board bow not more than half q miie distant
from I'd, and we came to the conclusion that
she must IN reality be notbins mors than che
pretended to be--an English nian-of war -
Jus. az she had ranged herself well on cur
siarboard quarter fog Get in, nearly eavel.
oping her from onr eight, and almost ins.ahta.
neousiy with the paH of white smoke that
curied slowly above her, down came the E1g
ish coiors, and the "stars and bars hoated in
thsir place, and slmest immediately afterwards
the whizzing shrek OF q riiisd eheil struck
close 70 our vessel, making music enough for
all Of az, and, rieoohsting, struck tha rim Of
ouc foretop, and then plunged into the sea
ahead. This wss Immediately followed by
two others. which struck o.oes to us. What
could we doi Fighting her was on: of the
qneLtion, our armament consisting only Of one
~ atpeuades Parrnst auS. two ~ pouader ritisd
he wi-zess; end ~ soer rs the fog could clear
up he would have lain sat OF the EXTREMIST
point of our iriaS, and, ike the Pope o. Rome,
the game would have been entirely iu his
hands, aud so-aone d. Daen why do hesi-
tate to tel! it we pursued ,hs next wissst
course, sid steered 10 the south and west with
full &ead Of steam en-, making ten knots by
the log. Tie fog iifted in atoas half an hour
ai erwards, and the privatesr was seen stand.
iug across cur stern; bot no sooner did che Gee
that We had taken TO flight thsn she stood for
us. But stern chase is long chase, and,
Notwithstanding that through the defect OF a
tuos Que of cur boilers became ussiess-de-
tracing a knot from our former speed-we
steadily gainsd rPon him. At five L. Nj. she
distapced from "a about five or six miles, when
she gave up the chase and hauled to the south
ward.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14
FALL CT PORT HUDSON.
TuF ATTACK ON CHARLESTON,

ll.s War Department yesterday received
he following dispatch from General Beaure