The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-08-19
NEW YopR Aur I

81 New Yong, Aug. 13
The steamer Arago, from Port Rovssl viz
Charleston Monday, has arrived. Sha
brings the 10th Pennsylvania regiment
whose time has expired.
Correspondent Of the 9th, says the rebels
built numerous additional batteries on
James Island. We have to encounter
hundred more guns than Dupont did.
The rebels are also building interior lines
Of defenses near the city. .----.-.. T..
About seven thousand troops from the
North have landed on Morris Island during
the past week. =. !: - = -ET|e
A letter dated the 10th, says Gilmore
has notified Admiral Dahlgren he will ba
ready to commence the attack on the 18th.
The navy is ready, and fighting rill5com:
mence that day.
The greatest confidence is felt of the ar
OF Sumpter, Wagner aud Cummines. Po;,t
in two to six hours. ? ,Deserters from w.:
ner say two-thirds of the guns have been
removed from Sumpter aud mounted on
ames Island, and that the fall of Sumnter
is regarded by the rebels as certain. the
damage done in April by Monitors render
ing It hopeless to hold it. Deserters also
say oumpter was on the point of surrender;
ing when the Monitors withdrew.
we were shelling night and day. For:
Johnson keeps up = brisk fire, and our
woooen gun boats 60 in every day and
shell the rebels: Sunday next we viii
ertalDly hold Sufnpter, And within Ga,t
Gays succeeding, Charleston. or its ruins
VIII oe IN our possession. Gunboats and
mortar boats are stripping for the fiohr
ana at the time the Arago left the Ironci,d.
Point. 0o"'ua'"gs
Weather delightful.
The Arago reports our losses on Morris
Island triding, rot exceeding three or four
per day.
SAN Francisco, Aug. H.
The State is full Of rumors of the con.
7 semplated rising Of secessionists, and con-
se9nent'y an uneasy feeling exists in the
public mind
: On the 9th, an ARRAY occurred at Versalia.
small town, between secessionists and,
soldiers stationed there. One soldier was,
n Ii lied, and several farmers wounded.-
lhlrty six shots were exchanged.
Tullamo and adjoining counties in the
u southern part OF the State contain numer-
Gus Secessionists.
e AT Versala great excitement prevailed.
q Some Union citizens organized home
guard while others pursued the parties who.
had tired at the soldiers. The house o: ths
d man who Shot the soldier was burned down
8 on the night Of the 7th, which exasperated
4 both Unionists and Secessionists, each &C.
eusing the other'of the deed.
Gen: Wright, military commander at
d San Francisco, teegraphed that all the
spare arms among the soldiers at Versalia
be distributed among loval citizens, and.
dispatched troop Of cavalry from Owens
y River to Versalia to-day.
i Rumors are current ola secession out.
{ break in Santa Clara and Galano counties.
north and south of the bay respectively
Both counties have large secession residents.
these reports are d,scredited. but THUR
ready circulation creates alarm.
Y Gen. Wright telegraphed some days since
r to W ash'nston for permission 10 Immediate
ly begin the defenses at San Francisco,
costing 100000, but received no reply
Last night the city supervisors voted to
r give the city as guarantee Of repayment to
any person who would advance $40, 900 to
enable him to instantly commence fortifica-
t'ons-repayable by the general Govern
ment.
New YoRK, Aug. l3.
The Iribune's Army Of the Potomac cor
respondent says Col. Swtchsr of the lst
t Vermont cavalry has been appointed to the
Il command ola brigade in General Kilpat-
rick s division.
Lees infantry are said to be all south of
the Rapidan, though his cavalry still scou.
between that river and the upper Rapphau-
mock.
Poole's division has reinforced Lee from
bragss army, and an equal number have
left him for Charleston.
Thero are no signs Of Lee moving up tho
Shenandoah valley, but we may expect an.
other raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania
when corn is ripe.
On our side there is little sign Of advance.
Lee is too strongly posted for attack by our
present force, and the heat is 80 great SOL
d'ers are not required to drill, much less to
march.
NEW YoRE, Aug. 13.
The Herazds dispatch says suspicious Of
foul play connected with the recent burning
efthe steamer Ruth on The Mississippi River
are entertained. The money for Grants
army it is supposed, was not on board, and
The boat was destroyed to conceal sn suor-
NOUS robbery. The matter will b. rj.;dly
investigated.
| WASHINGTON, Aug, IL.
The negroes used by the rebeIs Is SOL
idiers, are to be allowed S. for each U. g..
musket; $25 for each U. S, horse $50,
for each q. 8. negro killed or captured by,
them and $50 for each scalp ofa U. s..
white officer commanding negro soDdiery.
-. -.-~.a-s CISc1sHAT1, Aug. 10.
Returns from SO counties in Kentuckv
give BramIetts 1885 maj. 20 counties to
hear from. |*:
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 13.
The frst full regiment Of colored msn,
raised IN Pennsylvania left today tor MOI
ris Island TO reinforco General Giimore,s
army. 80 .---',',