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PANEL by two wooden steamers filled, it is
said, " it'll persons as spectators.
/ The Neekaw ken, Captain John Rodgers
/ engaged her, firing in all five shots. three of
which took effect, penetrating her armnr
and killing or w0undins the crews of two
guns.
! Two or three Of the pilots were also badly
wounded an2 the pilot house broken up,
whereupon the vessel grounded, and imme
diatcly after surrendered.
+ The armament of the Atlanta WA two :
inch and two inch guns. She is bat slight
+ ~ injured.
Very respectfully your ODD t servant.
ST DUPONT,
/ r. \. cnmmandtn. blockading squadron.
T. :. The officers and crew of the At
lAnta numbered los persons.
WASHINGTON, sd.
Captain JJhn Rodgers circumstanially re-
latcs the Proceedings attending the capture
Of the Atlanta. On ex animation it was
found that the enemy had b,en struck four
timcs-iirst on the windward side by Is
snch convex ,h7t.which although fred at an
angle OF 30 degrees. with her keel, broke in
her arunor and wood backing, strewing the
deck with splinters. prostrasjag about 40
men by the cJncuSsion. and wouniias sever
al 10y broken pieces ot armot and srlinters
One man has since did. The second shot i,
II inch solid struck the eiss of the over
hang kunckie, dJing no damage except
breaking plate or two. The third shot. a
Is inch convex. struck the top of the pilot
house, knocking it of. wounding two pilots
ard stunning the mel at the wheel.
The fourth shot, supposed 10 be II inch,
struck a port stopper IL the centre, breaking
it in two and SCATTERING it very much, driv
ing many fragments in through the port.
There were on bJarl at the time OF cap.
ture, as per muster rolls, 81 officers and l24
men, including 2S marines.
The captured rebel officers told Capt Rog-
ers they thnt' the speed OF the Atlanta would
DC 'ounu - f-ach Ten Sho s. iney oeile'eu
eeF 70 oe 'he s'ronSes. lronela1 IN the Con
.eoefsiy' ana cohhdehuy an''siPa'ea taxing
o2 ,,,, 'ne :. Saaan' ana " eeEa"ken,
Inc loi.o" ing are among neF o,neers. ana
iate Oh inc = >: Navy IN. Il eon'
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R-An Orderly Sergeant writing from
Fernandiuo, Fla. relates the following Incl
dent OF an Ellsworth boy,-Georgc Cook -
ale was on guard at the Colonel's quarters,
the other night, when in house close by ,at
officer of a gunboat, was having a rather
hilarious time of it, making a noise and dis
turbins TIE peace of the neighborhoo1.-
The guard was ordered to have the lights pu,
out, but the noisy officer and his female com.
panions refused to obey, and the Colonel or
derei George to put out the lights and ar.
rest the offenders lie went into the house
put out the lights, arrested the officer aud
marched Lin to the shore and made him GO
on board Of his vessel
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papers { for instance. III

-Copperhead papers for instance, the
Augusta Age are now informing their read
crs that there is no provision in the con-
scription law to punish resistance to enrol
ment, and they cite the opinion of Mr.. Com
missioner Orborn Of New York, to that Ell
feet. If this not instigating men to resist
the draft, We do not know what is. If a
man isn't enrolled, he cannot be drafted
and the Age tell its deluded country readers
that they cann1t be punished for evading or
opposing the enrolment Oar adyices is
for them not to try it, 1t might be cheaper
to hire a substitute, if drafted.
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THE REBEL INVASION Speculation OF
comment upon the movements OF the rebel
army under Lee, or upon the supposed stu
alton Of Hooker. seems to BE- of little use.
with the unreliable and contradictory state.
monts which are made by the news report
ers. The very nature Of the case renders all
reports uncertain. /; is the policy of the
enemy to pr1mulsste false Intelligence il
possible, and Of our own Commanders to
keep their own positions and movements
concealed. Consequently we have only ru-
mors. o. this we have no right t. complain
1t is in fact an inevitable condition OF war
everywhere. Rebate intelligence cannpot
be expected while armies are marching and
concentrating with a view to obtain
positions of vantage-and ali we can d. i.
to wait In patience for the development OF
the great drama-Siy!ng, in the meantime,
all the aid We can DO our own government
in raising fresh troops to meet any
possible emergencies. That Lee means in.
vasoa, if he can dispose of Hooker, seem.
clear-but the raids So far into Maryland
and Pennsylvania do not appear to bc OF a
Formidable character. Troops are gathering
fast to meet whatever may come north oil
Washing ton-and meantime let US trust
that Hooker Will take care Of the main body
of Les army, whether the same my be cas-,
or west Of the Blue Ridge - Wig.
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- As the negro enlistments rather lag
why not fill up the ranks with those - sin.
gularly happy limitations % 'rwould be
only ou5 more step in the same direction
Belfast Journal.
If We should do this, there would be re.
newed complaints about /" infringing the
lib rty of the press some Of the dem
ocratic papers would assuredly be deprived
OF their editors. We beg pardon of the
monkey. if he considers this comparison
odious,) y Wig.
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A Muddle.

The Geographic news for the week past
has been as unreliable and contradictory as
the most stupid seeessionist could wish -
Take any column of the stuff called war
news and it would be nothing but mas. of
contradictions. One paragraph would mar
rate tie events Of battle. and the ncx,
would declare as emphatically, and Just as
nu;hfully that not only had there been no
lighting but there had been no forces where
the fighting had been located. Now the
public has pretty wisely come to the con-
clusion, not to believe anything that is not
official or that has not stood the test Of crit.-
cism 5r seven days. Anything that can
stand the test for seven days, may be deemed
as worthy ct oredence. Like tie old fash
Toned dish of ''rca.p5rridgc. news Is best
when "nne days old" The dear public
should have learned months ago, that much
Of that which is given them, daily, and la
bellej, News by Telegraph, is gotten up
as Peters Piniers razors are. to sell. Bat
il the persons who are most interested, do
not &c. some new hands to work at the bust.
ness Of manufacturing, the whole enterprise
will s. down.
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-Ihe following are among the nomin-
atoms made at Augusta last week, not be.
fore reported
George comstOck, Lubec, Trustee Insane
Hospital Robert b. Street, Richmond.
Clerk Of Courts, Sagadahoc Joseph II.
Nye, Fairfield, Skerif Somerset.
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REISFoRcEaENTs FOR CANA letter
from Memphis l,th inst. to the St. Louis
Repu6lsca. says thai steamers of the largos t
and smallest capacity pass by that port load :.
ed to the guards with Federal soldiers, all
OF whom are as anxious to get to Vicksburg
as if they were going to feast. More than
fifty steamers, carrying from 500 1900 men
each. have passed the city. Ii troops be
anything to ensure Grants success, be has
them in vast numbers.
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the Supreme Judicial Court,

At the Supreme Judicial Court, sit
ting AS court Of law, ut Augusta, the
following opinion was given
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Arno Wisweil ct ais. VI John n. Starr e.
ais. Motions oyerraled. Demurrer orer-
ruled. Defendants to answer.
Wiswsll, Hathaway, Rowe. Peters, Ruggles.
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The iron-clad Passac, now at the
Brooklin Navy Yard, is TO have her IL inch
guns replaced by a 2o0-pounder PARROT
rifle. The general impression is that the
heavy Dahigreen guns will soon give place
to the Parrot siGe.
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no current year
Sylvester Lord, S5l,sl.
Hatch Macombar. 94,63.
Wetherhy Merritt, 67,65.
J. W. Osgood, $3.50.
Osgood & kelliher, 1853. Is.
Andrew Peters. 2j5,1S.
G. G. Peck. $3.50.
George Parcher, $500.
Robinson & Harden, 1925.
John ID. Richards, SI,0l.
Samuel Royal, $500.
Estate Of Z. 5. Tisdllc, 20.
Benjamin Tinker, 6o,32.
l.. b. Ulmer. 93.0j.
IL. & 5. X. Whiting, 1874.
Arno Wiswell. SS,l2.
Monroe Young. l32.43.
Robert Gerry, Jr., 1896.
& X. Griffin, 6I,T6.
Moses Hale, 1881.
John NJ. Hale, 66,00.
Greedy Il Co, 30.
II. NJ. & B. Hall, 2i9,3S.
John D. Hopkins, 60.5i.
Thomas Holmes. 600.
Joshua r. Jordan, SAB.
Over p. Jordan. 234,77.
Estate of rheo Jones. 1000.
John W Jones, 9S,SI.
j. W. Il I. d. Jones $3.50.
n. \. Joy. 1872.
Geo. B. Joy & Co, $500.
Love Jov, 1888.
Charles Jarvis, 1927.
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Eep'ouon Of Rebel Iron C'ad- TesieePer
saa kiiied-Aaothr G, and Cara'rg Rad
Rqaks Pouring Shot and Sbei Hto Part
Hssgts1u Naes from Rebet Papers LocG-
.iaa Of Lees Nam Lafaatry Force.
Nsw YoRX. ed
Tic Richmond papers giFe an aeeoun. Of
the accidental explosion u the rebel iron
clad ram Chatkap Iocia, with wai.h il was
iisntlea TO makea rail- upon our haet at
Arlaehicoia. in revenge ior the capture OF
the scar F..shion, la len VITA cotton. by the
boats from tie squadron. Twelve mcn were
kilisd, and othoas badly sealasd lie ship
ays3 with water ana sung nsir the ahore.
p.sflang i.nly on the brtam. Nidshjpnan
.G.IaSg was among the killed.
-. MURFgDRsBlRo, III.
News re.eised to-day from reliable sources
,l.s,sa. ttat .Gan. cartes has made another
ia. a. z 81 lenasssse, capturing Lenox .
at:sl, destroying tho factory OF lsn"x
others, sad osae. puslie bai.diass. aod
s..rlns up great ianssA u railroad track.
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WAR MEMS.

TIL, Baa'e 1t MHitel's Bead OTcial r.
port Of Gen. Grant Capture Of IL. Rebcl
Iron Cjo9 Seamer Afianfie- Fedora Lines
,cithin 800 Yards Of Rs5el Works at IIcks
burg.
WASHINGTON, June 20th.
The Navy Department has received re
port frnn Admiral Porter, dated June 9th.
near Nicksburg. in which he states as tol.
lows
ga the It'll, owing to report that the
r35els In force. about 1000 strong, were
thrsatcnin. Milliken's B md, where a guam
uty If army stores wero kept, guarded by
two black regiments and part of the 29th l.,
the gunboats Choctaw and Lexington were
despatched to that place to protect tham.-
Our troops had thrown mp some extra en-
trenchmcnts near the levee, AMI prepared to
receive the enemy with some doubts a to
the issue. The enemy made an attack before
daylight, add many of our men had not ar
rived at that point. The fight was d.sper-
re, and our men were overPowersd and had
10 retreat behind the bank near the waters
else. closely followed by the rebels. The
eunboats opened on the els with shell
grape, and canister, and they Il d in Wild
confusion. Not knowing tie gunboats we're
there, nor expsetia- sueh reception they
retreated rapidly to the woods and dsap
peared, When list heard irem the enemy
was bound in the direction OF Lake Proyi-
Gence. have despatched gunb9ats to meet
them.
In another report Of the same date Al
t.i!al Porter says the army s still Advancing
toward the enemy works. \ battery opef e
fire day before yesterday. and cleared every
thing before it. Tic mortars keep constant.
i playing On the city and the rebel works,
ind the gunbsats throw in their she'll when
ever they see any work going on at the rebel
batteries. or any batteries new being put up.
Not saul is 70 be seen moving in the city.
The rebel soldiers ace lying in their pits and
trenehss. and the inhabitants are stored in
caves and holes dug cut in the cid. Nicks-
burg must fall. The only wonder is that it
has held out 50 long.
WASHINGTON. 2ist.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 2Uta con
taius the following
Dispatches received ia this city Yesterday
from savannah. nanouncc the cnptIre by
the enemy Of the Confederate Iron clad
steamer Atlanta. She vas frmerly the
Lngiish steamer FiHsal and was commanded
by Capt Webb. The Atlanta steamed out
OF the hag5or aud WAS attacked and captur
I'd after an action OF 50 minutes, ~ t@e
federal iron e!afls
Other dispatches Of the 18th and 18th say
the bombasdmeut Of Port Hudson, c0ntin-
nes. Cit.zens at Horn Lake report 81
transports with troops aud supplies going
down the Mississippi river.
The guno9at Essex is reported to have
teen captured By the rebels at Port Hudson
Banks is said - aayc mustered out several
regiments.
jackson despatch Of the 18th report the
Federals within 500 yards Of the outer work
Of Ylcks5urg. They have mounted siege
guns. and opened fr,, without doing any
damage so far. Our (rsbsi) loss in the Whole
series Of Grants battles IS 6oG0 NJ fears
are felt with regard 10 the subsistence. Of the
garrison at Y.cksbarg.
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u Talent and virtue are css frequent.
y hereditary than the govt.
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S II. PErTENGILL X co. No. 81 Park Row, New
York. and State Street Boston, Agents for the
AMERICAN IN those cities and authorized c take Ad
sersemcnis agd Subscriptions for assst rates
5. Il. NILES, Successor to V, Palmer,) Newspaper
Advertising Agent. No. Scoilsy's Building Court Street,
Boston il authorized receive advertisements for this
paper, at the rates required by
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lrgiHia-4nathsr Desperate C4ra'ry Fqi
at Aidie-The Rs5s! Stuart is Defeated
Emmy Dnrsa n ough EpPrraHe to Ash.
By GaF-1 Reconnaissance from S4Fo&
fc Bat5taG{.r.
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lrgiHiq- 4rather Desperate C1sa'ry Fgh
at Aiais-The Rs5s! Stuart is Defeated
Emmy D7esa n ougA EpPerr.He to Ash
By 1aP-1 Reconnaissance from S4Fo'&
te B.atSgGier.
WASHINGTON, 22l.
The Republican Ertra Of to day says
At : cock yesterday morning, under or
ders from Gen. Hoo er, our cavalry ami
artillery attacked tie rebel cavalry and ar
tiitry force under Stuart at Aide. The
/ fight opened with great spirit on both sides.
The onslaught Of onr forces waS promptly
met AMI from information received, neither
size .ined much Tor several hours. when
the reels began to give way. and for hours
afterwards it was a running fight. our forces
crowding tins enemy on the right and cen
ter. The iielt was strewn with dead and
wounded rebels. Oar loss WIS chiefly at
the beginning Of the fight, ana its extent is
not known.
WAsHfSGrox, o2d.
By arrivals here tonight it is ascertaned
that Gen. Pieasantan Yesterday morning, in
his advance from Middlebnry, on the road
to Asaty Gap, enc untsrei u rebel force a
short distance from the former town. lie at.
tackled them with great iEpe.uosity, aud
broke the front
Tee rebels resisted 6ravely, contestins the
ground loot bY foot. until when near Up
psryil!e they attempted d4nl movement
On our left, which WAS promptly met and
repnlsei BY t,fe-s,s command
Oar light artillery did fearful execution in
, :aeir r.u:s. while their artillery, although
well sx.;;ed, WAS comparatively haTml IS.
Cen. Picasan.oa charge "nen the enemy
! in Upparyillc in three c9ianns Th: advance
under XII patrick. dashed iato the .9wn, and
after brisk fight drove the rebel cavalry
/ back VIII they assumed q new position and
I made another stand whence they were driy-
en- and retrett9i towards Ashby's Gap.
I Gen. Pleas .nton having learned that the
/ Gap Was protected by a large rebel f1rce Of
/ infantry and artillery, eontented himself
with holding the vantage ground. and clear
ed the route OF the killed and Wounded
The encmy's f1rca like our own was COM
posed Of cavalry light artillery and dismount-
co skrmisaers
Capt Snder and Lieut. WICKER of the
sig lal corps were captured last night or
South Mountain.
New YoRx, 22d.
A letter 10 The Commercial from Fortress
Monroe, 29th. says:
During the past week there has been ar
advance Of troops at Saffolk, under Gea.
G9rcoran who penetrated With them to the
Blackwater, where their further progress
,.as resisted, and quite lively skirmisa en-
sued. Cur loss. viewer was slight. 4
captain Of the 99th New York WAS killed
and several priyatcs wounded. What the
object Of the expedition is, cannot state
and it would be eJntrAb md to publish it j
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gThc following Is a list of the persons
taxed fifty dollars and upwards, in this town.
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/ His force consisted of 1900 mounted in
fantry. The rebels drew up in line OF bat
tie at Tendon to receive the Union troops.
but Gen. Carter avoided that point and
gave out to the citizens that he was going
to Knoxville on Friday night to sack and
burn the city. The raj is causing immense
excitement throughout Middlestown.
/ New YoRx, 23d.
\ Caambersbnr- special siys a detach-
mont of the lSt y. Y. cavalry had i skirn-
ish on Monday afternoon with the rebel two
miles this side OF GreencistlH. We lost
men after being chased from Sinoketown.-
The rebels are preparing to make "a stand at
tlat point. They had infantry thrown out
as skirmishcrs.
The greater portion OF the rebel force is
6 miles beyond Waynesboro toward Freder-
lex. The rebels have been to Quincy, Toms
ton and Mount Hope,
NEW York, 22l.
A View Orleans correspondent per steam
or Locust Point states that our siege batter
les have been opened on the Port Hudson
batteries, and continuous rain of sh t ani
shell : being poured iato the enelny's works
Several buildings supposed to have contained
commissary stores were DESTROYED AMI the
+
killed and wOun led.
An expedition had driven away force OF
rebels COLLECTED at Clinton. Capt. Perkins
of the u La. Regiment OF G4valry was
killed in the skirDish.
Dssartcrs coming into our lines report the
rebel strength at lelst 700 all well clothed
but suffering for food
Twenty-Five Or thirty Of our men are DAT
" jtlaj ., ba l-tflal - a l..
the enemy's sharpshooters.
Capt. Hart of the gunboat Alblsross
committed suicide by blowing GU. his 5rllas
while in state Of insanity from fever.
The destruction OF the bark Tex m, rs
well as Lenex, by The captured tug Boston,
is confirmed.
NV York. o3l.
\ rebel telegram from Noble, l7ih. say.
the rebels repusel our troops twenty-ssvcn
times AT Port Hudson, and that aid is close
at hand. Also that another courier had
arrived at Nicashurg trJm tn, Port Hudson,
and report the enemy punished severely
That the garrison has sixty dIys provisions,
and viii bold out u the Last.
The Richmond despatch Of the 2o;h. con
firms the stat ;nent mat it was Ewells corps
which advanced up the, Shenandoah Valley,
captured Winchester and crossed into Mary
and.
It also contains a despatch from General
Lee, dated Culpepper 18th. announcing the
capture u Mirtias5ar. by Gea Rhodes.
TIE TINES Headquarters Army of the
Potomac despatch OF the 22I says
X is put beyond doub; that the enemy's
main infantry force, including the corps Of
A. P. Hill, is in the immediate western
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North C7yo'iao Hlshrs 70 tfrhErs3s from
he Ccafs3eraey- Of7c.ai Report o., Can.
Dupont -Re5ets az FsedersckSturj- SAP
iressioa q Dtsioyal Papers.
FoRrREss Monroe. ooh
From the Standard it appears that Presi
dent Davis has gwen North Carolina to un-
derstlnd th&t il the att mpt IS made - carry
her movement of separation into effect, the
Confederate army IN il retreat from Sir-
iHia into the cotton States, will derastate
Id lay waste the entire State Of North
Carolina Hence it is concluded that no
move to this end can be made By North Car
Dina. until there is force Il at least o.
0o0 Union troops in her borders to Sustain
n:.It is the desire of North Carolina 10
Withdraw from tie contest and assume 4
neutral position.
Gen. Wild.' appointment as Military
Governor OF y c is hourly expected.
From intelligence received here from tie
N6r.h i. is believed that if Gen. Foster is
allowed - ell 70 80 093 or 5000 troops
10 serye ir this department tlzy could be OBJ
tanned at a1ca. 50 general Is the desire -
come 70 yae relief Of tie oil North Site,
WAsulS97cy, 2ist.
FAY Si;g Fa,4ii. Pyr, R5y!i hac5Jt
June ION. Sir II lave TIE lGnDF - re
port to the Dspartmea;, TIA. on the ni.l.t Of
the 5,b inst. a steamer a..e;nrtei 10 run
on: Of Cbariaston She was turned nv the
Wissahiconn, which vessel pursued her over
the bar. frinr M her repeatedly. The steam
or was sunk from, subsequent Information
,r.,n, two 4 ,sartsrs from Charleston. whom I
send North hv tho Massachusetts, There is
N, reason to belisye the vessel WAS the Isaac
S,n;,h. have further to report that on the
pi1ft Of the 10Th another steamer ATTEMPTED
"a run the blockade int Charleston by the
Sanford channel She wa. fired at by sew
eraI Of the vessels, but in the darkness e!ud.
ed them. On the next morning she was
discovered an the north end of FIilv Island
which however. did not destroy the vessel
She was n isrre side wheel steamer. and i.
sunnosed bv Com. Turner to be the Have.
Inet. but this is not vet certainly ascertain.
I'd
VERY resn'ct1v your ob.t sery't.
$. 2. DrP3Yr
PA c,n,,,d;nr Smith Atlantic Block ID
din, So,l1r1n
p,,ruo,r DIST
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H1"ker N consultation al Washington -.4d-
m'ral Dahlgrea gong 10 Charleston Gen.
M'iroy rsHercd and 10 be Cortmartialed.
Gen. PheGsantoa on The more.-S emmcs
assumes command IF No,e Pircfe Craft.
$500 Bounty alfred to Returned Soldiers.
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Ths Baiiie At Nditeas BsRd- OFcial Re-
port Of Gen. Grant Capture Of th- Re5cl
Iron Cio9 !Soamsr Atlantic Fedora Lines
,cifhin 800 Yards Of Rs5eI Works at ltcks.
burg
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North Cqyoiho Hsshrs % HihGrs,s from
ii. Ceafsdsraey-0 6a.ai Report Of Can.
Dupont -Re5ets AZ FsederackSturJ Sop
,rtssio8 Of Disic.4l PrperS.
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fIITsBURG, Ia 2od.
Business has been suspended for week:
The citizsns IN ntsse are digging entrench-
msnts on the hills FIR mtny miles out encir-
cling the dity. The works are nearly COM
plct.d. The city is safe.