Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-06-12
War News.
BsrTLr At PoEr HuDsoS


success. Gen. Neal Dow vas wounded in
thc engagement. Gen. Nickcrson vas re-
ported Allied. bat Il has bcca contradicted
The negro troops especially distinguished
thcmsclses. They fought Ike demons
The hrst Loui.isna. came oct With BAT So
men. Of the 900 ~ho vent into acton. The
second wAs equally brave. The charac,~r
OF tins class Of soldiers i fully established.
Gen. Banks. IN speaking o. the negro rcgi-
wcnts. says they answered ever sxpeesa-
ton. Their conduct ~as heroic. No
troops could be more determined or more
dauns. They made daring the dsy thrre
charges upon thc batteries q the enemy.
'Gaering heavy lOss. and boiling their po-
sision a. nightiall With tie other troop, on
The right % our line.
Oar loss from the Esd 20 tia, date. IN
killed. wounded and missing. i about =.
ooo. insiading. I regret to say. some Of The
Ablesi oficcrs u the corps.
NV NouS. June Q. \ Hilton Head
letter Of ;h- ssh reports raid bv 20 Of
the 81 :. &. Rsgt under Col Montgomery
into The Interior aal return without loss.
With loo coutrahands and a large amount
o. other prOpsrty. Il - stated tia; sppp
might have been Brought OF bad trans
Portaiion been sufhcient. - ,ccesh d~sl-
ings were DESTROYED
Fort Pulaski. Heaufort and Por, Rov,l
ferry are nov ooneciei by a Submarine
telegraph With headquarters.
WAsnINeroN. Juns9. An oiHeial dispa,rh
received here from Gvn. Rosoc-ans. dated
Nurfrcesboro'. Tcnn.. June .. saws. q. Last
evening dispatch from Col. J. u. Baird
commanding ,he ros, a. Franklin. Team.
vas received a. follos,.
Two men came INTO oureanp about dark
dressed in orr anifaru, With horS- ~,gnia-
ments 70 correspond. saving that they we're
Co. Anton. Inspector General AID Ma,or
nuniap. Assi.tant. having an order from
AdIt- General Townsend and your order
q inspect cuiposts bat their conduct VI.
o. singular that vc arrested them. Thev
insisted q vas vcry important % 20 %
NashViile tonight. Col. Baird asked II
tberc we're any such persons IN the army.
and if -. thar dcscr,rtsou..
replied a; onoe tiat thry we're probably
sPiss. sud directed Lim 20 order q court.
aHd q they proved 90 b. spies. O. execute
then imnciiatsl,. ~hich was done. And
thcy ~erv tined ant coudcmned 70 b. hung.
and H. sentence vas carried into effect H.
lore TIA y 'cloCk tbs morning Ga being
discovered. they confessed thar they -ere
ofaoer' IN the rebel army-oue a Colonel
named l-aurcuoe V. Orton. formerly "
Orion Williams. Onc claim. 90 De sr.t
COUSIN % Robert LIE. and j. said to have
been Chief - Ari,i.erv in Gen. Braer's
siAa u tAc 80 rebel cayairy-
FEoN rHE AE,Y CO. rmE PoroN,c.
NV YoEE. Jun~ @. The Tirae.' bead
quarters Army o. sLe Potomac dispatch.
d=;-d sch. q 2. NJ. say.
The situati0n herr rrmaios unchanged.
The position takea b. Hoses division on
tbs RaPpahsnuoek %. Friday evening. B..
'iii peacefully he'll The only hostile
manifr'tafioa dlrin. Che last q hour. la.
teen an oorasionai she'll from one 10
inch ko,irnan gun stationed on The hills on
ths SIDE. OR skiruish,rs hcld the line
81 Dead E-n AMI the Bo~ling Grren roaI.
while ihr enemy ar On plain sisht about
quarter of a mile further on. No large
bodies Of their troops arr in ssht About
mile directly iu iroai u our position and
90 The crest 81 thc hill. Is q battery IN si-i;.
bot this IS AT we can see. There j. album
dant evidence. however that tic sncmv b.
closely watching or mOs elacnts. evidently
hopins We may c1ntinne our advance AMI
meet Linn on h.s chosen ground. Our
troops Tag on their arms in an open Din
covered by several q those fercc bras.
Napoleon. They ar .n excellent spirits
a large detail oi men b. today engaged ia
de''roy - the eueuy's riae pits on the
bank oftlc river nrar shcre Ne crosse. /
can safely cay. in order % relieve excited
min-'. hat ~ general engagement d. Sc,
iuun,ut There are Indications. tho.-b
not very uluer1ls. thar ere the week 10
over there uay Del noteworthy news.
though from Mat qaartcr and in What
shAl.c no one seems o. tnow
Ds,ssr. 49,, that Mi....irpi
troops iu Brasgs army are in a state q
moury Tie fist. Col Tucker. Ia. been
under heavy guard fos several DAYS
Tie dispatch from Pcmbcrton o. John
'ton. capturei oa 1l1rsdsy. read d. Cur
forage b. al gone. Tie men are on quarter
Taiions. The amm1a.rion IS nearly es-
Laust,d. We can boll olt ten days
Tie annise-.s-- 90 tt.. .-,-...-. n NJ