The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-31
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the soil, made an assault on our po-
sition, but were repulsed with great
Our combined land and
naval command, had silenced Fort
Wagner for several hours, but the
fort was not taken. An assault was
made on it, but our troops were for
ced TO fall back, after q prolonged
struggle; to their former position,
which they did in good order. Our
losses thus far have not exceeded >
600. There is obviously some siege
work to be done before the fort is re-
duced and position gained from
which Sumpter may he bombarded,
but everything looks favorable to the
eventual accomplishment of the task.
The rebel accounts of the fgting,
which appears in our Saturdays dis
patches are in part only sustained by
the Union reports.
Ansexpedition composed ofthe 34th
Ohio mounted infantry,an ten caval-
ry regiments, commanded by Col. To
land, set out from Fayetteville Va,
and arrived ut Wythevile on the
10Th, their purpose being to cut the
Lynchburg Il East Tennessee Rail
road, which runs through the latter
place. The rebel force there as well
MS the citizens, male and female who
fired from the houses, made Il desper-
ate resistance, but were defeated.
Our troops burned the town, cut the
railroad. and returned in safety, cap
turing 700 stand of arms and two
pieces of cannon. Our loss was u
little over sixty killed, wounded and
missing. The rebel loss in killed
alone exceeded that number. Wythe-
vile was the county seat of Wytht
county. containing the county build
'ings, a bank, and several stores, and
Il population, of about 600. Another
important raid is described Mt length
in an extract from u rebel paper \
cavalry expedition numbering four OF
five hundred men, sent out from Gen.
Fosters army, burned the bridge on
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad
at Rocky Mount. y. c., Il structure
three hundred yards in length, togeth-
er with the depot, water tanks, &c.
5000 bales of cotton and n large cot
ton factory which supplied the coun-
try for miles around with yarn.
They also tore up the track for Il mile
or two. One railroad train passed
only short time before their arrival
but II second fell into their hands.
Two car loads OF ammunition, and
over 10000 pounds of bacon were de
stroyed, and the cars and locomo-
tives, ut least in part, demolished
The rebel authority, regards the blow
as n very serious ono, rs IL cuts OH
between Wilminton
and the North for ut least week,
and the telegraph wires being also
down, no news is Obtainable from
Wilmington. Until repairs are made
the main line between Virginia and
the cotton states will be interrupted
and as the raiders are still IN the
neighhorhood, there arc fears enter
tained that they may do their work
over again.
The Richmond Whig gives some
information about our successes at
jackson, which shows that the occu
patton of that place has effected re
suits even more important than were
supposed. Our troops have captur-
ell forty locomotives and all the roll
ing stock on three important railroads
Johnston's troops, in their headlong
FIGHT, not having time or not think
ing TO destroy this property. The
Whig candidlv says the loss is irrepa-
rablc. and that everything appears to
he going wrong in the Southwest. y
This is not an cXaggeration, for the
rebels cannot possibly build engines
for themselves, or import them, and
their railroad stock is exhibiting such
signs of wear that for some time past
trains throughout the Confederacy
have been prohibited from running AT
a rate exceeding ten miles an hour.
Memphis special confirms the re
ports that the rebel troops are desert
ing daily in large numbers.
IsT~ There is nothing very satisfac-
tory regarding the exact positions Of
the opposing armies in Virginia; but
1t would seem that Lee is anxious tc
get back to Richmond, and it IL pos
sible Meade may succeed in forcing
him to fight north of the Rappahan
mock. There was some heavy sl<ir
mishing last week, all OF which re
suited in favor of the Uuion troops.
Longstreet's and Hills divisions o
Lees army are at Culpepper Court
House, having passed through Ches
ter Gap, where there progress wa
; Intellectually resisted by q cavalry
force. Ewels division is in the Shen
naedoah Valley, guarding the ford
of the Shenandoah river and the rea
of the advanced columns. A gallan
fight took place on Saturday, betweel
Spinola's brigade and twice thei
number of Longstreet's men. Th'
rebels had seventeen cannon and on
! men none. Notwithstanding this, on
forces charged upon the enemy, Dire
them from the shelter of stone wal
and repulsed them witha loss to tn
rebels of 500 men. The rebel troop
are reported to have given evidenc
of being worn out with marching an
p Iprivations
. The great horse-thief, John III. Mo
t gan, is at last caught, and his enti'
band of desperadoes captured. Thu
ends his raid in Ohio. At noon {