The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1863-08-08


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The United States Hospital steamer Cosmo-
yortaa, Capt, Crocker, from Port Royafs' o.' III
% hours. with lS5 wounded soldiers from General
G;llmore's corps at Morris Island, had arrived
a. New Yrok
The following is list of deaths on the pas
sage from this city,
Lieut.. A. NJ. Goodwin, 9th Maine; Sergt. Z.
II. Grogan, Co. l, 9th Conn: Corp. j. NJ. Dur
gin Co. F. 7th y. II Jacob 5. kreeSman, co.
D. l74th Penn.-fever and diarrhoa; +. lSe-
man. Co. f. 1llth New York; Eben. Deggett,
Co. L. 7th n. H; An unknown man-a parolcd
prisoner; j. c. Morrell, Co. H. 9TH \. H.,
died 2sth; Lieut. j. w. Worcester, died July
9th.
The Fulton Odo) telegraph states that pc
tition is circulating in the Southwestern part OF
the State, by Edwin Price, asking the President
TO permit Sterling Price TO return to Missouri.
II is said he is penitent and desires to abandon
the rebel cause. come home, and spend the re-
mainder of his days in peace. Edwin Price 1t
will be remembered, is Il son of the General
He abandoned the rebellion more than year
ago. and has since lived quietly on his farm in
Charlton County.
Arangemcntshave been made to purchase
mart of the battle field at Gettysburg for ceme-
terv. in which i. is proposed to gather the re-
mains of our dead. The ground embraces the
point OF the desperate attack made upon the lett
centre of our army. Eight other States hayi
.-s-s.;. u,.itel wiiK Penneyi ianil III this pro-
' r,o ,na;.r Ssoyutry, as far down as the Ar
-", a r;'ar ~ nas I'm acclaimed by our troops,
and part of the refugee CA,. s,~o,n, i no,
on with the troops, but their o.. "i'
permanent. IT, rh;ot
1t is stated that the force of employee .ouoo,
was at Aqua Creek when Gen. Lee advsta,
northward is ordered to return there on Mon,
dav. There were at the time of the last evacua-
ton of the point over twenty immense store
houses there, which have since been destroyed.
Information received at Washington on the
3lst from the Army of the Potomac states that
Lee massed his forces at Culpepper on Wednes-
day, and made other preparations to give lis
battle on the Rappahannock. His first advance
south of Culpeppcr was to foil lis in taking the
Fredericksburg route; but finding we did not
advance he concentrated his army at Cupepper.
The Rappahannock is guarded from Fredericks-
burg to Ely's Ford on the Rapidan by only one
rebel regiment. The Rapidan is fortified south
of Culpepper.
Mosbvs gang made an extensive haul of suit
lcrs on Thursday night at FairfaiX Court House.
There is no Union force stationed Immediately
at the Court House The Suffers OF the Army
of the Potomac have been generally advised OF
the fact; but it is convenient resting place at
the end Of the first days journey. and some six
OF seven suffers, with their teams, wares and
chattels. biyouacked there, and were all made
prisoners.
We learn from Vicksburg that General Her
ron has gone to Mobile with his division. Our
army ut Vicksburg has fallen back to the Big
Black river 1t was reported that Joe Johnston
is retreating to Mobile
BY the arrival of the Morning Star from New
Orleans. with dates TO the 25th, we learn that
the Mississippi is fully open to navigation. Sev-
cral steamers had arrived at New O:lean, f:om
St. Louis within Il few days. General Frank
lin had reached Baton Rouge.
Our war vessels are committing some havoc
on the enemy The United States steam >loop
Ossipcc captured on The 2Oth uif., the james
Battle and Vim. Bagley, loaded with cotton,
blockade runners from Mobile.