Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-22
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era mail fully eoalrm bur vout ie,ts
regard TO Niclabnlg. Iae Houston Tel
graph h.s algirgs from AczsuI,la of la
babe li.h iuat, which leave not "a shadow
doub, bl' That ,he Oily Na7 surrendered.
pgeti9usIy reported Goa ,he an iusl "
give lhe dispatches ss ag Gud ,hau,
Tho dispatches also giyo some mr,h,
nova from Lco's operations Go llFy'eu
aud Punl-y .buia, aul also Of tho re,roa
OF Gen bragg from his position At lu,a
homa'
AlrN,ApUN, July 18Th, @ p. NJ
parllrl prisoners have iust commence,
arriving from Nichs urr, which cts the,
left 90 the Slh, They cupdru tho rugrcg
der OF NitLsburg on tho lth OF July, I
officers were allowed 20 march ou, with
their Idle n'ms and Ull who Nero able to
move were 20 leave, by tho OH,
From prisoners which have reached here,
learn that an communication with Match.
~ g. now cut pNi tho last mail which left
for thui town has returned,
Whom Yickghue surrendered 10 contain
cl AZ loa't twenty-five thousand soldiers,
hu' only about twclgc thousand elective
troops, there being sis ,bousaHl sick and
seven thousand wounded,
oar entire loss there while the place was
lesicgul was about two thousand We
killed over twenty-five thousand OF the
enemy. Whom Grant first began the siege,
our troops IN Yitkshwg had only ten days
rotious oa hand; they were lcUgihoncl
ont by killing and eating mulc3 forty seven
days, eul when tho place surrendered on
the i,h, they sin had TWO days fill raJions
on hand, which might have been length
cuel out ten days. Why was 1t NOT dou"2
Why was il surrendered on tho It'll Of
July?
On the 9Th johnson had u fight with
Grant on the Big BlaG and captured eight
Thousand prisoners.
From Capt. Brown, of the steamer La
fomchr, learn that yesterday the Yam
KEGS captured all tho steamers in Black
river below Harrisburg, including the
Louisville, tho finest steamer this side of
the Mississippi Two guuboats and fogr
transports went up Black river yesterday
10 attack our lurtifica,ions at Harrisburg.
We had but small force there.
alexandra, July II.
Prom Jackson ii5sissippian Of the
7h, which has found It's way through,
clip the following dispatch:
RToHNcNp, July 5th.--Accounts from the
Baltimore American state that on Wednes
day ihc lst, the eleventh corps Of the Ar
my Of the Potomac entered Gettysburg, the
cavalry Of the enemy falling back, passing
out the west end of the town.
The enemy under Longstrect and Hill
steadily. Alter few minutes
heavy fire Of artillery and musketry took
place along the whole Federal and rebel
lines.
Several unsuccessful charges were made
By tho enemy. At o'clock the enemy
their entire force and endeHyore0
to lmn the right wing A heavy tight en-
sued, both sides suffering severely. The
field between the coLtcnding armies is
strcwn With the dead and wounded, tho
enemy suffering fully as heavily as we did.
The effort 10 flank the right wing entirely
failed
Tho advantages on the field are regarded
decidedly with our forces. Officers who
arrived lastnight in charge Of eight pri-
somers describe the fight on Wednesday as
rather unlavorablo to our arms. They
state that the enemy held The field ut the
close of the day, orr forces having fallen
back after the fall Of Reynolds No gem
cral engagement occurred. The enemy
is rapidly concentrating his troops
3 Yesterday, Mondo's whole army had re-
tired from the Geld of battle. Gen. Wads'
worth is severely wounded. Our losses are
heavy, especially among field
md line Office 8. \
RrcnnoSD. July 5.-Tho Yankees At
acked the Guard ut South Anna Brigade /,
asst evening, and were repulsed. No part
culars received, but it is known that our
oss is small.
Between and o'clock this morning a |
party of Yankees 100 strong went to Ash
land and burned the railroad buildings,
destroyed the tanks, and tore up the track.
No tclegraphic communication has been
had since the raid of the Yankees.
Parties on the flag Of truce boat from I
CITY Point last night shy that Gen. Mead
was severely wounded in the battle at
Gettysburg, aud that four federal generals
" ere illed. They also say that It was Q
drawn battle.
MOBILE, Jnly 6, 1SG3-A special TO the
Advertiser dated Montgomery, July 4, says
arrived this evening from Cen. Drases
army, which left on tho evening Of the !
bird sent you trustworthy Intelligence
10 that date"
Thc surprises and capture Of the Gaps
forced Bragg to retreat from Shelbyyille, ,
when he fell back TO Tullahoma, whore it /
was expected Rosenorans wouLd attack
him, but the latter passed round our right
flank compelling the abandonment Of the
position and q still further retreat 10 Ali
sonia, and afterwards to Gordon, d strong
position NJ the foot Of . range Of moun
tains, where it was expected VIC would be
attacked but the banking process again
COMPELLED a retreat further South.
large mounted force of Rozencraas' attempted 10
pass through the moun ains lg pekesyiic and reach
Bridgeport 10 destroy tho bridges and cut Ud Bragg
rom further retreat. Our forces were then rapidly
withdrawn 10 tho Tennessee river, where they welc
-ester,lay evening with Gen. Bracr, avating he adj
romeo ofthe enemy. All tho citizens have been or
Tered on The troops were in the trenches all Of
Thursday night The retreat was conductsd in good
order. with but trfng loss u stores and none OF
artillery considerable number of tho Tennessee
ms are reported to have dcaertcd The army hope
ul aud expect 10 fight. The retreRiine general is Vi
DIently abused ~ outsiders for permitting Rtzen !
,rauz to oui1ank him. 1 do not anticipate au carly
/!
GREsADA. July G. Tho Men phis Bulletin Of the 7
n SAYS that an awful aud premature explosion Of
1tin8 took place AZ Eicksburc, which caused iui
ncnsu destruction 10 ten OF Grants Regiments.
Passengers report that Gen. Kngglos had captured
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