The Portland daily press., 1863-07-30

UB AhC utedCh VI OtH. otTOub 0Fipdu6
upon Fort Wagner, on the 18th inst, was one
Of the most brilliant and desperate, if not the
1 ost successful, OF the campaign. His brig
a1e consisted of the 54th Massachusetts, Col.
Shaw, 9th Connecticut, Col. Chatfeld 4Sth
lew York, Col. Barton, Sd New Hampshire,
Col. jackson, 9th Maine, Col Emery. and the
10th Pennsylvania. The line was seen slowly
advancing, in the dusk of evening, toward the
! 'rt, when a tremendous fire from Fort Sum-
TER, the batteries on Cummings Point, and all
the guns on Fort Wagner, opened upon it
J hey pushed on, regardless of the fate that in
evitably awaited many of them. Dashing
through the bitches, they gained the parapet
and engaged in hand to hand fight with the
enemy, and held their ground until nearly
every commissioned officer was killed or
Wounded Gen. Strong, Col. Shaw, Col. Chat
field, Col. Barton, Col. Greene, Col. Jackson
and Col. Emery, had fallen, and when they fell
lack Maj. Plympton, OF the Sd New Hamp-
shire regiment, was the highest in command.
oil. Putnam, who was in command of the I'd
brigade, then came up, but was repulsed with
b eavy loss, and was himself seriously wound
ed. Such sell-sacrifcing devotion to country.
should ever be held in grateful remembrance
ly every loyal citizen.
MH- A good story is told of Gen. Howard,
Of this State. During the late campaign in
maryland he was waited upon by farmer,
who, after telling him that the rebels had tax
IN nearly all his -four, hay, crops, &c, and
hat as the Federal army were then bivouack-
] g on his place, he would necessarily suffer
{ Their losses, asked if there was not prospect
that he would be remunerated for the losses
sustained. Gen. Howard advised him, after
be had taken his harvest, to make careful
calculation OF his losses, and present the state
rient to the government; and, added the gen.
sral, if they do not pay you, give it to them
en- the same terms that gave my right arm
Without any compensation"
sg- The Troy Times tells very good sto-
~ about the telegraph line between that city
Ind Waterford being troubled so badly that
II was almost impossible to get a message
through The manager Of the Troy office af
Ter considerable investigation found out that
here the wire passed through the branches of
tree the insulator had been broken and the
ire was therefore in contact with one of the
nbs. This of itself would not have affected
The passage of messages had not company OF
Industrious "borers" covered the wire entirely
nth their chips. This is not the first time
that "borers" have been in the way OF the
transmission Of important intelligence.
sD- The Boston Pilot (Catholic) in refer
ing to the course of the British Consul in that
city in giving exemption or protection TO those
Tho have declared their intentions of becom-
i ig citizens, says: . The Consul is driving a
GOD business in the way of giving protection
here none is required Any Irishman who
'ould seek protection from the representative
IL government that has starved and is starv-
ing millions of his countrymen deserves the
xecration of his race, and should be held up
10 public scorn.
~ 1t is supposed many innocent persons
'yere killed or wounded in the late riot in New
FORK, who were present merely to crafty an
xcited curiosity. 1t is the duty Of all law
biding people, in the time of riot, to retire
less, leaving it to the proper authorities to
meet the mob as the circumstances may re-
;uire, without endangering the safety of
crowd of innocent persons. If called upon to
render assistance to the authorities, the re-
ponse should be prompt and unreluctant.
CoPPERHEADIsM.-Th who regard Mr..
vallandigham as a martyr to free speech, and
hink that he has exhibited no disloyalty to-
wards the Government, are invited to read
he following extract from one of his speech
IS:
1t has been proclaimed that it never was
he Confederates' intention to wade the North
IN States. Yet il this 1ar is kept up, battles
ought, no retenting spirit, no prospect of
edce, no sound Of concord TO reach their
drs, they ought to be induced to make this
Rudsion.