The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-20

tense. &
CoR1NrH, july 13.-The Mobile papers
of to-day have been received here with
to the 10th. At the risk OF
being anticipated from other sources, L
send below their most interesting por-
tions:
JACKSON, July 10.-General Johnston
has this morning issued the following
battle order to his troops, which was read
along the whole line amid deafening
shouts from our soldiers:
HEADo RS, on THE FIELD,
July 9, 1868.
FEIIow-SoLDIERs: An insolent foe,
flushed with hope from his success at
Vicksburg, confronts you, threatening
the people whose homes and liberty you
are here to defend, with plumber and con-
quest Their guns may even now be
heard at intervals as you advance. This
enemy it is at once the mission and duty |
of YOU brave men to chastise and expei
from the soil OF Mississippi. The Com
manding General confidently relies on |
you to sustain his pledge on which he
makes an advance. He will be with you
even unto the end The vice OF strag-
Cling he begs you to shun and frown up
on. If need be it will be checked by
even the most summary remedies.
The telegraph has already announced
a glorious victory over the foe, won by
your noble comrades of the Virginia
army on Federal soil. May he not with
redoubled hope count on you while de-
Tending YOUR fresides and household
goods to emulate the proud example of
yeur brothers in the East? The country
expects in this great crisis of its destiny
that every man will do his duty.
JACKSON, July 10-The ball has open
ed; the fight has commenced by sklr
mishing heavily on the Clinton road with
musketry and artillery. The enemy
shells are beginning to fall thick in the
northern part of the city, several persons
have been killed and wounded, General
Johnston orders all pillagers to be shot,
a guard will shoot them wherever found.
The fight has begun; our batteries open
ed on them finely. The enemy are evil
IDENTIFY in heavy force. Heavy infantry
and artillery diminishing is going on
the enemy is shelling the city and has
killed several soldiers and citizens.
There has been no real engagement.
Our troops are in excellent spirits and ii
the enemy should make a general at
tack, it is certain that success will follow
in our path.
RICHMOND, July 9.
The confirmation of the fall OF Vicks
burg in connection with reports from
Yankee sources of the defeat of Lee!
army. had depressing effect in oul
community this forenoon, but later in thu
day. these were believed to be much ex
commenced from four IRON clads d
Stone, and one in that river There ar
forty-three other vessels off the harbor
There was heavy firing from 5 A. NJ. fc
two hours, the Morris Island batteries re
plying. Troops are landing at Grim
shallS The iron clads and gunboat
have gone up Steno to attack Fort Penn
berton.
RICHMOND, July 10-All the paper,
this morning give more cheering &C
counts from our army in Maryland. The
uueaslness prevailing yesterday has giver
place to feeling of confidence in the
ability of General Lee to resume the
offensive
Major Hawkes., OF Ewells Corps. saws
our loss in the first two days was not
very great. On Friday it was heavy, and
principally in Ricketts, Division. Gen.
Trimble lost leg, and Hood an arm.
A wounded officer says our army fell
back with the greatest order and delibera-
ton. There was no decentralization. 1t
is generally understood that the falling
back was caused by the difficulty of OBJ
tanning supplies through so long a line
OF communication.
MARYLAND Heights were occupied by a
small force of the enemy.
An ordnance train has Just passed to
Lee, who is awaiting it.
Major General D. 81. Maury, command
ing at Mobile, issued a proclamation to
the citizens of that place on the Sth,
warning them that the calamity at Vicks.
burg had a peculiar significance to them;
that Mobile might be attacked in short
tame, and that our troops must be imme-
diately armed for protection, and that all
able-bodied slaves must be sent to work
on the Notifications Immediately.
The very latest news from jackson is
to the effect that G ants forces had made
an attack and were repulsed.
The news of the fall of Vicksburp was
not received at jackson until the 7th, al
though the distance is but As miles.
consequently Grants or Sherman
movement against Johnston was sur
prise.
Citizens were flying from jackson in
great CONSERVATION, and valuables were
oelng moved away all over the State.