The New York herald., 1863-07-21
THE SITUATION.

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As far as 1--WE know by reports from the Army of
the Potomac, there is no change in tho movements
of Gen. Meade, except that cavalry reconnois
sance went out to Front Royal yesterday, but with
what results we are not informed. Our whole
force is now across the river.
The rear guard Of Gen. Lees army left Martins
burg at two o'clock on Saturday morning, few
cavalrymen picketing the 'other side Of the Poto-
mac. The river is falling rapidly.
General Lee is retreatng his main force by
Strasburg and staunton, not by Culpepper ss was
supposed.
We have no later intelligence Of the progress Of
affairs at Charleston. The journals Of that city,
the 18th, anticipate its possible capture.
They declare that no Gag of truce shall meet our
forces half way between the wharves and Fort
Sumter, but the city win be defended street by
street until it is heap Of ruins. if 1t be 90 doomed.
The citizens are warned to prepare for the worst,
and the aged the women and the children are
.counselled to withdraw to places Of shelter. The
Augusta (Ga.) Sentinel expresses . wholesome
fear of General Gillmores power with artillery,
and recalls the fact that at Fort Pulaski he Knocked
that work to pieces like house Of cards, although
ii was considered next to Fort Sumter in impreg-
inability. rr..
The despatch ofour correspondent from Fortress
Monroe intinates that another attack by our Moni-
tors upon Fort Darling may be expected in day
or two. The, ,heet had reached above City Point
on Friday.
The South is alarmed to terror by oe recent de-
feats in the West and at Gettysburg. JEFF. Davis
has issued call for every man between the ages
of eighteen and fortynve At once to repair to the
conscript camps. The news Of the New York
disturbances had reached Richmond, and the pa
pers ore exultant over it. They hail them as the
beginning of great Northern revolution, styling
tia "good work. and IAN excellent outbreak
The rebel accounts which we give to-day Of the
late expedition Of General Sherman's corps against
jackson, Miss, are most important. They show
that The fighting was terrific, that the city was
partially destroyed by the shelling from our bat
teries, and that the loss both sides was very
severe. General Osterhaus, one Of our finest ca.
valry generals is reported TO have been killed by
cannon shot on the 18th inst, and that his body
was met by one OF General Pemberton's stan on
its way to vicksburg. The news of this con
fict ia contained in dispatches from Jack
son to the papers Of Mobile, Montgomery
Augusta, and to the Richmond Enquirer. They
comprise information from the scene Of action
from July 10th to the lGth. On the latter date Il
is stated in the despatch to Richmond that "ths
enemy made . heavy demonstration on our rgh,
and centre this afternoon; but Walkers and
Loring's divisions repulsed them handsomely. Tho
artillery nre was incessant and batteries replied
gun for gun. The enemy sought shelter In the woods
Heavy renforcements for Grant continue 10 ar
rive, whs are pressed on right for the purpose
enemy arc planting siege guns on their rcdosbts. i
issupposed that tomorrow tn remainder Of Jack
con viii bs burned"
On tho previous evening our troops we're shell
ing tho city tremendously. II IL manifest from
these statements that jackson was only captures
by General Sherman after . very obstinate ant
bloody conflict. We give . map In another col
umn Of the capital q Mississippi and iss ap
proaches.
Rosecrans ia doing finely with his army. driving
the rebels before him. Dispatches from Mem
phs, dated on the i'th, say that General Hurlbut,
scouts had jux arrived at Corinth, from Decatur
and Jacksonville. They report tina. Bragg was rc.
treating precipisa'ely into Georgia. followed by
Rosccrans forces. General Rosccrans, advance
was. reported to be at Rome. Ca. The soou,,