The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-09
TIE WAR NEWS.

verses to the Confederates, relieved only by
slight advantages in their favor. OF the
latter, perhaps the most signal is the capture
OF Brashear city, in Louisiana, by the rebels,
under Gen. Dick. Taylor, son of old Zack,
with 1000 prisoners. arms, &C., the recovery
OF most of Louisiana west of the Mississippi,
and the advance of rebel forces to points
within short distance of New Orleans-
Reports, favorable to the rebels, also repre-
sent that Banks Is ia critical condition in
his attempt to capture Port 81 udson-his
army reduced by sickness and battle to 5000
men, his supplies coming up the river OBJ
structed by rebel batteries, his rear threat
sned by a force of superior numbers, 1t was
thought, without succor, he would be com
PEELED to surrend err or retreat. But the la
test news contradicts all this. What the
real truth is, remains to be developed here
after.
From the opposing armies in Tennessee,
the most we hear in the last week is, that
Bragg did not halt, as some supposed he
would, in his defenses at Tullshoma, but
continued his retrograde movement towards
his stronger defenses at Chattanooga, and
that Resecrsns, in pursuit, had reached and
occupied Tullahoma, but the news carries
him no further.
In Virginia, it now seems, the operations
of Dix, supposed at first to be formidable
advance against Richmond. were only q
feint, intended to prevent the sending of re-
Inducements from Richmond to Lee in
Mary land or Pennsylvania.
We have reports of another raid into Ken
lucky by John Morgan, with accounts of
some damages done by him to the Federals,
including the capture OF Col. Hanson's forces
the burning of railroad depots. &c. A big
scare seems to have prevailed in Louisville
at Morgan's advance, alarm bells rupg and
the people called out for defence. But
much of the exciting intelligence in regard
to the Ubiquitous Morgan, is so manifestly
sensational, that it would be wonderful, at
at any other time than this, when men be-
come the more credulous from distraction,
that the half reported could be believed for
a moment. According to these reports, Nor
gan captured Lebanon one day-wss cap
tured with his men, the next day at Lam
caster-the third, he was marching with
heavy forces on Louisville-the fourth re-
treat towards Tennessee. The mails, tsle-
graphs and all channels of conveying news
being in Federal hands, we leave il to them
to reconcile the reports they give day after
day, if they cantor we confess we cannot
We hear vague and unsupported rumors
Of rebel advance, in force, into Kentucky,
from the direction of the regions of Virgin ia
and East Tennessee around Cum berland
Gap. 1t has been rumored in this city for
day or two past, that rebels are again in the
vicinity of Owingsville and Mount Sterling,
but we have no positive confirm alton of the
fact.
But the public interest in the foregoing
news, is overshadowed by the reports of the
tremendous operations in Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Vicksburg. The armies of
Lee and Meade have been in combat, with
terrible losses on both sides, near Gettys-
burg, Pa, for several days since last
Thursday. The latest reports of results, re-
present Lee as having met not only a severe
defeat, but having been put to rout, fleeing
through Maryland to Virginia, pursued by
the Federal Cavalry, who, it was confident
ly hoped, would prevent his crossing the
Potomac, swollen and unfordable by recent
freshets. The reported losses of the rebels
in these battles are given variously from
few thousand to 10000 in killed, wounded
and missing-Federal losses not stated -
Both sides seem to have suffered unusually
by the loss of Generals and other officers,
killed, wounded and captured; but on that
score the Federals are reported as losing the
most Generals. The rebel General Barks-
dale was killed; and Longstreet was first re-
ported killed; then captured, then killed
again, then resurrected, and now at last alive
uncaptured. Hill also was reported killed
or captured, but this too is now doubted
On the Federal side, Generals Reynolds,
Paul, Zook, Farnsworth, are reported killed,
and many more Generals, besides other Off
GERS, wounded. But the reports are so con-
fused and conflicting, up to this mement,
that until the smoke of battle clears away,
we can get no certainly clear and ineligible
idea of the results of the operations in Penn
sylvania and Maryland, and indeed, they
are not vet terminated, though the pres ent
aspects of the situation are decidedly in favor
of the Federals, if We can trust their reports
so far. 1t may be week or more yet, ere
we learn the exact result.
The news from VickSburg is, that Gen.
Pemberton, in command of the post, sur
rendered, Internationally, at 103 O'Clock on
Saturday the 4th, yielding 10000 prisoners
to the Federals. This purports to have
come by a boat which left Vicksburg on
Sunday and had arrived at Cairo, GAO miles,
the nearest telegraphic station in commune
cation with Washington, whence the intel
ligence has been given to the country
Some doubt is thrown on the verify of this
news, from the supposed Lracticability of
boat from Vicksburg to Cairo making the