Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-20
From Was hin gtOn.

WAsHNGTON, July lS.-Seven hundred and
fifty rebel prisoners arrived here this morning
from the army of the Potomac. Twenty
eight officers are included among the number
The enrolment of names for the draft in
this city will be completed on Monday. TWEEN
ty thousand of the first class and seven thou
sand otthe second class are enrolled. Except
in very few instances the enrolling officers
have met with no trouble, and in no case has
any personal violence been attempted. 1t is
thought that only two regiments will be called
for from this district Mr.. Whiting, solicitor
of the war department, says that the draft in
New York is delayed only while the mob is
being quelled, and that the enrolment act will
be enforced without fear or favor in every
loyal state. Mr.. Whiting leaves tonight for
New York and Boston.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-There is nothing
definitely known about Lees army. The i'm
preston is that he is making ms way to Gull
pepper and Gordunsville with all possible
speed. The navy department has received a
communication from rear admiral Porter,
dated the 18th inst, in which he states that
having received intimation from various
sources on the 2lst ult that the rebel General
Price was moving from Arkansas towards the
Missississippi, he made the proper disposition
to meet rebels at such points as he knew to be
assailable, sending force to Helena, the
Bragg, Tyler, and Hastings being the vessels
detailed. The object of the expedition was to
prevent the rebels from their design OF moving
on some point on the river and cutting off our
transports to relieve Vicksburg.
They attacked the outpost of our troops at
Helena on the 4th inst. with their whole
force, and, as the works were slight, succeed
ed in getting possession of a small tort and
four light guns. The troops under Gen.
Prentiss behaved most nobly in the engage
| ment.
Rear admiral Earragut in a report to the
navy department, dated 10th inst, says IL
| have the honor to inform the government that
we have Port Hudson. On the 18th instant |
| received note from commander Palmer, of
the Hartford, stating that the gunboat Price
had arrived from Vicksburg, with bearer of
| dispatches TO General Banks, announcing the
surrender of Vicksburg. Upon receiving the
intelligence, Gen. Banks proposed to me to
| join in firing salute of one hundred
| guns, as fen de joie. Being called
down the river by a knowledge that the Tex
ans were erecting batteries on the river to cut
off Gen. Banks, | proceeded to Donaldson
vile. AT Baton Rouge l found an army
| transport with bearer of dispatches to Gen.
Emory, commanding the defences of New
| Orleans, announcing to him the fall of Vicks-
burg. | sent two boats to convoy her. On
my way up | met the Monongahela and New
London, which vessels had just had fight
with the batteries, and had to say that com
mander Read was MORALLY wounded. Well
| might it be said, 1.-THE country could have bet
ter spared better man." | knew nothing of
him prejudicial man, but | do know that
no navy can boast of better officer, and l
deem him great loss both to the navy and to
his country. Capt. Jenkins was also on
board the Monongahela on his way up to take
command of the Richmond. He was wound
ed by the same shot, The gunboat Itaska re-
Gently captured the schooner Mlnain with ITO
bales of cotton"