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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-12
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No az BROADWAY, Egw-ToNK. J
1W CONTRACTORS,-Pk in
closed In scaled envelope, indorod with the title OF
Ne worn and with tho The bidder written thereon
vii De received ~ this ocs until THURSDAY, June 10,
1850 al u O'Clock.
70, dredging slips between Pier, Nos u and "a North
River
Fer dredging clip between Piers Nos 10 and 20, North
Aver
K.bndiDg and repairing Pier foot Of 5o,h. North River
New house In Morton-s,., for Engine Company No. 81
New ho1ss In Wihsm-st, for Epgine Company No. Ia
New house ia Wo!th-st-, for Hose Company No u.s.
New house In t3d.st. Tor Hoss Company No H.
New kDuss 10 Keawick-stTett, for Hoe Company No a.
Additions and alterations to bouso " Engine Company
No. 2.
Setting curb and gutter Ish. between Sd and 9Th
Regulating and adiug Ia T7tl. between "a snd !.ays
Setting curb and gutter In DssbrOssess, between ash
nytob aud W-s-sls
Netting and gutter in 52d-s between 81 and 4thsy,
Flsg1Ing Ik5Lh-,t between 50 aud Harlem River
Kegt.g and grading and setting curb and CATER tag
yfnS Ia Hb-sv, between 5ath and 7ist-,ts.
For bys thousand Dew lsuyA
Blank forms Of proposals. tozsther with the specific
end agreements. can DO obtained at this ofico.
DATED Stree. Department. Eew.Yo h. Ju ne q, 1858.
CHARLES O. CORNELL,
Erect C0Inuii sslOnsT
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NJEW-JERSEY RAILROAD-FOR PILL
IN ADFLPIiIA aid the SOUTH AMI WEST. via JER-
SEY CIrY-Msi and Express Lines leave New. orb st
and 10 a ni L. o. 1872 aud llJJ p. Fare So Through
b.1y,s. checked att anil 10 AID 100 End l;'o p
1o, iprton. ard at aud IN. for the West
w. WOODRt RI. Assistant Superintendent
No baggage will be received for trsns unless delivered
and Il advance Of the te OF leaving
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Todd a. RAFFERTY,, Machinery Merchants,

Il - hey Works Of Paterson, Manufacture s'sr,oa'
Any aui po ,bls ,s.m. aud Boilers Flax Hemp Tow,
Osksa. cad RoVo Mschaory. MIL usarink Sasistas ~
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DACIFIC RAILWAY. - The Undersigned
i vii receive PROPOSALS to furnish -Four Thous.ad
Il OO0 runs ~ RAILWAY IRON any part thereof for
ne ,a1k Of the fret ION OF Union Pacific Railway
Company, Eastern Division" Tne Iron to be OF Am. c.n
sa9f.1r- Of he quality, and 90 be delivered either
o. Lesven~oA kAnss City Communications Tor further
IsfofnaiiOn to 10 aicfs.ed 70 underSignsd 10
SAMUEL HALLETT 4 Co, No. So Beayerst, hew.YoTk
Terms cash 90 delivery G. FREMONT,
New York Juus o iSea Pre,t u. r. Railway, Z. ID.
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Gxfursion6.

EXCURSIONS to COMFY ISLAND.-Thl
A. Cars Of the COMFY ISLAND and BROOKLYN
RAILROAD COMPANY run syery six minutes FROM fUltos
aud Csthagine Ferries. Brooklyn, ciy line VIII
for 0ree7hld Grsyssrnd SleepsLsad Bay and Comet
- W.. c. COKE, Superintendent
ITO THE COAL FIELDS OF PENNSYLVA,
NIArickets for these kxcor.ions tor sals q
the office of tho CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY Oh
SEW-JERSEY foot Of Courtispd-st New-Yofk. For
srpion of tie aud further inform alon apply ct thu
Office foot Of Courtisud of II. r. BALDWIN. Gene
rei T.ckot Agent, No - Wsii-st.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-12

4 J. BLEECKER, SON e. Co. will sell on
IA TUESDAY June I6 at IL O'Clock @, the Merchant
Exchange Sslesroon. No. 100 Libertys
On GRAND sT.-Tho o.story brick HOUSE and valuable
LOT GROUND the south side about loo feet west Of
Merte.-tt Lot 20r90 feet
On MONR0EST.-Ths LEASYHOLD PROPERTY.
No 81 Csarne oon'isting OF two brok and frame
Honse 2sx20 and 22I3J feet will zen; for $500 Lot 23I
100 feet Lease has 30 with renewal Of ten
Year,. Maps. terms, &c., al No. II Cedsrs-
AT AUC1ION-By JAMES COLES son, on
IA FRIDAY, Juns H. at 10 a. dock foot Of JsY,t
brooklyn, to pay ohsrges-30 GRANITE MAN HOLES for
Sewers
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DAsIEL II. BrRprr1, Auetispssr.
LIMITED STATES MARSHALL

TINTED STATES MARSHALs SALE
- BURDETT, JONES Co. will eel OF SATURDAY.
June TO- at Il O'clock NJ wksslet Co.. Stores, Allan
tic Doek brooklyn, by virtue Of wit Of vesditiors
ponss to me directed and delivered will soil st pnbe
auction above tho CARGOEs Of the follow Ing vs,ss
CGlo prize schooner Bell essssting Of SAIL COffEE
and COPPERAS.
A.o ..ryo Prs. schooner Anal. ss.''siss Of about
7v0 bsxs TURKS ISLAND SALT.
Catalogues may he n.d The oes Of the United states
Asrsbs nos 10 and Al Chambssr and 81 our sse. issr
days previous 70 the sale -
Also, board thereof prize steamship NlCHOLh J..
aud priIs schooner ANNIE.
with their
TACKLE. APPAREL. ko
The above vessels lie ct Wheeler Cos Stoss Atlantic
Dook, Brootlyn
Permits examine the bs had ., the ofbcs OF the
Uuitsd States ha.ha Eos 20 and al Chambesst and ~
cur office, NO. LOO v Aist.
ROBERT MURRAY, United States Marshal
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CAFETY, SPEED, AND COMFORT.

FOR BOSTON,
" LowEIL, SoEcoRp: THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS
CITY Of OF BoSToS and CITY n OF INSsE%Yohk
Leave Esw.York daily SUNDAYS excepted at O'Clock M
from Pier NJ f6 n men SEw ElIti iSSi ''''
Tier. connecting nth the s,,.meo.t EspIs. TrSn fsr
Worcester Nashua and N.w.London Northsra karo.d.
taken " tho s; m VAR NJ ia" on Fs
EOR NEW-HAvEN, HARTFORD and
CONNECTION, IN. CONTINENTAL is.vs, P.ci q ?,
En. hi,sT a. 9:ls p m NIGHT LlNE..ih' ELM CITY
TOR ORIENT, GREENPORT, SOUTH
kD sa s.. aahDSs Tns SArs
BAY iJs So sas Fsf :.
go. ,ssreP ley; 80 HS1, soNpAY WEB
''''' ''' A. Arf T. RiCHHaDsoN, No 100 Pu.opst
EORBOSTON and PROVIDENCE, via NEW
Il PORT and FALL RlVER-The splendid and superior
rSHsbaY s b's ssG
MoN I wE1HEsDAY. and FRIDAY. ats O'clock .. ~
Hcrsansr 20 room. will be regarded u secured 10 sny
plic.ut until tho shall have 5, On paid for
Etsish to Boston is forwarded through with great dispatch
WM Borden. Agent. No. 10 and II we..h
CENTRAL RAILROAD of NEW-JERSEY.-
~ From foot Of Court st -Connectiag a Hampton
Junction With tie Delaware. Lsekawanna and Western Rail-
road. ard At fa'ton with tho Lehigh Valley Railroad aud is
connections forming direct limo Pittsburgh and the Yves.
sFRi| t RReASGHMENT-con Commencing April 90 1859
Leave New ork az follows:
H,RRi,DuKe EIPRs,s-At 8 a. m for EAston. Re,dIns
Pot svile. Hsni.bn't Msueh Ghunk- Millsmsport
Man TRAS-AtBs m. for Ession. Water GAP Scranton
Ores, Bend. Pii,.ion. Binshsmton. WiIsesbars so.
l. ~ IHAiNTor Easton. Aid Etown +isg IA CAuuE, WI
Transport Resni Pot'vile. Harrisburg. &c .
:.orH-For fa''on. Bethlshem Al en,Ovn and Msaeh
u'6r. Nor somervils.
$40 p. s-For som"rvili"
7r.s WssTxKs E1FRNs-For Es,,ou Allentown. Read
hi B,ri,bus PiiGbursh aud the Wet Sleeping cars from
Jersey city through to Pi,,.burrh
EIrEsss TKsIs yos HsSsI.BuEo-rhs . m Express
ins East ard e., on Pennylrana C-ntr. Railroad North
CentrI R,ro,d North and South and with the Cambsr
Tnx THKorsn EIrss,s TRnS FOR rns wk,r leaves
howYort at daily Sundays sreept.dl making close
connection Harrisburg With f-nnsyiysniA HxiIoad-wt tn
ehanss Of b Pburgh and but TO CiDsin1a and
chicsio. Two hours time ia saved by taxing this train
ELIIAPErEPoRr AND NV YoRK FKHEy-Leave New OFT
rom Pier No. North River 81 s:1oa i:0 &;oo and
I o n. IN,
"Trip -,eb -sr. JOSIAH U. sfEARNs. Superintendent
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.-FORA All
BAsY and TROY. CONNECTING WITH TRAILS
NORTH I'D " ESI Trains cave
EIr... and d. N .nd,, 7.,, lo.a; N. ssd ,:,. nj
Troy ' ssa : kl5.s, with sleep ie.sipn p "
PousAis,p.. u.n. iSsm. 7:'7 m. ard la aud s5i
rs.i.tI if.ia II ii or.u, aud r"3a III. .o7p a
Sin. sing u.iD, ,,o2 IN s.9pm.
IT'.1.1 go p IN ~ g, -, 40 80. o. ~
Tsist b. procured Of the Offices OF wes,eolps
EIr,,s New Yorh and Bloosyu. and b.sss ehsesed a.
tho h's 70 a. POINTS en- sae road AID to s"'E. SPRING.
| NETWORK d NEW-lIANEN RAILROAD.
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NETWORK, HARLEM, AND ALBANY

NIEW.YORK. HARLEM, AND ALBANY
~ RAILROAD-Trs,ns will Leave 26,h-s, Derot-For Al
bssy 1890 +. m. stopping Z. w,Lism'brdsc. White
P.s Bedford Croon fas and stations north TO Albany
with Central and Northern Railroad for Sssog
and all pon,s for Crstou Fnl. s;l3 M fe
e.i5 y m from Whlte-,t Depot; WiliAm,brdse-a:D
10 a IN a.Ji 4:io, 6ia p. Croon Fsl Wine Plains,
and WsInsbridxe trans stop at si stions For Dover
palm. o. n tstoppinf ct hts Plains aud stations porth
" Dover Returohs leave Albany at 9:i0 m. on arrival
Of Northern ard Western Trains stopping At all stations
tom Chatham TO Croton sIs also BEDFORD White Plains
and Wiisn,bhdgs; Dover Plans, 3&5 m. stopping o.
eli stations north Of and at White Plains Croon Fhls
o. IN, White Plsins 6f0, 7, $3.50 a. 4:l5 p. n
Viliansbrdze $50 Croton Falls, White Plains, and
Willlsmsbndge trains stop at all stations Sunday Ell
eur.Ior Train, st Half Fare On and ater sunday May 81
1913 for Fas sl3 stopping a, all stations ct
cent Yokvus. For Williamsburg 9:l5 II 30 m and
Id m stopping At all Stations FOR whs Pltins nj
,,oppps at all Stations Returning leave White Plains si0
A. In stopping ct oil stations. Nllian.bridsr t''3. lo2S
m 1874. 3:lO $50 r. M stopping st all SA.ion, Croton
ali. o. H., stopping OF all stations e1nepi horhvne
JOHN BuRCHILL Superintendent
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EDvARD SiSTrsSIoH, Auctieneer.
CHOICE COLLECTION Of ANCIENT
~ PAINrINGS-By u. w. ~ Co. on THURSDAY
EVENING, June u! al o'clock, OF the Derby Gallery. No
G25 Broadway choice collection Of ancient Pan;luss the
property OF French Oentean about to retain to Europe
his collection has been made at great expense By s poe
ssso and contains veritabe exAmpss by the stss pasd
the entire number Of paintings being all the property OF one
swssr
|AsptRvEkF1 WoyERsASs, okRVh,
NLrsCHsk, bRNsHkSA >SGDEBACH.
CUYP, WsrTEAU, NrHiLLo.
bouCHgS. MiIsis, hrBsss,
PAoLo NkkoSssR. REYNOLDS. kAUrsAS,
LuDovICo CARRACA BkrusHEI, And Others
Also cone exquisite En.mes and CAUiugs la Iyors. On
exhibition before sac day and evening and Gaia
loxues ready.
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IA on TUESDAY june i6 at u o'clock at the MeIchsnts
Exchange SaenooI Nc. I03 Libertys Primes aud Til
y.sts, brooklyn, the threestory BRICK HOUSE and
LOT on the southwest lot l5r44 ii dessb
for small family for store with ,sh alteration Of the
premissa Map and terms at No. II Ceasr'st
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rINIiE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN
II ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS
BETWEEN NEW-YORk AND LIVERPOOL, CALLING
AT CORK HAHBOR.
AND BETWEEN BOSTON AND LIVERPOOL. CALL
INC AZ HALIFAX AND CORK HARBOA
CHINA. Andsf'op leaves iois. W-dns'dsy Jane
ASIA Shannon. caves Boston W-dassday June 10
PERSIA Lott. leaves Nsw.Yorh Wednesday Juno II
AthlCA. stone. leaves Boston sdnssdsy. June ~
SCOTIA. Judkins .ls.ys. New oh " .dne.dav, JOY
CANADA. Muir .....lesv.s Bo.,on.. Wsdn.sdsJ. July
CHINA, And Leaves y. I.. sdnssdsy, July Is
YRos sEv.rOKE TO LiYsrrOoL
Chief Cabin Passage. 20
becybd Cabin fAsaIe.. ...................
BOsros TO IiVshPOoL-
Chief Cabin PAsssgs tllZ ~
s-osrd tabia Ps,.sse...,..............:.. % %
p~ysbs Ia gold or Its squvsen in United States currency
Bsrtbs not secured until paid Tor
An experienced Surgeon on board.
Tho Of hese ships win no, be accountable for sps
Gle vallsbss uues Balls Of Lsduy having tLe value
preNsd are signed therefor
for Freight OF Ps,sase apply TO
\. CUNARD. No. <Bowiins.sresn.
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w Begins At b. over before il1.
Tnis EVENING (FRIDAY)
WILL Re PRESENTED THIRrEETH TIME,
Holcos sterling and jusiy celebrated hye-act comedy
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CTEAM WEEKLY to LIVERPOOL, touching
- q, Queenstown tcorh IIaIbor )Ths vol. known steam,
Tie Liverpool he~.Yorh and Philadelphia SsaMsip
Csnpsny intended to sal Is follows
FDiNbUHOH .'sNnTcay June ~
CITY Or MANCHEsTER... ..ssiuiday Jane 20
GLASGOW June
And every succeeding SATURDAY. At noon. nom Pier ~
North Rived
PAssL6E.
PAYABLE 10 gold or its equivalent IN ourrencJ'
FIRST CABlN...... go "a 3IEEhAGE.........es2 20
First iAbn to LoDdop rs G5 essgs 10 London - 81
Fhst Cabin to Paris. 95 90 sesrag. to Pars. 30 ~
Frat abin smbuIy W O1 Sserago to Hsmburz. n 50
Fassn.ers also fors aded to syTe, bremen, ROTTERDAM
Antwerp, &C., II equally low rates
Fare, Liverpool or Queen,own: Let Cabin. So 30
ga Storage from Liverpool so Prom Queenstown 40
Those wsh send for their fsnds bur tickets bNs
al ttese rates.
For further information apply q, the Company ofces
JOHN q. DALE, Agent No. ID broadway. N. Y.
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o saa Hap6a .Taakr rs sPsT rER
WkEK.-Ths Steamer DONALDSON, Capt w. 8. Hsvsns,
having been thoroughly rebuilt and put In ordsr will for tho
s.ent Leave Pier No ~ East River Jsms.ip) TUE5
DAY. THURSDAY, and SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. at
O'clock, returning. leavs Seq Harbot MONDAY WED
NESDAY, and FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, n oclok. For
freight or passage, spply on boa d or Of
A. j. RICHARDSON No 100 Fulton Ct
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EOR NEW-HAVEN, HARTFORD and
Il SPRIN0F IELD--STEAMBOAT AND RAILROAD
CONNECTION The CONTINENTAL. laAve. Peek 81. p
East River. at 3:l5 p NIGHT LINE.-fhe ELM CITY
leaves ct II O'Clock D. m. Sundays excepted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
VICESBURg SURRENDERED
July 4th.
CoHnirfiNsr Reports Of Lees
srherea6Ossts.
FIGHTING At HEIEXA.
REBELS REPULsEp WITH A LOSS
OF 1900.
jeff. Davis, Ider flag Cf truce, asks
permi 81 n to send private message
TO President Lincoln.
Harrisburg, july 6.

hsfrisoufg, July U.
The authorities here are 10 ecstacies
over the news news received to-day. The
P"tonsc has risen over six feet within
the past Is hours, which must necessarily
destroy oil fords, and there being no
bridges within striking distance of Lee
army, ali means of retreat must be cut
of.
a dispatch received tonight by Gen
Couch states that Gen. Gregg. with a
force OF Gen. Pleas ,atou's cavalry, had
an engagement to-day at Fayetteville, in
which he took 1900 prisoners. Fuyelte
vile Is between Cashtown and Chambers
burg in the east of South Mountain. At
ter disposing OF his prisoners Gregg took
IN interior road and advanced in The d.
rsctan Of Greencustle. The mflitia un-
der Gen Snlth are in supporting dis
lance Of Gregg and rapidly advancing
upon the rebels.
a person representing himself as Long.
streets AdJutant General, captured near
HAgers,own, ON Friday, arrived here to-
day, Tie states Langslreet aud Lee both
opposed the Invasion of Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA, fearing il woald be disas.
trons, but Davis wonlln', listen, and gave
orders promising To send 80 QUO rein
foreemenis under Beaure.ard. When
the AdJu,ant was captured he WAS on the
highway to Culpepper to ascertain what
had become Of Boauregard's troops, and
was very anxious to know whether any
one there lad any knowledge of them
a gentleman who lett Gettysburg last
evening states Longsreet is dead and
within our lines. Everything looks "a,
though Lees armr would be forced tc
turn and give battle or surrender.
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Philadelphia, July 6.

The Washington Star says 1t is est'ma'
ted at Gett, sburg that Lee had lost up
to yesterday morning by deserrion, since
crossing the Potomac, an aggregate OF a'a
thousand men. He is Clearly Gu. on
from taking either of the good ana snort
routes leading TO Virginia, and must be
endeavoring to make for the Potomac at
H,ncock We have strong hopes he
will not be able to get back into Virginia
neither with his artillery nor trausporta.
ton and the men with which he may him
. eif escape will not number fourth Of
his boastful and over .con6de Mt army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
Special 10 the Herald.1
Harrisburg, July 6.

Harrisburg, July 6.
The following facts are Obtained from a
source winch guarantees theircorreotness,
and the statement may be relied on as
strictly true:
Saturday July 4th .--The rebel guubost
Dragon came down James river with
flag OF truce.
Acting Il ar Admiral Lee sent up an
officer to meet it, wheu il was asce rtnined
that Alexander Ii. Stephens aud Com
missioner Ould were on board
They represented that they were bear
ers OF an important letter from Jefferson
Davis. COMMANDMENT. Chief of the Army
and Navy OF The Confederate S,a,es 10
Abraham Lincoln, Commanderin. Chief
Of the Army and Navy OF the UNI ed
States; and requested permission 10 pro.
coed 70 Washington IN person. and pre-
sent the letter 10 President Lincoln in
person.
They declined to reveal anything fur
ther IN relation to their mission.
Admiral Lee, Of course, had no author
ity to grant their request. and thy con.
with Washington, and receive instruct
ions.
lie accordingly telegraphed the facts,
and reqe,ted instructions.
Tins morning SPECIAL Cabinet meet
ing was called to consider the matter OF
granting the request involved in ma, y
delicate aud important questions Of such a
proceeding, which might be- construed
into an vledgmeul Of the national
ity Of the pretended Contei. G vcrn-
ment and after all The mater might be
me comparatively unianporlant affair,
such rs the employment oil negro troops
No decision was arrived at. and the
cabinet nesting accordingly adjourned
until Tomorrow, and Admiral Lee was in
stpcted to ascertain ii possible The oijec
o. the mission.
Ia The meantime, however. the tue
containing rebel ambassadors hud turned
about aud steamed up the river, withou
any parting sasuic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
Memphis, July 8,

Gen. Hurlbut has kindly furnished me
with the following extracts of letters from
Gen. Prentiss:
Headquarters District East Arkansas,
Helen a, July 4th, 1880 M--To Maj
Gen S A Hurlbut. Commanding 10th
Army Corps General. we have been
hard pressed since day ight by the com
bined forces of Price, Holmes, Marina
duke, Parsons, Carter, Dabbins, and 9th
ers. Thus far we have held our own,
and have captured several hundred pris-
oners, whom send to YOU by Msjor
Wright, of the 14th Iowa, on board the
steamer Tycoon,
The enemy are now evidently prepar.
ing for renewed attack on our force.
SIND another gunb,at if possible -
The Tyler has done good service.
In great haste, your obedi lent servant,
b VI. PRENTIss. Maj. Gen.
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louisville July z.

The excitement which prevailed here
last evening, aud eliminated 10 turning
out large porlon Of our reputation int,
the streets between g aud o'clock hi,
morning. was occaslongd by the f ing of
e4noen nj Jeffersonvlie. on tie Ina.ann
shore, shout midnight by order of Brig
Zen. Nobla, who, without previous con
sui'4tiah with our, authorizes, had taken
thus meann 40 arouse The Indiana legion
whose services u was thought, would be
Immediately rqaired. The reyerb.ra.
ti"ns irom their cannon. re echoing from
The walls o our city, and the trees sonth
OF IT, I'm ressed cur people with The idea
that all nrltllery eotflct vas ,r,er.s.,n',
between Morgan's ioices aud our own
short Distance south of the city. DARN
last evening ramors prevailed Of an al
vance d Morgan forces 10 shepardsyIlle
The rumors could not be traced 10 ~,
authoritative source, and telegraDhic
communication between here ana shen.
afdssiile ceasing a 3 o'clock, the excite.
ment beeaine in.ensibu,i, aud continued
through the night. All quiet this uorn
IN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08

Cahawba from N. O. 30t h ult., with
news from Fort Monroe arrived tonight
The Era states that large force under
Gen. Green, approached Donaldsonville
on the 9th. demanding its surrender,
which of course was refused. The rebels
demanded the removal of the women aud
children. past ] a. m, on the morning
of the 18th. The robels made q vigorous
attack in force. The battle lasted I'll day
light, hours, when they were repulsed
with heavy loss. Our loss was 6 killed,
and l6 wounded, including two officers.
Our gnaboats participated. Our force
buried 81 dead rebels, and were busy
burying moro. II was estimated that 40
rebels were left on the field. The entire
rebel loss was nearly GOO. We took $50
prisoners, including / / com missioned Of
ycers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
New York. July 7,

The Commercials Paris letter OF June
23i, says, the report that the Emperor is
pressing his mediation schemes upon
England is entirely unfoundcd. He adds
Dir. Dayton 10 preparing for visit to the
United States. This shows that be has
no fears or anticipations Of anything Of
the kind
The Baltimore American Of yesterday
says that ell the availsble men 10 BaIti-
more and Washington are being hurried
to frederick to intercept Lees flying and
demoralized troops. A great battle will
probable come off tomorrow, which will
doubtless be a finale, as Gen. Meade's
forces are REINFORCED by Gems. Couch.
Schenek and Heintxelmsn. which will
nearly double Lees forces.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
Miscellaneous.


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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
Cairo, July 7

Cairo, July 7.
Between {, 900 and 10 600 rebels under
the command OF Generals Holmes. Price,
Marmaduke, Parsons and McRae. attack
ell Helena on the morning of the 4th.
Gtn. Fsgin commanded the right and
Gen Marmadukc tho left wing. The
roughness of the ground was such as to
prevent the rebels FROM bringing up their
artillery. and they attempted to carry our
redoubts by infnntry assault. The centre
column charged A1<thc direction of Fort
Curtis and took three lines OF our rifle
pits. The flank attack was not so sue
cessful, which subjected The centre col
umns TO terrific hire which swept them
down in great numbers, they were soon
surrounded and captured; one whole brig
ade, or what was left OF il, fell into our
hands, numbering $40 prisoners. over
700 of them arrived here this morning,
among them 10 Col. S. NJ Lewis of the
9TH Mo-, Lieut. Col. Johnson, and Col S.
S. b i'll. Most of 10Th Mo. are among the
prisoners.
Gen. Prentiss was aware of the con
templsted attack, and was prep AIRED he
had about 1000 men, In which Iowa,
Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri arc rep
resented. lie was also assisted by the
Gunbcat Tyler and three other gunboats.
Prisoners say the attack will be removed
The battle COMMENCED at 4 A. u. and
lasted until 10 A M. The rebel loss is
not less than 800 in killed wounded
and prisoners. The entire Federal loss
will not exceed one hundred
1t is now thought that the rebel depre-
dations near Lake Providence, WAS to
draw our gun boats to that point, and
then give them battle, OPPORTUNITY they
were at Helena.