Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-07-31
THE NEWS.

We have no news of special interest from
any point except Charleston. Another assault
made upon the rebel fort on Morris Island
proved unsuccessful, aud was attenued by d
very serious loss Of men on our side II is
generally conceded hat The assault was one OF
the mos, gallant affiirs of the kind ou record,
and did not fail for want Of ofindomitable brave
ry the part OF those makiag it. The oper-
aiions for its reduction were still progressing.
with every pro>pecl Of ultimate succcss, and
with success On he islatd necessarily follows
the fall of he remaining delruses and the cap
ture Of the ci,y.
The last advices from the Army of the Po-
tomac are 10 The effect that the eff ,rts of the
commander of our forces to intercept Lee on
his~retreat have proved unsuc e-sful, and that
he has succeeded in reaching a point that
gives him the choice of three uuobstructed
routes to Richmond. The precise position Of
the two armies is not known. but it is suppos-
ed the RappahannocI1 will again become the
rebel line of defence, from which it is not like
ly they will soon again hazard an advance
1t is understood that Meade has been largely
reinforced by troops from the Peninsula, and
their expected arrival had much 10 do with
the unfortunate delay which enabled Lee TO
reach the south side of the Potomac
In the department of Gen. Grant there have
been no movements on large scale of late
The force that started in pursuit of johnson
and routed him from Jackson, has returned to
Vicksburg, the lack of water and general
barrenness of the country forbding further pur-
suit eastward. Of the late city of jackson it
is said nothing now remains but the State
House and Executive Mansion. The rebel
papers say Grant has sent large force down
the river to attack Mobile. which is probably
the case. Minor expeditions sent out in vari-
our directions, have been uniformly success
full
From the Department of Rasecrans we are
still without information OF any important
movements. The only information we get oil
his doings comes to US through rebel sources.
and from their active efforts to defend Atlanta
Rome, and several other points in Georgia, it
is manifest they expect u speedy advance iu
that direction.
Another invasion of Kentucky on a small
scale is in progress. a few days since the
rebel General Pegram, with some $500 to 8
600 troops, crossed the Cumberland river and
at last accounts had advanced some distance
into the interior. 1t is supposed that not hav
ing heard Of the fate of Morgan and his com
mand this movement was made in order to ia
vor his escape by drawing of our troops en-.
gagged in pursuing him. The supposition is
now that Pegram will find it as difficult to get
out of Kentucky as Morgan did to escape from
Ohio, and that he will share like fate.
The official account of very successful raid
into the interior of North Carolina, by a Dor.
tion of Gen. Fosters command, will be found
in another column.
The capture of Vicksburg and Port Hud-
son has opened the Mississippi river through
out its entire length, and boats have reached
Cincinnati and st. Louis from New Orleans
and the latter city from those first named
The resumption of trade has caused much re
joicing among the steamboat and business
men connected with the river trade.
The Morgan raid has finally been disposed
Of The brigand chief is prisoner together
with his entire force of 1000 to 5000 men,
The particulars will be found in another col
umn.
JEFF. Davis has great faith in the eficac,
of prayer 10 save the bogus confederacy from
collapse. In view of the late rebel reverses he
has appointed another day of fasting, humilia
tion and prayer