The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29

Ar oftcer recently returned from the fee.
off Charleston, reports that at the 1nie Of his
leaving matters were progressing favorablS.ll
Something had been dcne each day, and the
reduction of Forts Wagner and Sumter Wsa
considered certain
Tie rebels were in force yesterday near
Front Royal. drove. their cavalry from
Manassas Gap about sunset. It is believed
the rebels intend TO cross the Blue Ridge at
Chester or Tbornton's GAP. They win meet
obstacles at the former.
Passengers who arrived here from Vicks..
burg, report that our forces have burned jack
son, aud that the pursuit of johnson is at an
end for the present.
The National republican of this afternoon
states that positive information has been re-
ceived here that Lee has been delaying on the
Potomac to enable him to get away safely with
the plunder.he has collected in Maryland and
Pennsylvania, and because his forces has been
gatht ring the new crops of grain in the She
nandoah Valley. He is nox moving towards
hlcnuuOHu WILL lun6USc FtTdlHS- fDff supplleS.
the necessity of procuring which was in
creased by the fall of Ficksburg and Port
Hudson, and is now intensified blythe cutting
OF the Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, which
was a great medium for procuring supplies for
Lees army.
The Nary Department has received infor-
nation that the ste amer Santiago Dc Cuba,
captured, July 18th, the steamer Lizzie, of
Nassau. after a chase of two hours. She was
formerly owned in Wilmington, N. c., and
was on her second strip to and from Whining
ton. Her cargo consisted of brandy, soap,
dry goods, &c.
We have the following from Southern sour
ces
The Sentinel of July 22d, says that, $40
Yankee prisoners arrived in Richmond on
Monday 1913 were from jackson, MSS, and
the balance from Gettysburg.
Charleston, July 1s.-The Ironsides, five
monitors, and Eve gun and mortar boats, as
sisted by two land batteries; mounting five
guns. have fired furiously at Fort Wagner al
day. One of our gun carriages was dismount
ed a -
,Csignsdl CT. BEAuREGARD.
Charleston, July 19-After a furious bonn
~hardment of eleven hours the enemy assaulted
battery Wagner desperately and repeatedly.
Our people fought desperately, and repulsed
the attack with ereat Slaughter Our loss was
comparatively light, but includes many valua-
bile. officers .
our side
(S;onadN col RE-
The Richmond Wig has the following dis
Cha, leston, July 92-The enemy COM
rnencel sh ling again, but with few casualties
on our side.
We had in the battle of the 18th inst
ABB ut $50 killed and wounded. Thr loss of
he enemy including prisoners was al out 2 00e
Nearly. $50 were buried under u fag o truce.
ltiol. Putnam, acting Brigadier General. am
Col. Shaw, commanding a negro regiment.
were killed
From the following it seems that the bold
raid OF Morgan is PLAYED out:
a;or " ay with $50 OF the 9th Michigan
cavalry firced Morgan to an engagement at 3
n,clork Sunday morning one mile from Saline
vile, Ohio, and routed him, capturing 40
prisoners. Morgan escaped with 200 men
but all were captured by Shackieford at 3
o'clock p. M, Sunday, near New Lisbon
morgan anu SCaH are nOW prtSoncIS Az III
vile Ohio.
Advicts from the headquarters of army Of
The Potomac received tonight say that durirs
the past week our troops have not been idle,
but a close scrutiny of Lees movements, ana
by rapid marches, has succeeded in baf1lns
his several attempts to enter Eastern Virginia.
and fnrestalled his attempted possession OF the
gaps of the Blue Ridge. 1t is generally be
lieved he is nov. moving rapidly towards Staun-
ton in the Shenandoah Valley. He tried
Smokers, Ashhy's AMI Manassas Gaps, but
found a strong Union force already there. Al
The two last named places he was driven back
with loss.
The following good joke on the ."Americsn
citizens of African descent" is chronicled by
the Northern press.
A train Of 2 900 contrabands, picked up BY
our cavalry in the recent raid; took the wion-
road and fell into the eneny's hands with two
Licutenants
We a:e indebt ed to the Herald for the fol
lowing account OF operate rs near Charleston.
received by rhe Araec: On the lot, the reb-
els attempted to drive our forces from james
Island. The attack was sudden and unexp.ct
ed, but General Terry met and repulsed them
with great slaughter. The sunboat Pawnee
which supported the left flank or unded, and
a rebel battery pened upon her, firing abont
fifty sho.s, 80 If which hit her. She suhst
quentIy foafed off and opened upon the rebels
putting them to flight Our casualties were
small, and the rebels were taught u lesson they
! wifi not s on forget. 9
! The bo,sbsrdment of Fort Wagner was re-
newed on the morning of he I'D. The iron
clads are co-"p+rlting with the army During
the day Fort Wagner was silenced for some
T, time and the colors shot away. The new
Union bat cries were doing great execution.
LNIER.-A charge was made on Fort
Wagner and our troops after a desperate strug-
.Ie were Obliged {, fall back, which th.y did
in excellent order aud held taeir old pos ton
rhe loss On our sid was quite severe. but our
total in killed, v undtd and mi>sin. since the
10th is only abous ,0G0 The 18th New