The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-03

m.. .,;o he br igade expedition
=, Censrals e&an, and Mitchell 70 oheioy'
vu,e-ths success of which we before reported
are furnished by our correspondents so-osy' Inc
snsmv were driven into the town from Guys Gap.
Mi,obels whole division charged them, when they
took m a position in the public square, with their
artillery in front. The Seventh and Ninth Penn
syIyana cavalry charged up to the mouths Of their
guns and captured them. The Fourth regulars
and Third Indiana cavalry took them in the flank,
near the upper bridge over Duck river, and drove
them into the stream. where upwards Of one hun
bred of them were drowned. Their commander,
General Wheeler, escaped on foot. but seventy
officers and seven hundred men were captured.
These facts are officially reported by Generals
Stanley and Mitchell, who had returned to Man
chester, Tenn. Colonel Wilder has also returned
from his expedition to the rear Of Bragg's army
at Tuahoma and reports the results Of his st-
tempt as most successful. He did immense
damage TO the railroad, destroyed quantities Of
stores. and took . number Of prisoners and mules.
He travelled one hundred and twenty ak miles in
two days and half. .
Our correspondence from near vicksburg gives
. lively account Of the state Of affairs rnere The
discomfort of the rebel garrison ia fully confirmed
and a.scnbed. The fall Of vicksburg Is con-
sidered inevitable. Dispatches from st. Louis
yesterday described the assault On the works by
our troops, on the 25th ult., as terrific and most
gallantly conducted. Nothing later than that date
however, has reached us. beyond vague rumors Of
the capture Of vicksburg repeated over and over
again. The Richmond papers have news from
Jacksont to the 10th ut., which describes the fierce
bombardment Of the city by our troops In TWEEN.
ty-eight days no less than one thousand shells
were lodged in the streets.
A despatch from jackson, Miss, Of the 2sth
ultmo, contains the important intelligence that
the enemy have taken possession of Berwick's
Bay and cut OF the supplies Of General Banks.
The rebel pickets were reported to be in front
Of Agers, opposite New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The Board OF Aldermen, at its session yester-
day, concurred with the resolutions of the Coun-
cn BOARD to rsqnast President Lincoln to recall
General George B. Mcclellan, ana place him a in
the position which the present crisis demands"
Old Isham Garbroth Harris, the present rebel
| Governor of Tennessee, who sold the State to
JEFF. Davis, after the people had decided by
s. 900 majority that they were opposed to seces-
sion, and then robbed the children of two millions
| of dollars that formed the school fund, did not
c,csys ngle vote in the rebel gubernatoria
nh,,r denomination. The people Of
'..aar - come. 20 remember Harris for ma
The annual commencement Of =.
Schenectady New York, will take piaccee ege' a.
23d inst. gnl
The commencement exercises Of Amherst Col.
lege will begin on Sunday, July s, and close on
the following Thursday. F
The Albany Acadcny hAsing completed the Gr-
tieth year of its existence the semi centennial an
niversary of the installations was oslesrased or the
26th ult.
Tho annual commencement. exercises OF she
Wesleyan University will begin on the l0ja inst.
| and continue five days. r :, An
The PottsvilIc >renn.) Miners Journal Of So
tnrly says:-" Tho quantity Of coal sent by rail-
| road this week is 74,ll4; by canal, 29, SOL for
the week. 1913 sf5 against "A sol tons for the cor
responding week last year. This il the heaviest
shipment ever made from this county in
single week, by at least eight or nine thousand
| tons. sEa
The stock market was dun and fsverish yesterday
Hudson and Southern old better; tho the
market either steady or lower. Governments were firm
Gold sold as high 14s and as low l43, closing At
Ave =. NJ. At about lA4x. Exchange was very dull Al
157Js al58
depressed yesterday, una uown TO Tic.
| 72c. for middiings. There doing In bread
stus, PROVISIONS sugars, molasses, candles and tai
low, but at irregular whiskey steady, with
fair inquiry. good demand existed for hay and wool
There less activity In petroleum, prices OF which
lower. The hangcs In other articles not
portant Tho height market was more active.
The Battle Of GettysburG-GeneralM Meade
\ Master OF the Stu 1tlOm.