The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-22

We have also the following 10 regard 20
Port Hudson, dated at Cairo the 18th !:
An arrival from Vicksburg Saturday even
ing brings Cob John Rigain cfGrant's staff,
bearer Of dispasehes 20 the government News
important. -
Port Hudson was surrendered uncondition-1
ally on the 9th. Our troops marched in and
took possession ON the 9th. Captured the en-
tire garrison of about Z 1000 men, 35 field
pieces. rs siege guns and about 10000 stand
of small arms We have Major GeneraiG Gard
ner, Brigadier General BeaIe, and Colonies
Sfedman, Miles, Smith, and one or two ether
names unknown.
This news is since confirmed. By this cap
ture,, the last stronghold of the Confederates
upon the Mississippi is in the hands of the
Federals.sr 2s $500 ads gsl snfNs
A rebel telegram TO the Oklahoma Standard
says johnson had repulsed Grant at jackson.
An address from Johnson to his troops. has
been published. calling upon them to be vic.
torious or die there.
Dispatches were published stating that 81
iron clads and ships and % transports attack
ed Charleston on the 10th. Our troops land
ed on FOily lSlduu on IL = duQ OpCucu
heavy masked batteries on Morris Island on
the 10th, and made a landing at Granville,
All the Southern papers claim a victory for
Lee.
A dispatch from Gen. Gilmore, command
ing the troops engaged in the effort to take
C~harlestonAs,ys that he has possession of
! Morris Island aud is planting heavy guns
- A. L. -.od ~ 1rooabin~ Fort Sr.nnhor
This brings the Federal forces nearer the city
than they have been any time heretofore.
Lee is said to be pushing as rapidly as pos
sible to Culpepper, and will hardly stop uE-
til beyond the Rappahannock. The necessi y
of feeding his army. which cannot We be ac-
complished at a great distance from Richmond,
will harry his movements. ss
The accounts of Morgan's movements up to
FRIDAY night place himon the road going East
from jackson, Jackson county, Ohio, after
captuaing the town and taking such articles as
he needed for clothing and feeding his COM
mand. Everybody seems at a loss to under
stand thu motive of Morgan's raid. He does
not seem to take any more with him than he
started with, save an occasional levy made up
IN property which he permits the owners to
redeem on very reasonable terms with green
backs. His object certainly was not to des-
troy private property or in any manner lay
waste the country. as he has done very little
of either. The acts Of vandalism perpetrated
by other men in has State he has not followed
He has gone through a large portion Of
Southern Indiana and made the entire cross
ing of Southern Ohio. On Friday night he
was but about fifty miles from Pomroy on the
Ohio river. 1t is supposed that he is break
ing for some point on the river where it i.
fordabie, and where the gun boats can no
reach him. 5la1
In regard to Lees movements, The telegraph
of the 11th says:
Surgeon Gen. Hammond has zone TO Get
tysburg. About S 600 Union and 6.000ireb
ell you'd d are there who are being rapidly
4seat to NartheEa-H
Lees headquarters the 18th was reported a
Bunker Hill, between Winchester and Mar
tinsburs. t ~ - @E
Rebel officers say Lee will not make anoth-
err stand this side of Richmond His train
have all been sent to Culpepper. Our caval-
ry are after the trains. gE
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