Nebraska advertiser., 1863-07-30
Four Million Dollars Worth of Sugar
Destroyed!

from General Shac&letord, daVeu near
New Lisbond, Ohio, says: l have
succeeded in capturing General John
Morgan, Col. Cluke, and the balance
of his command amounting to about
four hundred men.
frankfort, KY, July 26.-Hon.
John J. C~rittendon died at half-past
3 o'clock this morning, of general
debility and age, being seventy-seven
years. :,
New York, July ga Herald
letter from Jackson, Miss, the 18th,
says: The library of jeff. Davis was
captured, comprising several bushels
of private political papers of the arch
traitor, and several letters on seces-
sion, with dates back to 80. Whole
collection being light secret history
of secession, and letters from both
Northern and Southern traitors.
The Roanoke from Havana the y,
saws An arrival from Vera Cruz the
18th, at Havana states that Mexico
was declared an empire on the 10th.
Maximillian, if he will accept, if not
Napoleon is the select one. Statutes
were fred at Vera Cruz in honor of
the event.
Cleveland, July GA detachment
of the Ninth Michigan cavalry forced
Morgan to an engagement near Sa-
linesville yesterday morning, and after
an hours fight the rebels fled in the
direction of New Lisbon. At 3 PM.
he was overtaken by Gen. Shackle-
ford and all captured. In the morn
engagement twenty or thirty
we're killed, fifty wounded, two huns
dred captured, one hundred and fifty
horses and a hundred and fifty stand
of arms were also taken.
Leavenworth, Kansas, July 25.-
There was a severe fight on the 10th
at Elk Creek, between tWenty-four
hundred federals, with twelve guns
under Blunt, and FIVE thousand rebels
under Cooper. 1t resulted in a com
plete route Of the latter, and lost sixty
twenty wounded, and one hun
dred prisoners. Our loss ten killed
and thirty wounded. We captured a
quantity of Commissary stores and
one piece Of artillery.
New York, July 26.-A letter from
Winchester, Tenn, the 9Th, announ-
ces the capture of Huntsville with
three hundred prisoners and twelve
hundred horses and mules, by Gen.
Stanley. Bragg's army is reported
reduced by desertion to eighteen or
twenty thousand.
Washington, July 26.-RichmOnd
papers have the following Charles
ton, July 10Th, the ironsides, five
monitors, five gun mortar boats, as
sisted by two land batteries, fred
furiously at Fort Wagner all day yes
terday. After a furious bombardment
of eleven hours the enemy assaulted
Wagner, desperately and repeatedly.
Our people fought bravely, and re-
pulsed the attack with great slaughter
TSigned, BEAUREGARD.
Charleston, July 22.-The enemy
have commenced Smelling again. Our
loss on the 9Th was enc hundred and
fifty killed and wounded. The enemy
loss, including prisoners, is about two
thousand. Nearly eight hundred
were buried under flag of truce.
New York, July 27.-From a Her
AIDS account Of the operations near
Charleston, the rebels attempted to
drive our forces from James Island.
The attack was sudden and expected
but Gen. Terry met and repulsed them
with great slaughter. The gunboat
Pawnee which supported the left flank
grounded, a rebel battery opened on
her, firing fifty shots, thirty-nine of
which struck her. subsequently she
foated off opening upon tie rebels,
putting them to flight. TIE bonn
bardment of Fort Wagner was renew
ed on the 22d by the iron clads COS
operating with the army. During the
day Fort Wagner was siIenced for
some time, and a charge made by our
troops, who after a desperate strug-
gle were obliged to fall back. Our
loss is quite severe, probably will
reach one thousand.
New York, July 27.-Details of
the charge on the 22d made on Fort
Wagner show most desperate fighting
by Gen. Shaw's brigade. Scarcely a
field or line officer escaped wounding.
Many. were killed. At one time
nearly the whole rebel force concen>
trated upon the Twenty.ff Massa-
chusettss colored regiment. They
fought heroically and only retired
when the others did. Col. Putnamin
command storming party, after he had
gained part of the. Fort he planted a
flag on the parapet, and sent Generals
Strong and Seymour for reinforce
ments, but both those Generals had
been wounded. In the meantime his
party were being decimated by rebel
grape, and when Stevenson's brigade
had received orders to advance it was
too late. Our gallant me had been
foroad 70 rat;ra.