The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-08-01
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The best news Of the week IS tue capture |
of Morgan. A dispatch from Col. Shack
elford, dated in the field. July 26th, near
New Libson, says: by the blessing of
Almighty God have succeeded in captur-
ing Gen. John H. Morgan, Col. Cluke and
the balance of the command, amounting toI
about four hundred prisoners. l will start
with Morgan and staff on the first train for
Cincinnati, and await the Generals orders"
Another dispatch from Cleveland, July 26,
says: Major May, with $50 of the 9th
Michigan cavalry, forced Morgan to an en-
gagement at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning,
one mile from SteubenviIle, Ohio, and rout-
ed him, capturing GAO prisoners. Morgan,
with goo men, escaped, but was captured
by Col. Shackelford, at 3 p. NJ, to-day,
near New Lisbon. Morgan and staff are
now prisoners at Wellsville, Ohio.
On the 26tb inst, Hon. John j. Critten-
den died at Frankfort, Kentucky, at half past
three o'clock, without pain or struggle, in
full possession of his faculties. Disease.
general debility Age II years.
We have the following particulars of the
fight on James's Island. On the 18th the
rebels attempted to drive our forces from
James's Island. The attack was sudden
and~uuexpected, but Gen. Terry met and re-
pulsed them with great slaughter. The
gunboat Pawnee. which supported the left
flank, grounded, and rebel battery opened
upon her, firing about fifty shots, thirty
nine of which hit her. Sne subsequently,
foated off and opened upon the rebels, put
ting them to flight. Our casualties ERE
! small, and the rebels were taught lesson
they will not soon forget. The lombard
! ment was renewed on the morning of the
22d, the iron c,ads cooperating all day.
Fort Wagner was silenced for some tine,
and the colors shot away. The new Union
battery was opened on the rebels. doing
great execution.
LATER.-A charge was made on Fort
Wagner, and our troops, after desperate
struggle, were obliged to fall back, which
] they did in excellent order and held their
old positions. The loss on our side was
! quite severe, but our total loss in killed and
wounded and missing since the 10th, is only
about a thousand. The 48th New York
lost $50 men, and only three officers escap-
ed unframed. The Catskill was struck
over fifty times, but still is all right. She
went to Hilton Head for supplies and coal.
The following is important from the army
Of the Potomac, under date of July 26:-
Statements received here as to the move
ments of both Meade's and Lees armies are
not very conflicting. 1t is confidently be-
lieved that Meade has Lees communication
with Richmond at his mercy. Both armies
are making rapid movements southwest. and
a great battle, no doubt, will be fought north
of the Rappahannock. Direct communica-
ton between the Army of the Potomac and
i Washington has been established, while but
little hopes, according to the statement of a
deserter, are entertained by the rebels of be-
ing able to reach Richmond in safety. Their
whole flank is seriously annoyed by our cav
airy Lees force Is estimated as follows:
Stuart's cavalry, 1000; Longstreet's and
Ewell's corps, $4,000 each; Hills corps,
$500; these, with 19 900 more rebels at
1 Richmond and Petersburg. are reported to
constitute the whole rebel force. The Con
federacy never had as few troops as at pre-
sent Since their recent losses at Port
Hudson and Vicksburg. all the troops they
can muster are estimated as follows: 80, 900
at Charleston; 10 900 at Mobile; $4,000 I'M
der Johnston; $4,000 under Bragg; "a, 900
at various detached points; in all only 240,-
600. Lees army is the largest and best or
gained in the South, and the fate CT the
Confederacy depends upon him. Lee has
received orders not to fight Meade now. but
to maneuver in such a manner as to draw
the Union armv towards Stanton or Cor
louisville, by which time they hope to rein
force Lee.
The following from Vicksburg. July 90,
is the latest, and reliable: Friday night, the
18th. Johnston succeeded in Withdrawing
the greater portion of his forces from Jack
son. where Sherman had him nearly sur
rounded. but not completely. as has been re-
ported. He escaped, minus his artillery
and camp equipage. leaving handsome lot
of plumber in our hands The rebels had