Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-25
SECOND EDITION.
IS outlook r. N.
Very Important from Charleston |!
AGREAT BATTLE On MORRIS ISLAND
ON THE 18TH.
BEAUREGARD CLAIMS To HAVE LOST But
$50 MEN AND TO HAVE KILLED AND
TAKEN PRISONERS 2.0e0 OF
OUR TROOPS
COILS. PUTNAM AND SHAW KILLED
FIGHTING RENEWED on THE a1sr.
THE RICHMOND PAPERS IN A DEsPoNDEyr
MOOD OVER CUNFEDBR ,TE LOSSES BY
YANKEE RAIDS AND JOHN
ST0N'S REvhRSES,
a O'CLOCK p. NJ.

! MUD NER CUNFEDER tTE LOSSES BY
| YANKEE RAIDS AND JOHN
ST0N'S REvsRSES.
We have received copy Of the Richmond
| Wing of the 23d inst, containing the following
important news;
| 1t will he seen that aseYere battle was fought
! on Morris Island on the 18th inst fprebably
! another attack upon Fort Wagner, in which
! BeHuregard claims that the Union troops were
! repulsed with heavy loss in killed and prison.
| ers.
| As he admits IN the same dispatch that Gill
! N ore was on the 2lst keeping up the attack
! with spirit, il would appear that the result OF
the previous fighting could not have been SO
disastrous to the Unioa troops as Beauresard
would claim.
Probably Gilmore has now settled down to
regular siege approaches of the Rebel works
at the northern end of Morris Island
The Wing says
From Charleston.
The following official dispatch was received
AT the War Department yesterday:
CHARLESTON, July 22.-The enemy recon-
| mencrd Smelling again yesterday, with but IL "
casualties on our part.
We had in the battle of the 18th instant 150
killed and wounded. The enemy's loss in :
Guiding prisoners, was about tteo thousand
Nearly 500 " ere buried under a flag -of truce
Col. Putnam, acting Brigadier General and
Col. Shaw, commanding the negro regiment
were killed.
G. L. BEAUREGARD, General
Criminal Neglect and Heavy Loss.
The evacuation of jackson, Miss, left in the
hands of the enemy, we learn from the
NJ mphis Al pt al, the rolling stock of the Ne "
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern, the
Nj ississippi Central and the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroads. The motive pc wer alone
consisted OF over forty engines.
To have saved this Invaluable property re-
quirod only the construction Of q temporary
bridge across Pearl river. Six weeks of time
were allowed for this work, which might have
been done IL six days. What were the railroad
and military authorities thinking about! The
loss is of incalcuiable impcr tance, and in the
present condition OF things wholly irreparaole
Nothing seems TO go well in the Southwest
Charleston.
The. South Carolina troops are, by order OF
the Governor Of that State, to remain at Column
bia and Florence tor the present, the forcs at
Charleston being deemed srific ient TO prevent
an attack of the enemy. The South Carolinian
learns that while there is much anxiety, there
is an abiding confidence that our valued old
city will be successfully defended against the
diabolical in yaders.
Gen. PetiI.rew's Remains.
The remains OF len. johnson Pettigrsw, who
WAS killed during an engagement between the
rear guard OF Gen Lees army and the enemy,
near Williamsport, arrived here yesterday
evening in the Central train. A large numher
Of persons assembled at the depot TO witness
the funeral ceremonies After some DELAY tho
body was transferred from the car to the hearse
and conveyed to the capitol. X The
body will be taken to North Carolina this
morning.
correspondent of the Wing, who signs
himself San Old Resident" after stating that
he Is over co years OF age, and in the service of
his country, complains that every gambling
shop, bar room, confectionery and other stores.
billiard room and ten pin alley in the city of
richmond, az well as the principal corners OF
Main street, are thronged with scores of strong
healthy men, all OF them in the Yigor OF man
hood, who are not in the service eff their conn
try, and inquiries why 1t is.
Inc editor OF the Wing in note appende to
the com municatioh, answers the interrogatory
as follows:
eye Of our friend, AN Old Resident offended
equally the eyes of the members of Congress
While in This city, and they having satisfied
themselves that these staiwart drenes and
biackisss were, for the most part, or claimed
to BE- not citizens OF the Con federate States
passed bill subject to consumption after the
LIST Cay OF July all citizens betWeed II and Is
OF the United States, in ciudng MARYLAND resi-.
dents or soiourners with the Confederate
Siates. The President did not think the bin
worth signing, and it thus failed to become
law. Had it been otherwise our correspon-
cent would have been spared the trouble of
applying to us for information"
The Wing has the following editorial:
The Yankee Raids.
air warning was given by the Yankees of
their intention TO organize 100000 mouRted
men, and ravage the country far and wide
The Southern newspapers did all in their
power to awaken the people to a sense of
danger TO keep them from trusting to the aid OF
the Government tehich already had ats hands
more fhon Jutt italics our own.-ED. STAR,l
and to inculcate the lesson of self reliance
These efforts OF the press were rewarded with
but little success, owing, it il to be feared, to
n 1Is lnvetesate Incidence Of the Southern seo-
The consequences OF this slip. shod South
eih way OF doing things are before us in
me RAD on Knox vile and the destruction OF
the bridge at Strawberry Piains, the raid on
Richmond and the burning Of the bridge On tho
South Anna, the raid on the Virginia and Tenn
essee road al w ytheviie, and lastly the raid
oh III" w HiuingtOn ana weldon road. the de-
structlon OF a bridge 800 feet long. the loss of
5000 bales OF cotton and two car loads of am
m uninon, the burning Of an important cotton
factory, and other losses. X
During the excitement in this city, caused by
Spears exploits, 1t was bitterly said that 3
Yankee raid on Richmond was as pleasant
and easy as q fox chase. It is certain that the
other raids have been safe and agreeable The
pastime afforded the Yankees by our uuprn.
pared condition, at points where preparation
ought, by all means to have been made, is the
best possible encouragement for them to assail
all other places. If a thousand Yankee horse.
men can sport lelsurely around the Confede.
rate Capitol, we may be sure that 500 will not
be deferred from enjoying themselves in every
interior county Of the Southern States.
Letter writer's tell us that the Dutch farmers
OF Pennsylvania did an excellent bushwhack.
ing business upon our forces, thereby saving
a great deal OF their property and helping not
a little TO expel as from their soil. II is true
that we are not welded to property as Dutch
Yankees are, and will not fight as hard to pro.
tsct It; bat for very shame and for the sake OF
Southern manhood, We might try to show at
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