Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-08

General went forward with the first
brigade of his division under Col. Chap
man and the ID under Gen. Merrill and
drove them back beyound Branday Sta
ton, establishing our picket lines for the
night half a mile further out than before.
Our loss l lilIed and 2 or 3 wounded
Information gained from scouts and pick
cts indicates that the main body of the
enemy is falling back towards Fredericks-
buarg and Gordonsville.
New York, 5.-Charleston letters to
the 81 says the last day of July passes
away with everything promising success
though perhaps not so soon as some
may wish. All things are working well.
We know anxieties is felt in Charleston
for the safety of the city. Last week
there were hanging from the paraPet of
Sumpter, as a protection TO the wall,
lines of cotton bales. It told Us plainly
that our Is inch shot were equal to its
| destruction, but the cotton bales are near
gone, set on fire as they were by their
own guns. They were obliged to take
them down, they are now piled up in
scorched heaps behind the fort. Every
thing betOkens fearfulness on the part of
the rebels here which is very encOurag-
ing to US.
Cape Race, Aug. 5.-The Hecla from
Liverpool 2Sth Queenstown 29th has ar
rived. The news from the federal VIC
tories caused the confederate loan to de-
cline Is to 20 per cent. A panic in that
stock ensued.
Fit. Monroe. Aug. 5.-The Charleston
Courier of the 2Sth says, there were
about q vessels inside the bar yesterday
including the ironsides, 6 monitors also
% in stone inlet.
Cairo, Aug. 5.-The splendid new
steamer Ruth valued at S150,000, burn
ed last night at midnight opposite island
No. /. She was enroute from St. Lsuis
to Vicksburg and had on board 8 pay
masters, their clerks and a number of
passengers. two and a half millions Of
greenbacks-about 900 tons of commit
sary and sutler stores 200 mules and
cattle. boat and cargo total loss. With
in five minutes after the fire broke out,
the upper works were a mass of flames.
She was Immediately headed for the
shore on the Missouri side, and struck
the bank with full force, the fire having
driven the engineers from their posts and
the engines continuing to work. As
soon as she struck a number of passen-
gers jumped ashore hut the sturn soon
swang around down stream and as the
engins did not cease work, the bow soon
turned from the shore and she again
started down the river. When she left
the shore there were about thirty persons
on the bow nearly all of whom must have
persisted. A squad of soldiers on board
as a guard for the funds, is said to have
acted heroically and have stood by the
boxes containing the money until it was
certain all was consumed. The boxes
were iron bound too heavy to be removed.
Five soldiers are known to be lost
There were in all 200 on board. The
crew were all saved excepting the clerk
and two deck hands and the Chamber
maid. When the boat swung from the
score, one paymaster, Mai. Shenwault
and three clerks were known to be aboard.
None of the cattle or mules were saved.
There is no satisfactory theory as 10 how
the fire originated, it is believed, how
ever to have been started by an incedi
airy in the employment of the Rebel Gov
eminent The steamer Shanghai arri-
we'd this morning with the R1th's peel
sengers.
Chicago, Aug. A dispatch from
Charleston the 3lst says, Cummings
Point was severely bombarded yesterday
morning, commencing at 10 O'clock
The ironsides and two monitors were en-
gagged in the bombardment which lasted
until 3p. m. They were responded TO
by batteries of Greggs, Wagner and
Sumter. No firing to-day.