The New York herald., 1863-07-26

Dispatches received from Washington late last
night state that it was believed that General Lee,
with his whole army, had escaped, and was then
at Culpepper Cor Orange) Court House. During
the afternoon they were endeavorng to cross the
Blue Ridge at Chester Gap, where fight occurred
with their rear guard. 1t was positively stated
in Washington that General Lee had only been
delayed on the Upper Potomac to enable him to
get away safely with the plunder he had collected
In Maryland and Pennsylvania; and because his
forces have been gathering the new crop of grain
in the Shenandoah valley that he is now moving
towards Richmond with immense trains of supplies,
the necessity of procuring which was increased by
the fall of vicksburg and Port Hudson, and is now
intensified by the cutting of the Tennessee and vir-
ginia Railroad, which was great medium for pro.
curing supplies for his army.
We have four days later news from Charleston
through rebel sources, viz:-General Beauregard's
official dispatches and kilograms from Charleston
to the Richmond papers. The attacks -four forces
upon Fort Wagner represented as most dis,l
astrous to our side. Our loss is put down at two
thousand, including Colones Putnam and Shaw. A
despatch from Charleston of the 10th inst. says
was terrific. Five Monitors, the Ironsides, seven
wooden gunboats and two land batteries maintained
concentrated fire for eleven hours At dark the
enemy, numbering ten regiments, made deter
mined assault works. After desperate
struggle, lasting until eleven o'clock P. NJ, they
were repulsed with heavy loss. Our loss is about
one hundred killed and wounded. The enemys is
estimated at fifteen hundred We captured over
two hundred prisoners, including some black troops
engaged in the assault. All quiet to-day-burying
the dead"
News received in Washington yesterday, how
ever, shows that no assault was made ON Fort
Wagner on the 18th, as above described by the
rebel authorities. The whole story is looked upon
as a canard, as the tclegraphic communication be-
tween Charleston and Richmond was cut of. 1t
is ascertaned, however, that our secoh6 assault
on Fort Wagner, which was to have been made on
tne iytn WAS not success, aitnou8n our loss Is
not known.
The destruction Of Wytheville. Va, by our forces
under Colonel Tolland, which we announced yes
terday, is officially reported by General scammon
to the War Department. 1t is also confirmed by
despatch from the rebel General Jones to the
Confederate government, which We publish in
another column.
We have news from rebel sources to the 18th
instant relative to the evacuation of Jackson and
the retreat of the enemy. The sick and wounded
were all removed, and the rebels, according to
their own accounts, moved out Of the city very
quietly Mt ten o'clock the night Of the 16th our
forces not being aware of the fac, until daygh,
next morning.
The Official report Of Admiral Porter which, We
publish to-day shows that the Red river expedition
which he sent out under the charge Of Lieutenant
Commander selfridgc has been most successful
completely cutting OF the supplies and ammuni
tion Of the rebel General Walker. Lieutenant Sci
fridge captured two rebel steamers, with larg,
cargoes OF sugar, rum and general stores. HI
also seized at Trinity fifteen thousand rounds o
smooth bore cartridges, ten thousand rounds o.
Eunelds and other ammunition, guns, sugar, rum
sal4 and nour belonging to the Confederate gov
ernment.
Dispatches from Leavenworth, Kansas. to tbs
25th, report victory for General Blum, owe,
The rebels In The Indian Territory On the Is,,