The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-07
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Richmond Wing feels very bilious
over the great loss Of rolling stock at Jack
son. 1t says: 1.-The evacuation of Jack
son, Miss. left in the hands of the enemy the
rolling stock of the New Orleans, Jacks N
and Great Northern, the Mississippi Central
and Mississippi and Tennessee railroads
The motive power alone consisted Of over
fort eng ines. The loss is incalcuabe, i'm
port,n and wholly rreparabe. Nothing
goes well in the south west"
The losses in the battles at Morris Island
on the l0th,l ltE and 18th nit were not so large
as first reported Gen Gilmore telegraphs
TO Gen lIalleck My medical director in
the field reports an aggregate loss in killed
and wounded in our hands Of $50. | Judge
there are $50 missing. Many of the wound
ed will return to duty in a week or ten days
The health of the army is improving"
The New Orleans Era of the 18th states
that Rrash-ar City surrendered on the 22d
inst ID Clpt J ,hl son OF the gunboat Sachem.
No particu lars.
Tn ere IS strong impression in Washing
ton that lie W i'll resume his invasion policy
again, by making tremendous demonstra-
ton against Washington and Baltimore, in
stead of moving into upper Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
Arrangements have been made to purchase
part of the battlefield at Gettysburg for a
cemetery in which i, is proposed to gather
the remains of our dead. The ground en-
braces that part in which the desperate at
tack was made on the left center Of orr army
Eight other states have already united with
Pennsylvania in the prof ,ct.
The NV South says: "Just as We 90 tt
press it is reported that Gen Rosecrans i
within thirty miles Of Savannah
At the battle at Elk creek on the 10th
"we captured three stand Of coIors, tw,
howitzers an! over % prisoners. The enc
my loss is 200 killed and between 300 ant
er 10 killed and - wounded. Among tn
latter is CO. Williams who was shot whit
leading the gallant lst Kansas co0red regi
ment to the cllrge: bat nobly his black
boys avenged him, for they went in like ii
gers"
Positive inform alton has been received O
the complete discomforture of Little Grow
and the desertioa of all his followers bu
sixty, and his flight to the Yellowstone, be
yond the Missouri. Other chiefs ale await
ing the opportunity TO surrender themselye
and their warriors
Dsatfection with Davis and his Confed
elacy in North Carolina is growing rapidly
The Rleigh Standard denounces Davis as
regulator in whom no contide c. can b
placed. and predicts the failure of his attemp
TO set up Government. The Richmon
Enqnirer, edited by that sweet specimen Of a
lrishman John Mitchell, clamors for the sup
preston Of the Raleigh paper and of tn
North Carolina Supreme Court. The latte
deties the Richmond power, and says tia
Gov. Vance will stand by the court and tn
paper also, and meet force with force. Tn
Standard denounces the would-be niger
whipper Mitchell as an agent of Great Britai
seeking to divide this country. North Care
lima has furnished $1,000 men for the Rebs
armies of whom $1,000 have been killed an
wounded. The Raleigh editors saws tn
State should send to Washington at once
learn what terms of reconciliation can |
made.
The State election in Kentucky took plac
on Monday last and resulted in a compile
Union triumph Bramlette (Union) is elee
ed Governor by $4,000 majority over Wye
life Democrat. The State has gone Uni
by 10000 majority.
Gen. Logan has been assign to the cor
mand Of the II army corps. A good appoir
ment