Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-25
AGREAT BATTLE ON MORRIS ISLAND
ON THE 18TH.
BEAUREGARD CLAIMS TO HAVE LOST But
$50 MEN AND TO HAVE KILLED AND
TAKEN PRISONERS 1000 OF
OUR TROOPS
COILS. PUTNAM AND SHAW KILLED.
FIGHTING RENEWED ON THE a1sr
THE RICHMOND PAPERS In A DESpONDENT
MOOD OVER CONFEDERATE LOSSES BY
YANKEE RAIDS AND JOHN
STON'S REvERSES

another attack upon Fort Wagner, in which
Beauregard claims that the Union troops We're
repulsed with heavy loss in killed and prison
erS.
As he admits IN the same dispatch that Gill
more was on the 21st keeping up the attack
with spirit, it would appear bat the result of
the previous fighting could not have been so
disastrous to the Union troops as Beauregard
would claim.
Probably c ilmore 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-.
menced Smelling again yesterday, with but few
casualties on our part.
We had in the battle of the 18th instant $50
killed and wounded. The enemy's loss. in
GLIDING prisoners, was about tco thousand
Nearly 800 were buried under flag truce.
Col. Putnam, acting Brigadier General, and
Col. Shaw, commanding the negro regiment
were killed.
G.. 7. BEAUREGARD, General.
Criminal Neglect and Heavy Loss.
The evacuation of Jackson, Miss, left i'm the
hands of the enemy, as we learn from the
Memphis Appeal, the rolling stock of the Ne w
Orleans, Jacks ON ard Great Northern, the
Mississippi Cen raj, and the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroads. The motive power alone
consisted of over forty engines.
To have saved this Invaluable property re.
CURED only the construction of a temporary
bridge across Pearl river. Six weeks of time
were allowed for this work which might have
been done in sixdays. What were the railroad
and military authorities thinking about! The
loss is OF ncalculable Importance, and in the
present contition of things wholly irreparable
Nothing seems to 60 well in the Southwest.
Charleston.
The South Carolina troops are, by order of
the Governor Of that State, to remain at Colum-
bia arG Florence tor the present, the force at
Charleston being deemed sufficient to prevent
an attack of the enemy. The South Carolinian
lc1rre that while there is much anxiety, there
is an abiding Confidence that our valued old
ely VIII be SrcceSsiu.iy defended against the
dAabo,ic;.l invaders.
Gen. PettIsrew's Remains,
The rena airs of G er. johnson Pettigre ", 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 numb
of persons assembled at the depot to witness
the funeral ceremonies. After some DELAY the
body was transferred from the car to the hsarse
a1d conveyed to the capitol. The
body will be taken to North Carolina this
morning.
correspondent of the Wing, who signs
himself San Old Resident" after stating that
he ~ 49,
his country, complains that every gambling
shop, bar room, confectionery and other stores
billiard-room and n-pin alley in the city of
Richmond, as well as the principal corners of
Main street, are thronged with scores of strong,
healthy men, all of them in the vigor of man.
hood, who are not in the service of their conn.
try, ard inquiries why 1t is.
The editor of the Wing in a note appende d to
the communication, answers the interrogatory
as follows:
1.-the sight which naturally offends the
eye of our friend, IAN Old RESIDENT offended
equally the eyes Of the members of Congress
while in this city, and they having satisfied
themselves that these stalwart drenes and
blacklcgs were, for the most part, or claimed
TO be not citizens of the Confederate States
passed bill subject to Consumption after the
1st day of July all citizens betWeed Is and As
OF the United States, including Maryland resi-
dents or solourners with the Confederate
States. The President did not think the bill
Il
law. Had it been otherwise our correspon-
dent would have been spared the trouble of
applying to us for information"
The Wing has the following editorial:
The Yankee n aids
Fair warning was given by the Yankees of
their intention to organize 100000 mounted
men, and ravage the country far and wide
The Southern newspapers did all in their
power to awaken the people to sense of
danger to keep them from trusting to the aid of
the Government aohich already had its hands
more than tull, [italics our OWNED. START
and to inculcate the lesson of self.reliance
but little success, owing, it is to be feared, to
the inveterate Incidence Of the Southern peo-
The consequences Of this slip .shod South
the raid on Knoxville and the destruction OF
the bridge at Strawberry Plains, the raid on
richmond and the burning Of the bridge on the
essee road at Wytheville, and lastly the raid
on the Wilmington and Weldon road the de-
struction OF bridge 800 feet long, the loss of
munitien, the burning Of an important cotton
factory, and other losses. X
During the excitement in this city, caused by
Spears exploits, it was bitterly said that
and easy as a fox chase It is certain that tho
other raids have been safe and agreeable The
pasttme afforded the Yankees by our unpre.
pared condition, at points where preparation
best possible encouragement for them to assail
all other places. 1t a thousand Yankee horse
men can sport leisurely 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. 4
Letter writers tell US that the Dutch farmers
OF Pennsylvania did an excellent bushwhack.
ing business upon our forces, thereby saving
great deal OF their property and helping not
little TO expel us from their soil. 1t Is true
that we are not welded to property as Dutch
Yankees are, and will not fight as hard to pro-
tect it; but for very shame and for the sake Of
Southern manhood, we might try to show at
least as much spirit as the PenAsylvanians.
The Waig has an advertisement from the.
Adjutant and Inspector Generals Office, giving
a schedule OF prices to be paid by the Govern.
ment for articles therein named. We notice
as follows:
Superfine -four SOS per barrel; Germ meal
$4.20 per bushel, Eacon 81 per h.; Salt pork
81 per h.; Lard 81 per h.. Potatoes a per
bushel; Salt Is per bushel; Tallow Candies
81 per H.; Sugar tbrown) 81 per lb; CofYee
as per h.; Army wooden cloth, % Der yard:
Army shoes $40 per pair; Wooden socks sl.25
per pair. -
THE REPORTED CAPTURES.
The civ has been full Of rum0rs to-day If