The New York herald., 1863-07-20
THE SITUATION.

we nave no furtner reports OF the attack on
Charleston The Richmond Enquirer contains
rebel accounts to the 10th. It says that the
rebels attacked part of our forces on James Island
that morning, and drove them to the protection of
their gunboats in the Stono, with small loss or
both sides. "The enemy (Union forces) is massng
his troops on Morris Island, evidently for another
attack on battery Wagner tonight or to-mor-
row. Three Monitor gunboats and the mortar
boats kept up almost constant fire all day on
chat work, with Little damage to it and few casu-
alities.
There is nothing important from the Army Of
the Potomac. 1t is believed that the present
movements Of General Meade's army, although
they cannot be now revealed, will certainly even
tuate in the destruction of the enemy. General
Lees army has not made as much ground in their
retreat as was supposed. The main body is now
In the vicinity of Winchester, and quite large
number at Bunker Hill. The fact that he should
have been permitted to escape across the Potomac
Is the cause OF much discomfort in Washington.
The President avows himself profoundly de-
pressed" at his escape.
Official dispatches from Admiral Porter relative
to the late fight at Helena, Arkansas, dated on the
9th, have been received by the Navy Depart
ment He sent an expedition, consisting of the
steamers Tyler. Bragg and Hastings, to intercept
General Price, who was reported advancing from
Arkansas to the Mississippi river. with view to
cut of our transports. The Union troops were
commanded by General Prcntiss. They behaved
gallanhy, and General Price was forced to retreat
towards Alexandria.
The official report of Colonel Hatch's attack on
Jackson, Miss, has been forwarded by General
Hurlbut to the War Department. The rebel loss
was two hundred in killed, wounded aud prisoners,
four hundred conscripts released, and about two
that number Of arms.
Admiral Farasuts report Of the capture OF
Port Hudson has also been received by the Navy
Department.
Our correspondent at vicksburg furnishes to-day
an interesting list of the divisions. brigades and
regiments captured and psroled by General Grant.
They constituted the Department OF mississippi and
East Louisiana.
The steamer Thomas A. Scott, which arrived
here yesterday from New Orleans, brings one
days later news Ito the l2t). The steam frigate
Hartford and gunbcat Albatross, from above Port
Hudson, had reached New Orleans. None of the
captured rebels had been paroled by General
Banks to the latest accounts. or the garrison.
four thousand were in line when the garrison was
surrendered besides five hundred wounded and
one thousand sick. The wounds are mainly in the
head, from the bullets Of sharpshooters. Our bat
tories had destroyed an immense amount Of stores.
good supply Of amanitioh fell into our hands.
The grca, Union meeting and torclght process
sion came of as Intended at New Orleans on the
night OF the llth. 4 ilrge number Of re esidenc.s
we're also Illuminated.
The United States steamer Cambridge, at Port
land yosiogG1y, reports that she saw strange
steamer or Cape Cod two nights ago, and that
Opan the drums Of the Cambridge beating TO
quar.ers, she made or and vanished in the fog.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamships Nausa and City Of London. from
southainrton on the sth and Queenstown on the
9th OF July respectively, arrived at this port
yesterday, The news is four days later than the
adv.ees Of the Persia.
Our Paris correspondent furnishes an important
letter, embracing IN article from the lfops,.,, in
which The o#cal Journal explains the late inter
view between tAe Emperor and Mcssrs. Rocbuch
and Lindsay Tie Emntror' iti stated, merely saii
,hat al oslsl h. ga not feel di'posai 10 make
,sw Offer ol mediation without SOM prob,tu,,..
A. fsucceR-, vet he would instruct r,,ou C,,s ..
,.ound'' the Eo-lis Cabinet, and to ntnsat- ti.s,
~" England thought rccogpiiio1 would stop ,i.
aretican war. ara 'il'' Enslcnl woull take IL
step lrst, France "wsuId be disposed" 10 loiow