The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-01
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PHILADELPHIA, July 30.-The sub
scription agent reports the sale to-day
Of 81, 558, 450 of 5.2Os.
C1ScNNATI, July 30.-Morgan and
several of his officers arrived at Colum-
bus this afternoon, and were lodged in
the penitentiavy. fter scratching and
bathing they were conducted TO cells,
where they will be confined according 10
the rules Of that institution.
NEw York, July 30.--Tho gunboat
Paul Jones arrived this morning from
Charleston harbor. o. Sunday evening
she was ordered here for repairs, being
leaky, and having burst her 100 FOUNDER
on She 18th. The siege Of Fort Wagner
was being continued when she left, Gen.
Gilmore had succeeded in erecting a
battery of heavy siege guns within one
thousand yards of the fort, and every
thing was progressing favorably.
Sumter AID Fort johnson, on James
Island, kept up q continued fire on our
forces, but the casualties average but
about six per day. The troops are in
fine spirits.
The Tribune's Morris Island CORES
pendent says our entire loss in the late
assault on Fort Wagner. according to Of
fetal report, is / 517. The rebels claim
to have buried $50 of them. This K
traordinary proportion of killed could
only have been reached by the indis-
criminate slaughter.
The officers and men Of the 54th Mas
sachusetts colored regiment will not be
given up to us, and official reports say
the negroes have been sold into slavery.
Other officers are treated with unmea-
sured abuse in fact all Of our wounded
at Charleston have been treated most
barbarously. Opportunities TO ampu-
tate were eagerly seized upon by rebel
surgeons, and it was performed in cases
Of the slightest gunshot wounds.
On the fort our batteries were advance
ed GOO yards nearer Sumter on the Goth
and six 200-pounders placed in posi-.
ton.
MEMPHIS, July 20.-Forces sent out
under Col. Hatch TO look after the rebel
troops who were enforcing the conscrip-
ton in West Tennessee had q fight az
Lexington, routing the rebels, and cap
turing Colonel Campbell, of the 23d
Tennessee, two Lieutenants, twenty five
privates, and two cannon Campbell
was en- route from Chattanooga to Join
Gen. Pillow, who was understood to be
near Paris.
Colonel Fielding Hurst, who was cap
tured by the rebels, has been recaptured.
Gen. Rody's force is still on Bear
Greek. Biilles, Forest, NeWcOmb, and
Wilson are operating under command
Of Pillow. Gen. Dodge is watching all
these parties, and will soon make West
Tennessee too hot to hold them.
New York, July 80. - B~rigadier-
General Strong died this morning from
wounds received Of Fort Wagner.
A Washington correspondent states
that the President will visit New Eng
land soon.
From passengers by the Cosmopolitan
it is learned that the principal guns o.
Fort Wagner have been silenced.
Reinforcements, it is said, have reach.
ed Gilmore, besides several 200 and 30C
FOUNDER Parrot guns.
The rebe. officers are excessively ex.
asperated at being attacked by the Bath
Massachusetts. On being asked for tbs
body of Colonel Shaw, the rebel reply
was " He has been burned, along with
his niggers."
Offensive operations by Gilmore ar,
being actively prosecuted.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Within Oh,
past few days more than 1000 cavalry
men representing every regiment in tn,
army of the Potomac, have arrived her,
for horses to take the place of thos
damaged by the late excessive service.
Advices from the armyof the Potoma
tonight say the l1th corps is TO b
broken up. The LIST division will e
with Gen. Howard, who takes comman
of the I'd corps. The I'd Division will
be incorporated with the 18th corps, an
the other, Carl Schurz, has an independ
ent position, that Of guarding The Orang
and Alexandria railroad from Malasse
to the Rappahannock.