New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-29
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS
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range, ard, it We're stood grim senslaei al the
back door Of ITS brother Wagner. ;.
The obieci nov was 10 dislcdle the enemy ~
the fort. Col. Harris, the ensineer IN cnaiEe'
placed howltzer on the LEFT OF the ioF', ou,.iee,
and Gen. Taiiatsrre called for vol nn'eers- M"Jor
Mcdonald, with portion OF the 1ist Nor'n o"lo'
lima Regiment, among Others, resp|iueC, Wv &c
iecting Can't. RYAN Getachment Oh 'he
Batt ,on the General directed them 10 charge INTO
thn .,I;en, The order was obeyod brt, untOrtu-
natey the ,oss OF the brave IIy"H caused hesl'a
tion among the men, ard IN moment TIE opportu-
pry was Lost. MAJOR Ramsey hsG also fallen IN
.,,;;lar atter,ts. Mean hle the Un!enisls main.
tsiued their nestiou, keeping W and receiving u
desultory FIRE for upward Of an hour. Finally, orr
preparations 10 attack were completed. AZ TINS
functure IA company of the sd Georgia, Col. Harri
son, who tsi just arrived, moved on he cooped-up
Yankee tom ne rear, and they surrendered. thus
ended the battle aud thus WAS won, considering tbs
odds, one ~ The greatest victories Of re war.
Fisnl the Richmond ETaTincT July a.
MEADE's MEiDACITY.
The follsxin. official communication from Gen
Lee illustrates the uueliahih.y o! dispatches eman-
ating from Yankee generals
HeADseATrfRs Amy NoRrHEHS VlEelsi''
Cen. CoorEK, 4Gj1taHi asd Ia<seet' Ge"e,aL C. s. a.
GESGRArI have seen in Northern papers wha, purpor
Oc d,spa ch from Gen Meade. stztDg that he
had c.p,ued Of infantry pieces Of sriiey
two cal sobsana humber of snalaTl this smy
retired to The south bank otle PoIonae GU the 18th aud IAN
This dispatch has been coz pied into the Richmond Tspes
and it, ocsl Character mag A. TO be believed de-
sire th.tit Incorrect The enemy did no. capture
any org body Of that occasion, bGt oay sirsg
slcs AID et s'eop the road exhausted by
Che iagoe and exposure Of one q most Indictment nights
have knowu at this season Of the year
1t rsiuea without css,tion rendering the road by which
out troop ucDed TO toe oildse al Fahns Waters very
dca p.s, and causing much delay bst tue last OF
the scoops did got cross the the bridge unt p n
on the stb While tue column thus detained on the
ROAD, numbered d. ~h fatigue, ley down m
baIn and lie roadside and though officer. sent OK
10 souse ths1 as vac troops moved o. we oa'hne d n
prevented then from huone aue many wee In this wa
lett behind. Tao we-s let in tue rosd The horses
thu, them became exhausted aud the OH FOR
wsd procure others hen they returned she rear Of
safe back sr th and they tm Lost NO
cannon prisoners skea by the enemy battle but
a-scro-d Tee nul.ber OF st1asgles
20 state with accuracy bot it greatly exaggerated in the
r. +. LEE, General.
From The RicbDond Wing July d.
FROM GEN. LEES AMY
As the Western mail is not opened at the POs, !
OFF, sc Suu1ay night We II no letters last evening
from our correspondent with lie Army Of Northern
Virginia
TIE Central train, last evening, brought down |
from Uorionsvllle about three hundred and G.iy |
Yankees, ca. iured ia a fgL ~ Smokers Gsp, on !
FGGay. We were unable 70 obtain any raruc1lars
of the affair boyond the report tibet Gen Hill corps
cislodged the enemy VINO were holdiuX the pass,
killing number and capturing the prisoners who
arrived mere yes ercay.
IL seems probable from all accounts, that tie
larger portion of Gen. Lees army is now IN Cu!pep-
pc County, and that Meade Is cautiously moving in
tbs same direction.
TIem The Richmond WING July "a.
OUR NAVY.
Ths recent decision by the Lord Chief Baron OF
England in the G4ss Of tic Alexandra is worthy oi
tbs special al euIOn 81 our HecreaTy OF the Navy.
Will that csGson has 20 10 affirmed by higher
Coa.t, to which appeal mas bssr taken, before It
becomes operative, be probabilities u iis 'eing sds-
tsiDed are sufficiently strong 10 warrant preliminary
steps the part % naval aath0Dtes toward tie
Supsisueuon % q i0ln.l dable navy.
: Tia argUnient of tho LORD Cslef Baron who .
wandered the decision in the nse derived its main
force from decision rendered by Judge Story, in
an aualo- Ous case which years ago IN =
the United States. he De ided that 1t perfectly
competent for sAip-bulders u construct vessels OF
any kind ani dispose oi ihem ar they would OF any
description Of merchandise, only that they must
leave tie port where sOld, carrying no warhke
equipments. The Ergisn decision was Ia STREET "
Conformity with lhis, and doubtless that decision .
will he fully affirmed by the Appellate Court, t.
which The case has been carried.
TIE peicy of the United States, down 20 the Pc =
ycd Of ,ue Crmean war, has been in keeping with
this decision. The Yankees, in some Instance dur
Ing the peniency OF ina; war, even overstePpsd tue
lmis which That decision prescribed, by e0uippn9
vessels sold to the Russian Government with ARA.
and mum ious u war; aud hat, there Is ftrOrg
reason 10 believe, witt the connivaBce Of The United
States Government. Ihs manifeslalon OF sympathy z
Will h1es lea 10 lbc establishment OF Intimate aud
friendly relations between the Two pOWefs. which >
are doubl ST., materially strengthened by hat com.
muuity Of governmental poliey which gives both M D
unenvsble distinction auoh1 tie eleliize1 n8tl1ls OF
tie earth. England Ill not permit the precedent q
whinh e ,ije1 Stale, ass furnrbe ed IN the deci ion
OF Judge SjOrJ, and - acce pursued uloer 1t. 10
90 for nothing The Ii oaololy whlco she would re-
cure 10 her commercial marine, as tue Issui! OF de-
cison which would Open 10 us tie privilege " con
stIGcuug naval vessels IN hes pors, will BY apt 10
blunt tia, pside Of superior leg acumen which :
caused British Jufists ~ rnser AZ American decisions
IN the past. The citation Of JlCge StOrys ruling is
emneu.ly oppOtune, and care will be taken BY Lug =.
laho 10 tarn Il To ,ri account. T.
, Tie advantage 10 us which az affirmation OF the
5eeilou in this Alexandra case Will Afford canno,
he oyercstlma,ed Itthey are promptly awaited Of
rs our naval uthorries we Will be IN position =
not oulv 10 give The destn-blow 70 Inc commerce oI
our enemy but 10 strike at como OF bis Northern
eit,ss I'm tie present state Of the barb0f deienses
OF New.York Boston, Portland, and smaller North.
ern ci,ies sucn a vessel IS the Warrior would
have lit lie ficulty IN entering any Of those ports
aud ioflcilrg vital blow upon the enemy. Inc .
distraction VI Boston Sloue would be worth hund. u
red vctore. in the Ged, Il wculd bring such tor.
Yor 10 the "blue noses" cause them TO wish
eagerly Tor peace DESPITE their overweenng love Of
gall, which been freely administered 10 snce
tic opening OF this Vessels OF the Warrior
class would proI1Fly raise the blockade OF our
porte AID would IN this respect confer advgn-
iases which would repay the cost Of their con-
TIE Secretary Of the Navy has been thought BY
usny ourseyes included, deficient in energy, enter
Prise. aud resources lis friends assert that, but
FOR tie secrecy necessary 10 lie observed IN the
o3eisi.ops Of bls Department. lie could be fully VIM
oicsted from these iuputaiiCDs. They declare, III
deed, flat the Investigations Of the Congressional
Committee appointed 10 examine into The manage