The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-10
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Capture of Rebel Battle Flags
The Mission of Alexander Il. Stevens.
Cavalry Raid in North Carolina
FROM WASHINGTON.
Operations of General Dix.

WASHINGTON, July 8.
Ihirty-one new rebel battle flags, captured
by Union forces in the recent battles at Get
tysburg, have been brought TO this city, and
deposited in the War Department Most OF
them are torn by balls, and many of them are
very bloody. One of them Is silk flag, with
THE device Of rising sun upon it. They were
taken mostly from Virginia aud North Caro-
lima regiments.
lhe following is the correspondence relating
to the mission of Alex. III. Stephens and Rob
ert Ould, at Fortress Monroe:
FORTRESS MONROE, July 4,
U. s. Steamer Minnesota, p. NJ
Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec'y Of the Navy:
The following communication was lust re-
ceiyed from Alex. III. Stephens, who is ON the
flag of truce boat anchored above. l shall in
form Stephens that l await your instructions
before giving him an answer.
S. f. LEE, Admiral, &c.
Confederate States Steamer Torpedo.
In James River, July A.
SIR As Military Commissioner am the
bearer of communication in writing from
JEFF. Davis, eommander-in-Chef of the Land
and Naval forces OF the Confederate States, TO
Abraham Lincoln, Commander-in-Ch Chief Of the
Land and Naval forces eff the United States
Hon. Robert Onld, Confederate State agent of
exchange, accompanies me as Secretary, for
The purpose of delivering the communication
in person, and comforting upon the subject to
which 1t relates. desire to proceed directly
TO Washington in the steamer Torpedo, COM
manded by 1t. Hunter Davidson, of c. S. Ma
w, no person being on board but Hon. Mr..
Ould, myself, boats officers and crew.
Yours, Most respectfully,
ALEX II. STEPHENS.
To S. F. Lee, Admiral, &C.
Nary Department, July 4.
Tn Acting
Roads The request OF Alex. II. Stephens is
inadmissable. The customary agents and chan
nes are adequate for all needful communica-
ton and conference between the United States
forces and the insurgents.
GIDEON WFrLEs,
Secretary of the Navy.
The following has been received at Head
quarters OF the army here:
Ne,eberR, N. c. Z, ria Fort Monroe sth-
To Major General Hallcek: / have the honor
TO report that the cavalry sent from here on
the ID, under Colonel Sims, have safely re-
turned, having successfully accomplished their
mission without loss. They DESTROYED by
twisting the rails according to Gen. Haupt's
plan miles of railroad at Warsaw; they also
destroyed for five miles more all the cuverts
as well as the telegraph at Kenansvile was
destroyed, and large quantities of small arms
and quantities OF commissary and quarter
masters stores were burnt. 80 animals and
some 30 prisoners were captured by them, and
some 100 men and about 800 women and
children, negroes, followed them I'M.
j. G.. FOSTER,
Major Gen. Commanding.
The operations OF Gen. Dix's command at
the White House and on the Peninsula. are
successful having cut off all direct communi-
cation from Richmond and Lees army, and
detained large number Of troops in and
around Richmond, which would otherwise
have gone to reinforce Lee.