The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-07-28

eleven hours the enpmS asSau tea
Battery Wagner des, era,ely aud re-
psate.lly. orr peopi. foaght desperate.
y and reppi.ea TIC attack with greai
slaughter Cur lass pus relatively
light bot include, many valuable Off
GERS. Brig. Gen. i'ulaiiero command.
cd on our side.
81 r HEAtRTGABn.
The Richmond Wig has the fol-
lowing despatch
Charleston July %.
The enemy comturnced shelina
again with but few casualties on our
i le. We had in the Battle Of the 18th
instant about $50 Killed and wounded.
The less Of the enemy incudmg pris-
onprs was abont 1000, nearly 500
were buried und,r a flag of rnce.
Col Putnam acting Brig. Gen raj
and Cob Shaw commanding Il negro
regiment were killed
The Wing says. SIX hundred and
uinetg-two Yankee prisoners captured
Il, Grltysburg succeeded ~ getting
on 70 Richmond Yesterday and wcrr
sent ont g Belle l,le camp.
y wbcrn. y. G Jab 81
Nia Fort Monroe
To Mil Gen II w lialIcck
Gtatral hayrtle honor 20 renort
that he caralf, nail having for is
object tlr dr-unlap 81 tie Railroad
bridge at Rocky N uni ins, has ~
turned romplet IL Successful l'ir ~
petition consisted 0. re 3 regiment
n. T. eavalry AMI ,qlairon q the
18th and Of Nix men. Glralry anil
one eonpanyot Nntth Catolian. AND
wa. uniar the com.nrni Of Brig. G"n.
EdWagl +. Potter, clrf ufstatl. The
bridge over tie Ire River At Rocky
Mountain station on the Whining
ton aad Weldon K. X VA. complete
iy DESTROYED The bridge vas three
hundred aud fifty fcei loag and the
tressle work tour tu drcd feet more.
4 cotton Mn fcllel. a Flonr'na
Min containing 1000 barrels of haur
and large quantities of hard bread. u
machine shop containing SHELLS. gun
powlerand every ammunition Of war.
4 large depot Off G and engine and
4 train Of yal>. q wagon train 81 lMens
" five wagons filled with stores ard
ammnhitioG ma mory and. Machine
shop with cig3 hundred bal of cot
ton were all destroyed. AT Tarboro
two steamboats, and one Barge and
five lron-c'ads IN process Of cnnsirpc-
tion, saw mill. 4 train Of cars, one
hundred bales Of cotton ard largf
quantities OF. subsistence and ordnance
sores were desloyed. About 100
prisoners werr taken and 500 animals.
ho ses and mules, some 800 contra
band, followed the expedition into
Nesberr. lae to'ee bad constant
fighting with tic enemy who made
goat endeAyours 10 Intercept their
return bat IL every case tie cnomys
position was either turned ar they
were compelled to retire. Out loss ia
killed wounded and missing will not
exceed Is men. have lie honor 70
b. &c. ]. G.. FOSTER.
Major General.
St Louis, 20.
To Maj-Gen II,lieck:
On the l1ih INST. Gen. Blunt a.
tackled Cooper, twenty-five miles south
81 F.. Gibson ami routed hun. capt.
uring one gun AMI many prisoners.
The enemy lefi sixty killed and thirty
six wounded on the field. Our los
was ten killed aud twenty four woun.
ned Cooper rvtreaied toward III,
Smith. !. u ScoPIEfD.
Maj Grn.
Ciiro. July Is.
Passengers who Arrived here TO-
has from Xirk,bhag. rei,ar that Our
forces have burned Jackson and ,liai
the pursuit. 81 johnSioa i ai "a ctd
'Ur the presrni
Grier-on aud bis cavalry have ar
rived At Memphis.
New Tark %.
Oh tie 18Th tbs rrbels attempted 10
drive cor forces from James Island
The aitaek Nss su,slen ana unex.
pected. but Gen. perry mpt and re-
pulsed ;hem with great slaazlaer.-
The eun-boai Pawpce wticli support
ed the left fank gronnded ard a reb-
81 battery opened apon her, firing
afoat 50 sbo, 80 Il which bit her
She subsequently, aos'ed off and oper
Cd Bpon tie Febrls, putting thea 70
fight
Oar casualties were small and tb~
rebels we're taasht lesson they viii
not soon iorg,l.
The bombariment of ri Wagner
vas renewed % the morning u the
22d The Iron clad, e. operating
si'b ii..A#pv 4lrn2 ~ go F