Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-07-17
TELEGRAPHiC.

E''N'H"J. 1Hc CEciny are reported rs
advancing by the Boousboro' and S3harps.
burg pixies.
Brig. Gen. Paul J. Semmcs died of his
wounds 8. Mar'insbarg yesterday. p. W..
h.--Sur. RepuJ.
CHAELrsT"S, July ;3.-All quiet this
morning. All day yesterday a mutual
Shei.inS Of the cUemy's lower batteries and
ours was steadily kept up. The Monitors
also participated. Our loss yesterday was
two killed and five wounded.
MAnriNsDGEG, July l2.-The wires
were cut near this place yesterday. Con.
o"ual sk'rn's!'Ing going on between the
armies. Ire enemy occupies lire Oh
Inc AntIe'am River. Lce was near Ia.
gerStown. Cur army in line of battle, and
hsht expected every day. The Potomac
Is falling at Wl!iamsport.
RlcnMoSE, July l3.-No troops were
landed from The gunboats in james river.
ihe liot'lIa IS reported moving up, and
must now be in the vicinity Of City Point.
He otJect of tho movement is not vet
indicated.
There is othins from Maryland to-
night.
JACKSON, July 11.-Anothcr Gay has
passed without an engagement. In tho
morning the enemy threw force on our
i!Eht, threatening to flank Featherstonc.
when 'utorl sent him force and he drove
ne enemy back, after half an hours hard
lighting. Buford lost sixty, principally in
the TN and sth Kentucky. Tho enemy
withdrew from the right in The afternoon
and made demonstration OH tie left and
centre. Gen. Dan. Adams Brigade re-
pulsed them after hard fight. Our loss
t"--day 10 about 200. The enemy arc
forti'ying.
Jackson, July II, II p. m.-The enc
my st1ll concentrating ou our right in order
to reach Pearl River for water. Our for
ccs drove them back on the centre and
burned the houses occupied by their sharp
shooters.
JACKSON, July 12.-'Ihc enemy opened
tire from six batteries on our lett at 8 a. m.
and ra:ncd shell on the city. The enemy
made charge on tie Washington Ar,il--
Icry, Cobb's battery. ard were repulsed
with heavy loss. We took 800 prisoners
and three stand Of colors. Adams and;
Stova!l's Brigades acted gallautly. The
enemy is moving round to- the right.
Scouts report Burnside crossing at Messen-
gers and Birlsing Ferry with two divisions.
Col. Withers, an old citizen, was killed in.
the trenches by shell.
RIc!iMoSD; July l2.-The following is
list Of casualties in company A, 18th
c"r' 'ment s. G ": at Gettysburg on the
lst nst::
Company A:-Wounded Capt. r. T..
Bowden, i'll arm and hand; Sergt. w.
Jones, in thigh; Sergl S McCrary, in
check and shoulder; Scrgt. Hunter, IN
hand; Privatcs c j DllIard,. in thigh,
slightly; w Y Jackson, severe; James
Little, i'll arm, slight; Holly Rfatf.r; WI
Anderson,
Casualties in company a, 81 Battalion
S. G. ", at Gettysburg, Pc, on the 2i
July:
Killed: Private n Hanback,, J W Stew
art, j Check.
Wounded: Capt. Weir, r J Spclts, !
G Brown, j r Bram!e:t and Corporal T
SnmmeraI; the two last very slight.
Sergt. WIN. Ciland, wounded and miss
irg.
#. K. WEIR, Capt.
JACKSON, July 10, 6 p. m-Artillery
fire ceased. The encmy's sharpsLooters
and our pickcts arc Liozing away. Our
loss to-duy VII not exceed Gity.
RrcuMoSD, July 1--WE have reports
,Lis morning Of another son TO Richmond
~ way Of James River. Two monitors.
three wooden guuboats and several trans.
ports.with about 5000 troops are said 10
have epsssed Sandy Point yesterday. No
other news.
RIcuMoSD, July H. Correspondence
explanatory Of Stephens mission shows
that he wen: TO Fort Monroe as Military
Commissioner to obtain from the Federal
authorities An agreement to conduct the
war hereafter according to the usages of
civilized nations. After waiting two days
Stephens was informed that the proposition
for conference was inadmissable, and be
therefore returned to this city. No news.
this morning.
CHARLESTON, July 11.-One hundred
and thirty prisoners arrived in the city this
morning. about thirty of them wounded.
Ninety-fve of the eueny's dead were coun-
ted in front of Battery Wagner, and buried
by the enemy under flag of truce. Among
them were Lieut.. Col. Redman, Capt. Bur
dick and Lieut.. John Wilson, all of the 7th
Connecticut; Maj. Hicks, 10th Penpsyl4
vania, two Captains and three Lieutenants.
The enemy's loss in the assault is estimated
at between four and five hundred.
-Four Monitors opened again on Battery
Wagner at ten o'clock, and ceased firing at
half-past twelve. No damage was done
the battery.
One Monitor was seriously crippled and
towed off. She is Row kept up between
two transports.
Five of our lpen were killed in the as.
san't of this morning.
The enemy's expedition is under the
command Of General Gilmore, and the as
au:ting party, consisting Of delachments Of
five regiments, under command of Gen..
Strong, who was wounded and carried off
tho field. Aduiral Dahlgren commanded
the fleet.
The Yankee troops came up to MIL.
town, near Adams Run, and attempted to