New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-21

and NAV I've regarded as really nothing Ia comparison
gentleman who came down the Potomac last Tues
day states that the river war ,SIay ap y,
This shows that Grant has detached considerable por-
ton OF his army from the front Of Petersburg Tor tho
defense Of the Yankee capital.
TIE Latest.
Jus. before o'clock last nskt learned that re
Chronicle Of the 18th had been received, DuI
stated that il acknowledged being mistaken IN report
ing the lth the retreat Of the Confederetes u"iu INC
front Of Washington.
PROM PETERSBURG.
The enemy rather quiet yesterday morning, Dnt
az evening approached the Smelling was returned "itn
much yigor and iiereenoss. Ponderous h,ssh,s were
thrown AT the city with every evidence Oh any" sil
dictiyencss hut they failed TO have any eucci p!ohu
annoying the noncombatanis @
II was currently reported Yesterday Inn; Ulysses >
Grant tho much OveIrated ahkee Heheral hd ,LHeu
his departure from this subunary sphere. III other
words that be had died from the effects of the amputa
ton Of an arm. which was wounded by she'll fns.
scugers by last evenings train stated that TINS news
was was posted on the bulletin boards in Petersburg
and there may be trnth In IT, II II turns out 70 De cor
rect wonder who win be the next COMMANDER OF ths
Grand Army OF the Potomac for iankeedom WIZ mo
il matter Of difficulty to trump NJ general wlth tHc
bull dog courage ofGrant
EVACUATION OP WILLIAMSBURG AND YORKTOWN.
The report Of the evacuation of Williamsburg ana
YORKTOWN by the Yankees Is confirmed by gentleman
who recently left the lower Peninsula and arrived 10
Richmond on SATURDAY, he states that all ne troops
had been Withdrawal FROM these places, and that the
people are for the time being relieved from Yankee rule
ARRIVAL or PRISONERS.
The Petersburg train last evening brought owe,
fifteen huneIed Yankee prisoners ono OF Them iookeu
very much like Negro though ms darA complexion
may have been tie result Of thick coating OF dirt
TRANSPORTS SUNK.
WIS currently reported Saturday that our bat.
teries near Hariisons Landing on james River, bad
succeeded IN sinking two Of the cnemys Transports
and hid completely bockaded the river as to prevent
the egress Of the Yankee feet Heay! firing was heald
in1hat direction on saturday, and we doubt not hai
our arteriss paying strict attention to The enc
rys vessels
THB MOVEMENTS on CHARLESTON
| Owing to the interruption Of tho mails, The
Charleston papers have not been received with Tesu
ltritv and we have been unable TO give detailed az
couits Of the recent movements oil the en'iay OF I
city. A copy Of The Courier. however when We Rave
received gives q summary Of the recent events lhere
which gives clear idea OF the character Ol the lceDle
and Ineffective attempts OF The Yankees 10 capture Inc
doomed city"
on the night Of the LIST July at which time large oicc
Of the enemy. commanded by Col Heiner 81 TIC ,Vlu
! Ne,yY Regiment crossed from Dixou's Island 20
the peninsula u james Island az Legares farm IN.
next morning fight took place between tlhi tgls :"
the enemy ard our picket guard, composed OF BaSeS
Let G. Artillery ana detlchnent 81 tne rai ,i
Sege Train After having been repulscd several times
with heavy loss the enemy succeeded. ~ the md vi
gre ty superior numbers in forcing feeble line to
fall back with the loss OF Two guns. On SATURDAY INC!
| landed "a column on Johns lslend.
Al tie dawn Of sunday the active foe attempted 10
get possession Of Font johnson picked body o. non
numbering about ,NDl m = thiGts, hnutl 'oi
sd Peun-y lyaua regiment, made determined attach
on that work They sustained tioosy rcuisf ~ N.
hands OF the brave men under COMMAND oil iaeui.-'o
Jos Yates. That enlargement l9.t 20 prisoners and
five harcc, In our hands ngc TIER with large number
Of dead whose fate revealed by Tho feccding tide
On the same day about o'clock. the forcn ut White
I Point Johns Island made tird assault on Gen
1 Robertsous iiucs but we're repu.scd with case
Tie enemy oontcnted himself On Monday with feeble
demonstrations upon orr lines. which were qnl'his
checked On Tuesday hi, forces were again drawn up
In two lines II balc bat be did not venture T. provoke
p combat While those tie land roiraincd from usins
their rifles and cannon. the gpnboats hammered away
fufi,usy on Battery Prigle bri their shot and slel
did but trHng damage IL that stronghold though toy
had been raining belr missiles upon II since SUNDAY
Nothing worthy oi note occuT"i on Jawe'H lslhnu on
wednesday. On the morning ~ that dgv hFbt took
place on JoAns Island Tat conducted on our part
by TIE Marion Artillery and portion Of Col HarI'sons
regiment The euemy Sas severely punished.
Ihursday afternoon thr enemy on Johns Island
assaulted our lines with spirit thrco several times bat
ho was hurled back with hcar, los.
Through tho whole Of FRIDAY the monitors and mortar
boats in Sfono River threw shot and she'll At BaiicrJ
Prnrlo that fort replying with marked croct nom its
Sa,urJsy was uslorei IN by TIE roll o.. ugsLery and
rho deeper sound 81 light artillery bctokenug ae'efe
fight M John Island 1ho result II thnt battle was
decisive and glorious victory. The noon ~ SUNDAY
Witnessed the monitors and other War cram in their Tor
tncr positions in our harhor The enemy The night
before having retired fom Johns
\ short time sitter nj rttfali tn oe made
another attempt o. 90 pturo Batter. az iheir
ed alanding They seeing thati lacked
the needfll yalor did not tarTF giing The
danger
TnR STU iTIOY.
Sach Intelligence rs we haze b l regard
10 The iuyasion Of MARYLAND has come almost exclusive
Is through Yankee sources. Judging even from these
We perceive that II mus. have been completely success
ful. The invaders went where they pleased stayed ~
long as they pleased departed whom they pleased took
away what thew pleased. and destroyed What thty
pleased They carried oh for il.iance. or destroyed
one million Of bushels NJ grain all the horses worth car
rying Or and many cattle a. they took q fancy TO-
They seem 10 have met with resistance nowhere except
nj Aoncacy bridge aud there they routed The defend
In such short iine. aud pursued them WIZ 80 hnch
ygor that the ko has not been seen eice he face VI
They went within few mile. of Baltimore burned
the bridges cut the telegraph wires captured ihe
trains DESTROYED Gov BradiordS house. under The 'T!
noses OF the Yankee Oicers ard left without m0!estA
tio. They went 10 Washington. frightened The author
itics half 10 death, bcscgcd tho town ~ the most n,n
ing manner and fired shells which fell within mile OF
the csnltol Having stayed NJ long ~ It suited their
convenience n stay they drew OIL without interruption.
apparently scarcely impeded IN the[ reroeaar ,O'e
mont for ;3ka the Yankee report Of the capture q"
200 on 800 prisoners 10 be fancy "i the YANKEES
merely.
The expedition appears 10 have struck the whole
population with ahi"ct terror, rendering lf"m rhurc!
incapabe OF dofcns; and when foTnoy tolls ~ n 10 Tie
best thing that could have happened 40 hankeedom M
asmuch 10 will unite all hearts and reader II easy for
Lincoln 10 recruit bis ranks, W. can but laugh nc The
ludicros effort 20 make the best o very bad business.
We are writing, let II be recOlleciod from tho lanlee
accounts of this business, for have none of OWL
We do not know what tho expedition Was scn' for,
what were it, puubors, what measure 81 success II Oh
aned or whether 70 he'l IN point Of Fact of the camP
before Washington.
EVERYBODY except The protector, aud the Geurrrls.
whoever they were has been and stu IT, IN profound
Ignorance in rcgar TO ii. its iorc or rs objects. Ii
the Yankee. knox. they know more thon We do For
long n. at least thew seem 10 have been MS ilnioTpod
- could be desired, II We Mas judg from Zee conflict
ing stories with which their ioufpns abounded. Tax.
a. for Granted that II was not sent subuc harN.