The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-09

Si"r-woundinG many.
Il F9GHT NEAR Jll CKSON
MOBILE, July "A despatch from Jackson
datcl yesterday says, last evening VIC drove
the enemy from our left On the field. We re-
ncwcd the fight early this morning. The fight
inc throughout wis hot. The enemy were Sc
vcrcIy punished and closely pursued to Clinton,
where, owing to recent, long and rapid marches,
our horses juIc,l and the condition Of our men
vas sncl AS to render pursuit incxpcdicnt Our
loss was so killed and wounded, among whom
were Gen. Glolson, severely though not dan
gcrouslv wounded.
plrasanton has tclcgraphcd Dix that Kirby
Smith WAS crossing the Mississippi
Several confused tcIrGralnS from IIarpcrs
Ferry Indicate a heavy rebel force moving in
that direction, in three columns.
The Baltimore G"=sNc of tic .ith savs ali
communication between little Rock and Mem
pins has been cut oIf by the rebels
y great fire has occurred ut the Springfield
l'1n'ry, which has destroyed much machinery:
Tie Yankee C"nsrc>, ~;o to lave adjourned
on the !th
?he n. y. Hy"M says provisions of ali
kinds ha,c advanced largely
1t WAS .rcp"rtc,l.on Sunday that the rebel
cavalry a~I infantry had approached near
Ma'tln"nr@, canin" great excitement.
lnE MAcHAT GREAT GrH-lcstcrlay morn.
ING THIS run WAS again tested on the CIoSby
SandS near this town. \ steel bolt. lo inches
long, and weighing 50 HIS, was fired 1T u tar-.
r'i Representing" \ section OF the side of her
Majesty S.'ip A.inconrt, at present bcinn built
ut ;irl"nhc;.'l. The target WAS constructed
with . - inch armour plate, 0 inch teak
bnckim., 81 incl, iron "Skin' timber lr,lk. and
large pics Supporting the whoir The shot
*truck the target - inches below, and directly 8
ina l;nr with the bull sryc, went clean through.
buried Il piece Of llc target Coo HIS. wciuh)
four feet deep in the San! and then Travelled 44U
yards along the beach. 1t may here be stated
that the distance Of the target from the Gun
WAS 200 yards the distance at which the Gov
crnmcnt authorities have tested other gums
l.ali dc Grey and ltipon recently said that an
other Gun had accomplished the same work as
the weapon Of Mr. Mackay, but he forget to
mention that that Gun WIS three tons heavier.
"''' ''' a. boiS vi ~ - HCuCS, "HcTClS MT.
Alackay's has only u bore OF l-lG inchcs.-
Captain Fisher, II. n, Colonel Clay, Major
Bl'lndcll, Mr.. James Mackay, the owner of tho
gun, Mr. Daniel Mackay, and several other
gentlemen, witnessed the experiments
L1rerqool Jo"r"oi Of Commerce1
Mr.. W. S. Lindsay, NJ. p, has sent to the
Times AL extract from the letter of an English =,
friend of his, atprcscnt on visit to New Orleans,
who gives an account Of the recent defeat of
General Banks. lie says-"Banks lost 5000
men, all his artillery (3G picccs,) ammunition,
and baggage, and was obliged to rctrcct de-
mora!zcd, and yet the Government journals Of
New Orleans announced a Federal victory
The Fcdclals were 10000 strong, and the rebel
army 10000. Tho Federal cavalry, which
mustered COCO, could not now form brigade"
A Yankee soldier, describing the fight to MIR.
l'n'Says correspondent, said. "rhc rebels
went at it with the fury of an avalanche, which
nothing could withstand and the Union troops
skcdaddIed tcnlold faster than at Bulls Run,
The rebels were we'll booted and we'll clothed"
1t is expected that the Peruvians will soon
have 100000 men in the field to rcpcl Spanish
The Spanish Admiral offers to
give up the glano islands and all rcprisals whom
Per" pays what she owes Spain. Peru ofer7
|" way when SNAiH Ta5 " g'pT'S'IS