The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-07-12

Til. Chronicle, noticing Wilson's raid.
SAYS keep the Railroads cut, ard gene,-.
starvation in . mont. OK sxo will tske :ha
rebel capital without tie aid of Grant.
The Ya.kee Senxts has added an amend
me..t 20 the bill for the republication Of
forr., s,f GoveransAt for States noa in re-
.4.i.;cn. wnieh provides that no State de-
clare.. hy the President in rebellion shall
.e,o ior Presidsn. or Vice P.egidsnt. The
Nolse Is get 20 act On i.
Nothing from G:sEt.
cod 235.
PE7s4su.o, July e.-The situation
around: this place is unchanged. The usual
sk;9,g. lsi.;ng, ana aut vcEy little smelling
to-day.
Pzr.rssuse, July s. Br;rk skirmish-
ing along the lines on the centre Of our
right lest night and to-day, with heavy
shelIing from ssige guns at intervals.
G.ner..l Alexander, Longstreet's chief
Of artillery, was slightly woundsd fsw
days since, but is doing we'll. General
Bushroa johnson was Wounded yesterday
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MERIDIAN, July Th.--Th. Yankees lel.
Jackson On yesterday. 10 private prop :
erty was destroyed, the object Of the ex-
pedili"c being to destroy .tne Railroad be-
tween Jackson and Canton.
I"'agraph.c communication With Jac.
sou has beea resumed.
MACON, Jaly 6.--The Board Of Dircc-
tors of the Press Association net to- da y
sone OF it important. Arrangements have
been made to secure the transmission ef
any reports when interruption exists 10
regular lines, and TO otherwise facilitate 8
ti.e generai objects OF the Association.
CaArrAaoocHEE RIVER July 6th.-All
quiet this morning.
The enemy, yesterday, BURT the dwell.
ing at the junction of the Atlanta and
| Decatur Road.
Some prisoners were brought in last
1 night from the 18th 1ndiana.
SECOND D1sPATCn.l
/ CHArrAHoocHeF, July 5tl. There has
been very little diminishing t~-day
The enemy is cautiously feeling his
way. They yesterday ournt the Paper
Mill at home
A Yankee Major era 70 privatas were
brought in this evening.
Jackson, Miss, july .th, via Mobile,
July 7th.-Tne enemy, estimated at 4 :
900, occupied this place till 4 I. NJ,
when they evacuated It, moving back or
Clinton
Our forces are in their front and flank.
a severe fight four miles west of here
which Continued from daylight to O.
clock this morning. All quiet now.
No particular damage dene to citizens
except. ncsre stealing. Many citizeus
are left without a single servant.
No damage done to o1T illoaeis or tsI-
esraph.
RICHnoSD, July 7tli.-It ir reeortod
that 900 Yankees were surprised and cap
tufsd near Martinsburg last Sunday, W til
4 pieces Of artillery stores, including cx-
tensiye preparations fer d 4th Of july
dinner, were also taken.
! CHATTAFooCEIE July 7tf:.-With the
exec ption Of occasional ssirrnishing ant
shelling by our batteries on the east bank
Of the river, at Turner's Ferry, responded
to by those of the enemy opposite, al il
quiet along the lines.
Among the prisoners brought in to-day
are Col. Sherman. Gen. HowarIs chief o
staff, and his orderly. The Col. was cap
tured by our pickets while maxi 6 re
connoisSsuce Of our lines and works.
i CLINTON, La. July 4th, via Mobile
The steamer !ago, loaded with cotton
was captured and burned by our troops
in Arkansas river.
| Delegates have left New Orleans fo
the Chicago Convention
Over 100 men, deserters from the Yam
kee army, have been arrested on thoir wa,
te join the Mexican army.
Candy is organizing force Of $4,000
men, either to reinforce Sherman or ad
vance and threaten Mobile aud Demopo
lis.
The steamer Louisiana Belle, Govern
aent transport, was burned at the .sye,
near New Orleans.
Gold 2S5. Cotton 1eO.
During the Pupic wars Of Eastern sEu