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THE e¥sfimpUST. PUBLISHED BY J A MES Or AK DN Eli ofth e on bro ad street , tlU |l IiQOBe aslow tki sscboiasailsoau »*"* terms. „ oo Trl-Weehlv i <>o Weekly ITV ARI ABLY IT ADV ANCE. i All P.WM *■>»*«< «> the * ni ® f ,h " ~,ne p * ld 3f, UIlkM (HCTliMlVM***™- AUGUSTA, GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JOLT 2. 1* 62 __ SEE EIGHTH PAGE. Some very interesting accounts o' tl.e great tattle dear Richmond, taken from the Rich mond papers of Friday and Satarday last, will to found on our Bth page THE BATTLE OP RICHMOND The Richmond “Enquirer," of June 27th, was ♦he only paper we received from that city onSa, •urday. The following is all that we find in it in reference to the conflict near Richmond THS E.VOAOIMRXT OK WIDSKHDAT, We presented yesterday a general view ot the engagement ol Wednesday, below Ricbinond.- kccouots j .st r—eived inform us ol a display of heroism on the par* of our troops which is ala most without parallel. When the first Louia .aua entered tLe field, they were alone ; three brigades of'he enemy came forward to meet tumi • and taking advantage of their strength, threw out th nr flanks to enclose and capture •Bent. The galliot Louisianians, undaunted, ooured volley after roller back at tbeui as they retired, and when they saw that they were about to he Hanked, twenty voices from the Regiment shouted forth. Remember Orleans bojs, and Butler the Beast !” Thev charted through the enclosing lidih with the bayonet and escaped, saving one hundred and twenty two kilted, wounded and missing, behind. But they had not retreated over a hundred and titty yards be. .re several regiments from their brigade ar -h -o their relief. They returned with these, ! ,rg I u ion the enemy, drove them back, and .evvrred their deadend wounded, missing but | in ■ in in from the whole number lost. They I lt ;pt II > the pursuit until the enemy ceased firing entirely, and stopping for breath carried back ' the fallen and took up a position near their ! original outpos’s. About five o’clock in the evening, some demon strati ns on the part of the enemy attracting uur attention, the 49th Virginia was sent forward,! drove in their pickets, and soon came upon their advance guard A severe skirmish ensued, in : the 'Didst of which the 12th Virginia, the 3d Al- 1 abatna, and one or two other regiments of Mu- 1 Bi oe's Brigade, whose names we could not learn, went up, and pitching in with vigorous energy, I drove the en-trv hack, inflicting upon them a ( punishment they will have cause to remember.; In the meantime our batteries at th&hpoint open-, ! •eii upon them. The enemy replied, arid wheu the .nfantry fighting was concluded, the artillery duel 1 was still raging anu coutinusd with unkuowu re sult until ten o'clock ai night. We have seen a stimm iry of the killed, wound ed and missing on our side in both engagements; tot are unable to present the list to our readers to-day. Thejwhole number amounts to three bun dred and nine two, of which not more than siktv or seventy are kill-d. We noticed among the killed Captain Smith, of the Albany Uuards, 4th Georgia, and Lieut Ward, of the Lafirange j Rifles, of the same regiment. We publish a list Ol the’wounded in other regim«»‘» who have »r ' i-tt.d at ltie Kent Hospital. The remalodor arc distributed in other hospitals in the city. The; enemy's toss was at least twenty.five btnd-ed. i THK RNGAUZMENT OK IBSTSSDAV On yesterday, until about four in the afternoon, I * _JL nulet Then our forces openetl upon the enemy on «be left of our line. Hill's division ! commenced the overall n, and aided by our ar Miltry drove the emmv from their position, aci ossthe Ohickahomtny, took poswssion of Me chanicsville. and pursued them far some distance, ifbeir batteries at M chanicsville fell into our hands and were turned against them as they , fleft For a short tuns there was a cessation ot : hostilities Thev were renewed again soon after, but wholly With artillery The firing c.mtiuued ; fiercely until alter dark, and couriers who ar rived pronounced it the most rapidand incessant thev had ever heard The result of course could ! not be ascertained Our lateai intelligence left our gallant army holding firmly to the ground they had gained, and preparing for a partial rest upon their arfhs. ........ , Nothing could have e\reeded the brilliancy of flic charge upon the enemy's battery on the Chiekahominy, as our nun pursued them up the Mechanicsvilie Turnpike. Their battery was situated on the brow of a bill on the north side, of the river, about a mile from, and commands j log the bridge and the enure road. It wan mounted superbly, and manned with a force suf ficient to render it almost impregnable. Ac cess to it was hazardous in the extreme. Our forces bad to pass through the narrow de file of '-he road through the swamp and over the bridge, and rush st double-quick up me hill, in a contracted column upon the battery. The bre upon them was exceedingly severe, but firm and undaunted they rushed on, charged the battery, drove out the enemy tn the wildest disorder, an 1 turned their own guns upon them. The enemy is undoubtedly discomfited, and should the engagement contmue and enlarge to- j day must eud iii the utter rout of the army be- 1 fcre’us The recent movements of McClellan prove his incapacity, and the co nduct of his troops on yesterday and Wednesday convince us that fcis defeat is certain. v*s' Oar correspondent, "Ora," has referred, in one of his late letters, to Mr. Deoegre, Randal aad William Hunt, Judge Morgan and Mr. Parker, | of New Orleans, as having taken the oath of slles giaace. We are glad to find that the report in reference to these cil Tens of New Orleans is not credited here by gentlemen from that city who are si joe rung in our midst. Mr. Denegre was and is the. President of the Citizens’ Bank. He has been as active as any other mau in sustaining our G wernmeut. and has two sens now in ser vice -one in the Fifth Co. of Washington Artil ie. v, and the other in Virginia. The brother ot Randal and William Hunt commands the Fifth Regiment of Louisiana Volunteers; and Carleton Hunt, a nephew, is now prisoner of war. These gentlemen did not favor secession in tb» first place, but when the State acted they were perfectly loyal and true The same maj be said of Judge Morgan and Mr. Parker, the late Sher iff. The last report from New Orleans (as late ua the 20fh inst.) is that not one of the good and true men of known position and character has taken the oath of allegiance to those now claim ing to be their conquer »rs: and their courage, under the circumstances, is worthy of all praise. We trust that our people will not be ready to believe any of the idle rumors tending to dis parage good and true men, who have not now the power of appearing to make their own vindica tion. When the trai'ors become known to us w« will mark them well, and remember them when j bur day comes. ' J Mile Advertiser d- Rip -far, June 25 th j We notice that seme of our cotemporaries hate j been alarming the public with reports, to which ; they insist that “the fullest credit" is to be at tributed, to the etfeot that "six thousand Yam- ] kees" have advanced from Suffolk to a point with j is a short distance of Weldon. We assure oar ! readers that there is no confirmation of this j startling intelligence , and we would again can- ! Ron them against rumors in tba street and the j flourishes of sewsational newspapers, which ap pea.- to be desperately -esolwd to get news ah ea 4 of the facts. rrom tike PetereOurg t fa.) Express. LATEST FROM THE NORTH Through the friendly offices of oar friend, Mr. Richard Clements, at Jarratt’s Hotel, we have been loaned a copy of the Philadelphia "Inquir er” of the 20lb, last Friday. We copy the follow ing . i cccfatigx or ccmbshlakd gap. Washington, June 15.— The Secretary of War received a despatch Uoday from Gen. George W. Morgan, dated Camp near Cumberland Gap, June 18th, 8 o'clock a. in. It states that hu army com menced its inarch at 1 o’clock on that morniDg ' to attack the enemy at Cumberland Gap, but on their arrival, they found that he bad evacuated that very important position, his rear guard hav ing left only about four hours before tbe arrival of our advance. Morgan praised tbe conduct of his division and its arduous rnaicn, through an extremely difficult country. He says that his cannon were dragged up the precipitous sides of the Pine and Cumber land uioontains by the aid of blocjt .-and teakle, i'iK) fcen Being employed upon tbe ropes of a sin gle piece. In bis progress considerable skirmish ing with *he enemy bad taken place, but with out any loss on our side. Morgan highly compliments Gens. Spear. Bay ard and Carter; and Col. De Courcy, brigade commanders. all ycisr. Washington, June 15.—Dispatches received at tbe War Department indicate another quiet day in ; tront of Richmond. IMPORTANT rUOM ARKANSAS—OCKBOAI ST LOUIS WHITS BIVKR CUT OFF. Arkansas, June 15. -The expedition down tte River Pass has reached here without a shot being bred at us. The lug Spitfire captured the rebel steamer Clara Dotson to-day in Bayou Lagreux. Sue bad on board 1000 bales of cotton, and is said to be worth $60,000. She has stsrted for Memphis with a prize crew on board. Tbe sleamers To irij -fifth Pa,-ale., Judge Fletcher, and several others, are in India Bay.— Also, the iron clad gunboat Arkansas lately run down from Memphis in an unfinished state, which is expected to i ffer us battle. The rebel steamer Vac Dorn, which escaped ! Jroin our fleet at Memphis, is also said to be up, the Arkansas river. AFFAIRS IS HUMPH!*. Msmiuis, June 18.—The Board ot A.dermen ; have idoptcd a resolution asking Colonel Slack I to postpone the suppression ot Confederate scrip | for So days. Col. Slack has not yet made a de- ' : cision, but it is understood that there is little ' prospect of a tavorable response. ! The "Avalanche" says that Beauregard's army 1 i is in excellent order a- regards h-altb, morals ; ] and equipments, and that all report.- of disor | gamzvlion are false. | SECOND DISPATCH, j Msmphis, June 15 About 150 rebe, officers | and soldiers, and about the same number it cltis Zens, took the oath of allegiance yesterday. { In Col. Black s reply to ihe Flavor and Board ! of Aldermen regarding the corFejcy question, j issued to-day, he saya those who have been the \ J most active la gelling up turn rebellion are the j , very individuals whose pockets are loaded with (Confederate notes, and if do day's time should j be given them, it would be oulygiving that much tune for those who are responsible lor its issue I | to get rid o! it wttbou' loss, and the worthless I trash will be found in the bands of the unsopbts , Heated aud credulous. ; Besides, should these notes be permitted to be 1 : used as a circulating medium where tbe flag of ' the United Mates fi mts, as far as such permission could give character to suob ‘reasonable currency it would d" so. and the very basis of the rebellion be made ri spec led by contract with the govern ment itseikn tn destiny. The market would be come glutted with merchandise which can only | | be sold now ter Teunesxee mu.ey, rathe, than to , do which the owners arc disposed to ship their goods back. | Thu greater part of the stores are a 1 closed, I end the accession owners ot 111 py IU. „, r-,tu»* i to rent tLem to abolitionists at any price. A GSKKHAL EXCHANGE OF PHISONBSS. It is believed that a correspondence is now pru- ; I greasing relative to a general exchange of pris- j I oners. hieward has returned from his visit to the j North. mar vland's vcurs or tub war Taj j The “National Intelligencer" of this morning, i says We are gratified to learn that Robert Fowler, ! Esq , Treasurer of Maryland, has tendered to the , government her quota ot war lax, under Ihe act |ol Congress of August sth, 1881 Maryland, we ; i believe, has the credit of raokiug ns the second ’ ; .State which has thus promptly tendered the war ! * lax - fenusylvania being Ihe first. INCOMPETENT SOaOSONS. An officer who has returned hum the army of McCiellau, state 9 that quite a cumber of the Bur, geons belonging to the diffarhat regiments, ace totally incompetent to discharge the duties, and that some of the wounded have been worse man gled by them than they were by the bullets ol the rebels. .Many of them are hard-hearted and un feeling, and are not fit to associute with the Reb* ; els who surrouud the camp. These cases should , Ibo properly laid before the tiurgei r. General. ! escasH ..Abies. Yesterday, some Rebel prisoners were brought to Alexandria, where a number of Secession la dies clustered around them, furnishing them with dainty refreshments and choice flowers. This was all well enough, but these same Indies gross* ly insulted our soldiers, who were guarding the prisoners, and cheered lor Jefl. Davis. This - should not be allowed, even il women are the guilty ones. SIM ro Font WAKBKH. New York, June 19.—The Hun. P.erre Some ! and Sheriff Mazereuu, of New Orleans, were sent i to Fort Warren to-day. hose iaooes. Ac additional call for troops from tue ioyai Slates has been or is about rc be made i. is not known whetner these levies are to fill up the camp of instruction established at Annapolis, or to be used for other purposes not yet developed In either case, says the Philadelphia “Inquirer," tbe measure is most wise and not an hour too ! early. The rebellion ha? now reached the most critical point, and the existing state oi affairs calls for the highest statesmanship in the Cabi net, the most exalted military capacity in the field, and the most thorough, harmonious and cordial co operation o! both CHARLESTON. If the story of a deserter a.ay be believed, large reinforcements have gone from Bet .regard’s army to Charleston, making, in Commodore Du- P int’s judgment, auy present advance dangerous to our projects. Thus the d mbt ccncermcg the movements of Beauregard's army b*s been partly cleared up, and Cbarles.on, the vUe instigator of the rebellion, is the new military nucleus of the rebels. Onr army will be glad of t.\e transfer of position. COMMERCIAL. New York, June 19.—The money market con tinues firm at 4>£as per cent, on call, and Saf per cent, on striotly prime paper. ' Foreign ex change ie firmer banker's sterling is quoted at 17’pa 17}*- American gold has advanced to 6Wa6*£ premiam. Cotton* —The market is more active and firm er. Sales of 2,809 bales middling uplands at 31%aS2c. Extract from a letter dated Waynesville, Ga., ] Juno 24th, 18G2: ‘ F'ive ot our pickets, of Capt. Striß.and s corns 1 pany, stationed at Dr. Troup’s—whose house was I shelled bv the enemy’s guDboats three weeks siDce—fired into three of their small boats cons ! tainiDg each twelve men- They were armed, but i carried a while flag. Our men were concealed. I and not fiking to allow so large an armed force | t# land, opened upon them at the distance of a I hundred yards with double barrelled guns loaded with ball and buckshot Their fire was deliber- I ate and several were seen to fall. It was re- I turned without an? in'ury on our side and then ! tbe boats retreated. They eould.not have been 1 af'.e any ooLceable object. Yours, very respectfully ,_ W. > vt.iA ffjra.V' 1 .’it /'• r.. BY TELEGRAPH.! FROM RICHMOND. Richmond, Va., June tsth.—The Firat Louisi ana Regiment engaged Sickles’ Brigade this fore nocn on the Williamsburg Road, and drove them back with great slaughter. Tne Louisianians also captured 75 prisoners. The Confederate loss was comparatively heavy. FROM RICHMO>D. Richmond, Va., Jooe 26. — CJp to 1 o’clock, p. m., to-day, there was only occasional skirmish- j ing along the lines. The general expectations, of a great battle torday have not been reahzed Later from Richmond. - THE GREAT BATTLE COMMENCED. Richmond, Va., June 26th.—The greet battle which is to decide the fate of Richmond was com menced this afternoon on the left wing of the Confederate arm;. For three hours, the firing has been rapid and continuous iu the direction •f Mechanicsville. The cannonading is distinct. It heard m the city, and crowds hare repaired to • the hills North of the city, whence the bursting of shells is occasionally visible. At 8 o’clock, ! P. M., the firing was still progressing furiously I It is not probable that any particulars will be re ceived from the battle field until morning. There j was no fighting of importance on the centre or | right to-day. A general engagement to-morrow is considered inevitable. Later from Richmond. THE, BHKAT BATTLE STILL ' I'HOOKESSI.VO. CONFEDERATES SUCCESSFUL STONEWALL JACKSON AT WORK. ENEMY SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVEN* PACE 1 HIS MORNING. CONDITION OF GENERAL PETTIGREW Interesting News. Richmond, June 27th.—The Richmond “D.e patcb,” of this morning, saps that Ger. Branch led the a ; ivanoe yesterday dowu the Meadow Bridge road, with a brigade of North Carolinians, and, on crossing, was reinforced by other troops , of Gen. Will’s division. The numerous held works and batteries op posed to our advance were assailed in the cool est macuer imaginable, and captured with great | rapidity Our loss is much .--s than could nave been expected. All the heights in the vicinity of Mechanics' ville are m o :r possess!, u Gen’l hongstreet’s division err-Bed the Chicir ahominy on the Mecbanicvvilie road last night. The battle was resumed th.a morning at day light, and progressed fi-rcely uutil 8 o'clock when the fire slackened, or was less audible tu the city. The eaen.y have, QO doubt, been driv en hack i any m.ies n the direction f the White Mouse Our forces across the Chicka hominy are led b? ! Stonewall Jackson. Loegatreet. "Bette." Mil 1 , j and A P. Hill are on this side. We are yet acting on the defens.ve vSTILL LATER FROM RICHMOND! GOOD TIDINGS FROM THE BAT TLE FIELD! ’ ENEMY DRIVEN TOW kRDI THE PAM UN REV RIVER LARGE QUANTITIES OF STORES CAP TURED! VICTORY RELIEVED TO BE COM PLETE, KINDNESS OF THE LADIES. AND FORTI TUDE OF THE WOUNDED THE ENEMY BELIEVED TO BE | NOT ONLY DEFEATED, BUT ROUTED! [SIUST DI9IATCH.J Richmond, Va., June J"ih.— I The firing has net been heard in the city, except at intervals, for several hours—the enemy having been driven for miles in the direction of ti • White House cn the Pamuukey Rive-. Columns of smoke have heeu ascending from . the enemy's encampments, indicating the de struction of their stores, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Confederates. It :s reported, however, that large quantities of stores have been captured by ou troops- One of the aa'.t.riea captured thta morn.sg is said to hare be.*u the most formidable in the Yankee army, it consisted of 13 pieces. The community c 'ctluues composed . but are buoyant with the conviction that the Godjrf Bat tles has vouchsafed a complete victory over the insolent foe which hassc long threatened this city. The wounded are continually arriving, and are receiving every attention from the ladies, at the Tarioua hospitals. The fortitude they exhibit has never been surpassed. [second dispatch, i Richmond, Va., June 27th.—All reports from the battle field confirm the prevailing belief that McClellan’s army has bees thoroughly defeated, if not routed The New York River Railroad, with the bat teries commanding it, have beer, taken bv the Confederates. Frorr.tke Jfocon (9a ] O-lrßpo June 2P. FROM COL SMITH’S REGIMENT i Richmond June 27th.—The 44th Georgia I charged battery yesterday evening, loss heavy Adjutant Wiley and myaelf wounded, but not I seriously, particulars hereafter. We are with !>r. J. M Rreec. &o£tny badly whipped. Sopaav A Smith. Later from Richmond, j OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM GEN LEE. NEW3FAPE2. 3EPORT3 OF THE FIGHT friasr dispatch j i Richmond Va., jane 27th.-—The following is the official disoa ch from GeD Lee to President ] 1 Davis • HaeD4VABT3ES, 27th June, 1862 i To his EiCe. encj, President Davis Mr. President : Profoundly grateful to Almigh-; : ty God for the signal victory granted to us, it is I 1 my pleasant task to announce to you the success j achieved by this army to-day. The enemy was, j this morning, driven from his strong position, be hind - Beaver Dam Creek, pursued from that be hind Powhite Creek, and, finally, after a severe contest off ve hours, entirely repulsed from the field, night put aq end ;• the conflict. 1 grieve to state that cur loss in officers and 1 men is great. Wo-slept on the field, and shall ; renew the contest in the morn.ng. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, j [Signed.] Rcnxar E. Las. General Corn'd g [SECOND CiSPATCH.i Richmond, Va., June 28.—The Richmond "Dis- i i patch,’’ of this morning, says that the results ot I yesterday may thus be summed up: We have driven the enemy six miles, beaten them twice in I the tight, captured eight or ten batteries, and some Z J pieces of artillery, many stores, much I clothing, many prisoners, and small arms Gen. Stonewall Jackson, it is said, has been i doing great damage to the enemy, for being corns ! pletely in their .-ear, be has cut off all communi cation with the Pamunkey River, captured 500 prisoners, and mauy stores The 'Examine!" says that the action became genera! in the vicinity of Coal Harbor, abom 5 , o'clock in the afternoon. It is estima’ed tnat I about 75,000 Confederate truops were esgaged j with an equai, if not aupenor.force of the enemy. From the beat and most reliable Information' we can obtain the field was undecided. The action will be resumed this mormog The neid of battle is about 12 rn.ies oeie w Richmond. The “Whig' says that the enemy fell back, for the most part, in good order and succeeded in getting off ihe most of their artillery, as well as the greater part of their dead and wounded ! To day will probably witness a general, and de ’ cisive battle The "Enquirer savs “At 12 o'clock-ast night i we conversed with an Aid to one of our Generals, ! who informs us that we have driven the Yankees ; from all the.r strong positions, taken a number of prisoners, a great many canaoo, etc McClellan is now represented as being a'uoost completely hemmed in, and his telegraph lines have all been cut and the railroad doubtless torn up befo"e this. Iu answer to an enquiry, if there was no way of McClellan getting tv his gunboats, our informant replied that there was none under Heaven that he could see,except with his bal loons In short, the bgbt yesterday wan a glo no 1 s victo'j ! [THI&D »ISt'ATCa.J TO DAYS FIGHTING Confederate!* NtilE SaecemNj’ul PRISONERS COMING IN Richmond, Va., June 28th. —No accounts have 1 been received from the field to-day, except mea. 1 gre reports, but ail indicating that.the Confeder. atesare following up their success About 2,000 prisoners were taken last night, 1 including Brigadier General Reynolds, and at least : 100 Commissioned officers. It has been found necessary to largely .ncreasa the prison accom modations. Prisoners have been arriving all the forenoon. It is reported that two other Yaukee Generals hare been captured ADDITIONAL FROM RICHMOND ! j CONTINUED SUCCESS OE THE CONFED ERATES i Richmond, June 28.—The whole number of ■ prisoners taken is about 3,600, including Gena. I Reynolds, Saunders and Rankin and a large 1 number of field officers The constant arrival of | prisoners here produces a lively excitement j about the streets. All reports from the field confirm the thorough diacomtikar- -f the Yaoiee army, and -nany ex pect that McClellan will capitulate. Several bat teries were taken 50-dav We have lost no gen- j eral officer, but Geu. Elzev has been wounded, | and it is feared dortslly The gallant Major j Wheat cf the Louisiana Tigers, was killed 1 THE BATTLE OF RICHMOND—fiIIVaTE DISFATCHES Private dispatches received in this city, Saturday morning, announce that Col. A. J. Lane, of Han cock county, of the 4!“.h Georgia RegimeDt was slightly wounded in the arm . aud that this morning, a 1 is going well. We learn also, that Mr D. M. Dußose, of this * city, Aid-de-Camp ts Gen. Robert Toombs was reverly wounded. 1-Vciß Ms Allan la «0i) Oorr’Q-v.eaith, June 57. We have been kindly and politely furnished with the following telegram which was received this morning by Mr. Ormond, of ihe firm of McNaught, G'ccnd A Co . dated at-Richmond. June 27th To James Ormond, Egq.— Killed. Lieut. Coi. Johnson and J. Ray, Woundod, 14 Tanner, and H, Garnett. Slightly wounded, Lieut Sir. vail, F. Kinney. A Tribble and Ueaberiy. (Signed’ * [F. M. Jchxston, Capt. [lt will be remembered that Capt. Johnaton commands the Georgia Volunteers, and that this company belongs to the Nineteenth Georgia, Coi ; W. W. Boyd, which we suppose was iu the en gagement of yesterday.' F-o-. the Cclu-nihj (da.) Eryui’-e', une r DEATH OF LIFUT JAS. WARE t We are pained to learn, just as we aie going lo press, that a private dispatch received by Dr, t R. A Ware reports the death of ha son, Lieut . James Ware, acting as Adju»at of the 35th Georgia Regiment. He was killed on the field iatfcefigbt->f Thursday “weiring I Later from the North and Europe THREATENED ARMED INTER VEST - .IN Os TEE PAST OF SIT BOPS j SUTLER 3 PEOCLIMATIJN DENOUNCE) jJS ENGLAND ! i r FUchiioko, June zl The Sew York "Heraid. ' of the 25th ias!., ti<u been "eceived that intelligence from Europe by the steamer Arabia foreshadows the intention of the French Emperor. in co-operation with. England, to inter pore armed intervention in the American war and enforce peace on the basis of a separation between the North and the South. The "Herald” says that the United States will know how to deal with these Powers should they attempt to interfere in oar domestic concrene jknd calls upon Congress tc pronounce againe.. the nefar.ous schemes of the European Powers to break up the Repulic of America. In the House of I.oras.on the ISth inst.. Ear. j Caernaroon called the attention of the House to j Picayune Butler’s proclamatiou relative tc the j ladies of Jew Orleans, and condemned it in severs terms, as without a precedent in the annals Os Eari Russell sa.d that there was no defence far the proclamation, and he sincerely toped/ that the American Government would d.savow ;t. Lord Paimerston 3aid that no man couid -ead the proclamation without feelings of the deeper', humiliation. (Cheers. l It was a proclamation to which tie did net scrapie to attach the epithet of infamous. (Cheers) Ac Englishman, ha said, must blush tc think that such an act nad been committed bv a man belonging to the Ao» lo Mason race. | SOMETHING VERY MYSTERIOUS j CaarcEM ■:■*, S. C., June 28.—The British steam j ship Racer, instead of .lying outside of the Bar. so I usual, whej she come here, this evening entered the harbor, and now lies anchored off the wharves j It is reported, also, that a French war steamer j is expected here. The community is much mys ! tided at this unusual pvect. Fr y'- t XobiU A JtertVftr <£• Aepiare- IMPORTaNT FROM VICKSBURG VICKSBcKO, June 25 —All Farragat’s Suet are .11 sight below ; also twelve transports. Dav:.- iieet. from shove, is visible near the month of the Yatoo river. There was a tight yesterday beiwerc Grand Gulf and Port Gibson, tn which twenty of the Federal were killed There were no casualties on ouf s.de LATE NEWS FROM THE NORTH Ricsuom), Ya., June 26 —New York, Phiia i delphia, and Norfolk dates of Jane 24th have ( byeo received here. Th • news contained in I them is not important. The great National Tax Bill passed both House es of the Federal Congress on Monday last. It taxes everything, even glue, canales, screws ; molaai-.es, wine, and coal Ail was qutai at Corinth ou the 21at .net. Con. i trabands inform Geu. 11 aileek that Beauregard > had gone to Richmond to exclaiu the cause of his evacuating Corinth. The weather was awful, the mercury be.og at So deg. in the shade On the Peninsula, on the 33d, the weather w as 1 warm and dry, and the heat oppressive The ! Federal troops were enthusiastic at the nea- proa i pert of a battle. All was quiet. I The Massachusetts 16th had a savereskirmish with the Rebels at Fair Oakes on the 14th mat ! The 'osa of the former was 17 killed, 35 wound ■ j ed, acd 14 trussing. The Rebels were driven ! back one mile with double the less of the Massa chusetts regitoent. The 16th Massachusetts s the largest regiment t on the Peninsula ! Manuals, June 21st.—The capture of F'ort M»r> I gan is contradicted by adrices from Mobile, i Auvices fnini'Vicksburg tc the 17th instant, via Grenada, Miss., state that there had been no active demonstration there by the Union Bee ( . | since its retirement. Several gunboats appeared lon the ISth inst. from below Report! say that I 1,000 Union troops, with gunboats and transports. | were to leave Baton Rcuge on Friday for Vickn burg. The Vicksburg " Whig, ' of the 17ih mat., j solved at Memphis, says that the Federal advance I division arrived at their old position on Friday 1 evening, and fired a few shots at the lower bats tery on Sunday. All was quiet the next day Gen. Slack still commands Memphis he 01a issued an order requiring the Board of Aiders men. Mayor, Recorder, nod all other city official* to take the oath of allegiance, and failing tc do so, they wili be arrested acd treated as traitor* The Government is repairing the roads from Memphis to Cain CBicaOo 111.. June did. A telegram from I Cairo says that Geo. Hiadmaud was among the 1 prisoners taken at White Raver, Arkansas T e New Y irk '•Herald,” solely relying upon rebel accounts, cla ms '.be fight near Charleston as a rohs'.aQtial Union viotory p) It says that Gen. Beauregard has gone to Richmond, and that strange rumors sre afloat ‘be most import ant of which is, that another reinforcement of MlonewaU Jackson is going on, which will be sufficient to enable him to sweep oat ags.n the ’ Shenandoah Valley, and cross the Potomac this ; time, and descend like an avalanche upon Wash j ington, through Mary sad. Gen. McDowell was badly.lnjured at Manassas by a full from his horse. Steamers reached New York on Monday >ast with 684 additional sick acd wounded Fed ,ral ; soldiers. In New Voracity Foreign Exchange is firmer Sterling is quoted at llß@7lßJg. American j gold advanced to SJalSSTi’i per cent. Govern , j ment stocks were heavy. No election, for municipal officers was allowed ■ to be held in Norfolk on Tuesday last. The j Military Governor says that in consequaaces of , j late disorders and conflicts between the civil aus • thorites and the citizens, the functions of ah civil ! officers will be suspended until further orders 10 ! Norfolk and Portsmouth, ail complaints to he ported to ’-he provost Marshalls of these plates. GENERAL PETTIGREW. Ri.awoND, Vi.. June 27th,—Genera: Pe::ig-ew arrived at Fort Delaware es the 21 gt inst., from Baltimore The Philadelphia "Inquirer” say* i that be .a progressing favorably, n otwithstanding the serous nature of his .wound