LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Monday, July 27, 1863. AMERICA. The American news of this morning: is important. General Meade officially announced to General Halleck, under date of 15th July, that General Lee and his whole army had crossed the Potomac at Fulling Waters, with the exception of one brigade of 1603 men, two guns, two caissons, and a number of small arms, which were captured by the Federals. Later intelligence says that 500 have been captured in addition. General Petligrew, a Confederate has likewise been killed. The latest advices from Vicksburg state the parolling of prisoners had been completed, and that they numbered 31,577. Immediately after the surrender General Sherman inqred in the direction of the. Big Black River, and on the following day fought a batile wilk General , Johnson, whom he defeated with a loss of 2000 men. This statement needs coufinaatiou.
Richmond journals of the 14th July, publish a despatch stating that a New Orleans paper of the 10th announced the conditional surrender of Port Hudson to tbe Federals on the previous day.
The attack on Charleston has recommenced This time the Federals are seeking to take Fort Sumpler in the rear. They had driven the Confederates with heavy loss from every part of Morris Island except Fort Wagner, which they were attacking both from land and sea. In Tennessee General Rosencranz was still driving JBragg ; before him, and had captured 4000 prisoners; There hud been serious riots in New York caused by the enforcement of the draft. The city appears to have been for two days at least given up to tlie ravages of a lawless mob, who plundered private propeity, destroyed building.*, murdered negroes, banged a Colonel O'Brien, and perpetrated outrages of every description. Something like mania! law had been proclaimed when the latest intelligence left New York, and there could be no doubt that the rioters would be put down with a strong hand. The riot seems to have degenerated into a thieves' row.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1961, 24 September 1863, Page 1
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