The Tax Payers
of the city of Richmond are entitled to a reduction of ten per cent. on the amount of their taxes that they shall think proper to pay between the 15th and 30th of June.
To some this saving is a considerable item.
No doubt many will embrace the opportunity of making the saving alluded to.
e vigilance of that distinguished officer, as manifested in his Valley campaign, has not been in the least relaxed in his operations on the Chickahominy.
The enemy fleeing down the River.
At a late hour last night the following dispatch was received from Petersburg, giving further details of the escape of the Yankees.
It is highly probable that a portion of the Yankee army may succeed in effecting an escape, but a very large portion of it must fall into our hands:
Petersburg, June 30.--A courier from Bermuda Hundreds, at 6 o'clock, reports that a portion of the Federals have been driven to the river, where, under cover of their gunboats, they are endeavoring
to embark.
Four transports have passed down the river heavily loaded.
Our field pieces on the Chesterfield side engaged the gunboats and poured "hot fire" into them.
The gunboats dropped down to Turkey Island, followed by our field pieces.
The enemy were fleeing down the river bank, hotly pursued by our tro
n killed.
Our batteries are uninjured.
The enemy's fire was principally directed at the city.
Several houses were shattered.
A deserter reports that the enemy's loss was heavy, and that they expected an easy capture.
[later.]
We learn from Vicksburg that the enemy is slowly bombarding the town from the mortar boats to- day. The telegraph office has been smashed.
Gentlemen from New Orleans say that Butler has issued orders laying a tax of $200,000 on the city.
Jackson, June 30.--The Yazoo correspondent of the Mississippian, writing under date of the 16th instant, says that two of the enemy's gunboats were reconnoitering in Yazoo river, when Com. Pickney burned the Confederate gunboats Van-Dorn, Polk, and Livingston.
This action is considered unnecessary and is much deplored here.
The loss of property is heavy.
Gen. Van-Dorn has issued an address to the army, declaring that Vicksburg should be defended to the death.
The Federal can never occupy Vicksburg.
Jackson's Tennessee cavalry burnt fifteen hundred bales of cotton, last Thursday, within twelve miles of Memphis.
The vote in the municipal election at Memphis was small.
No responsible person was a candidate for office.
Jackson, Miss., June 30.--Gen. Chalmers has taken Bolivar, Tenn.
Col. Tappen, of Arkansas, says that Gen. Hindman, with 30,000 men, has Curtis completely cornered.
The State is blazing with excitement.
The battery at Duval's Bluff commands White river, and is support battery at Duval's Bluff commands White river, and is supported by 5,000 Confederates.
The people along the rivers refuse to trade with the Yankees.
Knoxville, June 30.--Buell's army is rapidly crossing the Tennessee river at Florence, and concentrating at Bridgeport, thirty-four miles from Chattanooga.
The enemy crossed a regiment of artillery over Battle Creek yesterday.
Gen. Harry Heth has been assigned to the command of the forces at Chattanooga.
All quiet towards Cumberland Gap.
P. McCrea, Lieutenant Commanding. Commander J. M. Gillis, commanding naval forces, James river.
The great battle before Richmond,[from the N. Y. World, June 30.]
A battle, which resulted, as we are informed by a trustworthy authority, in the grandest Union triumph of the war, and which would probably insure the captumond.
In a few hours, however, we hope that the public may be relieved from its painful suspense.
The Withheld news from Richmond.[from the New York times, June 30.]
The public appetite, which was whetted last night, at a late hour, by the publication of the telegraphic news, via Baltimore, that "we have the grandest milid not appear.
The Rev. Mr. Hendricks is expected to take the oath.
Catholic livings, being loyal, were not disturbed.
Affairs at Alexandria. Alexandria, June 30.
--Capt. McMillan, of company E, 4th Ohio, fell overboard yesterday, and before assistance could be extended to him he was drowned.
The hospitals in this c
gement was momentary anticipated.
Our forces at this point consisted of the divisions of Longstreet.
Jackson, and A. P. Hill — Longstreet occupying the right, and Jackson and Hill the left and centre.
During the day on Friday, the enemy threw a number of shell, some of which fell in close proximity to the advance of our forces, fortunately doing no injury however.
The affair on Sunday.
We have been placed in possession of further information relative to the fight on Sunday, June 30th which we are assured may be relied upon as correct.
Semmes's brigade occupied the position extremely in the left of the York River Railroad.
has composed of the 15th and 32d Virginia regiment 5th and 10th Louisiana regiments, and 10th and 53d Georgia regiments.
Griffith's Mississippi brigade supported the left of Semmes's command to advancing through the dense wood, the 10th Georgia being about the centre of Semmes's brigade got some distance in the advance and claims to have been the f
rived at Richmond with the main portion of his army; that- 30,000 men had been sent to Jackson, and that Jackson with these reinforcements, and the men he already had, would at once attack our right flank, about Mechanicsville, and get around into our rear, while Gen. Lee, with the main Confederate army, would at the same time make a desperate attack in front.
These protects are stated substantially in the letter intercepted.
The Depot of the White House.
[From the N. Y. Express, June 30, third edition.]
The news now is of a huge stampede from the White House, by order — it would seem — in consequence of Gen. McClellan's right wing giving way.
The "White House" being our great depot of provisions, etc., and the railroad there connecting our camps with the depot being broken up, it follows that General McClellan has but two alternatives left:
1st.
To force his way to James river — in order, by connecting with the gunboats, to get something to eat.
2d.
Rapi<
urg to guard the telegraph wires and open direct communication with Gen. McClellan.
Arrangements are perfecting under the direction of officers of high standing here, to convey a full supply of stores to Gen. McClellan's army, but by what means I am not at liberty to publish.
A single sutler in the vicinity of White House had property to the amount of $10,000 destroyed on Saturday.
Another account.
The following is from the New York Tribune:
Fortress Monroe, Monday, June 30. --During last night a large number of steamers, tow-boats, and sail craft, arrived from York river.
An immense fleet is still behind — in all not less than 500 sail.
There was a prize for which the rebels struck at the White House, and which eluded them completely.
Probably not to exceed $100,000 worth of property was destroyed to prevent its falling into the enemy's hands, consisting of whiskey, pork, corn, locomotives, and a small number of arms.
Quartermaster Ingalls, who arrived
he regarded the movement and its contingents (the fighting) over.
This accounts for the non-receipt here of advices from him upon the subject.
The News in New York.
The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, under date of June 30, says:
We do not know what to make of the thousand and one reports that come to us from the Grand Army in front of Richmond.
The telegrams are all a muddle, and everybody is sorely perplexed.
Mr. Seward has been run down all day, at the Aagerness that bespeaks the anxiety of the public mind and the public heart.
Down town, among the Bulls and the Bears, the news produced a general stampede.
Everything is down.
Gen. Scott on his way to Washington.
[From the N. Y. Sun, June 30.]
The Hudson River steamboat Armenia conveyed to the city from West Point, on Saturday, General Scott, accompanied by his servants, carriage, and baggage, under circumstances pointing to an early residence at Washington.
We have before inti
"bold rebel demonstration," and Gen. Viele has issued and order which prohibits the sending of remains of deceased rebel soldiers to Norfolk for burial in future.
A town bombarded.
The example of Vicksburg has fired the citizens of every village in the Confederacy.
The fact that Tampa, Fla, was being bombarded on the 1st inst., has been noticed.
The attempt failed, as will be seen from the following extracts from the report of the officer in command there
On Monday morning, 30th June, the gunboat above in sight in the bay, and after sounding and maneuvering to get a favorable position, came to anchor, turned her broadside to us and opened her ports, and then started her launch with a Lieutenant and twenty men, bearing a flag of truce, towards our shore.
I immediately sent one of my boats with eighteen men and met them in the bay and requested that they should not land on our shore, and on waiting, the Lieutenant in command reported he had been sent by Captain Drake to
