Latest from the North.
We have received a copy of the
Washington Chronicle, of Thursday, the 11th inst, one day later.
It contains an account of the cavalry fight at
Brandy Station.
The
Yankees were under
Gen. Pleasanton, and crossed the
Rappahannock in two columns — the right at Beverly's Ford, and the left at
Kelly's Ford, six miles below.
The account in the
Crotone says:
‘
The fords were captured without loss Beverly's Ford was taken by a spirited dash of the Eighth Illinois and Eighth New York cavalry regiments.
We were on the south side before the enemy were aware of it.
General Gregg took
Kelly's Ford with a slight skirmish and no loss.
’
The right column, under
General Baford, had proceeded only a mile from the river when it came upon
General Jenes's whole brigade, who had just shaken themselves out of sleep and were in time to receive us.
The fight commenced and continued from 5 A. M. to 3 P. M., by which time the entire force of
Stuart, consisting, according to papers found in the camps, of twelve thousand cavalry and sixteen pieces of artillery, had been engaged and driven back three miles on the right and five miles on the left, with heavy loss.
Our forces succeeded in forming a junction near
Brandy Station at 2 o'clock, when the fighting of both columns under
Buford and
Gregg was very gallantly done.
Not a single instance of misbehavior occurred.
The grandest charge was by the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, supported by the Sixth regulars, when they dashed on the whole brigade.
The enemy were taken in flank by another brigade, and though thoroughly overpowered, gallantly out their way out. Two regiments of
Gen. Gragg's brigade, under
Col. Wyndham and
Col. Kilpatrick, had hot work all the morning, but drove the enemy from the river to
Brandy Station.
The rebels were numerically superior to us, including our small supporting force of infantry.
Not withstanding this we drove them back handsomely, and captured 200 prisoners and one stand of colors.--They had five large brigades under command of
Generals Fitzhugh Lee,
W. F. H. Lee,
Jones,
Field, and
Robinson, with sixteen pieces of artillery under
Maj. Breckham.
They had been reviewed the previous day by
Gen. Lee, and were under orders to leave on their grand raid into
Maryland and
Pennsylvania to-morrow (Wednesday) morning.--Important papers have been captured in the
camp of Jones brigade, showing the strength of the whole rebel force and its attentions.
The fight was discontinued about 3 o'clock, the rebels falling back upon strong infantry supports, which came up by rail from
Culpeper, supposed to be part of
Longstreet's force, which, from letters taken, we learn was in that vicinity on Saturday.
Our forces returned almost to this side of the river during the afternoon, the enemy to make any serious at tempt to regain their last ground.
We lose several valuable officers.
The following is a partial list of the killed:
Col. B. F
Davis, 8th New York;
Lieut. Col. Irvin, 18th New York;
Capt. Davis, 6th Pennsylvania;
Capt. Foote, 8th New York;
Capt. Canfield, 2d regulars.
Wounded--
Col. Wyndham, 1st New Jersey, not seriously;
Major Morris, 6th Pennsylvania, wounded and missing,
Lieut Col. Broderick and
Major Still mire,
New Jersey.
The loss of the enemy in killed, wounded, and prisoners far exceeded our own. We got two or three of their brigades under fire of our artillery with shell of short fusee and tore them awfully.
The same paper gives another account, from which we extract the following;
Our men made more than a dozen charges into the midst of the rebel ranks, relying almost entirely upon the sabre, which they used with terrible effect.
The enemy, on the other hand, repeatedly charged also, relying on their revolvers for the most part, however.--Both sides were repeatedly driven back in the course of the battle, though we succeeded in driving the rebels —
Fitzhugh Lee's and
Wade Hampton's divisions of cavalry, with artillery, all commanded by
Major General J. E. B
Stuart — back to a point about five miles southwest of where their-pickets were first encountered, where
Pleasanton found the enemy so heavily reinforced with infantry and artillery as to make it prudent to return to this side of the river.
This — the return — was commenced at about 4 P. M.,
Gen. Pleasanton bringing off about two hundred prisoners, his own wounded, and the bodies of his officers who had been killed in the engagement.
The 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, which was in the advance, under
Buford, lost heavily, including six officers killed, wounded, or missing.
Indeed
Buford's whole force was much cut up. Of the 6th Pennsylvania cavalry, we hear of
Captain Davis, killed by a shell;
Major Robert Morris, missing;
Lieutenant Lonning, missing;
Lieutenant R. Kills, revolver shot through his leg, and
Captain Lieper, cut with a sabre.
The 8th New York had the advance, under
Gregg, and after slightly wavering acquitted themselves with much gallantry.
We hear that among the casualties of that regiment were
Colonel Davis,
Captain Foots, company E, and
Lieutenant Cutler, company A, killed, and
Lieutenant Reeves, company C, and
Lieutenant Epler, company I, mortally wounded.
On the return to this side of the river the enemy skirmished frequently with our rear guard, doing us no damage to speak of, however.
Advices per the
Catawba state that reinforcements from
Brashear City and other points, to the number of six thousand, reached
Gen. Banks on the 30th and 31st of May, and our troops thus outnumber the rebels four to one.
The rebels are entirely hemmed in and no succor can reach them.
Their force is variously estimated at from six to ten thousand.
They are well supplied with
corn meal, but have few other provisions, and only a small supply of ammunition.
It was believed impossible for them to hold out much longer.
Difficulties about the Conscription in Penn Sylvania.
A dispatch from McConnels urg,
Pa., dated the 10th, says that the enrollment is meeting with great resistance among the "sympathizers with rebellion" in
Fulton county, Pa. Some of the enrolling officers have been attacked with rotten eggs, and threats are freely made against their lives.
In some instances they have been shot at by parties concealed in the woods, and attempts have been made to deter the officers from the execution of their duties.
The barn of
Wm. H. Powell, enrolling officer for Thompson county, was fired by a gang Tuesday night. It was entirely consumed, together with all the stock, farming utensils, &c.
The Investment of Vicksburg — great Still further reinforced — active operations Suspended.
A dispatch from
Cincinnati, dated the 10th, says:
‘
The
Commercial has advices from
Vicksburg through an officer of the Forty-eighth Ohio.
The troops are impressed with the idea that
Vicksburg must fall, and have no fears of failure.
’
Our losses have been greatly exaggerated.
The total loss since the crossing of the
Mississippi won't exceed seven thousand.
A Memphis correspondent of the Missouri
Republican says:
‘
General Grant issued an order on the 26th ult., that the army of the Tennessee would rest, and every advantage, during the cessation of hostilities, was recommended to be taken to ascertain the position of the rebels, so that when battle again commenced his forces would have gained, as far as possible, the information so desirable to success.
General Grant will make no further attack, at least at present, or rather direct assault, on the enemy's works all along the line.
Advices have been received in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to the effect that
Major-General Frank J. Herron has left
St. Louis for below with a large force of troops.
He left
St. Louis with his full Staff on Thursday evening last.
’
The attack on Charleston — official Inquiry.
In the Court of Inquiry to-day, in the case of
Engineer Stimers's charge preferred against
Admiral Dupont,
C. C. Fulton, of the Baltimore
American, was the principal witness.--He testified that
Mr. Stimers informed him he visited all the
Monitors on the morning of the 8th of April, at one o'clock, reported to the
Admiral that they were all in a condition for immediate service, and that the
Admiral told him he had decided not to renew the fight.--The decision created great surprise among the
junior officers.
He heard
Stimers say he believed the
Admiral would have renewed the fight if he had not been influenced by others; that the attack on
Sumter was not an earnest one, and the
Monitors were capable, in his opinion, of renewing the attack.
That in his opinion if the
Ericsson rafts had been used the
Monitors could have reached the city.
He expressed disappointment and chagrin at the unwillingness of the
Admiral and the fleet authorities to examine the rafts and torpedoes.
He never expressed confidence in the ability of the
Monitors without the aid of the rafts to succeed in entering
Charleston harbor.
The Dismissal of the British Consul at Richmond.
The
Washington Chronicle, commenting on the "letters patent" of
President Davis, dismissing the
British Consul from
Richmond, says:
‘
About the broadest farce
Mr. Jefferson Davis has yet performed bears date June 5, 1863. On that day he issued "letters patent" revoking the exequatur of
Mr. Richard Moore, British Consul at
Richmond.
Anything more ridiculous he could not have penned.
Mr. Moore was never accredited to the so- called Confederate Government, his consular commission being made out for the
United States.
Some time ago he was called upon by
Mr. Davis to submit his commission to the rebel
Secretary of State.
He knew his position and his duty, however, too well, whatever other faults he may have had, to be guilty of such a place of folly.
Our Government not having recognized the
Confederacy, neither could be.--He was Consul to the
United States, and to no other power.
Mr. Davis, finding that ruse would not succeed, now announces the revocation of
Mr. Moore's exequatur, but as
Mr. Davis did not grant it, we presume
Mr. Moore will simply laugh at his attempted revocation.
The indecorousness of the whole thing is that, as in order to revoke the exequatur
Mr. Davis must acknowledge its existence, he speaks of it as having been granted by a "former Government authorized to act as the agent of the
State of Virginia," meaning the
Government of the United State!
Well done,
Mr. Davis.
’
Miscellaneous.
A dispatch from
Cincinnati says that
Gen. Carter's forces have crossed over the
Cumberland river and driven
Pegram out of
Monticello.
Gold was quoted in New York on the 10th at 140
Gen. Foster, at
Newbern, N. C., has received instructions from
Washington to place in close condiment all rebel officers captured by him.
A letter has been received by
Mrs. Janees Trighman, in from the with of her
Gen. Trighman, stating that she is with him, and that he is but slightly wounded.
