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ed fire on the rebel works on Friday last. The enemy replied ineffectually, whilst our fire disabled every battery they opened.--Their works all along the river are very strong. One of their steamboats was destroyed and another disabled. An attempt to destroy their pontoon boats moored on their side of the river was prevented by their sharpshooters. We, however, captured forty prisoners, a train of wagons, and a number of mules. An expedition, under Col. Wilder, crossed the Tennessee river and burned a railroad bridge, thus cutting the communication between the rebel right and left. Deserters who have come into our lines report that Gen. Johnston had arrived with troops and superseded Bragg in command. Retaliation. The following order, says the Baltimore Clipper, issued when the execution of Captains Sawyer and Flyan was first threatened, is promulgated for publication: Headq'rs, of the Department of Washington, D. C., July 16, 1863.--Commanding office