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The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
The President has ordered that three prisoners from South Carolina shall be held in close confinement as hostages for three negro seamen, captured on the gunboat Isaac Smith, and who are now in prison at Charleston. The frigate Hartford, with Rear Admiral Farragut on board, arrived at New York on the 10th, and was received with salutes from the American, French, and Spanish war vessels in port. At the latest dates from Vicksburg General Banks had just arrived there on a visit to Gen. Grant. The British Consul at New Orleans and the commander of a French man-of-war in port, accompanied Gen. Banks on his visit to Vicksburg. The Nashville Union is officially authorized to announce that Gen. Johnson proposes issuing writs of election for a Legislature, at the very earliest practicable day. The expedition up James river was accompanied by the turret iron-clad Sangamon and gunboats Com. Barney and Cohasset. A torpedo was exploded under the bows of the Barney, lifting
The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
can discover as yet, of any very active movements in this quarter soon. In fact, I incline to the opinion that the next six or eight weeks will be employed by Gen. Grant in quiet preparation for an active and decisive fall campaign. There is urgent need for this preparation. This army has been in the field a long time, and themingly worse than to meet death gallantly on the battle field. On the Louisiana side of the river, in the country opposite Vicksburg, Kirby Smith has saved Gen. Grant all further trouble about looking after guerillas, for a time at least. He has literally destroyed everything for thirty or forty miles back from the river, anll army. The draft will come along some time in August, or perhaps not until the 1st of September. It is desirable to reinforce our armies early in the autumn, as Grant should be so strengthened as to make the decisive movement against the rebellion in Alabama. By mixing the new conscripts in the old regiments, it will requir