C'J'i
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1563.
THE INVASION.
Our latest advices pretty clearly establish
the fact that General Lee-has made a sud
den retrograde movement from the line of
the Susquehanna, and that he is concentra
ting-his''army in the Cumberland Valley,
somewhere between Chambersburg and Get
tysburg., Of the movements of our own ar
my we are permitted to know very little-;
but it is not difficult to surmise that they are
in keeping with the pressing exigencies of
the situation, and the acknowledged abili
ties of General Meade. The latest accounts
credit General Lee with from seventy
fiye to one hundred thousand men; and
judging from the circumspection of his
movements, it seems probable that the for
mer estimate is most nearly correct. Gene
ral Meade should have a force equal
ly ns large,- if not larger; not that
this would inevitably be necessary to attain
success the coming battle, but that it
would be necessary according to the plainest
dictates of prudence. We do not believe
the rebel army is superior in spirit or disci
pline to ours. A correspondent, wlioseTet
ter we publish in another column, assures us
that the Army of the Potomac was never in
a finer condition, or more anxious to meet
the enemy, than at present. On the other
hand, the rebel army, besides having the
advantage of the initiative, is flushed with
victory, and the hope of capturing Phila
delphia or Washington is a temptation too
glittering to he resisted. That hope, we
know by the boasts of rebel newspapers,-
and the admissions of rebel prisoners, has
seriously been entertained ; and we further
know that, in spite of this retrograde move
ment, it has not been abandoned, but still
animates the ragged battalions of Lee.
A desperate and and undoubtedly
decisive battle, must therefore be fought in
Southern Pennsylvania or Maryland before
many days have elapsed. We do not an
ticipate that it ■will take place during the
present week. However, General Meade
will most probably be the assailant, and as
we have little definite information of his
whereabouts, we may at any moment hear
startling intelligence .from him. Por obvi
ous reasons the struggle will be very despe
rate, and it may be the most hotly contested
of the war. General Lee cannot afford to
sustain another defeat, or to gain a doubtful
victory. If he cannot crush the Army of
the Potomac, he must himself be crushed.
The life or death straggle of the rebellion
would seem to have really come at
last. If Lee can succeed, Baltimore
and Washington must fall. Philadelphia
will share their fate, and the whole North
will be overrun,: devastated, and' laid under
tribute. This is the deliberate programme
of the rebel-leaders. The Army of the Po
tomac once placed hors de combat, tlie Rich
mond Enquirer tells us that Lee will
“throw the whole Confederate army into
Pennsylvania, wide-winged, far-stretching, ■
in one vast, combined movement, envelop
ing Washington on the one side, Harris
burg on the other, and st forward, forward,
till om' red battle-flag reflects itself in the
Delaware.” Conscious of the vast responsi
bility that rests ripon it, we are confident
that the Army of the Potomac, true to the
'glory of its past achievements, true to its
well-pa-
.rued fame, and to the honor and in-,
terests pf tho nation,-watnor he' round un
equaljo the coming fearful trial. The gal
lant men who stormed the heights of Frede
ricksburg, and bore the shock of Chancel
lofville unfalteringly, cannot falter now,
When the safety of their capital depends
upon their yalor, and the reliance of the
North is based upon their heroism.
Advices that come to us as we are writing
indicate that the theory we ventured yester
day, in reference to a battle near Gettys
burg, is confirmed. * We think, from our
Harrisburg despatch, that an action was
progressing beyond Carlisle, and it seems
probable that General Meade has succeeded
in attacking Lee and forcing him to'-a gene
ral engagement. Perhaps the news is pre
mature ; but it is certain that we are on the
eve of the great battle of the war. Such a
conflict will give the North its opportunity.
Lee will fight desperately, for defeat would
be annihilation ; and if we are true to our
selves and actlike men, such must be his
fate. . > .
The Speech of the Governor.
When we say that his Excellency the
GovefCor made to an assemblage of citizens
last evening one of the ablest speeches of
his life, we do not speak a compliment, but
simply that the occasion was one of sub
limity, and that he Was equal to it. Gov.
CuriTiN came from Harrisburg to see the
people of Philadelphia, arid, to tell them
with his own lips of the danger of the State
—the great duty of the hour—the necessity
for’ energy, and devotion. Although he
made no reproaches to Philadelphia, still we
can see that the great city has still a part of
her work to do. He tells us very truly that
the defences of .the city are upon the banks
of the Susquehanna, and that there Phila
delphia should be defended. To this de
fence Pennsylvania* must contribute 60,000
men, and the quota of the city must be
furnished to-day. That quota is 7,800 men,
and we feel assured that they will be sent at
once. We must do this at once—for-this is
a time of danger. As says,
if disaster befals General Meade, the whole
tide of rebel invasion will sweep over our
State with resistless and devastating sway.
Pennsylvania would then be compelled to
assume the brunt of the battle for the
Union—our cities and towns would be pil
laged, and this hungry and fierce body of
armed rebels would grow rich and fat
among our abundance., We have three
millions of people in State ; we have
more than half a million in this city ; and if
we permit the invader to wanton and riot
with our substance, slaying our brethren,
and destroying .our homes, we are xinworthy
of our manhood. Pennsylvania has done
much to aid this war. She has been mu
nificent in her contributions of money and
magnificent in her contributions of men.
She does not deserve this harsh fate. “ Let
us not forget,” says his Excellency, “that
in this straggle the rebels have struck at
Pennsylvania because she is loyal to the
National Government.”: We can surely do!
all that is asked, and'far more, for a cause
so precious and dear. ,
An Opinion l'roin General Xee.
The Richmond correspondent of.the Lon
don Times seems to he a perfect specimen
of rvhat to are accustomed to call “ a
toady. His accounts of.the Chancellor-
Tille battles have evidently been written to
order, with .a moderate degree of ability
and tbc most immoderate terms of praise'
According to this miter, the Union army
was like so many sheep, and merely stood
up to he shot down by the audacious and
fiery rebels. We read pf such feats in Ori
ental romances, hut it.is too much to ask us
to accept as truth these- rambling and impos
sible fictions. We dismiss them with the
remark that the great organ of- English
•opinion Has fallen very far from its high sta
tion when it permits an enemy of the North
in New York, and an enemy in Richmond}
to'ridicule'-; and disparage this nation.' Our
present reference is to draw attention to an
opinion which General Lee is said to have
expressed in; reference to the battle of
Ohancellorvillc and its effect upon the war.
It seems that ; the correspondent met Lee
after the first conflict, and was riding with
him to -thc'bauie-fleld, and with charac-
teiistic details, the conversation that
passed betweeir ’them. We should have
supposed that ; a> man as frank and generous
as the ; admirers of-the rebel chieftain profess
to regard him, would have found a word of
sympathy or compliment, or justice,
for the soldiers of the Union army. Ac
cording to this writer, however, ! the rebel
General improved the hours of conversa
tion in absurd and foolish words like these :
“ Conceive the glee of the contractors when
a new (gill for everything wanted for
100,000 men, from caps down to shoes, is
received at Washington, all the profits
going int,o the pockets, of the Republican
party,” and so on; ~ When partisan' writers
and- Orators in the North use such lan
guage as this, we look upon it as ribaldry
and treat it with contempt. In the columns
of the Richmond Enquirer 'it would he re
garded as misrepresentation calculated to
sustain the spirits of the friends of the re
bellion ; but that General Lee should find
no other words for an enemy that had Just
met him in open battle ; that he should not
acknowledge any noble or honest feeling of
patriotism and love of country among men
“who are his fellow-countrymen, is to us an
evidence of malignity or ignorance that
never can accompany greatness of mind.
For the sake of General Lee, we trust that
this correspondent has misrepresente'd him
as recklessly as he has misrepresented the
soldiers of the North.
Cavalry for City Defence.
The formation of cavalry companies
should not he neglected in the organization
of volunteers for the defence of the city.
Infantry, unaided hy cavalry, even with the
assistance of artillery, is insufficient for
complete offensive or defensive movements.
The value of cavalry must not be underra
ted. Philadelphia can easily furnish one
thousand horses, and as many good riders,
for temporary service, and we are glad that
a fine troop will probably be soon recruited.
Mr. Postmaster Walboen has taken active
measures to organize a cavalry company,
and all citizens who possess horses and pa
triotism, who know their duty and howto
ride, should at once enroll their names upon
books now open at the post office. The
Government will supply arms, equipments,
and instruction ; the people are asked only
for what we are sure they will give—horses
and enterprise, ■
Cavalry must be obtained, or the defences
of the city will be imperfect.' General Dana
is anxious that this arm of the ser
vice should be strengthened. Pleasanton
has taught us the lesson which we failed
to learn from Stuart, and the brilliant
victories recently won by him in Virgi
nia have given the cavalry service thrice
the popularity it had one year ago. Gene
ral Roseceans, we know, has now .an entire
corps of cavalry, and still considers the
force insufficient. To argue of the value of
'cavalry would, however, be superfluous.
We hope it will be, equally unnecessary to
urge upon the many excellent horsemen of
Philadelphia the importance of at once put
ting that equestrian knowledge, which hith
erto has been hut a source of pleasure, to
practical use in the defence of the honor and,
safety of the city. ■
The directors of Girard College
have passed resolutions of high, compliment
to Mr. H. W. Abet, sojbiig the secretary
of that institution, and its acting presi
dent. Prom, the retirement of President
Allen to the installation of Mr Smith,
Mr. Abey has filled the important position
■with fidelity and,ability, and the testimony,
whichhe has received is fully merited. # We
take pleasure in acknowledging the services
which Mr. Abet has, in a very brief time,
rendered one of our moshimportant institu
tions. His care and control have been
kindly, liberal, and systematic, and he.has
'left.to his successor a trust unimpaired.
Mb'. Jay Cooke announces'that he is
authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury
J.O continue the sale of (lie five-twenty loan,
mid. that" subscriptions will be'received at,
par, as heretofore, until further notice. The
extension of the opportunity for, investment
in this loan will give general satis
faction' ' ' . . . '
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Forwarding Troops.— Colonel It. B.
Egberts, special aid to Governor Ctjrtin,
lias been,,detailed .to Philadelphia for the!
purpose of —forWtffding rapidly the troops
now-being raised to defend the State. -His
office will be at the Commonwealth Build
ing, Chestnut street, above Sixth.
WASIIING-TON-
SpcclalSeapatche.to “The Frei.,-
Washington, July T, lSili.
Army of the Po tomac.
Official advices from the Army of the Potomac
atate that a portion of our cavalry, under General
Kilpatrick, had a handsome fight yesterday, with
the enemy’s cavalry, tit Hanover. We captured a
battle-flag, a lieutenant colonel, one captain, and
forty-five privates. Fifteen or twenty of the enemy
were killed.
Sharing in the general belief that there ia no' force
of the enemy between that city (Frederick) and Ha
gerstown, the stage proprietor this morning sent out
his team from the former for the latter place. This
fact is stated to show that the intervening distance
is now believed to be safe to travellers. -
- A portion of our force Burroundcd Eraraettsburg
on Monday, and captured, without a conflict, a bat
tery, which was the. only rebel force there.
Notwithstanding the various reports to the con
trary,our pontoon bridges wards’ Ferry have
bren taken up and safely secured by the engineer
corpß. -
General Stahl was relieved from his cavalry com
’mand by General Hooker on Saturday, and General
Kilpatrick appointed in his place. Prig. General
Copeland has been ’assigned to other duty, and his
late command reorganized. . r
The very beet spirit prevails in the army, and the
hope of an early and decisive battle is the prevailing
sentiment of the troops. . The portion of Maryland
occupied by our army is ;teeming with rich agricul
tural products, affording them large supplies. The
most friendly deposition-is evinced towards ub by
the inhabitants generally, and every precaution is
taken to prevent wanton destruction of property.
ADDRE'-S TO THE SOLDIERS.
The following oircular hAB been issued:
. Headquarters Army op the Potomac, June
30.—The commanding general requests that, pre
vious to the engagement soon expected with the
enemy, corps and other commanding officers address
their troops, explaining to them the immense ibbuc
involved in the struggle.
The enemy are now on our soil. The whale
. country looks anxiously to this army to deliver it
from the presence of the foe. Our failure to do so
will leave us no such welcome as the swelling of a
million of hearts with pride'and: joy as our success
would give to every soldier of the army. Our
homes, firesides, and domestic altars are involved.
The army has fought. Well heretofore. It is believed
that it will fight more desperately and bravely than
ever if it iB addressed in fitting terms.
Corps and other are authorized to
order the instant death of any soldier who fails to
do his duty at this hour. By command of Major
General Meade. S. WILIjIAMS, A. A. Gen.
Our cavalry is actively scouting in ever
and no fears of a surprise are, for an instant, enter
tained by any one,
Letters of tc-day’s date have been received from
the Army of-the Potomac. They contain the fol
lowing particulars :
Our laßt movements have been characterized by a
marked willingness on the p'art of the soldiers to
undergo any fatigue susceptible of human endurance.
The rebels recently Bent out asmaUreconnoitcr
ing party to the vicinity of Frederick.
No Rebels Near Washington.
It was ascertained yesterday by OUi* scouts, who
completed a circuit extending ten miles from the
city, that there was not a single rebel soldier to be
seen. They are confident not one of them is any
where between Frederick and the Potomac; Wash
ington this morning is remarkably quiet.
Our Generals—The Question of Hank De-
cidedr"
The question of rank between the major generals
of the army a has been decided by a board of officers
to which it haß been submitted, and the following
order of precedence determined :
Major G cneral Gxo. B. hXcCr.T2i.XAN,: appointed
May 14,1861, to take rank from the same date.
Major General FmsMONy, appointed July Ist, to
•rank from May u, iB6i. ; ' >
Major General Banks, appointed June sth, to
take rank from May 16, iB«i.
Major General Dix, appointed June Uth, to take
rank fiom May 16th, 1861.
Major General Butxur, appointed May ie>h to
take rank from May 16th, 1861, *
The decision is made upon two grounds ; First
that an appointment may. be. ante-dated by the
as in General FxtuaiONT’s . case j and
second, that the order in Avhich the names stood in
, sent into the Senate determine tiie rank be
tween Generals Banks, -Dix, and .Hornan, without
Bid eat ° ftctualda^e °f appointment by the Pre-
for THR-VotUNTIiHRS.'-B/laff-
m f °“ r colul "nsto-iUy, it Will Be sees
that the Lmlies of I htUdelphia, always foremost la
all good works, have already organized a ltefresh
ment Saloon at Harrisburg for our volunteers, un
der the auspices of the Union League of Philadel
phia. The success of the Refreshment Saloons if
our own city has been such as to win f or Philacle ,
.phia a World-Wide reputation, and we have no doubt
that the same success awaits the noble efforts ot the
ladieß who have elhbarked in this new enterprise.
We hope their effortsnvill receive the most liberal
support of our citizens,
THE INVASION.
The Cavalry Battle iiear 'HtuiOYCT Junction.
A BATTLE BETWEEN MEADE AND
LEE, NEAR GETTYSBURG.
A FIGHT NEAR CARLISLE.
' A LARGE EIRE RAGING.
GENERAL LEE’S HEADQUARTERS AT DOVER
[Special Despatch to The Press.]
Haiuusbuisg, July I.—A strong force, under, com
mand of General Knipe, waa marched up the valley
tO'day towards Carlisle. ’
The supply train encountered the enemy on the
route and withdrew to Harriaburg.
Heavy firing has. been heard in the direction of
Carlisle, and no doubt a considerable.engagement
has taken place. v -.. . .
The fight, 1 learn, has taken place near Mechanics
;burg.
It is still important that Harrisburg Bhould be re
inforced to the utmost. The danger has not passed.
Harrisburg, July I—iO o’clock P. M,—A battle
took place yesterday afternoon at Hanover .Junc
tion between Gen. Pleasanton’s foroe and the rebel
cavalry. It lasted nearly the whole afternoon, and
the enemy lost 400 men in killed, wounded, and
prisoners, besides six pieces of artillery. Our loss
is fepoited at 2CO.
It is believed that the main body of Gen. Lee’s
army is between Gettysburg and Ohamberßburg.
The indications are that a battle has been fought
to-day between Lee and Meade, but to what extent,
or with what result is not known, nor is it likely to
be to-night.
Heavy firing has been heard here during the en
tire evening in the direction of Carlisle. It is a
long way, but at times very rapid. The river
bankß are lined with people listening to the can
nonading, and discussing the possible results.
Harrisburg, July l Midnight. The heavy
firing heard in the direction of Carlisle has now
ceased.
It is-believed that the rebels have made an. at
tack on the forces belonging to this Department,
between Mechanicßburg and Carlisle. The result
iB not known at this writing. . ;
A large fire is now seen in the direction of Car
lisle. What is burning Ib not known.
It is believed here that Gen.. Lee’s headquarters
are at Dover, in York county.
The Invasion ot Maryland.
[Special Correspondence of The Press. 1
Hagerstown, June 28, u 363,
South Mountain has recovered from the terrible
effect of the battle of last fall. I crossed it to-day,
and saw very little to remind me of the deadly con
flict waged there. Even Ahtietam is so changed by
the gentle hand of peaoe, that McClellan would
scarcely reooghize the once bloody grounds, and, like
Wellington when he gazed on Waterloo, might re
mark, “They have changed my battle-field!”
The first sight whioh meets our eye on emerging
from the dark, narrow, steep, and rugged mountain
pass is'Boonsboro, a place remarkable for nothing.
Its single street is longer than the one in Middle
town, but it.cannot boast a single steeple nor a Co
rinthian pillar. Here I heard some reports of the
rebels in Hagerstown, and their misdeeds, which
mademe tremble, but with a fascinating feeling of
curiosity, I determined to enter Africa, if but to
examine their Angola cats. I turned.my face to
wards Hagerstown, Before reaching thelast-named.
place;! rode through Funktown, and felt an irre
pressible desire to inquire for the venerable and sa
gacious Peter Funk, wholesale dealer in cheap jew
elry and watches. But I was a stray Yankee in the
aristocratic town of Funk, where the first salute, in
Maryland, was fired in honor of the traitor Davis,
after.the: fall of Sumpter. Fear got the better of
my folly, and I rode through this respectable town
with an air of deep dejection. Though told of rebel
.forces still in Hagerstown, I pushed boldly on, and,
Whenl. reached the place, saw the-great excited
"crowds of all sexes and sizes in the streets, and felt
their curious eyes upon me ; anxiety-for the liberty
of locomotionfilled my breast. I continued to march
. meekly on ward,-thinking how like' a.lamb I was
going to the shambles, before I Thad a chance to
write to The Press how its faithful correspondent
reached Hagerstown. , r
! True, I was much daunted at the sight of half a
dozen-rebel cavalry, but they had no horses and no
weapons. I passed them without a question, and
reached the hotel. I am thus enabled to give to
our readers a'true account of the rebels since
they began to cross the Potomac at Williams
port, this day two weeks, until they passed from
view. miles from here the facts are fearfully
distorted, and at the distance of ten miles we can
recognize no feature of truth in the current reports.
On this day two weeks ago the rebels began to cross,
the Potomac at‘Williamsport, and two and a half
miles above. The only opposition met was Captain
-Fiery, who, with a handful of men, drove in their
pickets on the Clearspring road. He was fired on
by three hundred mounted infantry, himself slightly
wounded and Lieutenant Metz killed. This was the
remnant' of the Washington county
ti-.DnoAcooAx-ia from Martins
burg. Raised in the neighborhood of Hagerstown,
they knew every, footpathyin the mountains, which
facilitated their escape; Here they fought indivi
dually, and the Captain oni day succeeded in; pick
ing off a lieutenant colonel. Jenkins’ command
crossed first, and numbered two thousand mounted?
infantry, all told. General Rhodes’ brigade of
Ewell’s oorps next followed. This corps d'armec con
sisted of 27,000 men. .A. P. Hill’s corps crossed the.
Potomac at Shepherdstown and Falling
Longßtreet crossed yesterday, week—on Sunday—at
Falling Waters, and remained here four days.
On Thursday they had all disappeared. At
this .time Generals Lee, Longstreet, and Pen
dleton came through the town, stopping but a
few minutes in front of the Washington House.
The reception of Lee wa3 cold, frigid, icy. A
Miss Brown took ,from the gardens of her Union
neighbors sufficient flowers to make a wreath with
al. This was placed in a bungling manner on his
horse’s neck, and a large nosegay thrust into his
hand. This entente cordiale was the only demonstra
tion accorded the rebel invader. Lee looked red,
and.robust. He came not in a carriage, as he
did last September, but rode a splendid horse. Ew
ell was ghastly pale, fearfully worn and emaciated.
. On Friday, three hundred and fifty of Stuart’s Ca
valry passed through Hagerstown, and were follow
ed by four hundred more on Saturday. .They, were
more loquacious than any of the soldiers who had;
passed telling the citizens, who eagerly in-,
quired what cavalry was passing, that it was “ Stu
art’s, what was left of them.” They had three
hundred and fifty empty saddles with them, the
horses branded C. S. A., and accoutrements all old
and worn, with same stamp. Sick, weak; and dis
pirited,. horses lame, themselves wounded, they
bated to go into Pennsylvania. Some men led three
horses. But soldiers and contrabands all told the
same tale of woeful Buffering sustained during the
past. two weeks. , Several ladies waved handker
chiefs, and at Dr. McGill’s a large Secession flag was
thrown to the breeze. Dr. Charles McGill and
brother joined the rebels, and have gone%wifh them*
The rebels have plenty of artillery,; all they cap.
tured at 'Winchester is with them, 27d pieces in all
brass howitzers, Napoleon, and rifled' Parrotts.
Many are 12 and some iG-pounders, drawn by eight ‘
horses. The whole army of invaders is not less
than 95,000 men ; some here positively assert there
was a trifle over 100,000 crossed the Potomac, to
tbeir knowledge. Jenkins* and part of Hill’s com
mand took the road to Waynesboro, which place
they reached some time ago. The remainder took the
turnpike to Chambersburg. Lee, with his whole.
army, must now be thundering at the portals of
Harrisburg.; While here they opened two recruit
ing offices, but succeeded in getting only ten men in
the county. The former editor of the Free.Prm, of
this place, who had been sent South, Geo. A. Boyd,
issued a placard from his old office, calling on “ Ma
rylanders to fall inbut they did not. In this office
were printed.two-orders, one signed by .Ewell, tfi&
• other by Lee. I succeeded in tearing a copy of each
from a dry-goodß box, which you will find herewith.
Little distinction was made between the goods of
the Union man and the Whatever
they fancied was appropriated. I stepped into Mr.
Cook’s store, on whose door was posted the follow
ing notice:
“I here Buy certify.that I have purchased all the
goods suitible for the Usof the army in the store of
: JohnH. Cook.
P. COOPER, Capt., A. Q. M., 4th Mibb. Brigade.”-
Molasses was floating over the floor, sugar scat
tered over the shelves, and everything-of value
gone. Mr. UpdegrafTs hat store had a similar cer
tificate on the door. He lost $l,OOO worth of hats..
Of all these stolen - articles none were distributed
among the soldier, but were all boxed up and sent
through . Williamsport into Virginia, and frord
thence to Richmond. Rebel officers said they had
Maryland now and would keep her. Even the alms
house was not spared ; ; th£y fobbed it of liquor,
c.ows of their calves, and hens of their eggs.
Simon Lechrone told the rebels he resided near
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and was a good rebel/
He had voted for Breckinridge, and now loved Jeff;
Davis, viihile he detested Lincoln and Abolitionists.
They listened attentively, and at the close took 12
horsds, ar.d brought Simon to Hagerstown, where
they insisted on his joining the army. Mr. Beard,
of the same place, a devout Davia* worshipper, told
them the same story. He owned but one horse.
Two scouts took the animal, but said that inasmuch
as Mr. >5. was a goodXhjnfedmte, they would re
store the horse upon receipt of ten dollars in green
backs. He gave the money, and reoei ved the halter
of the horse in his own hands. -But another scout
rode up, and claimed a ten dolJar interest in the
horse. He was about to take him along, when Mr.
If. handed him the money,-with a groan, and re
ceived his quadruped from the hAuds of scout num
ber two, Ere five minutes had elapsed another re
bel rode tlife animal away.
One man inquiVM An officer what reason he
had t® know the rest of/T. 1 * Property was safe. They
bad robbed him of almost ever7 +ll j n 2> and bo vvits]l
ed to retain the smalLremainder..""•X,wo hundred
dollars,” was the laconic response. The mC^ey
handed over, but the goods were not saved.
Harrisburg seems to be the.point they expected to
teach. Oftlcers and men refused to purchase" any
thing as they passed along, saying they would wait
till they got to Harrisburg. Baltimore was seldom
mentioned, except in connection with Washington.
These latter cities they expected to plunder, after
New York and Philadelphia had been left desolate.
Secessionists in this place knew the rebels were
coming two weeks ago, at which time they predicted
“Philadelphia would suffer.” The whole rebel
army passed through by Friday, on their way to
with the exception of a few thousand
stragglers.. On Sunday, about noon, the rebel mail
THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1863.
arrived from Biohmond, in the charge of a plethoric
old gentleman,]with i ed cbeekaahd„ black beaver/
Anews.boy.:was.lustily crying, “Late Richmond
papers— Express, Enquirer, Dispalch—on\y twenty
five cent a'pieoe” in front of the Washington House.
Nine of our r cavalry had stealthily approached the
town, and were now charging! madly down the
street. The venerable Waddilove urged his horse
into a gallop, and: begged the boys to show him a
safe retreat. “Go up that lane, aud you’ll come out
Into a safe plaoe,” bawled an excited urchin. The
mail agent went in, but found his way disputed by a
solid wall. No hope of retiring could be seen ; the
mail bag was thrown into an adjoining yard* but a
came along, and pricked him
With .his sword till he climbed-the fence and had
safely -“.delivered the .mail.” .
Let me mention the boys of Hagerstown. In the
Revolution, we know that school-boys drilling with
Bticks on the rajnpartß of ah old fort_ frightened
away over 1,000 Britiih. In our own Wissahickon
a boatload of Hessians were sunk by s boys hurling
large rocks on them from the heights. At Hagers
town, the boys were the means of discomfiting some
sixty rebel soldiers. One youth of sixteen was very
prominent in his aotivity to have the rebels cap-'
tured. He seized a gun, and pointing it at the
breast of a cavalryman, said “ Gome down from that
horse, you infernal rebel,” and he came down. As
many of the officers who permitted them to ride
their horses to the water found their holsters empty
when examined. Iwas shown upwards of fifty re
volvers thus taken from the rebels. Our nine men,
with the aid of threse boys, captured fifty*three men
and the mail-bags.
Next evening (Monday), a tall sergeant 4 and four
other rebels rode up in front of the Washington
House. They halted, drew their pißtols, and de*.
liberately gazed all around. I thought my time had
come, and momentarily expected to see a finger
pointed toward me, and”hear the exclamation of
“ There’s a Yankee!” Soon they left, and I straight
way grew courageous—l feel so now. One .of these
soldiers said Hooker had done more than any of the
Yankee officers to accomplish the wishes of the peo
ple. “Why, how sol” was breathlessly asked.
“Well, hasn’t he driven us into the Union, and
wasn’t that what you have been trying to do for the
last two years?” was the knowing* response,' while
he still shaded one eye with its wrinkled; lid, and
looked ludicrously from the other. The joke, for
such he evidently meant iC to be, was not well re
ceived, so he laughed alone at his wit.
[Special Correspondence of The Press. 1
When the rebels entered Williamsport the inhabi
tants were astonished. Not having time to close
their stores, they suffered more than the pedple of
Hagerstown, who had timely warning of their ap
proach. Everything of any value i 8 gone. It' is
difficult to get enough to'eat, The voracious rebels
left little for strangers. At the hardware store they
helped themselves generally without a thank you.
One is apt-to wonder what they could And worth
taking in a hardware store. They seemed to think
nothing worth leaving. Knives: forks, and wcll
bucketa were packed up and 1 sent home. Pocket
knives, horse-Bhoes, and nails they took with them;
and scythes, cradles, rakes, and forks, were loaded
in the wagons, to be ÜBed, they said, iii “ harvesting
the grain in Pennsylvania.’*
.No period of returning has been fixed. It is their
intention to remain in Pennsylvania a long time.
Will they be permitted so to I hope not.' The
destruction of the aqueducfywaß a ruffianly action,
resulting ip no good to them,- anil being as injurious
to the interests of the peopleof Maryland and Vir
ginia as to our Government.
I was told that 200 stragglers came to hie ford to
day and refused to cross into Maryland, saying they
would not leaye Virginia. "The truth is, they feared
to go in such email force, the main body of the army
being so far northward. But Gen. Fitz Hugh Bee’s,
cavalry is said to be coming, with the residueof
Stuart’s command, and the diffident stragglers will
be marched onward. I conversed with a gentleman
who has just arrived from Richmond. He has-re
sided in Columbia, S. C., for the last three years.
‘ The war ooming on so abruptly, his short business
visit was prolonged into a forced Btay of three years.
This gentleman visited Gen. Corcoran when he was
imprisoned there, and received for Mb kindness a
white ivory ring, with this inscription cut on the
inside : “Michael Corcoran to R, K. N.” A number of
gentlemen beside himself expected to be liberated
by the attack on Charleston. Two holes, large
enough to drive a wagon through, were battered in
the walls of Sumpter, yet they had to suffer the
mortification of seeing their friends withdraw.
Mr. K—wns in Richmond when Gov. Letcher
issued the proclamation, which the Enquirer char
acterizes sis “inflammable.” Oneof their papers de
scribes with what fierce enthusiasm: 16,000 men
gathered in the public square, and begged for arms.
This is all false; the rebel editors have once more
taken to drawibg a long bow. Richmond at this
1 time has not 5,000 troopß to defend it, if General
Beauregard has not yet arrived. Every available
mambas been taken on the great plundering expe
dition into Pennsylvania, and it is generally be
lieved in Richmond that Beauregard, with 80,000
men, is oh hislway to Maryland, and forty-two miles
from this place is being prepared a substantial pon
: toon bridge, on which I presume they will cross into
Maryland.
He was not permitted to approach Thoroughfare
Gap, till the dead were:iuteired or concealed. But
for ten miles, at least, he saw the road strewed with
dead men and horses. The. rebel army is now in
what their officers would call excellent condition;-
and they are much'better provided for than .last
September. 1 You seldom sce one without shoes
now, but then those who were barefooted'and bare
headed, had the majority. 'Seeing no hope of for
eign assistance, they are determined to makeone
desperate, offensive effort to reach our heart; and if
they fail, then we will find that with General Lee,.
M Past hope or safety, ’tie his latest care,
v Like fallingCa;ear, decently to die.” . ' "
What becomea the army he cares not. 'ln
Staunton a t score of rebels were working in the
_fttreet« tpiih he a ©named to their legs. When
they desired to walk a few yards the ponderous ball
with the heavy chain was slung over their shoulders.
All these: men h atethe Southern Confederacy, Why
shouldn’t they,!: It has done them no goo'dpand,
judging: from present appearances, never will. In
Maryland.they have gained nothing but enemies In
spite of their conciliatory policy. How do these
inyaders expect to get safely back to their homa 1
> . ; : b!- ■
I send you th'e order issued by Lee aa to the inva
sion of the Northern States : /
LEE’S GENERAL ORDER FOR THE’INVA-
. Headquarters Army Northern Va.,
21st June, 1803.
General Orders No. 72.:
While in the enemy’s country, the following regu
lation for procuring Buppließ will be strictly observ
ed, and any violation of them promptly and rigo
rously punished : . . ;
No. I. No private property shall be injured ;, or
destroyed by any person belonging to or connecled
with the army, or taken, except by the officers
hereinafter designated. - I
No. 11. The chiefs 'of the commissary, quarter
ordnance, and medical.departments of the'-
army will make requisitions upon'the local authori
ties or inhabitants for the necessary supplies for
their respective departments, designating the places
and times of delivery.. All persons complying with
such requisitions shall be. paid the market price for
the articles furnished, if they so desire, and the
officer making sueh payment shall take duplicate
receipts for the same, specifying the name of the
person paid, and the quantity, kind, and price of the,’
property,'one of which recclpts'sh&ll be at ouce for
waided to the chief of the department to wliich such
officer is attached. •
No. 111. Should the authorities or inhabitants
neglect or refuse to comply with such requisitions,’
the supplies required will' be taken from the nearest
inhabitants so by the order and under the ’
directions of the respective chiefs of the depart
ments named.
No. IY. When any command ia detached from the
main body, the chiefa of the several departments of
such command will procure supplies for the same,
and such other stores as they may be ordered to pro
vide, in the manner and subject to.the provisions
herein prescribed, reporting their action to the.heads
of their respective departments, to which they will
forward duplicates of all vouchers given or received. ‘
No. Y. All persons who shall decline to receive;
payment for property furnished on requisitions, and.
all from whom it shall be necessary to take stores:,
or. supplies, shall be furnished by the officer receiv
ing or taking the-same with a receipt specifying
the kind ana quantity of the property received or
taken; ab tbe case may be, the name of the person
from whom it was received of taken, the command:
■ for the use of which it is intended, and the market
pri,ce. A duplicate of said receipt shall be at once -
forwarded to the chief of the department to which
the officer by whom it is executed is attached.
No. YI. If any person shall remove or conceal ;
proper ty necessary for the use of the army,'or attempt
to do so,the officers hereinbefore mentioned will cause
such property-;- and aIT other property belonging to
such.person that mny be required by the army, to.be
seized, and the officer seizing the same will forth
with report to the chief of his department the kind,
quantity, and market price of the property sOßeized,
and the name of the. owner. r
By command of General R. E. Lise.
R. H. CHILTON, A. A. and I. G.
Lieut. Gen. R. S. Ewktx,
■». Commanding 2d Army Corps.
CAMPAIGNING IN UPPER MARYLAND.
[Special Correspondence of The Press. ]
Frkdbriok, Md., July 1,1863.,
Itisgivingno aid and comfort to.the enemy to
say that the Federal army, which has been with us
for some: time past, has evacuated Frederick, and
proceeded on its; onw*ffd march. . The streets have
resumed their former quietness, and if we except
the filthy appearance of the highways, and one or
two other circumstances, one would hardly: imagine
that so great an event had lately transpiredlvithin
its precincts. The change of commanders the
Army of the Potomac was, announced to Generals
Hooker and Meade on Sunday, morning, it head
quarters, which Were then buta Bhort distance from
here. I telegraphed this important fact oa Sunday
afteinodh, at the name time the same intelligence
wsb sent to the New York Herald, whose transmis.
sionmine.was to, follow. The last sentence of the
former was not completed, when it was suddenly
announced that the telegraphic communication was
cut off. Later in the evening we learned that rail
road communication with Baltimore was also cutoff.
Further inquiry confirmed the statement. Frederick
City was entirely isolated. Atonce, every one had it
upon his lips that the rebels were marching: upon
the city. The invaders were credited in volume as
amounting to five to twenty-five thousand men, ac
coidingtothe extent oi each fanciful imagination.
A reconnoitring force was sent out, and duly.re- ;
ported the whereabouts and intentions of the .Van
dals. It was discovered that a bridge on the Balti-:
more and Ohio railroad, near Poplar Springs, had
been destroyed, and the wires cut. The rcbcl : force
inflicting the injury.comprised not more than two
hundred, and . they were members of Stuart's ca
valry. They dashed into the place, and, capturing
one company of the Purnell Legion who happened
to be stationed there, fled off with as great precipi
tancy as they had entered/' They feared a contact
with our troops; whom they knew to be in force in
the and hence their hasty retreat.
The railroad and telegraphic, breaches were repaired
with that alacrity which distinguishes the manage
ment of this excellent road, and the cars are to day
once more in running order.
The confusion incident to the change in the head
ot L 'he army, though, it is to be hoped, but tem
porary clearly manifested in Frederick. - The
; reccDtioD b * lie inhabitants, of the army was a.
enthusiastic as ' w P on i*> Passage through here last
year, though the m™* waa n 0 »» dUUnguished by
i order aud regularity. ' Strange to say, there was no
’ provost guard doing duty, 4 ” l ' thc ‘»verne were, per
mitted to be open during whole, period. The
• consequence may'be imagined. . s *,. ; ;
That the rebel army, or a portion 4>f
* pass this way, is a belief no w generally 1 <sntt}f£ri|rtefl,
: The evacuation of Maryland Heights opens thtf (ftfofc
Williamsport, Md., June 29, fB63>
to such an event, but whether that will be a for
tunate step for our army, the future will determine.
A lot of wounded men of former battles arrived
here.to-day, from Etnmetsburg. The hospitals there
have been cleared to make place for others that the
next battle may necessitate. j>.
> Boonsboro.
CSpedal Despatch to The Pres*.}
BooifSbOßO, Md., .Tune 29.—A small squadron of
our cavalry daßhed through Hagerstown last eve
ning.. The consternation was great among Seces
sionists and rebel stragglers. Every one fled in con
fusion. Having no definite idea of the magnitude
of the danger which menaced them, they imagined
the worst. The oppressed Unionists hailed their
coming with tearsol joy, and devoutly thanked God
that the time of rebel soldiers in their town was
growing to an end. Traitors ground their teeth in
rage, and fearfully thought of the morrow.
Boys from fifteen to twenty years of age old pelted
the retreating plunderers with all sorts of mißsiles,
and so worried a fat old gentleman, acting provost
marshal, who was fleeing with the mail, which was
prepared to be sent to Winchester, and from, the
wrath to come, that he dropped the bag containing
the rebel mail, which is now in our possession, and
being driven with speed to Frederick. Sixteen pri
soners were captured in the gallant charge through
the town. ; Capt. White, of the.Loudoun-Rangers,
known in the neighborhood for his rapacity, is re
ported captured, but I did not see him pass through
Bopnßboro with the other prisoners,
A considerable portion of Stuart’s cavalry iB said
to be at Williamsport, superintending the shipping
of stolen goods into Virginia. I am told he is there
in. person.' The remainder of his cavalry passed
through Hagerstown, as I reported yesterday. Men
who saw them say they are badly cut up, and curse
the Yankees for their valor and intrepidity of last
week.
BERMUDA.
Arrival of the Rebel Steamer lady Davis-*
Vallnndigfiam n Pnsscnger.
New York, July I.—Bermuda papers of the 25 th
ult. have been received.
The rebel "steamer Lady Davis arrived at St.
George’s on the 22d, from Wilmington, N. G. She
is reported to belong to the rebel Government, and
brought important despatches from them to the
British. ,
There were twelve blockade-runners at Wilming
ton on the 16th. Two of them le # ft in company with
the Lady Davis, which passed close to the blockading
squadron on her way out. The Lady Davis was
formerly named the Cornubia.
The steamer Haniet Pinckney had arrived from
England, and the Lord. Cly de cleared for Nassau.
The Bteamer Marion, from Nassau, bound to Eng
land, called for coal, but not being able to get a sup
ply, proceeded to Halifax. ■
A line of steamers is about to be established be
tween Bermuda and Liverpool.
Yallandigham arrived at Bermuda in the steamer
Lady Davis. Th V; Royal Gazette says he is on the
way 1 to Canada, there to await coming events.
The Diplomatic Relations of the Rebels*
New York, July.l.—A copy of the rebel Secre
tary Benjamin’s communication to Commissioner
Mason, at London, on the subject of the revocation
.of the exequatur of Consul Moore, at Richmond,
has been published in'" the London papers.
Jt partially rests on the ground that, he de
nounced the Confederate Government as being
indifferent to cases of the moat atrocious cruelty.
It appears that two persons who were enrolled aa
conscripts claimed exemption as British subjects.
The facta were investigated, and it was proved that
they had exercised the right oi suffrage.
The document proceeds to argue that “ the British
and other ministers at Washington assume'-to ex
ercise authority over the consuls, residiog;fn the
Confederate States, thus ignoring the, existence of
thispovernment. Under these circumstances Presi
dent Davis felt it his duty to order that no direct
communication be permitted between the Confede
racy and of those nations residing within the ene
my’s country.
EUROPE.
The Steamship China at Sandy Hoolc.
The Liverpool Post says: “The steamer South
erner, about which so much has been Baid and done
at Hartlepool, has arrived in the Mersey. l . Exter
nally, she fully bears out the rakish character that
waß given her there, being .a low. sharp vessel, and
one built apparently foe speed. She has come round
hereto load for Nassau. The fact of her name, ia
the first place; her owhers (Messrs. Fraser, Tren
holnv,'& Co.), in the second; and her captain (Bul
lock), an old Confederate, in thetbird, is quite suffi
cient to transfer the vigilance with which she waV
watcbed.in the Tees to the Mersey.” ; ■
The London Times has an editorial on* the peaoe
meeting recently held in New York, under the aus
pices of Fernando Wood and others. The Timet re
marks that if the meeting should - prove influential
enough to liberate opinion, we may, perhaps, won
der six weeks, hence where the strength of the war
party could ever have lain; just as in-France, after
the fall of Robespiere, people asked each other
who could have been the Jacobins. There is every
thing, except the'uncertainty of American politios,
to make us regard' such an event as probable. It
would almost seem that the President himself
would have do objection to peace if he knew how
to reach it. 1 Perhaps this meeting may'show him
the way.. If an armistice were proclaimed, we be
lieve that' neither party would be in a-hurry to
renew the war, and the desire of peace would supply
the two Governments with tbe strongest motive for
coming- to reasonable. terms of separation.
. FEANCEr ’ -
The rumor that M. Sartiges, the French ambas
sador at Turin, and DI. de Talleyrand, ambassador at
Brussels, are about to request leave of absehoe from
their diplomatic posts, is unfounded. -/
The harvest in the extreme south of France had
commenced under favorable conditions. The French
corn markets were generally advancing.
AUSTRIA,
TheCouncilof tlicEmpirewas opened on the 18th.
The following is a summary of the speech from the
throne: The Emperor makeß a satisfactory retrospect
of the activity oftheßeichsratb; aadexpressesa-hone
that Transylvania will also shortly take part in its
deliberations. His Majesty.continues: “ The Reich's
rath .closed its -first session under the blessings of
peace,' which'the Government will endeavor to
maintain undisturbed. Thanks to the liberal insti
tutions of the Empire, its material and intellectual
life is everywhere being rapidly developed, and its
influence and position as a great power continually
becoming more and more satisfactory. The credit ot
the State and the public currency have most decidedly'
improved. It has been unnecessary to apply for
any extraordinary credit during the current year.
The budget which will be submitted has been pre
pared with a view to the greatest possible economy.”
The speech concludes by enumerating the various
measures of local reforms which are to be brought
iorward.
ITALY., ' '
The Italian Parliament had been engaged in de
bating the general policy of the Government. Mi
nisterial explanations were’given, and confidence
was expressed in the Emperor Napoleon’s course,
notwithstanding the continued occupation of Rome
by France. .. .
Gen. Bixlo advised the interruption of relations
with France, who, while occupying Rome, does not
prevent the organization of brigandage.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sandy Hook, July I.—The steamship China passed
here at noon to day.
Liverpool,.! une 20—Sat urday Evening.—The steamer
Asia,arrived here to-day.
- Cotton.—Sales to-day of. 4,000 bales, including 2.500
hales to speculators and for export. The market is dal!
and unchanged.
Breadstufis are flat, but more steady. Provisions 1
are dull.
London, Saturday Evening.—Consols closed at 92(51
.92 X. . . .... w
American stock* dull; Illinois Central 29®28 per cent,
discount: Erie69@6o. -
Montkeaij, July I.—The steamship North American
passed Farther Point, at six o’clock this morning. Her
news,was anticipated by.the City of Baltimore
Liverpool, June ,19 -rCottcn; the sales of the week
amount to 48.000 bales, including 6,500 bales to specula
tors; and '3,600 bales for export. The market opened
steady, but closed dull. The sales on Friday are esti
mated at 4,000 bales, including.!,soo-balea to specula
tors, ana for export- The market closed flat at the fol
lowing quotations: ■ '
_ . Fair. tfidling.
Orleans.... ; 24d ' K 22.1
Mobile. 23tfd 21* d
Uplands. 23 21
The stock in.porfcis'estimated at 360,000 bales, inclu
ding 51,000 bales of American.
Breadßtuffs are inactive, with a downward tendency.
Provisions quiet but steady. Lard is firmer, .. ■?
Jane 19 —Consols close at 92@92>£ for money,
and 92)6 for account. ;
Tbe bullion in the Bank of England lias advanced
£274,000 J :
AMERICAN STOCKS.—lllinois Central Railroad 29
per cent, discount, Erie Railroad 61.
THE LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN. *
Ltverpool, June 20—Evening.—The markets Are all
dull, awaiting the publication of the news by the'Asia.
London, June2l.—Consols, after official hours yester
day* closed at 92%@92>£ for mdney. - v ~
■ Paris* June 20:—The Rentes opened to-day at 68f. 45c.
MEXICO.
The Capital Evacuated The French
Policy*
San Francisco, June 30.—Advices from the city
of Mexico, from the 30th of May to the 6th of June,
have been received. The nows is of the highest im
portance.
■ President Juarez and his Cabinet have concluded
i to evacuate the city, of Mexico.
.v .They have taken ,this action believing that the
[most effectual resistance to the French army could
be made outside of the walls.
On*the3lat ofMay, the Government moved to
San Louis Potosi, takmg.aH the movable Are arms
and munitions of war. They also took with them
two millions of dollars from the treasury.-
The force that garrisoned the city, said to number
over 20,000, was withdrawn to Cuernovaca Plaza,
and the intermediate points around the city, for the
purpose of carrying on a guerilla warfare.
! On June let, a meeting was’ held in the city, at
which-the principal leaders of the Church party
were present. They sent a .commission to Gen.
Forey to offer their allegiance to the Emperor Na
poleoD. ;
On June‘sth a division of the French army occu
pied the main entrance to the city, and afforded the
Church paily protection against the excited* popu
lace.
whole French army was expected to occupy
the capital on the Bth of June.
Three newspapers have been established favoring
the policy of the French. One of these papers says :
“ The occupation of this city settles with absolute
certainty that it is necessary to extirpate by the
root the Democratic principle, and no lonsrer need
there.be even a.dream of popular sovereignty.”
It also advises the*confiscation of the property of
All parties who have been or are in arms against the
French. ;p . ~
This news is derived from letters
from high Mexican officials.
Naval Movements.
. N:uw York, July I. —lt is reported that the steam
era’Sufiquehftnna, Niagara, and Shamrock are to
replace'our sailing squadron in the Mediterranean.
The monitor Passaic is to remain here for the de
fence of the harbor.
The"U. S. steamer United States arrived here to
day from a eruiße. '*.■■■
Nixon’s 'Ckbmoekb and Madaxs Macarte’s
Combination-Circus and Syro Arabic Troupe, we
rare pleased to announce, will commence a short sea
son of_entertaininentß in this city to-morrow. The
location selected'is most excellent, adjoining the
Academy of Music, Broad street, and convenient to
all parts of the'city. The company embraces the
finest equestrian performers in the country, as also
a Syro-Arabic troupe of male and feaiale artistes,
the first, we believe, who have ever appeared in
this country. Madame Macarte, aome.yeai-3 aiaoe,
we remember at Wclah’a Amphitheatre, where the
Continental Hotel now stands, and for weeks she
drew crowds of admirers, since then she haß
travelled Europe, and returna with fresh laurels,
having hud a most successful tour through Great
Britain. Mr. Eaton Stone is also well kuo wn among
us. He is a dashing, daring rider; rides without
saddle or bridle, and is quite a prince or equestrians.
His raids in the circus are famous. Mr. Cook, tile
English clown, is spoken of as a most excellent and
gentlemanly .wit, and Jimmey Reynolds is well
known to the patrons of the arena. The company
surely is composed of merited talent, and, we doubt
not, will receive liberal-patronage horn our citizens,
SECOND EDITION
FIVE O'CLOCK A. M.
THE INVASION.
TOE FIRST BATTLE ON PENNSYL
VANfA SOIL.
Gens. Longstreet, Hill, Reynolds,
and Meade, Engaged near
Gettysburg-
JetfPavis has called upon Alabama f0r70,000 addi
tional troops to defend the State from invasion, and
the Alabama papers are discussing the advantages
of the Tombigbee river for a line of defence,
Gen. Roddy, who is in front of Corinth, has been
reinforced by two brigades, and Thrall’s Artillery,
from Alabama, have been sent up to check our
- raiders.
HEAVY n. OSS . All is auiet on our lines.
THE. FIGHT VERY SEVERE.
GENERAL REYNOLDS KILLED.
IMPORTANT FROM HARRISBURG.
STRENGTH OP THE REBEG ARMY.
Ice las over 98,000 Men and 240 Pieces
of Artillery.
Stuart’s Cavalry not Included.
Movements of tlie Rebel Generals.
Heavy Firing in tlic Direction of Dillsburg.
A Fierce Engagement_at Hanover.
1,800 CONTEND WITH 6,000,
CAPTURE OP,A SOUTH CAROLMA RE
GIMENT AM© THREE GUNS.
New York, July 2 —i o’clock A. M.—-
The New York Time* has just received tiro
following important despatch, dated near
Gettysburg, \Pa., July I.—Tlie first
heavy engagement on Pennsylvania soil
was commenced at 9 o’clock this morning,
between the rebels under Generals Long
street and Hill, and the First and Eleventh
Corps under Generals Meade and Reynolds.
The locality of the battle is beyond ;Gel.-
tysburg, bir the Qhamberslnirg pike, j
Portions of the fight have been very Se
vere and attended with "heavy loss. Thus
far, the. onset of the enemy has been suc
cessfully resisted by the two corps men
tioned. ,
The Third,and Twelfth Corps arc coming
I regTet to say that Major General Rey
nolds was mortally wounded, and lias since
died.
CSpecial Despatch to The-Press. 2
Harrisburg, July I.—Our city is rather quiet to
day. We are looking anxiously for news from the
Army of the Potomac.
I had a conversation, this evening, with a gentle
man who has been in the service of the Government
in an independent capacity, and have learned some
interesting facts in reference to the invasion ol the
State.
lie stated to me that General Ewell has a force of
over2o,ooo. men and nearly 50 pieces of artillery;
that the division formerly commanded byLongstreet
is now under the command of Anderson, who has
30,000 men Arid 120 pieces of artillery. General Hill
has 8,000 men, and his division acts as a sort of body
guard to General Lee, who marches with it. He /is
said to have four pieces of artillery. The remaining
corps of the other divisions of the rebel army may
be stated to Sum up lC,ooomen. The exact number
of pieces of artillery is not known. It is thought
Early has 16,000 men, and it is known that he has
four 6'gun batteries. Altogether, taking the figures
'Of'rny - informanK~X,ee’a invading column is ’oVer“
90,000 strong with over. 240 guns, excluding. Hill’s
.division and Stuart’s 1 cavalry.
Ewell’s force was counted during the occupation
of Carlisle on Friday afternoon. Itic said that he
left Carlisle by the Baltimore pike, on Tuesday af-‘
ternoon, so hastily that his camp equipage was
undisturbed, and' fresh food was found lying on the
ground.
Longstreet waß in Ohambersburg on Friday, and
■ on Saturday morning he passed through in the dl
: rection of Carlisle and Harrisburg. He was at
Carlisle at noon on Saturday, and marched in the
-direction of Shippenshurg, with artillery. He
seemed to be advancing very rapidly, and was evi
dently making a forced march. His idea, probably,
was to take tbe Gettysburg road.
On Saturday morning, Lee was at Ohambersburg
with 8,000 men and several batterieß of ; artillery.
My Informant, who saw~ him, states that herode
aTOund briskly, accompanied by his staff, and that
after a conference with Hill, which was held under
a tree and lasted for a considerable time, he rode off
in the direction of Gettysburg, accompanied by
staff and a cavalry escort. Shortly after his de-*
paiture he was followed by Hill’s entire command,
who evacuated the town.
General Gordon’s brigade passed through York
on Sunday evening, and striking the fords of the
Susquehanna at Wrighlsville, burned the bridge, as
you have been informed.
General Early was in York on Tuesday. From
ten o’clock on Saturday morning until late in the
evening heavy* firing was heard in the direction of
DilJsburg. A.
Carlisle, Pa., July I—3 o’clock P. M.—(Special
to the New York Herald.)—' The last of the rebels 1
left here at 9 o’clock this morning by the Baltimore
pike. . They numbered about 12,000. The division
urder Johnson, which was encamped two miles;
west of Carlisle, retreated precipitately to Sliip
penaburg, leaving their cooked rations behind. An
order from General Lee, dated Ohambersburg, the
28th ult., praises the troops for the fortitude with
which they have performed their arduous marches.
He exhorts tbe troops to abstain with the moat
scrupulous care from unnecessary or wanton injury
to private property, and enjoins all officers to arrest
and bring to summary punishment any who offend
his orders on this subject.
On their occupation of Carlisle, the rebels made a
requisition for supplies, including bacon, flour, salt,;
potatoes, molasses, coffee, sugar, and medicine.
The barracks were not destroyed. The railroad :
and telegraph lines were very, much damaged.? The
rebels, .when here, had a regular mail communica
tion with Richmond, including the newspapers. -
Some of the rebel soldiers committed a rape on
Miss "Worst in Frankfort township.
, Shiremanstown, July 1. —The enemy did no par
ticular damage here.
Mechanicsburg, July I—The enemy preserved
the best of order, and only ordered the citizens to
furnish rations. / '
Newyiixe, July I.—All 1b quiet here. The ene
my are said to have left Shippensburg. Citizens
from that place confirm the report and say that the
Chambersburg people have been made to suffer
greatly./? V - . **• "- /'
[6pt cial Despatch to Ihe Press. J.
From Columbia*
Columbia, 'July I.—The sth ; New York, Ist Ver
mont, Ist Virginia,''and 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
regiments left Frederick on Saturday, and moved
forward to HAnover. There they arrived on Tues
day morning, when they were charged upon in the
rear, by ihe rebel cavalry of General Stuart.
The national forces numbered about eighteen
hundred men. The rebel force was nearly or quite
six thousand. .
A battle commenced at about nine in the morning
and continued up to seven in the evening.
The contest was ,a succession of charges, re
charges, advances, anil repulses. Our troops fought
with desperate gallantly and daring, and gained a
brilliant triumph.
We captured all of the lst'South, Carolina Regi
ment, except thirteen; the rebels, in return, took
but sixty prisoners. One piece of artillery belong
ing to this regiment is among our trophies. The re* '
bels lost, besides, one held piece and one breech
loading steel rilled piece. Our cavalry had ho ar
tillery.
Lancaster.
Lancaster, July. I—ll o’clock P. M.-r There is
EOcewßof importance to communicate from, this
quarter.
Col Franklin has communication-with our forces;
at McCall’s Feriy and Peach Bottom, by a line of,
couriers.. The last message received at 10 o’clock
to-night says that there were no signs of the rebab
forces in that vicinity.’ _
There is a vAgue rumor of the rebelß being again
at-York, but it is not reliable.
THE SIEGE OF YICKSBMG.
Official News from General Grant.
Memphis, June 28.— Official advices from Q-ener»i
Grant’s army, up to noou of thcSOth, say : Every,
thing is working favorably,' and, the. siege is being
pushed forward vigorously. Three hundred of the
4th lowa Cavalry, on a scout near Bridgeport,
Miss., had a fight .with five, hundred rebel cavalry.
Our for ces lost about fifty killed, wounded, and miss
ing, and one howitzer. . -
Gen. Sherman advanced on the 23d to meet John
aicr, but could not find him or any considerable
number of his forces. It. is ascertained, with ceiv
tainty.that Johnston cannot mußter over 35,000 men
all told. At the last Accounts most of these troops
were between Canton and Bridgeport.
The lebels are making desperate efforts to inter
rupt the navigation of the Mississippi below Mem
phis. They have a battery of aix guns at Catfish
Point, opposite Greenville.
Marmaduke was also using all hie efforts to block
ade the river. These matters are receiving the
prompt attention of the military authorities.
The scouts from Central Mississippi and Alabama
repoit the feeling in regard to Vicksburg as very
despondent, and the report of the repulse of Grant’s
army is frequently circulated in order to cheer the
people up. The Jackson papers say that Grant lost ■
10,000 men in the'assault on the 20th, and Johnston
was gaining advantages on Grant’s rear.
The rebel General Gohlson was endeavoring to
organize the State militia in Central Mississippi,
but met with'very poor success.’ The people begin
to think that the Federal forces will soon occupy
the entire State.
THE LATEST.
GEN". LOGAN EXPLODES A MINE UNDER
THE REBEL FORT—SEVERE ENGAGE-
Headquarters, Walnut Hills, near Vicke
burg, June 26.—Yesterday afternoon General Logan
exploded a mine under the rebel fort on hia front,
blowing up one aide and one angle away.
A struggle took place for possession of the place,
which haß not yet terminated, our men holding
one side and the enemy the other, We are endea
voring to mount cannon, which they resist.
General McPherson thinks he will be able to
plant a battery in one portion of the fort.
A heavy fire of artillery and musketry was kept
up during the night to prevent the rebels from com;'
centratiog on that point. Our loss in the affair up
to this time may reach 300 killed and wounded. The
enemy’s loss must have been severe.
Right Wing of the Army before Vicksburg,
June2s—Evening.—Colonel Wood’s pickets captured
a messenger this morning, bearing letters from
Vicksburg.
A letter fiom General Withers to his wife speaks
of the probability of going North and of a speedy
exchange.' from Colonel Smith .speaks des
pairingly, and another gives a list of four killed and
wounded in the Alabama Regiment. As some of the
letters bear marks of being intended for our eyes,
they are hot implicitly'believed, but there is abun
dftDf concurrent testimony to sustain the story of
general disasters. <
We bad also the following verbal message to
-.Johnston : “Can hold out for ten days. If not soon
er relieved be obliged to surrender. ,: ’
[From the Chattanooga Hebei.]
Jackson, June 26.—A staff officer, who left
Vickßburg on Monday, that the garrison
was cloßely besieged. The enemy keep up a con
stant fire, which is much more severe than formerly,
aB they have the range of the town. An entire
block of buildings has been destroyed, on Washing
ton street, by incendiaries. The sappers and miaera
on both sides are hard at work, and bo clpße to
gether that they can hear the sound of each other’s
picks. ;
Cairo, July I.—-The steamer Belle of Memphis
has arrived, bringing Vicksburg-dates to 26th ulfc.
The recent battle in Grant’s Tear is said to have
been severe, but no particulars.have been received.
There is no doubt that the rebels have i been
making preparations to cross the river and escape
into Louisiana, as quite a number of skiffs and flat-
have been discovered.
The 30th, and 45th Illinois Regiments are
among those that ru»hed into the breach made in
the foot of the mine in General Logan’3 front on
the 25th.
This fort is on the highest ground in the vicinity,
and completely commands most of the rebel worka.
Our troops are mounting 32-pounders Parrotts and
9- inch Dahlgrens in it.
ABMI OF THE €FMBEBL\«D.
file Advance of General Rosccrans—Colo
nel AVilder’s Expedition.
COLCORD ChUBCH, 5 MUTES FROM TULLAHOMA,
Tex?,’., .TuDe 30.~The situation here has not mate
. rially changed, A reconnoissance was made to-day
within three miles and a half of the rebel strong
hold. The rain has continued for the last forty
eight hours, and been unusually heavy.- The.roadß
are in terrible condition, and our movements are
almost prevented thereby ; hut, with unparalleled
perseverance and persistence, Roseerans has pushed
on.
Colonel Wilder’s expedition returned to day. He
burned the bridge at Decherd and destroyed a large
part of the railroad track. He a s mall
garrison at Becherd, whom he whtppedj and drove
out; but immediately after he had burned the
bridge, a large force of the enemy came into Becherd,
which is onlytwelvemiles in the rear of Tullahorha.
The whißtliiig of locomotives at Tullahoma was
distinctly heard yesterday. This ia the only founda
tion for the rumor that the rebels were retreating to
Chattanooga.
There is little doubt entertained that the eneniy
will fight ua in their forts here, but their' silence is
very strange. The country is very difficult to ope*
rate in, being low, level, marshy, and overgrown
_wjth_underbru Bh. .. f
Steadman’s brigadepaSde a reconnoißsance to-day
within three aDd a half .miles of Tallahoma. T*wo
regiments of the enemy were encountered, and an
engagement ensued, in which the enemy, gave. way.
without serious resistance or much reluctance.- ;
The. skirmishers of the ioth : Indiana and 4th
Kentucky Regiments wereprincipally engaged.
\ The following casualties are reported: Lieutenant
Jenkins, 2d Cavalry, killed ; Orderly Sergeant New
houee, Private Sedden,. Co. I; Corporal Bier, Pri
vates Dinsmore, Pennintofy, Boyle, Kellogg,‘Clark,
Jareity, and Corporal Dorreity, Co. I, allbf thelOth
Indiana, and. Privates Bennett, Senoest, Gilbert,
and Yiijili Co. I,4th Kentucky, slightly wounded,
and Private Saberanfc seriously.
The Chattanooga Rebel of the 27th and 28th June
has been received. It says: “ One hundred of Stu
art’s division have arrived from Sthe field at Beech
Grove.
“Two divisions are being engaged at Liberty and
Hoover’s Gaps. In-the meantime reinforcements
are being hurried forward. t
“Five brigades passed up yesterday, and John R.
Jackson haß been despatched to hold himself in rea
diness.’’
Among the killed at Beech Grove, the Rebel men
tions Adjutant Thomas, of the 20th Tennessee. The
rebel loss was 100 killed and 400 or 500 wounded.
:r.. The Re&tf, of the 27th, has the following:
Richmond, June 25.— Ten transports approached
White House this morning, and a smallforce landed.
It is reported that the pickets advanced to Tun
stall’s Station. No apprehensions are felt in official"
circles.
r The Rebel of the 28th, on the situation, says:
“ There is no question that the enemy is approach
ing and a great battle is to be fought. Every prepa
ration is being made to give him a warm ; ;recep ti on.
The .baggage and sick are.being sent to the rear, and
reinforcements to_the front.
“Another brigade from Western Virginia passed
up yesterday, chiefly Virginia troops in .their first
campaign.
“The Tennessee portion of Buckner’s command
passed up last evening, and Jackson will probably
follow in the morning. Breckinridge’s division did
not reach Montgomery, having been recalled by
Gen. Johnston to Jackson.
“ We overestimated the loss in killed and wounded.
The whole number did not exceed two hundred ;
not seventy'five of whom were'killed.
“ It was reported last evening that 3,000 or 4,000 of
the enemy’s cavalry had oecupied-Manchester, and
that they had burned one or two residences, this
side of Hoover’s Gap. This 'storyjs not believed
here.
STIIX XATER.
Colcobd ChurcH} June 30—8 P. M.—The recon
noicsance made by General Steadman, this after*
noon, pushed within, two miles of Tullahoma. Gen.:
Thomas accompanied the column, and reports that
were in force in their , works, with've
dettes thrown out a short distance from their front.
It is thought by some that a mere shell of therebel
army remains in Tennessee. This is doubtless a
mistake. "We found four brigades at Hoover’s Gap,
four at Liberty Gap, and our friends at Shelbyville
report 11,000 more of Polk’s corpß passing through
that place.
.Cheatham’s division is reported as having moved
to Elk-river bridge. The Decherd bridge, which
was destroyed, can hardly be rebuilt before six
days, when all will be decided. While the loss of
this bridge will not prevent reinforcements from
coining, the rebels cannot carry off their stores or
heavy munitions of war.
Guerillas in Kentucky*
' Louisville, July !.—This morning’s passenger
train, bound hence for Frankfort, was thrown off
the track by the removal of a rail by a party of
forty guerillas,' supposed to be under command of
HiDes, The engine wa's badly damaged, but nobody
was hurt.
The rebels burned the baggage car and con
tents, and one passenger car, :*
A party of guerillas passed through Shelby coun
ty last night, stealing horses in their route.
Ordinance of Emancipation Passed by ttie
Missouri State Convention,
Jeffkiiso* City, July i.—The following ordi
nance of emancipation waa passed this morning, by
the State Convention, by a vote of 51 yeas againßt
30 Dave: ‘
Section 1. The Ist and 2d clauses of the 26th sec-"
non of the 3d article of the Constitution are herebv
abrogated. J
Sec. 2. That slavery or involuntary servitude, ex
cept In the punishment of crime, Bhall cease to exist
in Missouri on the 4th of July, 1870 ; and all slaves
witfcjn the totale on that day are hereby declared to
be,tree: Provided, however, That all persona emanci
pated by this ordinance Bhall remain under thecon
trol and he subject to their late owners or their
reprecentatives aa eervants during the following
periods, to wit: Those over forty years of age, for
and duiing their lives ; those under twelve, until
they arrive at the age of twenty-three; and those of
until the 4th of July, 1876, The persons or
legal representatives who up to the moment of
£ mft j 3c y a^ou were the owners of the slaves hereby
freed Bhall, during the period for .which, the services'
of such freedmen are reserved to them, have, the
J atn ® and authority over the said freedmen,
ft]. 1 ' the purpose of receiving, possession and services
of the same that are noiv held bv the master in're*
spect to his slaves:- Provided, however) That after
the said 4th of July, 1867, no person so held to ser
vice shall be sold to non-residents, or removed from
the State by authority of his-late owner, or the
legal repieeentative of th&said owner. -
Sec. 3. All slaves hereafter brought intothe State,
and not now belonging .to the citizens of the State,
shall thereupon be free.
Sec. 4. All slaves removed by consent of their
ownersio any seceded State, after the pasaage.by
euch State of the act or ordinance.of Secession, and*
tbejeafter brought into this State by the owners,
shall thereupon beifreei :
. See. 5. The General Assembly shall have no power
to-pass laws to emancipate the slaves without the
consent of their owers.
6. After the passage of this ordinance, no
sJave in this State shall-be subject to State, county,
or municipal taxes.
Governor Gamble announced the withdrawal ef
his resignation. He. will, therefore, continue to
serve as Govemor till the election of his successor
on the 18th of August, 1864.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
THE CITY.
ARRIVAt OR GOVERNOR CURTIN TO
HURRY FORWARD TROOPS.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT THE CONTINENTAL
HIS ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLAGE
Last evening, about six o’clock, Governor Curtin
arrived in tbe city from Harrisburg, for the purpose
of having a consultation with General Dana in re
ference to hurrying forward troops from thiß city.
Tbe Governor took quarters at the Continental,
and although his arrival was known to but a few,
yet by eight o’clock several thousand people had
congregated around ihe hotel. Cheer after cheer
rent the air for Gen. Meade, Curtin, McClellan, and
others. It wsb not the intention ot the Governor
to make a speech, but the vast assemblage became
impatient, and finally he was prevailed upon by hia
friends to make a few’ remarks. Previous to this,
the “ Star-spangled Banner” was sung by Mr. Par
vin, a-blind singer of some note. The vast crowd
gathered in the street joined in the chorus, and the
effect waa wonderful. The greatest enthusiasm pre
vailed, and the people became fairly wild. Hats
were tossed in the air, and such a scene has never
before been witnessed before the Continental.
About this time, several companies of aNew Jersey
regiment, accompanied by a band, arrived in front
of the hotel. They were welcomed with loud and
enthusiastic cheers. Governor Curtin finally made
his appearance on the balcony, and waa introduced
in a few remarks by Mr. A. G. Cattell. The Go-'
vernor spoke as follows:
GOV. CURTIN’S SPEECH.
Fellow-oitizens. : In the introduction which
has been made to youit hsa been truly said I am not
here to speak; indeed,’ the/time for speaking has
passed. In the progress ofthis war Pennsylvania has
at laat been called upon to defend her own soil and to
protect her own'citizens. [A voice, will do
iti” Cheete.] I am here, fellow-citizens, to ask
from the city of Philadelphia the quota of an army
of 60,000 men assigned to her. We desire to see
soon 7,800 Philadelphians on the banks of the Sus
quehanna. I will not magnify the dangers, nor an
ticipate the defeat of our army, nor except the
strategy; energy, and extreme bitterness of the rebel
army, but I would have you meet this great question
now solemnly and like men—meet it as if Meade's
army had been defeated, which God forbid! If the
army is defeated, I need hot say to you what will
next occur—you all know it.
My fellow-citizens, if Meade is successful, the tide
of war will turn for this great and beneficent Go
vernmenti [Bond cheering.] If Meade is defeated,
it will turn upon, us; and. my fellow-citizens, while
a~inan of Pennsylvania is absent from his home} and
deprived of his property, vou have no right to sleep
until he is restored to all his rights. [Cheers.] The
military authorities have decided the defences of
Pennsylvania, and certainly of this city, to be on
the banks of the Susquehanna; and certainly it
is pleasant for me to.announce, that the call
made upon the people of Pennsylvania has been re
sponded to all over the State in a manner much be
yond all official expectation. From the valleys and
the.mountains, from the public works, the true and
loyal Penneylvanianß are on their way to the diffe
rent rendezvous, and will soon be on their-way to
protect you. I ask for seven thousand eight hundred
men from Philadelphia, to fill up an army of 60,000
Pennsylvanians. [Cheers.] How soon am Ito get
them? [A voice, tl to-morrow,” and cheerß.] That
will do. Do not measure the time by hours or days.
Fellow-citizens,let us notforget, as Pennsylvanians,
that in this great struggle the rebels have struck at
Pennsylvania, because she is loyal to the National
Government. [Cheers.] "While-there ib one sen
tence of Constitution remaining, and one attri
bute of power, I will stand by you as your Governor
and expect the eame of you. [Cheers.] They
desolate the property of our people, .turn our
citizens fugitives from - their homes," because
they strike at our nationality. Let Pennsyl
vanians stand up for our nationality, and*
-the great cause ill which twenty millions are in
terested with them. We ask for help from New
and it came. We ask for-help from New Jet
sey—tcries of “Here it is.”] (The soldiers from.
New Jersey having halted in front of the hotel, and
remained until the end of the Governor’s remarks )
New England will respond to our call. Fellow-citi
zens of Pennsylvania, let us show that we are true
to our honor, and will protect ourselves. Three
millions of people—three millions of brave and loyal
counties of our State are
now invaded, and in the hands of rebels—five coun
ties are overrun; and the soil of Pennsylvania is
poisoned by the tread of.rebel horees. GreatGodl
can Pennsylvanians sleep'when thEir brethren are
driven from their homes l .[Cheers ] Let us
with on e voice continue our efforts until no
rebeltread shall poison the soil of Pennsylvania.
[Cheers.] Fellow-citizens, I have nothing more to
say.now ; it depends upon two millions of people to
stand up. The hour of peril is upon us, and it now
behooves us all to stand up and declare before God
that this rebellion shall be crushed—to stand up un
til the flag which we honor shall float- m triumph
over all forts, cities, and territories. Aud now, one
word more. Let every man staud up in his
individuality in support of the Government.
Let every man consider himself called upon.
Let us use all human means to restore our Go
vernment, and place our trust in the God of na
tions. [Loud and long-continued cheering.]
The Governor then retired, and the vast assem
blage slowly dispersed.
THE SIAXX).
The People iroased and still Organizing.
OVER THIRTY REG! MENTS COM PLETE
AND RAPIDLY FILLING.
Within the last two days more haß been accom
plish! in this city towards hurling the invader from
our borders than has previously; been, done in weeks.
The people have'at last seen the necessity for thus
organizing .and contributing their money towards
the formation of’regiments for home and State de
fence, and the response has been most gratifying.
The excitement still runs high, and as the majority
of our workshops and stores are still closed, Urge
throngs crowd the streets from morning till night.
Since our last issue.the principal events that have
transpired are as follows: ;
THE CORN EXCHANGE: ASSOCIATION.
Yesterday morning, at a meeting of this body, at
Second and Gold the following telegraphic
despatch was read by Mr. Alexander G. Gattell:
Harrisburg, July 1,1863.
Archibald Getty, President Corn Exchange 1 Association:
Sib : I have repeatedly felt the force and prompt
ness of your liberality and patriotism in this war,
and I feel justified in. askingyou to put in the
field; a regiment of militia under my proclamation
and general orders for the defence of the State; the
officers indicated by the preference of the men will be
commissioned, and the regiment will be mustered into
service of the State for three months, unless sooner
discharged. I need not say to you that it is of the first
importance to the safety of Pennsylvania, if not to
your city, that the forces called for should be put fa
the field with the utmost , despatch, independent of
the.fact.that the enemy has occupied a large part of
Pennsylvania for seventeen days. It is hard to
measure justly-the results which may follow a great
battle in Maryland} now imminent. I have called
upon' Philadelphia for seven thousand eight hundred
(7,800) additional men as their quota of the foroe to
be raised, v. No part of; that quota has yet arrived at
Harriaburg.or’Reading, 7 while theresponse from the
interior ot ;the' State exceeds our expectations. I
appeaT to-fyou, gentlemen, to refer to your past
action, and continue the highly honorable histo
ry ol your association, which iB so well known
to all your fellow-citizens since our country haß been
involved in this war.
I am, gentlemen, respectfully your obedient ser
vant, : A. G. CURTIN..,^,
. The following despatch .was read, received from
James P. Perot, late adjutant (iiBfch) Corn Exchange
Regiment:
• Harrisburg, July i, 1863.
T 6 A.G. Cattell, Com Exchange:
I have telegraphed the Governor’s letter to you.
For heaven’s sake do not delay an hour. The battle
is imminent, and we are without sufficient reserves.
■ JAS.JP. PEROT.
Mr. Cattell replied aB follows
To A. G. Curtin , Governor of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania:
Your despatch ia received. The Cora Exchange
is alive, and will not be found wanting. Have started
the nucleus of a regiment.
' ALEX. G. CAITELL.
After reading the above telegraphic despatch, Mr.
Thomas Allman, a vice president, made a few re
marks.
\ Mr.E. A. Hunsicker was in favor of both rich and
poor men shouldering their muskets; he was ready,
and wanted all the members to come out.
Mr. Seth Comly moved that a committee of three
be appointed to collect funds and organize a regi
ment. ■ ■ •'
Mr. E. G. James seconded the motion, and it was'
unanimously agreed to.
Messrs. Seth Comly, Samuel L. Ward, and Chas.
Knecht were appointed on.the committee. .
Mr. S’. Xj. Ward was selected treasurer, and at the
close of the meeting reported that four thousand, dol
lars had been subscribed, although the attendance
was very slim.' The'meetingthea adjourned.
ACTIOJT OF CLKRGY3LEIT.
From General Dana and Mayor Henrv a message
has been received by. the Philadelphia” clergymen
who have enrolled-their names for the defence of
the city. The message stated that work on the
fortifications - would probably be commenced on
Wednesday evening, and thatf he organized services
of the clergy and member*- of their congregations
would be acceptable. The Mayor called the atten
tion.of the clergy to a note he had received from a
prominent member of their body, suggesting the
opening of the churches for prayer for God’s mercy
and protection duriDgthesepresent days of calami
ty. In accordance with thelatter suggestion, the
fo lowing resolution was adopted :
“Resolved, That the pastors and ministers, lay
men, and congregations of the city and vicinity, be
r< quested to met in their respective churcheßfor
prayer aa opportunity may be afforded, and as in
their judgment they may think best.”
; The meeting then appointed a comniittee,' consist*
°fVaughan, Krauth, Knox,. Brainerd,
Willis, Moore,.and bthers—one from each denomi
nation—-to receive subscriptions, and to attend to the
necessities of fugitive; colored people who are com
ingin considerable numbers to_our city to escape
StiP.to Blayery ;> £p~4 ne - adVfttffltcigbf igahdS.
The condition of many, of these poor people has
been already heart-rending. They have come here
with all their property In their hands. Some of
-them do not know where to sleep when the night
. comer on, and others must• suffer :from the- lack of
their daily bread unless the Christian charity of the
people is exerted in their behalf.
The following persons were appointed a commit
tee to confer with the Mayor, and to communicate
with the clergy in reference to the tender of their
services during the present emergency: Rev. ft.
Newton, D. D., Rev. I. S. Willis, Rev. G. F. Kro
tel, Rev. J. Castle, Rev. I. W. Dulles, Rev. A. G.
McCauley, Rev. A. Nevin. The place of meeting
of the committee, is the office of the Presbyterian
Standard, No. 108 south Fourth street, third story. .
Clergymen not having had any notice of the.meet
ing. and therefore riot'having enrolled their names,
will find the. book for this purpose at the office
named. Reports from clergymen as to the number
in their congregations willing to engage with them
in fortifying the city, will also be received at the
same place. Tlie committee will make'their an
nouncements through the public papers. Office
open until 0 o’clock P. M., and at 8 o’clock in the
morning.
TEE BRTDESBtTRG GUARDS.
The Bridesburg Guards, a regiment formed with
the following officers, have been officially recognized
by Mnjor General Dana Colonel, Barton H. .Tenks;
lieutenant colonel, Alexander !). Bailie; major,
Charles Day; surgeon, Edgar Janvier, M. D.,*_adju
tarit, Robert 8., Keys ; quartermaster, Jacob Gookj;
sergeant-major, Frank A; Ealer; quartermaster
sergeant, Peter Gold ) commissary sergeant, Joseph
B. Hopkins. • : m
Company A—Captain, William Taylor ; first lieu
tenant,'John B. Jones. Company B—Captain, Al
fred R. Bailey: first lieutenant, Jeremiah W. Buck
second lieutenant, Samuel P. &wope. Company C
Captain, Wm. Wilson; first lieutenant, Alex. Cald
well; second lieutenant, Wm. ftl. Steele. Company
D—Captain, - Bilin. Company E— Captain,
Samuel Halleck. Company. F—Captain, E. A.
Becket. Company G—Captain, Edwin Dungan.
Company H— Captain, Jos. It&msden. Company
I—Captain, Jos- E. Duther. Company K— Captain,
Tames W. Kent; first lieutenant, James K. Darrah;
second lieutenant, F. Hardwick.
6BRXAN TOION CLUB.
JTbe German Union Club held a special meeting
last evening, at their, headquarters, and organized
themselves as a company of Minute Men for the de
fence of.the city. .The company is composed of ex
cellentmaterialj anil expeots soon to be full. They,
-will drill two hours daily.at,Turner Hall, 444 North.
Third street. V - - f