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THE Prtt:ll3ft,
rourimiD DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED).
Er JOHN W. FORNEY.
OMNI. No. 111 SOUTH FOURTH kiln.
UWE DAILY PRESS,
FIFTEEN CENTS PER WERE, payable to the carrier.
Mailed to ilabecribere out of the City at Simla; DOLLARS
Axnux, THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY Calm FOR SIX
PDSONTIDL ONE DOLLAR AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS FOZ
TERRE MONTS'S invariably in advance for the time ()v
-eered.
Sir Advertisements Inserted at the mild =tee. 81x
MUNI emanate a square.
THTr TRI.:WEEKAL 1r PRESS,
Mailed to anbecribere out of the City at FOUR DOLLARS
11a ANNUL in advance.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
CLARK'S,
.602 CHESTNUT STREET.
IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THRCITy TO BUT
GOLD or. PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED
WAR tt_pHomoGRAPR ALM:rms.' POCKET=BOOKS,
'TRAVELLING BAGS, &o.
Call and examine onr Stock before Purchasing else.
Where.
The following is a partial list of goods which we are
aeliing from 20 to 100 per cent. less than -at any other es
tablishment in the city :
ICE PITCHERS.
SYRUP PITCHERS.
CREAN PITCHERS.
SUGAR BOWLS. _
BUTTER COOLERS.
GOBLETS.
CUPS.
CASTORS.
WAITERS,
CAKE 'BA - SITETS.
CARD BASKETS.
SALT STANDS.
TOBACCO' BOXES
NAPKIN RINGS.
FRUIT KNIVES.
* TARLE SPOONS.
DESSERT SPOONS
"TEA SPOONS..
&roma SPOONS.
SALT SPOONS.' .
:DINNER and TEA FORKS
BUTTER KNIVES.
OYSTER LADLES.
GRAVY LADLES.
- SETS IN GREAT VARIETY.
BRACELETS.
'BREASTPINS.
GHATALLINE CHAINS.
GUARD CHAINS.
MEDALLIONS.
CHARMS.
'THIMBLES.
RINGS.
'GOLD PENS.
•GOLD PENCILS. -
GOLD TOOTHPICKS,
GENTS' PINS. beautiful ?styles.
, GENTS' °BATES. -
?SLEEVE BUTTONS." •
. 'STUDS. .
ARMLETS. -
MGR CHAINS.
POCKET-BOOKS,
'TRAVELLING BAGS.
ALBUMS.
G/GAR GASES.
GARD OASES, &c.
early and examine the largest and cheapest stock
of Goods in the city. -
W. CLARK'S.,
603 CHESTNUT STREET.
WATCHES,
JUST REDBITED FM STEAMER MEDI%
GOLD WATCHES,
'UMW BIM, OF NEW STYLES.
EWER ANON= AND CYLINDERS.
GILT UORS AND CYLINDER&
PLATS]) ANORES °TIMMS;
rOY Bode at Rates to the Trade. by
D. T. PRATT.
EMT CHESTNUT STREET.
/61 FINE WATCH REPAIRDTGI
SIM
attended to, by the moat experienced workmen.
and eTel7 Wide& warranted for one year.
• G. gassma.,
spso k north SIXTH StreeL
al l t 13. FULLER,
Importer and Wholesale Dealer in
FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY,
No. lin CHESTNUT Street.
(Up-stairs, opposite Masonic Temple.)
Sae now open a
-LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK.
EMBRACING
3 • HOW.AxD& CO.'S FINE AMERICAN WATRTA
GOLD CHAINS. GOLD SPECTACLES, THIMBLES.
'INS JEWELEY.OP EVERY - DESCRIPTION.
lay27-tanES
an 4131- : RIJS,9ELL, FINE AMERICAN
and Imported WATCHES, Fine Jewefry, Silver
latedVare, AO.
a e 27 .
22 North SIXTH Street
O:FULLEJi'S
•
'FINE GOLD. PENS,
THE BEST PEN IN USE,
FOB SALE IN ALL SIZES. rayM-San
WINE GILT COIIBS
IN NVKILY,VARIETT.
.INCITATIOciTS'OF PEARL AHD CORAL.
f O. FlJl:flEtc:
GIIESTNIIT Street_
pr'n-3m
iVI4O.ILNITE
A. fall 4sortment. all sizes and styles.
J. C. FULLER,
No. In CHESTNUT Street. ray22-3m
MUSICAL BOXES.
inc SHELL AND _ROSEWOOD OASES,
01- plvidig from Ito 12 tunes, eboiee Opens mid Amen*
sem Melodies. FARR & BROTHER. Importers,
sp4 5114 CHESTNUT Street. Sal a . 'Fourth.
GENTS! FURNISHING GOODS:-
(OS.A. AND 3 N: SIXTH
.STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
JOIN O. iREISON„
DoiraßLY L'sumc isoolo.)
IMPORTER AND DEALER 111
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
.
ALso,
MIANUFACTUBER
OF THE IMPROVED
PATTERN SHIRT.
.WRAPPERS.
DOLLARS,
UNDBROtOTRING,
SATISFACTION GIIARANTIED. mi22•toa4
OLD ESTABLISHED SHIRT, STOOK,
AND COLLAR EMPORIUM,
NO. 116 NORTH FOURTH STREET
Q 7 ARLES , L. DRUM & 00.
Neared. to execute all orders for their celebrated
snake of Shirts. on short notioe, in the most satisfactory
Manner. These Shirts are ant by measurement, on sci
entitle ptinciples, and surpass any other Shirt for neat
ness':of/It on the Brqast, comfort in the Neck, and ease on
Ike Shoulder.,.. aul6rstuth6nt
FIFE SHIRT "MANUFACTORY.
The subscriber would invite attention to his
IMPROVED CUT OP SHIRTS,
Which he snakes a specialty in his business. Also, son.
Blantl it r OV l liabil /TM avarTronars wses.
W. SCOTT,
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE.
_ • MO 81.4 CHESTNUT STREET.
5,264 Four doors below the Ocntintintal.
CEMENT.
USEFUL' AND =YALUABLU
DISCOVERY I
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INSOLUBLE GEMENT 1
I:3ItRAT DIGICOPERY
Is of more general practical utility
than any invention now before the.
Public It has been thoroughly test
ed. daring the last two years by
Practical men, and pronounced by
all to be,
Applicable to the
..useful Arts.
Adhesive Preparation known
HILTON'S INSOLITBLE'CEHENT
A new thßig.
Is a new thing'. and the result of
years of stadyi its combination is on
SCIENTIFIC "PRINCIPLES, -
And . under no circumstances or
change of temperature, will it be
come corrupt or emit any offensive
smell.
Oa Combination.
BOOT. AND. SHOE .
Manufacturers, using Machines,
wiLl And it the best article known
for Cementing the Channels. as it
works without delay, is not affected
by any change of temperature.
JEWELERS
Win find it sufficiently adhesive for
their use, as has been proved.
Ekooband-Bhoe
inawatnotarers.
Jewelers.
IT IS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED
TO LEATHER,
VastUtas.
And we claim as an especial merit.
that it sticks Patches and Linings
to Boots and . Shoes sufficiently
strong without stitching.
IT IS THE . .
LIQUID CEMENT
Extant, .0:t is a mire thing for
mending , • ,
tt la et Liquid
And articles of Household rise
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lton's Insoluble Centent
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applied as pad &
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la'irisolxble in water;for
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Zetumber.
'Adheres 'oily substansea
'8111)plied in- Family or Hanntaetn
rers Packages from ounces to 100
HILTON BROS. &
Proprietors,
PROVIDENCE, R. I
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TARE SUPERIOR INGOT. COPPER,
the AmYgdalold Mine, in store and for saleln
onaittitfes to, salt.' at WOMRATH'S.
le7A-6ta* 415 ARCH Street.
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COMMISSIOW HOUSES.
WELLING.
,COFFIN, & CO.,
CHESTNUT STREET,
Have for ' oak by the Package a good assortment, of Staple
PRINTS, LAWNS..
BROWN AND BLEACHED MUSLINS,
COTTONADES, PRINTED LININGS,
SILESIAS, NANKEENS, CORSET JEANS.
ALSO,
6-4 BLACK AND MIXED BROADCLOTHS,
'UNION CASSIMERBS,
EXTRA, MEDIUM, AND LOW QUALITY. SATINETS.
NEGRO EMMET'S, PLAID LINSEY&
ARMY GOODS, &O, &O.
ap2l-tntbsSm
HAZARD. &
. .IEETJTCHINSONi
No. 1.115 CHESTNUT STREET.
OOMMISSION IHERCISA.NTS,
FOR THE SALE OF
PRILA.DICLPRIA-ILDE GOODS.
mhs).-6m
JOHN T. BAILEY 3 CO,
BAGS AND BAGGING
op EVERY DESOICITTION.
NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET,
WOOL BAGS FOR SAME.
1418-13 m
CLOTHING.
JOHN KELLY, JR.,
TAILOR,
MIS REMOVED FROM 1023 CHESTNUT STRUT:
EDWARD P. KELLY'S,
14A t3outh THIRD Street;
Where he Presents to former patrone and the public
the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS, equal if not tn.
Yerlor.to any In the city—the skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P. 'KRUM the two best. Tailors or the
sity—at prices ranch lower thaat any other lirst-elass esta
blishment of the city. and-tf
Fine Clothing,
YOE
Spring and Summer.
& DROWN
S. cor. 6th & Market.
Medium and Common
GRADEB,
cut and Made t
iFashionable Style
SOLD AT LOW PRIORS
BLACK CAS . - , ,
- At 704 MARKET Street. _
BLACK,CASS. PANTS, $5.50.. At,704. MARKET Street:
BLACK CASS. PANTS, Sq. 50.- .-
At 704 1.1/1.1411.P.T-0.4.6.L. -
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, At 704 MARKET Street.
- BLACK CASS. PANTS. M. 50, At 704 MARKET Street. '
GRIGG .& VAN GUNTER'S. N 0.704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARE ET Street. "
GRIGG- & VAN GUNTER'S, N 0.701 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTER'S. N 0.704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN'S, N 0.704 MARKET Street.
InhttAra
MILITARY GOODS.
F LAG DEPOT.
BUNTING SILK AND MUSLIN
FL A GS
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
W. IL HORSTMANN & SONS,
FIFTH & CHERRY Streets
ie2,4,9,1060.8,23,25,30My2,4
W T. SNOD GRASS'
ARMY AND NAVY
C 0 'l l I-1 1-1" 0 T_T S ,
34 SOUTH SECOND, A,..v.c 23 STRAWBERRY STREETS.
FRESH AND FULL STOCK,
OF AIM SHADES AND GRADES,
Adapted to every position in the
NAVY AND ARMY.
The trade and citizens can have their wants faithfully
supplied at my store,.
Not 34 SOUTH SECOND STREET.
Je26-12t
1776. 1863.
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SILK FLAG S ! !
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BUNTING- FLA.GBI
BURGEES.
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PENINTS:
'UNION JACKS.
STREAMERS:
33.T.1N 'l' N
RED, :WRITE, AND BLUE.
EVANS & HASSALL;
MILITARY FURNISHERS,
ieliara No. 418 ARCH STREET. Philadelada.
GOVERNMENT GOODS_
Standard 10-ounee Cotton Duck,
Indigo. Blue Flannels.
Mixed Twilled Flannels.
Sky Blue Kerseys. •
FARNHAM, KIRKHAM, (lb 00.;
Na A3O CHESTNUT STN. ET
oth2B-3m • _ ,
ll) 000 ARMY BLOUSES.
3, 000 INFANTRY and CAVALRY PANTS.
SHIRTS and DRAVirERS.
All Government Standard,
are offered low, and ready for immediate delivery, at
HENRY W. SCOTT'S,
Army Clothing DSpot,
9e27-3t. _ 533 MARKET Street, Up Stairs: _
CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS.
OIL CLOTHS AND
WINDOW BETA.DES.
OARRIAGF, TABLE, STAIR, f A 141) FLOOR
/ OIL CLOTHS,
IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS,
QUALITY AND STYLE UNSZI " ASSED.
WINDOW SHADE • -
COMPRISING EVERT 'VARIETY OP ORI
GINAL DESIGNS. PLAIN and ORNAM - RAITAL.
These goods will be sold to Dealers and Manufactalen
it prices south below the present Price of st:OW
THOMAS POTTER,
NILITUFACTIIRER OF OIL -CILOTELS AND
WINDOW SHADES,,
R 79 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and
CED.IIi. and 95k.
LIBERTY Streets. New Yor
1113'12-2m
UMBRELLA CLOTHS.
5 cases 80-Inch Blackstone Co.
5 cases 27-inch Social Co t
8 cases 27-inch Plain Print Cloth.
For 'sale by
MATTHEW BINNEY'S SONS,
pay2g-uo • 1306T0i. MABEL
625GOLDTHORP & CO., 625
• fditrafactttrers of •
Tassels, Cords, Fringes. Curtains. and Purniktro
allnPs, Curtain Loops, Centre Tassels.
Picture and Photogra_ph Tassels, Blind Trimmings.
Military . and Dress TriAmings, Ribbons, Neck Ties:
' ' te ' • etc .. Re.:42,5 MARKET Street.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1883
THE INVASION.
Affairs in the Middle Department.
A GREAT -BATTLE IMMINENT IN
WESTERN MARYLAND
A liebel CaNralry
THE WAR IN PENNSYLVANIA..
TEE kITULTION OF HARRISBUN.
'rhoTanoortNPCS of the Rebels.
[From the Baltimore Sun of Monday.]
Prom. Western Maryland the latest news received
last night related only to military movements, pre
paratory to a battle, which, we are authorized to
say, is now expected at any moment, between Gen.
Hooker's and Gen. Lee's armies. Exactly where
this battle will, be fought is, of course, mere conjec-
ture. Suffice it to say, that military men in this
city are of opinion that-it will be the bloodiest bat
tle of the war, and its results far more important
than any engagement that has yet taken place. -
From General Kelly's command we have no in
telligence of importance. ,
The Most important information from the mili
tary authorities last night was that at an early hour
last evening a large body of Confederate cavalry
crossed the Potomac river at the various fords above
Washington and Georgetown. They subsequently
destroyed an army, wagon train on its way to join
the Federal forces in this State. This same body of
cavalry, it was thought, would attempt tccinterfere
with the railroad between here and Washington.
Up to the hour of• going to press nothing later was
received.
Yesterday Gen. Schenck, acoompanied by Gen.
Tyler and various staff officers, visited the forti
fications' and entrenchments in and around this
city, and complimented the officers who have their
erection in charge for the manner in which they had
pushed their completion. Gen. Daniel Tyler and
Gen. E. D. Tyler have both , been assigned to com
mands in this department under General Schenck.
They will each command a brigade. -
The facts in regard to the Maryland Club House
are that Col. Cheeseborough, with a detachment of
the 7111 New York Regiment, now acting as provost
guard, took possession of that building yesterday
morning. Subsequently , Col. Donn Platt appeared,
nil read an order fro& Major Gen. Schenck in rela
tion to the case. There were six members of the
club present at the time, and they were allowed to
depart. The building is now occupied by a detach
ment of the 7th New York. The following is a copy
of the order read to the members of the club by Col.
Donn Platt, chief of Gen. Schenck's staff:
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE DEPARTMENT,
RTIT ARMY CORPS,
BALTIMORE, June 27, 1863.
SPECIAL ORDER.—There is an association exist'
ins in the city of Baltimore known as the " Mary"
land Club." The meetings of this body, and of those
who frequent its rooms or are entertained by its
members, take place at a building on the corner of
Franklin and Charles streets. Departing from the
original character and purpose of its institution,-
this club has, for a long time past, degenerated into
a ',resort for those
„who are disaffected towards the
Government, hostile to its legally.constituted au
thorities, and who give countenance, encourage
ment, and aid to the unnatural and causeless rebel
lion by which our institutions and national integrity
are sought to be overthrown. To dangerous and
mischievous an association cannot be permitted
longer to maintain this attitude in a loyal commu
nity. The " Maryland Club" is therefore suspended,
and its Milne of meeting taken possession of and
closed.
In the execution of the order the names 'of all
persons found in the building, and of all who be
long to the association, and of al/ who , habitually
frequent it, will be taken, and' an inventory will be
a ft r rtY e _a sa n in d e rc h c e o l r a da su o t r th e - same - held` -subject
future papers
f o a fth r :
orders. ^
mand of Major General Schenck.
- DONN PIATT,
Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff...
DEPARTMEA'T OF THE SIibtURIIINNA.
11EADQUAMTERS DEPT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA,
HARRISBURG, Julie 28,1863.-
- THE 'REBELS COMING:
Thia le a bright and beautiful Sunday afternoon,
but many men are hurrying to and fro in every di
rection, and the proximity of the enemy causes an
air of anxiety to pervade the people. We begin to
feel as if the war-cloud might break over us at any
time.
Captain Edward Schlemm, a well-known Phila
delphia detective police officer, now a member of
Captain E. Spencer Miller's battery of, light artil
lery, arrived here this afternoon, as bearer of de
spatches to Gen. Couch. He informs me that our
forces have taken up a position at. Oyster Point,
about five miles over the river, and will make a
stand at the Point Tavern, where the Pittsburg
turnpike branches off from the Harrisburg pike.
Skirmishing with the enemy has been going on
to-day, but without any definite results.> The rebels
are not advancing litany great force, and it is thought
that we can repel an attack.
The Philadelphia Battery has done a noble work
in this retreat up the Cumberland Valley, and it is
now ready for action at Oyster Point, where it is
under command of Gen. Knipe; supported by the Bth
and list New York Regiments of militia.
We are prepared for the enemy in every way, and
if all do their duty it will be impossible for him to
capture this place.
THE - PENNSYLVANIA. RAILROAD.
It was confidently believed in town last night that
the rebels had turned our position here, and ad
vanced to Duncannont Perry county, about sixteen
miles' above here, where they intended to destroy
the bridges over the Susquehanna and Juniata, and
the Aqueduct bridge of the railroad. In consequence
of this report the rolling stock of the company was
being sent east all last night. To-day, I learn that
the report has been diesipated by the operator at
Duncannon, and thntrains are running as usual.
THE MOVEMENTS OF. THE DAY'
have not been able to get over the riverto-day,•
hilt with the fine telescope which we have here in
the Capitol, I can observe the slightest movement
of our forces. Our' troops have been very active
to.day, and have, been in line of battle twice. I
can see the gallant Blue Reserves far in the advance,
working assiduously on their rifle-pits and redoubts.
NEW YORK VS. PENNSYLVANIA.. .
AU*,
A collision took place yesterday :between some of
our Pennsylvania boys and their New York
brethren. It was caused bythe latter casting some
opprobrious epithets, aimed against the energy and
good name of our State. Of:Conise Pennsylvania
could not support this, and a fight ensued, and New
York got a pretty sound drubbing... The moral 'effect
has been salutary. With all the parade and show
of the Empire State, she has sent us but nine " regi
ments" of militia, numbering about five hundred
men each.
.She will have to do better, or Pennsyl
vania will - outstrlp her yet by far, without any
militia organization.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS. .
Troops continue to arrive in considerable num
bers. Colonel Jennings' regiment arrived here in
retreat from• Gettysburg this morning. The regi
ment has had a number of skirmishes with the
enemy.
ALL GOING OUT TO FIGHT
Every man who is supplied with musket and
equipments has been sent across the river to-day,
and we have at last quite a little army in front of
us here to defend the capital.. The men` are all in
the very beet spirits, and I think will fight' as well
as any raw troops in the world, and perhaps with
grea't effect.
' ' , FEELING OUR POSITION.,,
The reports of artillery have been heard during
this afternoon from the direction of Mechanicsburg.
The rebels are skirmishing with and driving in our
scouts gradually. The Cannonade is
.from a rebel
battery, advanced-to shell the woods and feel our
position. The Ewing has now cea'sed, and it is not
thought that any engagement will take. place to.
day.
General Knipe reports that no rebel infantry. had
passed through Newville' up Ao Mx o'clock this
morning. Nothing but cavalry had entered Car
lisle, and this force was now scouring the whole
country in the neighborhood of Mechanicsburg.
POSITION OF YORK
The operator of the Inland Telegraph Company
inforins me that up to daylight this morning no
rebels ivere. anywhere in the vicirtity.of York, Pa.
Col. Thomas' regiment, stationed there, -has,-re
treated to Columbia, it is said, and all of our troops
seem to be falling back to the line of the Susghe-
FRODI OHABIBERSBtTRG
Hon. Alexander McClure arrived here this. Morn
ing from Chambersburg, and brings the latest intel
ligence of the movements of the enemy in the vicini
ty of that place. Gen. Sohnson'i division, in con
nection with that of General Rhodesoccupiecl the
town from Wednesday until Thursday,. when they
left;taking up the line of march for Shippensburg.
Up to Friday last . private property had been re
spected; and the rebels conducted themselves as good
soldiers should.
Cirlisle is .believed to be occupied by the rebel in
entry this afternoon..
ARMY - OE THE POTOMAC
It is understood here that General Booker's army
is at the foot of the South DlOunfain ridge, but, as
General Lee holds the gaps, it ,will be impossible
for him to get through to help us out, for a day or
two at least.
THE REBEL PLANS
Deserters from the rebel army say that General
Lee will out all of our railroads, destroy all public
property in the State, and then concentrate his
forces for an attack upon Baltimore and Washing
ton. They say the-rebels are confident of victory
everywhere.
FROM THE FRONT:, ,
FOUR O'or.9oir P. M.—Spencer Miller'm battery
opened on the enemy a few "MiroAte' 'due, and aredl
PHILADELPHIA 7 TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1863,
nine rounds when the enemy's advance fell back,
and commenced shelling the woods—ao• casualties.
We will give battle without flinching at Oyster
Point. • The rebels are very cautious, and , do not
-seem prepared to open. the ball yet. They have bean
shelling the woods for nearly an hour, but Well - ring
has now ceased, and all - is quiet again. The excite
ment in the city is being greatly reduced by sifalth
in our ability to hold out against& very large force.
RARE RUSTICATION
A gentleman residing here geared up a span of fine
horses this afternoon, and, having-obtained a pass;
proceeded over the river on a visit to some friends in'
Mechanicsburg. When he arrived at the town and'
had transacted his business he turned about, un
mindful of his real-situation, to return to the State
capital, when the rebels arrested him, kook possession
of his team and vehicle, paroled him, and sent the
unsophisticated gentleman back. to this city on
"Shanks' mare," or "on the hoof," as the soldiers
have it.
THE SIGNAL• CORPS
We have had :a number of signal officers assigned
to this station at last, and they have been signaling
OUr'forces on Hummell's Hill, opposite the city, on
the other side of the river, all day. They will be of
vast advantage to our division commanders here'
after.
ANOTHER REGIMENT
•
The 11th Regiment, N. Y., militia (artillery),
equipped as-infantry, arrived here this afternoon,
and moved immediately across the river. It was a
pretty full regiment and made , a very creditable die
play.
9 O'CLOCK P. M.—l have just returned , from the
front, and have to report everything. in readiness
fiiran attack to-morrow, which is nowlooked for
ward to as probable. The very best dispositiOns of
our forces. have been made, and the work: oPim
provising defences is pushed forward. vigorously:-
Our' lines are. being- gradually contracted and
strengthened, =and our troops are retiring slowly
from Oyster Point. The rebels continue to .advanee
slowly, driving our pickets in With great regularity,
and are evidently preparing to give us hattle to
morrow. :Time alone can tell what may be in store
for us, but whether it is fight or rest we are fully
prepared. _ _
THE TOWN SIGNAL
It has been determined to ring, the Court House
bell, as an alarm to the citizens of this place, as soon
as their Services maybe, require 4 when every man
able to bear arms will come in to do his share in de
fending his country and the capital ot our State.
Several thousand men have reportedlor duty under
this emergency, from this city alone.
tYORK AND GETTYSBURG. -
Some of Colonel Jennings" men arrived. tonight
ho had escaped from the, rebels. They state that
they were captured by the rebels In Gettysburg.'
General Gordon's Georgia brigade occupied the
town on Friday night, when the General made a<
speech, to his troops creating the wildest enthusiasm.
Re told them that their march through the heart of
the enemy's country had been marked by victory,
and plenty. On Saturday, these men saw from their
hiding places in the woods a large army, as-they
supposed it to be, moving on towards Gettysburg,
cheering lustily as they went. They were led by
Major General Early. This division was, followed
by a train of one hundred and fifty wagons. After
this, General Gordon's brigade took up its line of
march in the direction of York, and they now, no
doubt, occupy that place. They have destroyed the
bridges at Bridgeport and - Yorkhayen, on the North
ern Central Railroad. - This seems to be well au
thenticated.
THE HENRY GUA.RDS
Mayor Roumfort is bitterly opposed to the splendid
company of policemen sent here from Philadelphia.
Re is using every influence to have thenrreinoved,
and is anxious to have the city placed under rnartial
law. Gen. Couch told him the company could not
be spared from the city at present, and that he , con
sidered their presence absolutely necessary for the
peace of the town. They will only be ordered for
*ward when the rebels advance to an attack. The corn,
pang *is in good health, order; and spirits. Major.
Larusbaek, of the Park police, is the drummer of the
corps; and it is needless to say that when he. "lays
his hands on the sticks . the town is awake to listen
and admire.”
MISBEHAVIOR OF TROOPS.
Some of the New Yoir militia have behaved dis
gracefully upon several occasions. Yesterday a•re
giment broke and fled as soon as Captain Killer
commenced to answer the enemy's guns. Gen.
Knipe
,has been sorely tried with some of these
men in his movements, recently. . lam not permit,'
ted to tell all about the disgraceful, unsoldierlike
conduct of these men. To their honor be it said
that all of these New York regiments . do not act in
•
'this way.
THE BRIDGE AT COLUMBIA DESTROYED.,
During the evening the light of a great fire was
and a despatch was ie.
over the Susquehanna a
troops, had net fire to "it.--
All is yet perfectly . ..quiet over the river. Our
troops have been called in from the outer works.
It is feared that they may be shelled by the enemy
in the morning, at daybreak. ' I fear that -this city.
Will be surrendered to the enemy, or destroyed.- 'lf
we do not make a vigorous defence the enemy will
make the range of the city, and shell it. I do no(
wish to increase the alarm wiiich now naturally ,
pervades the community, but I must say that the
enemy should not be allowed to cross the - Suet'
hanna, without an effort to destroy him or drive
back. The loss;of Harrisburg is a small matter, n
itself, compared to any extensive incursion of e
rebels into our country north and east of the 7 is
quehanna river. L. W.
.0 Special Correkpondence of The Press.]
FREDERIC& CITY, S une 27, 1,
A RETROSPECT.
The beautiful little mountain city of Fre it
has bad excitement enough for one week. •S,
turday, the 20th instant, just as the twilight slf Ma
lengthened in the west, a band 'of twenty-live ebi
cavalry galloped through the main street l' • th
town. Though their coming had been 100 'd I(
with fearful forebodings on the part of thod cil
zens who are here denominated "unconditional siii
I
men," still they were unprepared-to see th m
soon, and many ,of them, thinking this hail ful
men in gray clothes to be the forerunners of
woe
army, fled hastily to Baltimbre, where they wffe the
\ e
object of wonder to all who had opportunity fli
tening to their tales of frightful Import. ^1• 1! ti , !,
Now that we have thousands of our brave So ler
around and about us, we can take a retrospe tivi
view of the events which have transpired in F do
rick City since last Sunday;, we can compare; i tilt
lightlaf safety, the true, facts, of to-day with the faij
rumors of the days before. One acted as a stimultni
on irritated nerves ; the other proves to be a genti
narcotic. Last Saturday, when several of our algal
corps rode hastily into town, and said they had bee,
driven down the Hagerstown road, the public feelin
was one of consternation; but, as tares grow Mai
the finest wheat, there live in this place, which i
decidedly4oyal, many Disunionist& When, after
o'clock P. M., four of our cavalrymen were hotl
pursued by a score of rebels, - who kept up a runnin
fire, several:l Secessionists waved their handker
chiefs, and one large Confederate flag was throw
from an- open window.
WELL-DRESSED REBELS.
. .
I had the fortune (which came near being a min
fortune) of seeing quite a number of these rebel
They were all well-dressed, appeared well-fed, a
certainly were well-mounted. They were all' mu
better in appearance than any of the rebels Iha
-seen heretofore, and certainly in much superior co
dition to those who made their unwelcome appe
ance here last September. At 9 o'clock they
tired, leaving the city in its former quietude. S
day they again appeared and lounged about the
tell when about 2 P. ill., our cavalry charged th
on South Market street and drove them front t
place in confusion.
EXODUS AND. QUIET.
Since Tuesday the town has been perfectly qui
When I returned. Thursday evening, everything
assumed a Sunday aspect,many of the etc
- closed, dwellings vacant, no trains ; pedestrians f
in; number, but wild in . manner, and undecide
gait. Not a warlike note to be heard, nor a mar
coat to be seen, under the moist and dropping clot!'
which resembled a soaked board fence. Frig
came, but there was no dawn—only rain, rain,
the sombre appearance of the town was unchang
"All things were hushed, asNature's self lay dea
STAHL'S CAVALRY.
Noon came, and Gen. Stahl's cavalry trotte
through the city. The transition ffbni torf
triumph, was sudden. Those who were ores
before, are now hopeful and jubilant. I have al
described the enthusiasm of their reception, b
r l
not mention that the, Secession flags, which re
flung frOm certain windows, were politely req ea
to be handed to the provost guard; whereu he
red, white, and red colors were presented to Pe
titioners wilhozit the usual appropriate ecit.
l
ir
Every little kindness that could be shoWn ea
ried soldims, every comfort that could be ered
i the jaded horses, was freely given by the go peo
ple of Frederick. When the first . dozen of air
peered, a lady came from her'door, and insis the'
all should receive from her hands some refr men
—a glass •of milk, m piece of bread and tte
She wanted to giVe every man a piece of b ay
butter. One Of the soldiers told her if she , F
would' "spread more butter than woman er
before."
t ge
id
. _.
CoLumria, June 29,'1i% A. M:—Trie.:-
iis.;t_
over the 'Su s quehanna , which was deal
night, was constructed in 1834, and'cost $157 11 0 -.l.aat
was 5,620 feet long, fourteen feet above big watetl -1
built all of wood, and about forty feet widi; - had
two tracks, also, used for vehicles and foot passen
gers, and tow paths, the latter for the Susquehanna
and Tide Water Canal.
The conflagration was a sublime sight, the entire
length being oh fire , at once, with the buildings at
Wrightsville and 'floating, blazing timbers in the
stream. The rebels were on the - other bank and the
adjacent hills; and crowds of males and females on
this side gazing' at the sight. The fire department
here was; in-service constantly to save the eastern
end of the bridge, but it was useless. Soldiers, citi
zens, and firemen labored together, also the Phila
delphia City Troop. The Troop acted splendidly in
the tight. The only Columbia volunteers in the
fight were fifty-three negroes, who, after making en
trenchments with the soldiers, took muskets and
fought bravely.
- The retreat of the troops, the firing of the bridge,
r and shell and shot falling into the river, created a
panic here, and the okedaddle continued during the
It
night !lathe shelling of the town was anticipated.
at Colonel Frick ,and Major Haller had artillery
ir. posted at differentpoints on the bank, under Lieu
ad tenant Ridgway, to use if necessary. Major Heide
, man, of Columbia, as a vokunteer aid, acted nobly.
" e We had no artille'ry in the .entrenchments. Before
.lid the fight piles:of lumber and empty freight ears were
placed, in Wrightsville to check - the enemy, and were
FREDERICK RELAPSED. successful. T•he repel force was about eight thou-
All are gone, now. Frederick is itself ag consisting of infantry artillery, and a regiment
, save sa l nd ' They'playedn on us with six pieces"
its Sabbatiefike 'appearance, which Mind ly. as- °of cavalry.artiller , Cornaniee A, G, E, O and L, of
sumed when the first rebel rode into the e • Gur Colonel Thomas' Regiment, are missing, and be
. .
infantry did not come through there, but d mired lieved to be captured,: Comuani m aß, F, and H, were,
taking the different turnpikes. S is re- .in the fight, but...safe. D, I, K, and M, are, with
round
, the Colonel at Bainbridge.liThe quartermaster, with
port no rebels , near Middletown, where ery One about two, hundred , men, Is "at Lancaster.; among
bad located a large force. Whether the misty hoat them. Sergeant'Evans 'and seven of Company C.
which terrified so many is fortified At Sou Moue,' Captain. Marsh' was wounded
el n i tSickleshe leg
and one and arm
tain, will probably be seen ere the morr 's sun ' lieutenantslichtiv Lieutenant Colo
are reported caitured.
In the meantime, I wait with' expanded ea to . catch ' The engagement commenced by skirmishing on
the lint boom of cannon, for if the enem be near the left, on the railroad, between a small squad and
South Mountain our pieces will soon be aged on fifty' rebel dismounted -.cavalry. Major Knox was
every commanding eminence, raking hill and val- there and narrowly escaped being ,hit.-.: Our squad
,
leys and plains. hour afterwards the pickets on the turnpike, a mile,
' - SACRED GROUND. from the entrenchments, were attacked and retired;
Coming from Harwr's FerryAo the mth of the followed by the enemy.
_ln a few moments` three pieces of artillery were .
nuarrocacy river, /could see the field rich th golden planted on the pike, about five' hundred yards from
grain. The road taken by Stonewall jEI son, after the entrenchmente, and three in a field to the right
At the same time it was discovered that - we we
leating the place, bad recovered from t unwonted
-- . flanked on both sides. Our forces engaged corn
pressure of so much artillery, infantry, d cavalry. prised the 27th Regiment, three companies of th
On either side were fields of illiraitabl Size—wheat 20th, an - independent Maryland company, detach
and oats waiting . for the reapers' sie —corn pre- moats of corivalescents,Cantain Walker's company
paring to tessellate. The fences w all new— of the 26th, and a negro company. 'The-rebel mill
- lery sire was continuous, the shells . bursting within
many of the houses had been rebuilt red the vines the entrenchments. After a gallant defence, without
trained anew. Vast numbers of hors il, cattle, and artillery, the order for retreat was given, and, 'in
.
sheep,' were seen browsing on the h lsides. This -goo Corder, we retired, thOenemy's cavalry follow
enti ance 'and shell bursting 'all
prosperity is owing to 'the absence o armed rebels-, , i_ng bridge ii
, , around: - The colors formerly of the 129th Pennsyl
and Our soldiers, a human wall, have, tected these
fields, houses, and vineyaids .at the , oat of many yams waved during the fight, and small flags were
waving lime. and, theio along the Was. Plotlling
a valuable life. Come with mei a few miles from
Reaper's Perry, and see the tasteful little cemetery
belonging to the hospital of the 9th Army Corps.
An anre of theground, high above the road, is beau
tifully enclosed with pine saplings. Every grave
has ita:;neat little headstone, and at a glance the
curious *aveller can see represented, Pennsylvania;
Rhode Island, Michigan,. New York, Connecticut,
Maryland. Here we can see what has saved Mary
land from brood- and rapine. Since this war began,
how many thousands have gone down to the gravel
.,
namelesp beyond the rude inscription on the hastily ,
constructed headboard and the muster-rolls of their
companY. Some have fallen' alone, by the wayside,
and thek.- comrades, after firing. a volley over them,
pass on. Others give their. heart's blood to sonic..
come ensanguined battlefield, and many, who were
martyred at Ball's Bluff, with their limbs protru
ding from the earth; have pleaded in vain for a hand
ful of earth. From the beautiful graves of our own
Iceystorke State to the bayous of Louisiana, in the
swamps of the Chickahorainy and prairies of the
West, where "armies whole' have sunk," on the
sea and in the rivers, where the shattered hulk of
the Cumberland lies, we have those patriots, who
sacrificed home, comfort—aye, life itself, that their
survivors mightpossess the =Vole hind.
History, their friends, their country, will not for
getthem. 'They gave their lives for the perpetua
tion of freedom, and the undying gratitude of their
countrymen, of mankind, will enshrine them all in
grateful remembrance even until the latest genera
,SOft and reverential be our tread: tearful
theigaze - tof our descendants upon the mounds.
'neath which repose their toil worn frames. God
will crown such fidelity and constancy to their coun
try with success, and the blessings of a permanent
peace... After generations, when they.gazo on these
relics of earth—the proof of "man's inhurnanity to
man "—will mourmthe early and violent end of the
briVe men buried there, and seea grandeur, a 81.1.
blirnityi of devotion in their offering to their coun
try; sucli as we cannot know :
, • ' They fell devoted, but undying-
.
T he very gales their names are sighing: .
:f iThe'silent piliar, lone and gray.
Claims kindred with their sacred.okaY•
Their spirits wrap the dusk's , menatain;
Their memory sparkles in the fonntain,.
_
The Meanes - rill, ihe mightiest ' •
Rolls mingling Oh their fame forever'.'
MARYLAND.
This is the secret Nary land's prosperity.; this
why grain grows,matle feed, money is plenty. And
the people here are ncit blind ; they see what rebel.
lion - has done for their neighbors in 'Virginia, and
are determined it shill End no 'steady foothold on
theli The first cemingotthe rebels wail looked
on with a friendly eye. Since "last September, a
change has "come over the spirit of their dreami;'?
they see in the Unfaii their onlY'safety-;-their sole
salvation. True, a , few went off with the rebeli,
but thei were shallow 7 pated knaves, deceived with
the promise of being permitted to return home as
soon as our Government had finished drafting. Ah !
they little know how soon they will be as ragged as
Falstaff's followers, kind'raade "food for powder."
The,loyal men of Frederick became so enraged' at
the appearance, of the - rebels in their city; that 200 of
them in Baltimore organized themseli - es into a band
of partisan rangers, and breathed nothing bat ven
geance against thei.nvaders. But, alas ! as soon as
the enemy left they &mot their duty to their coun
try, in their anxiety to return home, and the or
ganization wag not effected. B.
COLUMBIA, Pa., June 27, 834 P.- 111.—I arrived here
an hour or two since and found the main - street filled
.with anxious. residents. At this hour all is ex
citement. Notice has just come that York has sur
rendered, and Colonel Frick, of Schuylkill county,
(27th regiment,) has issued an order calling upon all
males in Columbia, black and white, to immediately
take up such arms as they can procure to aid in de
fence of the place. All boats and rafts- on the
other side of the Susquehanna will be brought to
this side, and, if necessary, the long bridge con
necting Columbia and-Wrightsville will, of course,
`be destroyed. Colonel Frick is on the other side
of the river superintending defensive movements,
while his officers and men are prepared for
the emergency. 'A company of the 87th Pennsyl
vania Regiment has just arrived from York; loco.
motives are attached to lengthy trains, ready to
move at a moment's notice. The surgeon has his
hoipital stores at the end of the bridge, about to
cross over. The quartermaster of the 27th, who has
just arrived with six days' rations from Harrisburg,
has kept his supplies in the train, so thit they-can
not be lost to the Government. As -I may not again
be able to give you the list of field officers of the
27th Regiment I will do so now. They are as fol
lows
• Colonel, G. Prick, formerly of the 129th Penn
eylvania.
.Lieutenairap Colonel,. D. B. Green, formerly ad
jtitant of 129th.
Major, GCorge - L. Frick, fOrmerly captain f 129th:
Adjutant, Willis's:a Whitney.
„Quartermaster, W.F. Patterson, formerly ofi29th.
'Surgeon, Dr. Shisler, of Philadelphia, formerly of
.Tune'29-2 A. M
Marl' 0 I , C BEL •1- I' . I . I • ii I i :: II •I, ...,
are accustomed to hard service. •
Levi Bartholomew, Esq., sergeant-major of the
regiment, and a well.known citizen of Pottsville,
was called on to address the citizens hereto-night
on the necessity of taking up arms in defence of
their State. ' A large crowd was in attendance at
the Town Hall, and after an eloquent address, a
number of the citizens enrolled their names, and
immediately tendered their services. 1
" The surrender of York, I am informed, was as. '
complishedin the following manner : A force of the
enemydrew up in line on the turnpike about half
past six o'clock, "and.sent a demanu for the surren
der of the town, Intimating at the same time that .a
failure to surrender peaceably would be attended
with disastrous consequences, but if no opposition
was made property would be, respected. The de
mend was sent , in the hands of an-Adams county
farmer impressed into the service, and when re
ceived by the chief burgess, Major Haller, of Gen.
Couch's - staff, who has charge of matters in the
-vicinity of York and Gettysburg, and the lieutenant
colonel of the filth Pennsylvania, were standing in
conversation` with that officer. They, however,
escaped. The burgess, deeming discretion the better
~,k part of valor, had the white flag raised. Before th
~"" surrender', Colonel Wm. B. Thomas' 20th Regime
were'guarding the Northern Central Railroad for
w 0( distance of ten. miles below York and nine and
tell "half above; and, I think, are safe, although we haves
i f
he , various reports' skirmishing.
For Although the town surrendered between six and ' I
seven o'clock, the rebels did not advance in force
Ai- until about quarter past eight, at which time twelve
'on' thousand were said to have entered. York. About
so thirty thousand In all are, now reported to be be-
"of tween York and Gettysburg. The City Troop is
' safe—all the members having reported except Hr. .
[ge . John Welsh, who is believed to have been captured
near Gettysburg. 1
The following companies have been organized to
day, and will be sent across the river : ,
Rolling Mill Guards, Captain Case; Susquehanna
Guards, Silver Grays, and a company of colored
men, who nobly volunteered.
The above account of the surrender I give as I re
ceived it.
. ,
COLUMBIA, Pa., _ June 29 —The night has passed
and no attack has yet been made at this point by the
This morning' strong parties of soldiera were sent
to guard the fords and prevent the rebels crossing
the Susquehanna on boats and rafts.' The rebels
are plainly visible on the other side of the river,
riding about. No flag is' seen flying at Wrightsville.
The bridge across the Susquehanna river here was
completely destroyed by midnight, without any
damage to 'property_in Columbia.
A full report of the casualties in yesterday's battle
is not yet to be obtained. Only one man was killed,
a negro, who had his-head taken off by a shell in
one of the streets" of Wrightsville. A number of
Company E oteotonel Ayrick's regiment, are miss
ing.. • .. :- -- - '
The bridges on the Northern Central Railroad are
now being destroyed.
Other bridges were destroyed yesterday. A foun
dry and some houses at Wrightsville took fire from
the burning bridge and were destroyed. The shells
yesterday, injured Several houses and barns in
Wrightsville. The residents , were much alarmed,
but the majority remained on the ground. An at
tempt was made by the rebels last night to cross the
river below Bainbridge, seven miles distant, but it
Co). failed. Thomas is at Bainbridge, with a portion of
hie regiment. The rest are believed to be safe. The
City Troop is also safe.
The engagement. yesterday at Wrightsville lasted
about an hour and a quarter. Our men fought va
liantly ; also, the negro company distinguished it-
self.
All the bridges on the Northern Central Railroad,
between Hanover Junction and Conowingo, are
knows to be 'destroyed. Private Welch' is among
those of our soldiers whom the rebels yesterday pa
roledi
COLITMI3IA, June 29.—The City Troop fought yea.
terday at Wrightsville. It is safe. The bridge is
burned._
THE
GOOD INTENTIONS
COLUMBIA
watt last except a I'm; tents, yatione, and 'entrenching
The order from Harrisburg re prevent the rebels
from crossing was imperative, and the destruction
of the bridge Was abseintely necessary. The first
toll-house on the York turnpike ,was within the
centre of the entrenchments. Captain Smith, Com
pany A, Mil Regiment, narrowly escaped a shell,
and Company E covered the' retreat magnificently.
Sergeant Steadman was anOrentided, but escaped:
Aaron Tice, etl'the 27th, war wounded. The rebel
loss is unknown,itut several were seen to fall.
At noon, on Saturday, Colonsb.Tennings , regimentf
was at York Springs, fourteen miles north of Ha
rimier, retreating . towards Harrisburg. The rebels
were close on, eight abreast, win. a large wagon
train. General , Ewell . knows the' country, having
formerly visited here;
On Saturday four companies of Thomas' regiment
were attacked by two hundred Mounted , riflemen at
a - bridge eight miles belew York, but they drove the
enemy back. - Subseqtrently, howeeml. they were
reported captured. An escaped picket` squad, in
crossing on a raft, at liaiuMdge, yeeterany,•was fired
The rebel eroasing to Gararabia may fie- specora:
palled, but Colonel Frick iwprepared.
READINt. • "
Hereifl a specimen of numerous calls upon the!
population of Heading. They have not been 'lin.
answered:"• Heading has sent hundreds to the - cent
of war:: 'Young men of Reading, our country calls
us ; duty;•patriotism, every manly feeling appeal. to,
us in this 'hour of danger—, Sliall prove' re
creants: cowards?' No! I am going. Will you , go.
with Mel - Who will remain behind? What will
you think of yourselves in future- years, if you
skulk at this hour? What will others think of yoicr•
Will you - notbe ashamed to walk the streets while•
your comrades are fighting for you? Can you bear:
to look a woman in the face when you , have not the':
manliness to raise- an arm in her defence? The•
very children will hoot you as you walk the streets.
Shame to him who remains behind. I do not say
go, but come.
ABMH. OF THE POTOILIC.
The Change• h Chief Coannander— . General
Hookeir's Farewell--General Meade's la
trodnetoi* Chnier—Mattets In. the Array.
ECorreEpcndence of the Herald.)
.tIEADQUARTERS, June 28, ,
' Thie - morning Colonel Hardie arrived here by spe
cial train from Washington, . as a bearer of des
patches, relieving General Booker from, the com
mand of the Army of the Potomac, and appointing
Major General Meade, commanding the Fifth corps,
his successor. , Soon after the reception of the
orders, at headquarters, Gen. Hooker issued the fol
lowing address :
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GEN. HOOKER.
GENERAL ORDER, No. 65.
•
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
FREDERICK., Md., June 28, 1863.
In conformity with the orders of the War Depart
re ent, dated -Tune 27; 1863, I relinquish the command
of the Army of the Potomac.. It is transferred to
:Major General George G. Meade, a brave andac
, - eomplished officer, - who has nobly earned the confi
- deuce and esteem of the army on many a well-fought
- field. Impressed with the belief that my usefulness
. as the commander' of• the Army of the Potomac is
impaired, I part from it, yet not without the deepest
emotion. The sorrow of parting with the comrades
of so manybattlesds relieved by the conviction that
the courage-.and. devotion of this army will never
cease nor fail:4l)M it will yield to my successor, as
it has to meot willing and hearty support. With
-theearneatprayer that the. triumph of its arms may
bring successes worthy of it and the nation, I bid it
farewell. JOSEPH HOOKER, Major General.
S; F. BARSTOW, Acting Adjutant General.
ADDRESS OF GENERAL MEADE ON TAKING
COMMAND OF THE ARMY.
This order was followed by the subjoined address,
from General Meade
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 66;
HEADQUARTERS ,ARMY, "OF THEPOTOMAC,
June 28, 1863. .
By direction of the President of the United States
I hereby assume command of the Army of the
Potomac. As a soldier, in obeying this order—an
order totally unexpected and unsolicited—l have
no promises or pledges to make. The country looks
to this army to relieve it from the devastation and
disgrace of. a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues
and sacrifices we, may be called upon to undergo,
let us have in view constantly the magnitude of
the' interests involved, and let each man determine
to do his duty, Thaving to an all•controlling Provi
dence the decision of the contest. It is with just
diffidence 'that I relieve in the command of this
army an eminent and accomplished soldier, whose
name must ever appear conspicuous in the history
of its achievements ;. but I rely upon the hearty
support of m - companions-in.arms to assist me in
the discharge of - the duties of the important trust
which has been confided to me.
GEORGE G. MEADE,
Major General Commanding.
S. F. BARSTOW, Assistant Adjutant General.
Nothing could have exceeded the surprise occa
sioned by this announcement. The first rumors of
the change were scarcely credited, and it was not
until the appearance of • the farewell address. of
General Hooker that the report was generally. be
lieved.
The reasons for the change of commanders are yet
"unknown; it is believed, and, indeed, indicated in
the brief remarks of General Hooker to his staff,
that he had applied to General Halleck to. be re
lieved from the command of the Army of the Foto
mac. We are yet in the dark, however, so far as the
knowledge of General Hooker's reasons for making
Finch an application are concerned, and can only
await the development of events from headqharters.
The report of the change soon extended to the se
ateir crnmanti"a e -ioned to bid.
Gen. Hooker' app el- embl Sred and so
tent. Some time was spentin
to the last all formalities were dispensed with. The
parting was painful to every one, particularly to
those who had become endeared to the General by
old associations ; and not a few felt their eyes moisten
as they took the parting hand. ;.
General Hooker was deeply grieved. He had been
identified with the Army of the Potomac, he said,
since its organization, and had hoped to. continue
with it to the end. It was the best army of the
country, worthy of the confidence of the nation, and
could not fail of success in the approaching struggle.
He spoke of his successor as a glorious soldier, and
, urger ran to give him their earnest support. -
At the conclusion of the leav&taking the more
prominent officers- lingered at the. General's tent,
and spent the evening in reviewing the pleasant re
.m iniacenees of the past, and the plans for the future
campaign. •
• General Hooker leaves to-morrow for Baltimore,
to which place he has been ordered to report. His
personal staff, including General Butterfield, will
accompany him. The officers of the several depart
ments at headquarters, will doubtless remain. •
- General Meade was totally surprised by the order
. appointing him comrisander of the Army of the Po
tomac, and deeply felt the weight of responsibility
resting upon him. His appointment gives universal
satisfaction, and all express a determination to ex
tend their heartiest co-operation.
Affairs on the Upper Potomac are reported quiet.
The enemy has but a small force south of Hagers
town, and our forces remain in the undisturbed poi
session of South Mountain.
A rebel cavalry, force is reported to have crossed
the Potomac below Edward's Ferry and captured a
train of one hundred and fifty wagons. Capt. Harry
Page, assistant quartermaster at headquarters, had
charge of the train, and is probably a prisoner. The
mail-wagon, with mails from headquarters, had left
for Washington, but received timely information of
the raid and returned.
This morning one of the wagons in the ammu.-_
nition train blew up, but, fortunately; without
doing any damage to the rest of the train.
General Pleasanton has been appointed major
general, and placed in command of the , cavalry
General Stahl is ordered to report for duty with
another command in Pennsylvania.
All quiet.
in sp a a n in de?
a o b f o
THE NEW COMMANDER.
y y e i t 3 l l . the 5 .Potomac, °la m a c e ; rl w e
sans
parents.born in
Major General George 6. Meade, the new cotn
tuhte the; Alm
His father was at the' time of his birth
a very
wealthy man, and was residing in 13 arcelona, Spain,
where Captain Meade, now commanding the North
Carolina,
and the subject of our sketch, were bern.
The two boys were brought to this country; one waif
educated for the navy, which he entered i.
n 1826, and
the other for the army. --
George G. Meade entered West PontAlTt
In .i. 1 ary
Academy as an appointee from the State of Penn
sylvania during September, 1831, and' graduated on
the 30th of. June, 1835, standing number nineteen in his class, which has produced such men as Generals
'liforel,
PostmasterNaglee, Haupt, Patrick, Martindale R ber t
o s,
and other, as well as General
Montgo
mery Blair, &c.
.
He was appointed to the army from the District of
Columbla r and entered the service as brevet second
lieutenant of the 3d Artillery on.the firstl
o July,
1835. On the 26th of October, 1836 he .resigned'
,his
connection with the United States army, and was
engaged in private pursuits until 1842,
,Cln the nineteenth day of May,1842, he' was reap
pointed tntheUnited States service as a second lieu
tenant of Topogrophical Engineers. In this cap
city he joined the troops engaged in the Mexicali
war. At this tinie we find -the names of his com
panions in the Topographical Engineer icorps were
Major Turnbull, Captains Wm. G. Williams, killed
at Monterey; Geo. H. Hughes, John McClellan,
Thos. B. Luinard, and Joseph E. Johnston (now a
rebel general); First Lidutenants Wm. H. Ems) .1. , -
(now General), Jabob E. Blake (kill ' enter)),
.L. Sitcr.eay.es._W_-mrwarner-(ained y Indians) E.
-- x - rbeMinon (nw eneral), and C. N.....Ha.ar ;'S
,i
cond. Lieutenants John C. Freniont, T. D. *ebste e- r,'".l
George Thorn, Martin L. Smith, Jain Pope (now
-
General), Wm: B. Franklin (now Genera
I),"and ; .
Wna. J. Peck.
_ . ,
riblaiLsonduct in Mexico was marked by-determi
he was - rl-.. bravery, and at the battle of Palo Alt .
in the Melba
niv distinguished , °
of Monterey 'last,. and ow mentioned
i - ..-..Durin the several conflicts
1846, he again becam.-_, ..
• bravery was breveted a fliini , ..._ Gays of September, .
September 23, 1846. DuringahrOtcl, and for his
1851, be was promoted to a first-Mr-IA date from
corps, and on the 19th of May, 1856;Waslens,pgust,
mated" to a captaincy, which- rankhe - heldladig
breaking out of the rebellion. ' , w
AV hen the rebellion broke nut, and President Lin
coln called for three hundred thousand volunteers,
the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps was --raised and
placed under the charge of General McCall, as divi
sion commander, and Generals Reynolds, Meade,
and Ord-as brigade Commanders. Each of these
brigade commanders 'has nobly distinguished him
self during the present war, having all risen to a
rank equal with a marshal of France. Gen. Meade
was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers,
with a commission to date from-August 31,1861. He
was then placed in charge of the Second brigade of
that division, and proceeded to `organize .itat Ten
nallytown, near the waters ca", the Potomac, and in
this vicinity wintered during 1861.2. -
.Tune 18, 1862, he was promoted to a majority in
the Engineer corps, which rank he still holds in the
newly organized Engineer corps of the regular army.
On the 26th of June, 1862, he took part in the fa
mous battle of Mechanicsville, where Gen. Stone
wall Jackson made 61101 a terrific dash upon Gen.
McClellan's right wing, and Generals McCall, Rey
nolds, and others were taken prisoners. His noble
conduct and bravery on this occasion were particu
larly noticed. -
The next day he was engaged under General Fitz
John Porter in the battle of Gaines' Mill, and was
so distinguished that he_was nominated tor a brevet
of lieutenant colonel for distinguished services du
ring that battle. He also took part in some of the
subsequent engagements of the seven days fight.
- feAt the battle of New Market Cross Roads he was
severely wounded, but, under skilful.treatment, he
recovered, and almost immediately returned to the
ai my, where he took command of the division until
=the return of Generale McCall and Reynolds from
captivity in Richmond; ' ' , L.
When the rebels invaded Maryland and Pennsy.l.-
vania, after the defeats of. General Pope's army,
General Reynolds, who had commanded the division,
was then detached to - organize the Pennsylvania
militia, and General Meade was placed in command
of the division of Pennaylvanta Reserves. He led:"
these troops- during. the eventful battles of South
Mountain and Antietam', and when, at the- latter
battle, General Hooker was wounded and had to
leave the field, General Meade for a short time had
charge. of tlie Ninth army corps, formerly - under
General Reno.
' After General Burnside had been placed in charge
of the Army of the Potomac, General Reynolds, who
formerly commanded the-Pennsylvania Reserves,
after the retirement of General McCall, was order
d to command the whole 'of the lat lArmyljorps,
filnd General-Meade was formally placed in cow
antl Qf tilt sIiVIMO4 O'reranitiv4l44 Afbezick At
THREE CENTS.
C. S. corvette Florida No. 2. Lieut. Reed was
transferred to the brig Clarence. She Wag
then off Cape St. Roque. He ran up north
the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, Ire
greatly distinguished himself, and his division lost
very heavily, the brigade commanders and several
field officer& being placed hors'de corshot during the
attack on the rebel right. The whole loss of the
division was 1,624, being the greatest division loss
during the whole of that disactrous Eight
On the 12th 6f December, 1862, two days after this
eventful battle, he was ordered to command the
6th Army Corp, formerly under general Fits Sohn
Porter, and more recently under General Butter
field. ,fib enable him properly to hold that position
he was appointee...by the President and was mu- -
larly noMihated to the United States' Senate during
January, 1863: The Senate making certain object;
Dons to the lists of appointees, it was" revised, and
General, , Irleade'S name again sent in by the Fred' ,
dent. During March, 2363, the Senate, sn executive'
&melon, confirmed the 'appointment, and General
Meade took his rank sand commission as major
general of United States volunteers, from November
29,.18111, and assumed the cemmand of the 6th Army'
Corps.
When' General aboker - acsemed command'of the
„Army oP the Potomac; and_reorganized the- same,
- he still continued retairOleneral Meademe the
command= of the sta . AzrriYitaips, Generallßutter
' field having obtained'a:ponition , on the statrecthe
.commanding offiber.,liiirgeitesitl . orders,. dated
February 60863,.Gen'eaal. Meade's - name and corn
mand is specified accordingly.
During the advance upon Chancellorville, Gene
ral Meade's carps fornied'part of the right wing , of
Hooker's army - . The corps on its march on
the 26th day of April, 186.71 and arrived at Kelly's ,
Ford on the 28th.- The next day it crossed the Rap.'
pahannock by' t3at 'ford, and the Rapidan by Ely's
; Ford. It then pushed. on to Chancellorville, where
! it arrived on the 30th, and engaged the skirmishers
of the rebels, taking their riltt pits and .temporary
. works.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
The Advance of Gen. Ttoseer.ans.
C.COnssPondence New York Times.] •
Iffonsnicessoro, June 2.1:-
Bright and early thic. morning, the camps were
broken, and the army began its onward march, with
Awelye„ days , provisions—three in the haversacks Of
the men, and nine in wagons.
. McCook's corps 2dth) has the right, Thomas ,
(the 14th) has the centnre, and Crittenden's (the 21st)
has the left. These columns-move by. different but
„converging roads—the objective point being the ene
my's position along the Duck-river. Our nanks are.
well covered by our excellent cavalry tome, one di
vision (Mitchel's) being on the right, the other (Tar
chin'S) on the left. .
The distance from Murfreesboro to Bragg's head
quarters at Shelbyville, by the direct, road, running
due south from here, is' twenty-eight miles, and , our
right will have this road; but our centre and left,
which have to make detours by way of Bradyville
and Manehester, will have the distance of double
that extent to traverse.
It will of coarse entirely depend on the enemy
how much fighting we have to do before reaching
his front on Duck river, but the probability is
that we shall have skirmishing almost all the way,
with the advanced force and corps of observation on•
front and flank. This is the customary policy ofthe.
enemy, as it gives them the time to find out our in
tentions, and make dispositions to meet them.
trifling force can make'a whole column halt and form
a line of battle two or three times a day. It is proba
ble, therefore, that although even with the circuit
we shall make, we are
,only two good days' march
from the rebel position, yet it will be Saturday,
Sunday, or Monday before we get into a general
fingagement. •
The rebels will be able to take up a good defensive
position on the line of the Duck. They have rifle
pits ,covering the front of Shelbyville for four or five
miles, across east and. west, and another line it is
said from Shelbyville to the Normandy Hills ; but it
is not believed that their artificial defences are of a
very formidable.nature. The. Duck riveris .at the
present mothent 'quite low and fordable at most
Our strategic 'manceuvre, I take-it, will be on the
enemy's right flank; and will endeavor, if - possible,
to grasp its communications.
Many here are of the opinion that , Bragg_will not
make a stand at Shelbyville; Tullahoma, or 'indeed
anywhere along the line, of the. Duck; . but that lili?
will, after embairassing our progress as much arr•
possible, fall back to the line of the Tennessee river
in the vicinity of Chattanooga.
It is, of course, possible- that he may do so ; and
this would certainly be a course that would not jump , ,
with our wishes, as we should have made - our march
for nothing, and added thirty Miles to a line of com
munications already too deep. A movement against
Chattanooga at- this time, and with our present
force, is, I fear, out of the question.
There are, however ' several considerations that
will prompt him to hold on to his-present position
and ithe abandons it it will be because his force has
lately been so much reduced, that-he-learn s - battle.
His retreat will give us the whole of- this region of
Middle Tennessee, in which a crop of cereals is at ,
the present moment ripening, unprecedented in, its
yield. They are so anxious to have command of it;
that they have for some days had a detail of ten men
from each company of the ninety. six regiments of
Bragg's army out gathering it in. We shall be very
apt to disturb their harvesting, operations. It also
brings us into a dense slave population, hitherto un
tapped, where the emancipation proclamation will
have a fine field of operation, under an army which
marches on,
' 'Shouting the battle-cry of Freedoin_"'
With reference to the all-important questiontouch
ing the strength of Bragg's force, that is a matter
difficult to settle. In a former letter; I told you,that
several brigades hadgone to reinforce Johnston, but
gave it as the opinion of the beat authorities, that
no- great material reduction of the rebel force had
taken place. There seems now to be good evidence
tecantirtartins—km,4-4 , q_day43 a considers- .
Oheathara , s=div• - • •
gone to Mississippi. If this be rea 1 canine
adds to our chances of whipping the rebel army, but
it also does to the chance that , Bragg will fall back
without giving us an opportunity for battle. If he
adopts this latter policy, you must , not indulge in
expectations of much in the way of pursuit. Bragg
is a master at retreat; he moves. with an excessive
lightness, and he has - his line of retreat entirely open.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
The Latest Assault_on Port Hudson—Order
of General Banks
PORT HUDSON, June 16.—But the grand questions
which the North will be greedily asking are :.
"What have We . gained?" " Where do we stand
now?" lily . only reply is tlf not exactly where we
want to be, infinitely nearer and better off than.we
were just, as certain of success and determined to
achieve it as we ever were—and our soldiers all in
the very best at spirits and health.
As a proof of what our men are made of, I have
only to refer to the following order of General Banks,
and to tell you of the success it has metwith. Taking
it for granted that the affair will be matter for his
tory long before this is in print, I presume I run no.
risk in sending it to you : -
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OP THE GULF,
19th Army Corps,
BEFORE Paul , IluusoN, June 16,1563.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 49.—The commanding
general congratulates the troops before Port Bud
son upon the steady advance made upon the enemy's
works, and is confident of an immediate and
umphant issue of the contest, We are at all points
upon the threshold of his fortifications. One more
advance and they are ours!
For the last duty that victory imposes, the com
manding general summons the bold Men the corps .
to the organization of a storming column of a thou
sand men, to vindicate the Flag of the Union, and
the memory of its defenders who have fallen! Let
them come forward?
Officers wholead the column of victory in this /ast
assault may be - assured of the just recognition of
their services by promotion, and every officer and
soldier who shares its perils and its glory shall re
ceive a medal fit to commemorate the first grand
success of the campaign of 1663 for the freedom of
the Mississippi. Eis name will be placed in general
orders upon the roll of honor.
Division commanders will at once report the
names of the officers and men who may volunteer
for this service, in order that the organization of the
column may be completed without delay.
By command of Major General BANKS.
RICHARD B. InwiN, Asst. Adj't General.
Official. GEO. B. HALSTED, Asst. Adj't General.
To the glory of our army be it said, that this order
was not many hours circulated among them, before
the entire list was tilled, and would have been, doubt
less, had the call been for more. I will try and get
you the earliest possible copy of the names of those
brave men who are thus ready Co come forward,
with their lives in their hands, in defence - of ,our
cause. Certainly; to them the country will: owe no
ordinary debt of gratitude. =At-any time such devo.
.tion would be splendid, but, coming so immediately,
upon what many would have considered discourage
ments, it unquestionably does honor to the whole
nation..—Cor. Times.
THE REBEL PIRATES.
A False Alarm at Portland.
PORTLAND, Me. t June 29-3 o'clock A. M.—A.
general alarm has just aroused the whole city with
the wild rumor that a gunboat is landing men below
the fort.
_
PORTLAND, June 29- 4 -o'clock A. M.—The alarm
was entirely-fmse: — There is no vessel in sight.
Me., June 29.—The alarm was occa
sioned this morning by a party of soldiers seeing two
schooners below Fort Preble, acting as if they in
tended to make an attack. The garrison were beat
to quarters, the alarm was sounded, the people in
the surrounding village were called nut, and notice
was sent over to the city that two more rebel priva
teers were in eight. The vessels, however, proved
to be only two fishermen, totally incapable of doing
any harm. It Is evident that the report of the depre
dations of vessels in the Hay of Fundy springs from
the capture of the ia•cher by the Tawny, and the
burning of the latter vessel.
The, rebels probably, in their character of Cape
Cod fishermen, made reports to the fishing fleet men
of the terrible doings of the privateers, in order to
draw off'attention from the intended raid at Port-
" 71 ,t . also 'evident that there arena rebel priviteers
con 73 i ol t unless, perhaps, the Florida or Ala
ie no . irut okng about, which is rather doubtful.
morning, " . 6f-s. - _,TbOVAII custody who joined the Ta-
The rebel officers.. staTe-the Byzantium. So there'
Sate Stewart, which hmiiirs9g 4 or ,awl i i ! , aturday
made out of a spar. they -run the Archer.
intending to Ire on Rate- Ste e ship
captain cried out, "For God , s
surrender." The rebel officers also'sarthat se
vessels might have escaped if they had 'not been
frightened at their "little howitzer."
RECOVERY OF BONDS.
PORTLAND) June 29.—A1l the bonds given by the
captains of The captured' vessels to the commander
of the pirate Tacony have been found on board the
schooner Archer, and are now in possession of the
authorities. '
The Pirate Lieutenant Reed.
PORTLAND, June 28.-1 have been at Fort Preble
this afternoon, saw the pirate prisoners, and obtain
ed an account from Captain Reed,' of which the f 01...
... ,,
lowing is an abstract : )44' ,
Lieutenant Reed reported on board the Florida
in Mobile, at the close of 1862. He describes her as
a email sloop.of-war, with, eight rifled guns, and 120
men. On the 16th of January we left Mobile bay,
with steam and every sail set, to topmast studding'
.sail, making fourteen and a half knots. On the
'nth, at daylight; saw a big sloop-of-war, sup
posed the Brooklyn, which passed within half a -
mile.. Be showed three lights, and moved to the
north Ward. On the 13th burned the brig Estelle.
Early in the morning 'of the 22d left Havana and
steamed to the .eastward, burned the brig Wind
, ward, letting her crew go in, small boat. Off Car
denas.light, burned the Come Ann. On the alst
chased by a Federal cruiser, but had the heels of
her. Feb. 12th, captured the clipper.ahip Jacob Bell
and burned her. March 6th, captured the Star
of Peace and burned her. March 13th, burned the
schooner Aldebaron. March 28th, captured the
bark Lapwing, christened her the C. S. corvette
Lapwing she captured the ship' Commonwealth.
The was afterwards burned. March 29th,
captured the bark M. J. Wand, and burned her
the 16th of April. Aprll 23d, burned the bark Hen
rietta. April 21th, burned the ship Oneida. -May
Gth, captured the brig Calrence, and christened - her
till June 6th, when • "off , Cape Hatteras, he
burned the bark -Whiatlng Wind, with coal
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tuied the schooner Alfred H. Partridge and burned
her, 9th, burned the brig Mary Alvina, loaded with.
commissary stores. On the 12111, captured the bark
Tacony, and finding her faster than the Clarence
transferred everything and burned the Clarence.
Christened the Tacony the bark Florida, which ac
counts for the steamer Florida behig or our coast
De t h e ea t ie dmy, captured the schooner M. A.
Ohindler and Kate Stuart, bonded the latter
for $7,000, and sent all, flie. prisoners one board..
Binned the lit. A. The'same day captured`
and bonded the brig Arabella - Witli Er neutral cargo
on board. Passed a - gunboat withogt being noticed.
June 15th, burnt the briglanitkin. June 20th,
bonded'the ship Isaac Webb; tritllf7so - passengers.
At 3 P. M. burned a fishing elboif,tname unknown.
Jthie 2104 burned the sloop Byzantum, and enlisted:
three men from her beJonging to Drew Orleans. The'
same day burned the tiark Goodspeed. June 22d,
burned the fishing schooner Marengo. The same'
day captured the schooner Florence,. and put all
the prisoners on board, -ibrinding , the crews of the
schooners Elidabeth Amerr, Rufus Choate, andltip
ple, captured the same day - and burned: On the 23d
burned the schooners Ada and Wanderer. On the'
24th captured thepacket ship 4 3hatemuc, from Liver- -
pool to Boston, with 350 passengers ; .was - anxious'
to hum her, she being loaded with iron plates ; tried'
to catch a schoonerto put her passengers aboard but
- failed, and had to let her go, bonding her in
$150;009. The same day captured the schooner
Archery and chase& the• Shiites:me again, but,
hearing that Federal cruisers were after the'
Tacony„ and fearing recognition ' burned the Ta
cony; transferring everything t& the Archer;
Thence name direct to Portland and' picked up two
fishermen for pilots, butthey would not serve; Took
the positions from the Coast Survey charts, got on
at sunset, and anchored below. Had no-communicm.;
tion•with tie, shore ; waited till 12 30A. M., when the`
moon went down, then moved direct to the cutter
Caleb Cushing in two boats with muffled - oars,
boarded heri one boat on each side, seized the crew'
without resiotance, and Ironed them, and* captured
Lieutenant Davenport as he came on desk; ;weighed
anchor, being unable to slip-the cable, and started
at 3 A: IYI., going out by Hussey's sound; towed by
two boats ahead,. and followed by the Archer as fast
83 her limit would' permit. Laid to outside, waiting
for the Archer. When the steamers attacked'us we
'could only fire round shot, and were obliged to Eire •
atones and piecerof iron.
Lieutenant Reed belongs in Mississippi, near
in
Vicksburg, and graduated from Annapolis 1860:
He name in with the intention of burning the ship
pingand gunboats which he learned were building
here- from a'noil-laden English schooner bound •
from Piston. to New York. He also intended to •
catch the steamer Fareat City and arm her. All the
Tacony's crew came eut of Mobile,. except the three -
taken from the Byzantium.
On the day- the - Byoantium and Goodspeed . were -
burned, a large steamer, showing the French ilagy
sailed around the burning vessels, examined thetn„.
and passed on. The Tazony passed many steamers •
during her cruise.
- The rebel prisoners are strongly guarded, confinedi
in Fort Preble, with double irons. •
STATES IN REBELLION,
The- Virginia Election.
The recent election in the . State of Virginia, for •
State,. county, and representative officers, is reported
to have resulted as follows :
General "Extra Billy"' Smith is supposed to be -
elected by 6,000 majority. The notorious Fayette
McMullen has been elected to Congress over•Wid- -
ter Preston, brother of William C. Preston, by full
2,000 majority.
Colonel Holliday, mho lost an arm at the battle of
Winchester, has beaten Alexander R. Boteler, by 500
majority.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Montague beats Garnett,
nephew of ex-Senator Hunter, in every county is
the district. David Funsten, of Alexandria (&k4.
of
the Seventeenth Virginia), is elected to Congress.
Ex-Speaker Bocock is elected without any op
position. _
Martin., from Henry, beats Goode, late member.
Judge Cohloon, of Petersburg, beats Collier, Late •
member. Whitehead, of Norfolk, is elected.
Colonel Wickham, Fourth Virginia Cavalry, beats
Lyons, late member, by 2,000 votes.
Staples, latelnember; beats Henry Edmonsort, of
"Sohn Hickmannotoriety, by six hundred votes. •
4. 1- Russell, of Wheeling, Johnson, of Harrison, and
Miller, of Kanawha, are elected by small majorities.
The army votes in all elections ; hence the delay
attending the publication of successful candidates.
The leading. article of the Chattanooga Rebel, of
the 18th, relates to a visit to. General Bragg's army
by the editor. The following is the peroration
We are happy to chronicle the army in excellent
health, physically and morally, and to note the fact
that Braxton Bragg has done nothing of late which
entitles him to anything but the respect of the coun
try and the regard of his soldiers;
The hullabaloo of ten days ago turned out a veri
table "much ado aboutnothing." It hardly brushed
the cobwebs off The inertia of camp life ; andif that
poor dog they' call- Roseerans can do no better,lie
had as well cease his impotent snarls at the front of
our lines, - and betake himself to Vicksburg, where„
Grant needs him bed enough. If he fail to do so, he
may wake up some morning and find _Forrest and
Brechinridge, via Spring Hill and Franklin, sudden
ly occupying his rear, and perhaps the fortifications
on St. Cloud. We give him the benefit of this hint
because he is welcome to make wharhe can out of
it. We also direct his especial - attention .toftwo oc
three little mameuvres recently enactedupoiubneof
hisilanks to which he seems to havebeen singulaziy
obtuse.lndeed, Rosecraneis a most stupid ass, and
aside from considerable energy, some adroitness, and
immense " put.ori " and clap-trap, is as intolerable a.
But at the preSent, moment all is quiet in front.
It is a dead calm.. The troops - are enjoying a Kay..
daypio•nie. They 101 l upon the grass of the green
woods stroll along summer brooks, engage now and
then in a review for - the sake of the tender sex, at
tend dinner patties and hops,
••• • =,
And golaome with the girls in the mornuig.
The officers are all in. full dress. The warm wee,-
ther costume becomes.most of them amazingly, and
their "fiery; untamed steeds," in good condition,
gaily and gaudily prance over the smooth woodland
roads of Bedford as though conscious of the holiday
season. There are also some very serious matrimo
nial speculations-in progress, and a famous amount
of flirting. In a word,iall parties, male and female,
are "making hay while the sun shines."' And God
be with them.
'Vicksburg is the "front" of the army of Middle-
Tennessee. Upon that hangs the tale of the therein
mutual inactivity. It is the pivot of the campaign
in the Southwest. Its fate once decided and the
drums will. beat 'below us again, and the roar of
hostile cannon break upon the murmur of streams,
the vases of fair women and the everlasting hum_
of nature' and summer. When that time comes we
shall not fear the result. The "pluck" of the army
is more intense, perhaps, than it ever was, and the.
discipline superior. The return of so many regi
ments from Mississippi—which, by the way, we be
lieve an error, for we do not need them here—
augments the forces to impregnability. Let the
enemy, therefore, come,
And damn'd he be
Who fast cries "Hold, enough !"
EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship Heela—Steamer
City of Baltimore off Cape Race—The.
American Question En England.
SANDY Hoax, June 29, 10,1 , A. lll.—The Steamer
Hecla, from Liverpool on theleth, via Queenstown
on the 17th inst., has just passed this point.
The steamer Etna arrived at Liverpool on the
16th inst., and the Hansa arrived at Southamptou,
on thellth. , •
Mr. John. Bright has addressed Parliament on.
American affarrs, arguing that the freedom of the.
slaves in the South would increase the produce of
The House of Common, has rejected the annual
motion fora ballot by-thirty majority. •
WEDNESDAY, June 17.—The ateamehip Pera has
arrived - from Alexandria Egypt. She- brings
$12.087 in specie, and Capta ins Speke and Grant, of
tie Nile expedition, as passengers. - •
The Oldenburg brig Cero, which arrived at Gibrala
tar on the llth inst., makes the following report:
"On the 20th of April we fell iriwith the Confede
rate steamer Florida: She ordered us to heave to
and take on board five men from her. The Florida
had two hundred prisoners on board."
The Times , city article , says : The English funds
were not so strong yeaterday, but there was no other
cause for it than _the removal of the flatness on the
Pails Bourse. In the . Foreign Stock Market an
-average rise of ;A' per cent. took place. Mexican
bonds are quoted at 38@38m.
The Confederate loan was also strong, in conse
quence of the reiterated assertions of the relief of'
Vicksburg by the Confederates, and the rates were
finally quoted at I per cent. discount. ,
The Times, referring to Mn Bright's speech, says
that he shows his inconsistencies as a professor of
peace at a time when every Northern man admits
that the Confederates will fight to the last.
NEW Yank, June 29.—The steamerlfechs arrived
up at 11 o'clock this morning.
In the House of Lords, MarquisliClanricarde
moved for papers relative to the protection afforded
by British vessels in the West Indies against cap
ture by American cruisers, and demanded the pro
ceedings of these cruisers.
Earl Russell said that one or two recent seizures
had Attracted attention, and representations had
been made to the. Washington Cabinet. The United
Stated Government had answered that there were
sufficient grounds to justify the seizures, and these
grounds would be proved in the prize courts. He
thought the blockade was efficient, and entitled to
recognition, and every allowance ought to be made
for hasty acts. He believed there was every desire
on the part of the American Government to prevent
injustice being done.
Mr. Layard, in the House of. Commons, said an
International Conference had been held at Paris in
regard to the construction of a telegraph to America
via Brazil and the West Indies, in which - England
had taken no part.
Later news from Vicksburg was anxiou sly'
awaited. It is rumored in England that Vicksbmg
had been relieved, and General' Grant's army sur
rounded.
Napoleon has written a congratulatory letter tO
General Forey, regarding the captare of Puebla:- .He
disclaims any idea of forcing a Government in Mex
ico against the will of the people,- and`reasserts the
principles which animate France. •
Affairs in Poland are unchanged. '
. .
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 27, via Portland June
29.—The steamer City of Battimore, from Liverpool
on the 17th, via Queenstown on the lath, was
boarded off Cape Race on Friday evening.
The Kangaroo arrived at - Liverpool on the 15th.
he Great Eastern and Hibernian arrived out on
. .
erston, in a speech, said that on all flues
- avar, whether in the West or the
• - gland Were in perfectas.-
. -.
Lowe,
ma
Stathas
spondeneewith
man, who Was . intro
don Tavern on last-Tueeda ,
proposes that if the rebels em
the North will stop the war.
Commercial listelligence..
lavrarooL, Jona 18 —The sales of cotton on Tu.,
day• amounted to 7,000 bales, including 3,000 bales to
speculators and for export. The market closed Armand
Breadstuffs are quiet but steady.. The circulars report
Flour quiet bat firm. Wheat .firm and quiet; ' Corn
quiet mixed Western 288,
-Provisions dell. Beef-and Pork inactive. Lard has a
.downward tendency.. Tallow inactive. and declined 6d
rile, closing firmer. .
Bacon is still declining. Butter is heavy. -
LIVERPOOL, Junel7, via Queenstown.—Cotton—Sales
to-day of 6,ooo.bales. including 3,000 bales to specnla.
tors end for exporters. The market, is quiet,but un
changed. • '
Breadstuffs are quiet, but steady. Wheat firmer, and
v dveuced ld. Provisions dull. ' Produce steady. - Ashes
Quiet .but steady. - Sugar easier. Coffee quiet , Rice
steady. ,Rosin. no sales. Spirits of Turpentine quiet at
Nos. - - Petroleum. ne sales. , _
LoynoN, June 17.—Console close a t 92@90‘for Money.
American stocks . quiet, but steady.. Illinois Central
Railroad Sliii@SO% discount. Erie 69V181.
' LONDON- BREADSPIIFFei MAlnKET.7—Breadstuffs
B rie . Sugar and Coffee firm, Tea steady.- Rice- quiet
but stea4y,,. Tallow quiet at 42s .
• s
CONVINCED AGAINST THEIR "WlLL_—'
The London qp . ectator, notices as "a curious fact,
that out of the eight. essays sent in at Oxford for the
Chancellor's pr}ze for the beat Latin essay on the
present American struggle—the subject proposed by
Lord Derby—all of them of more than average ex
cellence,seven, are on the Northern side.
eir labo More
over, several of the writers had. begun thra
REi true Southerners, - but had been converted by the
;lire force of the; considerations which - a thorough,
gro,uty of tie subject Drought peloie Menu".
voy of the rebel
faa corre
tle-