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WINDOW SHADES, COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OP NEW AND OEI : GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL. Thee« roods will he Bold to Dealers and Mannftcturon »i vricetl muo/* lielovj the present ];rte« of tdock. THOMAS POTTER, MAbTUFACTURER OF OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES, %%9 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 05 LIBERTY Streets, New York, my 12-2 m A MERIC AN R O O PIN G SLATES, •A- 1 - FDI.LY EQUAL TO THE BEST WELSH SLATES. T. THOMAS. »1T WALHUTStreet.;, je26-4n\* ■^SpecialCorrespondence of Tiie Press.] -• Hhadquarters Army Potomac, : -r June 28,1863. Your correspondent, who hae_for several weeks past been a chronicler within the lines of tlie mili tary department of Major Gen. Sohenck, involun tarily finds himself this morning within the lines of the Army of the Potoraao. The transition was, at least for him, through no change of base, for he continues at a place, which, a few days ago, no, one dared.dream would-be visited by Gen. Hooker’s army. Without seeking it, I have found that army, and am glad*-to’greet it, as the mainstay and salva tion in this dark hour of ti\e nation. To indioate furtherthan already intimated, the present poaition of that army is neither ray design nor desire.' Suf fice it to Bay that X find it in motion, full.of hope and spirit; and confident of a new achievement, such as will endear__it forever to the memory and gratitude of the country, A Roving army of the ,charactcr T of the of the Poto mac presents -to- the. heart oneof those impreseive the lapae/of years cannot efface. Materially considered, spectacle pos sesses grandeur and charm.'that ; nothing else can parallel. The eyefrests unwearilyuLpon the faoes and forms of the war-worn veteransyTfctigued by long days , and nights of continued matching, and their countenances beaming the bravery and patriot ism that challenge comparison in all the annals warfare ; the r loDg line' of infantry,' in measured treadt and steady Btep ; the successions of grim ar tillery and cavalry innumerable, filling the air with . clouds of dust,'obscuring riders and horse 3 alike ; the wagon trains guarded oh> either Bide by details from the infantry and mounted service; the mules, the teamsters, .the provision stores—these pass be fore you, and with the clanking of sabres, the rum bling of ;w heels, and the noise of men, ah impres sion iS’ihade upon the bystander which lasts him his life time. Glorious war, inwall its pride, pomp and circumstance, is realized, anu you do not wonder that so many men—.d«fl6fr ,, ?Ke of- civil life -and . forget, in the satisfaction'? of so much excitement and stir, the privations and life risks'of jthe soldier. But how more impressive and solemn does .this scene grow when wc remember’tlie objects which gathered intone communion' the from so'many parts of the same country!—men fering from each other in everything exoept a patri-1 otiein which is their common hoikd 'of Union. The - priviTege granted me to. review this steady stream of; armed men, continuing ;for past, and the dose, of which I am not eompetenfc to designate—one for which I beg to expressed chance mygratlfcudc—is never to be forgotten. • Was an'array ever-itfqistter trim, or ever more determined to do?its duty V Its looks definitely answer, “never.’f-«AXf 'are confi dent ; all are brave; and while conscious of an over shadowing responsibility, all are sanguine and de termined. :?• • • THE SPIRIT OF THE ARMY—GEN. MEADE’S POPULARITY. . : Before the sim had scarce emerged-Fromnight the rumor to-day h&titggmc abroad among the moving • columns that theirlpfcgder had been removed, and. another, equally revejjmand respected, had been as-" signed to the Hooker had been re lieved from the Army ofthe Po tomac, and Gen. Meade, of ; the sth .Corps, a gallant and soldier, appointed his successor. Doubt was uaiversallyc.ast upon the statement, but it soon assumed such shape and out line, that belief followed scepticism. .1 hear very little criticism of the policy which dictates the change, and a satisfaction prevails in the ranks that is honorable to the men. ' No growling or expres sion of dissatisfaction is heard from any lips, for this.army is how above the influence of a veneration - for a oommander that, with his removal, would les sen the veneration for the : cause which makes a commander necessary. The^resolution to befaithful to the 'end still remains, and will continue till peace disbands the army. - 1 *: ACTIVITY AT HEADQUARTERS. Headquarters has been a busyiplace to-day; the more so, because of the additional labors which the - march imposes. A day or two to com plete'the necessary arrangementßr. incident to a change of commanders. A shorfttime hence, and the Army of the Potomac, Sreinvigorated and burning with renewed Bpirit, willreaohitsdesti It pursues the enemy with celerity, and wi&catch up soon enough to perform the great are expected of it. / MiDBLHTOwiri M-d., .Tune-28, ISG3, [Special Correspondence of The Press. 3 Middletown is nestled in the middle of the_plc turesque valley between the. Acoecin and South : •Mountain's. It is eight miles from Frederick Oity and sixteen from. Hftgerstpwnl At the mere men tion of the name, we would fancy Middletown to be. a neat little mountain village, containing a sufficient * number of respectable-looking frame and brick build ings to constitute a main'Btreefc—and this.is a very correct idea, if you only imagine, in addition, a fe w stores, a modest little Wesleyan chapel, a church more pretentious, with four Corinthian pillars in front, and an imitation of a Turkish minaret on top. Such is Middletown, as seen through the* dust, by your wearied correspondent—such it must have been for some decades previous, and would have continued for years to come, no doubt, had not two opposing armies marched their innumerable hosts through the country. But this;is by no means.the first time the mighty tramp of a large army has echoed among the mountains, and reverberated through the valleys, which environ the town. Thousands of armed men have marched, bivouacked, countermarched, fought, and died, in these-valleys,.among these mountains. : The rebels gave thiß place the significant sobriquet of “ Yankeetown.” I presume none of the readers' of ITke JPress are innocent enough to imagine why they so called a village, which, when contrasted with the treasonable town : of. Boonsbofo, is not quite, but altogether loyal. Every imaginable indignity was heaped on the helpless populace—no insult spared, no threat unmade. The ruffians were on the eve of robbing all stores, but were prevented from accomplishing their object by the rapid ap proach of our troopß. The Secession storekeepers take the precaution to close their stores, when they learn the approach of their friends. The poor Union merchants are obliged to sell for useless Confederate scrip, or have their property taken by force. When our soldiers come, Secession merchants have every thing opened with great ostentation, and sold for exorbitant prices. When rebels come, they use all their influence to hunt down and crush the patriotic man—when Union soldiers they not only re main unmolested, but reap a rich harvest from those they would destroy. It is not.soldiers alone that we contend with, nor bayonets nor cannons. Were these all we had. to conquer, our triumph would long ago have been secured. It is the rebel in citizen’s dießS —your fine-looking, easy-going gentleman, who ►has his pocketbook full of “greenbacks,” and per sistently refuses to take Confederate currency in change. Ingratitude, wlien it joins hands with trea son, is difficult to vanquish—but if onoe it fairly falls, nothihgion earth can make it arise again. South -Mountain, though distant from where I now write five miles, appears to be at the very foot of this street.' There is a misty appearance about its summit, which longs to touch with its lips the fleecy, wayward clouds that float lazily above; But its sides are so gently sloping, so' deliciously fresh and green, and every one is so positive that there are no cannon, no cavalry, no rebels concealed in its 'dark-looking declivities, I would that-I were there. It is quite true 'that a : considerable number of the rebelarmy were here, and at Boohaboro, last Tues day, but they have' all gone; as ; they Baid, very jocularly, to visit Philadelphia and New York;-pei> hapß go as far aB Boston, and return via Baltimore and Washington. They really Beem to think they can go where they, please. It remains to be seen whether they can return at pleasure. I can assure you the passes on South Mountain have not been fortified by the enemy ; they know what a difficult place it is on which to fight a successful battle; how very inconvenient it is to pick up .their dead after the conflict, and the impossibility of escape if wounded. No, they are not there. .. Our pickets are even now &t Boon sboro—one division being en camped near that place. The rebel rear guard is at Hagerstown; Stuart and hi 3 cavalry passed through there yesterday in great, haste. Some talkative wiseacres in this place say Lee is.even now trying to return to Virginia, but I .think they fare too well in;the rich valley of the Cumberland, to think of re tracing their steps.to the desolate wilderness . they; have left. the children of the. rich. \old Com monwealth of Pennsylvania allow them longer to pollute lur soil? Rattier let them arise, in' their might, with unruffled mien, a feeling of corumlaera-. tion for their plundered brethren big at their heArt, so that the bister States that hear of Pennsylvania’* 'desecration, may also, hear of Pennsylvania aB the tomb of the reb rlliori. . ITIE ARMY IN MOTION. What a grajjd sight is an army in motion! Leave in the rear the long train of supply wagons, ambu lance?, and .pack-horses. Though, indispensable to the comfort and existence of the army, they add no thing to ita martial splendor. As I saw the 3d.Corps d’Aimde wheel by platoons around the corner of a sticet in-town, I experienced in a subdued form th£ excited feelings of Napoleon when he saw the grand nimy of the French deploy past him in columns, a 3 an interlude to Vfaterloo. He gazed upon the vast river of steel—sabres and bayonets—watched the sunlight dance and glitter upon the j plumeieas casques and wrought*iron cuirasses of : Marshal* Ney ? s heavy black-horse cavalry; listened to the stunning music of the bands, arid .exclaimed ‘‘ Mag nificent ! magnificent !** When I beheld our soldiers this morning, the' soiled and tattered banners they bore aloft, and listened while the bands at the head of the different brigades played‘‘The Sfcar-Bpahgicd Bamier,” J did not dap my hands nor exclaim magnificent! but" inwardly breathed to the God of Battles a fervent prayer for our country’s peace— the weal of the brave mcnMvho avheeled past—vic tory for the Grand Army of the Potomac! REBEL OUTRAGES IN HAGERSTOWN. PROVIDENCE, R. I. In discounting with Mr. .T. R. Hutter, a resident Of Hogeistown, I learned to what insufferable in dignities the Union families of that place had been subjected. He owned one of the largest jewelry establishments in Hagerstown, and hadgonqto great expense in refitting his store, spending for glass show-CAses, alone, $l,OOO. On the entrance of/the rebels the store was securely closed, but they broke THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1863. ARMY OF TEE POTOMAC. \SOUTH MOUNTAIN. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1863, open a back window and entered. • Everything was carried off—the beautiful show-oaseß were wantonly destroyed, and tie building damaged in-every con-. ceivable way. The young man in the store was robbed of all his clothing—of his bed. Not content; with plundering the store, they went to Mr. Hut ter’s private dwelling, and helped themselves to whatever they fancied. Another gentleman had his whole stock of hats carried off*. A number of rebels came to him, and inquired what he would rbU in “greenbacks” for all .the hats he had in‘the store. They requested him to state the lowest he_ would sell them for, and they would pay him in greenbacks. One thousand dollars was.the price asked. Theytook the hats and gave the hatter a Confederate note for $l,OOO. TheAUnfortunate man remonstrated—begged them to stick to their bar gain. All in vain. They laughed at the “poor. Yankee,” and said they had paid too much Exasperated beyond discretion,' the injured man told them they came IABt summer on a similar expe dition—hoping to get recruits in Maryland and plunder in Pennsylvania. " But,” he rejoined, with a slight .tinge of\malice in his tones, “you got thrashed at Antiefam—came near being all cap tured, and left 25, 006 of your men that could not be accounted for. This time you will fare worse —you -deserve no mercy.” Nothing was so worthless that these covetous ' rascals did' not/appropriate—silk dresses, bonnets, bogus jewelry, "clothing of all kinds, articles of every description. They bring them* to Williams very active in efforts td honor , rebel officers. Suppers were eaten amid laughter, and jmlityj; pianos played till the gray dawn stole, imperceptibly’througifr'the windows upon the. ex . hauated dancers. Every Union person in town was . pointed out, and the’penkup malice and envy .of the! past twelve months found scape-goats in the unfor tunate Unionists of Hagerstown. They suffered.?;; Now they long for redress. Will they get itl When thirty or forty thousand men get crowded; into a small place, dinners are difficult to be got. On such occasions every one'is hungry, and because you have to wait a little .longer than usual for dinner, one imagines himeelf Btarved. - In this hapless condition/ I found' myself to-day. Every place' was crowded with shoulder-straps, I showed my'money for nothing—it failed-toprocurebread.-. With a stranger, vacuura'in.my OTpmach and brain , I wandered, through the strews,-disconsolately, soothing my spirits with ficraps%f poetry, which I wished were cold meat. % • Ab a dernier resort,'T concluded to inquire in a fine brick dwelling, a littl&femoved from'the bustle of i the moving army,' if-T-.could get anything-to eat. sThe fervency -with which a lady responded Cer-‘ VAairily,” almost paralyzed me. Every act of kind* jnesß that genuineyhospitaUty could offer I witness* ||ed in this The gentleman, a staunch Union ;|man, had just come home. He left when the rebels" ;.came. It is hardly necessary to say why he did so. M mention the incident, because it is the only in ffstance of the kind of which I really know. It is de«' I lightful to have in one’s mind a few such pleasant; memories of Maryland. ? .. ? SIEGE .' OF- VICKSBURG - . - CSpecial Coirespondencc of The Press.] ; , Mississippi Rivbk, June 16, 1868. THE FORTIFICATIONS OF VICKSBURG ON THE RIVER FRONT. About a mile below; the mouth of the Yazoo river the bend of the Mississippi, which you aec marked on the map, commences. It runs east about four to* five miles* turns suddenly south, flowing past Yicksv. burg-, then turns /westward about as far as it runa.; east, turning then'southward. The point where it first turns from the direct course, on the Louisiana side, is called Young’s Point. On and jußt here is the mouth ofthe celebrated - canal; running across the bend,- coming out ' just below. Vicksburg, perhaps . three miles. - From Young’s Point the shore curves to ; the. left until.it.comes to where the river turns south to go past the town, making a sharp point, over, which we could see the town. - Behind this curved bank are placed the mortar-boats, which keep up a continual firing day and night. There is> a hill rising from the water’s edge above the town,*- just opposite where\.the~ river comes to make its ' then ajiollow, then the hill offwhioh the town’ is, slopiDg“up-from the water, which, just at tlie : south end of the town, trends off to the left from the! river, abruptly.^-,This 'end ls.fortiqea with, a heavy work, and' froiu-ihere around to' hill I mentioned first there is a a'aacieiafdit^f^atfe-' -ii«rcoiiiu-tnree‘niU'ee'in extent. This ia Vicksburg as fortified on the river front. Walnut Hillsarejaat back and north of the first-mentioned hill,And are held by our forces. There 'is a deep-wboded holloV . just below the lower end, whicli is ales held by our men,’and the sharpshooters ;are within a hundred . yards of them, rendering theiwqrking'of their guns almost impossible'; at least, they'had not fired a.gua? from itfor several days. The mortars boom' all rtime,-more steadily in the morning and evening, - ! mid-day. There is a constant rattle of: musketry arid cannon in the rear, sometimes appear* ; ing to be all around, ceasing and beginning from dropping shots to regular*volleys. In the morning there is a mist along the river, and the vapor clouds! from the cannon lie heavily along the shore and the hills and town. When the strong sun gets! up they are scattered, and the air is cleared. The { holies are gathered on the hill*side, and creep up over the hill. The white,_court house stands out in bright relief, with a dark spoton. its left corner, where a shell entered, they say. Sometimes a huge' dark volume of.smoke rises from the midst ofthe town.firom some building fired by the shells. «■ THE BOMBAUDMENT OF THECETY. It is fine to see the firing from.the mortars at; night. A great .flame, the white volume of * smoke, then the lighted fuse, like a fire-fly, goes up ' and up in irregular motion, then down and down, . , until it hovers over the doomed city-—then a quick* bright flash like lightning. . From sixteen to twenty seconds after we see the flame of the mortar, we hear., its tremendous roar, beating the quivering air, echoing, along the hills, reverberating from the woods, rolling along the waters, and rushing down* through the deep, dark valleys. Some one that had! ’ been prisoner there said thatyou could stop a wagon; anywhere in the town and loadlt with iron from-the burst shell. As we have heard it in; the last few! days, so they say it has been going on for the last thirty days.. > THE RIVER FRONT BELOW VICKSBURG. ' We inarched across the point to the lower landing below Vicksburg, by one of the most horrible mix-! tuie of plank and corduroy, roads; I judged it to be between three and five miles. We crossed the rail road embankment, destitute of rails or ties, how ever. From the lower landing up to the point oppo- s site Vicksburg is a dense growth of cotton wood. “The gunboat Benton lies just below the town. The, transports lying below bear the marks •of hard usage, and^the. men. on them of hard feed. The upper works ofthe boats are knocked to pieces, the body, pilot-houses, and smoke-stacks are riddled with balls. One, the Empire City,” I observed had two holes through the pilot-house, passing under the feet of the pilot, not injuring him, but a ball passing through the side of the smoke-stack, glanced and killed;him. - A CONTRABAND CAMP. 1 At this landingand at the upper one are thousands of contrabands—men, women, and children. They . came up mostly with the army from Port Gibson and Grand ; Gutf. They are gaily dressed in silks and delaines; inoet wear the.coarse white cotton goods,! 'looking like bleached towdoth. They have rude shelters put up, covered with old bed-clothes, leaves;; and turf, but are crowded and filthy; the ' grounds around are covered .with, offal. They are sickening with the fever, and dying off rapidly : of all ages, colors, and sizes—the grizzled man; and. the; wee toddling babe. I could not help thinking of the song the darkey sang the other night: ; ' ) . ■- ,k X) e more di3 war youlprosecute, . -Do wns it is for me.' _ / ■ \ The grand progress of the nation, like that of all nations, must be worked out in blood, and this race must suffer as the Indian did, This left Young’s Point and came up the Yazoo, the Indian name for -dead or waters of death, I don’t know which. Either would apply. The river is extremely crooked—one is scarcely able to see two .hundred yards, though it is as wide as the Schuykill, The stream is dead and sluggish, arid the water, abso lutely poisonouß. An officer said that the men; had to distil it, put soda in it, and, make a sort of Ijebr. Ourmen have Buffered • nothing' from drinkingfthe waters of the Mississippi.- Singular.. to say,.the water of aprings and wells are more. injurious than the river water. • ' - THE BLUFFS, :We stopped at Snyder’s Bluff.' Tilts has teen mistakenly called, since our troops have been here, Hninfß’ Bluff. It 1b hard to give a description of these bluffs. They take their names from the fami lies that lived oh .them. At the foot of Snyder’s -Bluff it the family burying ground of the Snyder family, and up on a beautiful slope are the chaired remains of the mansion. The’rose bushes and shrub bery, and occasional fragments of lattice and frames, an4g«t« of-the fence, are all that remain. About twtrbs.Hjree miles above, on the Yazoo, are Haines’ Bluff.' Just by the river shore is a marble stone marked “ Andrew B aines, died Octi 29,1810, abed 42 years,” and another, of ‘-'Francis Hogdon, di|d-, at Hogdon’s.Landihg, Oct. 21, 1831,”, and a rude head boaid of some sailor, drowned June,: 2, 1863.1 The ground slopes up gently about two hundred yards, where there is an entrenohment;,wliich had been formed of cotton bales with earth heaped up against. it, at the right of which is a square hole, about twenty feet Equate, in which are the remains of a burned gun carriage and a fine large rifled gum and some elongated shot and shell. This line of en trenchment was taken, by Gen; Sherman. *< Tim ground then - rises into abrupt*MUs, with deep ra vines, and extends back . into’ the’ country.. But Haines’ bhift’s are in no comparison to Snyder’s, wbich have been fortified by our troops. * OBSTACLES TO JOHNSTON’S APPROACH. There is a very high conical hill, the top of which the rebels had fortified. Around this, about mid way up, is. a’rifle* pit; the hill, itself, inaccessible and impregnable by reason of this rille-pifc. The hills Ihen break off in a bewildering way, steep ridges, deep', dark wooded dells, with a labyrinth' of roads, the highest hills crowned with heavy works, and each dell commanded by rifle-pits. I rode over and through them all, but coulti.get no definite idea of thewhole. I I never rode over such places, up them and down them, since I went up 'Mount Washington. The high conical hill com mands the river, audthc valley of approach small work commands the only accessible road along its bate, and along the road for three hundred'yards, then off across the valley, to the river, there are heavy earthworks made in zig-zag; so that it is im possible for Johnßtonto approach this way. Where he is, beyond Sartatia, it is said the country is full of- provisions-;* but, for thirty to sixty miles, be tween this.and him, is a country bare of subsistence and water. He has, however, one other way of coming in by the Big Black. But the gunboats in the river, these entrenchments, and the heavy force •lying here, render it almost impossible; but that he will make the effort is probable. A REBEL SPY. • A rebel officer, with two orderlies, was seen in the .rear of General McPherson’s corps. He was pursued, and, near the Big Black, he abandoned his horse, and took to the woods. His horse and saddle bags, and the two orderlies, were captured. Among his papenTwere found a complete sketch of General Grant’s line, with the names of brigades, number of men and artillery in each position, marked accu rately. He escaped, and one that could bo accurate ly sketch the position can tell all about what he saw without his papers. V The Spirit of* our Army. We make the following extract from a private letter from a soldier, in the 61st Regiment P. V., whose graphic description ofs-the laßt battle of Fiedeiiclisburg our leaders will remember. It shows the spirit which actuates the brave hearts of our noble Army of the Potomac: Md., June 27,1863. * * * * Here we are, in “ My Maryland.” Last night we . were at Drainsville, Va. We are only halting here, however, for rations, and in the morning we shall be off again, in hot pursuit after the rebels. ...Doubtless before many days pass I shall take my part in another bloody battle, either in Maryland or Pennsylvania. You may rest as- Hsured that .when we do come together’again the • rebels will get one of the soundest thrashings they have ever received. We intend to make them rue :thc day that they ever set foot as invaders of loyal soil, especially of our own Pennsylvania. I wish I had time to tell you all that we think about this matter. All we ask of you—the militia—is to hold them in check until we,can come up to them on the rear. We arc considerably fatigued and foot sore _ with our long and rapid marches, but there is no discouragement among us, nor no other disposition except a determination to fight this rebellion to the end. Be assured that, should we meet the enemy .Jo-morrow,-we should be prepared to pitch into them with all the alacrity and vigor of the freshest: troops. Let me conclude by saying that never was our army, in-finer spirits than now. But one de termination-.appeais.to possess the rank and file, as well as our officers, and that 1b to maketheap proaching contest one. . J. B. The f( Gray Reserves.” CCorrespopdence of The Press.]' ?’ Camt Gjiay Reserve Regiment, 2>| miles outside Harrisburg, June 30, 1863. When I wrote you last, we were encamped a short distance Curtin, on the line ofthe rail road, our camp in the name of Camp Rus- : sell. Since then we have changed our base, and are "now doing duty acroes the Susquehanna, about two • miles below the bridge. On Saturday afternoon ■ last, at five o’clock, we were mustered in, and at six o’clock were under marching orders. They did not come until Sunday, however, when we broke camp at six o’clock, and took up our line of march to Harrisburg. Through the streets of that city we filed, on every side greeted by the applause and ap *pro'yal of fellow-Boldiers, ‘and the encouragiugßmiles of the patriotic ladies of the town. The bridge across the riverwas reached, and then , for the first time we became aware of our destination. That stili quiet Sabbath evening then resounded with the wild cheering of the men as the knowledge dawned upon them that.we were offto the front. We took some pride and a pardonable pride it was, in the - faot.that'at last we were to have an opportunity of correcting the slandera of the brave f/V stay-at-homes, who so safely and comfortably and freely in Phila delphia had been criticising our course, themselves far away and secure from the dangers and discom forts of our position. Taking the first road to the' left, we passed on, and a march of about two miles brought us to our present encampment. Sunday and Monday" nights were-.ones of suspense' and anxiety, the regiment lyiog on their arms the whole of the time. Nothing occurred to relieve the, still ness of the camp, however, save the occasional alarms that were givenfduring the progress of the night by picket firing, &c. The reports we have had are of the most v yarisd..and conflicting-character, sufficiently so to keep ub in a mostadmirableatate of uncertainty and anxiety. But the regiment ..is composed of excellent material; the officers "are worthy of their positions, and, the men- will cheer fully second, their, earnest effortsrto make it worthy of, and-an he nor 'to, .our city. “D” company haß v the moßt important position at present, being the supporting company of Starr’s Battery, holding the , .extreme right.No officer in the regiment has so : completely and thoroughly endeared himself to the men as Capt. Clark, of this company. Kind and courteous in his intercourse, he yet preserves the strictest discipline, and is f-ist bringing his company to a state of.perfection that wiU.secure for it a po sition creditable,to-the regiment and himself. Recruits "Tor vne - ;:re s ±riTO i t_Areif^4^ M .s«rir; ffr«s«a will. Bpeetiily fill the gap made by the withdrawal of thoße who, left us at Harrisburg. This is as it . should be. The friends of the regiment owe to it the duty- offceeping its ranks full, and we feel satis fied that they will see to it. Twill write to you again should anything special occur, A. H., Ju. • P. S.—l don’t know whether it is necessary to say any thing in defence of the refusal of the regi ment to bs mustered in for six months; but a word , on the subject may. not be amiss.At the very in i ception of the movement, Governor Curtin ac cepted it for three months, and the regiment was recruited for that period. When we arrived here General Couch refused to recognize us except as six months soldiers, and the delay in our mustering ia was occasioned, by . the'* efforts of the Governor to reconcile the difference. We are mustered in now,' however, and let those who were so loud in their censures display their patriotism'by going in as we , have done. They have been so quick in their con ! damnation that it is wonderful their self-respect has i allowed them to remain at home. Our Women Can Help. To the Editor of The Press: Sm: I was glad to sec in tbismorning’s Press that communication from “S.” Truly it ia time for our women to think of other affairs than "shopping and promenading the streets—now, when horde have invaded our State,- and threaten, our city. May tec not—as “S” proposes—in many cases take-upon ourselves the occupations hitherto devolving only upon young men? thus giving them the opportunity of defending their homes. I, too, am ready and willing to offer my services as “ book-keeper” iQ the place of any one who will give kis to his eouatry, I am, sir, very respectfully yoursj . E. Delaware Couktt, June 30th. John Bright on Slavery. John Bright delivered a speech, of which the fol lowing is a sketch, at a crowded meeting at the Lon don on the 16th ultimo: Mr. Bright presided, and in opening the proceed ings passed a high eulogiuhi on Mr. Conway. He then went on to say that as long as people believed there r would be .no war in America everybody con demned the South; but when it was seen that the North was not determined calmly to see the dis-< membermentof the nation, many, who before were oh the side of the North went round to. the South. ' Our trade interests were largely bound up in the struggle; and he feared this had been the cause which had prevented, and still prevented, us doing justice to the cause of the North. - [Loud cheers ] He would call their attention to the trade of-Lan cashire, which they-all knew had been for some years resting.oA a : most insecure foundation; -The existence of slavery had been the. cause of this danger, and therefore he had on several occasions pinged Goverument' to improve the condition of •thiDgs in India, in order that a supply of cotton might be obtained from.that.country.: As regarded the supply of cotton from America, two things had been true—the supply.must always have been insuf ficient, and it must always have been insecure. , The whole average or breadth of land over which cotton was in America did not exceed ten thousand square miles. It could not be that there was not land enough on which cotton might be - grown that the supply was insufficient and insecure; neither could it be that there had not been a de niand,-nor that the price had been, insufficient, for the price.had, of late years, been much higher than before. 'He attributed the cause to the fact.that . there-was not enough of labor in the Southern Stateß. Could this want be remedied under a state of sla very! No; he believed #iot. Labor was'not con sidered honorable in the South, and therefore labor ers. from the North did not like to go to the South. The emigration of laborers to America from Europe principally flowed to the North, where labor w.*3 honored and respected. All that the planters could depeid on Tor an increased supply of labor was the natural increase in negro population and hegross t from tfce slave.ships from the coast of Africa. Fortunately for the world,- the United States would not consent, to re-opening of the slave trade; consequently, the. pianter-was obliged to de pend on the increase of the negro population, which was about two and one-half per cent, per annum. The production of cotton, therefore, had been insuffi cient and insecure on.account of.the institution of slavery. [Applause.] "The South had m'ade Slavery’ the issue, and, having rußhed into the battle*field to ; .Eettle the greatiqueßtion, it was sinking into inevi table ruin,.. [Hear.] . , :.v ; ,- Was it possible , that this great cotton industry* might yet be placed on a 'rock which nothing could disturb? -‘Letvthem imagine—though some might say hehad no right, to imagine—that-the war was over, that The Unioibwaa restored, and that slavery was abolished—[cheers]—tfid,theysuppose that in such a case .there" would : be fewer negroes in the South'! Oil’the; contrary, he believed the number would be . increased. If slavery and the lash were abolished the regro.w.ould turn his face.to, the sunny South, where'he would; find himself happier and. more tisefuh ihan in the North. There woiild, be sides, be a migration from the North to the South. ' Once abolish and emigration would flow from Euiope'to the South, and in a few years there would be hii increase of the cotton crop. [ Ap plause.] Became from the midst of the cotton Industry of Lancashire, and a large portion of what he had in the world depended on that industry. . Not a little of it was how valueless; his neighbors around him were inhering more or lesß from the war, aiid -.while it continued great numbers of hie fellow countrymen would be dependent oh charity. HU interest was, Iherefore,the: iriteresttof all the great population in the cotton, districts.; .He spoke of.the question as one of business/though he wasgladthat ‘on that occasion business coincided with hlgh. senti .merit and high [Applause.] After some further remarks, in which; the hoflbrabiegeiitlemaa expressed ahope that ’England and-America might always he found working together in the cause of liberty and progress, he concluded amid much, cheer ing. . . . ■ ■ ■, ■ . THE TWO CAPITALS.—GeneraI Lee is now manoeuvring against Washington with, an army a hundred thousand strong. General Dix is under stood to be manoeuvring, against Richmond with a force of twenty or thirty thousand men. The aroiy opposing General Lee undoubtedly bears a larger proportion to hia than the rebel array holding Rich niond.bears to : that menacing it. • Both capitals are held to be impregnable. The rebels have made a levy cn masse of the population for the. crisis ; the North is calling out an immense body of .militia for the emergency. .It lookß as if the ; struggle now opened mußtbave a termination wiuc]Lift*yafc iaHt fairly be oftUed_declsive.— N, Y, Times, THE INVASION. STUART DRIVES' FROM WESTMINSTER AND OUT OF HASOVER. Kcbcl Infantry Driven front Gettysburg. Cen. Pleasanton’s Cavalry Still Active. REPORTED BURNING OF CASHTOWN. IN'f.w York, July I.— A special despatch to the Times, from the headquarters of the Army of the Po tomac, dated at 8 o’clock last evening, says'* ' ** It was Stuart’s whole foroe which made the raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, They arrived at Westminster on Monday night, interrupting the Western Maryland Railroad. Theyshottwo citizens who endeavored to escape and inform us. “Early on Tuesday morniDg General Gregg at tacked Stuart and drove him from Westminster to Hanover, a distance of eighteen miles. 11 Afterwards, Kilpatrick and Coßtar drove Stuart out of Hanover, after a splendid .fight, and are still pursuing him, a part going toward Gettysburg and a part toward York. 11 During the day General BuFord drove a regiment of rebel infantry out of Gettysburg. They retreated in a northeasterly direction. “Our army is in splendid spirits, and expect to hear brilliant news. “The rebels are reported to have burnt Oashtown. yesterday,” THERETROGRADE MOVEMENT OF EWELL. Harrisiiuro, June 30.—A courier from Newville arrived at 12 M., bringing important letters to Gen. Couch. He says a .long column of rebel infantry and artillery passed through that place at full speed in the direction of Chambersburg. The levies made on the citizens of York were col lected, after which the rebels left the plaae, taking the road towards Carlisle.- Gen. Knipe, with a suffi cient force, is on the enemy’s track. One hour ago he reached Mechanicsburg, and was preparing to pUBh onward. Let not the people of the North indulge the dream that this retrograde movement of the enemy means an abandonment of Pennsylvania soil. The procla mation 1 of Governor. Curtin calling for men must not be disregarded. At this very time the necessity for armed-men is most urgent, At no previoua.mo ment has the demand been more imperative, GEN. COUCH ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA.. Lancaster, June 30.—The rebels have fallen back ten miles from Harrisburg. ■' General Couch and staff have crossed the Susque hanna, and occupy the south bank of the river. General Meade occupies Hanover and York to- Dight, cutting the rebel lines in two. The rebels are rapidly concentrating in the interior. .-"General Pleasanton mokes great havoc on the rearof the enemy’s train. The great battle is thought to be imminent. The rebels must fight on Meade’s ground or disastrously retreat. A female spy, in male attire, was captured, taking drawings of the Harrisburg fortifications, and sent to-Philadelphia with fifty rebel deserters and pri soners. LETTER FROM THE STATE TREASURER.; Buffalo, June 29, 1863—Although I am far away from the excitement of our city, I cannot but feel a deep ftDxiety in reference to the situation of mfttlers in our State; and I must say that I feel not a little mortified at the apparent indiflterenee mani fested by our citizens when our State ia being over run by the rebel horde. It appears to me that by this time a hundred thousand men ought to have' been in arms to beat bBck the invader. If my physi cal condition would stand it I feel a 3 if my duty would call me back to take up arms in. defence of the State; but I could not stand the fatigues of ac tive service a day, and have therefore done the next best thing I could, do by authorizing Mr. Jay Cooke to subscribe a thousand dollars for me to any fund that may be raised in our city to pay the expenses of those who will go to defend the State. I have already given near a thousand dollars toward the war, and this will make two thousand, and if that is not enough I will give half I am worth towards crushing out this unholy rebellion and saving out Government, and country. Will not our people arouse themselves, or do they mean to let the rebel horde come on to Philadelphia to pillage and de stroy? Yours, truly, HENRY D. MOORE. A CALL TO THE PEOPLE OF WILMING ■ • TON. - The enemy is upon us. No time is to be lost. Let ub close our shopa, our stores, our places of busi ness* and organize for. the defence of our State and country: Old men and young, come forward now. The glorious old flag is about to be trailed in the dust forever, by traitors and rebels; we ask you to stand by that flag, and save it from the wanton hands that are endeavoring to grasp it from the na tion. : Delawareans, show your patriotism and rally fur the Union, ere it be too late. To*day, to-day. To-morrow may find the Repub lic buried in - everlasting night. To arms, then, to armß, and save your homes ? from desolation, and your.free institutions from irretrievable mm. Duty to yourselves calls you 5 duty to your coun try calls you 5 duty to God calls you, to forget all else and strike a decisive blow for Liberty and Union. —State Journal. PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL EASLEY TO THE PEOPLE2OF YORK. ' - York, June 30,1863. To the Citizens of York: I have abstained from burning the railroad buildings and car shop in your town, because, after examination, I am satis-, fled the safety of the town would be endangered; .. and acting in the spirit of huihanity, which has'ever charactbflzßa-my-crcrt-c:*-ttTOo»»*-4.«d-i4:a-«uiiM.i.j»-ttij thoiitiea, I do not desire to involve the innocent in the same punishment with the guilty. Had 1 ap plied the torch without regard to consequences, I would then have pursued a course that would have been fully vindicated as an act Of just retaliation for ; the authorized acts of barbarity perpetrated by your own army on our soil; but we do not war upon women aDd children, and [ trust the treatment you have met with at the hands of my soldiers will open your eyes to the odious tyranny under which it is apparent to all you are yourselves groaning. J. A. EARLEY, Major General C. S. A. SPECULATIONS OF THE SITUATION. We believe that in advancing to the Susquehanna the forces of Lee have reached their Northern termi nus, and that within a day or two his real inten tions will be developed in some other direction. He has lost too much time to attempt the passage of the Susquehanna m force, and: too much time to move down in search of the great army on his flank. Let Pennsylvania attend, to his little detachments of foragers for a few days, and prepare for a vigorous, support in the rear to the movements of General Meade from Washington, and the end of this rebel invasion will be the end of the rebellion. The Army of the Potomac, under General Meade, will advance with new life and vigor, aod with rein forcements which will enable him to baffle and de feat all the movements of the enemy in aay direc tion.— N. F. Herald, If the perils which beset our military, situation are not to be denied, those which environ the atti tude of General Lee are greatly more capital, if only tlljßfhew commander shall bring the requisite celeri- movement and concentration of force to bear on the exposed positions of the enemy. As s far as' we understand the combinations that have been made, and the movements that have been set afoot,- ! they are such as to inspire hope, if not confidence, in a successful issue from the impending complica tion g. The extremity to which military affairs have been brought by the bold advance of General Lee, may yet prove to have been the opportunity of !rthe Government. A few days will perhaps bring to the eventful, scenes, now passing be fore our eyes.— National lnlelligencei\ \ THE DEFENCE OF CUMBERLAND. Cumberland, JVId., June 23. —A more justly moißfied body of men than the Union citizens here, andjdong the railroad and canal;* and in this vicinity in west and PennaylvaniaV and about theßq parts generally, it would be difficult to find anywhere. What can any one hope for of success to the Union cause under such military domination as we have been afflicted with here ever since the rebellion broke out? Between 5.000 and 8 000 cavalry, artillery; and .infantry, certainly 5.600 of all, fully equipped and armed, nearly all of them, in-service for eighteen months past, and many of whom have fought in:the bloodiest battles of the war; are first ordered to Grafton, 100 miles west,- taking everything and every man, and leaving ,the whole country entirely undefended for many miles. This, order, on the earnest remonstrance of some officers, was so far amended as to leave at least 5,000 at' New Creek, but for what good purpose? ; They might as well be in "Washington city, to sweU the large number Baid to be there. With this large force, thus rendered uneffective by the most stupid military policy, and apparently incompetent, ignorant (for we are too justly incensed to wait; for softer expressions), ad ministration of affairs along here, the valuable rail way communication through Maryland; and the only other adit of the coal trade of Alleghany, \vcre left entirely at the mercy of a : dozen Secesh sympa thizers.' is the effect of this ! .Why, a small rabble tear up the railroad tracks almost within reach of the field batteries of New Creek; and in front of the railroad train hurrying there with the news of the capture of Cumberland by some awful number of rebels, I am afraid to mention how many, one state ment, is 10,000 ; and General .Kelly, who was.in the train wasobliged to make for the woods. This is about the amount of intelligence had at New Creek for the ensuing twenty-four hours, where there was a force big enough to eat up every rebel soldier from there to the South Branch inclusive. The next”effect is, that Cumberland is captured by Col. Imboden and less , than 300 rebels,.all counted, even to the axemen and squirrel rifles. Again, less' than 2,C00 of all arms, enrolled in the rebel ranks, are. left for forty-eight hours to destroy every rail road and canal.bridge; viaduct,.water Btationynque-: duct, &c., for 30 miles; impress,. the horses (ail they, could find worth taking, for no one ever saw the cat tle of - that character in a country become suddenly: so* arcientqhoary, and halt, blind,) ami do whatever they_choose without stint, or re straint. No\yywbo is responsible for these disasters, and this awful stain oh the courage and character of: the Union soldiers Tribune . / : BALTIMORE. [From thr Baliimorc* Sam Wednesday. ] ; i Major-General Hooker and staff and Major Gene-. • ral Stahl and staff arrived in thiscitylaat evening, and are sojourning at the Eutaw House. Neither of these officers, it is stated, is now on active duty. ’ The fortifications in anti around.this city are now; said-to be in c; in plete readiness/and the various'; street barricades have been much improved. . .Commodore DorhiDj at the request of Major Gen. Schenck, baa placed,two gunboats nearthe.whaif at * the foot of Roadway, and one nAar,the Long Bridge, at Spring Gardens, all .bf which, are in position to ; bear upon theicityiand its approachee. - • • ‘ The following congratulatory order was issued ; yesterday rooming by Major General Schteaek : ■ Special Orders, \No. A.-— The threatening ap- . proaoh of the enemyon the city of Baltimore, which occasioned the calling out of the troops and citizen : soldiers last.night, no longer exists. The command ers of the brigades and defences will return their : forces to their respective encampments and bar racks, placing only the usual guard and other de tails on duty., The commanding general expresses hie thanks to the officers and men, and and the'organized com panies of citizens bearing arms, for the prompt and resolute alacrity with which: they.responded to the call so suddenly made for their services. Iteives "him confidence to believe that.the' complete defence ? of this city will always be secure against any ordi nary Toree of traitors in ai ms who may attempt its invasion. The works upon the fortifications will be continued and pressed to speedy completion under charge of the corps of engineers. THE FIGHT AT'WESTMINSTER. Additional statements in regard to the fight at Westminster between the 3d Delaware Cavalry and a body of Confederate cavalry, are to the effect that; of the Delaware company, numbering 104 men, twelve were killed and. fifty taken prisoners, some of the latter being wounded; the remainder made their escape. . Capt, Corbil,=who was in command, re- ; ceived wound in the side, and was taken prisoner. The surgeon of the regiment remained in Westminster in charge of Uapt. O. Lieut. Ohuroh n> an was also taken prisoner. r - It was Btated thatsthe Confederates-numbered about 4CO, and that they entered Westminster by the THREE GENTS. Washington road, and attached the Delaware ca valry while they were preparing to go out oh ft scouting expedition.; The official report of the affair has not yet been made. General J. E. B. Stuart, with about eight thou sand Confederate cavalry, evacuated Westminster before daylight yesterday morning; Hlsforces went' in the direction of Hanover and York. About six o’clock a large body of Federal troopß entered West minster and now occupy that place. It was stated that they had captured two or three hundred of Ge neral Stuart’s men who had Btraggled behind the main body. - The movements of both armies are becoming very interesting, and a battle may soon be ex pected. - • v Important intelligence may be look for to-day from Maryland Heights and Western Maryland. LETTER FROM A CLERGYMAN. The following letter waa received in this city yea terday from the Key. W. Kent Boyle, of Brooke ville, Montgomery county, which confirms thestate mentth&t Gen. Stuart was in command of the oa valry referred to above: ■ u Brooxevilt-b, June 29.‘ - ‘We were perfectly astounded yesterday (Sun day) evening, about six o’clock, by the entrance of Gen. Stuart's (rebel) cavalry, on one of their cha racteristic raids, bringing with them 173 : captured 4OO prisoners, and some 60 contrabands, be sides 1,200 mules, canal laborers, and plunder abun dant. They, did us no harm, except to eat our meat and bread, which, according to Scripture, we re fused them not. Our house was occupied alf night by the rebels and paroled Government officers, al though they confined themselves to one room and the porch. “ I saw all the notables. General Stuart remain ed nearly an hour on my porch. He gave me a statement in.writing, of his own accord, that he had used the porch and room for the purpose of paroling prisoners, thus preventing any trouble, should I hereafter be called to. account for their presence in our dwelling,'and stating expressly that he had taken it. 1 never saw a more polite, though motly crew, behaving themselves with perfect decorum, save the impressment of horses. Mine, however, escaped. This morning we entertained five Federal officers and one private—two of the officers, Major Doane andOaptain Mickling, of the United States Engineers, who were as perfect gentlemen as I ever eaw.” W. KENT BOYLE.B The Mason and Conway Correspondence. At the request of Mr. Mason, the folio wing corre spondence has been published in the London. Times: “ Aubrey House, Nottikg-ttill, London, W., “June 10,1863. “ Sin : I have authority to make the foilowingpro position on behalf of the leading An ti- s 1 a very men of America, who have sent me to this country. “if the States, calling themselves 1 The Confede rate States of America,* will consent to emancipate the negro slaves in those States, such; emancipation to t)e guaranteed by a liberal European commission, the emancipation to be inaugurated at once, and such time to-be allowed for its completion as the commission shall adjudge to be necessary aDd just, and such emancipation once made to be irrevocable, then the Abolitionists, and the Anti-slavery leaders of the Northern. States, shall immediately oppose the prosecution of the .war on the part of the United States Government, and, since they hold the balance of power, will certainly cause the war to cease by the immediate withdrawal of every kind of support from it. “ I know that the ultimate decision upon so grave a proposition may require some time; but mean while I beg to be Informed, at your early conveni ence, whether you will personally lend your influ ence in favor of the restoration of peace and the in dependence of the South upon the simple basis of the emancipation of the slaves. “Any guarantee of my own responsibility and my right to make this offer shall be forthcoming. “I am, sir, yours, &c., “ MONCURE D. CON WAY. “J. H. MASOrr, Esq ” • v “ 24 UrrER-Seymour Street. . “ Portmam:- Square, June 11,1883. “ Sr>:: I have your note of yesterday. The pro position it contains -is certainly . worthy of the gravest consideration, provided it is made under a proper responsibility.' Yet, you must be-aware that, while you know fully the representative po sition I occupy, I have not the like assurance as regards yourself. “ If you think proper, therefore, to communicate to me who those are on whose behalf and autho rity you make the proposition referred to, with the evidence of your - 1 right to make this offer,* I will at once give you my reply, the character of which, however, must depend on what I may learn of your authority in the premises. “I am, sir, your obedient servant, “J.M.'MASON. “ILokcuee D. Cor way, Esq “Aubrev-House, Notting-hill, W M June 16, 1853. : 4 “ Sir : Your note of the 11th has been received. “ I could easily give yon the evidence that Ire present the views of the; leading Abolitionists of America, but with regard to the special offer which I have made, I have concluded that it waß best to write out to America and obtain the evidence of my right to make it in a form which will preclude any doubt as to its sufficiency. ' “ I Bhall then address you again on the subject. “ I am. &c., “MONCURE D. CONWAY.” “ J. M. Mason, Esq.” • “124 Upper Seymour Street, Poutmax-Squaeb, June 17, 1663. “ Sip. : I have received your note of yesterday. “You need not write' to/Americato —vtytaiir-fc&e evidence’ of your right to treat on the matter it icar ports. Our correspondence closes with this reply. It was your pleasure to commence it, it is mine to " terminate it. “I desired to know who they were who were re sponsible for your mission to England, as you pre sent it; and who were-to confirm the treats - you proposed to make for arresting the war in America, on the baßis of a separation in the States, with or without the sanction of their Government. But Buch information is of the IeBS value now, as I find from an advertisement in the journals of £he. day 'Ttnat you’ have brought -to rEogiazwi- letters of suffi cient credit from- those who sent you to invite a public meeting in London, under the sanction of a member of Parliament, who was to preside, to hear an address from you on the subject of your mission, with the promise of a like address from him. “ This correspondence shall goto the public, and will find its way to the country, a class of the citizens of which you claim to represent.- It will, perhaps, interest the Government and the soirdisant* loyal men* there to know, under the sanction of your name, that the‘leading Anti-slavery men in Ame rica ’ are prepared to negotiate with the authorities of the Confederate States for a ‘restoration of peace, and the independence of Jhe South, on a pledge that the. Abolitionists and Anti-slavery leaders of the Northern States shall immediately oppose the further prosecution war on the part of the United states Government, and, since they hold the balance of power, will certainly cause the war to cease by the immediate withdrawal of every kind of support from it.’ “As some reward, :however, for this interesting disclosure, your inquiry whether the Confederate. States will consent to emancipation on the terms stated, shall not go wholly unanswered. . You may be assured, then, and perhaps it may be of value to your constituents to assure them, that the North ern States will never be in relatione to put thiß question to the South, nor will the Southern States ever be in a position requiring .them to give an an swer. I am, sir, your obedient servant, - “ “J. M. MASON. 5 ’ “ Mcwcure D. Ookwat, Esq.” General Lee’s .Opinion of the Battle of G h a n cell or vili e- The correspondent of the London Times with the rebel army of Virginiaj writing, from .Its headquar ters at Chancellorville, gives the following interest-! ing account of a conversation with General Lee : Tuesday, May s.—Early this morning I rode oyer to Fredericksburg, ahd found that hot-a Federal sol dier, save a large batch of prisoners around Salem Church, was left on the south side of the Rappahan nock. I proceeded to General Lee’s headquarters, and had the great riding back from Fredericksburg to Chancellorvllledn company with . : the General, and hearing hiafree comments upon the events' of the week. - If for .one moment I am tempted to lift the veil and reveal portions of his con versation, it is because I feel that all who speak the English tongue should be admitted to a'closer, per ception and higher appreciation of-one who does honorto our race. The General bewailed thecom parativeimpunity with which Sedgwick and his fol lowers escaped from his grasp.. “Upto thia time we have done nothing but afford the Northern Press material for 4 another-great Uhiom-victoryl’ True, .we have driven our enemy, from every field, swept away his every formation, scourged him . out of v works from which neither whirlwind nor.hurricane could ever drive my poor raggamuffins—but what of that? I have learnt that nothing but the entire capture of a whole corps will ever produce an effect, ' find such a capture should unquestionably have been effected yesterday.” ; In answer to my remark that, judging from the wholesale capture of arms and accoutrements, at least one-quarter of Hook ei’s army must be impotent.-: for offence, the General| observed,,|“ With, the- resources .of the North probably the deficiency of., arms has been made good already. Conceive the glee of the coa „ tractors when a new call for wanted for 100,000 men. from f caps downto shoes, is're ceived at "Washington, all the profits going, into Ihe pockets of the Republican party] Compare with tbeir resources those which; I wield. Not a day passes but opportunities occur.' Signal advan tages offer themselves, but I : cannot use them.- "Want of transport, want of tools, pontoons', horses, and great inferiority in numbers forceme to abandon the chance of action, hereafter I think we shall be more on an equality.” But moat interesting of all was his conversation about Stonewall Jackson. “Had I been able to dictate events, most gladly would I have been disabled in my: own .person, .if he had been Bpared. Such an executive officer the bub never shone on.. I have but to show him my . design, and I know that if-it can. be done it will be done. No.need' for*me to-send and watch him. - Straight as the needle to the pole he advances to the 'execution: of my purpose. 1 Pure, high-minded, un selfish, he has no earthly thought of himself or his own advancement.. The. sole aim and object of his life is the good of his country.” As we: parted, the General’s last • words;led-me to conclude that his attack upon Hooker-would be 'resumed that afternoon. We:arrived atOhancei lorville about 1 Vdock.V The morning hail been singularly and oppressively, hot. Presently heavy thunder-clouds blew up from the south, the wind swept round into the southeast, and there waa a sound of much rain. The whole of that afternoon, the following night, and most of the next day, the heavens seemed to have opened; Torrents of rain deluged the earth, and it became very cold. As I sheltered myself in a little farm-houae on the plank road, the brigades of Anderson’s division came Splashing through the mud, in wild tumultuous , spiiits, singing, shouting, jesting, heedless.of soak ing rags, drenched'tothe skin, anil burning again to mingle in the wild revelry of battle. One couLd not but speculate what manner of night were passing. 13ut assuredly the heavy-rain of .Tuesday night, the'dealepmg reverberations of God’s artillery, which rent the heavens v an«l mocked puny man’s efforts at . imitation, were blessings indeed. They af. ested and delayed the renewal of Lee’s. attack, and preserved Hooker’s army for the oppor tunity of “another great. Union victory!” v GEN. HOOKER’S REMOVAL. — Heights, June 2S* 1863.— We were visited here yes terday by Major General Hooker, accompanied- by Brigadier GeneralWarrei]. The object of the com . juar.ding general’s ride from Hoolesville,. Frederick,/ or somewhere thereabouts, was 'to in quireinto thepropriety of evacuating the heights. He-sent for Col. Reynolds, our able engineer, and asked him - what the oDjectwasin.hol(Ungth.eheights ? The colonel replied that he Had often asked the aamc question and never got a satisfactory answer. Ge neral Booker then issued an 'order that the. place should be evacuated by seven o'clock next morning That such guns as could not be taken away should be'dcstr»yed and the storeß removed;' Immediately offer he informed Gen. Halleek of what hs - had done, whereupon he received, a despatch,-in -reply countermanding the order, and saying that the for tifications bad cost too much to be given up, unless under, the moat urgent necessity; Be considered 1 Harper’s Ferry to be the key to the present- and fu ture operations of the Army of the Potomac.' Gen. ; Hooker’s comment upon this was natural enough.: ‘iWhat is the use in holding on to the key when, the door is smashed T” Anotherorder ofGen. Hook er’s was treated with the same want of respect by Gen. Halleek. Gen. Hooker felt terribly mortified. While on his Vay back from here, after a visit of a ; couple of hours, lie received an order fro m Washing ton removing him from the command, and placing 5 Major General Meade in hta York Re r«7d. THE WAR FRETS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) The War’ Press will' be sent to subscribers by mall (per annum in advance) at. .§* Qj) Three copies * • “ std Fivecdpies “ 44 800 Ten •• “ 00 Larger Clubs than Ten will be charged at the same rate, Sl«50 per copy. The money must ahoays accompany the order, andt <« no instances can these terms be deviated from, at they afford very little more than the cost of the paper ‘ JG®"* postmasters are requested to act as Agents foe The War Press. To the getter-up of the Club of ten oir twenty, an extra copy of the Paper will be given. NORTH CAROLINA. Movements of General Foster. 'The steamer New X°. rk iSsl ? K? «!: oln ;- ]e « be™ last evening for City Pcrnt, 950 rebel prisoners, in charge of Major John E. nlnlford. ’ „^ e £, era * .Lee, recently captured by the U tl^?f,nne^. Van . i i s fa Bbcen removed tb the McOlell an Hospital, at Hampton. Twenty-Beyen prisoners arrived at NorFolklaet evening from Suffolk, and were lodged in jail, to be sent, to Fort Norfolk to- day. Nhwbern, N. C-, June~27, 1863. via Fortress Monroe, June 30;—'The' Wilmington Journal gives a full account of our recent movements here, naming the regiments that were departing, and also stating their destination, before anything, in regard to the same had been sent North for publication. The Journal thinks that the remarkable celerity of General Foster’s movements is a just cause for grave apprehension. That he is the nimble ante lope that will skip into Richmond while the rebels are napping, unless he is well watched. Though the time of the nine-infnths men in this department haa about, expired, they cheerfully "volunteered to serve during the however long it may last. * STATES IN REBELLION. [From the'Richmond Enquirer, June 26. j - THE OBJECTS OF THE INVASION. . People in civil life cannot pretend to criticise, in its present stage, a grand campaign such as that now entered upon by our army of Northern Vir ginia. we do not so much as know its object: aad, therefore, Btill less can we pronounce on the suit ableness.of the means. Some qf the Confederate newspapers write as if they had expected the caval ry advance into Pennsylvania to have been at once let loose upon a general plundering expedition. Bat independently of the fact that nothing disorganises troops and renders them useless like indiscriminate plunder, it is well to recollect that it may be abso lutely necessary to the general plan to keep that ca valry force well in hand, so as to cover ather move ments of the main body. On the great chessboard of war there is a mighty game in progress; and neither we al home nor Hooker , the opposite player himself has yet divined the nature of General Xcc’s combinations. It is true" that - Confederates owe no consideration or forbearance to their enemies. It .is true,' further, that our gene rals otre it to their own people to visit a terrible devastation and havoc upon the ’enemy's-country, whenever they ljave the means in hands to do so effectually, and on a grand scale/ But this is not yet the case. General Hooker, with a vast army, is still to be disposed of. and every movement of each .command mußt, doubtless, be’"calculated with a view to this needful preliminary business. It may be needful even to deceive the ’enemy as to the ulti mate object of the_ Confederate general by adopting the very course complained of—that- is, forhe&ring from plunder now, on the very threshold of the ex pedition. In order to do the business well and thoroughly, the just retaliation (which we demand and the foe expects) must he organized and regu lated as deliberately as military move ment, aDd it might be fatal to'the who!*, campaign if Jenkins' cavalry were now permitted- to' load themsdves icith plunder, and so, for the sake of thti paltry booty of Chambersburg, miss, perhaps, the splendid prize of Philadelphia or the crushing blow at the enemy's head in Washington . ACCOUNTS OF LATE MOVEMENTS. [From the Richmond Sentinel, \Tur-e 25. ] Hooker, who appears to'have been thoroughly cod founded And bewildered by Lee. seems at last ta have Abandoned the hope of looking into the Valley, and has crossed the Potomac. We suppose his ca valry will attend his movements : though, as late as Sunday, a scouting party from Gen. Stahl’s brigade camped Baltimore, visited -the Warrenton Springs, on the Rappahannock, six miles this side of Warrenton. • Of the movements of our own troops it i 3 not pro per to speak. Hooker may find out for himself. It Beems inevitable, however, that we shall soon have very important events'to record, and probably in swift succession. Lee, who has been playing a cautious game., merely responding to the moves of 'kis antagonist, has now changed fending into thrusting. The bewil dered Hooker is circling around Washington, trying .to keep between Lee and Abraham. Perhapa, If he can find Lee, be will offer him battle; for it is doubtful whether he has any better-sense. And, besides all that, doeßDOttbe “Army of the Potomac” take care of its own’history 1 But it la vain to speculate. We stand in the presence of events which we can do no more than record as they appear. , FEARS FOR RICHMOND. [From the Richmond Sentinel. June 25.3 Lincoln seems, indeed , in earnest about giving us ano ther view of kis banners from the hills of Richmond; A great deal more earnest, we are sorry to say, than are those who have had in hand the management of the organization of our citizens to assist in home Now that the enemy are unquestionably landing in considerable force both at Brandon, oa the James, and-at-the White House, on the Pa id unky, there is that commotion among us winch in due to the circumstances. Instead of being ready for our. work—every man knowing his captain ana his rally-point anil signal —we; are now to present the. spectacle of an excited meeting to organize when the enemy is at our doors. We see fome frivolous complainings because the guns which are to be put in our hands are not in all cases fancy pieces. This is no time for such non sense. Thev are infinitely better guns than many of those with which our brave soldiers won the early victories of the war. They are excellent guna. ghnd fora Yankee at every trr^gternl Viiiy -there be » brave man to hold and aim them. They are guns tbsrour-vrcrtnerrana'sbbß'have borne, and are bearing during many a long and weary march. Surely the most infirm or effeminate among us can carry them to our. city fortifications, where alone they would be expected to use them. Let us, for : decency’s sake, hear nothing more aboufcheavy guns. There are men whom you cannot-suit with a gun, -because they do not want anv eun. But a brave'man, icho wants to help to defend Ms home and capital win thankfully receive whatever the Government gives hint, knowing that it will give him't-He best it can. The fact that we thus have longer time to prepare than we expected will not, we' hope, throw us back into lethargy. Let Government take efficient steps to enroll and officer, and force-out, if necessary, every one who ought to be in the home guard. In the public meeting held in the Square laßt evening, we are told that what looked most like work of any thing seen was a company of gray-headed men and an other of little boys, who were organized and drilling. There are thousands of. able-bodied men who will not be induced to do their duty'except by compulsion. They are in gambling-rooms, or other places of vice, At the very time that the Governor may be addressing a crowd in the public square, or the city bells may ring the approach of the enemy. - Moral appeals never reach them. The strong arm of the law must take hol.l. ISSUE OF NE W 'BOND 3. The Richmond Sentinel, of .Tune 25.- Btates that un der an act passed at the late rebel Congress, the Governmentis about to issue ifunda-ito a large ex tent. It continues thus : • . The present value of coin in the idonfederate §fatea settles the option reserved tothe Govern ment, and it is clear that the intereatvwill be paid in cotton. •. -The annual interest of sixty dollars.will be very pearly the value of abaleof cotton of five hundred pounds at 6d or 12 cents, and thus each coupon will be the equivalent of a. bale of cotton of the class of New Orleans middling. . At ihe present market rates such cotton at the ports is now worth at least three times the price set upon it in the bonds, so that the actual interest re ceived by the holder of the bond would be IS per cent, in Confederate currency. The same relative advantage attaches tothe principal, which is payable twenty years hence.. That principal will then be paid in coin, but the purchase money is now paid in Confederate notes, and the purchaser gains all the advantage resulting from an investment ofTreaßUtr notes in a specie security.’ It is therefore, that these bonds possess an intrinsic value greatly exceeding any security yet offered by the Confederate Government. "We understand tbafcthe Secretary of the Treasury is about to open bids immediately for five millions of dollars, and we shall look forlarge offers from oar capitalists. The public will derive a double benefit from the operation—first, in reducing the volume of treasury notes, and secondly, in procuring an invest ment of unvarying stability; and those who desire to place funds abroad, can here obtain a security, which, when Bold" there, will afford the advantage arising from the large existing rates of exchange. LATE SUCCESSES CLAIMED BY THE REBELS. - [From the Richmond Enquirer, June 26.1 We are in. possession of some facts obtained from a private letter of a late date^to h gentleman ia Richmond, relative- to the'operations of our ad vancing array. - • ', / We surprised Milroy and captured nearly his en tire force, only excepting those who availed them- ' selvesof the example set by their commander, of an ignominious of their comrades in battle. We captured four thousand seven hundred men, one hundred and nine' officers,‘thirty cannons, two hundred and -fifty wagons,, four hundred;horses, twenty ambulances, and all the public and private baggage; Butler’s goods, &c. Not a wheel escaped. Our men deserve all bur country can award them. The people say that Milroy went off! in civilian’s clothes; he left Winchester the evening before thB_ assault. He who does, that as a commander will do anything disgraceful; :: • The Yankees are in a terrible state of commotion; they cannot imagine what the rebels are about. Stu art has whipped their cavalry every day, and some times twice a day, ever Bince. he left Culpeper. He has captured five or six hundred prisoners. Moseby caught Hooker’s aid with letters of instructions to their cavalry commander. They showed that Hook er was very much lmboden has done mil lions of dollars.worthhof-damage at Cumberland, jVId. He has destroyed.all-the workshops and ma chinery, locomoliveß, there.' Every bridge from the Little Capon-river,- for some distance west of Cumberland, is completely destroyed. The im mense tunnel is:destroyed, aba the “great iron bridge ” knocked all to pieces; eleven shots from, a thirteen-inch rifled gnh bjousht the whole structure, four hvmdred-.feet of magnificence, into the water. This is one of the worst biows.we have lately given them. THANKSGIVING FOR, THE WINCHESTER ■ BATTLE. " GENERAL ORDERS KO. 41- . : Headquarters Sxcoxu Corps, June 13,1863. The Lieutenant General commanding asks the men s'nd officers of the corps to unite with him in. returning thanks heavenly Father for the signal success with which He has crowned the valor ■'of this command. In acknowledgment of divine favor, chaplains will hold religious services in their respective regiments at such times as may be most convenient. With, wonderfully small loss—leas than three hundred killed, . wounded, and missing—we have carried strong works defended by an abundance of superior artillery, capturing over three thousand prisoners, and large quantities of military stores and supplies. Such a result should strengthen the reliance In the righteousness of our cause, which has inspired every effort of our tioope. By command of Lieut. Gen. Ri S Ewell. A. S. PENDLETON, A. A- G. The Privateers at Portland, The Argus, of Portland, gives the following addi tional iDcidents of the capture of Lieut. Reed and his. crew Our reporter, in company with others of the press, visited Fort Piebie on Sunday, and again yesterday, and had an interview with the prisoners. They were confined in two lower rooms of the guard house, on the ground floor, separated, by a passage way, in which was ‘stationed a double guard of sol dieiB. r Ihe crew numbered 17, besides the officers, malting *2 in all. They were stretched out on the floor,-singing, “Way down in Alabama,” and other songs. ’ Mr. BrowD, second in command, related the fol lowing: “Whenwe'hove in sight of the bark M. A. Shindler, we could see someiour or five men on her. We bad 50 gun oh deck, having hidden it la the hold, to avoid being suspected by the; gunboats and cruiser?. We accordingly took a piece of a mast which we had on board, and mounting it on gun carriage, allowed the end to stick out over the rail. We then ran up alongside the bark and hailed her, oidering her to Butreifdeiyor we would lire into her. The captain raised both hands and exclaimed:' ‘For God’s sake don’.fc shoot; we will surrender I*. And tie did, to 5 a Q,uftker‘gun!” Brown, laughed heartily as he relatftd?jhe story. A private to one of the rebels, found on board the-Archer, contains some very in ter* sting and amusing statements.; One. of .them is to the effect that “we have taken and burnt a num ber of -Yankee vessels, but we have not injured-ihe Yfinkf es n tenth part of wbat they have injured us. We think, however, that we. have touched them in their tepdereat spot, viz: their pockets”*