®j[i. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1863. Important Order of General Dana. Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pa., ' . July 3, 1863. General OrUers No. 4.—The following named gentlemen of this city are constituted a Board of .Appraisers, by examine and jpport upon the damage sustained to private property durlhg the preparation of the defencee of the city: >- ■ . . Mr. GKORG E.ISKETY, “ Mr. JOHN RIOE, Mr. JOHITo. JAMES. The hoard .will meet and organize on Monday next, at 10 o’clock A. M., at these headquarters. They will act under oath. : All oitizens whose property is suflhrlng damage • "by the erection of defensive works, or, by military occupation, are requested to' report their cases as , aoon bs they arise to the board, so. Jhat - the mem-, bets may examine and report accordingly. f - By command of Maj. General DANA. Gyrus S. Haldeman, Ass’t Adjt. Gen. THE INVASION. The great battle upon whose result hangs the fate of Philadelphia, and upon, which, perhaps, will depend the fate of the rebellion, is still being waged with fearful energy upon the soil of Pennsylvania. As previously ■ announced in these columns, it commenced on Wednesday last, and was resumed on Thursday, and, according to onr special advices, it was still raging, at one o’clock —yesterday afternoon. As near as we can judge at the present writing, it is being . fought between Gettysburg and Caslitown, / along the line of Willoughby Run, a branch of the Monocacy river. The position oft&ur army is probably such as to cover not only the turnpike to Baltimore, via Winchester, but also the railroad to Hanover Junction— both important lines of operation, which could, in case of an emergency, be con verted into lines of retreat. Our base of operations, therefore, is at Gettysburg. " General Lee’s base seems to be Chambers burg ;.and as he holds the ling of the''Cum berland Valley Railroad, at least as far north as Shippensburg, and as far south as Hagerstown, his line of retreat would seem to be secure in almost any event. Gen. Meade’s army, by this time, is, no doubt; completely concentrated. Of its numerical strength we know very little. It has, however, been reinforced from Harper’s Perry and Maryland. Heights, if-the instruc tions of Gen. Meade have been complied with; and we do not doubt that, should the emergency demand, portions of General Schekck's command, from the Middle De partment, and other forces even from distant departments,, could be sent'as reinforce ments. In addition to this, we have the comparatively large militia force at Harris burg, which should be augmented as largely and speedily as possible, to the end that it may co-operate effectively with the Army of the Potomac. Lee’s army must be nearly, if not quite, one hundred thousand strong. We had special advices of a reliable'character in Thursday’s paper, that it numbered over nine ty-eight thousand men, exclusive .of Stctabt’s cavalry, and to day we have the hews that it has been reinforced by , two additional ' brigades via Williamsport. Such, in brief, is.our best information as to the strength and position of the contending armies. Thus far, the fortunes of the conflict have favored the Army of the Potomac. It has repulsed every assault; it has taken many hundreds of, prisoners,, and it holds a naturally- strong position; The chances of continued success, ~--*“-»iLof.a.glori o us termination to the battle; undoubtedly —aA.Ativ.side —„- —_Tito modest jet-sismificamt desDatcheSTOTl Major General Meade have filled 11s with nope'lmd confidence, : and _ done, much to dispel the apprehensions which a conside - ration of the vast issues involved in the re dsult of the struggle must naturally inspire. This day is the anniversary of our birth as a free and independent nation. The memory ; of this fact will animate the Army of the Potom ac, engaged to-day in the same holy .cause of freedom and independence, and we feel assured will crown, its-labors with en during victory. - , THE ANNIVERSARY. The American -will always welcome the IJoiirth of July, hut we do not think this anniversary ever came to m with as much anxiety and dread as it comes this rooming. In the great day and the great deed which we now r commemorate we had no issue more precious than that which now animates the Republic. In the beginning we made war for liberty—we now war that liberty may -not be taken away. A republic founded on justice, humanity, and civilization—having prospered through generations as no nation ever prospered before—now finds, itself threatened with destruction by a power ■which seeks to'establish in its stead an empire whose elements are aristocracy, bar barism, and slavery. , Never before was this anniversary ob served as it will be to-day. The Army of the Potomac celebrates the Birthday of Liberty by fighting the enemies of liberty, and we know and feel more deeply than words can'Utter, the grandeur of such a celebration as this. When c John Quincy Adams declared that the day should forever be welcomed with the noise of cannon and the shouts qf multitudes, he did not dream that his words should have such terrible ful filment. This, celebration is in fearful ear nest. The shouts of the brave men who now struggle on the hillsides near Gettys burg are emphasized in death. The boom ing of the great guns smites heavily upon the hearts of millions. The celebration of the Fourth of July of 1863 will be written in ‘ letters of blood, never to be effaced, , whatever fate they may. record. Perhaps this day may be made forever memorable, as the double anniversary, of American free dom—the day of its birth and its salvation. \ Too mighty are*the "interests involved in this uncertain struggle to admit of rivalry. We care little for patriotic words, even of our wiscst 'men; when we know that our sons and brothers are dying by. hundreds on the battle-field. Too profound is our inte rest, in this sublime moment of intense doubt, to permit expression of patriotic ar dor in the peaceful processions and happy meetings of former years. We, who can only wait with passionate anxiety the great result, celebrate the day with prayers that , Liberty may triumph over all her foes. We need not anticipate, we cannot 'ima gine*, the joy which will sweep through the North like fire, if the result of the battle of the past two days should prove to be vic tory for ourarms to-morrow. It would be more than joy—lt would be a passionate, delight that has no name. But should we hear of defeat, would the feeling be less profound.? Would not the uprising of the ■whole people in wrath be as majestic as in exultation ? Whatever be the result, we believe that the events of the day, if deci • 'sive, will not, cannot, be evil. The worst of evils will he present defeat, hut, unless we are profoundly ignorant of- the spirit of the people, even that evil will but make ul timate victory more certain. Claims tor the Damages of the War. Few things have been more annoying to the Government than the_ adjustment of the claims of those Who have suffered damages in consequence of the Union army. It has frequently happened, and it must happen in all military operations, that triends, as veil as foes, have suffered alike. No people have been called upon to sacrifice’aud to en dure more than the Union men of tlie bor der States, sihce'the beginning of the rebel lion, because,.'in the rapid march of events, and the bloody repetition of the tragedies ‘of the conflict, the Government could not stop to hear, much'- less to adjust, the clnimß of those vho have been true to it, and vho have been forced to giye up much of their substance to our own soldiers. Ah attempt was made by the War Department to meet this difficulty, and, webeiieye, a bill, was passed at iho last session of the last Congress establishing a systeih undef which all claims for damages growing out of the war should he carefully; examined and ho norably disposed ofi- In the present condition of affairs, ho immediate action can -be had in these cases, and the re sult must be long and lingering litigations in the future. Major General Dana, now in military command of this city, yesterday issued an ; older, which we publish this morning, that anticipates and prepares for all claims that may be brought against the Government in consequence of damages sustained by private property during the preparations for the defence of Philadel phia. In the midst of the many embar- ■ lassments and complications: surrounding this fine officer, he deserves the thanks of; our community for providing a remedy which giyes full notice to all who may look for in demnity, and a wise prevention against the perpetration of such frauds as are certain to grow up -when claims for damages are "so long delayed. If every commander had taken a similar . precaution millions would have been saved to the National Treasury. Gen. Dana has raised a board of appraisers, who are authorized to examine and to report upon the various applications for indemnity - in consequence of injuries inflicted upon personal property and real estate during the construction of our military fortifications. The gentlemen appointed upon this board are well-known and responsible citizens. Mr. George Erkty; shares the undoubted confidence of his fellow-citizens; Mr. John Rlce is one of our most thorough going, liberal, and patriotic towns men; and Mr. John 0/ James well represents the loyal mercantile inte rests. The trust committed to these gentle men may be unimportant, and it may swell -into the largest dimensions ; but we are sure, in any event, that it will be faithfully and honestly discharged. Under General Dana’s sagacious provision our citizens are now duly notified, and the Government carefully protected against frauds and exac tions. Vicksburg and Port Hudson, A., sensation report that Vicksburg bad been taken, which must have emanated from the mind of some highly imaginative; or highly stock-jobbing individual, startled the city from its propriety yesterday; and in the glow r of the pleasurable excitement, the not less momentous question of the in vasion of Pennsylvania was momentarily forgotten. As the day passed away, how ever, and'no confirmation of the “highly important intelligence” was received, the ferment subsided, and people began to. question w’hether it had not been somewhat premature. We think such was the case ; and we fear that the hope we expressed yes terday, of being able to commemorate to day a decisive victory in the Southwest, may not be fulfilled; although advices of the most startling and gratifying nature may at any moment arrive, to invalidate this con clusion. The fact seems to be that Vicks burg is much stronger than most of us sup posed. Several weeks ago a bearer of despatches from Pemberton to Johnston was captured, from whom the information was derived that the former had but ten days’ provisions. The result, as we then anticipated, has proved that this statement was untrue. We have no authentic proof that the rebels are in desperate straits for lack of, supplies, as basso often been stated; but we hare information that the garrison has received reinforcements of men; ammu nition, and provisions from, the Louisiana shore, which is in the enemy’s hands. Official advices from General Grant to Monday last tell its that the rebel gar rison is “very active,” that the re bels are making “desperate resistance,” and that Johnston, believed to be rein forced by Bragg, is preparing to attack our -rear .- According to late. Southern papers, it , rCColloCe<l t,lat General Pember ton had expressed himself able to hold out enectlvely organize his forces. These statements, taken in connection with our latest advices just referred to, will be regarded by persons of a nervous temperament, as very sug gestive.' , What is the true inference to be derived from these reports of rebel activity ? -Are we to believe that General Johnston, strengthened from Tennessee, has really managed to collect a sufficient to seriously jeopard General Grant’s army? We do not believe it; we cannot even regard it as possible. The energy we bear of is the energy of despair; other wise, it would have been exhibited ;at a much earlier date of the siege. Conceding that the ten or fifteen thousand rebels who were repulsed at Milliken’s Bend have suc ceeded in crossing the Mississippi at night and joining Pemberton, they can add very-little to his strength —for Gen. Grant has abandoned assaults as too costly, and taken to - mining operations, which mere force of numbers cannot resist. If Pem berton, instead of the twenty thousand men which he had when the siege com menced, now has thirty-five or forty thou sand, he has so much more of a garrison to feed, and so much more of a garrison to surrender, when Ms last line of entrench ments shall have_crumbled away'before our artillery fire. Nor do we believe that Gen. Grant has much to fear from Johnston. It is said, indeed, that the latter has received aid from Bragg, and the statement may he true, for the hero of Murfreesboro has lately been so materially weakened as to be com pelled to evacuate Tullaboma. But if JonN ston should be strengthened by half of Bragg’s army, he would he unable to make the , slightest impression upon General Grant’s well-built earthworks. The pros pect, therefore, of a speedy fall of the main rebel stronghold in the Southwest, is in no wise impaired by these reports of unusual activity on the part of the enemy, but con tinues bigbly cheering. ; It is not impossi ble that the flag of the Union may even now as we write be waving from the highest ramparts of'the’" 11 City on .-the Hills.” It is not impossible that before to-day shall close, we shall find in the joyful tidings of victory' a cause both for gratitude and rejoicing. But we must he patient. The victory will come in due season, and we. cannot hasten it to suit our anniversaries. Mexico, France, and America. The evacuation of the city of Mexico by JuAEEz is ndt an event of merely incidental importance, but involves serious results to three nations. The defence of Puebla against the French army for sixty-three days was a declaration that the Mexicans retained confidence in their ability to resist invasion; the surrender of the capital is an acknow ledgment that their confidence is lost. We have a right to infer, from the facts in our possession,- that the authority of Louis Na poleon will soon be imposed upon the most unhappy and unfortunate people of the world. In removing the seat of Govern ment to San Luis Potosi, a city two hun dred miles northwest of the city of Mexico, President Juarez is said to have merely changed the conduct of the war, without abandoning the resolution to maintain it with energy! This, we trustj may be true; but is it iikely that the guerilla will he more successful than warfare regularly waged? For months the Mexican Government has been fortifying the capital; all the ap proaches, of which there are twenty-two, were - entrenched. It was understood that the evacuation of Puebla was merely the abandonment of an outwork in order to increase the safety of the citadel: But the citadel itself is abandoned; the superio rity of the French arms confessed, not in words, but in .deeds. More than this—in abandoning the capital' the Mexican: Go vernment surrenders values more important than those of a;fortified position. Hitherto thenar has been Maintained almost''en tirely by the city of Mexico and the imme diately adjacent country. Less than 300,000 people have, sustained the entire, military force of the Republic, and but little aid has been received from the vast territory to the north and west. With what sacrifice and energy the resources of the capital have been devoted to the resistance of the inva siou, may be inferred from the fact that in dividual war taxes ____have occasionally amounted to the- enormous sum of seven thousand dollars a month. In yielding the centre of’’Mexican wealth and patriotism to the invaders, Juarez has dost prestige and power, and must henceforth fight, not with the courage of hope, but with the frenzy of. despair. , • .. Poor, weak, unassisted, what -opposition can Mexico now nlalce to her determined and gigantic enemy ? France is resolved upon conquest. At peace with all the rest of the world, she can overwhelm the Mexi can armies with numbers. Much as we re gret the conquest of. Mexico, we cannot doubt that it is already practically accom plished, and that French dominion in North America,- which ceased with the sale of Louisiana*; is re-established with the capture of the city of the Montezumas., . Louis Naeolbon having won Mexico, the important question is—what will he do with it ? The journal La Frtivice, although not a Government journal, still the leading organ of French sentiment, makes a reply. Though the Emperor, in his congratulatory letter to General Forey, affirms his unwil lingness to impose a government upon the Mexican people against their will, La France declares that .the system of the Imperial administration will be at once organized iii Mexico. As usual, the deeds of the Empe ror do not agree with his professions. If the Imperial system is tyranny in France, it will be double tyranny in Mexico. Paris will not permit the entire destruction of the liber ties of the Press, but- Mexico, cannot even remonstrate. The French people refuse to pay exorbitant taxes, but from the Mexicans will be relentlessly extorted the entire ex penses of the war. How great is the bene volence. of the Imperial Philanthropist! Happiness is to be imposed upon tbe misera ble country at tbe bayonet's point; peace is to be restore!! by tbe- destruction of liberty, and Mexican gratitude is asked for the ruin of Mexican nationality! Louis Napoleon is to protect Mexico as tbe panther protects tbe lamb. Valuable as will be to Mexican commercial interests the erection of a canal between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific ocean, a thorough postal administration, and a complete railway system, we can but pity this unfortunate people, which, rent by civil discord, and abandoned by the world, can only find law and older under the tyranny of a foreign Power. Thus much for French benevolence in Mexico, and we would be heartily glad •were we sure it would be confined to that country. But it is hard to believe that Louis Napoleon will not further extend his philanthropy. The establishment of French power on this, continent must be, of necessity, dangerous to the United States. The arm that reached over the Atlantic to strike a fatal blow at Mexican liberty may not be 'withdrawn without threatening our own nationality. We know that the inva sion of Mexico was welcomed by the leaders of the rebellion, and that a leading rebel journal has declared that 11 It is the solemn duly of the South to sustain the French in every way, and to encourage them to perseverance; as the recognition of the Southern Confederacy depends entirely on the previous conquest and subjugation of Mexico by her invaders. On the ruins .of that nation our nationality is to rise.” Con firmation of this opinion is, unfortunately, not wanting. The London Timm affirms that the French Emperor, assured of victory in: Mexico, “will make his powerful voice heard in America, in. very different; tones from those which. he has hitherto used. Nor can we entertain much,doubt that his voice, if earnestly and decidedly raised, will be obeyed.” And if French interference in favor of the rebellion has already been threatened, before France was mistress of tbe Mexican situation, have we not reason to guard against the execution of that threat, now that. Franco holds Mexico under her heel, with her victorious army on the Texan frontier ? . Nothing less Ilian the withdrawal of the French from Mexico can satisfy us.that- this have argued upon the hypothesis that Mexi co is already virtually conquered, -and we expect that this assumption will be speedily justified by facts. But it maybe' that Mexi can liberties will not be surrendered without a longer and bloodier struggle than we have now reason to anticipate, for wc are, not perfectly' informed of the temper' and re sources of the people. That nationality is not yet destroyed, upon the ruins of wMch the master spirits of the rebellion fondly hope to build the colossal fabric of a slave empire, to rival the Republic which embo dies the -spirit of all freedom and civiliza tion. The remains of Major General John Fulton Reynolds will; he carried to their final repose, in his own native city of Lan caster, ibis morning, at eleven o’clock. It so happens that one of the - grandest heroes of this great struggle foT human freedom will be conveyed to Ms sepulchre on the eighty seventh anniversary of the 4th of July, 1776, and the game may be said of hundreds of private soldiers, who fell with him during the terrible conflict of the . Ist' instant, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; only that they, unlike Mm, had to he buried where they fell. There is something eloquently mournful and suggestive in this spectacle. To commemorate the 4th of July in years gone fjy was to commemorate a national” holiday, a day of gratitude and joy—a day of festivity, of reconciliation and of national exultation ; but now, while we dead of past struggles, and recall their virtuesrand their services, we must weep over the dead champions of the living pre sent, and as we follow their stiffened effi gies, and deplore the fate that has deprived their country of their courage and their en durance, appeal to all who yet remain to the Republic to imitate tlieir glorious ex ample; ' Tiie Bounty Fund Committee. —The Citizens’ Bounty Fund Committee an nounces through its treasurer, Mr. Mer cer, that it is prepared to receive subscrip tions: -to be devoted to the encouragement of enlistments for home defence. It is un necessary to urge upon our people the ad visability of coming forward at such a time. as this, and contributing liberally from , their means. It is much better for those who call give to give a part, Ilian have the whole, destroyed. The .alternative fortunately still remains to us. The man who subscribes to this bounty fund, according to his means, not only pays a premium for the insurance of his home and property against/ destruc tion, but to the same extent furnishes inva luable aid to the General Government, and to the operations of General Meade’s army. From Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monroe, July 2.— The committee ap pointed by the Common Council of PorUmouth, Vir ginia, to investigate the matter of the issue of $50,- 000. city scrip by the rebel city government previous to the evacuation, passed the following resolutions: 1. That the City Council of. Portsmouth utterly repudiate the issue of noteß by the former Councils of this city, and do order that all action relating thereto be and is hereby rescinded. 2. That the officers of the city government be pro hibited from receiving the same in payment of taxes, licenses, or any debts due the city. These resolu tions to be jn force from the passage thereof. R. Qv Staples, J. %. Tucker, S. W. Gildersleve, W. W. Stevenson, and Wm. Odeon, committee. - Steamer Kennebec left Fortress Monroe at three o’clock this P. M. for-Baltimore, with the 43d Mas sachusetts Regiment, Col. Charles Holbrook. They have offered their services to the Government, not withstanding their term or service has nearly ex pired. , ■ Secretary Seward on tile Fourth of July. The following letter has been received by the city authorities of lioston, from Hon. Wm.-.H. Seward: who; in common with the President and the rest or the Cabinet, received ah invitation to be present at the celebration of the Fourth of July:, Department of State, ' WASHINGTON! June 2D, 1863. Gentlemen: You are right; Continue the cele bration of Independence in Boston. Keep the sacred tire alive in Faneull Hall: Though it glimmer, and seemto go out in Richmond and in New Orleans, it will yet revive there and every where else through: outthe land.: Secession is dependence—dependence first on faction at home, and afterwards on foreign Powers across the Atlantic. Oppose it with Inde pendence—lndependence now and forever; for Inde pendence is Union, and nothing else is Union. I am, gentlemen, truly yours, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. ’ Photographs;— McAllister &. Brother, 72B Chest nut street, have just issued two carles ile visile , (by • J. E. MoCle'cs, 910 Chestnut street,) of the gallant' General Meade, and .thftt much-lamented Peuosyl* vanlan, General Reynold*. They are fine portrait*. THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1863. Official. Despatches. Washington, July 3-8 o'clockP. M.—Unofficial despatch was‘received here thiV afternooiv from Major General Meade, dated The enemy attacked me about 4 o'clock this after noon, and, after one of the severeat contests of the war, waa repulsed at all points. We have Buffered considerably in killed and wounded. the killed are Brigadier* General® Paul and Zook, and among the wounded. Generals Siokles, Barton, Graham, and Warren, 'slightly, Wc have taken a large number of prisoners. , [SifiOOND DESPATCH,] Washington,-July. 3.—A. later despatch has been received from Major General Meade,- dated at 8 o’clock this morning, which Bays: . ; “The action commenced again at parly daylight upon yatious parts ot the line. The enemy, -thus far, have made no impression upon my position. * “All accounts agree in placing the entire rebel army, in position in'our front. The prisoners we have taken report that Longstreet’s and A. P. Hill's forces were much injured yesterday, and many gene ral officers killed. The dead body of General Barks dale, of Mississippi, is within our lines. “We have, thus far, about 1,600 prisoners, and a amall number are yet to be started." [This number, of prisoners, sixteen hundred, is as stated in General Meade’s official despatch. He may possibly mean that they were captured in the fight of Thursday night and Friday morning, or the previous statements of correspondents may have been exaggerated,] ' GENERAL- LEE CONCENTRATING HIS WHOLE ARMY; Harrisrurg, July . 3.—A prominent citizen of Gettysburgileft there yesterday morning, on a pasß issued by General Ewell, to go to -Heidelberg. At the latter place he Baw Generals Stuart, Fitzhugh Lee, and Wade Hampton, with a force of cavalry, which he estimated at 10,000. They were moving in the direction of Gettysburg.; Their officers told him that Lee had no intention of leaving Pennsyl vania, but was going to remain here until his army waß either destroyed or victorious. The gentleman ••alluded to arrived here this evening, the enemy making no effort to retain him. Two militiamen, from Susquehanna county, were killed, this evening, at Camp Curtin by. lightning. A despatch from London, reoeived this morning, states that, yesterday, the rebels left Chambersburg, taking: the road leading to Gettysburg. Before de parting they -burned the d£p6t and. workshops belonging to .the railroad. London iB fourteen miles west of Chambersburg. . J* - The.enemyalso evacuated Shippensburg yester day, moving inthe same direction. , All the movements of the enemy indiaate that Lee has his whole army concentrated between Cash town and Gettysburg. . . The train which left Carlisle at 7 o’clock this evening, brought down jtwehty-four rebel deserters, who had come in from; the mountains. They know nothingabout the result of the battle, but state that both armies are fighting with great desperation. Firing waß heard from daylight up. to 3 o'olock this afternoon, at different points down the river. The Battle at Carlisle—Com oleic Details— List of the Casualties, [Special Correspondence of The Press. ] Carlisle, July 2,1863. On Wednesday morning early, a large-portion of our forces on the west bank of the Susquehanna, opposite Harrisburg, struck their tents, and moved towards Carlisle. These were largely Philadelphia men. Believing a battle to be imminent, the dele gates of the United States Christian Commission immediately got a team" in readiness and followed the army. ■ Our forces arrived at Carlisle after a inarch of eighteen miles, and while yet coming in the enemy appeared. They were at once seen, and ourmen got in order to meet them. The rebels opened, their fire upon us and the town, without any intimation for the women and children to leave. They planted their batteries within a few hundred yardß of the town. Their forces were said to be 3,000, with six pieces of artillery.- Our men, though fatigued and hungry, were ready for them, and im mediately our battery, Capt. Landis, of Philadel phia, opened on. them. After half an hour’s shelling of the town, a flag of truce was Bent in demanding ah immediate sur render of the .town. This*as a matter of course, General Smith, in charge of our forceß, most pe remptorily declined. After this the firing again commenced on both sides, and continued till after midnight. They burned "the TJnited\ States Bar racks, the gas works (doubtless the last act to leave the town in darkness, as such men hate the light)j and some other buildingß. Hot much private pro perty was destroyed, though many houses were •'Struck by their shells. Most fortunately our medi cal department was in the moat efficient hands. Dr. John Neill, ; of .Philadelphia, /being medical director of the Department of theJSusquehanna, and being himself on the spot, % secured Dickinson College Building for a hospital; and during the whole x night, not only visited personally'every wounded man brought in, but superintended, also, allmatters connected with the hospital. HV r i o not only a most efficient man. professionally, bat/every inch a gentleman. , fc-- •- . ! The "United States Ghristian-Commission was also Von hand, and the only voluntary aid there, . our, atores wa 8-much nefe irson, and Rev.J. H. Young, Spruce street, labored as we, were> able for our men—carrying the'wounded, arid attending to all their wants. A second flag of truce was sent in, after midnight, informing'General Smith that they would burn the town after'ten o’clock next i morning, and in the meantime would i cease till that time, to allow the womenand chil dren to move. It is now afternoon, and having withdrawn about three o’clock in the morning, they have not thus far kept ; their word, . Our men, x though almost all new troops, behaved well. The following is a correct list of all casualties on our side: Stuart Patterson, Ist Philadelphia Artillery, shell wound in right hand. : " \ C. W. Colliday, Co. D, Gray Reserves, compound fracture of the thigh froin shell; limb amputated. Walter Scott, Ist Philadelphia Artillery, shell wound in the head. George McNutt, Co. C, Blue Reserves, shell wound in right leg. : Robert Wiley, Co. D, 2d regiment Blue Reserves, M gun-shot wound right knee; accidental. * M Firßt Lieutenant W. Provost, Co. K, 31th N.Y., I right hand wounded. | Marcus Hunter, Co. B, 28th Pa., contusion from i shell, right leg. _ . ! Baxter WY.Walter, Co. TI, Ist regiment Gray Re serves, shell wound face and right ear. H. C. Mecklem, Co. C, 36th N. Y., Bhcll wound right knee. __ . ' V ... J. Ashmead, lßt Philadelphia Artillery, slight con-; tusion from shell. Frank Croft, Co. F, 30th Pa., inured slightly from a fall; . Oliver S. Hubbard, Co. K, 37th N. Y., scalp wound from shell. • I Pentose Garrett, Co, G, 28th Pa., Blight wound from shell. x Jno. Comly, 37th N. Y., contusion from, shell. ' A number of others got slight wounds, but have returned to duty. ; None were killed. Quite a num ber are in hospital from exhaustion and other causes. Wc are ready for the rebels, should .they appear again. " A. G. McCAULEY. Tsa Fourth of July.—Tire Day* in Philadelphia.— ln consequence of the invasion of our State there will be no marked or special celebration in this city today, .of the adoption'of the Declaration of Independence. All .public busi ness will of course be suspended,'and the attention j of aUwill.be directed towards organizing and ftr- r warding troops;. The ehurches will be open in tied momiDg for Divine service, and special prayers 'fjrj the welfare of. the country will be read. But fav meetings, if any, will be held, everything of the kill having been postponed, in order that the attentirli: of the people might'not be diverted for one momeit from the necessity of preparing to meet the present emergency. - The Union League took the initiative by dispensing with the grand celebration. And the Democrats have resolved to postpone their uaujl meeting in Independence Square. 'There"’will be some flag raisings, and a number of the raUifcarv organizations in the city will doubtless make a parade. . " r* The Commissioner of City Property, with the ad vice of the Mayor and the Committee of City Pro perty, will forego the'illumination of the public buildingß in the evening and the ringing of the „ chimes of the various churches in the morning and throughout the day, aB directed by a recent ordi-i nance. j These measures had been proposed, and appropri ations made therefor, at a time when a very genera] observance of the day waß contemplated. J The James Page Library Association, which had also intended celebrating the day in an extensive and appropriate manner, have also agreed to did pense with their celebration.* I At 7 o’clock in the morning, a large and] beautifii national flag will be flung to the breeze from ths front of Nazareth M.‘ E.'Church, Thirteenth strcefi below Vine, and an address delivered.. I The post office will be open for the transaction,<fl business until half past 9 o’clock in the morning and from 5 until half past 6 in the evening. : The Moyamensing Hose Company will house Dew carriage to-day, while the Shiffier Hose Ooi pany have postponed the housing of a new app finished for them. . .A meeting of the contributors of the Eighteent ward Volunteer Fund will be held this evening, the hall of the Kensington Engine Company. Numerous excursionsare advertised for Atian City and other popular places of resort. The committee of the Union Volunteer Jlefre ment Saloon will fire three salutes, during the d, viz: 21 guns at sunrise, 35 (one for each State)lJ noon, and 21 at sundown. U The soldiers of the war of 1812 will meet a| o’clock A. M., in the,Supreme Court room. j In the evening there will doubtless be the us 4 display of fireworks from the dwellings of our *l/ triotic citizens'. • /'}, Volunteer Hospital. 7 large number of sick and wounded arrived a "1 above institution, early yesterday morning. Bn attention was shown-them by those in attend □ They were removed, throughout the day, to V Philadelphia; by the; ambulances of the folio? fire companies:- Hope. Hose, Weecacoe Eng Southwark Hose, and Fairmount Engine. Am them are the following, from Pennsylvania * merits: , , Jacob Bart. 8,,176. Brauer, John, A, 104. Bilbee.G, W.. A, 104. Cummins, Wm., F, i 55. Cadden, Francis, I, 82 Hasher, Geo. W., A, IM. Bfffenbangh, Jacob, I, 86. Frear, Av H., B, 62. -Frink,. George, F, 52. Garner, Ainos, B, 104. Height, Allen M., E, 52. Harrington, Henry, A* G 2. . Hartz. Henry, H, 104. Hunter, Isaac, G, 85.' ; Hinkson, Thomas, G, 87. Hulslnger, Jacob. I, 76. Kerr. Homer, D, 85. - - --. A handsome flag wiil.be morning, at nine o’clock,' teer Hospital, Broad and Released on Pabolk.—Captain Ch; Corbit, of the Ist Delaware Cavalry, who wj ported to have been wounded , and taken pmor the recent cavalry fight at Westminster, Md., h turned to the city, having been released on pi at Dover, Adams county, Pa. On Wednesday i ing the Captain, with three hundred other prist wbb marched towards York, and told to find way home best they could. '.The lobs in the ware regiment amounted to two corporals klll< men wounded, and thirty taken prisoners,. THE GREAT BATTFiE, HBADQUiHTF.KS Off THE ABWT Off THE Potomac, July;2—n o'olock P. M. WHS CITY. Kern, Pbaon, B, 47. Keefer. John, K. B.>. jtdodale, Lewis, lv. 104 Lougmau, H. , P. 83. >fyer«. Georirs, C. 52. Overfield, P. J., B, 6*2. Price.. John. E, 104. Parker,- : E. R., K, 52. Pannepacker, B. C.. C, Reichly. Fred., D, 52 Bturdevahfc. Edwin, B. Salisbury. Jerome, B.V tchlegel Laurence. H,l llvov,-James, B, 104. Tomlinson, T.'F,; 35, li Wetzel, r Thiimari. A. T Wismari, John, P, 85. thrown to the breeze! from the Citizens, Y<® Prime streets. | Second edition. --THE INVASION. IDE BATTLE OF SEMINARY RIDGE. DESPATCHES FROM GEN. MEADE. THE BATTLE OH THURSDAY. The Enemy. Everywhere Repulsed. GEN. BARKSDALE, OF'MISSISSIPPI, KILLED. HEAVY J.OSSES OS BOTH SIDES.: 1,600 REBELS PRISONERS. Generals Paul and Zook Killed. GENS. [SICKLES, BARTON. GRAHAM, AND WARREN WOUNDED.®* THE BATTLE PROGRESSING- YES- TEHDAY. Thc Rebels Attempt to Pillage Our Dead. 5,000 of Them Repulsed. ENTIRE REBEL ARMY CONCENTRATED, REBELS EVACUATE CHAMBERSBURG OUR SPECIAL ADVICES FROM THE B ATTLE-FIELD. The Battle Closed at 6 o’clock Last Evening, The Rebels Driven a Mile. THE STRUGGLE TO BK RENEWED THIS MORNING. GEN. LONGSTREET KILLED. Important Rebel Despatches Gaptui-ed, Bails Anxious for Richmond, Refuses 10 Kcinforcc Lee. CHEAT VALOR AND ENDURANCE OF TILE NATIONAL ARMY. Skill ami Bravery of Its Officers. The Battle to be Decided on the Day of Liberty. Tlie Battle oil Ttiursday. [Special Despatch to The Press. 3 - ■ Hako.ybb, Pa., July 3— Evening—via ’Washing ton.—The severe skirmishing on Wednesday, be tween the cavalry of General Pleasanton and the enemy’s forces under General A.ppel, was followed up by a general battle, which opened yesterday with great energy, at -four o’clock P. M.,and raged furiously, without intermission, till ten o’clock laH llirangeiMiiKrifille aoui of Gettysburg, on the Seminary Ridge,- and occupied the road leading from Emmetßburg to .TaVcystowh and Dittletown. The enemy’s line stretched opposite the town, where the Seminary Hill crosses the Chambersburg turnpike, and soutUftowards the Millstown road. Pleasanton’s cavalry, the Ist and llth oorps, were ajvantageously posted on our extreme right. These o/rps opened 1 he battle, supported by artillery. The demy made a feint on the right, then came down on he left and attacked Sickles’ corps, ■/This was resisted with great bravery for fsvcral General Sickles arrived from he rear with reinforcements. I In this engagement General Sickles lpst his right Jpg, which was shattered by a shell, and was after- Ipards amputated. - Captain Randall, of the artillery in this corps, was eriously wounded." During the day our forces retired to Rock Ridge, more eligible position, about one mile smith of the riginal post. They ,ho wever, afterwards recovered lie front they had lost. Subsequently, after a gallant engagement, they ccupied the town of Gettysburg. A The Battle Yesterday. Early,this morning the batqf'. for the possession of the town was renewed with'increased vigors and throughout this eventful day has proved the most fcarful struggle of the war. The,losses on both sides are extremely heavy. General Barlow was wounded very severely. We captured many more prisoners than theenemy. ! Our officers speak in terms of enthusiasm of the heroic behavior of the men. They never stood so like|Vete«Ds^‘-" The enemy’s entire force was engaged and all our jwnforces, except Couoh’s corps. t ATER. messenger has come to night from the battle -3e , stating that up to six o’clock we had driven the m tv about three quarters of a mile northward. ■l our men »re sternly resolved and confident, le battle will probably be resumed early to-mor r< -July 4th. : B latest from Washington. ASHiNGTON, July 3,—KCidnight.—The informa received here ahows that the battle at Gettys f, last night, w&g an extremely fierce and stub -1 one. eavy and determined assaults were made by the ay, which were gallantly met by our troops, and dted in his retiring. p,»u It daylight the contest. was spiritedly renewed, lighting being desperately severe and the fiercest tifely of the war. He prißoncra report that GeneralLongetreet was ged, and this seems to be confirmed by later intel ©nce. [jolonel. Croßß, of New Hampshire; and General >ok, of New York, are among, the killed on our le. Gen. Sickles was wounded, and had his leu iputated on the Held. General Baiksdale, of the rebel army, is killed ' cd his body is in our possession. ’ The latest intelligence received here iB up to II 'clock to-day. « I A lot of rebel mail matter has been captured, and lis reported that among the letters is one from [iff. Davis to Gen. Lee,'.saying that he could send, B?« no .more troops , as Richmond . was seriously treatened, ■ ■ J (Baltimore, July 3.-A brief and candid statement i' the situation up to this, morning is this: In Wednesday’s fight we were repulsed,, because we sre overpowered and outflanked. We fell back to B rear of Gettysburg and held that position. The action was not a general one, and was not in |ded to be such'by Gen. Meade. It was brought jy General Reynolds, under the impression that force exceeded that of the enemy. There was no tog yesterday until o’clock F. M. A bloody kement.wae then fought, lasting till dark, and Ung in a substantial success to our forces, the V being repulsed with great loss. Uier Generals Wadsworth, Van Steinwehr, ~ay are wounded, otai number of prisoners taken up to this was about 1,800, 850 being taken on Wed tod 600 on Thursday. This is reliable, mniy made the attack yesterday. It was pd they threw their whole force into it, but lly reputed with great slaughter. Ight, this morning, the battle was renewed, hading being rapid and heavy, ie'jdetermination of our generals to fight irien'd. • I Eeßd&fe; t Thel; ! terrific! were fit . At da the can] •Itwa to the t|e >' New 1 has juetl pondent! i; July 4— 2>f o'clock A.M.—The Times Ived the following from its war eorrcs-‘ , July 3.—The third day’s battle be : this morning. It is now 7 o’clock, Ire of musketry and artillery on the Bttysburg de~scribes,the field of con. .GBTTYSpi gan at 4 o*ci ami a circle: south side d test. ! fight iB wholly within the woods. !uj>y an eminence shorn of timber, is commenced by the rebels on our >t there has been unceasing, and k>f the fire, which is slack and scat p, and then heavy and continued, nival of reinforcements on -both The mußltj The artiller The attacl r< right. The] theirregula I tering for a \ ! |indicatea th r isideß. . the best of spirits, and the gene mfiilent of the result. f Our men al r ral officer* ft i- The battle *♦ ral Meade-w ir leen planned: and fought by Gene aual prudence and courage, w overcast, and the air damp and iireatens rain, and a fog already bf the field of battle, 1 The <day li cool. The a obscuxei the .. r Six O’CLOCK A. M. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the rank and file of <fUr noble veteran Army of the Potomac, 'who have made, one of the greatest marches on re cord of near.two hundred part of the | the most * inten The Rattle near Gettysburg, [Special Despatch to The Press.] Hanover, l P. M., via Washington, June 3. At daybreak this morning about five thousand rebels advanced on the field, and commenced anindißorlmi nate pillage of our dead. They were occupied at this shameful work' in full view of the national « “™ y > whi . ch could only with difficulty be restrained from opening fire at-oiree to answer this outrage with proper severity. At the right moment, how ever, a sudden cannonade was directed full upon the plunderers. .They made a hasty retreat iix all di rections, strewing the way with dead and wounded. A straggling party was pursued and captured, and their ill-gotten booty disgorged. The rebel prisoners first taken are boastful over their adventures in Pennsylvania.r Their version of the designs of Gen. Leeiis in every case extrava . gant. • Harrisburg, Baltimore, Washington, Phila delphia, were ailincluded in the idea of conquest. The rebel army,however, fully believed they were go ing to take Harrisburg. Here the program me will be-' gin if Meade is defeated. They have a blind faith •in Lee, and consider-him a conqueror. With recent events this tone has changed. The rebels have certainly sustained a ; serious check, up to the present moment: Clearly, the advantage thus far is with our own troops. The engagements of the last two days have been fought with great determina tion. Our army are far from despairing. , The battle. thiiß far, has been the most terrific of Many rebel generals arekilledor wound ed,rßarkB( jai e and liOngjstreet among them. On our aide Brigadier General Zook, of New York, is among the killed. Major General Sickles has had a ieg amputated, but is now doing as well as possible. • Hanover, 2P. M.—A. fierce battle iB now raging. I go to the field, and will report in detail. Wau DErAitT’T, Adjutant .General's Office, Washington, July 3d, 1863. , General Orders No. 200,-Thc attention of all per eons in the military service of the United States is called to Article 7of the cartel, agreed upon oh the 22dof July, 1862, and published in General Orders No. 142, September 25th, 1862. According to the teims of thiß cartel, all captures mußt be reduced to actual possession, and all prisoners of war must be delivered at the places designated, there to be ex changed,or paroled until an exchange can be effected. The only exception allowed is the case of command ers of the two opposing armies, who are authorized to exchange priaoaera or to release them on parole at other points -mutually agreed upon by the said commanders. Second. It is understood that captured officers and men have been paroled and released in the field by others than, commanders of the opposing armies, and that the sick and wounded in the hospitals have been so paroled and released in order to avoid guarding and removing them, which, in.many cases, would be impossible. Such paroles are in violation of gene ral orders and the stipulation of the cartel, and are null and .void. They are not observed-by. the enemy, and will not be respected in our ar mies. Any officer or soldier, who gives such parole will be returned to duty without ex change, and, moreover, will be punished for disobedience of orders. It is the duty of captors to guard their prisoners, and if, through necessity or choice, he fails to,do this, it is-the duty of the pri soner to return to the service of his Government. He cannot ayoid this duty by giving an unautho rized military parole. ; Third. A military parole " not to serve till ex changed” must not be confounded with a parole of honor to do or not to do a particular thiog not in . consistent with the duty of a soldier. Thus, a pri soner ol war actually held by the enemy may, in older to obtain exemption from a close guard or confinement, pledge hie parole of honor that he will make no attempt to escape. Such pledges are binding upon the individuals, but they should sel dom lie given or received, for it is the duty of a .pri soner to escape if able to do so. Any pledge or parole of honor extended them aa prisopeiß by ill-usage or cruelty is not binding. Fourth. The obligation imposed by the general laws and usages of war upon the non-combatant in habitants of a section of country passed over by an invading army, ceases when the military occupation ceases, and any pledge or parole given by such per sona in regard to future service is null and void, and of no cti'rct. By order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant. General. Gettysburg, July 3.—7.45 A. M.—Generalßarks dale, of MisiUeippi, w ho was wounded yesterday, 1b lying dead within our lines. The death of Longstreet, which was reported by the rebel prisoners yesterday, Is confirmed by the prisoners taken this morning. Longstreet's and Hill’s corps are said to be fight ing on the right, and Ewell's on the front. 10 o’clock A. M. —Sixteen hundred"prisoners, thus far during the engagement, have been sent to the rear, and there are more here. What the result of to-day's battle may be cannot nosy be predicted. ~ Hancock, Howard, Slocum,"Warren, Gibbon, and all the general officers, have given the highest evi dence to-day of their capacity, energy, and spirit. Important despatcheshave been captured by Captain Dahlgrea; and the gallant scout IClloe, from Jeff Davis and Cooper, to'General Lee. They indi cate anxiety for the position of Richmond. Both decline to send Lee the reinforcements from Beaure gard’s army that he asked for. ' The silence of the enemy was ominous. Shortly after a terriflo cannonade opened upon our centre and left, from the rebel batteries which had been placed in position, having been masked by the woods and grain-fields. Our rifled guns replied with awful power and tell ing effect. Fortwo hours the air seemed literally filled with the messengers of death. Old soldierß, who had heard the roar of cannon at Gaines* Mills, Malvern Hills, Fredericksburg, and Ohancellorville, declared that the cannonading was equal, if not su perior, to that of any of those engagements. Suddenly a wild, demoniac yell from thousands of rebel throats near the extreme left of our line, where the enemy made his great attack. Sickles’ corps sustained this first terrific onset of the rebel forces, which had been massed on our left. The rattle of the musketry now became incessant. As Boon as the design of the rebels became appa rent, a large - nuniber of pieces of reserve artillery were massed, in a splendid position to oppose the rebel infantry. At this time the centre and left pushed,the rebels, with loud cheers, from point to point, through the valley and up the hetghts.beyond. 'The enemy wbb secreted behind trees, rooks, and hedges, and in many places were bayoneted by our troops, or taken prisoners. , A space of seve ral hundred yards was covered by skirmishers situated between, the left of the 2d Corps, Ist Di vision and the right of the next corps on the left.,; The. rebels threw forward a heavy column of in fantry, overpowering the skirmishers -and filling the gap, delivering at the same time a deadly flank fire upon our forces. It was then that the gallant Colonel E. Cross, of the 6th New Hampshire Volun teers, ’commanding the Ist brigade, Ist division, 2d corps, fell mortally wounded, also Gen, Zook, of New York 2d brigade. / Our forces at this point were compelled to retire, but only for a short distance, as they were soon re lieved by fresh troops. . In the meantime the rebels were slowly gaining ground on our left, and advancing in line of battle by brigades, delivering volley after volley. At this moment it seemed that our decimated but not dis heartened ranks would be forced back, when sud denly the sth Corps came ferward, on the Baltimore turnpike, and threw themselves into the breach with a power and energy that nothing could with stand. „• The volleys of musketry, which heretofore, had been desultory, became one constant and incessant craßh. Our artillery at the Bame time worked with an energy and desperation almost superhuman, throwing grape, and canister, and case-shot. Four several times the rebels charged upon that part of the army which was posted across the open plain, and four .several timeß were they repulsed with terrible slaughter. . The promptness with which this great flank move ment of Lee was met and checkmated refleots the highest credit upon the general commanding. Indeed, the troops were handled with consummate ability during the entire day. Gen. Meade was on the field, and often under very heavy fire, having everything under his own eye and supervision, in which he was aided and'accompanied by his chief of staff, Gen. Governeur K. Warren. Niglit cftme last, and “with her sable mantle' clcmed the scene. ; The result of the day’s work may be summed tip briefly thus : Lee had been attacked on his chosen ground. Our centre drove in the rebel lines for more than a mile. The Army of the Potomac fought with a gallantry never before equalled during the war. Our left was pushed back, but very slightly. The great strategic movement of the |rebel leader has been foiled. Not more than two*tklrds of our forces were engaged during the day. Although having suffered severely, and especially in officers, we may safely set down the enemy’s loss as greater than ours. Thearmy had been fought under a newcom* mander, who necessarily had but an imperfect knowledge of the army, with all its appointments. At the close, all the results of the day were in our favor, while the troops were inspirited with success, and the heavy force which had not been engaged stood ready for the attack on the morrow. The infantry bring ceased at dark, but the can nonading did not Btop until near nine o’clock at night, being kept up with great vigor by full batte ries, but weakly responded-to by the enemy. , . '* •" 1 11 gup' iunds of ammunition-Tf. JL A large number of those who were unable to keep up with their commands during the day, would march the entire night, reaching the command in the moraiDg.. , Our artillery again opened fire upon the enemy on Friday morning at daylight, and when our inform ant left the scene of battle, the firing was incessant and rapid. It is reported that General Sickles Is at Hanover, on his way to Baltimore. His leg was amputated above the knee. New York, July 4—l o’clock A. M.—The Herald has received the following specialulespatches : Harkisburo, -July 3.—Though"' r we arc totally without news as to the result of the struggle to-day very little doubt is entertained that it is favorable to the cause of the Union. 1 understand that Gen, Couch has positive information to that effect. It is reported that the mountains are filled with rebel deserters, waiting an opportunity to reach our lines. Sb ippensburg, July 3.—Captain Boyd has ar rived here with forty-two prisoners, who were cap tured from Ewell’s rear guard, atFayetteville, with out tbe loss of a man. All of Lee’s forces, except a guard, have left Greencaatle. Carlisle, July 3.—A1l is quiet, The enemy are falling back via Mount Holly. Chambersburg is not burned. Only the buildings belonging and adjacent to the railroad are destroyed. Exchanged .Prisoners. Advance of Dix and Keyes on iticlimond. ALARM AT THE REBEL CAPITA*. THE PEOPLE CALLED TO ARMS! Tfllahoxa, July Chattanooga Rebel of the 30th contains despatches from Richmond to the 27th ult. They say three regiments Of cavalry and two howitzers left Crensdell’s Station, and appeared at Hanover Court House, and fired oii a train on the Central Railroad. They have possession of the Central Railroad, and will doubtless proceed to Ashland. The raiders reached South Anna bridge, when they were resisted by the guard. The fight is progressing. ' . u The proximity of the Yankees to the city occa sions no alarm in official circles. . A gunboat was at the White House yesterday. The Yankees killed and wounded 14 at South Anna Station, and cap tured General W. H. Lee, who was*wounded at Brandy Station. “ Later information, which is deemed reliable, has been received at the War Department, that a large force of Yankees, estimated at 30,000, under Gene rals Dix and Keyes, was moving on the Peninsula.” ARM! OF THE CUMBERLAND. The Advance of Gen. Rosecrans—Occupa tion of Tullahoma—Retreat of Bragg— Rebel Fears of an Advance of Burn side’s Army. Tullahoma, July I.— The 2d Kentucky Ca\ r alry, in advance of General Brannan’s Division, and the, 39th Indiana, (mounted,) in advance of JYLendar’a Division, entered Tullahoma at noon to-day. Wheeler’s rebel cavalry, being the rear guard of the enemy, left the town, as they entered it. It was entirely evacuated. Only one soldier, and about two dozen caissons remained. > General Bragg left there last night. His main force retreating on the Winchester road, s General Stearns, of the rebel cavalry, who was mortally wounded in a skirmish on the 30th, died at Decherd. / An editorial in the Chattanooga Rebel of the 30th says: “.Considerable apprehension was manifested yesterday, at the reported advance of Burnside with a column of 30,000 men, upon East Tennessee. We hasten to dispel this fear. If Burnside does ad vance, which we regard as highly improbable, there are ample means provided- to give him that hot re ception which he so eminently deserves of üb. His last raid has fully awakened our War Department to the importance of preparation. In accordance with this the new levy of troopfl recently raised un der the proclamation of Governor Yance has been ordered thither, and ere this posted with other bo-, diefl of cavalry and infantry, da a quarter which it is not expedient to name, along the line of defences. Workmen are also hourly engaged on the bridges destroyed by the enemy. ♦ Although previously advised of the fact, we are only now permitted to gratify the popular curiosity in tliis matter. “Concerning the movement of Gens. Beauregard, and D. H. Hill, these officers know our affairs best, and keep their counsel. It iB sufficient to say that the new levies, now in process of collection* came intoservice in good time. We must urge our fel low citizens of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia to be speedy, if they would crush the advance of the enemy. In the meanwhile troops are hourly en route for the scene of active operations in the front, and however vigilant he may be, we hope to catch . Rosecrans yet. ' . “By some inadvertency, as'yet unexplained, lie seems to have gotten the advantage. Bat the fight has hardly begun. Before he is done with Bragg he will have one of the bloodiest battles of the war.” THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. Tullahoma, July I.—The Rebel contains the fol lowing: Jackson, via Mobile, June 21.—Advices from Vicksburg of the 23d state that no.assault was made last Saturday, but Grant’s works and the fleet have brought their guns to bear on the devoted garrison. The firing was'kept up from. 2 A. M. till 10 P. M. Our gunners responded briskly. The Yankees ad mit that our fire was very destructive and accurate gunnery unequalled. Our loss was 75 killed and wounded. r - The Department of the Susquehanna* Harrisburg, July 3.— Lieutenant Colonel Chas. F. Fuff, U. S. A., has been announced in orders as inspector general of the Department of the Sußqut hanna, and aid-de-camp to Major General Couch, and assigned to the command of the forces to be assembled in camp at Heading. Important Decision. . Portland, July 3.—'The judges of the Supreme Court of thiß State have decided on the following two.questions, submitted by Governor Coburn, viz: First, Has a city or town any legal right to pledge its credit to raise money for the purpose of paying the commutation of such of its- citizens as may be drafted into the military service of the "United States under the act passed at the last session of Congress 1 ' Second .. Has a city or town any legal right to raise money. l>y taxation provide commutation for be thus drafted 1 ? Ihe negative Unanim ° questions in [From Holbrook’s United States Mail. 3 CHANGES UNDER THE NEW LAW. In order that our readers who are not officially connected with the mail service may have a full un derstandiDg of the changes in postal matters effected by the newlaw, which went-into operation on the first of the present month, we give below a con densed summary of those of its provisions of which at is necessary for persons using the mails to “take due notice and govern themselves accordingly.’* 1. The rate of postage on all domestic mail letters to be earned any distance within the United States is now three cents per half ounce: or fraction thereof, to be prepaid by stamps. The former rate of ten cents Oregon, and Washington Terri tory 38 abolished. 2. All local or “drop” letters must hereafter be prepaid by stamps, at the rate of two cents for every half ounce or'fraction thereof, instead of one cent each, as heretofore. A The postage on transient newspapers and peri odicals, sent in one package to one address, is now two centß for each four ounces or fraction thereof, to be prepaid by stamps; on books, double that rate. The postage on single transient newspapers not weighing over four ounces is now two cents. 4. The rate of postage on circulars is now as fol lows : Three, or any less number, may be sent, un sealed, to one address, at the single rate of two cents, and in that proportion for a greater number, adding one rate for every three circulars directed to one address. They can no be sent at the former rate of one cent each. No extra charge is now made for business cards stamped or printed on the envelopes of circulars. * 5-The former carriers’ fee of one cent on each let ter delivered is abolished. Hereafter, carriers col lect nothing, except such unpaid postage as may be due on the letters delivered by them. - , 6. The extra one cent stamp; formerly required on allletters deposited in lamp-poßt boxes and branch stations is no longer necessary. 7. All communications to any officer or depart ment of the Government (including the President) written by a private citizen, whether on “official business ” or otherwise, must now be prepaid bv stamps. f.r.j 8. A fee of twenty cents (instead of five, as hereto fore} must hereafter be paid on each registered let ter, in addition to the postage. . 9. A letter cannot be forwarded without a charge of extra postage, when, it haß once been mailed ac cording to its original address. n £ W ent ! tam P 8 * "hich have just been issued by the department .to meet the demand created by the newrlaw, fixing the rates on drop let ters, circulars, transientprinted matter. &c .iat two cents, will soon be in the hands o'f most of bur readers. -They are black in color, and bear a finely engraved head of General Andrew Jackson—a de sign especially appropriate at the present time, when his well-known saying, “ The Union must and shall be preserved,** needs to be considered as something more practical than a mere piece of fine sentiment. The portrait of the old hero occupies nearly the en tire flurface of the Btamp, and the character of the engraving is,such that the process of defacement, to which it must unfortunately be subjected, is easily and effectuallyperformed. THE ENROLMENT AND .THE EXEMP TION FEE.-HThe"Secretary of- Waiyia accordance with section thirteen of the Conscription Act, has juat decided that 'three hundred dollars shall be agreed on as the sumforexemptionfrom the draft. The .Commissioner ;,of Internal . Revenue in each Congressional district has been authorized by the Secretary of War, and directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to receive from drafted persona who desire to pay it for the purpose of exemption, the money specified. On the receipt’of this sum the Collector of Internal Revenue shaU give drafted persons paying it duplicate receipts. One copy of theae;receipts shall be delivered to the Board of En rolment on or before the day in which the drafted person is requited to report for duty, and wheni so delivered to the Board the drafted person shall be furnished by the board with a certificate of exemp tion, stating that such, person is discharged from further liability under thatdraft, byreason of having paid the sum of three hundred dollars; PuLlic Amusements. New. Chestnut-stbkrt Theatbe.—The fact that there is to he no special public celebration to-day in this oitywill have the effect’to draw im mense crowds to the various places of public amuse ment. The Chestnut-street Theatre willf of course, be crowded to-'night. Those who desire to be pre sent, and wißh to avoid inconvenienoe and disap pointment, had better secure seats during the day; which may be done until 5 o’clock. “The Peep o’Day” has proved an immense success, as might have been expected, from the inherent'interest of the story," the magnificent scenery," the excellent; music of Mr. Hassler’s band, and the high order of talent of the artistes who enact the principal roles. Those who have seen Mrs. Bowers’ Kathleen, no longer wonder that it filled the Theatre Boyal Ly ceum, in London, for over four hundred nights in succession. That it will have a'run of many monthtf here, we do not doubt. Even in these exciting times of, war and invasion it has fairly taken the public by Mr. L. P. Barrett as gives us a new proof of. his remarkably-veraatile powers,-and is entitled to sniich credit. Messrs. Charles Wheatleigh and John McCullough likewise share the honors with Mrs. Bowers, and, by their skill and fidelity, invest the play with much of the gttractiveness which has resulted in its great success. * Madame Macarte’s Circus.— hie Fourth of July will be duly observed to-day at the European Circus, upobthe grounds, adjoining the Academy of. Music, Broad and Locust streets. In addition to the circus, a Syro-Arabic troupe, of male and female performers, will appear. The troupe embraces jug glers, contortionists, and acrobats, and is well worth seeing. Carroll, Mr. John Cooke, and Mr. Eaton Stone, are all artißts of con siderable skill and reputation, having appeared in most the of principal cities of Europe, before reficed audiences. Yesterday there was"a parade of the circus company, through several of our main streets. To-day there will be three performances. Eleventh-street Opera House. —Alexander Dumas’ exciting work, “ The Conscript,”. whiehhas just run through another edition at the publishing house of Messrs. Peterson of this city, has proved equally attractive in its dramatic form, as produced at the Eleventh-street Opera House. We .considered “Uncle Tom” as produced at thiß establishment a great success, in view of the excited state of public affairs; but “The Conscript” has drawn even laiger houses. Whether, the cause is to be found in the mere excellence of the play, or whether it is attributable to the fast that the subject of con scription begins to have a special Interest for onr people, we cannot say. Certainly the faot Is as stated. There will be three performances to-day. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MOSEY .MARKET. THn.aDsz.FHiA.JaIyJ.UI3. Bn »issss matters on Third street are at something of a stand-still, owing to the intense anxiety to bear from the battle-field in Pennsylvania. Therein very little doing in gold, and the money market is unchanged. Stocks were a little more active, and prices- somewnat Improved; Beading was steady at £££. an advance of Philadelphia and Erie at 23, an advance of Y t \ Penn sylvania at 61, an .advance of 1; Norristown at 60, an. advance of 1; new City sixes sold at 108. the old at 105; Beading Bixes, 1670, 106; Bchuylkill Navigation sixes, 1832, at 82—the common stock sold -at 12 Hr the preferred at 23K r Big Mountain Coal at Bide for stocks generally were same as yesterdy. The banks, bankers, and stock board transact no business to-mor row. . Drexsl&Co. quote: United States Honda, 1881—-. IQS m\£6l& United States Certificates of Indebtedness .-^.lfO^»(3lOOJ« United States 7 S-10 Notes •.—lO5 ©los* Quartermasters* Vouchers.* ©3dig. Orders for Certificates of . Gold Demand Notes ®144 New Certificates oMndehtednesß. 97K@ *» Sterling: Exchange 1*59 @159 The Inspections of flour and meal in Philadelphia da ring the week ending 'July 2, 1863, were as follows: Barrels-of Superfine... 80. Fine 80. Rye. . 1 80. Corn Meal.. 80. Condemned. Tbebidßfor $1,000,000 Connecticut State bonds were opened July 1. The whole amount of bids was $2,709,- 000, at rates varying from par to 115. Th e successful bids were at premiums of 12 to 15 per cent. The Seaman's Bank for Savings, of New York city, took $OlO,OOO at from 112 to 335. The balance, $lOO,OOO, is awarded to va rious parties in Hartford at the same premium, 12 to 13. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has instructed, -the assessors and collectors to enforce the stamp duty on free goods imported from Canada under the reciprocity treaty of June 5,1F54. The merchants claim that no tax, whether collected by means of a stamp or in any other way, can be levied on goods declared free on the faith of the nation expressed in a treaty. The Tenth and Eleventh-street Railroad announces a dividend of $1.75 per share. --The par of Bhares is twentr dollars.' • * ' coupons of the Allegheny City municipal bonds, due the-lst instant, are paid on presentation at the office of Work, McCouch, & Co , of thi3 city. lire Lehigh. Luzerne Railroad Company hasadeclared a dividend of four per cent., clear of taxes, payable on and after the 14th instant. The Cumberland Bank, at Bridgeton, NV J., an nounces a semi-annual dividend of six per cent., pay able on demand. . \ The Beaver'Meadow Railroad announces a semi annual dividend of five per ceut., payable on. and after July 10th. . The New York Evening Post of to-day says: Wall street ttiis week has exhibited considerable ani mation. Never did the reliance of our people ou the per manence of their national institutions receive a more gratifying illutfr ation than during the recent rebel raids. The uninterrupted current of contributions which have poured into the national treasury for the five-twenty loan, and the high, price of all descriptions of national serurities, are among the numerous indications of the patriotism, resources, and unswerving confidence of our citizens. . _ The stock'market opened firm and closed strong. Go vernments are steady. Border State-bonds are better, and Missonris have improved ~IX per cent., in conse quence of the recent action for the termination of slave ry in that State. Railroad bonds are firm, and railroad shares active, and the increased ease in the money mar ket, with the confidence of the capitalistsin the intrinsic value of the principal stocks,'contribute to give buoy ancy to the market - Hudson River, Pacific Mail, and Michigan Southern have attracted the chief attention. Michigan Southern - has sold as high as 81 this morning, “'the shorts being coraered, n and the stock reported scarce. ThS following table thowe the principal movements of the market as compared with the latest quotations of yesterday evening: • . _„ _ . Yri. Th. Adv. Bee. U.B. fis.lßßi.rea—.-..102% 102% .. % U. 8.85,1881, c0u.—..105% 105% U. 8. seven-thirties..,. IPSX 105% % TJ. S. 1 year Certlf gold.. 100% 100% n. S. 3 vr. Cert, currency 97% 97% >/ imericftn g01d......—.144 143% % Tennessee Ob 59% 59 % MTssourlOs . 69% ' 6S 1% Pacific Mail ........ISO# 179% 1% •N.Y-.Central— l2l% 121 % .Erie. ——..95% 95% % Erie preferred.—....—lo 3% 102% \ . .. Hudßon River—..— .155 153 2 Har1em..........—. ,—..-96 96% .. % Harlem preferred....... 95 96 .. 1 Readme . 97 M 96 1% Mich. Central.llo 109 i Mich. Sonthern. 80& 75% 2%, Mich. 80. *nar..........116# t U6*s Illinois Central . .103 102Jf Pittsbur*. 85 . 84 1 = Galena...; .... 93 93Jtf Toledo 10M*. 109 K Rock 151 and........ 95H F0rtWayne............. 66 tw*S Y*. Canton.... ..... 25J£ % Prairie da CMen 58K 51 Chicago and N. W 1...... 29}£ Wl4 Gold la dull at 141, and. exchange closed at 158 for this morning's steamer. Pbllada. Stoclc Bxcli [Reported by S. E. Slatkakbi 150 Bi? Bfonntain..... ih 200 City 6'a New TO# ICO do 4 h 300 do 105 UNrrristownß..... 60 POOScliny Nav 6’f,'B2 82 2GOPMTa&ErieR.... ?3 5 OT7 S five rear o-fc) -18 do ,2©f 14000 Reading 6’s, 1870^10$ 100 Beading R.ss&int. 48 $£ 1 Pennsylvania 8.. 60 CO do .. 485? 37 do. 61 100 do b 5.. 4S>£ 50SchnyNav ISS£ ICO do. 4S?i- 100 Schuy.Nav praf.. 23% 50 do.;;.,ss&int. 48.69 1000Delawaremoitb3*102?£ ICO do bu&int-.45.69 AFTER BOARD. 50 SchuylMll Navigation preferred The Cincinnati Price fhtrrent of the Ist says. The filing in our market has responded to that cur* rent in New York as usual* and- gold is up and securi ties down, railway and btate securities are also lower* which is contrary to the course ofthe market heretofore, as they, generally advanced when Government securities declined. At,the close, with us there was an active de mand for gold and bnt few sellers. The brokers would not sell below 150. hut did not offer over 141; still it was evident that round lota would have commanded a higher firure.; _ _ _" i _ . The demand for exchange lias Been fair, and the sup ply "beinglight, the market.closed firm and buoyant, hut oar Quotations remain the same as they were last PBMffIKrSWSSV iesiass '&Ki: cates declined to and doll. Order* on Wash dirt! »*} S?* 1 w " C i an / QaaiT ?rmaster T s vouchers (city) iT^La+f 6 ® ?°-.-? ale f° r country. All these quotations SvSwMkMr' as compared with oar quotations -.The Chicago Tribune of JuneSPfchsays: lmlrT '. Kenl ?i? t y’Ml! Indiana Stata Bank iaUeß“g aCy 141; New notes nomi. Weekly Review of tlie PhUad'a. Market*. mu .. • ; r, ‘ July 3,1963. The excitement and alarm caused by the rebel inva sion has almost entirely.; suspended'business, ancLtha markets generally have been very inactive. Bark con .turaesdnll. The Breadstnffs market is’firmer, and prices axe rather better. Coal is in demand, and prices have advanced. Coffee continues dull.' In-Cotton there is little or nothing doing, hut prices >xe better. Pish are Quiet. In Fruit there is less doing. The Iron market continues very dnll. There is a yory fair demand for Lumber, at full rates. Naval - f,tores continue scarce. Oils are without change. -There is rather more doing Provisions, and prices are better. Salt-and Beeisar« without change. v\ 00l continues very.duii, and prices 1)1:7 <*o*>s -theieis less doing, bat lhiit 611^ 63101 ' srices 18 u Pward and’ the stocks $n sale hi?. o 'fv« s j r lave advanced their prices 25@50e « bbl, the demand is better, with sales of 9 000 bhls S n^7^'S e h-a fa - m 1 r -^ 1 * 3 and fancy brands at ™ II J 2,500 bbls, part City Mills. JXJf/2? 6 t ; th ? receipts continue light. The : retailers and bakers are. buying quite freely at %5.59©S for supei fine, $o 75 for ’extras, $6,25@7,25 bM'for Bran r d^ice r a “i 1 * cfferiDg-s of Wheat continue’light and holders firm; sales, reach about 30:000 bus prime Penn bn. White ranees at frS, 160@l/0c» .®s toouahty. v JBye is firmer, and Pennsylva nia.sells. atlos®lo6 £ bn/Cornis scarce Good yellow ? ale ! 32 ’°°° , baB at 86@87c, and mixed - avS? * «w store, and. afloat. • Oats move slowly. * T>pAxr B h &l e h?en disposed of at 75<®76c 9bu jSlONB.—There has been very little doing ia o+'y* ( Bma H sales of mess Pork are reported at $l4 2d@l4. SO for 512.25 9 bbl. Mess Beef ranges sl2 to $l5 bbl, cash. There:is a fair demand-for Hams; about 300 tierces sold a* SS C iS?£iS? l,u fo r bagged; Sides at G@S*c, and Shoulders at 4%(515%c, cash and thirty days. Green Meats Hams are in:-request at: B*®l<fe For pickled, chiefly at the latter rate. ; and 7K@Bc for salted. Lard— in« block -.8 light;: 600 hbls and tes sold at 10&©l0?fc. Butter is in fair demand ai 14@2pc Cheese is scarce at U@l3c 3 lb. Eggs are dull at W ide 3 dozen.. ■ , *** METALS.-) :ig Iron continues very, dull, and we' hear ot no Faies, int holders are lessanxioas to sell. We r£?k& A S- br * ton for the three numbers. SSSfJ'Sf i* held at;sSs/&o@* too. head is held ‘ ArTf e 7 liear of ,s° sales, k Copper—Small sales * tal are rnakiDg at 30c, 6 mo?. Coi£ E of;T'J¥-^T.v J vei ' y little demsnd-frrQuercitron. Sales of about oO hhds are reported at $32 % ton for first -Barkis'steady. at sl4®lB^cord. LAftUJ tS.—ln tallowaiid sperm t&ereis verylittle doiuß; adamantme sell slowly,atX6M©23c cash, thelat ter figure for full weight Western; > .. COAL—rhere is a good demand’,' and prices are unset tled and on the .advance,, most of the collieries being and .the operators gone to the war. I'Uji this.—The market continues very dull; the only pales we hear of are 200-hags- Rio; at 2S# up to 31>£c Ift lb, cash and time. " • . - prices have again advanced 6©Bc f> ft; the neck is very light and there Is very little inquiry. About 100 bales Middlings have been disposed of at prices ; from 70<§>7 5c 3lb cash, closing doll at 70®73c tt -S. EU ? S DYES.—There is very little doing.in §£“}®* domestic Small sales of Soda Ash are reported at Eefined Borax at 25c, and Caustic Soda private of Indigo is also reported on terms kept W^ften? EES are a£eadT ’ aild command 47@4Sc for good -nSH.-Tlw demand for Mackerel has fallen off, and tne salea are only m a retail way from store, ranging £r< in $16@20 for extra Is.* $lO 50® 11.50 for.2g, and $5,75® 6/6 for medium and largeSs. Codfish commands 6)£c ft, and pickled Herring s?@3 75 bbl. FEUir.—There have been no arrivals of foreign, and * sales have been confined to Pineapples at s9@Lo the 100 Apples are hdd with more firmness; small sales FEEIGHTS.—There is more doing in foraign W« quote Flour toLiverpool at 2s 6d; Grain and heavy goods 25®275. For Petroleum the rate is 7s 6d. West India Freights are dull. In Ccal Freights there ia less bneiness doing ftfc, the following rate?: Boston, $280; "fdford, ?»2 4o;'Hewport, $2.40; New London f?i? : N OrWI ? h V. S ?i 40i ,? ew Haven, *2.40; Sew York,’ leiMd? f |aS !r ’' >1 ' 45; Albans '’ ® LSO : nor. *1.85; Bhode is.'Koioo, and no sales of Crnde or Clarified haye come unn er our notice. • sales we hear of are small lots of Peruvian at s9£@Joo 3 ton. cash. Superphosphate of ranges from $4O to $43 3 ton. P - HEMP is quiet, there being but little stock here to ope rate ID. •» BIDES arefirmbut dull, without sales of either foreign or domestic. . * BOPS are selling in a small wav atlSOJSc’Slb for first and Western. Old Hops are unsaleable. hyMBEK —There is a good demand, and prices are ' A rnrso of Yellow Pine Boards sold at *32. White Pine $2lOB 8 It; .MOLASSES—There is a firm feeling in the market, hut n '“ much demand, with email sales of clayed Cuba at 37c I*s gallon, 4 mos. / NAVAX- STORES.—Thove is very little Rosin here, and-common sells at 932@33 $ bbL Prices of Tar and Fjtchjire nominally unchanged. Spirits of Turpentine is held firmly ; small sales at $%62@3.65 gallon, ; ™LS- ~TA e t^i?, y*yy little doing iii Pish Oils. Lin teed . Oil sells at sl2o®l 21. ca.sh; J. ard Oil is quiet, and selling ju a small way at S2®ooc for snramer and winter, the . latter tor the best hrahdß.;, Coal Oil is quiet; small sales * are making at 2/@29c for crude; 4S@s2c for refined, in. hiriid. and fiB@62c gallon for free, as to quality. Soft at *3 75©*% ton. - h?'<h Btocl£ ere is veiT small-sales at SALT.—There lias been an arrival of 1,700 sack of this week, which remains unsold . SEEDS.—Th ore is very lirtle Cloversead offering- andi is worth *5 50@3.75 V 64 ms. A small wile of Timothv a $2. 45. Flaxseed is taken tt $2.30®? 50 bushel _ SUGAR.—The market is qniet, butho'derg are firm their views; small sales of Cuba at lOkfiniOVn n» hn*o SPIRITS.-All kinds of foreigu 'are dull and ?Jl£t ed; R. E. Ki.ni is steady and Whisky s<S.i-ce with fmJll -sales and : 46for-dradM* BmaU TALLOW range* fromlltd 11>for city andlo@lo*c for ronntry. with small sales.• blacWu-urf-eiu ikers; being very little demand for T OBACCO is dull, and"the sales of both leaf and nea- ffl? ™ *' ’mall wky only. ’ ■ - The trader continues at a stand, but holders .are firm in their views, and-. only a few small lots of jje.fice nave been disposed of,'at 70@70c, cash—closing New York Markets, July 3 -Ashes are with sales of 25 bbls. at 98 for pots. a«d $9 62H fo» Pearls. Breadstuff*.—The market is quiefe and firra The gales are 9 COO bbls, at $4 TO© 1 ) 15 tor snnerflne State * $5.i5@6.90 :for extra do; $4 §o@o.Qs for superfine Michi gan, *udiana. lowa. Ohio, &c. ;$5.30®5 60 forextra do. including shipping brandsrof.rotmd hoop’Ohio at 96.15© 6 50, and trade brands do at $6.25@7.60.' Southern Floor is steadyvbut the business is light: sales 790 bhl s, at ii6.30@6.9a for superfine Baltimore .and s7@9 30 for extra do. f * :• Canadian F;out is quiet and firm'; sales of7oo bbls aA j:55.75@6.05 tor common, and-$6.08@?.» fbr good'to • clioiwfextra; ' ' - -- - ' - Rj’s Flour is unchanged, with,small sales at $3.50© 5.10 for the range of fine and superfine. Wheat .rules very firm, with a moderate export da mnnd. The sales are TP.OOO bushela at $1.20® 1.36 fiw Chicago spring; 43 for Milwaukee club; 1.46 for amber Iowa: $1.47@1.51 for winter red West ern, and $l.S2@l 55'for amW Miohiran Rye is quiet and firm at 96@980 fbr .Western. (Ad SLOS for State. Barley is dull. Qsts sre steady, fit 71@76tfc for Canada, Western, and otatq, ■■■ ■: - * hange Sale*; July 3. sb. Philadelphia Exchange.}
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