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STATE EDITORIAL • OONVENTION,
to ea I.,pu enerally
bi'sked4
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m the Demosratic newspapers of the State,
a Convention of theJlemostraltkuillStora tff
7„eisfaYirraliallultio ilie43ollooktitatnbet
the Capitol at Maori/them, at 81 o'clock,
Wednesday, the lith inst.
On motion, the Convention was organ
7,iseti by the appointment of Hon. George
;Sawderson, of Lancaster, president;
Debi L. fate, Of Columbia county, and
(len: Alines P. Barr, of Allegheny county.
Vidir. Presidents, and ThowasJ. Mans, of
Wayne-consoty,4secretairy.
Ik. Savakerson, on taking the chair,
elirkfly spoke as follows.:
Gesettemex of the Convention: I thank you
....loseutily tor the honorjust conferred upon
me, is selecting we to preside over the de
liberations of this body ; and it
,gives me
pleasure Ito ;say that the Detuocratic
asitilims cif houssylvattia constitute a body
_AT...it* who.. I tun proud to be ipso
:l4ignileinea,. the power of the press, at
atilknes limped:tit, is one which, at this
. JAN* is fraught with vast importance to
sh Ep
, ,tho la of 4nor Qotusaanw.ealth. It is
e
ui molly
• the fourth power in the
: 'The Leitislative, the Executive
taut the Jadicieiry ommatitute the "throe
c orios.
hsd the pro, and eepecially the
, e press, t more potent than
ei. er, or all combined, inasmuch as it
• .41batv make and ltn-make Legislators, Gov-
Arivemated Judges, and is the "power be
-4koisd.theAhnems greater than the throne
tmelf." Free speech and a Imo press—the
- tight'to speak, write, and publish to the
- tairse44l our honest opinions—are cardinal
principles in the creed of ovary Ares Amer
, Aggkeltissit, whether satnislised or to the.
maim horn --4 right, "inestimable to them
' Vitaltirmidsble to tyrants only"—which,
- aim weal *moose woe, can never be stir
..oresolneaditothtfatuat of tgrauts and die
t,whether in power or out of power.
~ lure my honest sentiments, fearless-
ly exprfened, and I fell sure that, at the
'-aminrtime, lam giving utterance to the
-meetsmmelee of all my brethren of the Deut
4101111/C - 00114 wilt' I eay 11114 .some W4a l
‘,40r440 11 44 mos, iq sokr . orielf ar prosperity,
_ r weeksell. Isbertp st, tics risk of
.Livast
sa* Jive witist at exciting land
..,Assige4essserwet ins weans& not faker . in
, 40 100.44 andletithful discharge of our duty
are mienrirsiers of the Repuhlic. it is
:41 1 10.0iimemeireign of terror is upon us,
jearlial and tyrannies! than the
terror dewing the adeninistra
aiosei the elder Ideals ; but we muse not
t ...egeuil Illefeee t4Aminicons of despotism.—
Qnesei or Aftland could not retain
agilikazoso for tilieutp-four hours if she
-.41.1111111111**0- 61 010 114 the writ of habeas
Aar* grovent the right of the press to
anemia She actaiii. ler Government, or
meow the ifsetileset of upset*. rAnd
Mill wei" hi this free State stf Reansyl
willsiailii:ve less libertythan they? Shall
lan has* hoer theAknee to the iron heel
,of dengetiem, aadoolifele ourselves to be
, *nereethy of the gloriosa heritage of free
,., luignotthed to us, under the tile:ming
free
,;' l'imieein from ou r
. patriot. forefathers ?
. .
ii, never—never is the response in every
"titneifiarted American bosom. The Dein
eiimay, Ms one man, give an indignant
-ittligittft.to the interrogation, and the con-
Aervative portion of our Republican.
. k trieinds take up the fearless response, and
onty, "Newer—no, never 1"
34entleeten of the Democratic press, we
:have on knwortaut duty to
_pear= ill
. thiii storming criais.ofour iniblis affairs.
the.Coaveatoon to-day will place ,candi
suledel in the leld, who mast be elected. or
• Sell mill be lost. If we discharge our duty
faithfully they will betrienaphantly elect
, eitand our noble old Commonwealth will
_stand forth to the admiring game of the
world, "redeemed, regenerated and disen
:4 &railed" from the tyranny that surrounds
ride. Some of ne, in the
. past two years,
, iiiikve beak threatened with personal vio
lence; others have been ruthlessly drag
lied *one their homes and impt4eoned,
..0041 *Owe aside have had their printing
presses and type destroyed -by cowarily
' 'Abolition mobs. Rut these things ars of
*Abe put; and they will not dare repeat
4tileuewhelowe sleet a Democratic Gover
i aw. wild will net only protect the rights
~ m r the &stir wham Federal aggression,
bat the constitutional rights of every chi
me is the broad• limits of the Common-
wealth, Awe se be glow, therefore, in the
_ discharge of the duties devoiving upon us,
piUli a hrightek day will dawn upon our
lthe,lotad enmity ou She woad Tuesday of
Amber iota&
• Agait 4 theirshimg you, gentlemen, for the
Ototitsrgon ohm* .ecnaferned moon me. I shall
desist from arky ifartahar xturadm, so that
the Convention,moy patmeedmitilaise busi
imps which called At ,tosetber.
j). t Occoucluski4m,of kis ,retnarks, whicb
.wars remits:Bly greetodosith applause, the
, Secretary was Erected to record the names
_tot suck Democratic editors as were pree
•Ant, together with the several journals
• represented by them. The following
• mimes nem handed in t
J B Saasant, Indiana Democrat.
Levi L Tate. Columbia Democrat.
Re min Whitman. Erie Observer.
A E Lewis, Philadelphia Evening Jour
l,
• • fue E
8 II H7l, Lackawana Register.
hlasutte F Campbell, Sohn/gown D.mo
.Aset.
Medipaa, WestiChesier Jeffereonian.
4hr Jileseathal, Reading Adler.
0 8 Long. Western Star. •
Amos° Boma, Juniata Register. -
If Rannum. Lucerne Union. r
mfhtimas Chalfant, Danville Intelligeu
. to
Janis' h Cole, Correspondent and Demo
sant.
-Wi II liutter, Easton Argus.
-
jrge .4 9 4 1 14440 n, .I.ancutor ,Intcßi
glower. •
• D H Neiman, Easton Sentinel.
AAs itopfies, Allentown Democrat. •
2441•44 Weiser, Independent Republican.
• I , 4lnitil lo el, Blairsville Record.
-Wilthiesi W Keenan, Greene burg Demo
:4MIC
• A 4 Omagh, Hollidaysburg Standard.
S Sanders, Berwick Gazette.
,James ,P. Burr, Pittsburgh Daily Poet.
A J Giossbrenner, Philadelphia Age.
'Albert Owen. Huntingdon Monitor.
31 Johnson & Co., Philadelphia
Aludity ry.
- Mltialatiao Somerset Democrat.
, Mawr Woe, Patriot and Union.
Dr. .4 D Meodenhall, Doylestown Demo
. twat.
J Grundy Win/garden, Lewisburg Ar-
S 4l -
• 'W Ames, illegotiV r •
lisreeit Ortekler,'Wlgth irronok ;memo
:v• P lietko=re Watolmfla
mida.. 1101119$00
' '. l=Vlkabz rut Libeflto •
*49Saiithildtos,theiltim*
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rtil
On motion, a oenunittee of eve, consist ,
ag of thip egiolna4 afe.eatemoonee,
VOL Levi L:
Tab, (1. Ugly ett and fAillieeebesamer,
wee tenfoiated by tit Ch ier the pur-
Pre o:lPreiOrine haaleeeifor the Owen-
IRA;
Oh motion of Nelson Weiser, Esq., a
vote of cheeks was tendered to Captain
Was. P. Pisan* sielbnitiss of the Sena*.
for his kindness in opening the hnil of the
Semaild, dad also for l b dourteous deport
newt during the enstrion of the Conven•
tion.
On motion, the Convention adjourned to
oseet again at the same place ou Thurs
day, the 13th inst., at 9 a 'clock, A. M.
MATE EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
The State Editorial Convention at Har
risburg re-assembled on Thursday, the
18th inst., and was called to order 'by Cwt.
L. L. Tate, in the absence of lir. San
derson, the President of the Conv.ankine.
Oa motion, the Secretary was inseructed
to record the names of such additional del-
egates to the Conrentiaans might be pres
ent. The following names were presesitet
J. George Ripper, Pittaintrgh Demo
crat.
J. S. Todd, Demmortat end
Elmsabarg.
Unman 'H. Purdy, Ilkorthomberland
county Democrat.
D. W. Moose, Cleatheld iLepurblican.
David Fiater,,Geiat.der Zeit, Kutatown.
'Franklin Weirick, Selinsgrove Times.
&meow, Chairman of the Coin
.mittee .an prepatigg httaienes for the Con
amatiess, eutemitted a verbal report.
On motion of Nelson Weiser, amended
by Henry Ward, an Executive Committee
of seven was appointed for the purpose of
conferring with the State Central Com
mittee, with a view to perfecting an ar
rangement by which a more perfect con
cert of action between the local presses of
the State will be secured, and greater effi
ciency in the conduct of political cam
paigns attained, and to transact such oth
er laisicteas ,as may be deemed necessary to
indite the interests of th; association.
The following gentlemen were appoint.
ad said committe: Nelson Weiser, Geo.
&daimon, fienry Ward. N. W. Jones,
Tboants Chalfant, Traman r n i ady,A l t
James P. 'Barr.
Following the appointment of the above
committee, a general discussion ensued
upon the specific duties of the same, as
well as upon other matters telating to
the interests of the party which , came be
fore the meeting, after which, on motion
of H. G. Smith, it was
Rembed, That the Hon. George Sander
son, Provident of the Convention of Demo
crude editors of the State of Pennsylvania,
be requested to appoint an early day for
the assembling of the Democratic editors
Of the State at Lancaster, and that we
hereby urge upon our brethren the impor
tance of s tbair general response to the call.
On motion of Kr. J. S. Sanders, it was
Beedved, That the Democratic editors
of the State of Pennsylvania cordially en
dorse and ratify the proceedings of the
Democratic State Conveision la the nom
ination of tLe Hon. Geo. W. Woodward
for Governor and the Hon. Walter H.
Lowrie, for Judge of the Supreme Court
of the State of Pennsylvania.
41.ftar which tha Convention adjourned
£ meet at tke,call of the Chairlos.n of the
Convention.
The Executive Cern mialee , ergsaited
electing Hon. James P. Barr, President.
and Henry Ward, Secretary.
Particulars of the Kt&dictum' VIOC
A dispatch from the headquarters
of the Army of the Potomac says.:—
Pleasanton bad the greatest cavalty
fight On - the 21st that hag yet :Aiken
place. Early Sunday morning he
advanced on the enemy at a point
beyond Middleburg, be,* supported
by Gen. Barry's division of infantry.
A fight ensued, which was kept up
all day, Stuart being driven ntnadily,
with heavy loss, clear into Ashby's
Gap, Upperville, a distance of twelve
miles. Pleasanton captured two guns,
one caisson, and blew up anoth
er caisson; also, upwards of one
hundred prisoners, including one
Lieutenant Colonel, one Major, and
five other officers. The enemy left
their dead and wounded on the field,
and in the town of Upperville a
large number of wounded rebels
were found. Gen. Pleasanton de
.aorsibes at As a most disastrous day
to the rebel .cavalry. Our cavalry
behaved with the greatest bravery,
and as usual did great execution
with the saber.
Stuart has tortited Ashby'e Gap
with artillery, and will probably bold
it against our further advance. Con
sidering the extensive nature of the
fight, our loss is light, and will ex
ceed, in killed, wounded and missing,
one hundred and seventy-five. The
enemy left a ten pounder Parrott
'gee carriage on the field. Two
rebel colonels are known to have
been killed. Col. Vincent's infantry
brigade, Butterfield's old brigade,
were actively engaged, and behaved
with great courage. Gen. Buford's
cavalry column opened on the right,
and sueeessfally drove a large part
of the enemy before him.,
, tared'a number of priaeAurs Aul t :-
440$ two liuntenAnkcolunuk
aimikrylistAritind,gleefut over their
large exploits, and the:
...tpkntry par
take of the same spirit, >e now
ready to back up the cavalry in
their achievements. Four hundred
wagon loads of -wounded are reported
by the citizens to have'been taken
through the Gap. This is believed
to be exaggerated.
Coming Forth.
Nxwenax, N. C., June 23. As
soon as the intelligence reached Gen.
Foster of Lee's advance he, on his
own responsibility, 4:43llltEtelleed tank
ing arrangeotents for embarking all
his avaihibterfor Fortress Mon
roe, to be used by *ea. Dix in taking
Richmond, or to 'assist in repelling
the rebel invasion, ages. Dix might
hinkiproper. Oar Ita*rn, shoe the
c. on of the neirig. *aye been
with moving 400031fAroops.
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As w e--ether day,
Ø. prelim waildilkithim been so lib
erally bestowed upon Gen. Milroy
for his ***robs (1) defence" of Win
chester, ere turning to Gams as each
day reveals the extent of our disas
ter and his diegraceful management.
His cowardly lib:kudos/meat of his
strong post, his guns, ladies, and
nmerything. was almoet as bad as
Ford's wretched conduct at Harper's
Ferry, and for which he ought long
since to have bees shot, instead of
being "white-washed " The Beraid,
after publishing a detailed letter of
the Winchester affairs, makes the
following comments:
"The position was evidently
strong, and ought to have been held,
AA it certain!y could have been if
there bad been generalship and
pluck at the head. The attacking
force has been estimated at from
15,000 to 18,000. Milroy bad 7,000
in the battle, and could have concen
trated 15,000 from the adjoining
posts. Milroy had not led four
miles when he found himself con
fronted by an overwheltaing force.
which the Confederates h#d sent
ahead. Two regiments were ow
-1 tared wholesale, and the slaughter
1 of those who cut their way through
was very consideraWe, while the
cavalry pursued and eaptared great
numbers.
M:Z3
The loss was terrible. Nothing
was saved except what was carried
upon the persons of the troops. Not
a soldier bad a change of clothing.
The officers were compelled to leave
even their wives behind them in the
hands of the enemy. Three entire
batteries of field pieces and oae bat
tery of siege guns—in fact the whole
of the artillery of the command—
were lost, together with six thous
and muskets, and small arms with
out stiat,*ll the ammunition and
commissary stores, two hundred
and eighty wagons, and one thousand
and two hundred horses. Out of
seven thousand men only from one
thousand six hundred to two thou
sand had turned up safe, leaving up
wards of Ave thousand to beano:Wit
ed for.
The report in circulation that the
train of Milroy bid escaped Wahl oat
to be without foundation. Our nor
respondetit, writing on the 20th, says
that nothing whatever belonging to
Milroy's command was saved, and
the mistake originated front the fact
that the trains front Jones' brigade
at .Martinshurg, and Mcßeynolds'
brigade, from Berryville, escaped to
Harrisburg. Thus the defeat of
Milroy was moat thorough and dis
astrous, and so much was he scared
that lie appeared never to have stop
pea till he got to Baltimore.
Now, hie troops fought admirably,
and they were well handled by the
subordinate officers. What, then, is
the cause of a disaster as needless
and as humiliating as that of Har
per's Ferry last year ? Nothing but
the want of cool courage and capaci
ty in the commanding General. Un
fortunately Milroy is one of the po
litical Generals, appointed not for
his military abilities, but, for his vio
lent abolition opinions. Such men,
b t ein,g fanatical, have not the brains
to load armies.
In the second battle of Bull Run,
la which Pope commanded, Milroy's
frantic conduct showed that he had
no presence of mind in battle. He
says himself, in his evidence before a
court of inquiry : "I told him (Mc-
Dowell) that I was not fighting with'
General Sigel's corps; that my brig
ade had got out of ammunition some
time before and gone to the rear, and
that I bad been fighting with halt a
dozen different brigades, and that I
had not inquired whose or to what
pariiesilar corps they belonged."
It is evident ke has no idea of
order or subordination in his ma
mend, and is totally unfit to load
troops. The incidence of Capt. Cut ,
ting and Lieut. goebling abows the
extraordinary state of mipd in which
he appeared at that battle. Briga
dier General Buchanan bears
eisßi
ler testimonl. Ile says: "His
manner was very excited, and every
one inquired who that was rushing
about so wildly. I left him bar
ranguing and gesticulating most em
phatically ; but afterwards found
him giving orders to a portion of my
brigade. His own brigade was not
near there, and he sensed to be rush
ing about the field without any spe
cial aim or object, unless it was to
assist in the performance of other
officers' duties."
Lastly, General McDowell says
of him:—"When be spoke to mo he
was in a frenzy, not accountable
scarcely for what he said, and at
tracted the attention of every one by
his unseemly conduct." His own
report, indee4, written some time
after, wham his mind might be sup
posed Lu be in its normal state, shows
how extravagant and unmeasured
he je to bio languor itpcl boy Austi
sAllkie 4110.
.11.11 P.
Mow the "Amadora Talk aad
daojit.
li. truer of the h, tiro= Mercersbarg, Pa.,
Arkgs.:—Op Tit u night
,p ,detschment of
Jenkins' ,cavalry„coingsting ,of two hundred
men, and heeded by Col. Purgason, of Virgin
ia, passed through this place to the neighbor
ing mountains, where most of horses were con
cealed. Yesterday afternoon they *inured
with one hundred and twenty captured horses
and about two hundred head of cattle, all of
the beet quality, the whole estimated at from
twenty to thirty' thousand dollars, the result.qf
a few hours expedition. They also bad a few
contraband negroes mounted on horseback.—
They remained shout two hours in town, , with
out disturbing the citizens, who turned ,nut in
considerable numbers to witness the humillit
ing sight. I had a long conversation with
Col. Fe rguson, an intelligent and courteous
officer with an immense beard, about the fot-.
tones of was, the right . of secession and the:
right of revolution, the prospects of a re-union.
I F
or a separation ,
4e. He spoke with rest
determination and decision. was full of fit,
brit showed no dietmeition, to aslant his ml ite
rY Power against die free azpreesioir et opposite
sentiments. The two hundred Pllella_.
. i .,.. : ._ ... , 1 "ked
like seani-aavages—at least WAY al •"'""*•--,....
in the mast mararaeneeus *NW end eq uip-;
quints. They left there at kyr o'clock s. st.
and took the road to Bagmen* ' whore *AY
hays, is it said a large tore*. .., ' ' ... t
alibis of tto gat
040 , 1108611 NW •
A. letler front Ateintkiicy Innetion,
near Frederick, Md., ef ti 20th,
gives SOMO interesting, facts attain
ed from eitizens e eoneerning tea late
unfortanate battle at Winonester on
liatarday, Sunday sea Mood", last,
the 13th, 14th and 15th ins.ts. Thep
represent the battle as a terrible die
aster to our arms. General Kilroy
had under his command two brigades,
which was increased to three, on the
arrival of Colonel keßeynold, after
his retreat (ruin Berryville. The
main &eta respecting the desperate
fighting of our troops on Saturday
and Sunday, and their hasty retreat
Oa Sunday night, when they encoun
tered a heavy force in their rear on
the way to Martinsburg, have al
ready been published, but the serious
Lou we met with has not been made
known to the public. General Mil
roy had . about 7,000 . men under his
command, and oat of this number on-
ly 1,500 or 1,600 have reached. Mary
and Ueighta, and pmeihattly SOO or
400 escaped to llaskock and Cumber.
land. Upwards of one-half of his
command was killed, wounded, or ta
ken prisoners. The Eighty-seventh
Pennsylvania, infantry regiment, be
haved nobly in the fight and lost
heavily; as did also the Twelfth and
Thirteenth Pennslyvania Cavalry.—
Col. Ely, of the Eighteenth Connect
icut, was taken prisoner, along with
many other gallant officers and men.
O ar Less...Onieseso Wives Captured.
We loss three full batteries of field
artillery; Alexander's Baltimore
Battery, liandolplee Virginia battery
and Varian's battery; Fifth United
States Artillery; all the siege guns
in the Star Fort and the main fort;
the Quartermaster's and Commisary's
stores, and ammunition, besides six
thousand muskets, and two hundred
wagons with horses and mules, and
all the private baggage and e*mp
equipage of the officers and men.—
The fugitives came into Maryland
Heights, straggling in small parties
with nothing but what they could
carry on their backs, beside being
hungry and tired out with three dais
fighting and marching. Many of
the officers had their wives with
them in Winchester and were corn-
polled to leave them to the mercy of
the rebels.
Milroy Maritsa with Bad lllttaitgeattatt.
The officers and men are loud in
condemnation of General Milroy,
whose bad management they chap
as being mainly the cause of the dis
aster. Officers and men concur in
awarding to the brigade and regi
mental commanders the highest de
degree of praise for their bravery and
courage under the trying circum
stances. The dead and wounded
were loft on the field and along the
roadside as they fell; the latter with
out surgical attention either by the
rebel surgeons or our own. The
whole scene is described as one of
the most humiliating and heact-siek-
ening that has beau 'wiltuesse4 dur
jag the war, fruitful as it has been in
il,iorrible incidents. A full investiga
tion will doubtless be made of ,the
eircuinstiaaces at,temding the battle,
when the responsibility will be
played where it, properly .belonge..
General Moray's Aarteasedeett.s.
Major-General Milroy had render
ed himself very obnoxious to the
rebels, in consequence of the rigorous
policy ha pursued towards tiwat,
punishing the titixens with great se
verity and liberating their negroes.
Their ht►tred to him Was so bilitec
azat a reword of ten thousand dollars
was offered for his head, and it is
thought that the desire to save him
self Awes capture induced bins to
neglect the precautions-necessary to
secure the safety of his command.—
Gen. Milroy is from Indiana, but the
force under him was composed main
ly of Virginia and Mary Laud troops.
It is said he was suspended from
esimmand by General Schenck, and
ordered to report at Maryland
lisights for duty under Brig. Gen.
Tyler, and was on his way there on
Wednesday night, when he was pre
vented from reaching that point by
the rebels being at Point of Hocks.
Successful East Tennessee Expe-
dition.
CINCINNATI, Juno 25.—The follow•
ing dispatch has been received by
Gen. Burnside from the expedition
sens, into Bast Thnnessoe; ,Bosros,
Jane 23. L arrival here with my
command at eleven o'clock this
morning. I struck the railroad at
Lenoire. destroyed the road up to
Knoxville , made demonstrations
against Knoxville, so as to have the
troops drawn from abole; destroy
ed the track and started for Straw
berry Plains; burnt State Creek
bridge, 312 feet long, and the Straw
berry Plain bridge, 1,600 feet long,
4+14 alfs9 4ttlisfdej grey* .o.ridge, $2O
eet long.
I captured three pieces of artillery,
some two hundred boxes of artillery
ammunition, over five hundred pris
oners, ten hundred stand of arms,
destroyed a large amount of salt, su
gar, flour, meal, saltpetre, and the
saltpetre works and other stores.—
My command is much fatigued. We
have had but two nights sleep since
leaving Williamsburg.
The force in East Tennessee was
larger than I had supposed. I did
not attack Londofi Bridge for rea
sons that I wilt explain. At Matsey
creek I determined to return to the
mountain. I had very great difficul
ties that were unexpected. 1 found
the gaps by which I. intended to re-
Alan strongly guarded with. 'artillery
And infantry, and blockaded witlifal
len,timber. A force was also follow . -
ing in our rear. I determined to
cross at Smith's Gap, which I did.—
wiltrepo - rt more folly as Mae as
poesihie. Very respeottally f 4etar
.9.4444ent servant,
SAIINDSZS, COLCODOre-
MINIUM MOVIMOUNTS 11 TUB
OVUORUILINO VALIUM
fointaiilllM OP
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Latest From Harrisburg,
Rebels Occupy Oarlisle and Move in Three
Columns Toward ilanisbarg---gay
also at Gettysburg and Torh.
HARALSIMLQ, Jane 27.—Carlisle
was occupied about ten o'clock this
morning by the rebels. At 12 o'clock
they were three miles this side, and
still advancing.
Our cavalry force is gradually re
tiring.
Tihe enemy have a line of pickets
extending from Garble to Gettys
burg.
They are moving in this direction 1 1
in throaeolumns.
Tho authorities were in telegraphic
communication with Hanover Junc
tion at noon, but the appearance of
the enemy's column is hourly looked
for. What has remained of the
Government archives, are now being
packed up for shipment. The Sus
quehanna is rapidly rising, and all
the fords will be destroyed.
General Smith, commending tho
troops on the opposite side of the
river, considers his position impreg
nable.
There is not as much excitement
here now as there was when the
rebels first entered Hagerstown.—
The greatest fear is that the railroad
and other bridges across the river
will be destroyed.
The Curtin Troop, 'Capt. Murray,
had a skirmish on Walnut Bottom,
near Carlisle, at Stone Tavern, and
lost seven men. The authorities ex
pect the bridge on the Northern Cen
tral Railroad is the neighborhood of
York sad annoyer Junction will be
destroyed to-day, cuttingoff all com
munication with Baltimore.
HARRISBURG, June 27.—Ifidnight—
The rebels occupied York at five
o'clock this evening. No resistance
was made by our troops. The regi
ments of Cols. Thomas and Frick
are known to be safe. York is ten
miles from Columbia.
At throe o'clock this afternoon a
skirmish took took pla eat Sterritt's
Gap, eleven miles from where the
Pennsylvania railroad crosses the
Stisinehanns river. We bad 4 men
killed in the skirmish.
Tne people from all parts of the
State are promptly responding to
the Governor's proclamation of yes
terday. The excitement is most in
tense. The streets are crowded with
citizens and strangers, who are turn
ing out by thousands to defend the
city. The greatest harmony and
good feeling prevails, each one bn
deavoring to do do all he can to as
sist in redeeming his State and his
country.
Adjt. Gen. Russ - ell issued an order
this afternoon, that arms should be
given to all citizens on application
to the arsenal. When it became
known the result was at least three
thousand persons made application,
most of whom carried away a gun.
Most of the men who bad arms were
formed into Companies and marched
across the river.
Later—lnformation 'has been re.
ceived bozo that the rqbel force,
which was at Sterritt's Gap at three
o'eloek this atternoon,h,as arrived in
front of Duncannon, the junction of
the Juniata and Susquehanna rivers.
In that erso.t the pennsylvania Rail
road will be cut off.
M'Commusuao, June 27.—The
rebels evacuated ibis place at nine
o'clock yesterday morning. On
Thursday evening their pickets
were driven in by a detachment of
the Ist New York Cavalry under
Major 4dams., ,caasing.4uite An alarm
among them, end the cause of their
retreat is supposed to be a flank
movement on the part of Milroy—an
operation for which the country of
fers groat facilities.
The rebels were about 5.,000
strong, under command of General
Stuart. They retreated in the direc
tion of Chambersbarg, And will to
day reinforce :their tbrees that are
menacing Harrisburg.
4. dee4tructive raid was made
through the lower part of this county
yesterday, by a body of Imboden's
men. They paid no respect to any
kind of property whatever, and
what they could not carry away
they destroyed.
These bands of plunderers are
more to be feared along the borders
than the regular rebet•army.
ITZbIs Zwllllll3.
Engagement at Wrightsville—The Colum
bia Bridge Burned--Rebels Reported at
Bainbridge, Twelve Mee Above Oehun
bia.
HARRISBURG, June 28.—The city
to-day has been comparatively
quiet, considering the near approxi
mitioxi of the enemy. The banks
off aim never ,has Amon 'with
men, women and children, hourly
expecting the approach of the ene
my. The trains departing from here
to-day have been crowded with per
sons fleeing from the city.
York has been occupied, and a por
tion of the bridge on the Northern
Central Railroad this side of that
place has been burned.
Whqc our troops fell back from
Carlisle, they left in the , barracks
equipments for one company of Cav
alry, one regiment of Infantry, and
twenty thousand rations, which have
fallen into the hands of the enemy.
There is a report that the barracks
have been burned, but it has not been
confirmed.
A fight took place this afternoon
opposite Columbia. The troops
which Were lording the Northerfi
Central linflimid retreated to Colum
toil bridge OS the approach of the
enemy, except Col. rnelesnlcirmt,
who remained at "risk:tan/4 .to
want
i n s ,bridge. i nn 4* At.t.
tacked is Ippierg
,fiptf•Pil is
ordooktie acpeisis men be wan forced
took te'r•htlabia.
This miipificent bridge wits then
burned t*lprevent the rebels from
reaebing Wm side of the river.
The Governor has information
that the rebels are at Bainbridge,
miles above Columbia, with a pon
toon bridge sufficiently large to con
struct a bridge.
The rebels which drove our men
from Sterritt's Gap yesterday, and
then moved toward Ducannon, have
returned to the Gap.
No demonstration has been made
on the Pennsylvania Railroad to-day.,
so far as known.
Major Winkoop has been appoint
ed by General CoLeh Chief of Cav
alry in this Department, Captain
Brisbin having been ordered to his
regi anent.
Troops under the new call are rap•
i4kly arriving.
Two companies of colored troops,
composed of citizens of this place,
were armed to-day,- and sent across
the river
Col. Jenning's regiment, . which
bad the skirmish at Gettysburg, ar
rived here to-day. He lost alfout
300 men in prisoners and stragglers.
The officers were sent to Richmond,
and the men paroled. Some of them
have arrived.
THE FIGEITI NG COMMENCED.
Cannonading Heard Distinctly
In Harrisburg—Tim Troops in
Position and Awaiting toe At
tack.
[TELEGRAMS RECEIVED SUNDAY NIGIRT.]
HARRISBURG, June 28, p. En.—The
capital of the State is in danger.—
The enemy is within four miles of
our works, and advancing. The
cannonading has been distinctly
heard for two or three hours. Our
troops are all in position, awtitinsz
the attack. The authorities feel
confident of their ability to repulse
the assailants: A battle will proba
bly take place before night. The
Pennsylvania Railroad is so fiir safe.
The enemy now occupy Wrights
ville, on ►the Susquehanna, imme
diately opposite Uoluinbi.a. Our
troops have retired to the western
bank of the river. The bridge across
the river at this point is a mile and a
quarter Jong, and will probably be
destroyed.
Advlces (row the southwest.
.3.lsatntis, June 23, via Cairo, Juno
25.--Official intelligence from Grant's
army to the 20th has been received.
Johnston is said to have with
drawn his troops across the Big
Black river, and is moving towards
Clinton.
About 1,000 Texans attacked Lake
Providence on the 10th, and were re
' pulsed with loss by the negro troops,
who fought bravely.
Col. Phillips, with 800 cavalry, was
attacked by 200 rebel infantry and
1,000 cavalry, under Rockenford, on
the Tallahatchie. The fight was se
vere. Col.-Phillips lost seven killed
and ninety wounded. He cut his
way out, and arrived here yester
day.
MEMPHIS, June 26.—C01. Misner
has just returned from a successful
cavalry expedition South from La
grange. He reports having broken
up the command under Col. George
at Panels, destroyed the railroad
bridge at Jackal/Ply, the trestlework
just beyond, and a portion of the
road. lie then crossed the Talla
hatchie, and pursued Chalmers be
yond the f)oldwater on the Helens
road, where he killed fifteen or twen
ty rebels and took forty prisoners.
He paroled all thee sick Panola,
and brought away or destroyed all
the army supplies, workshops, mills,
tanneries, depots, Ac He passed
within three allies of Austin and
Commerce, deats-oying an immense
aniount of forage and subsistwe,
taking from six to eight huicired
lorsie and mules, and five hundavad
1 ~1 a atikktle. He also sent detaeh
onents north and east of Helena, to
destroy or bring away ail the sub
iiiiAtence, forage, horses and mule*,
And crossed the river.
Chalmers had with him the ,com
munds of Stokes, Slemmers ,and
Blythe, nine hundred strong, with
three pieces of : artillery. The re
mainder of his force, 900 troops, fled
South via Cbarleaton.
Phillips destroyed all the ferries at
Panola and Goldwater, losing one
man killed and five wounded. His
fight at Tallahatchie was very se
vere. The enemy's toss was one
hundred.
A. large number of companies rais
ed in Northern Mississippi %LaVe join
ed Fauikner's, Chalmers', Ruggela'
and Roddy's commands, and a move
ment on our lines was contemplated,
which was broken up by t:3is raid
Gen. Corpleson made a speech at
Oxford Miss., threatening to force
into the service every man in the
country, if companies we re not 0r
g0n4441 to rointoome 3olhoston.
Burrwide's Forces 'Engaged with the. Rebel
Buclmer's in East Tannessee—Our Forces
Reported Repulsed Twice.
WasuiNoToN, June 27.—The Rich
mond Dispatolt of the 22d says that
it is thought in that city that Vicks
burg must fall without the interposi
tion of a miracle.
The Dispatch has the report of a
battle at Big Creek Gap, East Tenn
essee, on Friday lust, between Gen.
Buckner and the Federals under
Geu. Burnside, in which the Federals
Were repulsed twice with heavy loss.
Burnside thou commenced a flank
movement, and„Buckner fell back to
Clinton to cover Knoxville.
It is usareted here that' Richmond
is held by not more than four thous
and men.
Desalt of Aillantinu Foote.
New Ycmat t lase 26.—Adaiiral
Foote died to-night as eighteen min
utes past ten • n'pleel . s at the *tor
How.
T i t AMOVAtatell Ihmaittow.
WO' ifir; Moil* Meta Under ilks
Ovienmea Os&
Heiuussnati, Jirae:2B, Midnight.—
The s,rtillety tiring heard to-day was
skirmish between the enemy's ad
vance and our outposts. No dam
age is known to have been done on
either side. It occurred about five
miles trona here. Our troops the&
tell back, and up to the present time
the rebel advance is four miles from
here.
The authorities expect au attack
to-morrow.
The Governor has received notice
of twenty five thousand men who
have enlisted under the last call.
BRIDGE ON VIRGINIA OEWTRAL
RAILROAD DESTROYRD.
Capture of a Rebel General and Ten
Other Oillktwii
Also, 35 Wagons, 200 Horses and Halal
and $15,000 of Conleberatsk Money.
WASHINGTON, June 20.—Gen. Dix
telegraphs as follows :
_Fortress Monroe, June 28.—Colonel
Speer, of the 11th Pennsylvania Cal , .
airy, whom I sent out ten days ago,
completely destroyed the bridge of
the Virginia Central Railroad over
the South Anna, and captured Goa.
W. T. Lee, Lieut. Col. Usersable,
four Captains, five Lieutenants and
one hundred privates, and brought
them in. He has also brought in
thirty-five wagons, with six mules
each, and one hundred and fifty mules
in addition, and from seventy-five to
one hundred horses. Ile took $15,.
000 in Confederate bonds, just issued
from an agent of the authorities at
Richmond. Col. Speer's loss wall
three killed and eight wounded.
Assault on Port Hudson Repulsed.
Nuw YORK, June 27.—The Herald's
New Orleans correspondent says a
second assault upon Port Hudson
was made on the 14th inst. by the
Union troops, and again disastrously
repulsed. The loss of field along
were very large, amounting to no
less than five colonels Our troops,
though repulsed, fought bravely. It
seems evident that General Banks
bas not force enough to accomplish
what be so daringly attempts,. and
it is to be hoped that be will speed.
Hy be reinforced from some quarter.
It. was expected that anodic. as.
Fault would be made on the 19th.—
Col. Dudley volunteered, and waa to
lead a forlorn hope, or storming col
umn, of 4000 men—all picked sod
volunteers. The result of this attack
remains to bo known.
The loss in the repulse of the 14th,
is stated at seven hundred killed and
wounded. Among the killed are,
Col. Tholcomb, Ist La. (white) regi.
munt ; CDlonel Bryant,.l7sth N. Y.;
Captain Ihrlburt, 91st New York,
and Lieut, Hutchinson, 75th New
York. Among the wounded is Gen.
Paine, in leg, severe ; Col. Smith,
/14th New York, mortally; Colonel
Curry, 123 d New York, severely in
both arms ; Lt. Col. Babcock, 76th
.New York, leg, slightly; Captain
Savory, 75th N. P., arm, slightly;
34. Thurlow,
75th N. Y., slightly.
Phese are but a few of the injured,
the authorities refusing to give any
list of the killed or wounded.
The enemy's lose is not one-fourth
of ours.
Col. Curry says that Port Hudson
is one of the strongest places in the
world. He describes the works as
follow : First an abattis of felled
trees for at least one hundred yards,
then a ditch forty feet wide„with
four to six feet water in it; than a
glacis about twenty feet high, slop.
ing gradually to the parapet on
which is a protection for sharpehoot.
era. Behind this, say one hundred
yards, is another tine of works, en
which heavy field artillery is mount
ed,
The correspondent of the Herald
does not think it will be taken, ex
cept by starving out the garrison.
One hundred and fifty of the Me
tropolitan cavalry has been captured
by the enemy two miles from Gen.
banks' headquarters, without firing
a gun or a sabre drawn.
The steamers Anglo America and
Sykes were captured by guerrillas
at Palquemin, and the crews taken
prisoners and the boats destroyed.
There is no doubt that Magruder
is iu the Allataut country, with 15,T
000 or 20,000 men, destroying all
the property we did not move. He
is also fortifying Franklin to defend
that country should Port Iludso4
fall.
New York, June 27.—A letter
from New Orleans of the 18, to the
Tribune, says: Yesterday Gen. Banks
issued an order for one thousand
volunteers to make a final charge on
the enemy's works. The 4th And
6th Wisconsin regiments volurktAer
ed, and were repulsed. They were
afterwards taken prisoners, all or
nearly all.
Frenia Uosecraies wad Bragg.
Lovzsvarx, June 28.—The Nash.
' , dile Union reports that one division
of the Federal army captured three
thousand rebels on Saturday, wheel
going through Hoover's Gap. 1 6
further particulars. The same pa=
per also reports. that the 17th Indi
ana mounted intintry, being sur
rounded by four rebel infantry regi ,
manta, cut their way through, taking
a number of prisoners.
A special to the Louisville Journal
from Manchester, Tenn., says Wit
der's mounted infantry dasbeeinto
Manchester, capturing a large party
of rebels, including Capt. Anderson;
of the Ist Kentucky -cavalry. • •
What They - 'Capture".
The Richmond .Diiiviteit• gives the
followisg tihteasttales of the reb
els at Wiskabeisterq..-.Prisoners, trga
6,000 tO 7,000; • i tentes !m
, 2,000; -
ons, 401(1 yt 500 ; stereo, from 0 AW.4 7
,
00 to .2000 000 .
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