Evening telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1863-1864, July 11, 1863, Image 2

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    Ele Ctiegrapt.
EIABBISBIIIIG, PA
Saturday Evening, July li, 1863
THE SITUATION.
PUBLIC CONJECTURE AND POPULAR SUSPENSE
Saturday morning, and still no account of a
collision between the forces respectively of Gen
erals Meade and Lea. Everybody is waiting
with feverish anxiety for the announcement of a
battle and the result of victory. Soldiers and
civilians have their theories to account for the
delay. One alleges.that Meade is moving cau
tiously and slowly to,prevent the exhaustion of
his troops, so.that when he reaches the locality
where the rebels •are entrenched, he can at once
enter on the work of attack. Others insist.that
Lee has made his position impregnable—that
he has succeeded in covering his purpose to cross
the Potbmac as Soon as its flooded waters will
permit—and that by the time Meade reaches
the vicinity of the rebel lair, the whelps will
have escaped over the river into 'Dixie. All
this le mere theorizing. It has nothing prac
tical in it. Lee dare not cross the et:Ohio sCithottt
a battle; He owes it to the army he leads, the
fell cause hesepresenta, and himself, whOm he
so dearly loves, to retrieve the disaster of Gettys
burg, or go down to ruin on the banks of the
Potomac, pulling with him in disgrace and de
structlon the feeble fabric of the
,slace-holders'
dynasty. Whether that battle is fought today,
to-morrow or a week hence, matters not now.
Lee has all the reinforcements he can receive.
He must defend Richmond on the north bank
of the Potomac, and 'God grant while he is
doing so he and hie army may find a . grave on
its banks and a dirge in its eternally rolling
•
waters.
FROM THE_ BATTLE. JUMP .OF ORITYSBURG
From citizens of Harrisburg who have jrist
returned froin the battle field of Gettysburg, we
learn that 'our dead have been, all decently
buried, each grave marked with suitable boards,
containing.the name ornames of those interred,
with the company and svginierit to Which they
belonged. The wounded have also all beat'
gathered from the field, and are either now
comfortably located in hospitals at a distance
from that bloody scene, or. they ' are temporarily
cared for in the tent hospitals on the fields.: The
rebels left six thousand., wounded men behind
at Gettysburg. - Thekeare aim a frightful
condition, showing the terrible force with which
our troops conducted the battle. The members
of the Claiistian CoMmiision and the S.
Sanitary Conimlsision are on the battle field,
renderhur-efficient service. These or-
ginizations both deservo the gratitude and , the
suipOit of the country.
RiBBMAWOBBAOKS
The rebel ae&iiiiiti cif-the late battle of Get-
Vaburgi as contained in the Richmond papers,
boast a great victory for the Confederate army.
•They speak of
,a great battle on Sunday last (of
which'we have no account.) They claim that
their centre under Hill fell back, thus draw
ing our troops from their works, When Gen
erale Longstseet and . Ewell advanced upon
Both flanks of our ariny, and that forty thou
sand prisoners were consequently taken. Most
uf f puun, they sai, have:l:leen - sent to Richmond.
This every,man in the army and every citizen
In:Pennsylvania knows to be Et rebel lie, mann
,
factured from the whoie cloth. , The fight of
Sunday is described by-the dispatches from
ilartinsburg, from,,which this news comes, as
thb bloodiegt of the campaign. The Richmond
laqUirer . ot the Sth„in describing the battle of
Gettysburg, bays the rebel loss was.tens thou
sand. Another good he, as our forces have
bailed about ten thousand tebelsin the neigh
berhood of GettYsburg,'while et-least six thou-
sand, rebel wounded were :left. behind, deperted
tfieir cowardly companfons: . '
YIMICE KING YI:f!IMILDAT:
dannontid*g Was 'heard at Frederick yester
day morning in the direction of Itoonsboro, on
the road tO trageniown. Some slight skirmish
inioccured there between the rebel force-of
Gesieral Jenkins and our o z iyalry under General
Buford, who, droye the enemy twct miles. It is
seqthat General' Jenkins was • captured; and
pai n ised_threngh Frederick on his way to Fort
Mogenrr.
meg inuaiILONO:II2.IIOII.TH BARK OP. TMB POTOMAC,
Iti is now , Pukitively alleged that the trains of
General lee, it is .esid by a refugee, cannot
nitniher'lese than three th6nSand wagons , and
they are all oh the road between HagersthWit,'
Williamsport ,and,Shepherdstown. The Bathe
aulhoiityatatei that General Leeqlforesiitt4-
ber fifty tbohasud men and two bundrdiand
3
'fifty piecomrofurtillery. r
iikniiies PARRY SECURE
• -' GiniaraV Niglee, who arrived with reinforce
menth4bp the Army of the Potomac from Gen
L.
erea, Fipter . at Neiberu, N. C., was at once
ordered by Generalideade to a command at
. • •
Hariker‘i .
Ferry.,
Gut. Peru,. —We are ' glad to announce that
General Paul, who,was Aoported killed at, the
battle of • Gettysburg, is alive and doing. well.
-Piwas_wounded Lth e right
-,'elidiftof the head, the did liaselbjoittlkiii Tight
- qtbitier pi the let eye- the light' of which' he
inaflose.
An Armistlce.—A Compromise.
While the rebels were supposed to be succes
ful, and Lee's army,entrenched about Richmond,
deemed (evincible, no one rememb:.rs to have
heard a single suggestion from any of the cop
P'
ierhead or treason sympathizing journals of
the North, in reference to an armistice or a
compromise. While rebellion promised to be a
triumph, it was applauded as a right. Then it
was never claimed by its Northern upholders,
that treason should seek compromise or ask for
an armistice. Its course was straight forward,
over the improvement of the North, through
the civilization of the age, scattering devasta
tion wherever it paused in triumph, and en
larging its train of misery as it passed from one
battle field to another. Rebellion, victorious,
was too grand a spectacle to be marred by a
compromise. Bat rebellion, prostrate, and
bleeding at the feet of the Government it has
battled to destroy, according to its sympathizers
in the North, is deserving of a consideration
such as will enable those who gave it power and
effect to escape the penalties they have incurred
at the hands of the authority they , have out
raged. This fact is beginning to be exemplified
in the course of those journals which sympa
thizsd with and need their influences in giving
to rebellion its first power and importance.
Considering that all chances of success are
gone, so far as the establishment of a distinct
and different form of Government froin
that in power as the rightful authority
of the land, is concnned—seeing that all,
hope of success to make slavery a
ruling influence is gone, and feeling
that the might and.majesty of the Federal Gov
ernment 13 about to be awfully enforced, the'
gentlemen traitors seek to save their own, necks.
The preparation for this was began by 'the
New York Herald yesterday: That sheet was
the organ of the men who conceived as it is the
organ of those who concocted and are , noW en
deavoring to carry out the ends of rebellion.
It has made its fortune by , advocating slavery
and defending the, free
. trade notions of the
•
foreign importers of New York. To make go?d
its fealty to, treason, it is now engaged in at
tempts to bring 'about a compromise. This
compromise Is advocated for the sole purpose of
allowing the leaders of the rebellion to escape
`back into the Union, where they may again
strut the bullies of a system which at any
moment would afford the excuee . and the means
to carry on another rebellious war against this
government, on even less pretext thanis the one
in which the slaveholders now persist, Waged.
—The man who talks of an armistice or a
compromise, at this hour, is no friend of his
country. Now,.if ,ever, the nation can be re-
deemed—redeemed from all its false notions,
as they exist in false ideas of right to resist the
national authority, to place local interests above
those of national . unity and peace, or to make
local subserve the destruction of national insti-
tutions. The authority of the Government
must be established in every revolted State in
the Union before there cm be a permanent
peace. Every traitor must feel the hand of an
'outraged Government =laid heavily upon 11M,
before he will learn hereafter to respect and
obey its authority. -He must feel that he was
conquereA, worsted, foreecl ,into allegiance:—
When he does this, he will regard his Govern
ment as a power to be feared as well as esteen
ed—to be conformed to as well its adinired.
But this cannot be acoomplished by:a pompro
mise. Every compromise Which is now 'entered
into, admits just so much of the wrong with
•
which it deals. It says practically that the
rebellion possessed certain:rights, when in every
manner possible it should be positively asserted
that the rebellion was without right or reason,
and has, been and is a wanton, wicked and wil
ful attempt to destroy the .purest Government
ever devised or pat into operation by'Man.
The people everywhere who are loyal, should
be put on their guard, and beseeched to oppose
the attempt now making to bring disgrace on
the national authority by forcing it to compro
mise with treason.
Peace and its Settlemen.ts.
As the end of the rebellion is 'reached, and
the conspirators show signs of exhaustion; the
question.arises, What will be the nature of the
settlement which peace must bring, in order to
render the Union forever secure hereafter? In
that settlement, the people of the loyal States
have nothing to offer bat all, to expect, and de
mand. As the traitora'struck through the Gov
ernment at the people of the free States, as the
revolt was avowedly" for the destruetion of free
and the advaricenrent of slave institutions,
something. must be done, sollethi .14 61. !lad be done
forever hereafter to guard against ksimilar re
volt for a like purpose.- The establishment of
the Union as it was,' so far as the poWene and
privileges histltntlinfs 'ars - concerned,
will not ensure this safety to •the-Government.
A conqueror might as'well parole a vanqiiished•
enemy, giving hinithe Privilege t 3 walk off with'
his weapons in his imad, a nd a full supply of
ammunition in„his possession,. and expect him,
not to renew` the conflict at the first Opportu
•
nity, as the Government to calcplate that the
slave States, adinitted again to the Union with
all their• local prerogatives'and'irestige unim
paired; that these States would not again revolt
when again , strengthened. Ilene° the talk of
' 4 'the Union as it; was, is. all moonshine—
a loop through which
,traitors hope to &cape.
Solar as the mere territory ; is concerned,; we
believe that the authority of the Government'
will again be asserted and maintained ' over
every rod, the same's* it was four. years ago
We' believe that every State of this Union, pow
in revolt, will be brought back-to acknowltdge
the authority of the National Grfvernmeitit, by
4eforce of arms. I( that is what 4'44E4
the Union as it.was, , then. we are of the Same
'Bat if it is clattered that 'slavery shOnld
agit'in he pitted ind flattered—that ifs minions
s should agsin tte tolerated in legislatina-4tbat
its-superiority ehouldegain be recognized in the
formatiaii of new and 'the controlof - old States
—if this is what is meant by' the, Union as it
was, then we are bold to admit that such a
Union will never again be reorganized on this,
hemiSphere. The blood- of those who have
fallen in. battle cries' out against the Consum
mitten. Therjghti of thole iviro,hvestrii ,
ed the , conflict,tforliids it ! The future peape:of
thionintrilorbide it! GOci forbids pit;
- Union that the country now wants, is one mat
ing entirely on freedom. It must not be marr
ed or affected by a single association with sla
very. It must be composed entirely of free
men and controlled absolutely by free princi
ples. Such is the Union which the heroes of
the war anticipate ; and such, too, is the Union
which is bound to be established.
'What a Rebel Prisoner Declared.
We had a conversation, a few days since,
with a rebel prisoner. He was a degree above'
the ordinary caste of "poor white trash" of
which the rebel army is composed, and spoke
with considerable intelligence of the expecta
tions and designs of the rebel leaders. He de
clared that the rebels were wr fully disappoint
ed with two things on their arrival in Pennsyl
vania. First, they had been led to believe
that a class of men existed in Pennsylvania,
who wouldafford them great aid and comfort
as they penetrated the State. They had re•
coived this ald in the shape of the sympathies
of a few cringing copperheads, whose profes
sions were alike repulsive to the men in the rebel
ranks, and dangerous to the rebel goverhment,
as a contact with cowards affects any cause more
or less. The rebel in question was very bitter
on the copperhead. He declared that if he had
the power, he, would stipulate with the federal
'government "that all free uiggera in the hands
of the confederacy should be ransomed by an
exchange dl a copperhead fur every nigger,
whereby the mean sneaks would "get a taste of
work in the field under the lash °Me slave
driver." The second disappointment which
affected the rebels at Gettysburg, was the mm
, ,
ner in which our troops fought. Hereafter all
talk of the inferiority of the northern man in
battle is at an end. ''The rhan;wbo makes such
an assertion in the south, In thS presence of
those who escaped-the fight at Gettysburg, will
be denounced as a liar," quOth the rebel with
much emphasis. Thus it will be seen that
something more than a sanguinary victory bas
been gained. , The moral effects of the battle
. .
of Gettysburg.are thus soon beginning to be
seen and felt.
A. Terrible thitrage.
CoffrOth, the cop?erhead Congressman frail
the Adams district, was in the State capital to-:
day, seeking some official before whom he could
pour out a protest against the - action of certain
Federal soldiers. It Seems that after,' the'
bloody battle at Gettysburg, where, the fato of
the nation was settled in the blood of its brav
est sons, and . where the national authority was
vindicated by, the laying down of thOusands of
noble lives, free offerings to the Union that that
Union might survive the threats of halters—
it seems:that, after all this, some of our soldiers
used the fence railsof certain farmers in the
vicinity to build fires by which to warm their
weary limbs during the chilling darkness which
followed the day of that fearful battle; and it
also seems that they refreshed themselves by
drinking the buttermilk of some of the
farmers of Adams county, without first deign
ing to settle fore.the beverage. This is,
an outrage which Coffroth seeks to redrees.
What Matters it to him, that the men who are
guilty of this "gross excess" perilled their lives
In beating back the. rebel invader ? That don't
pay for the fence rails and butter milk ! What
matters it if the rebels had succeeded in gaining
a footing in Adams .county, to devastate and
destroy, all•withiu itclimits? . Still that don't
justify a Federal midi& to wand himself ‘i . lrthe
Are of "a
opperherid's tetite rail or cjirench his
powder parebed throrit with a qeaff of a enp
perhead's butter milk.
—We are unable to .. state whether Ceffroth
succeeded in-convincing the militayy. author',
ties that they should pay-for the fence rails and
butter:Milk destroyed while defeating the rebel
invader: When. we; become apprised of the
fact,'weAsill inform:our readers. In the mean
time,, wer,give ( Coffroth joy on the subject of
fencsi rails and butter. =llk,
X*,'s. : : : 4l.-,.E.titgroll
The Fall of Vicksburg
27,000 PRISONERS PAROLED
4,000 NO N-Cq'MBAT ANTS
102 'FIELD- PIEODS AND SO SLOB =
.WJNS
Fifty Tkilowaiid Stand of Arias
FIFTY ;SEVEN STAND OF COLORS
==
45.600 Men -in :the Illeepitals.
T FOR DUTY
okior 150.,
VICKSBURG, Jily 4.
Vicksburg surrendered this morntng,: after a
siege of forty-seven days, terminating in nego
tiations lasting twenty-four. home.
' Generale Grant and , Ponalertenlid a4tinter
view yeiterday afternoon, and the hist note of
Pemberton, accepting:the proffered terms of
General Grant, did not reach here till 9 o'clock
to day. GenerallirPherson received the formal
The terms allow the officers and Meri,to be
paroled here, the former to retain their side
arms and lionise and personal property. They
are to be escorted beyond our lines and, fur
nished with tliree days' provisions. :G e n e ral
, Logan'S marched into the' city.hit 11
&Clock, and at noon Lieutenant Colonel strong
loisted the stars and stripes over, the (Jona
. , ,
House.
Col. Wilsonis provost marshal, and General
Logan commander of the post. We have taken
about 27,000 prlsonersi besides about 4,000
non-combatants, :102 field pieces, 30 siege guns,
'50,000 stand of arms, 'ammunition, locomo
tives, giirs, alew dines, and 57 stand of colors.
Among the prisoners are Lieutenant 00eral
Pembaton, Major Generals S. Stevenson,
Smith, Forney and Bownn; fourteen liigimiler
generals, and 130 colonels. There are 6,600
men - in the hospitals, half of whom are wound
ed. Only 160 of the garrison are reported fit
for duty:
The stock of provisions was almost exhausted
and for four days numbers had been eating mule
flesh. Of ammunition for the heavy guns they
had a fair. soot*, bin for the field guns and
musketry tbey-were short. Eight cops to amen
were allowed.. They had - an exceso .of.logarr
molasses; and rice, , and.,thess were all thesup
*les they. , diad, except &little Impound corn..
The capitulation was caused by destitution
and prostration, hastened perhaps by the ex
pectation that our forces would store the place
to-day.
It is admitted by all that the rebels made a
gallant defence, and the terms were understood
to be concessions of General Grant to their
bravery, as well as a measure of great public
economy.
Vicksburg is much damaged by shells, and
hardly a house has escaped. Our scldiers treat
ed their late enemy with, great friendship, both
sides feeling great relief from the hardships and
sufferings of the siege.
Fifty steamers are at the landing. The
Fourth of July has never been celebrated so
strictly or so earnestly.
General Pemberton denies the authorship of
the speech attributed to him about holding out
till the last dog was eaten.
THE IMPENDING BATTLE
Lee's Army Massed on the Old
Antietam Battle .around.
A COLLISION PROBABLE AT ANY MOMENT
Brisk Artillery and - Cavalry Figh
Yesterday Morning.
WILLIAMSPORT IN OUR POSSESSION
Both sides of the River There Held
Uy OurForoe S.
(ion. Nagle° with a Portion of Gem
Foster's Army in Common!'
at Harper's Ferry.
Ov4 r 10,000 Betel Wounded in our Pos
kession, Besides those Captured
by Our Cavalry.
THE POTOMAC VERY HIGH
CAPTURE OF THE REBEL GENERAL JERRIE
The Position of the Union and
• Rebel Armies.
Rt,ported Advance Of Reinforcements for
the Enemy.
Lee's Army. Fifty Thousand Men
and., Two Hundred and
Fifty Cannon.
=I
The Union Army in Fine. GondMoll and
Eager for. Battle. '
Wasartiaram, Friday, July 10-10.20 P. si
Citizens residing near Edward's Ferry and
Conrad's Ferry, report the Potomac to have
risen six feet at those points. Those competent
to judge say it will take five or six days for the
river =to regain its usual level, even if no more
rain should fall.
A telegram Received here to-day from Medi
cal Inspector Volimn, "at Gettyciburg, states
that the number of rebel wounded thus far
keown to be in out , hirvialls over ten thou.:cud,
not including those wielded captured by our .
cavalry.
Six thousand of our' wounded have already
been sent to northern hospitals. Dr. Smith,
Acting Assistant Sfirgeon-General, this morn
ing sent large supplies of necessaries and com
forts to Frederick for the use of our- wounded.
SnrgeonDeneral' Quackenbush, of New York,
,acciopapanied by S. LathamLof Albany, left
here this morning for the battle-field to look
after, the New. York wouuded. An officer jest
returned from the army reports that our forces
occupy Williaupport, and hold the opposite
bank of ,the river.. ; The rebels.occupy,the old
Antietam lakttle-ground. A battle
_there is
Immlbant. ,
ItliWaTli,ll4oM Kliii,DQq4Jamo
HBADQUARTERB4IItifIr of THB POTOM&O,
Friday, July 10,'1863.
The historic stream. of Antietam has again
been spanned by the echoes - of cannon. ..A vig
orous artillery and cavalry fight took place this
morning over its waters; preparatory to the
great expected Conflict The cavalry and Ar
tillery of Buford, aided by that of Kilpatrick
on the left flank of the enemy, dislodged him
last evening from the village of l3eriavola, On
the road from'Boonsboto to Hagerstown, driv-.
lug 'him two miles beyond Beaver. Creek.—
This morning the sharp skirmishing continied
With equal success, untilthe eneray rested on
strong positions near Ftmkstown. The artil
lery werelhen replaced by fresh batteries.
To detail the positions and locality of the
corps wonklat'this moment be improper. It is
thoughtlhat' the enemy will make a vigorous
stand. To cross a portion of their forces'mould
enable our army to attack with ease their rear,
and they will probably resist, taking. the chances
of victory or dliorganizatfon.
88111XIBRI140 'AIiFe'CAPITTBE OFD OIiii: — JFNIcINS
: 71 - uly 10.
Soma'slight skirmishing has been in progress
to-day - , betweemour forces, under Gen. Buford,
and the rebel* nadir:Gem Jenkins.
I do not learn that we lost much, but gained
a great deal. . -
The rebel General Jenkins was captured early
in the , morning, and he passed through ;this
place to-night, en , route for Baltimore and Fort
ki"OnenTY- - .
Thocannonsding on our: eft Mid morning
was not of lon&continuance, but about noon it
was renewed, more: briskly,, and Col:dinned for
about an hour,. but flie , resulf is unknown here
at flid.writing. . •
A geueral,, engagement will probably tako
place , tp-morrow or the next day.
THE STRENGTH OF THE ÜBEL ARM'S'.
Fatnaurck, Md., July 10.—From :'a refugee,
arriied . here' tc-night, who left Hagertitowethis
morning,'l learn thatthe enemy's force is about
fifty tifousana men and about two hundretlrutd
fifty pieces of artillery.' -
My informant States that the trains of Gen.
Lee rarmot number less than three thousand
wagons, and are all: on the road from Hagers
town to Williamsport, and Sheppard' Ford.
The pavan , skirmish last `night" and 'this
morning was' on the road" from Boonsbeicrlfto
Hagerstowni and about three Mlles from Funks,
town. Our loss was only twenty wounded.
General. Buford 'droie the rebels about !two
miles, and held the field. The skint:ll9k dis
played the pluck of oar men. :They went in
With a will, their watchword being "Mende and
victory."' ,
Oar troops are in splendid condition and ea
ger for the fray. The successes of the past few
days have made heroes of the weakest. The
new men are coinittup 'with a will and emu
lating the deedsof heroism of the old Army of
the Potomac. , .
Another battle !won hand ;and another vic
tory is certain.
The river is still very high; and the whole
rebel armY is on this side.
OTAITS TrITIIIN in Elm LINES AT Henna
' , Chanitqnsintz,, . li dy 9, 1863:
I entered the enenly,is linen 'ml went td Ha
gepttown O
t h aid left gngetstewn" thin
morning. I found no, difficulty in getting in or
out ; the enemy has all his train, or nearly all
of it, at or near Williamsport. He made several
attempts to cress the river, but failed twice,
with loss of life. Some fifty of the rebels tried
to swim their horses across above Clear Spring.
Some of these were drowned, and the others
with difficulty reached terra firma again. The
river is almost boiling along.
To-day the enemy's line extends from Hagers
town to St. Paul's Church, on the National
' pike, west of Hagerstown.
The rebels are all on the heights around Ha
gerstown, and throwing up earthworks near
Leitersburg and elsewhere.
The enemy threaten to press the " Copper
heads" into their ranks. Some of the infantry
are threatening the Marylanders very rough.—
The enemy are now stealing horses in Mary
land, and the Marylanders are running off their
stock.
There has been no heavy fighting to-day that
can hear of.
Gen. Jenkins was wounded in tha head by a
piece of shell ; heAlso had his hove shot under
him. This is true. Ewell's and Early's corps
are near HagetstrisVn; encamped on a high and
commanding hill.. -
Captain W. H. Boyd attacked a train belong
ing to the rebels to day, and . dispersed the
guard with it. Some of the train -escaped.
Captain Boyd also attacked and drove the
enemy's pickets at Muttontown on the State
line, four miles and a balf from Greencastle.
From rebel sources I learn that the bridge
over the Antietam has been destroyed ; also
that the rebels are in position on the other
side.
General Smith's forces met the enemy at
Waynesboro last night, but no fight of conse
quence ensued: What force of rebels there
was in the neighborhood fell back. Our cav
alry was scouring the neighborhood to-day.
THE VERY LATEST,
Communication with Gen. Smith
`Eatablished.
Ensile of Miners from the Rebels
Nsw 'Max, July 11.—The Timm has the fo
owing special dispatch :
ABTDITAX BRIDGI, ON WILLIAItaPORT
? Thli 10-8 Y. x.
Our cavalry to-day forced' the rebel advance
b9ck to Funkstown on the right, and beyond
Bakersville on the left.
The fighting was not heavy but handsome.
Our line to-night crosses the Antietam at a
point between the Hagerstown and the Wil
liamsport roads.
The:enemy is in force and shows fight, he
has renewed his supplies of ammunition and as
our formes is well, concentrated, a battle will
probably be given to-morrow.
Our army is in fine condition. •
Lieut. Parsons, of Gen. Pleasanton's staff, re
turned to-night from the perilous work of open
ing a communication with Glen. Smith.
He had to pass trirough the mountains along
the enemy's flank, and reports the-country full
of .deserting rebels, as well as hundreds of our,
own men, including many officers, who escaped
from the enemp after their capture.
• .
BALTIMORI 2 July 11.
A special dispatch to the American dated at
Bocmsboro st. 9 o'clock this morning says : -
All is quiet in front this . morning.
During the night the rebels tore continually
changed their lines, abandoning their position
on the right from Funekstown to 4agerstown,
and falling back to St. James college a few
miles from the river. '
There does not appear to be much prospect
of a general ongagement today. Our cavalry
are at work feeling their new lines.
[;Peeial to the Bealmore Arneriam.]
BOONBBORO,*D., June 11.—The two armies
are confronting each other.
The "Rebels hold 'Funkstown, two miles this
side of Hagerstown, the line extending to the
river, and covering Williamsport.
They are said to be entrenching their posi
tion.
Lee's headquarters is at Hagerstown. This
morning t.here was :a sharp cavalry skirmish on
the itegerstown road.
We drove the 'rebels those Antietam creek
and three - miles beyond, until their position at
Funkstown was discovered.
Jenkins, of the rebel cavalry, was captured
yesterday and sent to Funkstown.
THE WAR INDIANNA.
SALEM CAPTOR® BY THY REBELS-500 PRBONSES
TAUN
The rebels captured Salem Indiana, this
morning, burned .the depot of the Louisville
and Chicago railroad,. and took 500, guards
prisoners. No particulars of.the fight has been
received...
A prisoner who reached Seymour this eve
ning, says Morgan's forces are 7,000 strong,
withsia,pieces ofartillery. Morgan left Salem
this. afternoon, moving to the eastward, it is
supposed for the :purpose of striking the Indian
apolis 'and Louisville railroad at Vienna and
Seymour.
General Hobson with 4,500 cavalry, was, at
xtoon to-day, in close pursuit, being but Fifteen
miles in therear. When last heard from the
rebels wore at Lawton. The home guards were
retarding the progress of the rebels by felling
trees and.bushwhacking.
Governor Morton has issued a general order,
suspending all business until further orders.
Genersl.oanington has assumed command of
the Indiana militia, and has assigned a large
portion of the conipimies reported to regiments
and brigades. At least fifty thous:lid men
will have repotted for duty by to-morrow
morning.
LATER PROM NEW ORLEANS
Caitlin of Neal Dow and Staff.
Letters from New grleans report the capture
by the rebel cavalry of General Neal Do* at a
firm horise back of Baton 'Rouge, where he
was convalescing' from a vound.
It' was generally believed that the assault on
i'ort.llndson would be made on the 4the
Gen. Grant lari reviewed the donning party
under command of Col. Berger, of the 18th
Connecticut.
The steimer 'bovine was disabled by a shot
from rebel- field pieces below Donaldsonville.
Another steamer was also stightly.damaged.
Gunboat No. 2 came to their. an d
and
drofe - off the rebels. ,
A raid iereportedlo have boen,inade, by the
febereavaliyhtto 13 *Meldlattiding, they were
related 'aftei:A short 'skirmish, but -In the
meantime had carried oft a =party of
'dedirOyettaViannty_ OtOnat.
DEMOnALIZATION OF BRAGG . El AkEl.',F —THE --.7A
Citizens of Franklin and Spring nil rqL., l
that the gentry north of the Tennessee river
is filled with deserters from Bragg's aroma,_
They are mostly Tennesseans, and nunal.,,-
from 10,000 to 15,000. They refused to leal-, ;
the State.
General Rosecrans' army retains his pu.iri
along the line of the Elk river. The carupnL •
is now virtually ended.
The Army of the Cumberhnd now
Winchester and Shelbyville.
The river is fall of water, %Mt eight ie.::
the shoals.
The Louisville train arrived on time.
NOTICE.
STATE LIBRARY ROoSIS,
HARRISBURG, JULY 11, 1863. j
PARTIES in possession of books beloawu r;
the Pennsylvania State Library are requemci
to retain the same until the Library is re
arranged and open to the public, of which du:
notice will be given. WIXN FORNEY,
jyll dtf State Librarian.
HZADQUARTEES,
DIPAILTICIOFT OF ME SUSQVIBANNA , t r
Thwnsburg, July 10th, 1863. )
GENERAL ORDERS }
NO. 8.
_ .
Officers commanding posts, divisions, detect.
ed brigades and regiments, are hereby ordere.!
to grant no passes to troops under their con
mend, to visit Hstrisburg or leave the limit:
of their command unless in cises of extrern
necessity.
All officers and soldiers found in this ci
and outside the limits of their command:,
without passes approved as above indicattd :
also all those having proper passes who act hi
a disorderly or improper manner, will be a:
rested, and accompanied by a statement of tt_c
offence will be sent under guard to their com
manding officers.
Officers commanding posts, divisions, do
tached brigades and regiments, who have kw
casion to come to Harrisburg, meet have their
passes approved at these headquarters.
All passes must state the reason of the t,tu
porary absence.
Captain B. L Dodge, commandant at 11::
post, will see that the above order is strictly
enforced in this city.
By command of
111A.T. GEN. D. N. COUCH.
Ise. S. Simms, Major and A. A. G.
INDLiNAPOLIS, July 10
'Haw Ycnit, July ;11.
FROM. TENNE.i',FF
PAIGE 7IRTUAILT ENDED
NASHVILLE, July 10
Ntm abutrastmento
ATTENTION-
HEADQUARTERS.
iksrribburg, Pa., July 11, 1863.
The above order is published for the informs
Lion and guidance of all concerned.
Every officer and soldier found in this city
without proper authority after 12x. on Sudsy
the 12th day of July, will be dealt with at de
serters.
Officers and soldiers stationed in this sin
will immediately procure passes from Lieu
Opdyke, 62d Beg. Penna. Vole., Provost Mar
steal. Those arriving from a distance will, t
soon as practicable, report to Lieut. Opdyk,
with their orders or authority for being at thi.
Post.
RICHARD I. DODGE,
Captain Bth Infantry Commmauding
jy-dBt.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
ASTEADY industrious man who understabd,
cooking thoroughly. To such liberal wage's
will be Paid- Apply
jyll-21 4) AT THIS OFFICE
GRAND CONCERT
IN BEHALF OF THE
HEROES OF GETTYSBURG ;
AT Tax COURT SOUSE, HARRISBURG,
On Saturday Evening, Julyll, 1883
MILITARY BAND
Of the 22d' Regiment, N. G. N. Y 1 S.
F. B. BELMSMULLER, Conductor.
PILOGRAMICK -PART I
1. Twenty-second Regiment Pa-
rade March.
2, Grand Overture—"Nabuco,"
3. Daetto—"l would that My
Love." (For two Comets Mendelasc,ha
a' liston..)
4. Quartette from the Opera
"Bigoletto." (For Comet
Band.)
5. Hinkley Galop.
PART II
1. Introduction Cavatina,
(Shadow dance,) from the
Opera "Le Pardon de Pi- ,
oermel." J Meyezlaa
2. "Ii Email)" Arleta+. in
forme de Valse
3. Gen. Couch's Grand March.. Helmsmuller
4. Borleo—from "Vespers Si
elliennes." (For Cornet
a' Piston.)
5. A. Ballad —When this!
Tucker
I Cruel War is Over..
6. la. Ballad—Kingdo m
J Craning Work
NATIONAL AIDS. jy I 1-1 t
WANTED!
SEVERAL laboring men, at the
[jyll.3tl EAGLE WORKS
IMMEDIATELY.
WANTED—A salesman in a store. A young
man who has bad experience in an active
mercantile business, .and a reputation as such.
None other need apply. Undoubted reterence2
required. [iylo2t] A. J. JONES.
POTATOES! POTATOES!
WO BUSHELS Prime N. Y. Mercer a nti
Peach Blow Potatoes for sale at lie
10S Market street, Harrisburg, Pa.
jylo W. H. BIBLE & CO.
$lO REWARD.
Wbe given to any person who will fiati
the body of Charles St. Clair and will
inform his Father, living in York Haven, York
county. Pi. The said Charles St. Clair Was
drowned on the 811% of July. 1863. Please ad
dress the letter to Falmouth Postoffice,
Laomiter
county. Pa The-said Charles had on his per
son a dark and yellow stripe overalls, and
watch with guard chain, with two small piece;
of silver—one 5 and the other 3 cent piece.
The said person had on blue military pants.
jylo-3t JOHN ST. CLAIB.
FOR R.141.N T.
ABRIOIC HOUSE containing seven room s .
Rent $9 per month. For further particu
lin enquire of CHARLES WINGERT,
jy9-Bto 2(1 street, above Pine.
TUANTHD—SIOO BOROUGH BOND.- An;
TV person having a .sloo . Harrisburg Wnd tc
dispose of can find purchaser by applying at
178 41 'VMS OFFICE.
PENNSYLVANIA XILITL!.. awl Recruiting
Claims, United States Pension, Bounty, Aree.
of Pay, and Saddam, Clata!g_ E 0941 '
out mid collected by EUGRN A WIPER,
Attornerd•Law.
Moe Third Street, Hanisbmg, Pa. [027-1Y
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