cpeül Etlegrapp. HARRISBURG, PA Monday Evening, July 13, 1863 THE SITUATION FROM TILE POTOMAC The Departments here are unadvised, to-day, of any movements on the part of either army Notwithstanding the reports that Lee had suc ceeded in crossing the Potomac, good soldiers doubt whether he had the means of doing so. Had the river been fordable, Lee would be in Dixie by this time, but the fact that he has no means of crossing in the shape of pontoons, and the fact also that the Potomac has been in a condition to render it exceedingly dangerous to launch a pontoon, admitting that Lee is supplied with material, combines to explode all rumors relating to an escape of the rebel army into Virginia. We rather incline to the opinion that Lse has found a natural position of great strength ; not only one, but a number, - from each of which he can fall back should he be too hotly pursued, and in the meantime inflict severe injury to any attacking force. But all this, as with the reports of Lee's escape over the Potomac, is mere surmise. One thing is certain, and that is, that both armies have been marching and working hard ever since the battle of Gettysburg ;sufficient almost to make each as anxious for rest as' either could possibly be for battle. At the latest accounts the rebels had been kept in total ignorance of the fall of Vicks• burg, and were repeating in their- newspapers the same stories:of abundance of provisions, and of Grant being in fear of Johnston, -that had deceived the people of the cotton states so long. Eieveral negroes, no doubt sent out by Grant for the purpose, had arrived within the rebel lines and reiorted that Grant was to make a grand assault on the 6th. Before that time arrived, Osterhaus had terminated his long watch at the Big Black bride, and had crossed first his cavalry, whom the enemy - attacked thinking it was Only a reconnoissance, and then his artillefy and infantry force, which rather opened the eyes of sece3h The rebels gathered up all their scattered de tachments to make a stand, but itatnediately Grant pushed forward Sherman's whole corps, and at the last accounts was engaged in hunt ing up that marvellous army of Johnston of which the copperheads have had so much to say. This is important, as indicating Grant's line of operations after the fall of Vicksburg.— Of course he sent to offer aid to Banks, but his army had a large surplus force which would be sufficient to take care of the whole campaign in the southwest. Mow the Copperheads Operate. We print a communication to-clay, written by a respectable gentleman in. York county, in which an account is given of the manner the coPperheads prepared their friends for the in vasion of the State. It appears that the cop perheads were aware that an invasion <of the State of Pennsylvania was in contemplation long before it was attempted. In order to pre - pare their friends for the emergency and afford them the means of escape from spoliation, the different Ledges of the Knights of the Golden Circle in York county issued certifiCates to their respective members, to be shown to the invader, and on that. evidence of fealty to the rebel cause, the holders of all such certificates were to be exempted from contribution or saved from plunder. Every man receiving one of those certificates contributed one dollar to the trea sury of the Golden Circle. Ry this means a great fraud was perpetrated, as well as a large sum of money received; but the sequel proved, according to the testimony quoted in the commu nication referred to, that those pos.sessing these credentials of membership with the Knights of the Golden Circle, were treated equally as rough and robbed fully as wickedly as were loyal men. —There is more in the statement of the coin munication giving an account of this fraud, than most people will at fitst discern. The copperhead leaders are at work. They have possession of the Ignorance of the land, and as they.wield the passions and prejudices of these, they hope to achieve political power. The idea of covenanting to exempt the people who take the oath of allegiance to the order of the Knights of the Golden Circle, from the ravages of the rebel foe, is in keeping with the practice of Itympathizing with that foe, and affording him aid and comfort wherever he shows his front. Both are the work of the copperhead lead's& Both will bring their own rewards. The Conscription to be Enforced. The conEcziptionis to bo enforced at once and it is understood that 300,000 will be the numter called for, au extra draft of SO p9r cent. being added to cover exemptions, &c. That is right, so far as it goes; but why not call out 600,000? That would be men enough to do up the work in a short time. We presume these soldiers will be jollied to the old regiments to fill up their depleted maks; and probably most of them will be sent to Meade and Roomfuls, as Grant has more men than he want's at this time. Since the recent victories, copperheads are not half` so eager to resist the draft. Disasters bring out the noble qualities of the brave; but produce trepidation and fear in cowards. TEE LATE 3n A. • SYDNEY JoaxsoN.—The family of this the ablest General in the rebel service, is left In destitute circumstances, and an appeal to the charity of the people of the South is made for them. Need the War be Prolonged': We sometimes incline to the notion that, had their been no money in the war, had the men who lord now on the side of the Govern ment been as incorruptible as th. 60 who led on the same side during the revolution of 1776, the war world have been ended in a single campaign. The lust of gain, the greed of power and the temptation of position, which now prevail among a very large class in the free States, has had much to do with the pro longation of the war. And this is au influence for which no party can be justly held account able, which no administration can control. It is the fault of the people themselves. Seven out of every ten officers now in the seevice deem it to their interest to prolong the war, simply Ice cause with the end of the war will come a suspen sion of position and salary, such as these men never received before, and never can receive in l any civil position for which their talents& them. These men fight to prolong the war. Added to these are a large class in the mercantile and financial world, men of immense influence, who are amassing colossal fortunes solely by the prolongation of the war. The moment that the Federal forces achieve a victory, the price of gold and the cost of goods of all kinds, fall. This is reversed ;when we are defeated, and hence it ia . the interest and" the business of a large and powerful class of men, who profess to be loyal, to keep the country in a constant ! state of suspense between victory and , defeat. How this is accomplished need not now be explained. Sufficient -for the reader to know that such has been the condition of affairs when the country should be.enjoying the security.of peace after having taught the few thousand miserable traitors engaged in this rebellion; the folly of fighting a Government so vastly superior to its opponents in material resources. But we can safely write that the wealth amassed in thus prolonging the war by speculations in the money market, commerce, manufactures and contracts, will be a curse to the children's children of those who amassed it—a curse equal in withering, blighting Influence to that which will taint the - latest generation of those -who engaged in the fell work of treason. - the condition of affairs, now, there need be no prolongation of the war. Depend upon it, whenever you hear an officer profoundly dis cussing the`impossibility of capturing- a whole -rebel army, he is arguing his own, chances of retaining a well paying position instead of the chances of victory to the army in 'which he commands. Armies have been captured here •tofore, and there is no reason why they should not now also be captured. During the revolu tionary war, the colonial forces captured two splendid British armies, one commanded by Burgoyne and the other by Cornwallis. Napo leon captured one of the best armies engaged to oppose his conquests. Certainly, then, what has been done can again be accomplished.— It can be accomplished as soon as we make the war in reality a struggle for the government—for the nation—for freedom, in stead of a fight among scrambling speculators or an idle show of military power to serve the ambition and fill the stomachs of every aspir ing or hungry polit!cian in the land. What has made the rebellion thus far successful, has been the vigor,valor and disinterested devotion of the rebels. There is unity among the trai tors. They are willing to make any sacrifice for success. Those at home devote themselves to seconding the efforts of those in the field. [ Their officers fight for victory, not for mere position and pay. They are animated by one power, and that is the - power represented in the Confederacy. This is the spirit which we need, not only, in our armies, but in our communi ties. We want personal sacrifices as well to be made by those at home as those in the army. We want men to forget their own interests just a few Months, and devote themselves exclusive ly to the good of the country. We want every consideration of business—every hope of per sonai gain, made to subserve considerations of national success and permanent peace. We want the infernal and eternal greed of moneymaking stopped - only while our fighting men are peril ing life and limb in a struggle for the nation— so that every man can lend a hand to the speedy ending of the war. The war in its pre sent shape can be ended in a very few months, if the country devotes Itself entirely to the purpose. It needs but the sacrifice of slight personal interests to gain this end: It needs but the display of energy and promptitute, surely, for a people so really superior as are the masses of the north in comparison with those engaged in rebellion, to put an end to the war. God grant that the end is close at hand ! God save the nation ; otherwise, between the traitors of the south and the traitors of the north, it is lost !—Tory Organ. Conscience is at length producing its effects. Never before was a confession, issuing from a_ guilty heart, more truthful than that contained in the above three lines, quoted from this morning's Tory Organ.' God knows that the traitors of the south' and the traitors of - the north, combined, have about accomplished the ruin ofthe country. God knows that if it had not been for the traitors of the north, the trai tors of the south never could have gathered the means with which fo assail the Government. Had James Buchanan never been invested with power, Jeff. Davis never would have been presi dent of a bogus government. 'Had there been no organization of the Democratic party north, the rebels in arms would have been without sympathy or support. Hence, truly, the Tory Organ cries °din pain, beseeching God to save the nation from the traitors north and south. We respond:amen! God save us from the northern traitors of the Tory Organ ilk! God save us from the northern traitors of the Hughes.— Wittie—Woodward order ! Let . the whole nation respond to this prayer, which seems to have been wrung from the guilty soul' of the Ibry Organ, by the fright:it experienped in the; defeat of Lee, or the certainty of the doom' which. awaits it when our victorious armieti h av e finished. the work . of suppressing treason: l In the south, and then, turn their attention to the traitors of the north. We repeat the prayer, God save us from the traitors of the north and the south! NzNI months ago, in his speech, to the sissippi Legislature, Jeff. •Davis declared that "the Confederacy must viand or fall by the defence of the river." It has not been able to defend the river—therefore, it falls. - A Card from Brig. Gen. Knipe. ULADQVAIITE: , ;, EMAIL WAYNEEDOEO, July 9, 1863, lideohs of PCII7IU The first duty of a soldier is to Us true to his country and his fellows. An editorial Fara graph in your paper of tLe 3d inst dGes great injustice to my superior officer, Brig. Gen. W. F. Smith, to the community and myself. If my command saved Gen. Smith's at Carlisle I had first to learn it from the issue referred to. So far from acting in disregard of orders, I was acting strictly in accordance with orders received from Maj. Gen. D. N. Couch. Gen. Smith is a soldier-, a gentleman and my superi or officer, and ittire enemy tailed in destroying Carlisle, we owe it to his soldierly conduct and that of his command. It seems to me your article ignores entirely Gen. Smith, and I wish it distinctly understood that it is not my desire to make a reputation for myself at the expense of my superior officer. -I am, v r, respectfully. yours, JOS. F. KNIPE, Brig. Gen. of Vcls. Remarks Gen. Knipe is most like himself when he acts generous'y towards those above and those be neath him m command. Hence the unselfieb view he takes of his action in the battle before Carlisle, and the soldierly liberality with which ke credits those above him for conduct which the whole community agreed belonged to him self. On the authority of a dozen gentlemen in Carlisle, we wrote the paragraph to which' General Knipe objects. litat as he disclims all credit, he must of course thus have the benefit of his disclaimer. The Knights. of the Golden Circle Wriatn for the Telegraph The Copperheads Humbugging their:Deluded Followers —The Signs and Certificates no Guarantee against the Ravages of their. "Southern .Drethern"—Eight in Codorus—An Anecdote. Notwithstanding the denial of the copperhead papers, it seems there actually exists , such a se cret organization as that called "The Knights of the Golden Circle." Though we believe the main object of this new order is to bind men to support, by solemn obligation, none but men of their own political party for office, and to raise money for electioneering purposes ; yet there is no longer any doubt that the victims of this organization were made to believelhat, by speaking against the government, and express. ing sympathy with the southern rebelsbat, especially, by making certain signs, in case of an invasion into the loyal States, they 'would be spared, in person and property, by these southern "gentlemen," who were after the abolitionists only. How sadly these debtded beings have been humbugged by the =unprincipled office seekers may now •be readily learned by a tour through the sections of our beloved Com monwealth, Which have been visited by Lee's dirty, lousy, robbing horde, and by listening to the whining complaints of those who would, to save themselves from being plundered, fain have aided these, rebellious villians in their tin godly purpose to destroy the "best government of earth.' In proof of what we have written, we will merely add one anecdote—perfectly reliable— of a certain victim of the ring in Codorus town ship, York county, which, though a little ludi crous amid the poor fellow's distress, fullyon firms the points above stated, in regard to,the "Knights." _,(This township, by .the way, though exceedingly copperheadisb, seems to have been most terribly visited by Stuart's ma rauding band.) That the gusto of the story may not be marred, we will give it in the same . Pennsylvania German brogue: in which it was related, but in Roman characters. One of our_good Knights of Codorus, having been cilled upon by his "Southern brethren" for the use of all his horses for Jeff's service, be sides sundry other accommodations, thus bit terly complained to a friend of the Union, la a half whining tone: . . "Oh sie hen mir all my .Geil g'numme, un em seine all, un em,"— seine, un em seine, un—. Oh !`es ist zti art wie ale ehaust hen in Codorus !I" "El," replied the Union man, "het ihr ihne dann net g'sagt class ihr Democrats seyd t" "Ei, yo, beshure hen mer ; nu mar hen ihne ah g'sagt dass mer sum 'Gold'ne Ring' g'here; un hen ah noch unser babierejewisse, un's hot wahrhaftig wit gebatt I Un noh hen sie noch g'sagt mer solle unser babiere stemma un solle unser ‘DAHI.Eke widder holle !" 0 All , the comments we deem necessary on such manifestations of knowledge is, if light has broken in upon the minds of these Codorns victims by this instructive raid, happy are the people there of, in consequence of the courted visit (by many copperheads at least) of their "lioutheren breth ren." YOB& *" Oh, they've taken all my horses, and all of -'s, and all of 's, and 0 it's too bad how they have carried on in Oodorns ! !" " replied the Union man, p "and didn't you tell them, then, that you were Democrats 9" 'Why, to be sure we did ; and we told them, too that we belonged to the 'Golden Rang,' and besides that we showed them our papers, and it was all positively no use ! and they told us we should take our papers back and', get our dollar again !" yattst b.Edgraft THE RAID IN INDIANA, A REPULSE TO THE ENEMY CINCINNATI, July 12. ' • Morgan's raid to=night ; reached within seven miles of the Ohio line. Some bridges on the Ohio and Mississippi - Railroad, between Coch rane and Mount Vernon; were destroyed to-day. The rebels also approached the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad - near &unmans, where they Were met by a -regiment of militia and driven back. This, perhaps, was' only .a small body. The main force appears to - be making for Au rora and Lawrenceburg. 12.—Morgan's forces 'moved from 'Vienna yesterday morning east ward, arriving at Vernon, on the Madison and Indianapoli9 Railroad at 6 P. I{., and demanded the surrender of the town. It was refused by Col. Busk ham, the commander IA the Federal forces. Half an hour was given for the removal of the women and children. At the expiration of that time, Col. Buskham moved out to meet the enemy, but found they had retreated. Scouts sent in pursuit captured nineteen with no loss on our side. After leaving Vernon they moved southward, tore up the railroad track, cut the telegraph, and dettroyed a portion of the Ohio and Mis sissippi railroad west of Vernon. They than moved eastward, arriving. at Versailles at 1 o'clock to-day. A squad of sixty men moved on O.godd and fired the .bridge on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, and took a telegraph operator pris oner. General Manson, with *a large force of in fantry and artillery, left Jeffersonville last night. rid arrived at Carrolton this afternoon. He had a skirmish with the enemy • near Grassy Flats, and: captured one captain and nineteen men. Col. Garvin, with a force of 1,000 infantry, marched out from Sumnans, on the Indianapolis and Cincinnati railroad, met a portion of Mor gan's forces two and a half miles from that place. A skirmish ensued. We lost one man killed. At one today; Gen. Hol,Fon's forces were only a short distance in the rear of ilor gan. A sufficient force has also been sent from here in the last twenty four hours to dri•vo the Invaders from Indiana or capture them. From the Army of the Potomac, The Rebels Retreating toward Hancock CONCENTRATION OF OUR FORCES. DESPERATE CONDITIOI OF LEE'S ARMY, A Battle near Sharpsburg on Friday IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENTS. Our Advantages Gained to be Nei With Energy ADVANCE OF THE ARMY. HAGERSTOWN OCCUPIED. The Rebels Entrenching Two Miles Beyond, THE ENEMY MUST • GIVE BA TTLE Reported Return of Hill and Ewell to Hagerstown. - ist BALTIMORE, July 12 A special dispatch to the American, dated Headquarters, Saturday night, says: The position of the two armies is essentially unchanged. There brie been no fighting to-day. The enemy changed their picket line this morning, giving rise to a report that they bad abandoned Funkstown, which was magnified to a full retreat and an escape across the river.-- They were, however, still in the same position, and in full force. Our pickets are now close to Funkstown and all along the line in immedi ate proximityto the rebels. Gen. Meade has his force all in position, and everything seems ready either to receive or de liver battle. The conflict will probably not take place till Monday. • Oar army is- in first-rate spirits, and -moved into position with cheers. The Maryland brigade is at the front, eager to show their pluck. Our cavalry operations continue very active. The rebels are circumscribed to a small extent of country for food and forage. BOONSEGRO f July 12.--All is quiet, this morn ing. It is reported that the rebels are retreat. ing toward Hancock. All looks well. Vice President Hamlin and Senator Wilson are on a visit to the army.' New Yonir, July 12.—A dispatch from Washington to the Herald, states that important military movements are in progress which in dicate the policy of the Government to follow up our success vigorously, and drive the rebel lion to the wall. Our Government has notified the rebels that the execution of the two officers recently se lected at Richmond, will be retaliated most severely. New Yoan, July 12.—A dispatch from Ha gerstown, dated, yesterday, to the Herald, says: A fight commenced near Sharpsburg yester day (Friday) at daybreak, and continued till 6 d'clock in the evening, when Longstreet's di olden was thrown into confusion, and our army vrove them back, pursuing them for several miles. • The engagement was brought on by Kilpat rick, who, finding the rebels on Thursday_too strong, waited for reinforcements of infantry. The battle was fought by only'a portion of our army. The rebels fought steadily at first, but wildly at last, as if their ammunition bad expended. Our cavalry and artillery destroyed the pon toon bridge, to the consternation of the rebels, as they were about crossing. -- The rebel soldiers express little hope of cros sing the Potomac, and were anxious about their supplies, not having seen their trains for four or five days. They were much disheartened, A special dispatch from Harrisburg states that the Antietam river is much swollen. This has probably caused the delay of Gen. Meade's army in attacking the rebels. Onr army is more concentrated than when it was at Gettysburg. A dispatch from the headquarters of the army dated the 10th, to the Herald; says our army was then within a few miles of the enemy. ANTIETAM BRIDGE, WILLIAMSPORT ROAD, July' 11.—Yesterday the army began to take post- 1 dons, driving back the enemy's cavalry to near Funkstown. Lee isSstrongly entrenched, and has a strong natural position. Major General Humphrey has ,received the appointment of Chief of Staff to Major General Meade, General Warren having declined the position, preferring more active duties in the field. Fifty additional surgeons and many volun teer nurses have arrived at the front. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THB POTOMAC, July 12.—T0-day our right wing pre s sed forward on the Boonsboro and Hagerstown pike, and finally entered and occupied Hagerstown, which we hold to-night. The enemy's force, which con sisted principally of cavalry and two regiments of infantry, made no determined resistance. The enemy fell back towards Williamsport, and reconnoissances report that they are throwing up entrenchments within two miles of Hagers town. The positions they now occupy are said to be of great strategic strength. , Eleewhere all has been quiet. WASHINGTON, truly 12.—A dispatch from head quarters, dated at 2 o'clock this evening, says all is qmet, though some skirmishing has taken place during the day. There does not seem to be any fear that the enemy has crossed" the river, nor that hecan or will cross without giving battle. There has been a heavy rain for three hours. GREBE Cams, via Chambersburg, July 12. The rebel corps of Ewell and A. P. Hill returned and occupied Hagerstown, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon. They have strong picket guards four miles,this side of the town. Hill's corps passed through the town, taking the Lei tersburg turnpike. A negro teamster in the rebel army, who left l Williamsport at five o'clock last evening;ar rived here to-day. He states that they are building fiat-teats at that point, and will have seven finished by to-day, in which they can cross two wagons at a time. When he left not one-third of their transportation had succeeded in getting over. • Captain Boyd, yesterday afternoon, with .a company of cavalry, got within a mile and a half of Hagerstown on the National road, when he discovered a large body of rebel infantry moving into the town . by the Williamsport road. IHe endeavored to make a circuit north of the town, but their infantry force was too strong. Firing has been heard to-day in the neighbor hood of Clear Spring, also near Leitersburg, probably caused by our troops driving in the enemy's outposts. There is no reason known for Lee's army evacuating Hagerstown, and then re-ochupying it within a few hours with the, same troops, unless he was disappointed in his facilities for crc,ssin: - ; the river. Ii Lee ho ds his present position a battle cannot be postponed more than forty-eight hours longer. A heavy rain set in this muiniug, with the proepeet of continuirg all day. ANTIETAM BUN, July 12, 73 A. M.—Our whole line is ordered to advance to day, and unless the enemy retires, there will be more or less fighting before night. There was slight skir mishing yesterday. The enemy held his picket line very tenaciously, -as though concealing some strong position behind it. There are well grounded fears that the river may become fordable in a day or two. It has fallen considerably at Shepherdstown yesterday, and is still slowly receding. A scout from Winchester yesterday reports the enemy moving another pontoon train and a train of ammunition to Williamsport. There is a prospect of more rain to-day, however. D EDITION Terrible Riot in New York NTERPERENCR WITH THE CONSCRIPTION The Conscription Office Burned Fifteen Police Officers Killed and a Number Wounded. The 541 h Strut Arsenal kiwi by the Rioter A TRAIN OF OARS FROM BOSTON NEARLY DEMOLISHED. THE PASSENGERS DRIVEN OUT AND PREVENTED FROM LEAVING. Squad of Soldiers Disarmed and Terribly Beaten. The Regulars from Governor's Island Sent to the Scene of Action . A large mob 'collected at the conscription of fice in the Third avenue, to prevent the draft from being carried out. At this hour, 11 a. sr. they have driven away the conscription offi cials, set the building on fire, and the whole is now in flames. The mob will not allow the fire bells to bo rung nor the firemen to assist. They have destroyed all the telegraph wires in the vicinity, and are bent on mischief. The regulars from Governor's island have been sent to the scene. LATER. • Two o'cuwk.—The riot is said to have as sumed vast proportions. It is stated thist the arsenal on Fifty-fourth street has been taken by the mob, who armed some four hundred of their number. The police have been handled terribly severe. It is reported thatpolice superintendent Ken nedy and some fifteen of the police were killed, and many wounded. A squad of some thirty soldiers were ordered to fire on the.mob, but they bad their guns taken away and were shockingly beaten and dispersed. The noon train from Boston was 'nearly de molished, and the passengers driven out and prevented from leaving. The telegraph lines are cut in many placer', destroying connection with the Fast. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Capture of Rebel General Stuart, The Rebels Falling back to the Line of the Conocoeheague River. Hogerstowa Ocenpiedby the Union Army I=l The Rebel Army Itedneed to a Space of Six Miles by Nine in which to Manoeuvre. 10 REBELS CROSSED THE POTOMAC, THE POTOMAC VERY HIGH A special dispatch from Washington reports that the rebel General Stuart was captured on Friday night by our cavalry. POSITION - OF THE REBEL ARMY PHILADEITHIA, July 13.—A gentleman who left Waynesboro yesterday at noon, furnishes the following interesting intelligence. • - It is understood that the rebels, in falling to the line of Conococheagim river from Antie tam, encountered the forces of Gen. Halligan, and after several skirmishes in the vicinity of Clear Spring, retired to the eastward. This ac cent:its no doubt for the occupation of Hagers town-by General Ewell. Hagerstown is now held by our forces. The position of the rebel army is now reduced to a space of six miles by nine, in which to manoeuvre. They have no naturally strong positions left to them, and it is believed by per sona in official position that they cannot possi bly escape caliture or annihilation. The report that a large number of rebels had crossed the Potomoc with a wagon train, is be lieved to be entirely false, as there is nothing to cross the river with exceping the rope ferry. Two hundred Union prisoners, who refused to take a parole from the • rebels, were crossed On this ferry on Thursday evening. Capt. Norris, who sticceeded in making his escape, brought information that so far as he observed, there was, no considerable rebel force on - the south bank of the Potomac. The Grey Reserves and Blue Reserves of Philadelphia, went on a reconnoissance on Sat urday towards Hagerstown, and succeeded in opening communication with the army of the Potomac, capturing several prisoners. They. were complimented by the Corps Commander for their excellent behavior. The Reserves sustained no loss. The store trains of the regiments arrived and the sufferings of the men are at an end. A gentle Man who bas just arrived from the Antietam valley, report 3 that heavy thunder storms visited that region on Saturday and Sunday evening. The rain fell in torrents for hours, and the mountain streams were again much swollen. FURTHER PARTICULARS. WASHINGTON, July 13. A letter from Antlehun Creek, dated yester day, says : - „Vice PresidentHamlln 'Was In camp. Thvmmber of prhmners who have been for warded by the General Provost Marshal to Baltimore is between S,OO Th., dependent of thdse st nt ferwari I_s-Gen. and hundreds of deFert , r , in 1' , 1. , --ylvatdd, It is estimated that nt:Arl; o r ,, have left Lee's army, a large p rt.ue have recrossed the Potomac at above Williamsport, and made tiair 11 to their homes in the south. From the best sources it is believed tl:at has yet in his command not less than men. Taking the natural strategic pni.dtir. n possession of the enemy, and the additi,,, advantage of his being entrenched, Meade has no trivial task before him. He is preparing for the conflict with all 1 ., sible speed, coupled with gnat discrLtion engine 3rs ate industriously employed in sure: ing the ground, and selecting the best pt*iti while our cavalry are employed in Lelin , - tl enemy's lines. . There was considerable skirmishing al,, t3L: t lines on Saturday night and yesterday mornit The enemy's infantry and artillery were in p view on the Hagerstown road. FROM WASHINGTOk. Important Order Relative to Mt WAR DEPARTSIENT, PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE, July 13th, 1863. To answer inquiries wade t 9 this office it announced: Fwd. Any drafted parson paying three IlLa dred dollars under section 13 of the cnrollmtl.: act, is thereby- exempt from farther liabiliil under that draft, but not from any subsequent draft. &cond. Any drafted person furnishing ti.eceptable substitute is exempt from service, for the period for which said substitu is mustered into the service. Third: A substitute once mustered int" 11.. , service cannot be drafted while in the sere Fourth. A drafted man cannot pay coni4 , tation money or present a substitute after has reported himself to the Board of Eurolltu,-;:t for'examination. ITfth. Men who on the 3d of March, were in the miltary service of the United Suuea as substitutes under the draft of 1862, and n I, term of service has since expired, are not 1;a1 , ' e to the present draft, but the persons for 10a! they were substituted are liable to draft the same as though they had not been drafted c , l furnished substitutes under the •draft of 11 t year. KEW Your., July 13. &Vt. In serving the notices as required 1.) circular No. 42 from this office, a reasonably time to report shall in each ease be granted ly the board of enrollment to men in the btu, service, who have been or may be drafted. (Signed,) JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marshal General. EXTENSION OF' TIME FOR HOLUM THE 'UNION STATE CONVENTION. At a meeting of the Union State Central Cott mittee, held in this city to day, it was resolved to extend the time for holding the Union State Convention at Pittsburg,. from July Itt [t. August sth. The following is the resolution adopted, p ;riding for this extension: Resolved, That in the present emergeuty, while many delegates to the Union State ek,a vention are engaged in the military service, ane cannot be present at the meeting appointed to be held at Pittsburg on the Ist of July nett, It is deemed expedient to postpone the Conven t ion until Wednesday, the sth day of August ttxt, at 11 o'clook, A. IL, and it is hereby postpoot 3 until that time. NB Yon, July 13 Draft. The following circular was issued Iron tl - at Department to-day: the Editors of the rdsgraph: PHILADELPHIA, June •_'4, 1613 Editors of the different Union newspare - throughout the Commonwealth, will please gier this notice an insertion in their columns. P. FRASER SMITH, Chairman pro to. 1i13111.811.41XY, Secretary. Witit. On the evening of the 11th instant, at Ikr residence in this city, Mrs. Alm &TIPPER fI.IIER, widow and relict of the late GEORGE FIOIER, Esq., of Pine Ford, Dauphin county, in tlid eighty-sixth year of her age.. The friends of the family are respectfully Id quested to attend her funeral to-morrow moth fog at 10 o'clock, from her late residence iq Walnut street, near Second. Nap 2lbvtrtisimtnto. ALADY, a stranger in the city, who has been suddenly thrown upon her own resource;, is extremely desirous of obtaining some lacii tive employment. Please address EMILY M at Dyl3-2t9 THIS OFFICE . TO ALL WHO MAY BE DRAFTED WArr. DEPARTMENT, PROVOST MERMAN GRNERAL P S s, ;- Washington, D. C., July 10, 186 J. ) CIRGULAII, No 43. j TT:following extracts from laws ofthe kited States, now In force, are published is the information and guidance of all concerned. Section 12, of the .Enrolment act, after ui reeling how the draft shall be conducted, sms "And the person so drawn shall be notified of the same within ten days thereafter, by a writ ten or printed notice, to be served personally, or by leaving a copy at the last place of reel deuce, requiring him to appear at a designate place of rendezvous to report for duty." Section 13, of the Enrolment act, contain, the following: "And any person failing to re port after due service of notice, as herein pre scribed, without furnishing a substitute, or paying the required sum therefor, shall be deemed A DESERTER, and shall be arrested by the Provost Marshal, and sent to the nearest mili tary post for trial by court-nurrttal, unless, upon proper showing that be is not liable to do mili tary duty, the Board of Enrolment shall relies him from the draft." The 20th Article of War contains the ing : "All officers and soldiers c eon victed of having deserted, shall suffer DENT - a, of such other punishment as by sentence of cart martial shall be inflicted." JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marshal Sendai. PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE, 14rn DISTRIct, Harrisburg, Pa., July 13th, 1863 THOSE WHO MAY BE DRAFTED, and public generally, are directed to study th: above order, and be guided and governed by ir as Sac. 13 of the Eunoraunir Acr will be 11,01 ly enforced in the 14th District of Pennsy nia. JOHN KAY CLEMENT, Captain and Provost Marshal, jylBd3tawtf] 14th District Pennsylvania ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. TETTRItS of administration having this /Lis been granted by the Register of Dauptiu. county to the subscriber, on the estate 0! Peter Becker, late of the city of Harrisburg , deceased, all persons knowing themselves is lebted to said estate are requested to make im mediate settlement, and those having ci 141 1 ' 5 are requested to present them to the subscriber. GEORGE GARVERICLI, Ad rn nistrator _ jea-doaw6w AGS 15 .t; Different colored double varieties; White Fringe, Purple Fringe, or Mist Tree. and o ther thrubbety, at Keystone Nursery. miSi.
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