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TIABRISBITE,G, PA
Saturday livening, July IS, 1563
Who is Who
The following is a copy of a handbill posted
in various parts of the city. We leave the
reader to its perusal:
SITBSIIIrTES WANTED.
Persons wishing to go as substitutes for
Drafted lien will be able to make arrangements
by calling at the Buehler House. NO OBJEC
TION TO COLOR. July 17,.1863.
—Two objects are apparent in this publica
tion. It is evident that some pale face is ex
ceedingly anxious to escape a duty which be
owes to his country, by employing a "nigger"
to do the work. By this, it would seem that
the "nigger" is not so bad after all, particu
larly if he pass as a substitute, and frpin .the
imprint of the bill in question, we are left to
Infer that even a copperhead Democrat can be
taught to regard a "nigger" with favor, pro
vided any of the race are willing to risk
their maks to save the miserable lives of
the tyrants north or south who have made
use of all their social and political privilege
to tread the colored man down deeper and
deeper into eternal degradation. The other
object which seems to strike us, is the
lurking, insinuating purpose of the advertiser,
whoever he may be, to arouses. bitter prejudice
on the subject of the draft. We have no faith in
anything that emanates from the Tory Organ
or the establishment in which it is printed, and
therefore we look suspiciously on this adver
tisement. If the friends of that establishment
could get up a riot, by which the streets of
Harrisburg would b 3 made to run with human
blood, as were those in New York, they would
resort to just such covert tricks as that which
lurks in a construction which can be placed on
this advertisement. The spirit of copperheadism
rejoices to embarrass the Goverpnient and im
pede the war ; and with traitors, the end al
ways justifies the means.
With regard to the colored man who offers
himself, in this war, as the substitute of a
known, notorious copperhead, we must deal
candidly and briefly. Any colored man who
thus offers himself, will deserve to be degraded
still further in, the social mire and mud of this
age of his oppression. The copperhead looks .
upon the colored man as a beast of 'burden—
as a thing to be aught and sold—and as only
fit for service in the army when said colored
man can . eo as the substitute of a coward, a
dough-face or a secret traitor'. Under no cir
circumstances, we trust, will any of the.colOred'
men of Harrisburg go as the substitutes of their
contemners and worOd-be oppressors. If. the
colored man loves his country—if he is really
anxious to benefit
. himself and.ernancipate - his
race from i the terrible thrall in which it is held,
let him strike for freedom' under the sitars and,
stripes as a volunteer, unbought by the gold
of any tyrannical coward, such as is re re
:en copper ea s au
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the country.
—Since the above was written, we learn
that the Assistant Provost" Marshal General.of
PennsylVania has dedded that a neyro:is no mili
tary equtzwksf for a tohtte man. This settles that
question, but will it affect the "no objection to
color" of the anxious seekers after substitutes in
the advertisernent' we have quoted? •
The Fall of Charleston.
The heart of tremlin has at 'length been
reached, and in the fall of Charleston,,silich
we-aii - V. t ilue•to-arty, we can see the end_of the
rebellion. As the locality in which the , hell
born heresy of secession was nur tured,the city of
Charleston will always be counled_With an in
ferny only excelled by that which 'Babylon en
joyed when it wasabhorred by r paan and despised
by God. South Carolina has been the only Joni
spot on the fair escutcheon of the Union,from the
day it becameassociated n the sisterhood,of states
to the hour that it betrayed the purpose to
rule or ruin the American Union. It has been
the great nest in which traitors of all , grades
and complexion have been hatched—and what
South Carolina has been , and is to'the Union,:
Charleston has also been to South Carolina.
We sincerely and piously believe thai the
interests of the world and - humanity require
that the, city of Chaileatbn should be razed
from itatfoundationa, and its name blotteg:frorn
the Besot the clamor the world; This ninth is
due to the braVe inert who hilieifidlen on the
,
battlefields of the Union. 0 Wdim to our 'pre
suffering and -future safety.:.lt ie due to
God and Min, that a great example be - msde of
a city Vitich'd,efied and sought to obstract His
purpose.-of elevating and iMproving His crea:
tures. Bat, vengeance is mine, saith the Lord !
It is this, promise which- gives us faith in the
ultimatwfate of the iplace of _treason.! In
the meantime let us rejoicethat Charlesttin.has
been compelled to Bm - render tejtbaarmy of the
'Republic! • • „..* '
The Arrest of . Showers.
As the arrest of the man Edward Showersq.has
been attempted to be given to the public'n a
shape to reflect on the Governtnent, the folloiv
ing facts may be of service in enlightening this
corn triunity On the merits of that case. The Carlisle
Herald of the.l7.tklust,. l pays that on Sunday,
the day after,the first appearance of the rebels
in Carlisle, Showers'was overher(rdlin.what he
supposed was tr'Secret CAVeriation -With two of
the rebel Meets, infunning them of the where
abonts of the grain, &ei;laelppging.,t6 John
Noble, Carey Ahl, and one other, farmer,!whcee.
name the witness did not4emember. Another
poinyiralhe testiMouy'wai that for some time
previous to the apPearanceVf - the rebels he was
constantly making.meadtmeprossions sinailartO
the following: , That - 44y lnansupportOggtepresent
administfalion of: the' Governments in :.'any way—
shouldering a gun oi'ccmtributing ci!lollar+toward the
conduct of the war, was a traitor his country. The
Herald ftirtlieriptimatesrthat therels more evi
dence which WM make case against him,
when fully made up, a very strong one,
Showers is one of the hlatant.copperlfetuie, Of
whom wiltave abundant in the loyal States,
who have -- een doing-whatthey.could to aid the
cause of rebellion. Ifithe testimony; is as.shrong
againsigifir4l.4l/4fititria.tidibY'Alle Herald, it is
a great pity that Showers ever was paroled, be
cause it is time such men as he.were brought to
justice.
Will Philadelphia, Like New York, At
tempt Nullification
The question which we use as a caption for
this article, is frequ , otly asked by those who
hope for an affirmative answer. No lo) al
Pennsylvanian, in the first place, cancoive
it necessary ti ask such a question. Davie, II
Philadelphia and New York there is a vast ,lif
forence, politically as well,as socially. The
population of New York, we care not whether
it is that which moves unseen amid the filth of
its purlieus, or that -which flaunts its silks or
rolls in its chariots throughout Broadway, this
population has little sympathy with that noble,
national feeling which not only inspires the
people of Philadelphia, bat which animates the
people of every city in the loyal States. New
York is always for New York. There is noth
ing good outside of Gotham—nothing evil in
side—if we believe the press of that city. Yet
after all the benefits which the Government has
showered on New York, permittiog its wealth
to flow at the feet of New York merchants,
employing New York mechanics at extravagant
prices, and giving up its credit to the keeping
of New York speculators, the first organized,
attempt, at nullification is made in that city ;
made at a moment when it was supposed the,
Government would be unprepared to meet the
shock, and therefore most likely to go to
cts beneath the blow thus inflicted. To
many people, this condition of affairs will
seem strange and unaccountable, simply be
cause the great mass of men in this country
have been accustomed to look upon New York
city as the powerful cen treof all that's eminently
American in wealth, enterprise and patriotism.
But to suppose this is to, labor under a most
egregious mistake. New York trade, literature,
politics and amusements are all controlled by a'
foreign influence which entertains' the most
inveterate hatred for the, nationality. of America-
For pounds, shilling and pence, two-thirds of
the population of New York would- at any
moment barter all that is dear to the truly pa
triotic and loyal American. There is an English
element in that city, which has worked itself
insidiously into the control of the columns of
many of its newspapers—which influences its
business—which opens or closes its coffers, and
which has its fingertseverat the throat ofGotham,
to deprive it of its breath or tickle it to laughter,
just as the mood of the hour or the mammon in
volved, may dictate. Foreign capital, foreign
credit, foreign instincts and objects, alone rule
in New York. It is a sort of stopping place on
the highway between this nation•and the people
of Europe; a stopping place where all that is
evil remains, because it is tempted by gain to
tarry, or in its lack of means, it is unable to I
push forward in,to the genial glow and warmth
of the true region of the great liepUblic.
—Between such cities as New York and
Philadelphia there is no affinity, and therefore
there can be no sympathy. Philadelphia is
i tentified with the nationality of the American
GovernMe4„by principle and Patriotism. Its
,
Progress and development are in oommon with
those ; of the whole country. ..It seeks to imi
tate no foreign modes or manners—it has no
interests which op -7 .1a wlth those rif:this
nation—no enterprises that autagordze any-.
_thing which is Ameripan, and . ne 2 43urposes
which can possibly interfere With its duly to the
Federal Government Philadelphia is peculi
arily American. It is American in business,.
in credit, in ambition and in glory. It was the
birth place of 'the nation and it will be its
sepulchre, if lasting devotion to its welfare and
glory, if determined' adherence to its fate for
good or evil, can make it such. Philadelphia,
therefore, will not imitate New York. Be
tircen.the two : cities there is as much differenee,
so far-as Americanism io concerned, as there is
between Philadelphia and Liverpool, Philadel-,
Thia and ConStantirteple, or Philadelphia and
any of the priest-ridilen, tyrant oppressed cities
of the old world. Philadelphia is for .A.Mer.:,
.
New York IS t forNewTork—for the money
she can preqfoue of the misery of the nation—
for the profits she can gather from the 116.Ceg-
I shies of-the people-for the position she can
achieve by speculating on-'=the material out
of which the Undergarments of children are
manufacturel. Let us have no comparisons,
then, between Philadelphia and New York, 7 -
The refinement, patriotism, sterling manhood
and ,Ctirlatian position of the' crne, are enhanced
and ennobled, as the brutality ; treason, sensed
nation and arson of the other-startle the world
and for :the moment - make civilization and
hunianity hold their breath.
The Tama is beginning Ao leak opt concern.
ing the New - tork riots. The Evening Post of
yesterday says that the impo;rtant statement is
now mptie,upen semi-offictel, authority, that
the small State militia forcenchere were not per
tnitted to be used at the outeet upon the mob. •
It is expected that irt the course of a day or two
the facts will be placed before„the public in a
detailed and unquestionably authentic form.
—We have no more doubt in our mind that
Horatio Seymour sympathised with the murder
ous mob thatlately carried death and desolation
;through the city of New York, than we have
'that the same , ruse, with aIL the Democratie
leaders, sympathiie with the rebels_ of the South.
As Wan is now practiced' by the nations of
the'a mid, the genius of man Visaed to invent,
the most fearful machinery for the destructiOti,
of his fellow man. For instance, a shelffor
riflea'has been. invented by Captain NOildn:Of
the, pritish army. It ie charged .*ith staid
phosphorous. Projected from a • cavalry pisfel;
,it lOged in a dead board and burned with a
fierpillame for some time. lmegine'ten thou
.
sand,Men armed with rifles throwing such niis
silei width° effect upon the foe assaiiedz.
EfORDRIFDS OF BURL DASILIVIZES, we Tare in
formed by ,a gentleinan in whose veracity we
have confidence, are actually now engaged in
assisting the farmers of - NaNk t ,Cnmberland . and .
Adams counties-to gather :their harvestar.t:- If
this is so, peace, when it'aiiii3ek' will ining - With
I
it genAl joys, the genercinefeeliiigAfritli/461411
nncl.fraternalaeciprocity, which to many,go • •
in en'have Maki& limuldllsivtrAikditt be (Stab , '
lished between the revolted and the loyal
States.
Interesting from Tennessee
A Fierce Ride from Murfreesboro to Shelbyville-- The
Victory at Liberty Gap —Pennsylveinta and Illi
nois Bra very —T he Popularity of Gen. Rocecrans
—The Invincibility of the Army of the Cumber
land— A March of Seven Days through Mud and
Rain ---The Cowardice of the Rebels at Tullahoma
—A Message from the Troops in the T geld to the
Copperheads at monzt. Terme ss ee Wheeling info
the Line of the Erman.
Corresponelence of the Telegraph]
HOOVER'S Ger, TENN. , June 28, 1863.
We left Murfreesboro on the 24th, with three
corps, on the Shelbyville pike. After six miles
marching we took a dirt road and moved to
ward Wartrace, Tennessee. At 2 p. at. we
met the enemy and drove them back. We
here entered a very rough and hilly country,
mountains on every side. We charged up their
sides, driving the rebels at the point of the
bayonet, and bivouacked for the first night 12
miles from Murfreesboro. In the early morn
' ing we started again for the nest hill. The
enemy would kW back from one high hill to
another, and fight. desperately, but 'twee no
use. It rained constantly and the mud was
simply horrible. Oa the 25th, with the 79th
Illinois, were ordered forward, and with slight
loss gained a position within 200 rods of one of
the worst looking young mountains to scale I
have ever seen. The bullets, shell and grape
flew like bail en every side, ,but we hugged the
ground and kept our position. At last the or
der-came to cross a large cornfield. open, with
out any protection, nearly half amile in width,
and take the hill, with the promise of support.
We started, mud a foot deep, through a tern
ble fire from a brigade of Arkaneasans on the
mountain and three batteries. It was a terrible
march, but on we went, men dropping on
every side of me. The color bearer fell—it
was caught up and carded forward. Batteries
played on us at every step. Shell were con
tinually bursting over our heads, or "plunging
into the mud, but on we went, and in forty
minutes had fought - the battle of Liberty Gap,
'and driven from the bill a whole brigade of the
rebs ; but forty of our little: band lay mangled
land groaning on the path over which we charg
ed. It was far worse and severer than any
thing at the famoirs battle of Stone River, and
the 79th stands high, Winning great praise,
though at a fearful sacrifice of life. I wonder
at my own escape, withoutea scratch, evhile
death was an crowding about Me. All fear was
gone, atid we cared only for victory. It was a
grand old shout that went up from the surviv
ors as the robs took to'their heels and left us in
possession of the bill.
The; night of the 25th we were on picket—
no sleep for us—raining hard all night, but
before morning dawned the "enemy! were away,
satisfied with their, taste of Illinois and Penn
trYlvania bravery. Outof the 18 men whom I
took into the fight I' lost seven killed and .
wounded. After a day's rest, to.dake cars of
our dead and wounded, and on the morning of
the 27th we started for the pike, and were
moving on our way to Dixie, the whole army
in fine spirits, driving the enemy at every
point. I have unbounded confidence in our
success, and Gen. Ratecrans -wins the highest
regatd as a good and skillful General. Ido not
believe the army of the Cumberland can be
whipped. 'We are moving forward in grand
style. The rain still falls, the roads are the
worst I ever saw, but on we go, soaked by the
drenching torrents, only anxious to close up
this war. lam sitting in an ambulance writing
this with pencil, as you see, while troops are
passing on to hike the advance, which we have
had since we left Murfreesboro. It is 1 o'clock,
P. M , and we have been waiting since three A.
w. for them to get by, but still they come.
CAMP NEAR TIILIAIIOM`A, July 4.—1 wrote last'
from .Iloriv_e_e_a_Grul. after our sharn hattle,and
decided victory at Liberty Gap. Since then wo
hriteen on the chase after the cowardlyrebs
bet have not yet found them. When I look
back over the scenes of the past few days, I
can Vily.wonder at the endurance of men.. No
army ever encountered a combination of obsta
cles so discouraging. It rained constantly, for
,
oven dem and the mud became so deep that
we could ecarecily get our artillery through
Thortsetads of sokliera worked all night in the
entiellaud rain, covered with dirt, dripping to
the skin, tired, weary, with sore feet and half
rations, for it was impossible for our supplies
to get up at all. These things were done for
night after night. For three nights we had
„lasted an hour and
of sleep t two of them we marched
until! three in the neutenee,
darted on our way at lour. That one nour is
remembered as a great blessing. Everything,
was discouraging and it seemed as if Providence
was *against us, but still the spirit of the men
.was wonderful. During the whole, time I
heard not one word of complaint. All seemed
bent only on one thing--whipping the enemy ;
and the harder the work tne more cheerful
seemed the workers ; and every time we met
the enemy they were whipped, our. men going in
with a hurrah, taking butteries, gape in moun
tains, prieonere, everything that attempted to
bar our pftress. At 3A. at., of the 29th, we'
reached fdanchester, without meeting-the "but
ternuts," and Wene soon on our way for this
noted' place, 'where-we expected and hoped to.
Meet thevhivalrYwherliad so long dared us to,'
fight"thene, but out. rapid 4ttarching and our
Tigoroeis and daring charges Whenever We 'could
Vet at them, bad made'their legs cowardly and
they could not stop, even in their streeghold,
but went flying through and with only slight
skirmishing we entered their works. They left
their-tents Maudling and the ground was iteewn
With dirty butternut midterms, knapAbks,
gtio, cartridge boied, Stc. Their heavy rifled
64:pounders ern the forte were snout for
want of brave hearts to man them. Withevery
advantage in their - Aim; they proved. themt .l
selves'cowards." Ttiree regiments of Tenn**
-troops refused to leave this place. They- were,
disarmed and matched away under .'a hex
ek
guard. There is no.doribt of the trete of thils
statement, and it shows how the C. S. A. in thiir
quarter is hanging together. •
, T4We expect the cars from Nashville to-night'
with rations, and then again we mole on. Gene,
Thomas and Crittenden; and the other two
vision of MeCooke'recorps, are going on. Last
night they were at Deckard, twenty miles hi
advance, capturing prisoners, trains, Stc. The
we4ther is fmiroving,,atid you may expect tb
/hear soon of our arrival at Chattanooga. ' Our
diV i ision at present remains here. 'We protested
against it,, wishing still to be in the advance,
to do the fighting and hard work, but General
Itosecrads seems to think we must rest. It is; I
however, no privilege to even rest in this mis
erable, low and swampy country. The city of
Tullahoma is about the size of some coal boat
landing, and the people look too disconsolate
for any. use. They are bereft of their dear
-friends, the 'brave and -valorous chivalry who
invited us lo meet them, but were "not at
home" when we called. Roaecrans is a great
'eniiosity in this , cenntry. The people all want
to see him. He and the Army of the Cumber
land are a - perfeptterror, and the people look as
it they expected to see us with horns, an hook
anktails. Gunboats never (seated half the fear
anp, they all talk - Union as soon as they can get'
their breath. .
•NeWs this n eveeing from the front. The renal'
army is scattering in AU : directions. The Kell--
o li f ne j e a b ly y . hu o n u d r re t t r . ee T b h at i t s e is rie o s e m r Fodtth
tucky -and 'Tennessee troops are coming into onr
g a i de rici th i t
welkin
ring for thirtY-fninutes at noon. It was grand
the air 'was filled with the cheers and shouts;
of the soldiers ' and the representatives of t e
lidystorie did State their share.
We watch.with much ' , anxiety Lee's progre
triiPentetilkania, and.we are 'ashamed when
think ik tlienien• at home Who would alio
anything to hold them beck at such a mist
We have faith in our old State, and when we
are asked, "What of Pennsylvania?" we answer,
"She is all right." There are plenty at home
for defence. I fuel sure that we shall he able
to point home to our noble old State with pride
and tell our comrades from other State, look
at Pennsylvania; how nobly she meta danger
and thrusts invaders from her soil.
TULLATIOMA, July 9.—This mottling all are
rejoicing and full of gladness. We have just
heard the news. Vicksburg is ours, and the
Army of the Potomac has gained signal victories
over Lee and his hosts. Tee skies are bright.
God grant us more victories and a speedy peace.
With such a cause as ours success is certain in
,the end, though we wait long for it, and some
times think all is dark and gloomy, and though
we walk through many sorrows and mourn over
many brave fallen heroes. The feeling of our'
Southern neighbors is all gloom, though the
poor deluded wretches dream of victories for their
arms in the face of failure and defeat. How
Ido the miserable, cowardly copperheads feel?
Row do they—lost to all shame—dead to any
love of country—who cast aside the memories
of revolutionary sires, and would tamely bend
the knee to traitors, and sacrifice liberty, jug-
tice, humanity and religion. How do they
take the news ? We hope to send them more
of the same kind for their comfort. To do this
we are chasing Bragg and his army through the
mud, marching night and day, harnessing our
selves to our supply and artillery trains to get
them out of the mire, and living for a week at
a time on half rations. Hope they will be
grateful to Roeecrans and the Army of the Cum
berland for any bits of news we may send them.
On the principle of the homeopath,' "similia
similibus curaniur, or in more homely phrase—
a hair of the dog that bit you" it may cheer
them to be told that we have driven, &moral
'
?zed and scattered in all directiens the famous
'army of Capt. Bragg. "A little more grape"
will not help him. The mountains around are
full of deserters. Tennessee is wheeling into
line. The remnant of the old 77th are trying to
do their duty and help on the good cause.
Yours truly, W. A. R.
gattst ttlegrapt
The Attack on Charleston
—.—
The Preparations for the Grand Final
Result.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE CITY
=l=
PHILADELPHIA, July 38
A letter to the Boston 'Jerald, dated off
Charleston, July 12, says the grand and final
attack is assigned for. Tuesday,. the 14th inst..
Everything is working well here. •
Morris Island is ours.
Charleston and the forts" are completely be
sieged..
Five iron clads and fifteen gunboats are off
Fort Sumter, and ten gunboats and one forty
gun frigate, and the Now Ironsides, will come
over the bar to-night.
Three more iron clads will arrive this after
DOM.
Three more iron dads will arrive tonight at
high water.
'Six hundred fresh men to assist the gunboats
and iron clads have arrived.
BAtteries with heavy two hundred pounders
rifled guns have been erected on Morris Island
by our troops, and will take part in the bom
bardment of Sumter.
LATER.
Furious :Attack --- upon "the - Qum
ming'B POint Battery.
TUE WORKS CAPTURED AND RECAPTURED
EVERYTHING WOEXING'WELL
SUMTER OPENS ON MORRIS ISLAND
A Breach Made in the: South Walle
of Sumter.
BOSTON, July 18.
The correspondent of the Boston Herald gives
the following account of the second days fight
ing on Morris Island: •
On the morning of the 11th of July; the 6tb
Connecticut and 9th Maize made a furious at
tack upon the Cumming's Point battery. They
got possession of it and hoisted the Ametican
flag at daylight Fort Suorit..!
when a
rennsyivania"regiment cowardly deserted them ;
refusing to stand by their comrades.
MThe other regiments held the battery until
they were badly cut up. They.then abandoned
it and the rebels again took poseession. These
two regiments have shown themselves the
heroes of the campaign.
At 10 o'clock, A.. 11., the monitors proceeded
to attack the Cummings Point battery, and at
12 o'clock three wooden gunboats opened on
the battery, at long range, end threw their 200
pound sbote_directly into the woiks.
Fort Sumter has been throe Ina ,- shell into
Morris Island, without doing any dainage
our side.
The cannonading ceased at four o'clock P. sr.
The monitors,have been supplied with fresh
crews from the different ships.
The ironclad Montauk has just arrived from
Port Royal,-.and Lieut. Boomer„,of the Housa
tonic will take command of her. She is over
'the bar, proceeding with, the gunboats and six.
teen vessels; in front of Morrie Island and Fort
Sumter.
We shill recommence the attack to-morrow
morning, when we will be sure of silencing the
.Cumming's Point Battery and Fort Johnson.
Everything is working well.
The batteries opened in earnest.
The Memphis ilms just brought in a side
wheeler, loaded with cotton, which was cap
tured while trying to rum out of Bull's bay,
last night.
Our troops will have, their , battery done in
two days more, and' then.' they can shell Fort
Sumter..
ANOTFIER ACCOUNT.
Nzw YORK, July 18.—The advicei, per the
steamer Fulton state, as the result of General
Gilmore's operations up to the morning of the
14th, that he has possession of all the batteriee
on Morris Island, save Fort Wagner.
It is reported that our iron cladi,have made
a breach on the south walla of Fortßurater,,
On the 13th one hundred and thirteen rebels,
wounded, were brought into Folly Island.
Many of them stated that they were forced into
the rebel service, and intend to take the Oath
of allegiance. They are;Germans, and .willbe
sent north.
The other advices, ver the Fulton, are merely
corroborated of. :the : Boston Herald's account.
THE VERY LATEST,
A dispatch dated Nashville, says news was
received from Chattanooga which 4tates that
CVAR,LESTON IS IN POSSESSIQO THE
BDERALS! !
FUN NEW YORK,
Eyerything Quiet in the City
sYO .M l 7. •
OD bare:-g gale met
-Bth and 71st New York regimentiarrived at 9
o'clock.
FROM GEN• MEADE'S ARMY.
ARRIVAL OF MORE PRISONERS
Gallant Dash of General Gregg.
Capture of - Prisoners, Colors and Four
Pieces of Artillery•
WASHINGTON, July 18
A letter from the headquarters of the Army
of the Potomac says, a frw shots were heard on
Friday afternoon in the direction of Vestall's or
Gregory's Gap, resulting, it is believed, from
small parties of rebels reconnoitering those
places and being dispersed by our cavalry and
light batteries.
Several Paymasters have arrived and the offi
cers and men attached to Gen. Meade's Head
quarters are receiving their pay to July lst.
No definite information ein be obtained of
Lee's present or intended movement.
About seven hundred prisoners arrived at
beadquafters on Thursday night and more have
been torwarded by other routes.
A non-commissioned officer who arrived in
Washington to-day, says that on Thursday Gen.
Gregg crossed at Falling Waters and was cut
off at Shepperdetown for six hours from com
munication with our army. He finally relieved
himself; according to the same authority, by a
gallant cluttge upon the rebels, capturing a
large number of prisoners, three stands of colors,
and four pieces of artillery. t.
FROM WASHINGTON
111PORTANT ORDER MIME TO THE DRAFT
Consolidation of Departments
WAR DEPARTMENT,
• PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL :8 OFFICE,
Washington, July 17, 1t563. 77
CIRCULAR No 47.
First. Drafted men become soldiers in the
service of the 'United States by the fact of
their names having been drawn in the draft.—
The notification served upon them by the Pro
vost Marshal, Is merely an announcement of the
fact, and an 9rder for them to report for duty
at a designated time and plate.
Second. the following opinion of the Hon.
Mr. Whiting, solicitor of the War Department,
is published for the information of all con
cerned:
When a person has been drafted in pursuance
of the enrollment act of March 3d, 1863, notice
of such draft must be served within ten days
thereafter by a written or printed notice, to be
served on him personally or by leaving a copy
at his last place of residence, requiring him
to appear at a designated rendezvous to
report for dal. Any person failing to re
port for duty aftey notice has been left at
his last place of residence, orserved on him
personally, without furnishing a substitute or
paying thre hundred dollars, is pronounced by
law to be a deserter. He may be arrested and
held for trial by court martial, and sentenced
to death.
If a person after being drafted and before re
ceiving deserts, the notice may still be
served by leaving at his last place of residence,
and if he does not appear in accordance with the
notice or furnish the substitute, or pay the
$3OO, be will be in law a deserter, and must be
tietted accordingly.
There is no way or manner in which a person
once enrolled can escape his public duties,and
when drafted, whether present or ab sent,
whether he changes his residence or absconds,
the rights of the United States against him are
secured, and it is only by the , performance of
his duty to the country that he will escape lia
bility to be treated as a criminal. -
(Signed.) Wl5l WHITING,
Solicitor of the War Dipartment.
JAMES B. FRY, .;
• Provost Marshal General.
WAIL DEPARTMENT,.
Paovosr 151.tantan Gairrear.'s DEPICE,
Washington, D. C., lily 18, 1863.
CIRCULAR
No. 49.
First. Hereafter a reward of ten, dollars will
be paid for the apprehension and delivery of a
de enter, and paragraph twenty-foxy, page 6, of
Regulations for the Government of the Bureau
of the Provott Marshal General of the United
States, as well as'paragraph two of Circular No.
23 from the Provost Marshal General's office,
are amended accordingly.
The second paragraph, twenty-third page,.of
the same racmiationa. is ailltincirci in; -a to road
as follows:
The members of the guard may -be allowed
or'ilie time actually and necessarily employed
in the trip, a per diem of not more than one
dollar and fifty cents besides their actual ex
penses, provided they accomplish the duty as
signed them. - JAMBS B. FRY,
ProvastMarshal General.
WASHINGTON, My 17.
GENERAL GESEES, No. 217, WAR DEPARTMENT,
ARTUTANT GENZRAI:B Ora/on, WASHLEGTON, July
1 fr.L-.Birst. By direction of the President, the
Gepartments of 'Virginia and North Carolina are
Milted into one, and . Major General J. E. Foster
is assigned to the commapd.
Second.; Major-General John A. • Dix will im
mediately repair to New Yotk city, and re
lieve Major ,General Wool from the command
of the Department of the East. By order of
the Secretary of War.
E. D. TOWNSEND,
imistantAdjatW. General
LEES1,410M.11011111:
Lee's main force is reported to be at Win
chester, hastily moving towards Culpepper,
where be will , be joined by reinforcements from
Bragg, whose main army is said to have reached
Richtatead. •
ARRIVAL OFIOUS OM=
Major General Couch arrived here to-day,
and had a lengthy interview with the Secretary
of War.
DIRTIES, OF SOLDIERS
The following'deaths of soldiers are reported
to-day:--CorPoral James Hagaman, Co. G, 148 d
Pa.; David P010.01'; Co. H, 167th Pa.- . Oliver
Mulholland, Co. D, 176th Pa.; Edward - Butler .,
Co. E, 6th Michigan; John A. CObleigh, Q 6.
34th Mass.; C. Xudd New York. artillOry,
FIT! THOUSAND IXENNU, OTTIONRS PRISONERS
The number of rebel commissioned oincets
held by us is over five thousand; from lieuten
ant generals down to second lieutenants
f :i~
3f.ajor.General Beyee„has been ordered to re
-I.li,te 01. Sackett, on t Army 'Retiring Board,
at New York. The eacceorsor to his command
Ina not yet .heenTannooncql, but Gon. HoOker
will probably.ba.the mart.
FROM G GIANTS ARIEL'
Q.en. Sherman Surrounds - and Cap
tares 61000 Rdbels•
lifintry, Artillery and Cavalry Captured.
New Tonic, July 18.
A Vicksburg letter . of the 7th in s et., to the
Rerald,,states-Mtat den...sherman's corp 4 s crowed
tee Big BlackAm the sth, and carriei,;Cpbh. - the
rear guard of Johnston's army in ofirse r iderable
doge, and had quite a, small ba
t General Sherman lairrounded inff'captured,
it 1 544 1 1 3 41 1 0k1, - aitiK 4 ,,rebOso comprising 41"
tan ~tvy, artillery and Civilly. •• •
Johnston continued his retreat axiom Peail
river.
FROM PORT ROYAL,
The Siege of Fort Wagner Progress
ing Favorably,
=3=
All the Fortif up to Secession
vine Cap u ed
i s l'F.W YORK, July 18
The steamer Fulton, from Port Soya!, with
dates to the 15th inst., has arrived.
Gen. Gilmore had commenced mining Fort
Wagner and the seige was favorably progressing
Gen. Foster had advanced along James
Island, and taken all the fortifications up to
Secessionville.
The steamer Emilie, from Murbena, has ar
rived with d des to the 16th. Among her pas
Gangers are the family of Maj. Gen. Fi.ster.
From Fortress Monree.
Condition of Affairs at Suffolk
The Town Abandoned by the Rebels,
FORTRESS MONROE, July 16
Fred. A. Rowe, of the Ninety-ninth New
York, and commander of the army gunboat
West End, is promoted from first lieutenant to
c.ptain. Lieut. David J. Bsily, of be same
regiment, is also promoted to a captaincy.
Second Lieut. J. A Fleming, of the same regi
ment, is promoted to first lieutenant.
A. member of Dodge,s cavalry left Ports.
month, Ye , on Tuesday morning, on a visit to
Suffolk. When a few miles from town he se
creted his horse, and passed in on foot after
waiting till dark. He obtained quarte•s at a
farm house. The next morning he (being in
disguise) breakfasted with three rebel officers,
and returned to Portsmouth that afternoon.—
Re reports that on the Sunday following the
evacuation of Suffolk by the 'Union troops three
rebel soldiers visited the place for motives of
curiosity, making only a brief stay. From this
time till Thursday of last week the place was
only visited by officers and others having rela
Lives in town.
On Thursday of last week Colonel Griffin,
Georgia, with four companies of cavalry, or
nearly one hundred men each, came into Suf
folk and took the building formerly occupied
by General Torry as his headquarters, and held
possession of the town till last Sunday, when,
from some unknown cause, they hastily de
camped.
Immediately after our troops left Suffolk,
the remaining merchants raised the price of
boots to $5O and everything else in proportion.
The silence of death prixails through the
town. No rebel flags are displayed. The citi
zens have not been molested in any way.
There are no troops between Suffolk and the
Blackwater, and none at the Blackwater at
present.
Two regiments of infantry, numbering its
hundred men, who were stationed there, have
left for James river, having heard that the
Union troops were about to land at a farm near
City Point, where there is a rebel store-house
containing fifteen thousand bushels of wheat.
Dr. D. M. Wright, of Norfolk, charged with
the shooting of Lieut. Sanborn, will have his
trial next Monday before a military commission,
over which Major General Keyes will preside.
It is understood that Major General Foster,
from Newbern, N. C., is expected here to take
command of this department.
The flag of truce steamer New York, Capt.
Chisholm, left for City Point this afternoon with
about one hundred rebel prisoners, in charge of
Major John E. Mulford.
There is no news to day from our James river
fleet.
Heavy showers have been falling here for the
laaltwenty-four horns.
LATER.
The Threatened Execution of Captains
Sawyer and Ryan by the Rebels-
Rebel Gen. Fitz llnglr Lee and Capt. Winder
to be Fieented in Retaliation
Foirraiss Moines, July 17.
The fallowirig order has been issued :
:ThEADQUARTERE, DEPARTMENT We VIRGINIA,
. Swami's ARMY tollid,
Foam= Ble,sßos, July 16. i
In pursuance of instructions from
•the War Departme - ot, the undersigned,
preparatory to assrAning command of the
the Eastern Depattment, relinquishes the
command of the department to Major General
J.G._ Foster. New Jersey volunteers, until the
arrival of Major General Foster at these head
quarters. Brigadier General George W. Geety,
United States volunteers, will perform the,
duties of department commander.
[Signed] JOHN A. DIX,
Major General Commanding.
Yesterday afternoon the rebel Gen. Fitz
,Hugh Lee and Capt. Winder were removed
from the fifcClellin Hospital to Fortress Mon
roe, and placed in a casemate under a guard,
and notice sent to the rebel government that if
they execute Captains Sawyer and Flynn, whom
they now hold in close eot.finement and under
sentence is Richmond, that Lee and Winder
will be executed in 'retaliation.
LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS
Particulars of the Surrender of Port Hudson,
Now Yoax, July 18.
The steamer Locust Point, from New Orle.as,
with dates to the 11th, has arrived.
The Era, of the 11th, says that on Wednes
day, the Bth inst., at 2 P. M., Gen. Gardner, the
rebel commander of Port Hudson, surrendered
unconlitionally to Major General Banks. The
rebel army was drawn up in line, stacked arms,
and General Barks took possession of the place.
Five thousand prisoners, fifty pieces of
artillery and all the small arms, etc., have
fallen into our hands.
A dispatch to the Efa, dated on the morning
of the Bth, says, at two o'clock a parley was
sounded from - the fort, and beingreplied to, an
enquiry Wa3 made about the news from Vicks
burg; on being assured that it bad fallen, Gen.
Gardner Promised to surrender to day. We
entered the place at noon. The glorious event
has filled the army with the wildest enthusiasm.
A subsequent account says that Gardner sent
in a flag of truce on the Bth, asking terms.—
Gen. Banksrespoided, unconditional surrender
with twenty-four hours to consider. At seven
A. N. on the 9th, Gardner unconditionally
rrendored.
The moment the surrender was completed,
the rebels sent a request br 6,000 rations, as
the,garrison had eaten,* last mite. This was
finind to be,fiterally a feet. They had devoured
their last mite.
The news was brought toNew Orleans by the
flag ship Tennessee.
One hundred gene were immediately fired by
order of Gen. Emory.
The loyal citizens of New Orleans were to
have a barchlight proceadon, illumination and
joyful jubilation on the night the steamer
Sailed. 77,4
The segesninnints ere-rather gloomy in coun
tenanoeil •P.
Nathaniel Hobbs, gunner of the steamer