tte Vatrifit tt- WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1863. 0. BARRETT ft CO., PROPRIETORS OmpunaniceAlollB will not be published in the PATRIOT AMP Utica unless accompanied with the name of the S. M. PETTILDIGILL & V 0.9 Pa- 37 Park Row, ri r., a n d a st a t e Batten, As* 6 " Wit * fez tho karourr ur Vier" in 'Male oltioo, sad are authorised to take Advertisements and llaboeriotions for no at oar Lowest ?raw' THE NATIONAL PLATFORM. PURPOSES OF THE WAR. Congress, by a vote nearly unanimous, passed the following resolution, which expresses the ?Oil* of the Nation and is the true standard of Loyalty: 1 , That the present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country it the disunioniota of the Ponthern States, now in arms against the Constitutional Government, and in arms around the Capital; that in this National emergency, Congream, banishing all feel ing of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged on their part its any spirit of oppression, or fir any pirpsae of conquest or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established autism:Um of those States„hut to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the - Mies, with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several State unimpaired; and that as soon as these ob• jests are accomplished the war ought to own." DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Democratic State Central Committee, the Convention of Delegates, chases by the Democrats throughout the State, will assemble AT HARRISBURG ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th, 1863, At 10 o'clock, a. in., to nominate candidates for Gover nor and..Twir of the Supreme Court, to be atipPOttad by the Mends of the CONSTITUTION and the 111110 N, at the ensuing election. The Convention will, also, give expression to the sentiments of the Democrats of the State, who, while their policy would have averted present disasters, will, nevertheless, devote the historic patriotism of our great party to rescue the Constitution and the Union—the one, from usurpation—the other, from final disruption. F. W. RUGRE3, Chairman Democratic State Central Committee. POTTSVILLI, May 28,1883. DEMOCRATIC MASS MEE TING. At a meeting of the Democratic City Execu tive Committee, held at Lb. hotel of Lazarus Bernhard, on Wednesday dvening, the 10th inst., a resolution was unanimously adopted to hold a Democratic mass meeting on WEDNES DAY EVENING, the 17th inst., to ratify the nominations to be made by the Convention on that day. The meeting will be held in Market square, fronting the Buehler House. Hon. Wm. Bigler, Charles Ingersoll, Esq., Dr. Geo. W. Nebinger, Chas. W. Carrigan, lion. John L. Dawson, Hon. Chas. R. Bucks lew, Gen. Geo. W. Cass, Hon.' W. H. Witte, Hon. Hinter Clymer, Judge Bleak, and other distinguished Speakers, are expeoted to be present and address the meeting. Let there be a general turn out of all who wish to hear sound doctrine and incontrovert ible troths from men who are not afraid to give utterance to the sentiments of a large ma jority of the people of Pennsylvania. D. D. BOAS, Geo. BAILEY, L. BERNHARD, 11. J. Jonas, R. E. FERGUSON, Committee. TO TU FOIXL Icy Tita PATRIOT AND UNION and ell its bßebitge operations will hereafter be conducted exclu sively by 0. BARRSTT and T. POMEROY, an der the firm of 0. Bannirrr & Co., the connec tion of H. F. hilleynolds with said establish ment having ceased on the 20th November, inst. NovEmßan. 21, 1862. Meeting of Editors. There will be a preliminary meeting of the Democratic editors of the State, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at 8.1 o'clock this morning. Latest News—The Alarm. The invading force of rebels which has caused so much commotion and anxiety, by the latest intelligence, has dwindled down from 40,000 to 2,000, and the extent of their incursion has been to Chambersburg, where, it is reported, they conducted themselves civilly and paid for all the supplies they obtained. Such was the message sent from Shippensbnrg by telegraph at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. reports so exaggerated and false as those which gave rise to the late panic could have originated, is a mystery which we hope may be speedily solved, that means may be adopted to prevent similar impositions here after. The anxiety, inconvenience and ex pense Occasioned by these false reports are too serious to be encountered without earnest re sentment.. The Rebel Invasion. We are threatened with an invasion by the rebels, bat cannot at all understand why it should be so. Oen. Hooker, with a large army, was at the latest accounts in front of the enemy at Fredericksburg, and we were even told that a portion of his force had crossed the Rappahannock in readiness to dash upon the enemy should they make any attempt Ito advance; end now the fact is staring us in the face that a large rebel force is in Pennsyl vania, !limping "through our teeming valleys without any opposition whatevqr. Upon ask ing for aid from the General Government un der these pressing circumstances, we are told that they have no troops to spare, and that Pennsylvania must take care of herself: It is, to say the least, not &little singular that Penn sylvania, after having sent some ,2 ; 00,000 men into the field, cannot, in' ee One orneed, get a single regiment to save her from despoliation by the rebel foe. In the meantime, while the rebel hordes are marching upon us, we cannot get from Washington a single intimation as to where Hooker's army is, or what it is doing. We are left in uncertainty as to whether they are lying supinely at Falmon% while our country is being laid waste, or have returned tq 'yashington to save the worthless necks of the present cowardly administration. If we could in any way be assured that this vast army was doing anything for the general good, we might suffer on in silence without repining, but with tho widow& before no thit fighting Joe Hooker" has suffered himself to be out-fiank ed by the rebel army, and no intelligence of anything he is doing to advance our cause, we have a right to complain, and demand some explanation from the powers that be. If any good is to.be aclio4Plished for the nation by .our suffering letws - know it, and we will be content. But if -this'dreastorlgrows out of the incompetence of the . prhereitt commander of the Army of the Potomac, lel bim be dismissed at once and the victor of Antietam be recalled to the command of the army. The soldiers will follow him without fear; and, with a perfect confidence in his ability to see through and defeat the wiliest plans , sof the enemy, will march anywhere he may lead them to assured victory. It is a sad comment upon the conduct of the war up to the present time that we are once more under the menace of a rebel invasion ; that the enemy is still in force and threaten ing. It is not Richmond that now trembles for her safety, but Washington, the Capital of a people numbering more than twenty millions of what the world has always looked upon as a brave, sturdy, adventurous race. Is this the fault of the people, who have given without stint their treasure and their lives ? No, but that of the scheming and selfish politicians, who, without fear of ul timate consequences, and in utter disre gard of the nation, have sluandered both the lives and treasure so freely bestowed. The period has arrived when these intriguers must act for the good of country alone or be dis placed. The nation cannot afford to thus go on exhausting its resources, without accom plishing any good result. Demagogues and fanatics must give place to men of true patri otism, who have at heart the public good, brains enough to determine what is best for Our interest, and sufficient courage and deter mination to carry out the plans they have formed. We want men of integrity in the place of public plunderers; we want common sense in the place of fanaticism; we want intelbgence and ability in the place of ignorance and folly, and if the present im becile administration, after their repeated fail ures, cannot see that their own weakness and absurdities are fiat sweeping the nation to de struction, sad amend their course, then the only alternative left us is for each individual State to assert her sovereignty, and, after ma ture deliberation, combine upon some plan by which this fratricidal war . may be ended, and our country restored again to peace and hap piness, taking once more her proud place among the nationalities of thitworld. The President on Arbitrary Arrests. omit he 07400, owye the Journal of Commerce, that the Presiient Seems to be sin cere when he writes an argument, whatever weight we give to•his reasoning. But sincere or not, he has certainly written a letter on the subject of arbitrary arrests which indicates a total failure to appreciate the Constitution he is sworn to defend. We hare examined the letter with profound sorrow. It fails to giie us confidence in the mind of the - chief magis trate, or in his ability to exercise, with proper judgment, the high duties imposed on him by his office. The error which underlies his whole reason ing is so plain that it must be unnecessary to point it out. Every one has seen this error. Let us, ikowover, gismo at it. It is perhaps set forth more clearly than elsewhere In the following sentences : I concede that the class of arrests complained of can be constitutional only when, in oases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require them ; and I insist that in such cases they are constitutional wherever the public safety does require them, &c., &o. Few the toirtalio of Mr. Lincoln, on which his whole letter is based, is in a complete mis understanding of the constitutional provision on the subject of the writ of habeas corpus This mistake is vital. The provision is in these words: "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when in cues of rebellion or invasion the pub lic safety may require it" The President construes this to read as fol lows : "In cases of rebellion or invasion the President of the United States is invested with absolute power of arrest and imprisonment over the persons of all citizens, and may seize them without complaint, warrant or action of any court, and hold them at his pleasure if he 'thinks the public safety requires it." The provisions relating to habeas corpus con fers no power of arrest on the President or any one else. Whether the privilege of the writ is suspended or not, the power of , arrest remains unchanged, and resides only in those who can use it according to due form of law. This has been fully colluded by the legislation of the late Congress in indemnity bills, and in the provisions relating to such arrests. We must, -therefore, regard the President as stand ing quite alone in his view of his powers of arrest. And, with all respect, we must insist that the provisions of the Constitution are superior to the President's will, whether in war or in peace, and that no provision is changed by the existence of war except the mere legal remedy of the habeas cotpus. The President, instead of imagining that, the laws in our country are changed by the •existence of a rebellion, so that he becomes invested with an absolute power over the persons and liberty of the peo ple by this provision of the Constitution, should set himself diligently to work to find where the Constitution gives him any such power, either in time of war or in time of peace. It is no where given. The Constitution is our law for all times. Mr. Lincoln also makes a very singular ar gument or assertion—for it is a meie asser tion, uneustained by argument—that there are crimes unknown to our laws, for which he may make arrests. We are here at'a loss to know on what basis his mini operates. It is plain enough that there are no such crimes. The fact of the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas' corpus, when it takes place, does not create any new laws, Or make any new crimes unknown to the statutes of the land. No crime exists which cannot be pro ceeded against and punished by the laws of the United States or of the States, It is g grave error to imagine that the existence of the writ of habeas corpus as a remedy is a rc straint upon ,powers which might otherwise be executed. It is purely a writ of relief against wrong. If the writ is suspended the wrong is not made right. The suspenSion of.the writ would not Change one principle of liberty, or exert any effect whatever in the way of an. thorizing arrests and seizures of citizens. On the contrary, the Constitution absolutely prohibits these arbitrary arrests. The words are clear and explicit. Will any one contend that the suspension of the writ of habeas cor pus, under another clause of the Constitution, suspends the clauses which :forbid arbitraiy seizures? The writ of habeas corpus.irelatear only to the person after an arrest -or seieure has been made. The Constitution protects cttizens against illegal. 1)0 prohibition remaint4Sod,lerbether,th*Pe habeas corpus provision or not. this the President ignores. He seems toinasibie the whole Constitution dependent on the habeas , corpus clause. We might direct, attention to the 'Met that all arrests have been made in the ranks of the opposition, while men pouring out treason with every utterance on Abolition platforms have been left, untouched, or received into the arms of the administration.the We might reply to President's regret that the- people address him as "Democrats," by reminding our readers of the scores of deputations from Abolitionists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Progressive Qua kers, Republicans, &C., &., whom he had re ceived without any such regret. In fact he strikes a blow at all these deputations, and all the resolutions of all sorts of religious and political bodies that have been sent to him. We might go on at great length exposing the weakness of the President's letter. But the time is too serious. The country is again in the midst of a great excitement. We pre fer at such times to lay subjects like this on the shelf for a few days, while we give our attention to the impending danger. But we could not permit the President's letter to go unanswered. The time for it is of his chow ing, and we simply place before our readers the correct principles, as against what we deem the erroneous law and logic through which the President labors, page after page, to establish a claim in favor of a power over the constitutional, freedom of the citizen. It does not exist. No citation from Constitution or law is given in favor of it. None can be given. It rests solely in the imagination of the President, whose letter assumes for him all the responsibility of these arbitrary pro ceedings. We trust that he will forbear to act on the theory he sustains. The people think differently, and the best minds throughout the nation are grieved at such an effort, as this, in favor of what almost every one believes to be unauthorized exercise of. power. LIST OF DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. The subjoined list is perfected &O'er as pos sible up to date. The delegates omitted will be added as soon as accurate information can be obtained. Delegates will oblige us by cor recting the list where omissions or mistakes occur: • SENATORIAL DELEGATES jet District—Philadelphia—Q. g, Kamerley, Chas. L. Wolf, L. C. Casaiday, Albert R. Scho field. 2. Chester and Delaware—Chas. D. Manley. 3. Montgomery—John A. Martin. 4. Bucks—Paul Applebach. 5. Lehigh and Northampton—W. li. Hatter. 6. Berks—Jere. liagenman. 7. Behaylkill—G. de B. Beim. 8. Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne—Phineas Arnold. 9. Bradford, Susquehanna, Wonting and Su& iivan—W. W. Kingsbury. 10. Luzerne—M. Eannum. 11. Tioga, Potter, M'Kean and Warren—Mor timer F. Elliot 12. Clinton, Lycoming, Centre and Union—Dr. James Mildieken. 13. Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Co lumbia—lsaac D. Raker. 14. Cumberland, Perry, Juniata and Mifflin— Dr. E. D. Crawford. 15. Dauphin and Lebanon—Wm. M. Breslin. 16. Lancaster—l. E. Hiester, Dr. Henry Car penter. 17. York—Dr. John AM. 18. Adams, Franklin and Fulton—Dr. W. C. Stein. 19. Somerset, Bedford and Huntingdon—R. Bruce Petriktn. 20. Blair, 'CamLria and Clearfield—William Kettle. M. Indiana and Armstrong—J. B. Sansom. 22. Westmoreland and Fayette—Wesley Frost. 23. Washington and Greene—J. Garrard. 24. Allegheny—Wm. H. M'Gee, J. E. Huey. 25. Beaver and Butler—Samuel B. Wilson. 26. Lawrence, Mercer and Yenango—D. S. Morris. • 27. Erie and Crawford— 28. Clarion, Jeleraon, Toreat and Elk—Dr. C. R. Earley. REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. Adams.—George King. Allegheny.—Jas. M. Richards, A. J. Baker, .Leo. S. Hays, A. S. M'Guaid, Hugh M'Afee. Armstrong and Westmoreland.—J. A. M'Cul lough, John George, E. C. Leichty. Beaver and Lawrence.—David Tidball, E. B. Dougherty. Bedford.—Job Mann. Berks.—Adam W. Kauffman, H. H. Mander bach, Wm. Hines. Blair.-0. A. Traugh. Bradford—V. E. Piollet, J. H. Pearce. Bucks—Dr. 0. P. James, Joseph Morrison. Butler. —Samuel Marshall, S. P. Irvine. Cambria.—P. S. Noon. Carbon and Leht:ch—Jacob Erdman; Dr. Lin derman. Centre—John C. Hoover. Cheater—Chas. C. Moore, John H. - Brinton. Dr. John A. Morrison. Clarion and Forest.—C. L, Lumberton. Clearfield. Jefferson, McKean and 27k.—Ken. nedy Blood, Daniel W. Moore. Clinton and Lycoming—A. J. Dietriok, Chao A. Mayer. Columbia, Montour, 'Wyoming and Sullivan.— Dr. J. V. Smith. Charles R. Buekalew. Crawford and Warren. —Thomas N. Brooks. R. Brown. " C'enOvekinsi anti Ferry—Sam. linpburn Hoa ry D. Egolf. .Dauphin.—Dr. C. Seiler, Jno. Raymond. belaware—Jno. B. Rhodes. Erie.— ' Fayette.-1 1 . B. Searight.• Franklin and Fulton.=William Stenger, A. Greene.—ll. T. Pauley. Huntingdon. —J. S. Miller. Juniata, Union and Snyder—A. Bonsai!, J. Cummings. Lancaster.—Jno. K. Raub, Rich. M'Graun, Horatio S. Kerns, Robt. S. Ryan. Lebanon,Dr. Cooper. Luzerne-5. M. Hill, S. S. Winchester, John M. Heller. Mercer and Venango--M. C. Trout, Arno; (1 Plumer. Mffiin—Dr. G. B. kitchen. Monroe and Pike—Charles D, Brodhead. Montgomery—T. S. Yost, Henry M'Alillen, Charles Hurst. Northampton—George .H. Gaudio, Thomas Hickman. Afi t ' Northumberland—Jacob Liesenring. Philadelphia.—Alexander Diamond, DrAlleo. Nchinger, Wm. McMullin, Joseph Monheimer, Theo. crtyler, John Campbell, Robert par; Kline Shoemaker, Geo. Irvin, Benjamin Kelly, Andrew Brumaker, Joseph Crockett, George Fisher, Charles F. Miller, James Donnelly, William McGlinsey, William J. Crane Frank .McLanghlle• , • Potter and Tioga --Altemus White, Miles White. • Schuylkill—F: W. Deming, F.N. Hughes, , Thos. Vfalkef• • Rusquehatout---4k3n. John Blanding. Someisft.-t—A. J. Colburn. Washington.-W.R. 'Callohan;T. Patterion. Wayne—Thos J. Haul. York. —David Small, Henry Lattimer. NEWS OF THE DAY. t3Y TT-TF MAILS. NEWS VIA WASHINGTON. r• WA,RumoTetti Juno 1471-0 P-111.-4)tir fore"' ,have almost entirely eVaitiateff Aquia Creek. To ywe had bit a smallforce across the river, bele* Fredericksburg; Which will remain till the last moment. All of thtf' buildings in government use were burned to day at Falmouth. Most of the stores were removed. The same was the case at Potomac Creek. It Was thought that We Would continue to. hold Aquila Creek with infantry, but it will be left to the protection of the gunboats. The Potomac is full of transports, and every thing valuable has been brought away, espe cially the locomotives and cars. Many of the sutlers are in great tribulation for transporta tion for their goods, and it is probable that they will have to abandon them. By to-morrow (Monday) there will doubtless not be a Federal soldier betweeen Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg. Ger. Hooker's new headquarters are at War renton. WASHINGTON, Jun e 15. -Information deemed thorougly reliable has been received here which shows that the rebels are moSing in earnest. All of Gen. Lee's army—now not far from 100,000 strong—is marching northward, with the evident intention of entering Pennsylva nia, and possibly of capturing Washington. Thus far our troops in the Shenandoah val ley have been actable to resist the advanCe of the rebels, but measures have been taken which it is thought will moat completely foil the plans of the enemy, or at least so much of them as included a raid into Maryland and Pennsylva nia. In view of the critical position of affairs the President has issued a proclamation calling for 100,000 men, the same to be furnished immedi ately. As might be supposed, this call has in tensified the excitement here. The solicitude on the part of some Who professed to be well in formed as to what the enemy dodo to ;mom plish is very great. WASHINGTON, June 15.—The enemy seems to be going toward Thornton's Gap into the She nandoah valley. This may be regarded as relia ble. WASHINGTON, June 15.—The following is supposed to be tha present rebel military situ ation on information derived from very respon sible sources : As long ago as one week Sunday and Monday last, Generals Longstreet and Ewell passed through Culpepper and headed towards the Shenaudoah vane', marching by two different routes. The dispatches in the morning papers speak only of Ewell's corps, estimated at from ten, to eighteen thousand men, as having made their appearance in front of Milroy. Long street's corps is also to be taken into account as increasing the Confederate force there ; and while Ewell•was 'engaging Milroy at Winches ter was Leming across Winchester • and the Potomac railroad toward Martineburg. On Saturday morning General M. C. Rey nolds was attacked at Berr,yville, twelve miles east of Winchester, on the Washington and Winchester turnpike by an overpowering force of the enemy, under tittered Trimble, and fell back to Winchester after a fierce combat. On the same day, and about the same time, Win chester was attacked on the south side by Ew ell, and Milroy on that day repulsed Ewell sharply. He was also attacked on yesterday and has fallen baok to Earpor's Ferry. A force of the enemy, apparently the same that moved on Berryville, advanced to Mar tineburg, and at 4 p. in. yesterday demanded the surrender of that place, giving half'an hour for the women and children to leave town.— General Tyler refused to surrender and an ar tillery fight followed. It is evident, however, that the Confederates have received a sufficient cheek in their advance to give us an opportu nity Of heading them off in their forward move ment of invasion, and of intercepting their retreat. A force of rebels was reported by our mitts to be at. Potomac creek and a visit from this body was anticipated at Aquia, but they did not make their appearance, and if at all at Po tomac creek must have been in inconsiderable numbers. This evening's Republican Bays : As we aro about going to press wo have bad news of the movements of the enemy in the valley in the region of Winchester, Martins burg and Harper's Ferry. That Lee's whole army is in the valley, stretching nearly the whole length , and strongly reinforced from the peninsula, from Suffolk, Richmond, Gordonsville and North Carolina is almost certain. The whole of Gen. Lee's army has left Fredericksburg, the last division moving out on the plank road toward Chancellorsville yesterday afternoon. DII:LROY CUTS HIS WAY OUT PROM ITINCHESTRI. AND: JOINS THE FORCES AT HARPER'S FERRY BALTIMORE, Jane 15:—General Milroy was sUrionndeti , . at: Winchester by 18,000 rebels; but after a deiperate , fight cut his way...through and nnited;with our forces at hi s Ferry. Our forCee at . Martits'aburg nave also 'fallen baok to Harper's Ferry. OEN. MILROVE4 RETRIFAT. Berrnuout, ;nue 15. 'The American's spe cial report from Harper's Ferry says that Gen. Milroy succeeded in 'cutting his way, through the rebel lines, and reached, there this morn ing, after evacuating . Winchester. • The fighting was very desperate, and we re pulsed the rebels repeatedly with heavy loss, but finally they were largely reinforced, and Milroy made his arrangements on Sunday to abandon Winchester, finding that 'the rebels were endeavoring to closely invest the place. He lost considerably sometwo thousand men, in killed, • wounded and pristiners. Military, movements areinprogress to check the rebel movement in this direction which it would not be proper to partidulariae. • BALTIMORE, June 15.—The Baltimoreidmer keen publishes the following intelligence:from an entirely reliable source An attack was made on Sunday,rnornincen a small force of our men at Berryville, nine .miles from Winchester, opposite Bnioker's Gap, under General M'Reynolds, of which the Ist Maryland regiment formed apart. They fell back before the superior numbers, and joined Milroy at Winchester, after a sharp engagement, of , which the results are at present unknown. At the same time Winchester was attacked' in front from the south, by a force said to be under Gen. Ewell, Jackson's successor. The troops making the attack at Berryville are said to be under Gen. Trimble. A third force after this encounter is said to have captured a 81111111 detachment of our men at Bunker-Hill, and then moved on to Martins burg. At 4 o'clock p. m. to-day they demanded the surrender of Martinsburg, .giving forty-five tninaes for , the women and children to leave the town. eneral Tyler, commanding at Martinsburg, refused to surrender, and itri artillery fight en sued. At 7.15 to-night the wires were broken be twe.en Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg. What ()centred after that is not known. , A battle is also in progress at Winchester today. The results are unknown at this hour. Gen. Milroy repulsed Ewell Oki Saturday, and said be'could hold out for reinforcements to reaali him. , No No damage to the railroad as yet, and no, oars or , engines are exposed to clipture; as .0 havebeen removed. No' fewer than'seventy locomotiyes and. twelve .hundred cars were brought to Baltimore to-atty. mom Inessatraal } WASH numex, Jugs 1.6.-11 - nollicial Wren' . from, Built's' Muff the. 10th law-been , re . They represent tha,t.there has been soma= lariat change in affairs there.' Our lines around the enemy are. gradually being contracted. The late rains have im proved the condition of the army and the navi gation of the Yazoo. The following extract from a private letter of a high naval Officieriear Vicksburg contains information dillitergig. It is dated June 3: rekalkurvittill h e out,' but it is very mush like an Old hor* turned out to die, with the turkey buzzards filing over him and with just strength enough left to whisk his tail and brush off the flies that are blowing him all over. In that devoted city they are looking anxiously for Joe Johnson to come to their relief, but be got Bitch a thrashing that he can't come to time. I was over the rifle pits yesterday on Sherman's front, within fifty yards of the ene my's works. There our men lie in groups, waiting for a rebel to show his nose, and the moment he does so he is popped over. By this time I judge they are within ten or fifteen yards, for they have sent for hand grenades, which are being forwarded with all haste. The firing this evening has been terrific from our side. We have a hundred guns playing on the city behind. and the mortars and gunboats keep up a constant roar in front. We receive no reply whatever to our shots. The guns on the land side have all been silenced, and those near the water have apparently been left to take care of themselves. The gunboats have their range so well that they can drop their shells pretty much where they please. You remember Sebasto pol? We thought the Malakoff the devil; well, there are twenty Malakoffs here, and such a country to operate in you never saw—nothing but high hills and deep gullies, and trees felled in every direction to stop our progress. Yet our troops charged over these and chased the rebels into their works. I don't think there ever was tuch splendid fighting as we have had here. Deserters come in every minute. We have had thirty to-day, who came to the gunboats, and they give a sad picture of affairs in Vicks burg. The last twenty-four hours the grub has been reduced to one-quarter pound of beef and a pound of kneel per day. This they only get at night, as it is the only time they can move about in safety. There are ten mortars moored as close to the city as they can safely gol*-- They have torn it up by the roots, and killed numberless cattle, besides keeping the troops in their hiding holes, or bombproof& Thc guns are going it this morning, and this being a cool day the rebels will get fits. An intelligent contraband has just come in. lie says it is perfect hell in the town, between the mortars, gunboats and artillery. Every one lives in a cave, which however does not protect them from the mortars. These interesting projectiles go through twenty foot of earth. FOREIGN CONSULS DRIVEN OUT OP THE• REBEL CONFEDERACY-EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS OF . WAR,, 410. . FORTRESS MONROE, June I4.—The flag of truce boat New York, from City Point, arrived last evening, at 7 o'clock, with 550 exchanged prisoners of war, (all privates,) in charge of Capt. Mulford, who left with them for Annie , polio at 10 o'clock last evening. The Engli sh and Austrian consuls,. George. Moore an D. Vans, arrived on the New York, having been ordered out of the Confederate States by the rebel government. It has been arranged between Colonel Lud low, United States Commissioner for the ex change of prisoners, and Robert Ould, Rebel Commissioner,. that surgeons shall not be treated as prisoners of war. No eichange of officers can be at present made. A number of United States officers are held by the rebel authorities under charges intended to bring them under the operations of the act of the rebel Congress, which consigns to execution all officers taken in command of, or in compa ny with armed negroes or mulattoes, Col. Ludlow will not, by making any special exchanges of officers, acknowledge the right of the rebel authorities to discriminate among our forces by detaining some and releasing others_ He insists that all shall be released under the cartel, and we have enough rebel officers now in our possession to hold and reserve for re taliation. Exchanges of enlisted men go on as heretofore. REBEL CAVALRY DASH INTO IkLAYSVILLE, KY CINCINNATI, June 15.—Two hundred and fifty monuted rebels dashed into Maysville, Ky., last night. They left this morning, after stealing the guards' horses and guns. DIED. On the.Blst of May, by 'Rev. Mr. Hay, Mr. JOHN RIM MELRION MM. ELIZABETH M. MILLAR ' both of this city. SPECIAL NOTICES. A Friend in •Need. Try it. DR. SWEETS INFALLIBLE LINIMENT is pre. : pared from the recipe of De. Stephen Sweet, of Ocinnee Meat, the great bone 'setter, and has been , used Ara his practice for the last twenty years with the most aston ishing success. As an external remedy it is without 'a rival, and will alleviate pain more speedily than any tither preparation.. For all Rheumatic and Nervous Dikirders it 'is 'truly infallible, and as a curative for Boree,Wound a;Spraine, Bruisefi, &a., it; soothing, heal . ; Dig and powerful strengthening properties, excite the just Wonder 'and satoniahmerit of all who have over given it a trial. Over four hundred certificates of re markable cures, performed by it within the last two years, attest this fact. See advertisement. aplleow-dAkw A CARD TO THE LADIES. DR. DUPONCO'S GOLDEN PILLS FOR. FEMALES! Infallible in Correcting, Regulating and Removing all 08itructioris, from whatever cause, and always successful as a Preventive. These PILLS have been used by the Doctors for many years; both in Prance and America, with unparalleled success in every case; and he is urged by many thousand' ladies who used them, to make the Pills public for the ellenetion of those Sharing from any irregularities Whatever, .vBll as to prevent an increase of family where health will not permit it. Females particularly situated, or those supposing themselves are cautioned against these PlM:lrbil, in that condition, as they are sure to produee miscarriage, and the proprietor assumes no responsibility after this admonition, although their mildness would prevent any mischief to health—other wise the Pills are recommended. Full and explicit di rections accompany each box. Price $l.OO per box: wholesale akit.rptalhilby CHARLES A. Remy- Vitt brugeet No. 2 Jona* Row, and O. lowan; Druggist, Harrisburg, Pa. ...Ladles, by , sending them $l.OO to the Harrisburg Office, can have the Nile sent free of hbaervation to any part of the country (confidentially) andi‘frea of postage') byMaii. Sold also by J. L. Lmumnaza, Lebanon; J. A. WOLF, Wrightsville; E. T. kllman,.York ; Car lisle; J. O. ALTIOK, Shiapensburt ; I. firaiehass., Chem bersburg ; S. G. WILD; Newville ; A. .T . KAUFFMAN, Me chagicaburg • ,Baows & BROTHER, No. 4, South ty _street Ba l timore; ' and by " one Drug gist" in very town and city thrOughout the United States. HALT: & NUQICEL, ' 210 Greenwich'Street, NSW York, General Wholesale Agents. N. B —Look out for counterfeits. Buy no Golden Pills of any kind union every box is signed S. D. Rows. All others are a base imposition and unsafe; therefore, as you value your lives and health, (to say nothing of being humbugged out of your money,) buy only of thoae who show the signature of S. D. Howe on every box, which has recently been added on account of the Pills being counterfeited. The ingredients oompoeing the above Pllls are made knOwn to every Agent. They will tell you the Pills are perfectly harmless, yet will do' all claimed` or them. S. D. HOWE, jyl7-dly Sole Proprietor,New York. • AYER'S COMPOUND EXTRACT OAR,SA ituli.--No'one remedy is more needed in this ee4utry, - than a reliable Alterative,'S ut the sick have been so' it rageously cheated by the worthless preparations of S t ar, saparilla abroad that they are disgusted even with the name. Yet the drug cannot be blamed for the imposi tions from which they have suffered. mo i re o f For ., called Sarsaparillas in the market contain 'of the virtues of Sarsaparilla or anything else They are inve slope—inert and worthleea, *We a cencentritlt4 eirtract of the active variety Of liariaparille."cotnixiitiided with Dock, Stillingia, lodine, etc., js, as it ever will be, a powerful alterative and an effectual remedy. Such is Ayer's Nxtract of Sarsaparilla, as .i..tvt,rb. wonderful cures of the great variety, of 'Complaints w hichielitilre an alterative medicine haVii abuedantly shown. Do not,' therefore, discard this invaluable medicine, because you have been imposed upon something pretending to be Elaresparille, while it was not. When you have used Area's—then and not till then will you know the iir tues of Sarsaparilla. for inmate particulars of the ‘diaeases it caeca, lie refit yen , to ATer's American Alma subo, whieb the ornate below named will tarnish gritip to all who call !wit.' • • • • . AveIt:ii.GATUARTIO PILLa- r for the care of vitstitlnosi ' Jdunditi f 'lie dsgestion, Dysentery, Pout Stornaelsi-Heattaehe i Pilo, Ithreu_m, 1... 1 4 a "Ltt s ., arising from disordereff irtelaa4, u.""" A"4,„:"""' arm of the Bowes, Flatuletfey, Loss of Apliftite Complains. Dropsy, Worms, Gout, Neuraigta, ant a Dtnner Pill. j r ,. Tbey are sugar-coated, so that the Trost sensitir take them pleasantly and they are the best A peri : 4ll in the wond for all ' the pposes of a sfanaily Pr ice 2d cents per box. Fiv ur e boxes for 1. P b yFie " Do not be put off by unprincipled decers with ot , preparations which they make floor. profit on. ti,„"er ATeR'S and take no others. The sick wunt the b; there is tor them, and they should hare it, rdt Prepared by Da. J. C. AYER & Co., Lo*eil 3t Sold by C. A. DAISIMART, GROSS & CO., CI, g . RIMER, DR. MILES and L. \er r " . li t- Lia, J. llamas risburg, and dealers everywhero. je4-dd:w2l4 it has been proclsiole; DR. TOBIAS' VENETIAN LINI MENT has given universal satisfaction during the four. teen years it has been introduced into the United Bu t , the pain destroyerofthe worl d Pain cannot be wh ere t b Aft e r i eilll b eing g n tr t i i d ap b p y li rn ed il . lii : n f ' used as directed it ou t ,. and never has failed in a single instance. For cold; coughs and influenza, it can't be beat. One 20 cent bottle will cure all the above, besides being useful in every family for sudden accidents, such as bailie, eft, scalds, insect stings, &c. It is perfectly innocent to ' Oitiott, 56 Cortlandt street. take internally, and can be given to the oldest person or youngest child. Price 26 and SO cents a bottle. Bold brill Druggists, . je4 dtcwlm . New York, EXCELSIOR TUE ONLY PREPARATION that will instantly tiro dace a splendid brown or black in ten mirutes, without irjary to the hair or willing the skin of the fate or head, is CRISTA.DORO'S HAIR DYE. It has been Certified by the first Chemists in America, including Dr. R. CHILTON, to be free from every dele. terious substance, and bas no equal in the certainty and rapidity of its operation. Manufactured by J. CRISTADORO, 6 Astor Hones, Nevi York. Bold everywhere, and applied by all Hai r Dressers. Price $l, $l5O and $3 per boa, according to sire. CristadoroPs Hair Preservative Is invaluable with hie Dye, u it imparts the utmost softness, the most beautiful gloss and great vitality the Hair. Price fip cents, $1 and $2 per bottle, according to rite je4-d&wlm New 7lbutrtisentents. TUST RECEIVED—Another lot of Beanti ful Albania, at Schelfeee Bookstore, 18 Mar ket street. jel6 ANew Assortment of MORTON'S Unrivalled Gold Pena, in Gold Plated Deek Rol. dere, just received, at Schefferle Bookstore, 18 Market street. jel6 WALL PAPER, BORDERS, &c., &c., at last year prices, for sale at Echeffer's Bookstore, .jel6 FOR LETTER; NOTE and FOOLS. OAP Paper, Raveloses and all kind of Stationery, elm at Seheffees Bookstore. jel6 Alarge variety of Notions just received at &heifer's Bookstore. - pOR SALE—A new double-seated ily Carriage, for one or two horses. Enquire of jelB-tf ANNWir BOWMEN, Ridge Road. WAND PIC—NIO for the BENEFIT OF THE ROPE FIRE COMPANY NO. 2, AT HOEFIKAWS.WOODS. SAT UR DA Y, JULY 4th, 1863. TICKETS 25 CENTS. FLOOR 11/NAGERI3. T. 0. Sums § Joint M'Comes, D. E. MAiirmt, W3c. CARSON, . J. H. Genvsaics. f 0" No improper characters will be - admitted, and there will be a sufficient police force on the ground to preserve order. jel3-dtd FOR SALE.-3,000 BUSHELS PRIME YELLOW CORN. 600 bushels barley malt, first quality. 500 bushels rye. 50 barrels whisky, first quality. A Enquire of RICHARD HOGELAND 110029 U Washington Avenue, Moth biggr.. ASAWYER WANTED at BIGLER .— and WILT'S SAW MILL. Apply Immediately. jel2-d6t* MEM Notice is hereby given, that the Common Council of the city of Harrisburg have com pleted the levy and assessment of Taxes for the rem 1862, and that all persons shall be entitled to an abatement of FIVE PER CENT. on the amount of their respective City Taxes, on payment of the same to JOHN T. WILSON, Esq., City Treasurer, on or, before the 20th day of June, 1863. By order of the Common Council: DAVID HARRIS, Harrisburg, June 8,1863,—td Clerk, WANTED TO RENT—A comfortable VY DWELLING for a small family. Aaron Baa 177, Poatofiloe. jelo-dat* rOR RENT A STABLE , nest to X Colder's Livery Stable. Apply to JOA. KAFFNWEILER. Oor. Beeond and Walnut streets. ieoAlm INDEPENDENCE, ISLAND. Ringers. BECKER & PALK ? Propkatore i announce to the Micelle of Harrisburg that this cool and delightful Bummer retreat is now open for visitors. Accommoda tions will be furnished to parties and pic-nics at reason able terms; a dancing platform having been erected frr their special use. Beason tickets for families, good for one year, $l.OO No improper characters admitted, and no intoxicated person will be permitted to visit the Island. A Berry Beat plies constantly between the Island and the foot of Broad street, West Harrisburg. jel3-1m SS. MARQUART having opened a s new grocery and Provision Store at the foot of second and Paxton streets, near the lower winding bridge, would respectfully invite the attention of the public. to his well selected stock of groceries. Be will keep constantly on hand all kinds of country produce, such as Ilutter,, Hama, taboulslers, Fish, Salt, White aad Brown Sugars, Green and Black Tem, Green and Roasted Coffee. 'Also, a ` large lot of Glass, Queen and Crockery Ware. Re will also keep constantly on band a large stock of Flour and Feed, such as Oats, Corn, Rye and Ray. .Notions of every description; in fact everything usu ally kept in a' first class retail grocery and provision Store.' Choto.for cash. 9. 8. MARQUARFR, May 21st, 1865. jelB4w TO BUILDERS.—The South Ward •School Directors will receive proposals for build fi; a School House on the'corner of fourth street and Blackberry alley, according to plan and specifications which can be seen at the office et the Secretary, No. SO Market.strest. payments will be made in cash as the building progresses, reserving 15'per cent. till comple ted: Seated prapiaals must be handed to the Secretary on or: before . June 22d: Approved securities must be given by thetparty receiving Um contract. • ' JACOB HOUSER, President. HENRYSTIIILLENBIIaiIIt, Secretary. jPI3-dtd B A 11c. E TR! • LADIES TRAVELING, MARKET. SBHOOL, PAPER, KNIFE. CLOTHES, ROUND, CHILDREN'S,CAE, For solo low, by Pag VMPTY HOGSHEADS.—A large lot .xi-of Empty Meat Hogsheads, in good condition and with heads in. These Hogsheads are desirable for Builders, Farmers, &0., ke. Will be sold at a very low price. - WEI. DOCK, Jr., & CO. , WANTED.—S 7, A MONTH ! I want YYYY to hire Agents in every county at V/5 a month. expenses paid, to gall my new cheap Family Sewing hinehinea- Addreaa, • B. MADISON; . Alfred, Mane. WANIED.--$6O A MONTH ! We `want Agents at $6O a month, expenses paid, to sell our T'verlasting Pencils, Oriental Burners, and thirteen other new, useful and curious articles. Fifteen circulars sent free. Address, ..5-dank SHAW dr CLARK, Biddeford, Maine. WINDQW SHADED of linen, gilt v bordered; end PAPER BLINDS of an endless aarigz. of demigod bad onuments; siao, oußvilN tirrußEß and 'Mama a! very low prises_ Call ay - • SehotierN Bookstore. WANTED—Carpenters and Cabinet TV Makers at the Basle Works, Harrisburg. je1.3.2w !M. DOCK, Jr., k Co
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