4eraid.
CARLISfiE, PA.
Friday, June 19, 1863.
s. DI.. PETTENGILL lic 'OO.,
INO. 37 Park Row, NeW York, and 6
State St. Boston, are our Agents for the ITZRALD
so cities, and are authorised to take Advertise •
mints and Subscriptions for us at our lowest rates.
AN ITEM FOR SPORTEMEN. 7 —Sportsmen
should bear in mind that there is a law on
the statute book of this Commonwealth for-
bidding the shooting, under penalty of a fine
and, imprisonment for an infraction thereof,
of a nightingale, nighthawk, blue bird, yel
low bird, oriole, finch, thrush, lark, sparrow,
wren, martin, swallow, wood-pecker or any
other harmless bird, at any time, and bob-o
links and robins between the first of Febua
ry and the first of October.
REVIVAL—The recruiting officers through
out the State are sending in more recruits at
the present time than have been concentrat
ed here for along time before. The fears that
were entertained about the recruiting busi•
ness becoming unprofitable to the Govern
ment, has been changed to an agreeable
dissimilitude, and a fresh revival in this
branch of the Government service is becom
ing too hpparent to remain unnoticed.
Dar We are glad to see that true patriot
and earnest man Henry Winter Davis, nom
inated for Congress, in the 111 District of
Maryland. He accepted the nomination in
a speech in which he declared for the most
complete support of the policy of the Ad
ministration—Emancipation and all. His
election is certain, and Maryland thus se
cures the services in the National Congress .
of one of her most loyal and able men.
HOW MANY COLORED Taoops HAS PENN
SYLVANIA FURNISHED?—This question is ask
ed daily, and we have taken the pains to as
certain the number, as near as possible,
Last evening we were reliably informed that
the squad of one hundred and thirty-five ne
gro recruits, then leaving, would make a to
tal of one thousand one hundred and fil tylive
men. Pennsylvania, in all probability, is
not credited for a single man of these recruits,
and, when the draft comes, we will have to
furnish just as many men as though these
colored recruits had never left the State.
But Massachusetts gets the credit for these
men, and the two negro regiments, which
that State has numbered with the rest of her
volunteers, will be credited to her, and lessen
the quota of that State over two thousand
men it the inpending draft. Of these two
thousand negro troops she has not furnished
one-third; but other States have suffered, in
order that Massachusetts may shine forth
and astonish the world with negro soldiers,
and a full quota of vol unteers.—Telegraph.
In the Name and by the Authority
SEAL
ITEM
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
ANDREW G• CURTIN,
Governor of the said Commonwealth,
A PROCLAMATION
Information has been obtained by the Way
Department, that a large Rebel force, com
posed of cavalry, artillery and mounted in
fontry,--has-been prepared-for-the purpose- of
making a raid into Pennsylvania, the Presi
dent has therefore erected two new depart
ments,—one in Eastern Pennsylvania, to be
commanded by Major General Couch, and the
other in Western Pennsylvania, commanded
by Major General Brooks. I earnestly in
vite the attention of the people of Pennsyl
vania to the General orders issued by these
officers on assuming the command of their re
spective depart manta. The importance of
immediately raising a sufficient force for the
defence of the State cannot be over rated.—
The corps now proposed to be established *ill
give permanent security to'our borders.
I know too well the gallantry and patriot
ism of the freemen of this Commonwealth to
think it necessary to do more than commend
'this measure to the people, and earnestly urge
them to respond to the call of the General
Government and promptly fill the ranks of
these corps, the duties of which will be main
ly the defence of our own homes, firesides and
property from devastation.
Given under my hand and the great seal of
State, at Harrisburg, this Twelfth day of
June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the
Commonwealth the eighty-seventh.
Br THE GOVERNOR.
ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Cornmonwelth
Fron the Missouri Democrat, May 23
Rebuke to Copperhead Democrats.
The telegraph has already alluded to the
war speech made in Savannah by Senator
John Oiliness, of California. We find the
speech in a late California paper, and special.
ly commend the following extract to those
editors who claimed the election of Mr. Con
nese as a Democratic victory. The newly
Senator said
"We have a noble President. There is a
President at the head of the Government.—
[Applause ] Abraham - Lincoln may not be
the greatest man in the United States, but I tell
you, fellow citizens, that our country is blessed
of od in having so good dud so great a man in
the Presidency in this great crisis. [Cheers.]
The cunning villain who, pending this great
struggle, seeks the gratification of personal
interest alone, may now and then have im.
posed upon that great and good man, but in
the main his measures have been wise, at all
times his conduct has been just. Through •
out this great trial and struggle his patriot
ism has been of the same character and stamp
as that.of the great and immortal Washington.
[Cheers.] But, say these objectors, the sup
porters of this Administration are Abolition
ists. Beauregard advises his Southern friends
to denominate the soldiers of the Government
Abolitionists; and craven, dirt-eating, false
sons of the North, echo and follow the advice.
Why, fellow-citizens, if an Aio?litionist were
the basest creature that 6v - Or heretofore dis
graced the earth, he would yet'be perfection
compared with the miserable wretches who
sot up such pretenses • while their country's
life is at stake, [Applause.] , What is.it to,
be an Abolitionist? It is that the person,
whoever he may be, is in favor of abolishing
_something;_-_These- men—wOuld—rietabelish
slavery; they would.not 1114,mit or abolish
eitivory„,though it stood at the- nation's throat,
taking the nation's life. But they would stand
by While their country was being abolished
and being stricken from the-map of the world:.
. Shame upon such Abolitionists, (Cheers,]--:
Shame upon the Abolitionists who are in. fa
vor of, or who stand quietly by while the at-.
tempt is being made to abolish a copettry, to
abolish a' Government so beneficent, so wi:se,
so grand in the scope of its great work of
giving divitlibdrty totbe'earth."
These sentiments ire peculiarly applicable
to the condition oflsl,issouri at the present
time; The oonservOve politicians are ready
to .sacriSce the ,nation, preserve slavery, and
are anxiety) to prolong the sufferings of
Ana by 'perpetuating slavery. •
THE INVASION PENNSYt-
VANIA.
In our telegraphic despatches we give
all that is known at present of the move
ment of the rebels up . on' Pennsylvania.
It appears that Lee, forced by the exi
gencies of war to leave his strongly forti
fied position on the Rappahannock, has
made a bold strike for Maryland and the
North. A strong column under Long
street, pushing its way up the Shenan
doah valley, attacking and driving off our
comparatively weak forces at Berryville,
Martinsburg and Winchester, sending his
cavalry under Jenkins and Imboden,
through Hagerstown and Greencastle to
Chambersburg. This force numbering
about eight hundred cavalry, with two
brass howitzers, have been in Chambers
burg since Tuesday morning last, not at
tempting any further advance than the
' Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge at
Scotland, about five miles east of Chem
bcrsburg, which bridge they burned day
bet orb yesterday.
Whether or not this occupation of
Chambersburg means anything more than
a cavalry raid for foraging purposes, it is
impossible to tell. In our opinion, their
future action depends upon and will be
entirely governed by the impending ac
tion which must occur between Hooker
and Lee's armies before many days.
In any event the duty of every Penn
sylvanian is clear. If we, here at the
scene of the rebel operations, in sight of
a ruthless invader, who if permitted to
enter our towns and villages unmolested,
will pillage and destroy our hoines. If
we, in our pitiful supineness will not raise
an arm in defence of our hearth-stones
and families, why then the heritage of
the slave is not mean enough for our des
erts. It has been lseertained-th-dr-dight
hundred beggarly rebels is the entire
force which has entered our State, and
which has struck such dumb terror into
our hearts that our young men refuse to
be enrolled for resistance to their insult
ing arrogance. Unutterable shame and
disgrace will surely await us in all time
to come if We do not at once discard this
criminal lethargy, and awake to the pres
sing duty of the hour. Let us at once
be up and doing. Arms will be furnish
ed us immediately upon the formation of
companies for the home defence. Mary
land's. brave volunteers are already far in
the front. New York and New Jersey,
are hurrying their braves to assist in our
defence. Shall we sit quietly by in stu
pid imbecility, losing our birth-right as
freemen ? Rather a thousand deaths
than such unspeakable ignominy.
Latest From Chambersburg
Two young men arrived this (Thursday)
noon from Chambersburg and report that
the entire rebel force has evacuated Cham
bersburg with . out having inflicted any darn•
age upon the place beyond the pillaging of
several houses. All day yesterday (Wednes
-day-) - t hey- ex hibited. -much. trepidation-evi--
denlly fearing an attack. On Tuesday a
messenger from the rebel Jenkins at Cham
bersburg to Longstreet, was captured, his
despatches stated that Jenkins, fearing an
attack from the Cumberland Valley, had
sent all his baggage to the rear, and was
prepared for an immediate retreat. Every
thing now depends upon the coming strug
gle between Hooker and Lee.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. —The Democrat
ic convention has.notninated Judge Wood
ward, of the Supreme Bench, for Governor.
FURS AND SKlNB,—Muskrat, mink, and
other skins are greatly in demand, and
are bringing fair prices The business of
trapping and collecting furs is carried on to
a great extent in many of the counties of this
State. There are two kinds of muskrats—
one known as the black, and the other the,
red or light brown muskrat. The black skin
is now worth 26 cents, while the red will only
bring about 20 cents. Mink skins are worth
$8 to $4, according to quality. Most of
these skins are exported to Europe, where
they are used. Although the skunk is a re
pulsive animal, yet the collecting of the skins
is quite an extensive business in some parts
of this State, and thousands of the skins are
exported to Europe, whore they are highly
valued for the fur, on account of the black
and white color of the skin being so beauti
fully defined.
What West Fairview has Done for
the War
JUNE 6th, 1863.
The town of West Fairview, Cumberland
county, containing about ninety voters. has
sent nearly half that number. to the relief of
our suffering country. Thirteen are enlisted
for three years or the war, being scattered
from Virginia to Tennessee.' Seven' more
joined the 130th Regiment P. V., and were
at Antietam with 61'Clellan, with Burnside
at Fredericksburg, and iu all the late engage
ments under "Fighting Joe." The 127th:
contained fifteen, who were in every engage
ment in which that regiment
,participated.
Three are in the United States Navy and five
with the militia under Gen. Peck, making a
total of forty-three. Of this number is Cap
tain May, commanding company K, 7th
Pennsylvania cavalry ; John T. Morgan we's
First Lieutenant in company F,' 127th Reg
iment P. V„ and Thomas Tyudal Second
Lieutenant in company P, 130th P. V. Ben
jamin ,floov'er, company F, 127th.P. V., was
Itillpitat Frerlerickshnrg,,Erenj._Barshinger_
and Wm. Hawker died in the service, and
Moses Bechtel detierted from the 130t1:Reg
ti - - -- W :1
menh en — ilie - Ini litin 7 WdrelTailed-. on t-a-1
company was Organized 'Sixty-five-of - who'll'
were from.the town and'the remainder from
the vicinity. ' IL was'one of the.'first . to re
port at IPadquarters in Ilarrisburg,ind Was:
attached to the. lestrßiginient - Pennsylvania
VoluriteerMilitia, as'oopiPany H. ThOreg:
invent was the, first to leave Harrisburg; and,
it advanced fo r miles beyond,Jlagerritown - ,-
Md„.and then marched.back.to Greencastle,
in :about half o,44h:the the: diFOUCE; of fifteen
-miles. - A .great many more - werer.enlisted
from the vicinity, hut . those mOrttiotted'aboVe
were all out Of the town, nittking,.a feint of
gri,e hundred and'eight,'which, IA ProPertlei.
to , the inhabitants, .will * S'thiek.:pcieipare
favorably with aaY - -,town to .our.loyal-Xey
atone State. • •L - ' :'UNION.:'.''.
PENNDYLANIA, INVADED.,
'Advance of the Rebels under Gene
rale Ewell and Trimble.
Battles at Martinsburg & Winchester.
Ewell Repulsed, and Milroy holding
ant for for ftsSinforoenkents.
EWELL, EVANS, EARLY. AND RBODES. IN COI
-ISLAND OF THE REBELS.
Milroy Surrounded at Winohester--euts hie
way out to Harper's Ferry.
THE REBELS ADVANCING IN, THREE
COLUMNS: •
LARGE BODIES OF TROOPS ORGANIZING IN PENN
SYLVANIA, NEW YORK, OHIO, MARYLAND,
AND WEST VIRGINIA.
The Rebels at Chambersburg.
THE NATION TO THE RESCUE
Harrisburg, June Is.—The rebels entered
Chambeisburg at 9 o'clock, to-night.
Harrisburg, June 15.—The telegraph ope
rator left Chambersburg at 9 o'clock to-night,
some time after the rebels had entered the
town. His instrument is now in operation
five miles east of Chambersburg, at Scotland
bridge. A. G. Cult'lTN.
The'State Capital in Danger.
Harrisburg, June 15.—Midnight.—The
rebels. occupied Hagerstown at noon to•day.
From there they advanced in three columns;
one on the main road to Chambersburg, and
one to the right, and one to the left. Each
column has 5,000 cavalry, besides infantry
and artillery.
The centre column arrived at Chambers
burg at 9 o'clock to-night.
A large fire was seen in the neighborhood
of Greencastle.
Governor Curtin and General Couch are
working night and day. On the receipt of
this news the Governor ordered the bells
rung, and the people assembled en masse at
the court house to devise means to defend
ilsa"bitp It - ifresitent - thatsomething - must
be done immediately, or the State capital
will be invaded.
Harrisburg, June 15.—The following is
just received :
Lieut. Palmer, of the Purnell Cavalry, has
just come in. He had to tight his way out
two miles this side of Greencastle.
The enemy is advancing in three columns;
one towards Waynesboro and Gettysburg;
one direct to Chambersburg; one &rect. to
Charnbersburg, and one towards Mercers
buig and Cove Mountains.
it is not known- whether the rebels will
proceed in separate columns or concectrate
here.
Lieut. Palmer reports the column at Green
castle about 5,000 strong, principally caval
ry, supported by infantry and artillery.
BALTIMORE, Juno Is.—Major General Mil
roy has made a gallant escape from Winehes•
ter, after maintaining his position for a long
time against great odds.
After many hours' hard fighting be was
completely surrounded, ,hut with renewed des
pt ration out his way through, with a loss of
two thousand men.
Ire has now joined Tyler at Harper's Fer
ry This place is now strongly garrisoned
and fortitied, and will be able to hold out for
reinforcements.
The rebels are commanded by Lieutenant
General Ewell, of Sionewall Jackson's corps,
and Major Generals Evans, E trly, and Rhodes
and evidently constitute a large fraction of
the Rappahannock army.
MILROY CUTS HIS WAY OUT FROM WIN
' CHESTER, AND JOINS THE FORCES AT
HARPER'S FERRY.
BALTIMORE, June 15 —General Milroy was
en WHOlibita'," by 18;000 rebels
but after a desperate fight cut his way through
and united with our forces at Harper's Ferry.
Our forces at Alartinsburg have also fallen
back on Harper's Ferry.
GENERAL MILROY'S RETREAT
BALTIMORE, June 16.—The American's spe
cial report from Harper's Ferry says that
General Milroy succeeded in cutting his way
through the rebel lines, and reached there
this morning, after evacuating Winchester.
The fighting was very desperate, and we
repulsed the rebels repeatedly with heavy
loss, but finally they were largely reinforced,
and Milroy made his arrangements on Sun
day to abandon WincheSter, finding that the
rebels were endeavoring to closely invest the
place. Ile lost considerahly— sonic two thou
sand men, in killed, wounded, and prisoners.
Military movements are in progress to check
the rebel movement in this direction which it
would not be proper to partienlarize.
BALTIMORE, June 15.—The Baltimore Amer
ican publishes the intelligence from an entire
ly reliable source:
An attack was made on Sunday morning
on a small force of our men at Berryville,
nine miles, from Winchester, opposite Sniok•
er's Gap. under General Moßcynolds, of which
the Ist Maryland Regiment formed a part.
They fell back before the superior num.
bers, and joined Milroy at Winchester, after
a sharp engagement, of which the results are
at present known.
At the same time Winchester was attacked
in front from the south, by a force said to be
under General Ewell, Jackson's successor.
The troops making the attack at Berryville
are said to be under Gon. Trimble.
A third force after this . encounter is said
to have captured a . small detachment of our
men at Bunker Bill, and then moved on to
Martinsburg.
At 4 o'clock P. M. to day they demanded
the surrender of Martinsburg, giving forty
five minutes for the women and children to
leave the town.
General Tyler, Commanding at Martins•
burg, refused to surrender, and -au artillery
fight. ensued. •
At 7.15 tonight the wires were broken be
-tween Harper's Ferry and• Martinsburg.—
What occurred after that is" not. known:
A battle was also in progress at Winchester
to• day. The results are unknown at this
hour.
General Milroy repulsed Ewell on Salur
day, and said he could not bold , out for rein
forcoments to reach him.
No, damage to the railroad as yet, and no
oars or engines are exposed to capture, as all
have been removed.. Na fewer thou seventy
locomotives and twilit). hundred cars wore
brought to. Baltimore to day.
_The President's Proclamation.
Wunttnns, The armed insurrectionary com
binations, now exiscing ,in several , States are
threatening, tti make inroads into the States
of-Maryland, western Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio,,requiring immediately and addition
- al-military„ force f6r , tlitritiriritiejof ttie United
Now therefore, I. Abraham
-dent qf,the United Atatee and . eotatnantlor-14-
Chief. or the Army and Navy thereof, 17uul of
the militia -of, thefieverol.Slntes *heti. called'
into—actual, Servies; - „ - dp - ; hereby; call into the
sarvjee - or:thir Unilod - Siatta'loo;ooo - 'thilltia;
froM the Stairs follejving. 7 :4lz: `; •
From the.State.of Maryland 1000 y 1 from
the Stub of Pennsyliania 60,000; , from't he
State of Ohio 80, 000; rOm; the... Stole. of West
Virginia 10;000; to i titt tritiatered lato.thn
vice:of:the-United States fortleirith;',LO:sierin -
Xor the period Of 'month's - from the data-of ,
such muster into'. said4iervideVurileki:ticitnier
diseharged ; to to • mustered - in as '; Infant - 4,,
artillery, and` proportlons,..liblob
will' be ukaila,knowa •through the :Ker.
paitment, which • Deparlmeut.will, also &sig.,
nate thr3,ireyeint placeS of rendezvous. These
militia to ,130 organized , according to the rules
andd - regulations of the . volunteer Service, and
such orders as may hereafter be issued. The
States co .operating will be respebtively credit
ed under the
,enrolment, act for the ..militia
servioes,, renderectundoi this' prairies ation. .
In t eeticiorly wheieof,' I' have hereunto set
my hanii; and etirised the.seal of the United
States to;be offized. •
Done riti city of.' Washington this 16th
day. of. June . , , in the yerir of our Lord 1863.
rind of trio
_independence of the United States
the eighty-seventh.'
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Secretary of State.
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR.
HAnntsnutto, June 15.—The following Proc
lamation has just been issued, and should be
wide-spread asearly as possible.
Pennsylvania, en
In the name and by the authority of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Andrew
Curtin, Governor of the said Commonwealth.
A PROCLAMATION
The State of Pennsylvania is again threat
ened with invasion, and an army of rebels is
again approaching our border. The Presi
dent oft fie United States has issued his procla
mation, calling upon the State for fifty thou
sand men.
1 now appeal to all the citizens of Penn
sylvania, who love liberty and are mindful of
the history and traditions of their Revolution
ary Fathers, and who feel that it is a' sacred
duty to guard and maintain the free institu
tions of our country, who hate treason and
Its abettors, and who are willing to defend
their homes and firesides, and to invoke them
to rise in their might and rush to the rescue
in the hour of imminent peril.
The issue is ono of preservation or destruc
.
tion. It involves considerations paramount.
to all matters of mere expediency, and all
questions of local interest ; all ties social and
political, all impulses of a personal and parti
san character, sink by comparison into insig
nificance.
It is now to be determined by deeds, and
not by words alone, who are fur us and who
are againist us. That it is the purpose of
the enemy to invade our borders with all the
strength he can command, is now apparent.
Our only liependence reets upon the deter
mined action of the citizens of our free Com
monwealth.
I now, therefore, call upon the people :of
Pennsylvania, capable of bearing arms, to
_enroll themselve6 in military. organization,
and to encourage all others to give aid and
assistance to the efforts which will be put
forth tor the protection of the State and the
salvation of . our-common country.
Given under my hand and the groat -seal
of the State, at Harrisburg, this the fifteenth
day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and, sixty•three, and
of the Commonwealth the eighty seventh.
[f. s ANDREW G. CURTIN.
By the Governor. ELI. SLIFER
Secretary of the Commonwealth
GOY. CTRTIN TO COL. THOMAS
The following despatch from Governor Cur
tin to Colonel Wm. B. Thomas, collector of
the port, was received yesterday :
HARRISBURG, June 15.—The President calls
for one hundred thousand men, for a term
not exceeding six months; all the men so
raised to be credited on the draft:
Lee's army is approaching in force. We
must have men immediately to check him.—
Can you not raise a force at once ? The men
are to be equipped and paid by the United
A. G. CUItTIN.
MEM
GENERAL ORDERS FROMMIE GOV
ERNOR—THE ORGANIZATION 0
TROOPS.
HARRISBURG, June 15
der has just been issued
HEADQUARTERS OF TILE PESN'A MALITIA
HARRISBURG, June 15, 1863
GENERAL OR I UER No 13
First. To repel the threatened and immi
nent invasion of Pennsylvania by the—ene
mies of the country, the President of the
United States has this day issued his procla
mation for fifty thousand volunteers to serve
far - a - Tieriochaf sirmonttrs, if-not - sooner
charged to be subsisted, equipped, and paid
by the United States as promptly as other
troops in the service.
Second. All organizations or companies of
men responding to this' call will at once re
port by telegraph the place of their rendez
vous, so that orders may be issued llrom the
Department at Headquarters of major-Gen
eral Conch, at this city, for transportatlon to
Harrisburg ; and of Major General Brooks,
at Pittsburg, for transportation to Pittsburg
or such other points as may be deenied ex
pedient.
Third. Troops rendezvoused at Harrisburg
and Pittsburg will be mustered into the Unit
ed St .tea service at those points; and those
ordered to rendezvous elsewhere will muster
ed in the place of their respective rendez
vous, by mustering officers detailed for that
10 By order of A. G- Curtin, Governor, and
Commander-in-chief. A. L. RUSSEL,
Adjutant General.
NEW YORK COMING TO THE RES.
CUE-20,000 MEN TO BE RAISED
IMMEDIATELY—SEVEN THOUSAND
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE—TIIE STATE
DRAFT AT ONCE ENFORCED.
ALBANY, June 15—The New York 7th
Regiment have offered their services to aid
in resisting the invasion of Pennsylvania
and have been accepted. They are expect
ed to leave for Harrisburg to morrow,
Gov. Seymour will spare no effort to get
all the New York militia to go to the rescue.
The Governor received to-day a telegraph
from Washington calling for 20,000 militia
immediately. He has summoned the sever
al major generals of the State militia to Al
bany for consultation, and taken steps for
the rapid organization of the militia. Gen.
Sanford telegraphs that he can bring out 5,
000 men withent delay, and the general coin
mandmg the Bth division promises 2,000.
A draft will be made under the State law.
to fill up to their maximum all the militia
regiments in the State, and from these the
20,000 will be supplied. They are called
upon to serve for six months, and will -be
credited to the State as three-years men un
der the impending national draft. They are
to servo without State or national bounties.
NEW Youki June -15.:-4t is understood
that all the New York city militia have been
ordered to the sesta war.
SUSPENSION. OF BUSINESS AT CIN
CINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Ante 15.-After the issue of the
President's and Governor's proclamations
business was generally suspended to-day.
VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT IN OHIO.
Cincinnati June 15,—Gov. Tod has issued
a . proclamation calling out 30,00 Q volunteers
for the def6nee of the border. •
The Seigel . cif Vicksburg.
Unofficial telegrams from Haines' Bluff fo
tlii3Joth'irtrititift :hitve - beea - rective:dr -- , They
represent that there Inuit been no tnateiial,
change in affairs there. Our lines - around'
the enemy are gradually being . contraciad.,
The late rains have improved the' condition
of 'the artily - Ka the navi(iatio-it-o:•-the
MB
FORCES OF SMITII,AND JOEIVSTON.i
3111 0 11 i 8 ; Julie 0.--'-The Owl , *
'this; from uelow, has ,arrived with tlates to,
Ille:Bituatioa affaii.a at Viakaburg.,*aa;
uuchangad, eitcopt that oar liiiei,syere
..eaatractad;
The, late , raina hav,e •icapoved,,tha,:ceinai
lion af the arniy, ,
.' 3 Aticitit '6,000 ii,,f.,lcirby''t3tnitleis ~tbree'rire
reported to , have cOpla'rip:ttas Washita rim.
and making einonsfrrm^tis-on the'Loiliaiana
aide of the river. ; ' .„ •
Johnston is still receiving
from the East,•and preparing to - move fdr
ward. -
HARPER'S FERRY INVESTED
Our Forces Strongly Fortified on Maryland
BeightsAjrairs at fiagerStown and Fre
derick—Enlistments—Official Ad v ice 3
from Vicksburg—The Garrison short of
Provisions and Ammunition-The Bom
bardment Continued—Johnston at Canton
,and Yazoo City—The Rebel Cavalry at
Chambersbury Two Thousand Strong un
der Gen. Jenkins—Preparations to Ad
vance—Robberies of the Rebels.
HARRISBURG, June IG Midnight—De—
spatches received up to this hour from Ship
pensburg, eleven miles this side of Chant
bersburg, show that the rebels are still at the
latter place, but in force not exceeding two
thousand cavalry, with no infantry. Gener
al Jenkins, who commands the rebel forces,
ordered all the stores in Chambersburg to be
opened at nine o'clock this morning, which
was complied with. The merchants were
forced to take Confederate money in payment
fO:r their goods.'
At 1 o'clock today the rebels were drawn
up in line of battle on Col. NoClure's farm
anticipating an attack..
The rebel cavalry to day occupied Little
town, 11 miles from Gettysburg, but at las
accounts they had not advanced beyond tha
point.
The rebel officers at Chambersburg stated
that they were only waiting for infantry,
when they wetilti,move forward. The atithori•
ties here doubt this statement, and aro in
clined to believe that they will not attempt
to move farther North. The farmers in the
valley aro sending their horses and cattle
into the mountains to avoid their falling into
the hands of the rebels. The rebels are gather
ing up all the Degrees that can be found with the
intention of taking them along. So far as
heard from private property has been respect
ed.. Last night they burned the railroad
bridge across . Scotland creek, six miles this
side of Chambersburg.
The authorities have infoimat ion; which
has not been confirmed up to the present
time, that the repels are at New Market, Pa.,
with a force of 20,000 or 25,000 men
The hotels are filled with delegates to the
Democratic'Convention, which meets to-mor
row. Clymer and Witte are the two most
prominent candidates for Governor. The
friends of bnilrate hard at
The Governor of New Jersey has tendered
Pennsylvania the services of many men, which
have been accepted.
The 7th New York will arrive tonight, to
be followed by three or four other• regiments
from the same State.
BALTIMORE, June 16.—The trains did not
run to Harper's Ferry to-day, none going
beyond Frederick Junction. The road be•
yond that point being unprotected, the move
went at trains was not (teemed prudent. Tel
egraphic communication with the Ferry is
still ()ken, and, as far as ascertained, all is
quiet along the line.
Harpers Ferry is invested by the rebels,
on the Virginia side. We have a large force
on Maryland Heights, which is strongly for
tified. The garrisen have extensive supplies
of stores and ammunition, and can stand n
a long siege.
Fugitives from Hag,erstown report that
the rebels have picteted all the roads, ,not
permitting ail one to pass. The force that
passed through were all cavalry, under Jeri
kins and Imboden, and did not exceed 2,500.
All was quiet at Frederick up to 3 o'clock
this evening, though the people were great
ly excred, and hundreds were leaving.
The Baltimore Councils to-day appropri
ated $lOO,OOO for bounties. Enlistments
are going on rapidly.
—The following or
All our military companies have tendered
their services to the Governor and been ac
cepted.
The City Guards will go on duty at For
Marshall to•nwrrow.
-All Itr - voluntrer - companies are meetin g '
tu.night and receiving new recruits. lie
crniting parties are parading the streets.
A gentleman who L.•lt Hagerstown this
morning informs the American that he count,
ed the rebels as they p ssed through, and
that they were all cavalry and mounted in
fantry, having two brass howitzers. They
numbered 2,500. They committed no-de
predations, and Jenkins, who was in com
mand, issued an -order that the property of
no Marylander should be disturbed. They
took several horses, and promised to return
them as they returned. They ,aid they
would be in Harrisburg by Thusday night.
A farmer, who arrived from the neighbor
hood of Greencastle, Pa., said that the rebels
hail stolen eight horses from him, killed all
his cows, and burned his barn and outbuild•
ings. He said that as soon as they passed
the Maryland line they commenced burning
and pillaging.
It is reported that another fordo of several
thousand infantry passed towards Pennsyl
vania by another road, about eight miles
further west.
WASHINGTON, Juilo 16 advices
from Vicksburg, dated the 1 lth inst., have
been received here. They are of the most
cheering general character.
Our artillery and mortars continue at in
tervals to play upon the town.
Three f.miales, put outside the city 1::y Gen.
Pemberton, assert that the garrison is short
of ammunition. and provisions are scarce,
and not to be bought at any price. The gar•
ristin is subsisting on quarter rations, mainly
oonststiug of corn meat and peas.
The women and children seek shelter in
caves,'from our shot and shell, which fall
heavily on ihe city, and consequently few
lives are lost among them.
The enemy occupies Canton and Yazoo oily
kti considerable force.
General Milroy's Retreat from
Winchester—official Dispatch.
IFABIIINO EON, June 16.—The following of&
ciol despaioh has been received from General
Milroy of II irper's Ferry :
lani in, with the greater part of my ,corn.
mand. The fortifications at Winchester were
invested' by about MOO rebels and twenty
pieces of artillery. They carried my outer
works by storm at six o'clock on Sunday
evening. I spiked all my guns on Sunday
evening, and left with the whole of my coin
mand at ono o'clock on Sunday morning,
bringing away all my artillery and wagons,
but was intercepted by an overwhelming force
with artillery four miles this bide of Winches•
ter, on the Martinsburg road, and, after a
desperate fight of two hours, I cut through.—
We were pursued . by a large cavalry force,
who picked up,nonumber of our TO 1.7. boys,
I think my . lees will net :ixoetat, 2,099, iri
killed; wounded, ' ":4
„ ,
The -Church- of-God-on the Stateof the
Country-rßePeltdion% ;,t he General
gldershiion p-7- , ' Slaver . ye-th Cpais9 of'the
Rebell
• •
.'At• the. triennial' session of the general.
• ,•
Elf.lership:•,of;fhe Cliff reh,, , of:.G.otly reeentll
-1 0 1 0
. at' New, r ll~{ni I#caver, county, I this
follgyiug resolutions on - „the,latate
f, the *ounti p .; were aura liititO
•.9Pted
The loyalty or this= body; of ghristirins,
tending 'Oroughout many of _tile'` NQctlioea
Statebi'lis4OlV-its -- )Nfai;,yidtichinA Wait. Vtr.,
worthy 'Ate
the . reSolutions to, the . "f4f. :;00F,r1 1 7
' !.• •';
,Resolved, first, That ivo believe 'the tiny-
BY THE REBELS
From Harper's Ferry
Prom Vicksburg
eminent of the United 'States to be founded'
upon the ordinance of God, and that it is
tor . be preserved inviolate.
Second;, That. to maintain unimpaired the
unity and integrity of this Government is the
responsible Mission of the American people.
Third, That the Scriptures teach that all
its subjects owe an unqualiftedloyalty to the
rightful authorities of the Government, and
that a diversity of sentiments concerning
the wisdom of the policy adopted by any of
its administrations will not afford a justifia
ble cause for the indulgence in any form of
disloyalty, nor do we believe that conscien
tious scruples in relation to bearing arms in
its defence are. a justifiable cause for im
-peaching the fidelity of a man to the Author
of civil government nor to the constituted
authorities of said government.
FOurth, That the popular idea of the right
of revolution cannot be recognized and vin
dicated under a democratic form of govern
ment, where the people are sovereign, but
can only be lawfully exercised under a des
potic or oppressive government.
Fifth, Tint if there is ever a permanent
dismemberment of the American Union, or
a complete abrogation of our present form
of government by an armed rebellion against
the regularly constituted authorities, it can
only be in consequence of our persistent ad
herence to some flagrant national sin or
sins.
' Sixth, That the unparalled sacrifice of
life and treasure in the present civil war for
the overthrow of this wicked rebellion and
for the restoration of the national authority;
in all the States of 'this Union is obviously,
in our judgment sent upon us fur our great
wickedness.
Seventh, That the terrible calamities which
we are now suffering in consequence of the
present civil war, raging with infuriated mad
ness between brethren, cannot be perma
nently averted unless there be-unmistakable
signs of true national repentance, since
judgments are only reformatory and averta
ble when they lead to this cardinal virtue.
Eighth, That national reftamation cannot
legitimately follow in our history until the
people are brought to apprehend the primary
cause of our present troubles.
Ninth, That we have a just cause to re
joice that our sentiments -o often officially
expresaNl concernmg the character of Ame
rican slavery as a great moral and political
evil, by way of warning to the American
people, are fully vindicated by the slavehol
ders' rebellion.
----Dintie f ---That , weAleelare- it -to- he'-nor , aol , •
erne conviction that the chief and operative
cause of the present rebellion is American
=I
Eleventh, k That the complete and absolute
abrogation of the unnatural and cruel sys
tem of American slavery, by letting the op
pressed go free and providing fur them a
'more full of hope and usefulnesi, is, in our
judgment, the surest and safest measure to
prev ,-tit the continuation of the present judg
ments of God, and also to restore ::gain the
unity and prosperity of the Government of
our Fathers- . •
Tweifth, That in so far as any of the
Churches of this land have either directly or
indirectly- comae:Ballet-dor given aid and as
sistance to this iniquitous system, it is their
want:est duty to repent in sack-cloth awl
ashes, and to show the genuineness of their
repentance by wielding all their moral and
poli.ical power in its utter extermination.
Thirteenth, That we hetel>y declare our
unwavering loyalty to the government, and
fidelity to the administration, and we also
give this public assurance to the President
of the United States that he shall have our
continued confidence, sy in pat by, co-opera:ion
awl prayers for a triumphant issue of the
laborious work to which he has been called
iii the providence of God.
Methodist Sabbath School Conven-
tion
Pursuant to adjournment at Mechanics
burg August 6, 1862, the Sunday School Con
vention for Carlisle District, commenced its
Second Annual Session in the Methodist
Church at New Cumberland, Pa., on Tues
day, May 7.6, 1863, at 3 p
Rev. J. S. MoMURILIY, Presiding Elder,
in the Chair.
The President alluded to the principle that
every association must have some occasion
when its friends may meet together, and ant
mate each other in their common enterprise ;
and referred briefly to various interests, as
illustrative of the principle: such occasions
contributing not only to the particular object
of their appintinent, but strengthening the
bonds of union in the body harmonizing the
fraternity, and endowing it for stilt further
achievements. He remaaked that our last
Convention bad been a success, and hoped
this would be one of increasing interest and
power for good.
llenry S. Nlenclenliall was elected Secretary
with permission to choose his own assistants
lie selecied Julius A. Blattcuberger and VVm
IV. Evans.
The t ullowing members and delegates were
present
Alcanbers.
J. S. .McNlurray,
R. VI. Black,
Delegates,
P. E. Carlisle Dist
Carlisle.
T. M. Griffith, B F. !acct,
Alem Britian), D. Coover Carlisle Cir.
W. G. Ferguson, J. Baleley, "
Job A Price, J Euniuger, Mecll'abg,
W. M. Frysinger, Mt. Holly Springs.
D. Sheffer. B. Biggs, Sliippensburg.
H. S. Feria, " Circuit,
J. M. Shiffilo, Clianab'g.
J. W. Hendrix, Y. S
Joseph Leib, Hanover.
York.
T. Barnhart,
A. W. Guyer,
Joseph Franco,
Win. W. Evans,
S Coruelus, Shrowe'ry C
Win Leib,
S. L. M. Conser, 0. B. Ellis, Petersburg.
11. S. Mendenhall, A Brown, Newport, C.
R.' R. Poll, J. A. Blottenberirer, C.
F. B Riddle, J. Bixlor, Moon - 0101d, C
I. H. C. Smith, J. M. Bedford, Mifflin.
G W. Anderson Mifflin C
G McCulloch,
The times for opening the sessions wore
fixed at 8 a in„ and 2 and 7 p m.
At 8, p. in., a large congregation assembled
to hear the Annual Sunday Sermon deliv•
ered before the Convention by •R. Wesley
Blaok.
The speaker announced as his text: "Train
up a child in the way he should go and when
lie is old he will nut depart it."—Proy.,22, G.
His theme : Child training. Her dwelt upon,
I. The. Time for Instruction.
11. The Training itself.
111. The Promised Success,
The discourse wasmeat, foroible and, *Mg,
gostive.
The Business Committee submitted4he
owing topics for.discussion :
1. flow can we best accomplish 'the diticlP
ianary regulation of eatechetical instruction
• ~
n•the Sabbath School?, •
• 2.' What ie•the 'best method of instructing
nfant glasses •:- - ' • - •
p. Ilow oan ecoure . conipete4 toaohers
in our 'Sabbath - oltouila? •
' 4. How oan':PastOrn make t,hernsolves
usofulf iurthe , Sabbath - Sahonla = Of - ttieii - own
charge!, : • •,•-“
6 Should preachers be Stiperintendentri - of,
Ottbbatli Schools ? •
it,'.itup'pitatit.. that, Soripture to t'
ectoinittOd to memory.?;
7; ,- 18 there - nor systein -rowards knOrrar , -
'or used iir - Sabbrita Sonoole,- tit!) evils of which
aro ocpfuterhalaueod by good ? and if so,..what
8. Should 4 phlidren attend - mcre thiin: ono
0.: To what i nxtent .should _Sabbath'
6olioole lie encouraged;p ":• •
,Shon'itt 'Sabbath Soiioor, Antifversaries,
oohibritions, ,Festivals or Pie-,
Hies bo,ondonraged,? ,
11: What in'thec bestpraotioal mariner of
'managing it'Sabl:tath inolud=
oharooter of the 119olgs, ther.nystetn' of
• • • ••
cholOti , itliowed
'the children . ! ; • •
12. Ho* at!wftfie InOet , andOeffefullit
taming the forger ' s c h o l ars 'in • otti 4 !f.ttbba r th
Schools ?
18. To rhea - extent-410111d 'Zitittainlie"intitfi
duced inte . ,oor Sunday ,
The
.queetions were diffensee4 l ,k, ' Lhiltitt(• •
vale of otherbnaloe'lis," with:l:6oo
Speeches wereftodited teirSVO'irtintiteti:
length. ' ' " '
On Wednesday; mornitiiillte Children's
Meeting Was All the 'Children of the
community. had; been, cordially• invited,
,and
when the hour OfS. a. tii:,'itirived, it was evil
dent that a fair Congregation
. of the ' l ,f little
tines" had accepted: Parents, teachers , and
neighbors too;,were there. ' no meitting . ,ati
fw
addressed bl,Revs. S. ICC. Sinith. - -W.' M.
Frysinger, J. Fratieti7and - S. ft..N.T.`COrtitor: - ..;;
The addreases• were:lulu:We of simplic - ity. On
the inductive plan, in whielcheirei-Vgarkled
rich illusfretion with ite
a pertinent anecdote with its'earnetitlintigeftl - ,
•application. The Smiles and tears alternatelY;
and especially the cleseattention paid by the
children fur three hours, . was. the deserved
compliment accorded to eloquent by an appre•
dative audience. The Sttuday School mean
time, by singing sweet and tipprepriate
terludes, contributed 'creditably quota
to the interest of, the occasion: , God ,bless'
the little ones. , . •
The tabular statement 'submitted by the.
Committee on Superhitendentir Reports pro=
Booted the following foots :•
1. That out of about seventy Methodist ,
Sabbath Schools in._ Carlisle Dishict, only
twenty three reported.
2. Only eleven of these seem to have carr ied
out the spirit of Infant class instruction.—
About the same ,number report a regular eye.
(eta for the use of the Catechism. Bible
classes are general, but the number of organ
izatione to tit teachers for their responsible
work is limentably
3. Various means and laudable chriatian
interest are manifest in the salvation of schol
ars. (Other data show the result to have
been 180 accessions to the church-in the Dis
trict last year.) From one third to four fifths
of the ele - tiitiereliip - 61 - Thi efiiiiiiliThave been
connected with the Sabbath Schools. A few
nave left our Sabbath Schools. Some are in
the army, to a few of whom Sabbath, School
instruction has been blessed sine° there,—
8,, t, as many schools report "no Record - kept,"
these items cannot bo entirely reliable:
4. A few schools report "Pastors visits
seldom and interest limited,"
5. Thirteen have been organized into Mis
sionary Societies.
- • - , lter-&---Fro oce=spealt ing-te4tur---4 hird - ques.
tion by the Business Committee, offered the
following, which passed :
Resolved, That weekly Teachers' Meetings,
conducted by the Pastor or some one delcdted . •
by him, is the best plan of securing compe
tent teachers.
Subsequently, the President reverted to the
Importance of said qiiestion (third)and, spoke
pertinently upon it, when the following was
discussed :
Ilow shall we best secure the conversion of
Sabbath School children ?
.This was disous.sed with due interest and
gave rise to. the - following: -
Resolved, That we earnestly recommend
the Pastors of Superintendents of our Sabbath,
Schools at the weekly Teachers' Meeting, to.
a s k each Teacher the • question : yott
sjleak to each child in your class last Sabbath',
ou the subject. of his soul's salvation ?"
Where no Teachers' Meeting is held, we
recomead the SOperintOtidOut. to detain the
teachers at the close of the school, and ex
amine them personally whether they attended
to this important port of their duty today.
A. BRITTAIN,
• F. B.
On motion of S. Cornelius, amended by T.
M. Gritlith,
Resolved, That we recommend in all our
schools, the organization-of classes, for the
study of the B4bie.
The Convention decided that an abstract
of its proceedings should be prepared by the
President and Secretary for the Christian
Advocate and Journal, Tho Methodist,. and
and the S. S. Teachers Journal and also for
such secular papers in the Distriet a 8 the
President may deem proper.
The order ot proceedings adepted lust year_
and tulowed this, and the ltesolu ion respect
ing Delegat,s, to wit That each Preacher --
in charge be requested to inform the pastor
of Petersburg by May 10, 1864, of the num
ber and names of Delegates'likely to attpinl
the Couveatin at l'eto , o- •
Tuesday of saiet '
Circular to S.l.
atlirmed,—an•
prevement •
inserted i
Than!
Wining
Carlisl
Secret
The
°login
noon, or
Petershi
1864, at
Thus ei'
ering.
t .
liaekt•
approt
metn4 •
sessiontto•
corn in tial> c ,
lanai Sercao,
the spaciot4\
further inatiX,
terest in the CAW,
of business on We. ,
oral representatives
anee this year was an't,
over last year, and 'on
iug sentinmt.was,
EL S. MENDENEIAL4,,
J, A. i3LATTENDERGER,
.}:Asaist*k.
'Wm. \V. EvANs,
TAKES UPLlTTidolt ' lio noon IN irosti"ls
Fr.—We never have kdown. so . innott , Vtrtu.
so small a space.' Wm ./speak of 13iyan's Vol' 7 .
nICITIiO Wafers, sold by
tal for a cold or severe lictsrocnossi Oa p@l es
a cough, 25 cents a box, _ • -
—: - ...5. --- 5 7 .. --- - - -:-- - :Z
--, - ler2 - the - bsrllsle:lteratiri. -
Examiturkipt*,oi, rving., ~, •• -
- I , -
On Saturday, . aane -, lAA, ; vae u e
,_, • C ur 14,9.• :, -
for AI echanie - siial - ,,, 411...4:t0tn4:rii 3 i,'",,ex 4,4106... : •.
tion of the Ses.lec o,l44'of4ijeleg---RSAMO''W":':
College. ' The 44y W,40, dei• o,loiii - the speeltil ' '-,' !!
departraetit of, hrtithitp i.' , ,. At 9 o'Clordt- I :',' : '
we. were -ushere . -' .'i l :,.•" ,4-' , , pre,iorico,:ofr,lhi:: - ,T:
y9iing Jii.lies k tea ~ /...",..elao na ination cr0r006 1 0,, , ,,, , :,., .-•.,;!
cod; ou s t.l)9l/'.:4'‘, it,. tuel,;,toloolt pu. and - tisk'
question!. h :,' . WO,'•tclf!,dispotted .to do' so.
The anal': . :I ;. :44l',,,Y,Oidy'for
,tlie ordeal, atilt
1,,, 4,
entekidc,l24j,, , ' , •li4rtily ;''neither, dlAtlifis+ - --,.,
niii•pedalifte , hhrrassed briluiyirekeeiCe -
of • ..the, , ,;•ti :tolokr.l personages- (fiv1i,,•14 . ,
tiumbokiW-Wwituessing the pro
i5,48,--Titif .0.-istu '--. : --In eoinniply,l,th -
• TtAi,onittit , ,Yy , : anc ••• •• ,o.otiete,d •pUrt!,,y up ,•
q e l s'iji ii ink ' 4i-the' prt nciplts-bi-itUrselencer --- ---
; antlziiettlP4'deteriUsfrations and the work= •,,,I•
is4l6l' ,PrO l 4,iag: ... tAl,'Ab#; beitrd.,': The • class • f: ; '
•,-
;•)gl)wed= ;by-lheir ,eretrers and their , •worlr i , ',--.
!rhat ) tbi‘y . weir°
,fiot , reciting; merely. ',ftvrt •'..
tnefititry; but that they
,understeod their. sub-'
•jeett - ,pointing - out , thirreltititine:'of-an . gle's,'--- : -- -
sines,ltud cosines, .'wi th 'clearness •iittd:•Judg ,
went Thu !rentainder ; of •thh-forenoort. milk: '•
•ticYßtedto•Etigil! i ta ',end Aritbsectie:: 4 11 ,9 t . ''
an 'hour for diuuer and reereatiorii . the clam,. : -••,: ~,
trick up 'Gdoinetri:and 1411'entlfattOti„' - ',Wei '-••- ','._
frequently • sagifeSted - IS*4 l hnukitilt'Olit.a l2l ''' '''-
.tions, and , WereipleestiWt.k . ) , Ao-the rehtliqeii , • ;
• with which; t403 , ,k, , z0i. tiotwitctlvAttio,4lionit ,: - '', '
'otition• clatiedik4lit,:,A,voirx.;lo4,4iiive - : - -:.,
noon. We returfeg'OtiOaltl.*OWhilik,ij
our trip, and eat•irtli/t;tifsV* 4 6-4 A ''''''''-..
struotion at. - liTtele..AC;*6 !'ire ' 4l 4 lV o -' ! '!•.. ' -
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