across the Susquehanna and burn the bridge. ment of Massachusetts volunteers, returned to (Doc. 81.) Boston from Newbern, N. C.-NATIONAL troops ---MAJOR-GENERAL DIX, at Fortress Monroe, enforced the enrolment, and arrested deserters, sent the following despatch to the War Depart-in Sullivan and Green counties, Ind.-CAPTAIN ment at Washington: JONES, with a detachment of the First New-York "Colonel Spear, of the Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry, had a sharp engagement with a party of cavalry, whom I sent out two days ago, com- rebel horsemen belonging to the command of pletely destroyed the bridge over the South-Anna, General Imboden, at McConnellsburgh, Pa., decaptured General W. F. Lee, Colonel Hearsable, feating them and driving them out of the town.— four captains, five lieutenants, and one hundred (Doc. 85.) privates, and brought them in. He has also brought in thirty-five wagons, with six mules each, and one hundred and fifty mules in addition, and from seventy-five to one hundred horses. He took fifteen thousand dollars in confederate bonds, just issued, from an agent of the authorities at Richmond. This is all public property. No private property has been touched. Colonel Spear's loss is three killed and eight wounded."(Doc. 87.) --DONALDSONVILLE, La., was attacked by the rebel forces under General Green, who succeeded in gaining possession of the Union intrenchments. Soon after, the gunboats, commanded by RearAdmiral Farragut, opened a flanking fire above and below the works, and driving back the supporting party of the rebels, captured the rebels who had entered them.-Admiral Farragut's Report. -GENERAL MITCHELL'S division of the army of the Cumberland left Triune, Tenn., this day. When about eight miles out on the Eagleville road, the rebel pickets were met and pursued five miles to Rover, when they made a stand with infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and a sharp fight ensued, continuing over two hours, and resulting in the flight of the rebels, with a slight loss. The National loss was seven wounded. June 29.-At Philadelphia, Pa., there was much excitement on account of the approach of the rebels toward Gettysburgh. Business was suspended, -GENERAL BRAGG abandoned his fortifications on the north side of Duck River, Tenn., and made a hasty retreat toward Tullahoma.-THE rebels approached to a point on the Reistertown road seven miles from Baltimore, Md., creating a great excitement in that city.-A RESOLUTION Calling on President Lincoln to restore General McClellan to command, passed the Common Council of Philadelphia.-A PARTY of Colonel Sharpe's scouts, nine in number, headed by Sergeant M. W. Kline, dashed into Hagerstown, Md., this morning, in the very rear of the enemy, and captured ten prisoners and a large rebel mail, which was on its way from the South to Lee's army.-Ar Westminster, Md., a fight took place between a portion of the First regiment of Delaware cavalry and the rebel cavalry belonging to General Stuart's division. About half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, a citizen informed the Nationals that the rebels were approaching, and the men were rapidly put in position. Lieutenant Clark, with twelve men, advanced to reconnoitre; he found about three hundred rebels coming down the Washington road, and heard that as many more had crossed from said road toward the rear of the Delaware encampment. The reconnoitring party then fell back to the main body and formed in front of the first platoon. Major Knight, who was in command of the Federal force, gave the order to charge, which was obeyed in gallant style. The rebels were driven back on the Washington road about two hundred yards. The fight lasted some fifteen or twenty minutes, sabres and pistols being freely used, when the Federals, overpowered -AT Sykesville, Marriottsville, and other points by superior numbers, were in turn forced back. in Maryland, the rebels appeared and committed Just then it was discovered that a large force depredations on public and private property.- was coming up from the rear, and the order was COLUMBIA, Pa., was placed under martial law, and given to retreat. Major Knight, Lieutenant Clark, Captain Samuel J. Randall, of the Philadelphia and Adjutant Lobdell remained behind to the City Troop, was appointed Provost-Marshal; the last, covering and directing the retreat. Clark citizens of the town were seized and sent to work had a ball pass through the rim of his hat, and on the intrenchments.-WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa., was one of his arms was very much bruised by the evacuated by the rebels. THE Forty-fifth regi-side-stroke of a sabre. These officers, with number of men, reached Baltimore shortly after rebels, who were making a hasty retreat. The midnight. There were about ninety-five men en- General found the road strewn with broken gaged on the Union side, consisting of Captain carts and furniture, which the rebels left in their Corbett's and Lieutenant Churchman's companies. haste to get away from his forces. He pursued Captain Corbett had his horse shot, was wound- them as far as Tensas River, where they had ed and taken prisoner. Lieutenant Churchman crossed. They burned the bridges, and intrenched and Surgeon Shields were also captured. The themselves for a battle. This was soon offered Nationals had two killed, seven wounded, and them. The Union artillery opened on them and thirty-eight missing. The names of the killed put them to flight. General Ellet, not knowand wounded were as follows: killed, Daniel ing the country very well, and having only a Welch and Wm. Vandegraft; wounded, Joseph small force with him, deemed it proper not to Wilson, Samuel Bigler, James Newkirk, Frank pursue them much further. He sent two hunStewart, Dickinson Meredith, Theodore Jones, dred infantry across the bayou, and found they and Robert Machin. Of the rebels, two lieuten- were retreating to Delhi, leaving their plunder ants and one private were killed, and fifteen strewn along the road. wounded. The rebel dead were buried by the June 30.-Maryland Heights were evacuated Union troops after Stuart left Westminster. Their by the National troops, after the removal of the wounded were left behind.—Baltimore American. Government property and the demolition of the -GENERAL SHEPLEY, Military Governor of fortifications.—Ar Cincinnati, Ohio, a meeting to Louisiana, issued an order calling upon the citi devise means for the defence of the city was held, zens of New-Orleans for a brigade of volunteers Major-General Burnside presiding.-GENERAL 0. to serve for sixty days in defence of the city.-B. WILCOX issued a general order against secret THIS day Rear-Admiral Porter, being informed by political societies and other organizations in InGeneral Dennis, commanding the post at Young's diana and Michigan.-(Doc 88.) Point, on the Mississippi River, that the National -THE Twenty-second and Thirty-seventh reginegro troops at Goodrich's Landing had been at-ments of New-York militia, left camp, opposite tacked by the rebels, directed General Ellet to Harrisburgh, Pa., taking only their arms and proceed with the Marine Brigade to the scene of canteens, and started out to reconnoitre for a few action, and remain there until every thing was hours. After scouring the country for ten miles quiet. The hindmost vessel of the brigade, the they met the rebels, drawn up in line of battle John Haines, arrived there as the rebels were at Sporting Hill, awaiting their approach. Colsetting fire to the Government plantations,' and onel Roome, of the Thirty-seventh, being senior supposing her to be an ordinary transport, they officer, took the right, and Colonel Aspinwall the opened fire on her with field-pieces, but were left. They then advanced on the rebels, and much surprised to have the fire returned with were forcing them back, when the latter opened shrapnel, which fell in among them, killing and on the militia with two pieces of artillery; but a wounding a number. The result was a retreat section of an independent Philadelphia battery on the part of the rebels, and the escape of a coming up, soon silenced their guns, when they number of negroes whom they had imprisoned. retreated with a loss of thirteen killed and twenThe gunboat Romeo also came up the river about ty wounded. this time, and hearing the firing, hurried to the scene of action. The commander soon discovered the rebels setting fire to the plantations, and commenced shelling them. This he kept up for a dis- "The Commanding General requests that pretance of fifteen miles, chasing them along the vious to the engagement soon expected with the rebels setting fire to every thing as they advanced. enemy, corps and all other commanding officers The result was an almost total destruction of address their troops, explaining to them the imhouses and property along the river front in that mense issues involved in the struggle. The enevicinity. The rebels carried off about one thou-my is now on our soil. The whole country looks sand two hundred negroes, who were employed anxiously to this army to deliver it from the in working upon the Government plantations. General Ellet landed his forces, and in company with a black brigade, proceeded to chase the -MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE, from his headquar ters, army of the Potomac, issued the following circular: presence of the foe. Our failure to do so will leave us no such welcome as the swelling of millions of hearts with pride and joy at our success would give to every soldier of the army. Homes, town, which was refused, when a bombardment firesides, and domestic altars are involved. The by the rebels was commenced, and the United army has fought well heretofore. It is believed States arsenal was set on fire, and other build that it will fight more desperately and bravely ings were destroyed.—A BODY of cavalry belong than ever if it is addressed in fitting terms. ing to the command of General Crittenden, in Corps and other commanders are authorized to pursuit of General Bragg from Tullahoma, Tenn., order the instant death of any soldier who fails fell in with the rebel cavalry on the road between to do his duty at this hour." Pelham and Winchester, and had a fight which resulted in the defeat of the rebels, and the -A BATTLE took place at Hanover, Pa., between the National forces under Generals Pleas-wounding, mortally, of Lieutenant-Colonel Webb, anton, Custer, and Kilpatrick, and the rebels of the Fifty-first regiment of Alabama mounted under J. E. B. Stuart, resulting in the defeat of infantry.-CAPTAIN DAHLGREN, with twenty the latter with a heavy loss.-(Doc. 32.) -COLONEL WILDER's cavalry expedition to the rear of Bragg's army at Tullahoma, returned to Manchester, Tenn. With his brigade of mounted infantry he started on Sunday, the twentyeighth instant, went to Hillsboro, thence to Decherd, swam Elk River, and crossed with his howitzers on a raft, making fifty miles the same day. He tore up the track, burned the cars, and the dépôt full of stores, and destroyed the trestle work. At daylight on Monday he started up to the Southern University, where he divided his force. One portion was sent to strike the railroad at Tantalon, while Wilder went to strike it at Anderson. There he found Buckner's whole division and a train of cars going up from Knoxville to Tullahoma, and fell back, in the mean while tearing up the railroad from Cowan to Jersey City. The rebels, meanwhile, having sent a powerful force to intercept him, he struck through the mountain and returned to Manchester, which he reached to-day. He took and paroled a number of prisoners and captured a lot of mules. The damage done to the railroad is very serious, but would have been more so if the rivers had not been so high. The expedition made one hundred and twenty-six miles in two days and a half.-(Doc. 37.) -IN the British House of Commons an animated debate was held on the subject of the recognition of the rebel government.-HANOVER and York, Pa., were occupied by the National troops, the rebels concentrating near Gettysburgh.-BALTIMORE, Md., was placed under martial law by General Schenck.-(Doc. 86.) July 1.-Carlisle, Pa., was occupied by the Union troops under the command of General W. F. Smith. Soon after the occupation, the rebels returned and demanded a surrender of the men, and Captain Kline, of the Third Indiana cavalry, visited Greencastle, and captured the orderly of General Lee and his entire escort, who had very important despatches from Jefferson Davis to General Lee, together with orders to the various generals of Lee's army, muster and pay-rolls, and other military matter.-THE Missouri ordinance of freedom passed the State Convention, in session at Jefferson City, by a vote of eighty yeas against thirty noes.—(Doc. 90.) -A TRAIN of cars on the road between Louisville and Frankfort, Ky., was thrown off the track, the rails having been removed by the rebel guerrillas.-GENERAL JOHN F. REYNOLDS, with the First and Second corps of the army of the Potomac, checked the advance of Longstreet and Hill, near Gettysburgh, after a desperate and bloody engagement, in which General Reynolds was killed.-(Docs. 20 and 118.). -TULLAHOMA, Tennessee, was occupied by the advance of General Rosecrans's army, the rebels having fled, taking the road toward Winchester. Strong fortifications, a quantity of stores, and three siege-guns were captured by the Nationals.-(Doc. 115.) -THE new rebel gunboat Virginia was launched from Rocket's ship-yard at Richmond, Va.— THE question of rank between the major-generals of the United States army was decided by the board of officers convened for that purpose at Washington, D. C.-(Doc. 91.) -GENERAL GETTY with his brigade, left White House, Va., for the purpose of destroying the bridges over the South-Anna River, that were not burned by Colonel S. P. Spear, in his late raid. At Baltimore Cross-Roads he met a large force of rebels, and after a brisk engagement retired, having lost two killed and five wounded. He did considerable damage, destroying some miles of railroad track and a dépôt.—THE following notice was published by the rebel Bureau of Conscription at Richmond: "To answer numerous inquiries, and to correct errors not uncommon, the following notice is published to all concerned: "1. Under the recent call of the President, extending the conscript age, all substitutions have ceased to be valid if the substitute be less than forty-five years old, and is not otherwise exempt by law. the North, in the river boats, and even upon locomotives. It cannot well be replaced by any other fuel. The bituminous coal which is found near Pittsburgh would not answer the purpose, even if it would bear the cost of transportation. Our troops already hold the railroads and canals leading from the Cumberland coal-fields. All that is needed is to seize the anthracite fields, destroy the roads and the machinery of the pits, set fire to the mines, and leave them. Northern industry will thus be paralyzed at a single blow. "2. Membership, whether as officer or private, "These views may have induced General Lee of local organization for home defence or special to move upon Harrisburgh. We doubt whether service, confers no claim to exemption from con- he would fire the mines, but the destruction of federate service; neither does service in the the Mauch Chunk Railroad and pit implements militia, unless in the case of officers actually in would be as legitimate as blowing up tunnels commission who have duly qualified. and aqueducts or burning bridges. Of one thing "3. Hereafter any one furnishing a substitute we may be sure, that whatever is best to be done will become liable in his own person whenever will be done by General Lee, and if he thinks the services of the substitute are lost to the gov-fit to destroy the Pennsylvania mines they will ernment from any cause other than the casualties certainly be destroyed. Should he leave them of war. untouched, it will be for the best of reasons. But it is impossible not to indulge the hope that he will avail himself of the tremendous power which the possession of the coal-fields, even temporarily, would confer." "4. Applications for exemption, on any ground whatever, must first be addressed to the local enrolling officer, who, if he has not power to act, or is in doubt, will refer them to higher authority, with report of the facts. All such addressed direct to higher authority will necessarily and invariably be referred back for local examination and report; and the applicants will thus have uselessly lost time and prolonged suspense." -THE public debt of the United States, at this date, amounted to $1,097,274,403. -A SKIRMISH Occurred near Bottom's Bridge, Va., in which Sergeant Barnett, of company C, Fifth Pennsylvania cavalry, was killed. There were no other casualties. The Fifth Pennsylvania captured twenty-five prisoners. - THE United States steamer Maumee was launched at Brooklyn, N. Y. -GENERAL NEAL Dow was captured by a party of rebel scouts at a private residence near Clinton, La., and sent to Richmond, Va.-THE rebel blockade-runner Britannia was captured by the National gunboat Santiago de Cuba.-Ar Baltimore, Md., the following order was issued by the General Commanding : July 2.-The Richmond Whig of this date contained the following: "If it be true that the confederate forces occupy Harrisburgh, the attention of the commanding general will no doubt be directed to the coal-fields, which lie within forty or fifty miles of that city. His first aim will be to cut all the railroad connections, and thus put a stop to the transportation of fuel. His next will be to destroy the most costly and not easily replaced machinery of the pits. Whether he would stop at this is questionable. He might set fire to the pits, withdraw the forces sent out on this special duty, and leave the heart of Pennsylvania on fire, never to be quenched until a river is turned into the pits, or the vast -GENERAL WILLIAM JACKSON, with one thousupply of coal is reduced to ashes. The anthra-sand seven hundred men, and two pieces of artilcite coal is found in large quantities in no other lery, attacked the Union troops at Beverly, Va., part of the world but Pennsylvania. Enormous quantities are used in the United States navy, the countless workshops and manufactories of "Until further orders, the citizens of Baltimore city and county are prohibited from keeping arms in their houses unless enrolled in volunteer companies for the defence of their homes." The dwellings of citizens were visited by the Provost-Marshal and the police, for arms, in accordance with this order. but was repulsed and routed with some loss. The rebels expected to make an easy prize of the garrison, which contained the Tenth Virginia |