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='--- :=. SEA. —FELLOWS an d CO., Shipbrokers, 127. fenchurch-street, E.O , require MIDSIIIPI‘tEN and r 01_, It First-class APPRENTICES in an A 1 clipper India -1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wa g es. Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages X 3,1. SEA. - -VACANCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shippin",- firm. Premium moderate. Also apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIMMONDS and Co., 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. S --First. class APPRENTICES required V. 3 in an East Indianian.—F3r premium, name c' ship, &c. VPly to 'Messrs. Laino - and Co., 27, Coleman-street, Bank. 1,0 control over or interference in the outfitting exercised ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE FROM FIRE. Established 1843. PATRON—The QUEEN. "RESIDENT—The Right lion. the Lord Mayor. _The Public Presentation of the Society's Medals will tak e place on TUESDAY, J u ly 7, in the 1':.4 - yptian Hall, Mansion Tnise, by kind permission of the Lord Mayor, who will take me chair at Two o'clock precisely. Ladies and Gentlemen desirous of attending are requested Lill,o apply for Tickets at the Scciety's Offices, 47, Ludgate- SAMPSON LOW, JUN , Secretary, T" LONDON COCOA - NUT F IBRE COMPANY (Limited). I ncorporated under the Companics Act, 18f2, whereby the Liability of every Shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £20,000, in 20,000 Shares of £1 each. Deposit ss. on application, and s s. o n ~llotment. Calls not to exceed ss. per share. No call t o be made within three months fro m the Incorporation of the Company, and sub sequent Calls at intervals of not less than tnree months. DIRECTORS. F. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, (;( orge-street, nanover•square. Major Bamford, 6, Sutherlan d- s treet, Belgrave-square. Frederick A,* tein Esq., 133, Sioane - str eet, and Carlton n„ers , Club. Frank Cole, Esq., 76, Gower-street, Bedford -square. T. Littlewood, Esq, Broom Hall, sheffield. J. Stevens, .Esq„ 68, Cornhill. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The English and Irish Bank (Limited), 25, Poultry, E.C. SOLICITOR. Charles Parke, Esq., 37, Moorgate-street, E.C. AUDITOR. Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public Accountant, 10, Basinghall street, E.C. SECRETARY—Mr. C. H. Baker. MANAGER OF WORKS—Mr. James Lane. Temporary Works—Arthur-terrace, Holloway. Offices —No. 1, Sun-court, Cornhill. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Comm.ny is formed for the purpose of manufacturing Co.;oa-Nut F.bre Mats and Matting, under Letters Patent granted to George Davies, dated the 24th April. 1862. The principal feature of Davies's Invention consists in the improved pile of the mat, and, owing to the mode of weaving, great durability is given to the fabric at a reduced cost of manufacture. The superiority of articles manufactured by this process over the present method will be well understood in the trade when it is stated that matting of all descriptions, and car riage and door mats, dm., have a thick fibrous pile upon the surface hitherto unattained. If no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. Specimens of the new and improved manufacture may be seen at the offices of the Company, where applications for prospectuses and shares may be made. HE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited) are Prepared io Receive Snbscrip• tions for the issue at par of Capital Stock, in the Hudson's Bay Company. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1670. The Stock will be issued in certificates of £2O each, and the instalments will be payable as follows : Li being 5 per cent. on application (to be returned in the event of no allotment being made). 4 „ 20 „ on allotment. 5 ~ 25 „ on let September, 1863. 5 ~ 25 „ on 2d November, 1863. 5 „ 25 „ on let January, 1864. £2O With an option of prepayment in full on allotment, or on either of the days fixed for payment of the instalments, under discount, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. The Capital of the Hudson's Bay Company has been duly fixed at £2,000,000, of which amount the International Finan cial Society (Limited) have obtained and are prepared to offer to the public £1,930,000. The subscribers will be entitled to an interest, correspond ing to the amount of their subscription, in— HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. l lt l l OF APPLICATION FOR ALLOTMENT OF 1. The Assets (exclusive of Nos. 2 and 3) of the Hudson's Bay Company, recently and specially valued by competent valuers at £1,023,669. 2. The Landed Territory of the Company, held under their Charter, and which extends over an estimated area of more than 1,400,000 square miles, or upwards of t 96,000,000. 3. A Cash Balance of £370,000. The present net income, available for dividend amongst Stockholders of the Company, secures a minimum interest exceeding 4 per cent. on the above £2,000,000 Stock. The Directors of the Hudson's Bay Company are as under : The Right Honourable Sir Edmund Head, Bart., K.C.B (late Governor-Genera , of Canada), Governor. Curtis Miranda Lampson, Esq. (C. M. Lampson and Co.), Deputy Governor. Eden 'olville. Esq., Hudson's Bay House, Fenchurch-strcet. George Lyall, Esq., M.P. Headley Park, Surrey. Daniel Meinertzhagen, Esc. (F. Huth and Co.). James Stewart Hodgson, Esq. (Finlay, Hodgson, and Co.). John Henry William Schroder, Esq. (J. A. Schroder and Co.). Richard Potter, Esq., Standish House, Gloucestershire. The Hudson's Bay Company were incorporated under a Royal Charter granted by King Charles 11. in 1670 by the name of "The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay," and, by the Charter, a vast tract of territory was vested in the Company, together with the sole right of trade and commerce, and all " mines royal," as well then discovered as not discovered, within the said territory. The operations of the Company, which, with slight excep tions, have been hitherto exclusively of a trading character, have been prosecuted from the date of the charter to the pre sent day. It has become evident that the time has arrived when those operations must be extended, and the immense resources nf the Company's territory, lying as it does between Canada and Pritish Columbia. should be developed in accordance with the industrial spirit of the age, and the rapid advance ment which colonisation has made in the countries adjacent to the Hudson Bay territories. The average net annual profits of the Company (after set ting aside 40 per cent. of them as remuneration to the factors and se vents at the Con_apany's posts and stations) for the 10 years ending the 31st May, 1862, amount t 5 £ll,OOO, or up wards of 4 per cent on the present nominal capital of £2,000,000. A portion only of this income has been distributed as dividend, while the remainder is represented in the assets and balanc s. The assets of the Company, in which the Subscribers will be entitled to an interest corresponding to the amount of their subscriptions, will coasist of goods in the interior, on shipboard, and other stock in trade, includ ing shipping business, premises, and other buildings neces sary for carrying on the fur trade, in addition to which there will be funds immediately available for the proposed ex tended operations of the Company, derived partly from the cash balance of the Hudson's nay Company, and partly from tit , new issue of Stock, and amounting in the whole to a sum not less than £70,000. The Company's territory embraces an estimated area of more than 1,400,000 square miles. or 806,000,00 of acres, of which a large area, on the southern frontier, is well adapted for European colonisation. The soil of this portion of the territory is fertile, producine„ , in abundance wheat and other cereal crops, and is capable of sustaining a numerous po pulation. It contains 1,400 miles of n 'vigable lakes and rivers, running for the greater part east and west, which constitute an important feature in plans for establishing the means of communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, across the continent of British North America,as well as for immediate settlement in the intervening country. The territory is, moreover, rich in mineral wealth, including coal, lead, and iron. In addition to its chartered territory, the Company possess the following valuable landed property. Several plots of land in British Columbia, occupying most favourable sites at the mouths of rivers the titles to which have been confirmed by her Majesty's Government; farms, building sites in Van couver's Island ; and in Canada, ten square miles at Lacloche, on Lake Huron, and tracts of land at fourteen other places. The trading operations of the Company are chiefly carried on in the fur bearing and northern portion of the territory, where the climate is too severe for European colonisation. These trading operations will be actively continued and, as far as possible, extended, whilst the management will be judiciously economised. Consistently with these objects, the outlying estates and valuable farms will be realised where the laud is not required for the use of the Company—the southern district wail be opened to European colonisation, under a liberal and syste matic scheme of land settlement. Possessing a staff of factors and officers who are distributed in small centres of civilisation over the territory, the Company can, without creating new and costly establishments, inaugurate the new policy of colo nisation, and at the same time dispose of mining grants. With the view of providing the means of twegraphic and postal communication between Canada and British Columbia, across the Company's territory, and thereby of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by an exclusively British route, negotiations have been pending for some time past be tween certain parties and her Majesty's Government and the representatives of the Government of Canada, and prelimi nary arrangements for the accomplishment of these objects have been made through her Majesty's Government (subject to the final sanction of the Colonies), based upon a five per cent. guarantee from the Government of Canada, British Columbia, and Vancouver Island. In further aid of these Im perial objects, her Majesty's Government have signified their intention to make grants of land to the extent of about 1,000,00) acres, in portions of the Crown territory traversed by the proposed telegraphic line. One of the first objects of the Company will be to examine the facilities and consider the best means for carrying out this most important work, and there can be little doubt that it will be successfully executed either by the Hudson's Bay Company itself, or with their aid and sanction. For this, as well as for the other proposed objects, Mr. Ed ward Watkin, who is now in Canada, will be commissioned, with other gentlemen specially qualified for the duty, to visit the Red River and southern districts, to consult the Officers of the Company there, and to report as to the best and safest means of giving effect to the contemplated opera tions. Applications for allotments of Certificates of Stock of £2O each, to be made to the International Financial Society (Limited), at their Offices, 64, Old Broad-street, E.C. A preference in allotment w 11 be given to parties hitherto holders of Stock in the Hudson's Bay Company, and to the Shareholders of the Internatiunal Financial Society (Limited) No application will be received after Wednesday, Bth July, at twelve o'clock. STOCK. To the Directors of the International Financial Society (Limited). Certificates Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me of £2O each of the Stock in the "Company of Adventurers of England tradin agree to into Bay," and I hereby become a member of the Company, subject to its rules and recgilations. and to accept such. Stock, or any less amount that may itra nallottedl...oiotbitorimieen:: t Servant, Name in full Address in full Date...... ............................ N.B. If th e applicant has hitherto been a holder of Hud son's Bay Stock. or is a p r oprietor of sh ares i n th e I n t el rig tional Financial Society (Limited), the fact should be stated, together with a memorandum of the amount of the holding. HUDSON'S BAY CompAisTy. No. . _. BANKERS' RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT TION FOR ALLOTMENT O F s ,g APPLICA of the e Received the day of , 1863 OK. first in on account of the Directors of the Inter n ational Society (Limited), the sum of £ befn, al t Financial stalment made In accordance with the f ems on an application for an allotment of Certificates prospectus .C2O each in the above undertaking'. of For Messrs. GLYN, MILLS, and Co,C TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved F amil y Tea, red uced to 3s. 2d. ; Souohong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Ass am, re_ duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. lid. per lb. AMORE BROTHERS, 35, London -bridge, City, E.C. 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ANEVER FAILING REMEDY.-- 1 Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all wbo suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved ou the stamp. ---.- „. ._.,... -.. ~..., 4 71. 1 •7.. :.-7,4 . \ -- .) ;qy A I CiZ . 0. 1 3 1 'At4,,lfr,;'o . . - ~.,,.„ tz41 . .,....„ . . ..,...„,..„ , - .41,.. , ..,-;\ ..„,„,,,. . . , •dits,,,,,lP. .., .• ~ ;" . , ~., , 102- 11:-.."' -13E°rr. . . DIE 1 c P.' „50 41 , .. , .... . ' -1 • / ~....,„e".. .---• ./ 1-17. 7 -1-7. 7 -- .0.. .-- -- '' .._o. (->----7-' /---e--..--..-.-'--'-_ ,.4._....7. :, 7',: 1 0 ' e r.. .. : 1 :.. i " ..e&V 'A '''''.- ii, ,-D ,/ ' Lieut. the Hon. E. S. Dawson, R.N., rind Cont;ii -7 , wander Mainprize, R.N., Master Att lidtizt,,,, v and Queen's Harbourmaster of the Malta p , p4E4,4i,; . . , .e., 4 04 .., ~.. \ Z iiljt yard. Her Majesty's ships the Quee r j'7% , ,f l "''' ' '' ' ' :l- ;44. - V,3 th,,. :7 k sThe Captain F. C. Hillyar, and the Foxh u . € 0 7‘7M . 7, , Wc, Commander W. H. Anderson, were at ",.." 43- 1 1 4 ' %-f. ' s / Pirreus on the 20th inst. The Icarus, 11, Commas-' . 22-11 d.er N. Salmon, V.C., was cruising in the neigh bourhood of Nauplia, and the Magicienne, 16, Capt. . W. Armytage, was expected at the Firms from Malta, with stores and provisions for the ships sta tioned there. There were at the Ph z - eas four French ships of war, four Italian, two Austrian, one Rus sian, one Turkish, and one Greek. H.M.S. Revenge has just joined the squadron outside, 'lnc following vessels have been chartered by the Government for the conveyance of troops and stores to India and the colonies—viz., the Conflict, 1,170 tons, for Calcutta; the Queen of the North, 124 tons, and the Stamboul, 890 tuns, for Bombay ; the Albion, 478 tons, for Kurrachee ; the Empress, 454 tons, for Mauritius; the Cambrian, 868 tons, for St. Helena ; the Victory, 595 tons, for Shanghai ; and 'he Enthusiast, 283 tons, for St. Helms and Ascen- STAMPED ....sd. at the time there were only seven pounds of steam. The disaster happened immediately after cold water had been put into the boiler. The magazines of the ship were within three feet of the boiler, and the shell room as near. As soon as the explosion occurred a panic commenced, the men jumped overboard, fearing the explosion of the magazine and shell rooms. At thi s p o i n t t h e gunner , M r . J o h n A. Lovett, in the absenc e o f th e fi rs t li eu t enan t, t oo k c h arge and displayed great energy and cou rage i n sa vi ng lif e and property, and in re-assuring the p an i c - s t r i c k en men . " The ship was found to be filling, when the poor wounded and burned sufferers were landed, together with the personal effects of the crew and officers. It was and blowing very hard, and the bank was very muddy upon ' which the wounded were landed. The poor fellows Iny writhing and groaning in the mud for some time before they could be got to a cotton gin near by. "The ship was hauled in near the shore, and has sunk to her deck, settling firmly on the bottom. Tho powder and shells are a total loss. The guns have been landed, and the nine-inch and rifle aro already in position at a strong point, and although the loss of the vessel and the brave men is much to be deplored, yet with the guns ashore manned by the splendidly-drilled crew of the late Chatta hoochee, the river is much safer than even before." The following are the official accounts of the cap ture of the Atlanta at Savannah : "Flagship Wabash, Port Royal Harbour, S.C., June 17. " Sir,--I have the honour to inform the department That since mailing my despatches I have recei ved further details of the capture of the Atlanta, sent through the kindness of Col. Barton, by telegraph, from Pulaski. "The Atlanta, Capt. Win. Webb, came down this morn ing, via Wilmington River, to attack our vessels in War. saw Sound, accompanied by two wooden steamers filled, it is said, with persona as spectators. The Weehawken, Capt John Rodgers, at once attacked her, firing in all five shots three of which took effect, penetrating her armour and kill hag or wounding the crews of two guns. Two or three of the pilots were also badly wounded and the pilot house broken up, whereupon the vessel grounded and immediately after surrendered. The armament of the Atlanta was two 7-inch and two 6-inch guns. She is but slightly injured. — Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "S. F. DITFONT, Rear Admiral, Commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. "P.S.—The officers and crew of the Atlanta numbered .65 persons. " S. F. D." The United States ship of war Macedonian (sail ing training ship), Capt. Luce, arrived at Spithead on Friday, from Plymouth Sound and Portland, and on entering theflagah exchanged eco t m h m Commander-in-Chief customary salutes t a e n s d w t i h th e saluting batte r y of the garrison. Saturday being "Independence Day" she was decked with huge American ensigns at mastheads and peak. and colours at each yard arm, and at noon fired a salute in honour of the occasion. Her Majesty being ex pected to arrive and pass through the harbour in the Fairy, for Osborne, the ships of war in commis sion in the port hoisted ensigns at each masthead, and in acknowledgment of the presence of the Ma cedonian at Spithead, the American ensign at their mainroyal mastheads. On hauling down her flags at sunset the Macedonian fired another salute. The captain's good service pension placed at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty by the promotion of Captain Lyster to the rank of Rear- Admiral, has been conferred upon Captain E. C. Tennyson D'Eyncourt. The Lords of the Admiralty have abandoned the intention—at least for the present—of converting any of the wooden vessels standing on the stocks at Chatham dockyard into iron-clad ships of war, and the armour-cased frigate, the frame for which is now being prepared at Chatham, will be an entirely new vessel, and will be the first of the squadron of armour-clad ships which are to be constructed from the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed. The new frigate is intended to be a superior ship, both in point of speed, offensive and defensive power, and sea-going quali ties, to any of the armour-clads lately constructed, and the Admiralty have decided on naming her the Lord Warden, in compliment to Lord Palmerston. The blocks for the Lord Warden have been laid on No. 7 slip, and every effort is to be made to have her completed and afloat within 18 months of the present time. " Newport News, June 22, "To Hon. Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy. "Your telegram was just received. Admiral Dupon sent the Weehawken, Captain John Rodgers, and Naphant, down to Warsaw Sound to look out for the Atlanta. June 17, at 6 a,m., the Atlanta came down, accompanied by two gunboats. The engagement was exclusively between the Weehawken and Atlanta. The latter mounted four of the Brooke rifles, two of 7-inch on the bow and stern pivots, and two of 6-inch on each end, She amid use two of the former and one of the latter on a side. Rodgers engaged the rebel at close quarters. The first 15-inch shot, fired by himself, took off the top of the Atlanta's pilot house, and wounded two of her three pilots. Another 15-inch shot struck half way up her roof, which was iron plated four inches thick, killing one and wounding 17 men. Eleven shots were fired in all—five of she Wee hawken, and six by the Atlanta. The fight was short, and the victory signal. "The Weehaken sustained no injury of any sort. The Atlanta steers well, and made six knots against a hard sea going to Port Royal. She was completely provided with instruments and stores for a regular cruise. She has a ram, a saw, and a tornado on her bow• Ex-Lieutenant W. A. Webb commanded her. Her compliment was 125 souls. " The Atlanta is said to have come down confident of capturing the monitors easily, and her consorts, filled with spectators, were prepared to tow them to Savannah. She will soon be ready for service under the flag of the Union. (Signed) "S. P. LEE, Acting Rear-Admiral. REPORT OP CAPTAIN ROGERS. "Washington, June 23. " Captain John Rodger circumstantially relates the pro ceedings attending the capture of the Atlanta. On ex amination it was found that the enemy had been struck four times. The first on the inclined side by a 17-inch convex shot, which, although fired at an angle of 60 degrees with her keel, broke in her armour and wood backing, strewing the deck with splinters, prostrating about 40 men by the concussion and wounding several by broken pieces of armour and splinters; one man has since died. The second shot, an 11-inch solid, struck the edge of the over hang knuckle, doing no damage except breaking a plate or two. The third shot, a 15-inch coned, struck the top of the pilot-house, knocking it off, wounding two pilots and stunnir g the man at the wheel. The fourth shot, supposed to be an 11-inch, struck a port stopper in the centre, break ing it in two and shattering it very much, driving many fragments in through the port. "There were on board at the time of the capture (as per muster rolls) 21 officers and 124 men, including 28 marines. " The captured rebel officers told Captain Rodgers that they thought the speed of the Atlanta would be found to reach ten knots. They believe her to be the strongest iron clad in the Confederacy, and confidently anticipated taking both the Nahant and the Wekhawken. The fol.. lowing among her officers are late of the United States Navy :—W. R. Webb, commander; J. W. Alexander, first lieutenant; Alphonzo Barber, second do. ; A. L. Freeman, surgeon ; G. H. Johnson, first assistant engineer. "Admiral Dupont, in his despatch, says the Fingal in a dense fog ran the blockade of Savannah a few days after the Port Royal forts were taken in November, 1861. She has been closely watched ever since, and, as in the case of the Nashville, the long and ceaseless vigilance of his officers has been rewarded. The Atlanta is now at Port Royal under the American flag, having unaided steamed into the harbour from Warsaw." Naval and Military Intelligence. THE ARMY. The arrivals at Aldershott during the past week have been almost continuous. The division now comprises an army of something like 712 officers, 16,000 sergeants, drummers, rank and file, and 4,200 horses, being a totalof close upon 17,000 well-trained and splendidly equipped troops of all arms. The ar rivals at the camp during the week have comprised the following:—The sth,Royal Irish Lancers, arrived in three divisions—one squadron from Northamp ton, on Saturday, 27th ultimo, under Capt. Carden ; three troops from Ipswich, under Major Massey, and the headquarters and three troops from Norwich, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Slade. The sth are at present under canvass on Cove-common, and are expected shortly to make over their horses to other regiments, after which they will proceed to Chichester preparatory to embarking for Bengal, where they will relieve the Bth Hussars. The strength of the regiment is 29 officers, 428 non-com missioned officers and men, and 395 troop horses. The 18th Hussars, under Lieut-Col. Knox, arrived on Wednesday from Hounslow, Hampton Court, and Kensington, and are stationed in E and F lines, North Camp. Strength, 25 officers, 515 nen , com missioned officers and men, and 341 horses. The Royal Horse Guards Blue, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Bailie, arrived on the same day, and are quartered in I and K lines, North Camp. Strength of the regiment, 28 officers, 551 non-commissioned officers and men, and 299 horses. The D battery, 9th brigade Royal Artillery, under Capt. P. Campbell, arrived on Tuesday from Chatham, and are quartered in X lines, South Camp, G battery, 9th brigade, under Capt. T. Byrne, arrived on the following day from Shorncliffe, and are stationed under canvass in the South Camp. The Ist battalion Scots Fusiliers, under the command of Col. Stephenson, C. 8., ar rived oniFriday, the 3d inst., from Wellington Bar racks, and are stationed under canvass on Cove common. lts strength is 30 officers, 40 sergeants, 24 drummers, 7 fifers, and 700 rank and fi le. It dlitnisapfreow bable that a reserve brigade will be for . days, and that Col. Dalrymple will The approaching athletic sports, which .a aotas r ß e ri t g o a d takeie by a grand race the 24th, to be followed proba bly keep place on the 20th instant, and the garrison races on the whole ball, excite the greatest interest, a nd toreturnedPresented g o eßmn Mar shall r ordon Highlanders, in The officers of the 92d G home the ship Middle division in a state of plea,surable excit.ement. to Capt. land from Indian service, quarters in Gosport, and recent l y ha a handsome silver tankard. Cammell, Royal Naval Reserve, of headquar ters of the regimen sex (the vessel which bro ught lion of the 20th Regiment The 2d batta lion of Foot, shall of London , sth hussars, are th emselves in to hold an d the in re adiness f or imme diate embarcation at Ports mouth, for foreign service. A divisional order has been issued by Colonel W. Nedhawl commanding the Artillery Royal in the Chatham District, in which Major-General J. Bloom. ge ld, Inspector. General of the Royal Artillery, con veys to the troops his entire approbation of what be saw during his re of the Depot cent i nspection of the Ist divi sion. Brigade. Maj or - General Bloom field has r e quested Colonel Nedham to inform the Royal Artillery under his command that he had a single fault to find with not any matters of inspecti on which he made respecting the armaments of the various batteries, magazines, h os pit a l, & c . M a j or - General Bloomfield also informed Colonel Nedham that he could not use too strong terms in conveying to the Royal Artillery in the Chatham District his entire approval of their appearance, drill, and dis cipline. THE NAVY. VALLETTA, June 30.—Her Majesty's ships Mari borough, 131, bearing the flag of the Vice-Admiral Commander-in -Chief Robert Smart, K.H., Capt. C. Fellowes ; Revenge, 73, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral H. R. Yelverton, C. 8., Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley; Trafalgar, 70, Capt. T. Mason, and Meeanee, 60, Capt. G. Wodehouse, entered port on the 22d inst., the Marlborough and Trafalgar from the lonian Islands, and the two other ships from a cruise in the Malta Channel. All four ships sailed again on the 25th hence, and, except the Revenge , which re-entered port on the 29th inst., have ever s ince been cruising off Malta, within sight o ra f the island, occasionally exercisin g at target pct Unless contrary orders are received to-night by the L6 m ail from Marseilles i t is ex p ected the Cornwall i n -Chief will, on receiving his despatches, pro cots ; to Naples, and afterwards visit several of th f e or p the of Spain, before returning to Maldta will not winter, The Revenge, it is re porthea,n Naples, accompany the squadron further t oda,. J. k. E. inst. for but will probably proceed to Corfu, frie,to be sta. Liffey, tioned there. Her Majesty's screw the 35, Capt. G. Parker, left Malta E. Baird, Corfu, the Alacrity, 4, Cowman e land to be m id left on the same day for I 'with stores off. Her Majesty's screw F'stnogreship. Supply, 2, the Master-Commander B. Bowden, arrived on 27th inst. from Woolwich and G_ib e ral . tar Her Al a i est , ' for the Mediterranean fleet. S h e brought as ,as. senger Capt. j. Kelley, R.A .. . 3' s screw gunboat Procris, 3, Lieut. Commander Hon. Hon. da from Rer . ajesty's ships in port y Gibraltar, to John B. Vivian, arrivedmto undergo repairs. Hibernia, receiving ship (bearing Austin, C.B. the flag of R are Rear- Admiral H.' l • H ..ar-Admiral H. 73 (bearing the Harvey, fiag)'ofCoßtn,,mander B. B. Hon, F. A. Foley ; R. Yelverton, C. 8.), Capt. the the Medina, Capt. S. A. B. Spratt, C.B. ; the Ma lacca, 17, Capt. G. N. Napier ; the Pelican, 17, Com mander P. Brock; the Growler. cra man der E. Wilki nson; the P B. Vivian 3, Lieutenant- Commander adec ' 2 Lieut.-Com , the H on. Master-Comma n d er E. Bowden ; and the tenders : the Supply, 2, Boxer and. The death of Col. Edward Walter Crofton, commanding the 3d Brigade of F Friday iay RoyalaAr t il Ic r 3 , in this garrison, which occurred on morning last, has cast ' • island. The de a deep gloom over the by his own effi ceased was much respected not only eers and men, but by those of the other branches of the service as well as by the in habitants generally. Scarcely. past the prime of life ho was struck down by an insidious disorder, which from long neglect had rendered an operation necessary. He died in less than a week from the first appearance of mains were interred in the Ta Braxia Cemetery. Major.-Gen. Wood, C. 8., commanding the Ist bri gade in this garrison, accompanied by Mrs. Wood and Capt. Wood, aide-de-camp, left Malta last week for England via Marseilles, on leave of absence. The following officers have also taken their depar ture on leave :_Capt. Musgrave, Rifle Brigade ; On Saturday a detachment of the 2d Battalion of the 19th Regiment, numbering 144 men of all ranks, left Chatham garrison and embarked on board the Leder, at Gravesend, for Dublin, to join the Ben-ice companies of the 19th Regiment, which corps has been placed under orders to embark for India. The officers who proceeded from Chatham in charge of the detachment were Captain Clay and Ensign A. E. F. Brown. The Orontes, screw troopship, Capt. H. W. Hire, will be inspected by the military authorities at Portsmouth on the Bth inst., take on board luggage on the 9th, and embarking the 92d (Gordon High landers) Regt., under the command of Col. Lock hart, early on the morning of the 10th, will sail at 2 p.m. the same day for Leith. On arriving at Leith the 92d will be disembarked and the 2d battalion of the 25th Foot taken on beard, with which the Orontes will return to Portsmouth, the 25th bung ordered into quarters at Gosport, to prepare for em barcation for Madras. There ar© no other orders beyond these mentioned for the Orontes' further services at present. Some reports send her . t . o the lonian Islands and others to Japan, but it is no. quarter-deck and her present saloon on improbable that she will have a poop builtthe o m n a l i i n e: y troop leng , se p rv ie jet io . us to on he a r n deckto proceeding added then n t ? o d r gmnn MACAULAY' s WONDERFUL MEMORY. — A st or y , per f ec tly well-auth enticated, is told of Lord Macaulay, that on ono occasion, 'being cha llen g ed thus, by way of proof of the s t r ength of his memory—" Come now, Macaulay, re_ pea t tho list o f the Archbishops of Canterbury--' he forth- with began and went through the entire list, trcru Atti,- !, 11s, tine clown to Archbishop Rowley, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1863. occupied. They will have to fight for the posses sion of the Northern Central. " The first train passed over the new railroad bridge to Scotland to-day, and railroad communica tion with Chambersburg is resumed. " There is great activity here. It would be unwise to say more on this subject. General Couch has assigned Capt. J. S. Brisbin, United States army, to the position of chief of cavalry in this depart ment. " The roads leading hitherward from Gettysburg 1 and the surrounding section are crowded with people, black and white, old and young, oxen, horses, waggons, and other vehicles fleeing from the dreaded approach of the enemy. There is a progress "The general feeling of confidence and hopes. " General Lee is believed to have been baffled in his main object, the capture of Washington. The of the campaign is watched with intense anxiety. enemy have reoccupied Greencastle after a skirmish with our cavalry. I have no further par ticulars. General Couch has received no report of casualties. " There is a report, brought here by a gentleman from Baltimore, of an engagement yesterday be tween Hooker's army and Lee's in the vicinity of Aldie. The result was indecisive and the losses heavy. This was independent of the cavalry fight in that vicinity. There is another report here that orders have been given to prepare accommodations for 2,500 wounded in Philadelphia. " Troops continue to be concentrated and organised at this point." tillery, all the siege guns in the Star Fort and the Main Fort; the quartermaster's and commissary's stores and ammunition, besides 6,000 muskets and 200 waggons with horses and mules, and all the private baggage and camp equipage of the officers and men. " The fugitives came into Maryland Heights straggling in small parties, with nothing but what they carried on their backs, besides being hungry and tired out with three days' fighting and march ing. Many of the officers had their wives with them in Winchester, and were compelled to leave them to the tender mercies of the rebels. " The officers and men are loud in condemnation of Gen. Milroy, whose bad management they charge as being mainly the cause of the disaster. " Officers and men concur in awarding to the brigade and regimental commanders the highest degree of praise for their bravery and courage under the trying circumstances. " The dead and wounded are left on the field and along the roadside as they fell, the latter without surgical attention either by the rebel surgeons or our own. The whole scene is described as one of the most humiliating and heart-sickening that has been witnessed during the war, fruitful as it has been in horrible incidents. " A full investigation will doubtless be made of the circumstances attending the battle, when the responsibility will be placed where it properly be longs. I therefore refrain from any comments, con tenting myself with merely giving the facts as they were represented to me. " Major-Gen. Milroy had rendered himself very obnoxious to the rebels in consequence of the rigor ous policy he pursued towards them, punishing the citizens with great severity, and liberating their negroes. Their hatred to him was so bitter that a reward of 10,000 dols. was offered for his head, and it is thought that the desire to save himself from capture induced him to neglect the precautions neces sary to secure the safety of his command. " General Milroy is from Indiana, but the force under him was composed mainly of Virginia and Maryland troops. It is said he was suspended from his command by General Schenck and ordered to report at Maryland Heightsfor duty under Brigadier General Tyler, and was on his way there on Wed nesday night, when he was prevented from reaching that point by the rebels being at Point of Rocks." THE FIGHT AT MILLIKEN'S BEND—OFFI CIAL REPORT FROM ADMIRAL PORTER. "Washington, June 20. The Navy Department has received a report from Admiral Porter, dated June 9, near Vicksburg, in which he states as follows : " On the 7th inst., owing to a report that the rebels in force, about 4,000 strong, were threaten ing Milliken'sßend, where a quantity of army stores were kept guarded by two black regiments and part of the 29th lowa Regiments, the gunboats Choctaw and Lexington were despatched to that place to pro tect them. Our troops had thrown up some extra entrenchments near the levee, and prepared to re ceive the rebels, with some doubts as to the issue. The enemy made his attack before daylight, and many of our men had not arrived at that point. The fight was desperate, and our men were overpowered and had to retreat behind the bank, near the water's edge, followed closely by the rebels. Then the gunboats opened on the rebels with shell, grape, and canister, and they fled in wild confusion. Not knowing the gun boats were there, or not expecting such a reception, they re treated to the woods and soon disappeared. When last heard from the enemy was bound in the direc tion of Lake Providence. I have dispatched gun boats to meet them. n another report of the same date Admiral Porter states— " The army is still advancing close to th© enemy's works. " One of our batteries opened fire the day before yesterday, and cleared everything before it. The mortars kept constantly playing upon the city and the rebel works, and the gun boats threw in their shell whenever they see any work going on at the ' rebel batteries or new batteries being put up. Not a soul is to be seen moving in the city: The rebel soldiers are lying in their pits or trenches, and the inhabitants are stored in caves or holes dug in the cliffs. Vicksburg must fail. It is wonderful that it has held out so long. " The rebel steamer Lady Walton came down from Little Rock, Arkansas, a few days since, and gave herself up to the commanding officer at White River." _ _ _ The _Richmond Inquirer, of June 19th, contains the following accounts of the proceedings at Port Hudson : __ _ __ _ _ " Mobile, June 17. " A special to the Tribune, dated Jackson, Miss., June 17, says a courier arrived at Brook Haven last night from Port Hudson, who reports that our troops are in fine spirits, that they have repulsed the enemy 27 times, and the attack successfully. Aid was close at hand. _ " Jackson, June 17 " A courier from Port Hudson has arrived. He states that the enemy has been punished severely. His companies in front (a Zouave regiment) made good marks, and our boys took deliberate aim, and killed and wounded immense numbers. The cou rier says they have sixty days' provisions, and have no fear, but are determined to hold out to the last. " Osyka, June 16. " A desperate fight took place at Port Hudson on he 12th. The Confederates left their entrench• ments, charged the enemy, and drove him from his fortificstions and spiked his siege guns. But the situation at Vicksburg still engrosses all the solici tation of the country. Heavy reinforcements are pouring into Fort Grant, and large instalments.from the command cf Rosencranz have been transferred to the great army investing Vicksburg. Whether Johnston has at the last hour been invested with authority to concentrate the troops of the West is the anxious topic of inquiry and the vital question of the crisis. " A citizen from New Orleans, Saturday, reports that many regiments are arriving from Batonßouge. The Federals are despondent because they cannot take Port Hudson by assault. Provisions are high and rising in New Orleans. The river is very low. There is other cheering, but contraband, news. The St. Charles Hotel is filled with wounded from Port Hudson. They are brought by boat loads at night. " Summit, Miss., Juno 17. " A courier from Logan's headquarters, states that Logan dashed into Jackson, La., on Monday, and captured 100 Yankees of the 40th New York cavalry, 20 negroes, with their waggons and arms, and 120 horses. A major and other cfficers are among the prisoners." A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, writ ing from Quincy, Fla., furnishes the f ollo l n d account of the loss o f the Confederate iron Chattahoochee : " The news received here to-day Chattahoochee and re gatleman reached here to-day from .heChatta ports that the schooner Fashion, at anchor i i is appalling indeed. A d She had with cotton, and intended to run the blocnad ;91, waiting hoochee river, 25 miles above Apalaclaicok a, :as loading received GO bales of Sea Island cottons, spye or some trai for another arrival from --, torous the enemy sent ni ne blockading. The result N\ as t red person conveyed the, the schooner with t 1 1e with armed wen, cal to the fleet. W le a vie\ fatwchthatetuo the enemy's fleet possible, and cladealion th, cotton on board, and took her withvourin v to Confederate States iron- cladgunboat manding the news reached Chattahoochee, L.ieutenant Guthrie, cern - . Chatta hoochee, ordoed steam to be raised, and was determined to attacking iu butthesrisvteeramif Nuevo the Fashion. the same pass kthine;bthsteruuctnioin gentleman reports' t as the steamer was leaving her anchora that just ge her boilers e:xploded, and twelve persons were killedi others were badly scalded. As y e t I am ) while RPM_ what officers and men were kill ed: , unable to learn The Columbus Sun has the f 0 LII s t a tement of the destructi on of the Chattahoochee detailed "The boiler exploded whilst the Chattahoochee : vessel was at anchor, and AMERICA. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—B er Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. _ CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. L'EPUTY-CIIAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that , since .ne beginning of the year 1860, the Royai National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number ot lives saved br the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; tor which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,e00 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-carriages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enab'ed them to establish their present magnificent fleet ot 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Dceply sensib!e, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gyatefully acknowledge the following con tributions : £ s. d Her Majesty the Queen annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. • • .. annual 11 0 Coutts and Co. Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., .. • • .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Erle, Lord hief justice .. .. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage . • • • . .. 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • • • • don 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. „ „ 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony , K.C.B. annual 2 0 0 Thom,s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Sescriptions will be thankfully re 'dyed by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farauhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ;by the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the UnitedKlngdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Eeq.. at the Office of the Institution, 14, 4114-otrect, AdelpW, London, W.C. LIVERPOOL, Sunday. Tho Royal mail steamship Africa, Captain James Stone, which left Boston on the 24th and Halifax on the 25th inst., arrived in the Mersey at an early hour this morning. On the 3d inst., at three a.m., the Africa passed the steamship Great Eastern, and at five a.m. on the same day the screw steamer Sidon, both hence for New York. The steamship City of New York arrived at New York on the afternoon of June 21, the steamer Teutonia arrived June 22, and the steamer Bremen une 23. The New York journals afford many details of ,he above telegraphic news. The New York, Herald of June 23 gives the fol iowing as the situation of affairs at that date : " The news from the army of the Potomac be speaks movements of great importance in operation or soon to be enacted in Virginia. Orders have been issued by General Hooker that nothing shall be said by correspondents in the front until the grand battle comes off.' This is significant. " General Lee occupies the Shenandoah Valley in large force. " General Pleasanton's official despatch of the late cavalry fight at Aldie is dated from Upperville, near the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge. The battle of Sunday was not only a desperate one, but re sulted in a decided success to the Union arms. Gen. Pleasanton encountered the forces of General Stuart in considerable strength in the morning, and drove them before him for the entire day, until he reached Upperville, inflicting a severe loss, as the dead and wounded left upon the field testified. He took two pieces of rebel artillery, three caissons, a number of carbines and pistols, and 60 prisoners, including two field and five line officers. The charges made were terrific, and the sabre was used freely. Gen. Pleasanton reports that the fight was most disastrous to the enemy. " Our latest news touching the invasion of Penn sylvania and Maryland, from Harrisburg and Chambersburg yesterday, is to the effect that the rebels are marching in great force upon Harrisburg. They have reoccupied Greencastle, are threaten ing Chambersburg, from which point General Knipe is prepared to fall back, if hard pressed; His troops were drawn up in line of battle yesterday, awaiting an attack. The enemy visited Millers town, eight miles from Gettysburg, possibly with a view to a movement against the Northern Central Railroad, to cut off Baltimore. People were flying in crowds from Gettysburg, literally blocking up the roads. The enemy is fortifying Hagerstown. " The fine packet ship Isaac Webb, one of the Liverpool and New York line, was captured by the privateer Tacony on the 20th inst., and subsequently released on giving bonds iu 40,000 dole. The brig Umpire, from Sagua for Boston, with a cargo of sugar, &c., was destroyed on the 14th by the same vessel. The barque Evening Star was chased and fired into on the 28th ultimo by an hermaphrodite brig, while on her way to Porto Rico. " Our dispatches relative to the capture of the rebel steamer Fingal, in Warsaw Sound, by the Weehawken and Patapsco, establish the fact that only five shots were fired by the privateer. We cap tured 180 prisoners, who reached Fortress Monroe yesterday. " A day or two since a blockade runner was run ashore just north of Lighthouse Inlet, on the Morris Island shore, by our naval vessels. The batteries on Folly Island immediately opened with their James guns, putting over 70 shells into the vessel. Since the firing upon the steamer the enemy's bat teries on Morris Island have been engaging our batteries on Folly Island continually, but not a man has been wounded on our side. One battery on Mcrris Island has been silenced. " A dispatch from Murfreesboro last night states that Gen. Carter has made another raid into East Tennessee with 2,000 mounted infantry, spreading terror before him. He destroyed the station and took up the track at Lenor, and advanced as far as London, where he drew up in line of battle to meet the enemy. He stated his intention to march on Knoxville and destroy that city. The Richmond Dispatch of the 19th says— ' Richmond is about to be uncovered of the defence afforded by the proximity of Gen. Lee's army, a part of which is already in the valley of Virginia, and probably in Maryland, and the rest will probably follow on, whence they cannot be brought instantly to our assistance, if assistance we should need' This, in connection with the doleful tone concerning Vicksburg, looks significant of coming troubles for the rebels." The following are the latest despatches from General Hooker's army, and from Maryland and Pennsylvania : OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF GENERAL PLEASANTON. " Head-quarters, Cavalry Corps, Camp near Upperville, June 21, 5.30 p.m. " General,--I moved with my command this morning to. Middleburg, and attacked the cavalry force of the rebels under Stuart, and steadily drove him all day, inflicting heavy loss at every step. We took two pieces of artillery, one being a Blakely gun, together with three caissons, besides blowing one up. We also captured upwards of 60 prisoners, and more are coming in, including a lieutenant colonel, major, and five other officers, and a large number of wounded rebels left in the town of Up perville. They left their dead and wounded upon the field. Of the former I saw upwards of 20. We also took a large number of carbines, pistols, and sabres. In fact, it was a most disastrous day to the rebel cavalry. Our ioss has been very small both in men and horses. I never saw the troops behave better or under more difficult circumstances. Very heavy charges were made, and the sabre was used freely, but always with great advantage to us. " A. PLEASANTON, Brigadier General. " Brigadier General S. Williams." " Washington, June 22. "By arrivals here to-night it is ascertained that Gen. Pleasanton yesterday morning, in his advances upon Middleburg, on the road to Ashby's Gap, en countered the rebel force a short distance from the former town. He attacked them with great impe tuosity and broke their front. The rebels resisted travely, contesting the ground foot by foot, until, when near Upperville, they attempted a flank move ment on our left, which was promptly met and re pulsed by Gen. Gregg's command. Our light bat tery did fearful execution in their ranks, while their artillery, although well served, was compara tively harmless. Uppervillebt a t ow n, kn G : e wa n un e hnd r edaneal under ttnhere t hey ass u m e d n bri s ke Pleasanton charged upon the enemy in three a l d i ffer e nt fightKilpatrick, iowevk cp, columns. otdhsaietsirhoeenbaeal 'h ni r ndt eoni ad vance;tand cavalry e sa ton, another stand, whence they were aga in driven and retreated ,4G e ne towards ralp l ea u having Ashby'sGap. learned that the Gap was protected by a large rebel force of infan try and artillery, contented himself holdwithing the the vantage ground, and cleared the route of the killed and wounded. "The enemy's force, like our own, was composed of cavalry, light artillery, and dismounted skir- mishers. " Capt. Snyder and Lieut. Wicker, of the Signal corps, were captured last night on South Mountain." " Harrisburg, June 22. "There is now no doubt that the enemy is for tifying Hagerstown. They hold the country be tween Hagerstown and Williamsport with at least a corps &armee, probably General Ewell's. Millers town, eight miles from Gettysburg, has been occu pied to-day by a force of rebel troopers 2,000 strong. This points to a movement on the Northern Central Railroad for the purpose of isolating Baltimore. Most of the movable property that could be turned 1 to rebel account was removed before the place was " Harrisburg, June 22. " The rebels are advancing in force upon Green castle, with infantry, artillery, and cavalry. " General Knipe, in command of Chambersburg, if hard pressed, will fall back to the main army." " Harrisburg, June 22. " From all information obtained here it is believed the whole rebel force this side of the Potomac river, is advancing in this direction. The enemy occupied Greencastle at noon to-day, with cavalry, infantry, and artillery, and is believed to be in strong iorce. " The outposts of our forces up the valley will fall back to the main army if closely pressed by large forces of the enemy. " Every preparation is being made to meet them should they deoide to move further in this direc tion." _ _ _ " Monocacy, June 22. " I have just returned from Maryland Heights. The place is strongly defended. No rebels have yet appeared. From the immediate authorities I have learned that the nearest rebels are at Little Antietam, about 6 miles from Harper's Ferry. Their forces at that point are not at present large; but other detachments are thought to be in the neigh bourhood. Gen. Ewell's forces are distributed in small portions from Sharpsburg to Frederick, and have been busy reconnoitering and foraging. They can be easily concentrated, and will soon prudently retire." "Philadelphia, June 22. " The Washington Star of this evening contains ,he following :•- ‘ 4 Monocacy Junction, Md., ;lune 22, " The rebels have certainly destroyed every Bal timore and Ohio Railroad bridge from Harper's Ferry to Cumberland, a distance of quite seventy miles, thus inflicting very heavy damage on the road. This they have done within the last thirty six hours. General Kelly came upon them this morning at Cumberland and drove them out of that town, it is supposed in this direction. His move. ments have been very prompt, and so far very suc cessful, as he has doubtless put a stop to the west ward progress along the railroad line of their cur rent career of destruction. " The public is up to this moment profoundly ignorant of the position of General Lee with his main force. We know enough facts, however, to assure us that it is not anywhere east of the Blue Ridge ; and we have to add that the belief is mo mentarily becoming stronger, both in the army of the Potomac and among military men that be is marching from this direction, or preparing to march from this direction on Pittsburg or Wheeling, one or both. His only considerable force whose present locality is known is that of Ewell, which is at and about Sharpsburg, Md. From the Rappa hannock to the Potomac we feel sure that there was not a rebel in arms on the Bull Run mountain range last evening." "Baltimore, June 23 , "The Frederick train has arrived safely. The city is occupied by Federal troops. There are no signs of rebels anywhere near Frederick. " Pittsburg (Pennsylvania), June 23. " Business has been suspended for a week. The citizens en masse, are digging entrenchments on the surroundihg hills for many miles out encircling the city. The works are nearly finished; the city is safe. " Baltimore, June 24, a.m " Information received at the head-quarters o General Schenk and other sources states that Gone. ral Ewell's force, to the number of from 35,000 to 40,000 men, are now in Maryland, in the Boones boro' Valley ; they have a large quantity of in fantry, cavalry, and artillery ; they are building bridges across the canal, and actively engaged in foraging the country collecting supplies; they crossed at Antietam and Shepherdstown." The New York Herald, in its evening edition of the 23d, publishes a telegram from Harrisburg giv ing the following particulars : " The rebel General Rhodcs'has 10,000 men and 30 pieces of artillery, of which 5,000 are on the road to Downsville. The rebels commenced a move on Greencastle yesterday. The Williamsport aqueduct has been destroyed by the rebels. " The rebels again took possession of Chambers burg this morning, General Knipe falling back to Shippensburg, removing all the Government stores. Captain Boyd is in the vicinity of Green Village, retreating before the rebel advance, and furnishing information of the rebel movements. The rebels gutted all the stores in Chambersburg. "Later, 7 p.m.—lt is reported that our forces are falling back on Carlisle, and the inhabitants are preparing to flee to Harrisburg. The rebels have cnt the telegraph. They charged our retreating force, chasing them to near Green Village. Our forces still hold Carlisle and Shippensburg, also hold the heights near Gettysburg. Colonel MaClure reports the whole country bordering on Chambers burg full of rebels." A telegram from Shippensburg, dated 23d, says — "The rebel mounted infantry, cavalry. and ar tillery entered this place this morning." The New York Times Harrisburg special despatch of the 23d says— " One thousand rebel cavalry advanced to Scot land this afternoon. Citizens from the counties above are pouring into Harrisburg. Colonel Boyd reports that the rebels are slowly and cautiously moving this way. " A skirmish took place to-day about 10 miles from Gettysburg, between some of our troops and about SO rebels." A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer gives the following account of the battle at Win chester : " Gen. Milroy had about 7,000 men under his command, and out of this number only 1,500 or 1,600 have reached Maryland Heights, and proba bly 300 or 400 escaped to Hancock and Cumber land. Upwards of one half of his command WB3 killed, wounded, or taken prisoners. The 87th Penn sylvania Infantry Regiment beha v ed nobl y in the fight and lost heavily, as did also the 12th and 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. " Colonel Elly, of the 18 th Connect icut, wa s taken prisoner along with many other gallant office.risi. r " We lost three fail batteries of field arta 0 . Y ia , Alexander's Baltimore battery, Randolph's United States Ar battery, and Carlin'a battery, sth Virgin of )y . )o 11, e, it Id. 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