The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-01 00:00:00

THE ATTACK UPON GENERAL MILROY,

(From the Baltimore American.)

Major-General Milroy reached Baltimore at one
o'clock this morning from Harper's Ferry, and
returned again at 11 o'clock on a special train with
his staff. He came down to have a personal inter-
view with Major• Gen. Schenck, and to waive all
claims of rank in interfering with the command at
that point, which will remain under Brigadier-Gen.
Tyler. He, however, desired to return to his men,
and volunteered to act in a-ay position that he
might be deemed moat serviceable in.

We had the pleasure of a brief conversation with
him, and were pleased to learn that his forces have
not suffered to so great an extent as was supposed.
At the time he left the Ferry, forty-two members
of Alexander's Maryland Battery had arrived,
and it was believed a considerable rumber had
made their escape in the direction of Romney and
Curabizland. They mostly secured their horses
end have probably accompanied the cavalry. The
only Maryland regiment that suffered severely was
the Oth Regiment, known a$ Cob sohloy'o,lriFirat

absent in Baltimore. The enemy turned the guns
of the Maryland Battery on this regiment, and for
a time they were- in a very hot position. The
number killed and wounded is not known,
though but few of them escaped either
casualties or capture. They fought bravely,
and it is hoped that a good number of them are
prisoners of war. The Sixth Maryland Regiment.
which was report( d to have been cut up and almos.
destroyed, to the astonishment of every one, came
marching into Harper's Ferry yesterday afternoon,
with their flags flying, arms at rest, and singing
" Hail Columbia," with the gallant Colonel Howe
at their head. It seemed as if they had risen from
'he dead, and their return caused great astonish-
ment. It appears that at the commencement of the
assault on Winchester they were entirely cut off
and being surrounded by an immense force surren-
dered, and were taken to the back of the works. In
the confusion of the assault made by the rebels they
were neither disarmed nor placed under guard, end
Colonel Howe, knowing the country Niel!, and see-
ing an opportunity to escape by side road, formed
his men in line, and in the darkness of the evening
moved quietly off. They were compelled to take
a circuitous road to reach the Ferry, but went on
their way rejoicing, with neither an enemy i❑ front
nor pursuant in the rear. The cavalry force of
Gen. Milroy, consisted of the First New York, Thir
lath Pennsylvannia, and two companies of the
Third Virginia. Gal. Milroy ordered them to re-
treat to Romney and Cumberland, and be yester-
day received a despatch announcing their safe
arrival at that place.

The outer works at Winchester were carried by
the rebels by storm at six o'clock on Sunday evening.
and the v‘ hole fortifications strongly invested by a
force of not less than 15,000, men under General
Ewell. It became at once a question of ultimate
surrender or to make a bold dash to force their way
through the enemy's lines; and a council of war,
held on Sunday night, unanimously advised an
evacuation. The large guns and his artillery were
all spiked at once, and at one o'clock on Monday
morning he abandoned everything except his horses,
and struck boldly through the enemy's lines. The
movement was so rapid that the enemy was taken
by surprise, and, the night being dark, the
movement, so far as the troops immediately
investing the works were concerned, was accom-
plished with but little loss. They were followed
by cavalry, and a great many stragglers taken pri-
soners ; but when four miles this side of Winches-
ter, at the junction of the road leading from Berry.
ville to Bunker Hill and Martinsburg, they were
intercepted by a strong rebel force with artillery,
and strongly pcsted in the woods on the roadsides.
General Milroy rallied his men and made several
attempts to storm and capture their batteries, but
was driven back. Daylight was now rapidly
approaching, and it \Nets deemed prudent to
endeavour again to cut their way through the
enemy's lines, which was successfully accomplished,
and being without artillery, they suffered conside-
rably, especially in prisoners captured, before the
enemy gave up the pursuit. About 12 o'clock on
Monday they reached Halltown, and the enemy.
having abandoned the pursuit, they, after a short
rest, marched into .Harper'e Ferry during the of er-
noon, The gallant fellows were in a sad condition,
after so severe a march and fight, but were full of
spirit and gratification that they had escaped the
clutches of the enemy. All the stores, ammunition,
and waggons at Winchester, fell into the hands of
the enemy, together with all the artillery, not a gun
having been saved.

THE WRECK. OF THE STEAM-SHIP
NORWEGIAN.

ASPY BAY, CAPE BRETON, June 14, 1863.

The steamship Norwegian, of the Canadian steam-
ship line, which left Liverpool at half-past twelve
o'clock noon, of the 4th, and Londonderi y on the
sth instant, for Quebec, was wrecked on St. Paul's
Isknd this (Sunday) morning, 14th instant, during
a thick fog.
All her passengers and crew, together with mails
and baggage, were saved.

The nevhpaper despatches were saved by Purser
Wallace.

(Despatch to the Agents in Montreal.)

MONTREAL, June, 17, 1863.
The following despatch has been received by the
agents of the steamer Norwegian :
" AsPY BAY, C. 8., June 14, 1863.
" Allan Rae end Co., Quebec.

" The Norwegian was wrecked this morning, at
seven o'clock, in a thick fog, on Sr. Paul's Island, a
mile and a quarter east of the North-east Light.
She had on board fifty-eight cabin and two hundred
and seventy-one steerage passengers—all, together
with the crew and mails, saved. A large portion
of the boggige has also been landed.

"The steamer, when I left at one o'clock, was all
but on her beam ends, well on the rocks. Her fore
peak and forward compartment have several feet of
water in them. The main and after ones are quite
dry.
"Captain M'Master was not certain whether she
could be got of Ha rt quests that a eteamei be sent
down immediately to the wreck.
" The passengers have been conveyed to the
Government Humane Society's House.
" Mr. Campbell, Governor of the Island, is lend-
ing all his assistance.

"JOHN WALLACE, Purser."

NEW YORK, JUNE 20, Morning,

General Sherman's corps Lave pushed tbeir ap-
proaches to within 20 yards of the bastions at
Vicksburg.
The _Richmond Inquirer says that the Federal
gunboats have ascended the Chickahowiny to
within 50 miles of Richmond, a land force of 15,00 e
co-operating. Preparations were being made to
repel any attack.
General Bragg has been reinforced, and there are
indications of his uniting with General &Airier to
invade Kentucky.
The British Consul has arrived from Richmond
at Fortress Monroe.
The Confederate Secretary of State has written
to Mr. Mason cfficially that the President's deci-
sion to revoke the British Consul's exequatur was
mainly influenced by the Consul denouncing unoffi
cially the Confederate Government as indifferent to
cases of great and atrocious cruelty. These re-
marks referred to the enlistment by conscription of
two British subjects who, by their acts, had ac-
quired de facto citizenship. Protection and respect
will be continued towards foreign consuls who pos-
sessed the Federal exequatur prior to the secession,
as long as they do not seek to evade the legitimate
authority of the Confederate Government. But
Lord Ly ons assumes the power to issue instraetions
and exercise authority over British consuls residing
in the Confederate States, thus ignorieg the exis-
tence of the Confederate Government, and implying
the continuance or relations between that Ministry
and British Consuls residing in Confederate States
which existed prior to secession. This is also the
assertion of a right by Lord Lyons to exercise the
authority of a Minister accredited to and officially
received at Richmond.,. The -President therefore
forbids further direct commtnication between neu-
kral consuls in the Confederate States and function•
aries of neutral nations residing in the enemy's
country. In future all communications between the