Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-07-01
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Lste War News

Late War News
The Bslsinere Amsrsoas. Of the ssd has oesa ~
AZ. teleersrn from Harrisburg. dated 2lst says
that The rebels are reported to be strong e
Haeerstovn. and fortilying. The troops ct Harris.
bure are expecting marching orders Immediately.
Gov. Curtin received dispatch from Chambers.
burc which states that Jenkins was at Wayncs.
bero' list: evening He had been plundetins the
houses among the mountains.
Gen. Couch has received ! dispatch CONFIRMING
the report that the rebel cavalry were At Geetys-
burg. *
themselves to whatever they wanted in the stores,
collected together 8 large number Of cattle and
horses and. then moved of towards Hancock. Nd.
A smdl moun.ed force rode into Frederick Sstuf-
day. paroed the sick soldiers in the hospitals took
No attack has been made, 50 hr, on Harpers
Ferry. ~, =
Three thousand laborers have been called into
service, and negroes freely impressed for the tho
rough fertilization Of Baltimore -: -. -. -,
$ Nothing definite is published 10 regard :tathe
uioySments Of Gen. Eees Sriny, or Of Hooksr g.
: :. - THE SCARE n WASHINGTON. 'S
A5gcntleman. who came through the lines since
the cspture-of Winchester BY our forces says that
the newspapers oonvsy very inadequsae idea Of
the extent of the alarm at Washington, produced
by the uews Of the ADVANCED Gen. Lees army
Every available man was being hurried to the cap
ltal for its defence, and the whole city was in .
perfect furore of alarm and excitement.
Official information received here, state that an
der the influence Of this excitement Burnside's
CORPS has been ordered from Kentucky to eonsti-
tute portion of the army designed for the defsnce
of the Yankee Sodom.
RESISTING TIE DRAFT IN TIE NORTH.
Atslsgram from West Cornwall, Connecticut,
states that company of men have established
Themselves in Goshen, Connecticut, who are re-
ported to be deserters from the army, together with
some disloyal men in that vicinity. They are for
tifying every mountain with the purpose Of resist
ing the draft Great excitement exists in that re-
gion.
GREAT PEACE MEETING IN MLINeB.
There has been an immense Democratic gather
ing in Springfield, Illinois One hundred THOUSAND
people were present. Forty-fve hundred wagons
and other vehicles were in procession. Gen. Rich
ardson presided Speeches were made by Messrs.
Voorhees, s. s. Cox, and others. The administra-
ton was denounced. The return of Valiandigham
is demanded. The resolutions declare Illinois q
sovereign power, oppose further prosecution Of the
war, for peace upon the basis restoration of the
Union, and call for National Convention.
The correspondent of the New York Herald, June
18th, speaking of Gen. Lees movements says:
It seems to be satisfactorily determined that the
rebel army that moved up the Shenandoah at first,
and which is now despoiling Southern Pennsylva-.
MIA, is but the advance of the great army of inva-
sion the rebels have so quietly created 1t coh-
sists Of but two corps, those of Longstreet and
Ewell, Lee accompanying them in person. These
corps are estimated to number thirty thousand men
oh khof al ~ xbo
ley, in Maryland and in Southern Pennsylvania,
sixty thousand men D. H. Hill is nov following
with his corps having passed the vicinity of Thor
oughfare Gap On Tuesday. He has thirty thou
sand men. These with Stuart's cavalry make c
total effective force of one hundred thousand men,
now definitely known to be engaged in this inva-
sion. They have more troops in reserve, as they
have fully ascertained. Yesterday, they appeared
in force with infantry, artillery and cavalry at Bev
erly Ford, as if to assure us that they have not
withdrawn all their force on the South side of the
Rappahsnnock.
vIcksBURG.
The Yankee dates from Vicksbure to the 18th
state that the bombardment had slaekened. Penn.
berton was throwing up an inner line of works, to
fall back upon in the outer line was carried by
sapping and mining. Osterhaus still holds Big
Black bridge. The western shore of the Missis.
sippi, from Mllkens Bend to Vicksburg, is said to
be full Of Confederate troops The Confederates
hold Richmond and New Carthage and are receiy.
ing daily accessons from the Wachita river. The
Confedesates are sent across the Mississippi from
De Soto during the night, to reinforce Vicks5ure.
Pemberton receives supplies in the same way.
FROM THE wEsf-nEAyY FIRING AT vIcKsRURa
JACKSON, June 24-The firing at vicksburg still
continues, and is far heavier than any ever heard
before. Official dispatches state that General Chal-
mers sunk three transports below Memphis on the
Goth and disabled another
OPERATIONS on TEE NORTHERN LINE.
The Seminal says: We publish below az extract
from letter from most reliable source, possessed
OF the best means of accurate information. The
letter bears date of the 2lst 1t tells of some af
fairs Of which we have already heard: but it rves
also some important facts of which we have hereto
fore had no information.
II must tell you all the news, though YOU all
have heard good deal, Of course; but it will bear
to repeat. In the first place, we surprised Milroy.
those who followed his example of an Isnomip;onSs
desertion Of their comrades in battle His own
people should hang him, and save us the trouble
He is more cowardly than be has been mean-4 700
men, l09 officers, 30 cannon, $50 wagons. 400
horses, 70 ambulances, all the public and private
baggage and effects, suffers goods, &c Not
wheel escaped It was = glorious affair. and onr
men deserve all that the country can award Them
The people say Ailroy went off in civilians
dress. do not doubt it He left the evening he.
fore the assault, and he who does that az a Conn.
mander is capable Of doing anything that is mean
and disgFacefnl ''''Hn
1.-THE Yankees are in most terrible state of
.compotion; nobody can imagine what the rebels
are about but al agree that they mean deviltrv.
stuart has whipped their cavalry every dav
and sometimes twice day, ever since he leit OuI.
pepper, He has well paid them, though they can't
pay rs back the good fellows who perished on the
.aappahannock. He has done gloriouslyi Can an
*tored nys q six hundred prisoners; and Mostly
caught Hooksrs aid with letters Of Instruction. t.
their eayAly commanders This was good and oto.
riousl The letters showed that Hooker was n eru
zlcd much. --e' ""S pug
"lnbea@ has done millions Of DAMAGE at curo.
berland Nd; destroyed all the workshons mn rns.
chnery, locomotives cars, &c, there; every bridge
FROM the Little oapou river for some distancs vsss
Of Cumberand completely destroyed; the immsns 20,
tunnel DESTROYED The great iron bridge Inoctsd
oil to pieces Elesen shots Of 1 three IA
gun bronght the whole structure a 4oO foot .r )
maedneenoe into The water This Is the o,e. s y