Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-12
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Morning and Noon Dispatches.
FROM MAINLAND.

The Two Armies In Close ProximI
| ty-Lee Driven TO the WaII-A Grea
battle Imminent.
CHAMBERsBURo, Pa, July 10.-Nevs from
Williameport shows the rebels have ferry boats
BY the late high water very little Of their trans.
portation has reached the Virginia shore, bu
most Of their wounded have got over.
Reports from Gen Smiths advance stats
that there is no material change In the position
| OF Lees troops from yesterday.
1t is not believed Lee will attempt 10 defend
the line of Antietam creek, but has eoncentrn.
ted his army near HagerstoWn, where he will
without doubt, await an attack.
Siragelers and deserters from Lees army
still continue to arrive In great numbers.
Lees headqu irters are still at Hsgerstovn.
New YoRK, July l1.-A special to the World
from Chambersburg, July 10Th, ssys: Rebel
plckets and ours meet at Greencastle. General
Couch is at this poiut A battle 10 looked for
at any moment. IL ia thought we have Lee
completely hemmed 10.
The correspondence OF the Herald, dated
Greencsstle, July 10Th, ssys: He had been in.
side the rebel linea at Hagerstown. The rebel
trains are nearly oil at Hellespont. The rebels
failed twice to cross the Potomac, with q loss
OF fifty men. They tried to swim their horses
across above Clear Spring, some of whom were
drowned, few reaching the opposite shore.
The rebel line extends from Hagerstown to
st. Paul's Church, west Of Hagerstown. They
occupy all the heights around HageFetown, and
are throwing up eaIthworks. They are steal
ing all the horses from Marylanders.
% Gen. Jenkins was wounded BY heavy piece
of shell. Ewell's and Early's corps are en-
camped on high bill near Hagers.own. The
rebels destroyed the bridge over Antietam
creek, and are in position on the other side.-
Smuggling rebels are robbing every body near
Greencastle. The rebel wounded are suffering
auiully, and dying fast.
l could not get down to Williamsport, no
civilians being allowed there under any pre-.
tense.
A Loudon, Pa, dispatch to the Herald says
rebel prisoners state Lee has abandoned the
idea OF crossing the Potomac. IL ia stated a
reserve force OF rebels on the other side of the
Potomac are furnished With pont0ons
A Harrisburg dispatch to the Herald says Lee
10 concentrated at HagerstoWn, with both aanks
strongly defended. Meade's forces are more
ADVANCED, circumseribing the rebel limits-
occurred between the advance
guards.
Sigel is organizing troops at Reading. A
great alruggle 10 sure Tomorrow.
Tne Herald's special from Frederick, 10Th,
says: There WAS slight skirmishing to-day be.
tween our forces under Gen. Buford and the reb-
els. The rebel General Jenkins, captured early
this morning, passed through this place tonight
en- route for Baltimore and Fort McHenry.
Cinnonading on our left this morning was
not OF long continuance, but about noon Il was
renewed more briskly, and continued for about
an hour. Result unknown here at this writing.
From refugee arrived here to night, who
left Hsgerstown this morning, learn the enc
my's force Is about fifty Thousand men and
about two hundred and fifty pieces of artillery.
My informant states that the trains of Lee can
not number less than three thousand wagons,
and are on the road from HagerstoWn to Viii.
Transport and Sheppard's ford. The river ia
still very high, and the whole rebel army is
on this side. . r.
New YoRK, July 1.-The Times' special
from Antietam, July 10th, 8 P. N. ., says !; Our
cavalry forced the rebel advance back to Funks.
town on the right and BakersviIle on the Lett
The enemy 10 in force and shows fight. There
will probably be fight tomorrow.
BALTIMORE, July IL, Noon, two armies
are confronting each other. The rebel line ex-
tends to the river.