The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-06-19
Lee's Army. 90. 900 Strong,
On their March Northward---An Active
Campaign In Operation.
CIrno. Friday. June ~.

CAmo, Friday, June ~.
The steamer st. Cloud, from Vicksburg Mon
day morning, the sth, has arrived. Officers
by this arrival say IL Is believed in the camps
that battle in our rear is highly probable
No one, however, believes that Johnston is able
20 raise the siege. The fight at Milliken's Bend
on Saturday was Of more Importance than ut
FIRST related. The rebels were 500 strong.
under Henry McCullock Our force was less
than 900. over 600 OF whom were negroes
Eye witnesses report our loss m killed at l34,
100 of whom were negroes. The wounded were
about the same number. The list Of the killed
Is very large, In consequence OF many OF the
wounded being killed, under the "no quarter"
cry. The rebels left 100 dead on the field. and
took away several wagon loads Of their wound
cd. The negroes, il Is reported, fought better
than their white officers, many Of whom, 1t is
said, skulked.
HARnIsBuRo. June IL.
Dispatches received to-day from the opera
tors II Chambersburg and Hagerstown give the
information OF the negroes who have arrived
there 70 the effect that the rebel cavalry arrived
ut Perrysville and Martinsburg about noon,
and at the latter place there had been consider
able harl fighting. Gen. Milroy was contest.
ing the advance OF the rebels. Telegraph CON-
municaticn Is destroyed between Winchester
and Martinsburg, the lines having been broken
by the rebels about II o'clock this morning.
Gen. Reynolds has heen driven by large force
of rebels from Perrysylle To Bunker Hill The
enemy are also at Winchester. All Gen. Lees
army is moving. The tidings from Muddy
Branch and Nolan's Ferry indicate that warm
work is going on there. The Capital and prin-
cipal cities aud towns OF Pennsylvania are in
absolute danger.
The Presiden, calls for iOO, 900 men for 4
term not exceeding six months. From Mary
land, Tep thousand. From Pennsylvania, Fiji.
ty Thousand. From Ohio, Thirty Thousand
From West Virginia, Ten Thousand.
FORTRESS MoSRoe, June IL.
The flag Of truce boat New York, from City
Point, arrived last evening. The English and
Austrian consuls, George Moore and ID. Van
Sfierrd, were on board, having been ordered
out OF the confederate states by the rebel Gov
ornment. II has been arranged by the Federal
and Confederate Commissioners that surgeons
shall not be treated as prisoners Of war. No
exchange OF officers can at present be made. a
number OF our officers are held by the rebel
authorities under charge, intending 10 bring
them under the operation OF the act of the re.
bel Congress, which consigns 20 execution oil
officers taken In command OF. or in company
with armed negroes or mulattocs, Col. Ludlow
will not. by making any special exchanges Of
officers, acknowledge the right OF the rebel au-
thorities to discriminate among our forces by
OBTAINING some and releasing others. lie in.
sists that all shall be released under the cartel.
and VIC have enough rebel officers now in our
possession TO hold in reserve for retaliation.-
Exchanges OF enlisted men 60 on as heretofore.
Richmond papers Of the 18th have been re-
ceived. which say the reported taking OF Helena
some days since, grew out Of the fact that the
rebe. troops made feint ON that place, and
succeeded in capturing Wagon train and
some prisoners
NEW YonK, June Is.
The Times elitorially says that information
reached this city yesterday from Washington
that Lees army. 90. 900 strong, was on this
aide OF the Rappahannook marching northward.
aud Gen. Hooker was fastening north to pre-
vent the advance Of the rebels. Lee before the
close Of last week, crossed, 1t would seem by
fords above fredericksburg, and apparently
pushed for the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
road. In the meantime, by Friday, Hooker's
army was on the northward march, following
that day n line between Warren and Cattell's
Stations. All our commissary stores have been
embarked from Acquia Greek. Lee has been
Joined by large detachments from North Caro-
lima and the Black Water and all his cavalry
has been massed on the north fork OF the Rap
pahannoek. Longstrect's corps. lately ut Gull
pepper, has doubtless been joined To Lees
forces, and our army recently has been heavily
reinforced from the Nansemond, Peninsula aud
elsewhere No official or semi-othcial indiea-
tions OF these movements have been received
from Washington. The Times says these accounts
we have obtained from other sources. but there
seems to be an agreement that our chief army
and that Of the rebels are both ON the move. and
on such q route aud 50 close together that they
can hardly avoid a collision soon.
A dispatch dated the morning Of the 18th at
headquarters 9Th Army Corps, states that
troops and wagons have been passing there all
night. The troops OF the 9Th corps are still
guarding the foris, with orders to be in readi.
mess 10 move nj moments notice.
The Herald says editorially. il is evident
that an active campaign Is now in operation on
che Rappahsnnoek. Harper's Ferry the Shen-
nndoah Valley and the upper fords Of the Po-
omac are points indicated by recent rebel move
ments. Our army has also changed it, base az
supplies. being transported from Aequia Greek
TO Alexandria
WASHINGTON, June 10.
From all accounts we can learn, the invasion
OF Maryland and Pennsylvania consists OF a
cavalry raid. There is no evidence that Lees
army has crossed the Potomac. On the con-
trary his immense force Is undoubtedly At or
between warrenton and Culpepper, with, say
20 600 at fredericksburg. Where and what
Hookcr's army Is and what IL Is doing, could
not state II knew.
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