Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-18
TUESDAYS REPORT.
Lee Crossing the asapPahannOck
with 10000 Men.
THE REBELS INVADING TIE MOTH
ERN STATES.
FIJI PRESIDENT CALLS FOR
100, 600 MEN.

Washington that Lees army, 10000
strong, was on this side of the Kappa
hammock, marching on Northward.-
Hooker's army was marching North
to prevent the rebel advance. Lee
before the close of last week, crossed
by the fOrds above fredericksburg. and
was apparently pushing for the Orr
ange & Alexandria Railroad. By
Friday Hooder'S whole amy Was on.
the Northward march. AL III com
missary stores have been embarked
from Aqua Creek. Lee has been
Joined by large detachments from
North Carolina AMI Black Water, and
his cavalry have been massed on the
North Fork Of the RappahannOck.-
Longstreet'S corps was lptely at Cul~
pepper. and has doubtless been joined
to Lee. Our army has recently been
heavily reinforced from the Nanse-
mond Peninsula and elsewhere. No
official or s%emi>oficial indications Of
these movements have been received
from Washington, and the Times saws
these accounts were obtained from
other sources, but there seems to be
an agreement that our army and hat
of the rebels are both on the move, so
closely together that they can herdly
avoid a collision.
A dispatch dated on the morning of
the 18th, headquarters of the 5th army
corps, states that troops and wagons
have been passing there all night
Troops OF the 9Th corps still guarding
fords, with orders to be in readiness to
move at IL moments notice.
The Herald says. editOriaIly, that it
is evident that an active campaign is
now in operation on the Rappahan
mock. Harpers Ferry, Shenandoah
Valley aud the upper fogds Of the Po-
tomac are the points indicated by the
recent rebel movements. Oar army
is also changing its base, supplies
being transported from Aqua creek to
Alexandria.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The fol-
lowing is from Richmond papers of
the 11th:
Jackson, Miss. 9th.-Scouts report
Federal pickets %arounl Vicksburgten
miles deep. All approaches closely
guarded. Grant communicates with
the feet night and day. Mortar boats
firing all night at intervals of two
seconds. Nothing from Port Hudson
HARRISBURG, Pa, 15.-Gov. Curtin
issued a general order stating that
c%olored troops would be mustered into
the service of the United States, aud
~forbidding colored men leaving the
State to join the organizations in
other States.
Governor Curtin issued Il proclama-
ton calling upon all capable of bear
ing arms to enroll themselves. and
give aid to eEorts to be put forth for
the salvation of the commonwealth.
Dispatches to-day from the operator
at Chambersburg and Hagerstown,
give information that rebel cavalry
arrived at Perryviliee and Martins
burg about noon. At the latter place
there has been hard fighting Mi!roy
was contrasting their advance. Com
mnnication is destroyed between Win
chester and Martinsburg. Reynolds
has been driven by a large force Of
rebels from Perryville to Bunker Hill
The enemy are also at Winchester
All Lee army moving. News from
Muddy Brunch and NoIan's Ferry in
dicate that waEm work has been going
on there.
WASHINGTON, June 15-The Presi-
dent issued a proclamation stating
that rebels are threatening to invade
Maryland, Western Virginia, Penn
syIvania and Ohio. Therefore ne calls
into the service one hundred thou
sand men from those States rs follows:
Pennsylvania. $4,000; Ohio. 80. 1000;
Maryland. 10000, and Western Vir-
ginia- 10,0O0vto-bc mustered into the
service of the .. S. forthwith, to
serve six month from date of muster
ing in. unless sooner discharged.
PHILADELPHIA. June 15-Dispstch
from Greencastle, Pennsylvania, 1920
a. m, report u troops now passing
in their retreat from .Hagerstown to
Chambersburg. lIagerstown has been
evacuated. and all the rolling stock of
the railroad, and all the stores re
moved.
MEMPHIS, June 13-Steamer Hia
watba, from below, brings dates to the
10th. The situation of Vicksburg
still unchanged, except hat our lines
are dairy contracting. The late rains
have improved the condition of the
army. About 5000 of Kirby Smiths
force is reported to have come up the
Washita river, and are making dem
constructions on the Louisiana side of
the river. Johnston is still receiving
reinforceInents from the East.
CINCINNATI. June 15.-The militia
ry sen to Rush county, Indiana, for
the purpose of subduing opposition to
enrolment, returned to indianapolis.