, 1863-07-11

Philadelphia, June 25th.-The Enquirer
has specials from McConnellsburg to the
oath. The town was occupied by rebel
cavalry that evening
A despatch from Frederick, Md, the
Oath, says: Rhodes's division, 10000
strong. left Hagerstown on Tuesday for
Chambersburg. Johnston's rebel division,
10000 strong, with 10 pieces of artillery,
crossed at Shepardstown on Sunday. Half
Of this force left Boonsboro on Tuesday,
for the North, and the other half went to
Williamsport The aqueduct there has
been destroyed by the rebels and also a
number of bridges. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the greater part of his army has
crossed into Maryland since Friday, at
Antietam, Shepardstown and Williams
port.
Business is partially suspended in this
city to-day, and the receipt of shipments
of goods by the Pennsylvania railroad tenn
porarily suspended
A telegram from Frederick, Md, on the
25th, says: There is no doubt that more
than half of Lees army is now in Mary
land, advancing in three columns on Penn
sylvania Each advancing column is fol-
lowed by an immense wagon train, most of
which is empty Ewell commands in person
the centre advancing column: Extra Billy
Smith commands brigade in Ewell's
corps. The wagon train which accompa-
MED the centre columA numbered several
hundred wagons, the majority of which
were marked U. S. Notwithstanding Ew-
ellis orders commanding his troops to re-
spect the private property of Marylanders,
foraging parties are securing the country in
every direction, selling horses and cattle
Several thousand head of cattle, and a
large number of horses have been gobbled
up in Washington county alone, the neigh
boring counties suffering in like manner
Most of the cattle has been driven across
the river into Virginia to feed that por-
ton of Lees army which still remains on
the other side
A letter in town, dated at Washington
yesterday afternoon, says 20, 900 of Bragg's
army are at Richmond doing garrison duty
Lee has his whole army of 10000 men in
the immediate vicinity of the Potomac.
Bragg is to take care Of Richmond, while
Lee takes care of Washington. Richmond
was reinforced on the 10th.
Newbern advices of the 22d say there
are no rebel troops in North Carolina, ex-
cept cavalry.
Several vessels sailed to-day in search of
the pirate Tacony
The special telegraph to the World says
there are strong indications that Lee has
not only achieved his grand project of
massing his strength on this side of the
Potomac, but is actually within a short
distance of Washington, he having moved
a considerable force from Shepardstown
and Antietam fords down the tow path of
the canal, or else along the roads from
Boonsboro and Middleton, to the vicinity
of Poolesville, Brushville and Rockville
From these points he has direct access to
the rear of Washington, and can, by an ex-
pert movement, destroy the railroad be-
tween the Capital and Annapolis Junction
There is cause for apprehension concerning
the safety of Tyler's force, which has been
holding Maryland Heights, although it is
hardly possible that Tyler has been cap
tured yet it is possible that his commu-
nication with the army in Virginia and with
the force under Gen Schenck has been
broken.
A brig arrived at Newbern from st.
Croix, June 9th, and reports that on the
9Th, two steamers were seen in the ofing,
towards st. Thomas, fighting, when one of
them suddenly disappeared 1t was sup
posed that she sunk and the other steamer
moved off. The Vanderbilt was reported
at st. Thomas on the 9th.
About 1000 Texans made an attack on
Lake Providence and were repulsed with
some loss.
Advices from Memphis to the oath says:
A cavalry expedition under Col. Wuzener,
just returned from Pamela, reports as fol-
lows: He broke up a rebel camp, under
Col. George, at Pamela, destroyed the
railroad bridge at Joclaway and the trestle
work just beyond and portion of the road
from north. He then crossed the Tallahat-
chic, pursuing Chalmers beyond the Cold
water. On the Helena road he captured
100 rebels, and paroled all the sick. At
Pamela he destroyed all the army supplies,
workshops, mills and tanneries, with an
immense amount of forage and subsist-
ence took from 600 to 500 horses and
mules aud 500 cattle. He passed through
five counties, marched 200 miles, and lost
one man killed and five wounded.
In the vicinity of Wilmington, near the
borders of South Carolina, large number
of soldiers and conscripts are entrenched,
successfully resisting the rebel authorities,
having had three engagements already
The rebel Secretary of War has ordered
all the North Carolina troops into other
States for immediate service on account of