New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-29
TsIR INVASION.

afternoon announced that the Rebels were in
battle had begun. No dispatch either con-
firming or extending that account has s!bce
been receiyed-for what reason We are
at loss to conceive. If later news
comes, it will be found in second edI-
ton. The dispatch referred to is by no
means conclusive in its character, nor is it
possible TO infer anything from it positively
-suppOsing IT to BE- true-ercept that Ewell
had pushed up cavalry and flying artillery to re-
connotre the position of our forces and chat
acter Of our works on the right bank of the
Sgsquehanna. We presume, IN the absence Of
better Information, that there has been m in.
considerable ,krmlsh aud some little artillery
work without result.
The Rebels were reported, by way Of Balti-
more. 10 have been at Hanover Junction. ON
tns Northern Central Railroad, at 5 O'Clock on
Saturday. Thy are further positively asserted
u have reoccupied York. and that statement
produced great excitement at Lancaster. and
the belief that that place also was thrratened.
The intervening bridge over the SC.qUehunna
n, Columbia, is said To have been ia
DANES, and II so. was OF course fired by orr
troops or citizens IN expectation OF the
Rebels instant approach. But We have from
one Of our -pecisl correspondents positivr
contradiction OF the statement that York was
IA Rebel possession; his letter beariog date so
late a. yesterday evening at Philadelphia. and
being based upon n telegram from York a,
2 IN the afternoon 10 conductor on the Har-
ri.burg and baltimore (Northsrn Ccntral)
Railroad. This telegram affirmed that force
of 10 Rebels had dashed into Hanover June
ton. torn up the track. and precptately re-
tired. This evidence is Trustworthy, so far "a
il goes, and tends - show that the true limo
of Fwelrs advance is toward Harrisburg.
Nevertheless, the military communication be-
tween Harrisburg and Baltimore is certsinl.
severed for the time; how eiiectualiy, WI shall
probably learn to-day.
Amid all this conflict OF evidence upon ma.
terial points, It IS sale 10 postpone speculation
upon the slowly developing campaign Of Gen.
Lee. Tho last of Longstrect's corps passed
through Hagerstown on Friday morning to-
ward Pennsy lyana, accompanied by Gen. Lee
himself and preceded by the corps of A. L.
Hll-so says n DELAYED Baltimore dispatch.
Pushing steadily northward, tho main strength
of the invading columns must by ths time
be upon Pennsylvania soil. Gen. Lee
has on his right flank the northern pro'ong.
CATION of the Blue Ridge, and seem. 10 rely
upon it TO secure his march against Interrupt
ton, holding, no doubt tho passes by which
access is possible, as we'll in penn-y wanna as
in Maryland and Virginia. Alas for the STRAIT
egy-by whomsoever directed-by which tins
natural avenue of invasion, lmpreynltly
guarded against assaults on ia flank has beeu
LETT to be- seized aud entered upon by n Rebel
army.
The country knows already tina, the Army
OF the Potomac is III motion, ind 1t learns tins
morning that it advances under u uow leader,
aud with the renewed spirit which confidence
in Gen. Meade inspires IN IT'S veteran soldiers.
IL is by no means impossible that Gen. Lee
may modify his plans when he learns That The
General on whose PRESUMED mcapGcIty he Ia
based them is replaced BY better commander.