The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-07-16
With One Month Later
Foreign News.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR !
INVASION OF PENNSYLVA-
MA BY THE REBELS!
VICkSBURG NOT TAKEN
Increase Of Rebel Pirates

The long expected packet Yankee arrived on
Wednesday morning, IA days from San Francisco, in
command of Commodore Patty, bringing the Ameri-
can mails and dates from San Francisco to June 80.
The war news by this arrival is very important.
the Rebels having changed the seat of war to Mary
land and Pennsylvania. threatening Washington,
Baltimore and Harrisburg.
We condense the news received,-tbe latest tele-
grams from Washington being to the 26th of June.
Since that date, 10 the Goth, the wires were down
and no news received.
From Lee and HoOker's Armies.
4 battle was fought-June 9-on the Rappahan-
mock, in which the Federal loss foots up g31 killed,
wounded and missing. The number killed will not
exceed 100, and less than 100 missing. The loss in
horses amounts to ,545 head. The rebel loss, as
near as ascertained, amounts TO 200 killed and
wounded. zoo prisoners, and their loss in horses is
in proportion.
HEADoUARTERs OF THE ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,
June This morning we started, and to night the
whole country south of the Occoquan was left to the
enemy liz Is reported that the enemy have appeared
at Brooks Station, five miles from the Occoquan
road, and will undoubtedly follow us closely. Gen.
Hooker is fastening with his entire army 10 the de-
Tense Of Washington. and will re-occupy the position
of best advantage TO defeat the plans of Lee. Lee
undoubtedly has an immense force between Warren
ton and Culpepper. Tho e left at fredericksburg,
numbering 10000, will probably be added to that
army as soon as possible.
NV YORK, June 16.-Information reached this
city yesterday, from Washington, that Lees army,
10000 strong, was on this side of the Rappahannock,
marching northward. HOoker's army was Fastening
north to prevent the rebel advance. Lee, before the
close OF last week, crossed by the fords above Fred
erick sburg, and was apparently pushing for the
Orange and Alexandria railroad. By FIR day,
Hooker's whole army was on its northwaId march.
All our cOmmissary stores have been embarked from
Aqua Creek. Lee has been joined by large detach-
ments from North Carolina and the Blackwater. and
all bis cavalry have been massed on the north fork of
the Rippahanneck. Longstreet's corps, lately at
CulDenDpr- has loubtless teeu mined To Lee HoOk.
er's force cannot he inferior to Lees. Our army
has recently been heavily reinforced from the Nanse
mond, the Peninsula and elsewhere. No official or
semi official indications of these movements have
been received from Washington, and the Times says
these accounts have been obtained from other sources,
but there seems to be AN agreement that our army
and that of the rebels are both on the move SO closely
together they can hardly avoid q collision soon.
The Herald says, editorially, that it is evident
that an active campaign is now in operation on the
Rappahannock. Harper's Ferry. the Shenandoah
Valley and the upper for1s of the Potomac, are the
points indicated by recent rebel movements. Our
army has also changed its base of supplies, they
having been transferred from Aqua Greek to Alex
audria.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18-The Baltimore Clipper
of last evening says: We learn from the head
quarters of Gen. Shenck that the rebels invested
Harper,s Ferry on the 10th, and attempted to sur
prise Gen. Tyler. The latter retired to Maryland
Heights, and shelled the rebels, compelling them to
evacuate the Ferry. The rebels then retired to
Williamsport. Gen. Tyler then recrossed and occu-
pied his former position. The rebels tore up the
railroad and damaged the canal. Travel has been
resumed between Harper's Ferry and Baltimore.
The Baltimore American says The rebels were
driven from Frederick by a detachment of Regular
Cavalry from Washington. After a brief skirmish
in the streets, they pursued them until they crossed
South Mountain. The recruits gathered by the
rebels are left behind in the panic. Information
from Maryland Heights. says the rebels are in small
force in the mountains. but have made no attempt to
advance OH the post. Harper's Ferry is still in our
possession, the bridges being fully protected. Nearly
the whole of their force il 1T Little Autletam. The
american also says We have information, this
morning, that the whole line of the Potomac, on the
Virginia side of the river, up and beyond Leesburg,
yesterday, was in possession of the Federals. and a
large force is occupying thar town.
\ letter from Bull Run, Va, says the army of the
Potomac (HOOker's) is now on and near the Bull Run
battle field.
The Times special telegram says Two deserters
from Stuart's Cavalry. say that Stuart has $4,000
men at Warrentcn. and that Lees army is massed
IN the Shenandoah Valley between Front Royal and
Winchester. numbering about 10000. They also
say that Lees whole army arc preparing 10 turn
HOoker's right flank, and cross into Maryland.
The HerdId'S Washington telegram says From
rebel sources the following has been learned, but We
don't know what value may be attached TO il but
comparing it with what symyplthizers have mis-
trustingly whispered from time to time for the week
past, Lees army, numbering 5000 men. has been
divided into three parts one started, six days ago,
from Gordonsville for Parkersburg, Va. another
left Culpepper Court House. TO proceed by the way
of Grafton 30 Wheeling ard Pittsburg, with instruc-
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with the first and proceed through Ohio TO Kentucky.
The third was to proceed by way of Winchester and
Harper's Ferry into Maryland AMI Pennsylvania,
towards Harrisburg or Baltimore, with the view to
make a diversion to occupy the attention of the Fed
eral Army of the East.
New YORK, June 24-The HerHid'S special tele-
gram of last night says the President has been en-
gagged nearly all day with Generals Hooker and
Halleck aud the Secretary of War. Lees forces are
evidently on the line along the valley of Virginia be-
tween Gordonsville and the upper Potomac.
The Rebel Raid in Pennsylvania.
About the 18th of June. the rebel infantry and
cavalry under Gen. Ewell, some % 1000 strong, in
vaded Maryland and at latest dates were moving on
Harrisburg. the capital of Pennsylvania. The fol-
lowing are the latest adyices
HARRISBURG, June 24.-The city has been in a
high state OF excitement all day. The news from the
valley shows that the rebels are rapidly advancing in
this direction in strong force. No troops would be
likely 10 venture so far from their base OF operations
into the enemy's country without a force sufficient
to act on the offensive. So far no opposition has
been made to their movements. The rebels are now
twelve miles from Carlisle, advancing. Gen. Couch,
commanding the forces in the valley, will probably
give them battle at that point. The rebels, no doubt,
will appear in front of that town to- morrow. Our
cavalry. who fell back as the rebels advanced, have
been unable TO discover any infantry as yet, but
there is no doubt a strong force in supporting distance.
McCoNSELsBURG, Pa June A-Business is at a
stand still and the farmers being obliged 10 keep J