The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-02

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The flag Of truce boat which arrived at City
Point Monday night brought New FORK dates
Of the 9Th. We are indebted to Hon Robert
Ould for files of Northern papers. They re-
port that Gems. Lee ard Lopgstraet crossed
the Potomac, after passing through Winehes
ter. At Harrisburg, on the 25.h, the ''stroag
able bodied men, were flying from the city,
and 1t was proposed to declare martial law to
pat stop to tbs exodus and make the towards
tight. The country people arriving there
seemed to have 10 idea of fighting, Cdt We: :
loud in their derunciation Of Lincoln for nc:
sending troops there to protect them. Among
! the sudden departures apnounced was Carr
/ cross & Dixey's negro minstres, who were
advertised to play week, but fled en- Thurs
day, when the rebels were advertised to make
their first appearance. In Carlisle, Pa, on
Thursday, the inhabitants were horr;ied by
hesring the rebel drum corps, few miles dis
! tant, beat the assembly" at 8 O'Clock in the
| morning. The citizens Immediately took to
their heels, and were only beaten in the rece
E to Harrisburg by the "contrabands," who are
! touehingiy described as reaching that place
! with their feet swollen and bleeding. The
/ Yankee papsr says the scene was enough to
! touch the mosi obdurate heart" Ii has 10
word of sympathy for the white refugee.
THE LATEST FROM HARRISBURG.
| A dispatch from Harrisburg, dated the 26t!,
| gays matters are more quiet there. The rebels
were still in the vicinity of Carlisle, but NOV
, ing slowly, because (ths Yankees say) they
are stopping to seize horses and mount their
H. fantry, and thus facilitate their retreat in
case of disaster. Gen. knipe estimates the
force of the rebels at 10000 strong, and evac-
uated Carlisle because he was not strong
! enough to meet that number. General w. +.
Smith commanded the Yankees on the South
side Of the Susquehanna. The work on the
/ Notifications is progressing rapidly and the
! citizens are organizing into companies to serve
in the rife pits. -Four companies of heavy ar
tiIlery had arrived from Rochester, N. y
They had enlisted for the war Ii had been
| raining in Harrisburg for l8 hours, and the
Susagehanna had risen 90 inches, but not too
| high'to BE foraed by cattle. 'The following
are the latest kilograms from Harrisburg,
Harrisburg, June 26-0 T. M-Hundreds of
horses arc being driven over the bridges of
the Susquehauna, folio wed by men, women,
and chil,ran. the defeneelsss inhabitants of
/. Cum 5erland Valley.
l., Gov. Curtin has received information that
the rebels occupied Gettysburg to-day with
tsn regiments of infantry, and with cavalry
and artillery. The operator at Gettysburg,
, while sending the dispatch to Gen Couch, Was
forced to leave before finishing it to avoid cap
! ture.
1t il believed that this force intends to strike
| the Northern Central Railroad either at Hano-
YER Junction or York, which is distant about
80 miles.
The Governor has also received information
| that the rebels hold al! the passes of South
, Mountain.
| Harrisburg, June 26-l1 2. Mt has
| raiue3 all day ard tho river ia rising
! The rebel force which occupied Gettysburg
! 10 day was the division of Gen. Early belong
| inT to Longetreet's corps.
j This makes two corps which ara supposed
/ to have crossed at Shepperdstown Ford.
| When Gen. Rodess division, IF Ewelrs
corps, arrived at Chambersburg, the operator
WAS unable to escape He remained uatii
! Wednesday, when he made his escape by the
way of London, to the PennsyIvani Railroad,
and arrived here to day.
! Ihey numbered IL JUD, SD1 had hve bate
| ries of artillery, with a long tral4 of a,nbu-
| lancea and wagons. A! the officers wore new
| uniforms, which had, 20 doubt, been. sent to
! Hagerst,wn By rebel sympatkizers, in antlci.
I patton Of their arrival.
/ Gen. Johnstons division was also within
, ak nlilss Of the town. The soldiers believed
they were going to Harrisburg, aud were ak
| ions to know how far off it was.
| Al headquarters to night they inform me
that the rebels appear to be concentrating in
| the mountain passes of the Blue Ridge and its
! sDars. They eeem to fear advancing with
| Hooker in their rear; but are living on the
country which they now occupy.
Two rebel cavalry, taken Yesterday near
Ciambersburg, report the rebels advancing
| under Gen Ewel! into Pennsylvania with %
| regiments OF infantry, 5000 cavalry, and 30
pieces of artillery, chiefly heavy guns, and that
they send out email parties to bring in live
s.ook. column, 5000 strong, was sent to
MeTcersburg, with eight pieces CT artillery -
Half of them have. marched to McConnelis-
burg Some Of the border men are reported
sympathetic.
4 dispatch from Carlisle, at G. AS p NJ, Goth
June, states that the rebels have all the mills
within their reach grinding corn, etc, for
them.