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also on the 3rd Virginia Cavalry, and .
hand to hand encounter ensued, duriug
which we took many prisoners. The or
der was then given for the rebels to right
about and fall back. There was slight ar
t'llery firing kept up by both parties with
out material result.
The rebel force engaged was the 1st. I'd,
Sd, 4th and 5th Virginia cavalry, and some
artillery.
Our loss is not known, but is inconsidera-
BILE.
The rebel officers who have been taken
prisoners. all concur in the statement that
tnls was the most desperately contested
cavalry contest Of the war. They say our
men oehaVed gallantly, and that the affair
was hand to. hand encounter,
Gen. Fitz hugh Lees brigade left Cul
pepper some few days since, and was acting
as flank squad Of the retel army.
The Colonel of ono Of our cavalry repi.
ments is reported among the killed.
The rebels only partially succeeded in car
rylng OH their killed and wounded. The
fight lasted until dark last night, we hold.
ing the field at its conclusion, and the rah.
els retiring.
| PHILADELPHIA, June 10.
The following special has been received
! BEDFORD, Pa, Juno 18.
Ihree thousand rebels came to Hancock.
Nd, and burned the Canal boats there
Col. Gallighers cavalry subsequently, drove
the rebels off. Seven hundred rebels came
over the river to destroy large culvert on
posite Hancock, but after several hours fi,ht.
ing were driven back. Gen. Kelly then or.
dered Gallagher to proceed with infantry
and cavalry, to Cumberland. He went
! within six miles Of there, when he received
word that the rebels had ten thousand men
there. General Kelly then went to New
Creek.
New YORK, June 10.
! The Fortress Monroe correspondent of
the Herald, writing on the 18th inst, saws.
The news from tho advanced forces of the
fourth army corps is most satisfactory.
Gen. Wise and his whole force have fed
from the Peninsula, and sought shelter on
the other side of the Chickahominy river.
CINCINNATI, June 10.
The Commercials Vicksburg dispatch
tsays that at 2 clock last Saturday morn
ing our approaches from Sherman's corps
were pushed through TO the rebel rife pits
and to within twenty yards of their bas.ions.
The enemy threw lighted shells over the
parapets on our approach, and received IN
return twenty three hand grenades, twenty
|of which exploded. driving the rebels out
On Friday the enemy cut away the tim
Der in rear of their lines, and opened on US
with eleven-inch shells and two or three
siege guns. Gen. Logan silenced their
mor1ars with his thirty pcunder PARROTS
and ninetytwo Founders.
Thirteen gunboats patrol the river he
tween Helena and Young's Point
The gunboat Marmora DESTROYED the
town Of Eunice on Saturday.
New YORK, June 10, 1868.
The Baltimore american Of last evening
has the following;
a large body Of rebcls crossed the Poto.
mac last pight, near Point Of locks, captur.
ed about thirty Of our cavalry. Another
body crossed further up, and had a fight
with our cavalry at Catletts Station. Re
suit unknown.
"A train Of twenty three cars from Har-
per's Ferry for Baltimore, with few pas
sengers, &C., was captured at Point Of Rocks
the train burned and the passengers carried
off.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
IRE official information received here
states that Col. De Coursey. with detach
ment Of cavalry had cut off, At Tripletts
Bridge, the body Of rebel cavalry that made
the attack on Msysville, killing and wound
ing many, and taking 100 prisoners and cap
turing the property stolen.
TonTREss MONROE, June 10.
The transport Emile arrived to day from
Newbern. with adviccs to the 18th. She
reports as follows:
The rebel committee on River Fortifca-
tons report the Union forces in possession
of belt Of country 800 miles long and $50
miles wide, with indentures and rivers filled |
with Union gunboats reaching North Caro-
lima and Virginia, and which prevents forti.
ficatlons being constructed that while this |
continues the permanent secession Of North
Carolina and Virginia cannot be expected.
The Union,sts in East Tennessee and
Washington, N. c., have organized power.
full forces. and have been Joined by thous.
ands Of deserters and conscripts from the
rebel army, to whom protection is guaran-
teed. for the purpose Of holding the noun.
tain regions against the rebel governments
Rebel citizens have petitioned Gov. Vance
for protection against these organizations.-I
Vance replied that he has no troops to send.
They must protect themselves. Twenty
thousand insurgents have offered openly to |
join the Union army As soon as military
post is established At Raleigh.
WAsHtseros, June 10.
The reconnaissance by our cavalry has solv. |
ed tho mystery Of the location Of Leo and
Ewell. -.....o*-
From this source it is also ascertained
that Longstreet Was on Wednesday at
Union, Loudon county, in the Bull Run
valley. s
Adv'css from below say rebel advance
guard, consisting Of Hampton's legion. Va
advancing toward Dumfries, and that ono
had made its appearance At Stat.
ford Court House. Combining these facts
with others, officers derive the eosclasion
that Lee IS advancing upon the army OF the