New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-02
Reports BY RefTgee-Detaiis OF the
Resisieucc 10 the Eucmy's Advance.
Frep Do spee!s. CorLe.peaaenl.

Prem Our spec!s. IoTTespoadent.
L.NCtsTRR June %, 1868
A refugee who left the town Of Perry, on The
Blue Ri5re. Two weeks since with bis family, made
HI way inside our lines Saturday. lie h - been
al out two We, h on the road and most ofihe time.
where he could oLserye the numbers aud move
ments Of Lees army. lie witnessed the fght Oh
Sunday week at Miideburg, and says the Rebels
Owned up to a defeat, their off ers saving that
they were beginning to Ggut as they never bad
done before. TLis refugee is colgden ilAt Lee haa
not more tnan from 61,000 to 10000 at tie most.
II thinks 50 coo efc:en; men viii coyel all he has.
lie s'fo reports, that there are tive graid army
corps, instead OF tLies. generally sui pOsen shfec
were across the Potomac, and two with Gen. Lee
himself, were on the south bank keeping oomMuul-
cation open 10 HageTstOwn. Since lhun gy last,
be has been where he could see them crossing with
captured supplies There was NJ, d day tuey dld
not yet over ir o'e 70 t0o thousand head Of ca'-
tie and very large numbers oil sheep, swine am
calves grea, numbers Of horses and mules, aud iIn-
Inense quantities Of forage and goods. lie suew
Lee LJngstreet AID EYe, ana had talked Wle.
them. Under-Oficers and men expressed great ay-
Ir.heusion lesi H1okers army should get IN their
rear. Could not learn what their j.ct was or
afer supplies more hau ~ sees battle Ihis man
has been year III deyislug biz escape, and is now
win his wife and six children, making hi way 10
Indi4na--to free country AID place Of SAFETY"
as lie expresses II.
One II our men engaged IN conesiing the enc
mys advance into this State since Wednesday lasi,
has given the following very interesting detai's
Of our resi,taEce and the enemys advance;
On "wednesday night last the Rebels moved up
from Hagelstown std CAambersburg and occupied
South Mountain pas,es. THURSDAY morning sqnad
Of Aoams County Cavalry and portion Il the Phi
ephia city troops, 100 in all, under the volun-
teer command Of Major Kuox Of tue 9th y. I.
Cayalry, VINO chanced 70 be al bis old home on sick
leave, when his native county was thus invaded,
adyIced sOward the enemy, pushing In lis pickets
feeling his strength and discovering ais Camp. He
found the enemy strongly posted at The summit %
commanding approaches from Baltimore aud from
H1ustuIg, and Was Immediately atu,c sod irom bol
sides Of TIE PIKE where i've reg meats Of their u
faniry were encalupcd, bat c.yalry visible.
Retiring, the Major left out 1etiet uil be should
scout tue soulh side Of Tie sain when ha retired
10 GettysJug.
Iroay morning the bel cavalry appeared and
drove IN cur IcAetf "hen 20. Jenulig5 OF inc
Ooh Pa. V. H., ordered by Major Haier
A. ID. c.. 10 { %. Couch ~ retiie 10 hanover, and
slso desre' Major Knox 70 reconuoiter the town,
which he ii wtA ionf mea and found the enemy
enteriD. Il iD 40 many different directions in force
wnefespon TIE gallant Major seeing nothing bat
ctptue or death before Lis eyes, bade basty adieu
" porsoua friends aud departed, Keoel cavalry pur
sung him three miles uecessiuily.
Col. Jennings with bis men rctreated toward
Harrisburg and Was doubtless captured, as nothing
bas been neafd Of him ,ince.
Friday night tue Rebels advanced toward ilano-
ver aud YORK; at daylight Oh Saturday advancing
in two columns upon Hanover, where, III the after
noon, Their advance cayalfy cut Tho Northern Cen
nai hoad al the junction. A skruish was here
had with Col. Thomass PeDnsy yauia State Militia,
when The enemy withdrew in the direction OF iork.
MAJOR halIor learning that lie was likely 10 be out
Talked and TIA. the euemy were ia oyerpOwsrng
nnn'bert st p IN. Saturday retreatod 10 Wrshts-
VILE, MsJof kuoK protecting his rear. While Major
ho'x anil occupied YORK, Tire cowardIy Chief Bur
gest rent 0ut an ssareh o Me R,Lels ios The gurpose
o Su'rende,ing the town, and had TO 80 ak miles be-
lore he could ina them 10 coisuamaie h.s d4glace-
'ui surrender. Mojor X. learning the fact remained
VII f. H., ordered The sars aud Stripes run up 4 @
F''s@ hsg.lag spd demanded three roueing cIeer