Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-07-06
Late and Important from the North.

lowing kilograms:
HARR1sBURe, June 23.-Rebels r~eoceupied CAm-
be, sburg this morning. The troops sunder Knit at
Chambersburg have fallen back to the main bodE
Rebel cavalry, one thousand strong, ADVANCE to
| Scotland, six miles this side of Chambersburg khis
afternoon. The enemy Quilted all the stores at Chm
bersburg and Greencastle and denuded the wfole
country of horses and cattle.
T P. M.-Our forces are falling back to Carlsbad
the inhabitants preparing for flight to Harrisbut-
Many citizens have skedaddled. Our poor farksrs
are driving off their cattle in crowds.
Several wagon loads of colored refugees artcd
this evening, too frightened and excited to give&ay
intelligent account. Great excitement at Pittsttfg.
Rebels reported at Union Town, forty miles dis ut
Business has been entirely suspended, and citl&ns,
on masse, are digging entertainments.
A Cincinnati telegram reports one thousand 81
zens of Indiana camped at Bloomington for the bF-
pose of resisting the draft, and have pickets Eht
miles around A town card says Vallandighaa ian
the blockade successfully to Nassau, whence hdHill
. go to Canada.
: PHILADELPHIA, June 25-A dispatch says theI6-
element on the border remains undated. Busipass
? at a perfect stand still, and the prospects of reapHg
the coming harvest are discouraging. Rebe4t re
. overrunning Franklin county. Two deserters ca q
} this morning who report the whole of Gen. EYES
, corps in Pennsylvania. Rebels nforce at MorrisbSg.
. HARRISBURG, JUNE 2t.-Every citizen has beeln
: a high state of excitement all day. Rebels rapdiy
advancing in this direction. Strong force now tyege
- miles from Carlisle.
n MIDN1GHT.-Rebels within 25 miles of Harris bug.
Philadelphia "Grey Reserves still here ard rise
to be mustered in.
PErERsBURG, June 3O-Northern dates of the 9th
received. The n. Y. Herald says the enemy pp-
- crosses slowly but with large force into Penns1a-
MIA. Affairs at Harrisburg bear a more quiet a5Gt,
though the country people, with droves of cattiSs
70 horses, are rushing into the city, in large numbes.
Preparations for defence are going on rapidly. En.
% Knipe has evacuated Carlisle, but at last account& he
ln1 rebels hadanot occupied the town. Much perpl&hy
u exists as to the exact route the rebels have takS-
Vi Ear1v'S dviQiOn iS ar Gattvchl1rp and R0AaS He
ny ion is at Chambersburg.
"a Gen. Milroy has been superseded by Col. PierE
II, LATER-The occupation of Harrisburg, by EkA,
"e lacks confirmation, but we are assured that eurfr-
:. ces have possession of the town of York, Shie is
aS situated on the Northern Central railroad, betV ZEN
a. Harrisburg and Baltimore, twenty-six miles froah he
u e. former and fifty six from the latter city, It's boz.
nected by rail with Philadelphia, which is diskst,
III ~ almost due east, about one hundred miles.
.o AS our latest dates from Baltimore are only tdGe
~ .e 2Sth, we think it highly probable that Ewel tss
inc occupied Harrisburg before this time.
Re Men, " omen and childaen, driving their live stek
rad bfore them, are flying before our advancing colutns.
m. and the people arc wild and frenzied with excitemkat.
kea the alarm being far in excess of anythingAever pro-
duced by their invasion of our soil.
tho With York in our possession, we command all the
Railroads leading out of Baltimore with the exception
no OF the short line to Washington and the main link 70
rid philadelphia. Great alarm prevails at Washing Ion
and fears were entertained that the road betwter
there and Baltimore would be broken by our forbes
We are assured that General Lee mas thrownhn
ons whole force over the Potomac, and the enemy k,
that be is getting uncomfortably near to Washington
h,t Old Abe and Seward have, no doubt, made all thing
ave- ready for flight.
80 There is no doubt Gen. Lee has something in dn
temptation more than a raid, in force, into the One
, IN my's country, but as yet his plans have not devefobe
themselves to the uninitated. We must be patiSpt
.oo- assured in the end that all will be well, and that h
20 present campaign of Gen. Lee will have a gloriea
termination. d
pom REPORTS FROM OUR ARMY IN THE NoRTH-Int
the ligence received from Northern Virginia, on the sdd
rect represents that another severe cavalry fght had B
ting CURED at Aide, between Gen. Stuarts command 81
the enemy under Pleasanson. This fight took Oh
now on Thursday s25th, and the enemy were compiled
test routed, driven out of Aldie and uisued for son
miles beyond. I
ston Rumors say that our cavalry dashed into the We
Lee streets of Warrenton after this fight, and did not ID
the a man to oppose them. Another report saws il
our cavalry went within twelve miles of Alexand
land and returned, finding no enemy. The conjecture !
ting that Hookers entire army had been withdrawal
sent the north side OF the Potomac, to operate immcdia
" against the aggressive movements of Gen. Lee.
are Gentlemen from the rear Of our army in that ou
up ter state the main army, under Lee, is now certaii
lere. in Maryland and Pennsylvania, the last division hI
two ing crossed the Potomac on Thursday last.
his Ihey state that the army is now well supplied W
e for everything, through an admirable arrangement ma
hope by Gen. Lee with the farmers and merchants of
the two border States-that of selling at prices standi
bling before the invasion, and receiving Confederate NOR
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