The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-29
THE REBEL INVASION.
The Military Situation on Last Sun.
day---Interesting Details OF Move
mentS.
Correspondence of the New York Times.

Correspondence OF the New 1ork Iln1es.
ARMY OF THE PoToMAc,
Sunday, June 81.
The situation is not materially changed
since my last. Stuart's cavalry still
range through the lower part of Loudon
Valley and hover about our forces in the
vicinity of Aldie and Thoroughfare Gaps
No additional information concerning
the position of Lees main body has been
received. Several circumstances con-
bine to render the obtaining of informa-
ton more than usually difficult. One is,
the constant change of position by the
enemy, and another is, the strict instruc-
tions lately given by the rebel command
ers to their troops against giving any in
formation concerning their position or
organization when taken prisoners.
This was strongly manifested the other
day by stray rebel who was picked up,
and who said he belonged to no regi-
ment, came from nowhere, and was no
body generally. On being informed
that persons of that character found
in our lines were always considered and
treated as spies, he found his tongue
quite readily.
There are now about $50 rebel prison
ers at headquarters, including 10 officers,
the captives mainly of the cavalry fights
of the last few days. They are from va
rious brigades of Stuart's force, who is
getting all he wants to attend to at the
hands of Pleasanton's active troopers.
One of the officers is lieutenant colo
mel of North Carolina regiment of
r,,onnIa1 III bo Eoll,
teresting account of his capture, which
was made by Captain Brown of the lst
Maine cavalry on the 10Th. He says he
thought Brown never would be satisfied,
for he charged on him three times, and
the third time succeeded. He esteems
Brown not only very gallant, but a
very polite fellow; for after he was taken,
Brown remarked that, "as it was not a
healthy place to stay, he was going to get
out of it as soon as possible" and the
colonel would oblige him by accompany
ing him speedily on horse which he put
at his dis posal The colonel thinks it no
disgrace to be captured by SO chivalrous
q soldier.
The mounted rihemen of the enemy's
force do not appear to have had very
good luck. In the fights on the 18th
detachment of eighty were sent out as
sharpshooters, and they were nearly all
captured. They infict severe losses up
on US, however, by picking off officers.
The loss in Col. Duties obstinate fight
with overwhelming numbers at Middle
burg, will probably not exceed one hun
dred. Lieut. Col. Thompson has report
ed with seventy of the command. Maj
Harrington is probably killed or wound
ed, as be was not taken prisoner-at
least the rebels say they took no field
officers. Capt Allen and Lieut. Falos,
who were sent with dispatches to Aldie,
for Gen. Pleasanton, were thought cap
lures, as they had not been heard from,
and in going to Aldie they had to pass
through the enemy's pickets. I learn
that Capt. Allen reported to Gen. Pleas
anton, however, though he may have
been captured on his return. The con-
duct of Duties small force is spoken of
by the rebels, (some of whom have since
been captured, in high terms of praise.
It is difficult to convince them that these
275 gallant follows were not whole
brigade. The rebels admit heavy loss
at their hands.
We have news this morning that some
of the New York papers of Saturday have
published an account of defeat of this
army at Centreville by Lee, on Thurs
day; and the same papers also announce
that Lee is marching on Washington in
three grand columns, by way cf Lees
burg, Thoroughfare Gap and Dumfries
This is strategy with a vengeace The
communication to be kept up with three
such columns as that would involve a
circuit of one hundred and fifty miles.
The present contest is chiefly one of
strategy thus far. 1t is plainly seen now
that Lee desired nothing better than that
Hooker should cross into Maryland and
uncover Washington. What Hooker pro-
poses to do no one seems to know; but
he don't seem in much of a hurry to
cross That he did not move rapidly
into Maryland the middle of last week,
is due to his want of consideration of
official fears at Washington. These
fears were tantamount to requests, if not
orders, and Chain Bridge was to be put
in good repair for the passage of the
army, even though Gen. Hooker pre-
ferred to use pontoon bridges at another
point.
There is abundant evidence that Lee
is disconnected at Hooker's failure to
move promptly into Maryland. The
backward and forward evolutions of Lee
infantry for the last few days indicate
that Since Wednesday Longstreets
corps have been moved from the Shen,
nandoah into the Loudon Valley, and
back again into the Shenandoah.
STARTS cavalry have been busily en-
gagged in masking these movements Of
Lee. They protect and cover his flank
and rear from the vigorous assaults ot
Pleasanton, and severe fighting has re
suited each day, with the advantage on
our side. In the upper part of Loudou
Valley Buford has reconoitered tc
Smokers Gap; Gregg has repulsed
Stuart twice at Aldie and Middleburg
Dufe cleaned out Thoroughfare Gap
and Stahl has reconnoitered at Warren