The New York herald., 1863-07-11
THE sITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
Cannonading was heard at Frederick yesterday
road to Hagerstown. Some slight diminishing oc.
Cured there between the rebel force Of General
Jenkins and our cavalry under General Buford,
who drove the enemy two miles. 1t is said that
General Jenkins was captured and passed through
Frederick on his way to Fort McHenry.
General Naglee, who arrived with reinforce.
was at once ordered by General Meade to Q COM
mand at Harper's Ferry.
The trains Of General Lee It is said by refugee,
cannot number less than three thousand wagons,
and they are all on the road between Hagerstown,
williamsport and Shepherdstown. The same
authority states that General Lees forces number
fifty thousand men and two hundred and fifty
pieces Of artillery.
The rebel accounts Of the late battle Of Gettys.
burg, as contained in the Richmond papers, boast
. great victory for the Confederate army. They
speak Of . great battle on Sunday last (of which
We have no account). They claim that their
centre under Hill fell back, thus drawing our
troops from their works, when Generah Long.
street and Ewell advanced upon both fanks Of our
army, and that forty Thousand prisoners were
consequently taken. Most Of them, they say, have
been sent to Richmond The fight of Sunday is
described by the dispatches from Martinsburg,
from which this news comes, as the bloodest OF
che campaign. The Richmond Enquirer OF the
9th, in describing the battle of Gettysburg, says
the rebel loss was ten thousand. It states that
Generals Barksdsle, Armistead, Garnett and
Kemper were killed, and that Generals Scales,
Pender, Jones, Hsth, Anderson, Hampton and
Hood were wounded.
The HERALD correspondents appear to have had
brilliant encounter with the rebel guerillas. A
despatch from Frederick last night says that while
our correspondent T. NJ Cook was en- route from
Baltimore to the army he was captured by band
of Ave guerllas, near Cookestown, on the turn.
pike road. While the rebels were searching Mr..
Cook for papers two other HERALD correspondents
arrived-Messrs. Knox and Hosmer-made dash
at the guerillas drove them of in the direction of
Westminster, and all three entered Frederick in
safety and to their positions in the 'front.'
This 10 one of the peculiar incidents Of the war; in
which our correspondents are always liable to par.
ticipate in the faithful discharge Of their duty.
The Cincinnati papers Of the day before yester-
day say that the number Of troops captured at
Vicksburg was twenty thousand, including one
lieutenant general, four major generals and some.
what in the neighborhood Of twenty brigadiers-
that is to say, brigadier general to every regi.
ment Of thousand men. According to this state.
ment promotion in the rebel army must be very
rapid. not to say irregular. when every command.
ant of a regiment ranks IS brgadier. What has
become of the colonies,
It was reported at Cincinnati yesterday that the
rebel forces are operating on the Ohio river, be-
tween that city and Louisville, with the intention
Of capturing passing boats.
The news from Tennessee yesterday reports
that the country north Of Franklin and Spring
Hill Is filled with descrters from General BrapQs
army, to the number Of from ten to fifteen thou
sand Tennesseeans. The army Of General Rose.
Grams Is still at the bend Of the Elk river. The
Army Of the Cumberland are now in such posi-.
tion and the condition of the enemy is 80 demoral.
lied that the campaisn in Tennessee is regarded
in Nashville as virtually ended.
Our latest news from New Orleans Is up TO the
evening of the 4th, and comes by the steamers
George Washington aud Continental. At that time
nothing definite from Port Hudson was received
except that 1t had not been taken by General
Banks. Our correspondents accounts OF the state
ing.
The rebel privateer Florida Is reported to have
been seen of Gay Head, on tho eastern coast, on
Thursday. She was then engaged in burning a
bry and fishing schooner.
Sae drait is progressing In all the New England
States and Pennsylvania and New York. As the
enrolment ia completed in each of the various dis
tricts certain proportion of men is designated.
IL Ia certain that the entire number to be called
Out IN all OF the States has not been designated.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Among the drafted men in Boston ara two Ca.
thoAc clergymen, six editors, the United state.
District Attorney, the Provost Marshal coner.,
IN artillery armorer, and three John Smiths
The annual prize speaking exercises of ,ho -,
pills attached to the New York Free Acaa.r...
camr OF last evening at Irving Hall before l.rr,
md fashionable audience. DR.. Webster, Presi.
dcnt Of the Academy, presided, and several mon.
p..ro n tl. Roard NJ Eduraf;np oco,,..os