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22d.-Usual eesuitory firing Of sharp
shooters, with an occasional shot from the
enemy's guns.
HExDaUkRrERs Army PoroMAc, 26.--
Gen Hooker issued a farewell address
to the army expressing the belief that
his usefulness as commander has been
impaired speaking ia high terms of his
successor as an accomplished officer,
who nobly earned the confidence and es-
TEEN of the army on many as well
fought field Gen. Mead issued an ad
dress assuming the command, which was
totally unsolicited and unexpected.
n. Y, ga special says the whole
rebel army except Sldarts force, is now
in Pennsylvania. Rebel officers declare
their intention to make that State their
future battle ground.
New YoRK, June 30.-The Columbia,
from New Orleans the 24ih. says on the
20th the febels attacked the bridge at
Lafourche, but we're repulsea. A Sec
Ond attadk waa made the night of the
2Ist, but they were again repulsed with
considerable loss, leaving their dead and
wounded on the field. In the recent as
saults the rebel loss is reported at fifteen
hundred. A deserler states that when
he left they had FIVE days rations and
when these were gone, the rebels in
tended to cross the river on RATS, instead
of surrendering.
H~ARR1sBURe, noon, June 80.-The
city is quiet and the soldiers are all al
their posts. 400 cavalry, beloging to
Col. Pierce's command, had a fight yes
terday with Imboden's cavalry at McCon-
nelsburg, defeating them and driving
them through the town. The rebel loss
was 3 killed and 80 captured. Our loss
was two wounded. Gen. Early's divi-
sion left for York this morning. Gen.
Lee is now concentrating his army in the
valley between Shippingsburg and Cham
bersburg, evidently anticipating an attack
from tho army of the Potomac. Gen.
Ewell's rebel corps is still in front Of
Harrisburg and may commence an attack
at any time.
PHILADELPHIA, June 30.-A Harris
burg dispatch to-day states the author
lties have information, apparently relia-
bic, that Ewell's corps, with a portion of
Hills and Longstreet's, will move to-day
towards Harrisburg. They number 49,
900. There is no interruption in COM
m~unication along the Pennsylvania Cen
trail Railroad yet.
COLUMBIA, Pa, June 3O.--A train
master of the Northern Central Railroad
who left York this morning, says the
rebels had all left except the rear guard
which were beginning TO move off when
he left. The rebels are said to have
left unexpectedly, and were supposed to
be moving towards Harrisburg. It was
repored that Gen. Pleasanton's pickets
had been seen within a few miles of
York. The rebels assessed York $780,
900 dollars. The citizens raised 10000
in cash and subsistence. The rebels al
lowed them 20 days to raise the balance.
Their force was about 5000, with Is
pieces artillery. The rebel force at
Wrightsville is 5000 with 5 pieces Of
artillery.
MANCHESTER, Tenn.i June 30.-No-
thing of special interest has transpired
to-day. Gen. Granger was received
with marked enthusiasm on his entrance
into ~Shelbyville. Our advance in the
direction of Tullahoma have been skim
Ishing with the enemy's pickets. The
disposition of our troops and the import
ant events TRANSMITTING. a definite mention
of which would be c~ontaband, render al
early train Of strength by no means pro-
bable.