, 1863-07-12

A battle is looked for at any moment. It is
thought We have Lee completely hemmed IN.
:. The rebels threaten to press into their army
al Copperheads, and are stealing all the horses
from Marylanders.
of shell.
Ewtlrs and Early's corps are encamped On q
high hill, near HagerstoWn. The rebels des-
troyed tie bridge oyer the Antietam, and are
in possession on the other side. Struggling
rebels are rsbbing everybody near Greencas.
tie. The rebel wounded are suffering a"ful1y
ard dying fast.
l could not get down to W'illiamsport,
TO civilians being allowed there under any
4 correspondent of tho Herald, dating
Grecncast1e. 9Th, says he had been inside
the rebel lines to Hagerstown. The rebel @
rebels failed to CROSS the Potomac twice,
with loss Of fifty men. They tried to swim
their horses across above Clear Spring, some
Of whom we're drowned, few reaching the
opposite shore. The rebel line extends
from Hsge1stoWn to st. Paals Church, west
around HngcrstoWn, throwing up earth
works.
4 Loudon dispatch to the Herald says:
t.Retel prisoners stnte that Lee has aban-
doncd the idea Of crossing the Potomac It
is stated TINT q reserve force Of rebels are to
bc ca the other side of the Potomac, who are
furnished with pontoonR.n
A Harrisburg dispatch to tho Herald says:
Lee IL concentrated at H7gerstowr, both
tanks strongly defended. Meade's forces are
mntt advanced, circnmecribing the rebel
limits. SkirmiEhing has occurred betwecn
the sdvance guards.
"sisel is organizing troops at Rcading,
Title great struggle Is eule to CONC to-
MORROW"
4 Ht1a1a special, dated Frederick, July
10Th, says:
"Thc1e WIS slight ekirmisling to day be-
tuetn our terces under Gen. Buiord and the
rebels.
HThe rebel Gen jenkins was captured
early tllis morning, and parsed through this
Elace tonight, en- route fur Baltimore and Fort
McHenry.
"The cunnonadipg on our left this morning
~as not Of loug continuance, but about noon
It WIS renewed more priRkly, and continued
for about IN hour. The result is unknown
here at this writing.''
CnAM1srRsBuRo, Pa, July u.-News from
Nillinlnsport shows that the rebels have Terry
bouts. By the late high 1Futer very little oi
their transportation has reached the Virginia
shore, but the most Of their wounded have
Reports from Gen. Smiths advance state
that there is no material change in the posi-
ton of Lees troops from yesterday. It IL
mol ntllcfEO h4Al Act HA9 ALLGupL W uEAGuA
tie line Of the Antietam Creek, but has con
Ct ntrated his army near Hngerstown, whert
he will without doubt walt an attack
St.agsless and deserters from Lees army
still continue to arrive In large numbers
Lees headquarters arc still at Hagerstown.
FREpl RICE, Nd, July 10-From ref4ge'
who arrived here tonight and who left Hag
crttoa a this n'o1ning, learn that the enemy
force is about s., 900 men and about 25o piece
If a,,,l'err. My Informant states that tn
trains Of Lee cannot number less than 90
wagons, and are on the road from HagerstoWl
to Williamsport and Sheppard's Ford. TI
river is still very high, aud the whole rcbe
army TN tLIs side.
| WAsu1SG7oS, July 11.-Rumors are ri
here that Beau'cgard has passed down tn
Shenandoah Valley, with 40, 700 men to rein
fu1ce Lee.