The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-20
T RIPPLE SH EET .
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
Great activity still prevails in Pennsylvania
both among the rebels and our own forces. The
rebels were, up to yesterday evening, at or near
Greencastle, having retired frem Chambersburg
hastily and in alarm. The Eighth and Seventy.frst
New York Militia went to Chambersburg, to march
from thence to Greencastle to disodge the rebels.
The Brookly.. Twenty-third and New York Twenty.
second are ordered to cross the Susquehanna and
t,ke the place of the advancing regiments. The
bridge burned by the rebels at Scotland is being
reconstructed, and communication with Chambers
of the enemy engaged in the raid appear
to be opposite Williamsport and it is
said that large infantry force is at Shep-
h2rdstown, near Antetam, about to cross over,
thus following out the programme of September
last. Dispatches from Harrisburg last night say
that the rebels are eight thousand strong at
Hagerstown, their force consisting of mounted
infantry, artillery and cavalry. They are trans
porting their stores and ammunition to the north
determination on their part to remain and make it
base of operations.
General Mroy was said to approaching with
four thousand mounted infantry and five thou
sand ricmen. also in the saddle, and that battle
was imminent to-day. Two hundred and fifty rebel
cavalry entered McConnellburg at dawn yester-
day, seizing the telegraph instruments. The COM
munication has since been restored. The rebels
retired towards Hancock, Maryland. They burned
the canal boats there. They were reinforced by
about seven hundred infantry, who attempted to
destroy . large culvert, but both parties were
driven back by Colonel Gallagher with strong
cavalry force.
very important, although several rumors were a6oat
in the city yesterday that General Hooker had met
a reverse on the battle field of Bull run, which
could not be traced to any reliable source. As
far as are able to state no action has occurred
between the two armies.
The skirmish near Aide between our
cavalry and Colonel Fitzhugh Lees forces,
which lasted several hours on Wednesday, ID
described this morning in detail. The rebels
were driven back FIVE miles, with considera.
BILE loss. We lost Colonel Douty, Of the
Maine cavalry, killed, and Colonel de Cesnola, of
the Fourth cavalry missing. We took seventy.
four prisoners, including nine officers. The object
of this expedition was to discover the whereabouts
Of the main force of the enemy. 1t has succeeded
in ascertainng that the army of General Lee were
concentrated in large force near that place,
bodies Of cavalry. infantry and artillery having
been advanced to guard the passes Of the Blue
Ridge. II has been surmsed from this reconnois-
sance, also, that only small portion Of Lees
cavalry were engaged in the late raid into Penn
sylvania, and that not more than one-third of his
force is in the Shenandoah valley. Further infor-
nation obtained by this important reconnaissance
woud lead to the belief that Lee is marching
against Hookers army in three columns, under
Longstreet, Hill and Ewel, and that news Of
great battle may be momentarily expected. 1t Is
said that our army is ready for the emergency.
The movement of troops from this State for the
protection of the border States is most active.
Ten regiments have already left for Philadelphia
and Harrisburg and three more are under orders
TO start to-day.
Our reports from vicksburg 10 Saturday morn
ing are that General shermans corps had pushed
their approaches up TO within twenty yards Of one
Of the bastions of the enemy, and driven them out
OF their rife pits.
On Friday the rebels cut away the timber in the
rear Of their lines, and opened on our troops with
an cleven.inch shell and two or three siege guns.
General Logan silenced their mortar with his
thirty FOUNDER PARROTS and ninety.two FOUNDERS.
Thirteen Of our gunboats now guard the river be.
tween Helena and Young's Point. The gunboas
Marmora destroyed the town Of Eunice On satur.
day.
We give In another column an interesting &C.
count Of the damage done TO our merchant marine
by the Alabama and Florida recently In their des
tructve cruise of the South American coast
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Bohemian, from Londonderry on
che 18th Of June, passed Cape Race yesterday
on her voyage TO Quebec. She was boarded BY
our news yacht and a summary of her advices-
which are 1--we days later--teIegrsphed from New.
foundland Is published in the HERALD to-day.
Ar. Cunningham, VI. r., suggested TOME Eng