The New York herald., 1863-06-18
THE sITtJARI0r:.

NC" AOrAs 1hu1suuys Juno -, Aooos
THE sITbAFIOrs.
By the latest accounts it has been ssuertained
that no rebels were to be found ~ far as a. opens
burg yesterday. They were in possession of the
little town of Scotland where they had burned the
bridge. About three o'clock yesterday they re.
treated from Chambersburg.
An official despatch from General Tyler, at Har-
per's Ferry, received in Washington last night,
represents that the enemy have force of infantry
and artillery from seven to eight thousand strong
at williamsport, and that their cavalry are making
dashes into Pennsylvania. The rebel General
Imboden is reported to be in frsnt of Cumberland
with two regiments of cavalry and q battery.
Our troops evacuated Harper's Ferry yesterday.
and hold Maryland Heights, strongly fortified. to
resist any attack.
It is reported that about five hundred of our cav
airy were Hanked at Greencastle by the rebels in
force, and but twenty escaped. The rebels have
burned the bridge at Chambersburg. They avoid
the turnpike in their raids.
From all the information we have IS to the
position and movements Of General Hooker's
army it would appear that It is again near the
celebrated Bull run scene of action. The Third
Monday morning The First and Eleventh corps
are at Centreville. The balance of the army-the
Second, Fifth, Sixth and Twelfth corps were ex-
pected at Bull run next night. General Greggs
division are operating in the neighborhood of War.
renton and White Sulphur Springs General Du-
fie's division Qate General Averill's) are at the
base Of the Blue Ridge, near Ashby's Gap.
General Buford with the regulars, has complete
ly blocked up Thoroughfare Gap, thereby pre-
venting the approach Of the rebels to this
neighborhood through that channel. Colonel
Taylor of the First Pennsylvania cavalry, now
temporarily in command Of General Wyndham's
brigade, has had the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
road under his special care. General Pleasanton,
now in command of the cavalry, corps, has his
headquarters in the neighborhood of Warrenton
Junction Such was the position of things on Tues
day.
The latest news from vicksburg-to the 18th
reports everything progressing favorably. Gene
raj Elicit, with the ram Switzerland, had gone up
the Atchafalaya to smsport, and reports the river
clear between Port Hudson and vicksburg.
We give some highly interesting news from the
military department of South Carolina, brought
by the Arago from Hilton Head yesterday. rela.
tive to the departure Of General Hunter, and the
instalment Of General Gilmore, the hero Of Fort
Pulaski, as commandant. in General Hunters
place.
The British brig Mary Garland, from Pernam-
buco May 2l, which arrived at this port yesterday.
reports that the privateer Florida left Pernambuco
two or three days previous to the sailing Of the
Mary Garland, and the United States gunboat
Mohcau arrived the day before, coaled and sailed
the same day as the Florida on cruise after her.
The prvateers Alabama and Virginia were al
Bahia, and the Lapwng was cruising OF the coast
The Mary Garland brings home ss passengers the
crows anu pnrts Ol crews OF eiHsat Nesseis WHICH
were destroyed by the Virginia, Florida and Ala
bama-
At meeting in Sheffield, England, on the Sd Of
June a resolution iamenting the decease Of Gene
raj "Stonewali' Jackson was adopted and directed
10 be sent as an expression Of coincidence to hi,
widow.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship Norwegian, Captain McMaster
which left Liverpool on the 4th and Londonderr,
on the 9th of June. for Montreal, was wrecked OF
the llth instant on st. Paulis Island, Cape Bre
ton. She struck about seven O'Clock in the morn
ing, during dense fog. about q mile and quartz
east of the Northeast Light. She had three hun
drcd and twenty mine passengers on board. The,
were all saved, with the greater portion O
their baggage. The Governor Of st. Paul
Island lent all the assistance In his power. tn
Norwegian belonged TO the Montreal Steamshi
Company, and her wreck makes the seventh vess,
which they have lost. description Of the MOI
wegan. with all the particulars concerning Oh
disaster, Is published in the HERALD this morning
The Queen Of Spain has determined to grant
general amnesty 10 the persons implicated In tn
recent disorders at 81. Domingo.
The two csusss involving the validity Of leg,