The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-06-27

fail to ask almost enormous prices for their goods
The drug stores We're made to suffer the heaviest.
In that the rebels laid in good stock of drugs and
articles OF medicine found at such places In tra-
ding matters the soldiers were generally very Talk
ative and often remarkably courteous. Soon after
their arrival the rebels went out five miles and
burned Scotland bridge, 120feet long, oven Cheaque
creek.
On Wednesday morning, about half past ten
o clock. courier arrived at the headquarters OF
Gen. jenkins from the direction of Hagerstown,
bringining important communications. lmmc-
dlately after reading his dispatches he ordered the
command to get in immediate readiness for a re-
treat movement. Then scene Of much confusion
ensued. The rebels evidently were much scared.
Their wagon train was hurried out of town III the
direction of Greencaste fast as the horses could
with safety be driven. by one o'clock the rebel
rear left town. The extreme rear guard went out
with cooked reviewers. Su2e few got separated
from the command and with difficulty escaped.
On the 9th $50 rebels entered McConnelsburg,
seized the telegraphic Instruments, and then re-
tired towards Han ,ock Md, at which place they
burned the canal boats they were then driven OH
by a cavalry force from Col. Gallagher. Seven
hund e rebels made flank movement to st. Johus
river. intending to destroy large culvert oppo-
site Hancock. They were driven back by Col.
Gal agher, after an hours fight.
General Kelly then ordered Colonel Gallagher to
proceed with infantry and cavalry to Cumberland,
but within six miles of there he received word from
General Kelly that ten thousand rebels were at
Cumberland, and returned. At last dates the
rebels were 5000 strong at llagerstown, $50 of
Moseby's cavalry were at Greencastle, and stores
and ammunition were being brought over to the
north side of the river as if to make the base of
supplies there. Gen. Mroy, after retreatng to
Harper's Ferry, advanced into Pennsylvania to
look after some of his force which had been cut
off and escaped in that direction. He established
his headquarters at Bloody Run. where he took
command of such troops as had been gathered
there with view to attacking the rebels at Green
castle. He had there the 10th Ohio and 18th Vir-
ginia Vols, and had ordered Col Gallagher, who
had command ut Bradford, to report to him with
the q. S. forces under his command-thc 18th
Penna Cavolry, the lst N. Y. Cavalry, and pOr-
ton of the 18th At last accounts he was said to
be approaching the rebels with four thousand
mounted infantry and five thousand rihemen, :"
in the saddle and that battle was imminent. The
rebel advance seems to have excited new and
intense war feeling all through the North. No
less than 10 militia and returned o-lnonthS regi-
ments in New York, were under marching orders
on the 18th. Aid is to be furnished from MasSa-
chusetts, Maine, New Jersey, and many other
States and troops are focking to the new seat Of
war. Harrisburg at one time in imminent danger,
is now considered safe. The President has called
for 100000 men, 10000 from Maryland, $4,000
from Pennsylvania, 50,0 600 from Ohio, and 10000
from West Virginia to serve six months, unless
sooner discharged. The rebels invested Harper's
Ferry on the 18th inst, and made an attack. The
Union troops retreated to the Maryland Heights
and saelled the rebels out OF. Harpers Ferry. The
enemy retreated to Williamsp TT, when Gen Tyler
recrossed and occupied his former position.
AFFAIRS ON THE POTOMAC.
T:uring week before last Gen. Hooker,
commenced changing his base Of supplies
from Aqua Creek to Alexandria,. and by
forced march, during which the troops suffered
severely from heat, moved his army from Falmouth
to near the old Bull Run battle field. On Wednes-
day, the 18th skirmish occurred near Aldie, Va,
between our cavalry and Colonel Fitzhugh Lee
forces, which lasted several hours. The rebels
were driven back five miles, with considerable
loss. Welost Colonel Douty, of the Meine cavalry,
killed, and Colonel de Ccsnola, of the Fourth
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