The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-30
NASHVIlLE TENNESSEE. TUESDAY, JUNE 80 1863

and our troops, after some diminishing,
fell back towards York, and are reported
to have had some diminishing on the road
at Lock.
On Friday afternoon our cavalry left
Gettysburg.
As the rebels entered, the telegraph op-
orator, postmaster and revenue assessor.
escaped.
Before we left a train of sixteen freight
cars, some with Col. jennings supplies,
were run TO this side of the bridge. At
the edge of the town the town the bridge
and srain were afterwards destroyed by
the rebels. Three members Of the city
and three of our infantry are reported TO
have been captured
On Friday night the rebels encamped
on Wilfe's farm, half a mile this side of
town. Their force is reported 10 be g.
600, with artillery, under Gen. Robinson.
Their pickets were near Oxford.
A the rolling stock of the Gettysburg
and Hanover railroad has been saved.
The cars destroyed belonged 10 the
Northern and Pennsy lVania Central roads.
The editor of the Gettysburg Star has
bNNA NhIAhANAg anu ~ 10 IEDOllGu IIlHL one
of our sc uts has been shot. 10.
HARRIsBURG, June 27.-Carlisle was
occupied at about 10 o'clock by the reb-
els. AT II o'clock they were three miles
this side of Carlisle, and were still adj.
vancing. Our cavalry force, which has
been watching their movements, is grad
ually retiring.
The enemy has line of pickets ex-
tending from Carlisle TO Gettysburg.
They are advancing in this direction in
three columns.
The Susquehanna is rapidly rising, and
all the iords will be impossible.
Gen. Smith commanding the troops on
the opposite side Of the river, considers
his position impregnable.
MoCoNNELLsDURG, Pa, June 27-The
rebels evacuated this place at 0 o'clock
yesterday morning. Thursday morning
the rebel pickets were driven in by de-
tachment of the LIST New York cavalry.
causing quite an alarm among the rebel
forces. The cause of the rebel retreat is
supposed to be fear of flank move
ment on the part of Gen. Milroy.
The rebels were about 5000 strong,
under Gen. Stuart. They retreated in
the direction of Chambersburg, and will
day reinforce the rebel forceAmenaic-
ing Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, June 27-6 P. M.-The
rebel columns under Gen. Early, which
were at Gettysburg yesterday, reached
the Northern Central Railroad about IL
o'clock to. day, at point between York
and Hanover Junction. The wires were
cut by the rebels, and no further news of
their movements is known up to the
present time.
A dispatch from York states that the
rebels are in force at Abbottstown, a viii
lage fourteen miles from there.
The rebel column which passed through
Carlisle this morning is now at Kingston,
thirteen miles from here.
The rebels have met with no opposi-
ton as yet. AS they approach near Har-
risburg their movements will be slow and
cautious.
New York, June 27.-The Herald's
New Orleans letters state our loss in the
repulse on the 18th at Port Hudson as
700 killed and wounded. Among the
wounded was Gen. Paine, severely in the
leg,
There is no doubt but that Magruder
is in Attakapas county, with 1900 or
10000 men, destroying all the property
we did not move. lie is also fortifyi ing
at Franklin, to defend that country,
should Port Hudson fall.