The New York herald., 1864-07-09
THE SITUATION.

THE sITUA TION.
rhs Information whion has reached sincs our las,
Acooanss rebel raid Aeyaud leaves US almos,
% much 10 doubt - over as to the precise ertout OF ii
shs number Of the saemy engaged, the object any
bsyo0d puage and dcstruction-sor which IL wss
nndeesAken. The terrible panic which seized
opoa the Inhabitants or the border counties
Or Maryland aud Pennsylvanta appears TO have
wondered them incapable Of giving any clear Of
what has been Hanspring around them. Tho facts,
Aswever ascsrtainsd the Withdrew from
before Frederick Thursday night that General Wallace
n 20 strongly reinforced that she safety Il
Mat place 10 secured. and that the position
which General Seel took Maryland Heights after he
ran away from Marnsours. above all chance OF being
noiested by the rebels Haspsr's Ferry has also been
svaouated by The rebel forces. They have also with
eravn from Greencasus.
Some Of dispatches say that the enemy were
tweuty thousand srone consisted OF infantry and
were entirely composed Of cavalry and numbered not
moro than I'VE thousand. However that may
DO. they did considerable damage and levied
heavy contributions upon the people 1t Hagers-
town, ChamSersburg and Greencaste. They did
not destroy much Of The Baltimore aad Ohio Rail
Zen miles west from Narrnsburg and some importan
bridges. They had retired from Hagerstowa last
svening and The excitement was abstins thore.
General Couch has taken measures to arrest the
panic os the Inhabitants by ordering that all vehicles
end horses shall bs stopped At the bridge the
Sasquehanna, Or before they reach there. The raid
thus appears 10 be nearly played out, far
sscent reports represent IT, Nothing important from the
Upper Potomac received Washington last uiga;.
There movements y Petersburg.
We lay before readers to-day complete history Of
che late duel between the Ksarssrge and Aabsms from
cur correspondents Al Cherbcurg and London, in-
sisding Captain Ssmmes report to Mr. Mason; the
statements Of Captain winsiow, of the Kssrargs
soSrsctng the of the British press with
ro'ereuce to her chain srmor the striking Of she Ala
Hamas colors and other points, and tho complimentary
better OF Secretary wees and Captain winslow. map
q tho Of action accompanies the story Of this
svensfa conflict 10 Of the interest attached
70 this important triumph Of navy give large
space 70 the account In precrsnce much other matter
sf less Importance.
BY the arrival Of the steamship, Yazoo and Washing
Con We have news from Nsv Orleans 10 tue "A inst
Nothing Of immediate importance has transp4red shas
vicinity since last advicea Our correspondents very
full but owing TO the pressure columns
compelled TO omit 1t to day.
EUR0PEAE NEWS
BY the arrival OF the Nova and Pcruvisn Of
Port Basque and Cape Race respectively, have
from Europe 70 the 30lh ut.-our days later than
previous advces. We have, however, received but
ueagre report Of The Peruvian news.
King OF Prussia had ordered Marshal Won wrangcl
60 nosttss against Denmark the 2oh altimo,
and immediate attack ON ths island of A.scn OK
pected IL is announced thst the war resumed. Aus
sia and Prussia uld endesvos 70 induce the German
Confederation 10 declare against the Danes Russia
supports the claim W the Duke u Odenburgts The rule
VI the duchies
Worry great excitement prevailed in England TO the
course Of the government towards Germany and Den
mark The London Times holds thai England not bound
b. 20 70 for Denmark. that country having dehbe
xatey rejected the Of settlement proposed By the
neutral Towers the Conference, and thus invited the
reuewal Of hostlNes Lord PamcrstoDs expsnstiou to
Parliament the night Of the 27sh Of June. looked
Tor with much anxiety. The Derby Dsrae party were
preparing for determined onslaught The PsDaerstop
Cabinet on th Q Danish question.
Cotton wa. buoyanl in Liverpool. BreadstuEs quiet
stead. Provisions unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The franco-Moxican paper Ia Etofas, o. Acxco city
Gays tha, dates Dobado fight BY ,ha
xentc pursued when leading bis expedition against
Ha ehedn an u S,iado wh le rouu
Aegrctc aud from him reinforcement Of eg hi
hundred men aud twelve peces OF artillery. Gererl
Dcaay in bs despatch to the Protect Of Gusdaajars,
the battle o. Norhstlan, ssys:' We msdo IN as
ssat and alter animated resistance by the enemy,
So,k tue pcstion. We killed two hundred, took four
Dan oons and quantity Of arms and ammunition. The
rest OF the euenys force surrendered. Our lose was
eour killed and twenty wounded" Tue Pe5c-o Verde
says there bs doubt Of tho submission Of the
general (UragaJ commanding the JuAfst army corps OF
valisoo.
protest. signed by scnor Jesus Escobary Arspdarez.
agent OF the constitutional government OF Mexico IN Lon
Aon Published In that city the 10th utimo ssnsr
Escob protests agans all The acts Of the French 1ter
vcption. and especially against Maxmilisn's Mexican
koss He protests also agans species Of obltga
aiou which shall contracted at ,hs charge OF the Msri
BAN nation by what person sosvcr who shall not be
authorized by the constitutional government
The examination into the alleged navy frauds was
sumsd yesterday before Comm ssioner Osborn. Several
witnesses brought forward BY The prosecutor q
sebut the evidence given Wednesday concerning
She character Of Mr. Savage The witnesses were limited
10 three pronounced Dir Savage mao Of versoity
kpd as bearing good character NJ Washington a. con
Erac,of though, Admiral Smith expressed H. he be
hsved all contractors would ohes, the government nr
pierrepont for tho defence made proposition that Ar
suderson be examined by The prosecution, pedgss bim
pen not to ssk question but this declined BY Mr..
Wilson Mr.. Pierrepont then offered submit the
without argumen, to tue Court, feeling sure Of Al
acqutsi of his client; but thn was also declined. The
case vas thea summed up by District Attorney Smith
who made few eloquent remarks on the law bearing
uon the case aud followed by MIR Perrepcot for th