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K t , ) ; VOL 1. , i Highly Exciting News from the North!! fFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer, June ICth.] "We are again in tlie midst of a season of excitements and alarm. We are told that Lee's anny has invaded Pennsylvania in force, and it is also stated that an advanced body of the rebels have sacked and burned Oreencastle. The enemy ap- j pears to have moved with lightning-like celerity, and with a secrecy almost miraculous, if all that is said be true. We first hear of him at Berryville moving on I r Winchester; then of another force at 1 "Bunker Hill advancing towards MartinsBurg. Then we are advised of a fight at * ? > ?-i i-i 1 i. - r rt m_ Jianmsourg, ana uie xeuxeut ux vxeu. j.y- ; ler. Next the enemy appear at Hagerstown, and immediately we hear from Oreencastle that our troops have retreated from the former place. Later in the day there were tidings that the Rebel forces | were moving iipon the southern borders of the State in six columns. All this comes with startling suddenness. The telegraph can scarcely keep pace with the rapid marches of the enemy, j Alarms follow each other like a succession of earthquake shocks. Public anxiety is j excited to a degree of painful intensity. TFrom the Baltimore American.] Harpers Ferry, June 14.?The rebel raid, or rather invasion, which has been so longed talked about, is becoming an ? earnest fact as you already know. There is no doubt that a fbrce of considerable j magnitude, under command of General Ewell, is in the Valley, and that the reb- | ' x?ls have conducted the movement with their usual celerity and . skill, and are evidently determined upon a bold movement. : Their main force, under General Ewell in person, marched directly on Winchester, with the view of surrounding and be ^iecincr General Milroy's forces there.? The main body is said to have numbered eighteen thousand. The whole rebel force engaged in the movement is thought to be about twenty-five thousand men.? j \ Gen. Milroy had strongly fortified his position, and was able to hold the rebels at I bay during the whole of Saturday and J Sunday. Reports say that in several at- , tacks on the works the rebels were severe- * ly repulsed and lost heavily. Finding ibat the enemy were heavily reinforcing and manifesting a purpose to thoroughly invest the place, General Milroy deter^anined, whilst it was in his power, to cut " his way out and join the forces at Helper's Ferry. The movement was successfully executed, but not without considerable hard fighting, in which our troops acquitted themselves well. General Milroy prepared for the movement during Sunday night, and at three t o'clock this morning commenced to move oat on the road towards Harper's Ferry, i The rebels soon discerned the movement ^md followed. A running fight ensued all the way from Winchester to within a few miles of the Ferry. So far as the facts Are known every attack of the rebels was repulsed, not without considerable loss on j our part, for which a full penalty was exacted. The sound of the artillery firing storing the morning gradually approaching Harper's Ferry, indicated that Gen. Milroy was falling back, and an intense interest was of course excited. About noon the head of the retreating column : ? ?' II ?it-- 1 lU. I reached Hantown, inree mixes iroiii iue ^ Perry, and couriers soon after announced . that Gen. Milroy had brought nearly the : whole of his force, between nine and ten thousand men, safely in, and that he saved : . yearly the whole of his guns and trains, j ] Those in the works, which could not be ' ] moved, were spiked. A strong support- 1 ing force was thrown from Harper's Fer- | ( it, but judging from the cessation of the i ] tiring, the rebels apparently concluded 11 that they had been foiled, and gave up < the pursuit. < The troops from Martinsburg, under j General Tyler, 'together with those from North Mountain, under orders from Gen. J ISchenck, having sent off all their stores < on the trains, prepared to retreat on Har- j per's Ferry on Saturday evening. Everything being removed, about seven o'clock ] in the evening he took up his line of j inarch, and had some slight skirmishing, j which our troops behaved very well.? ] Nothing of value wfts left behind* and the i ?t : ?i ?ii 4.,.^ | . wnoie unair was mauaycu. ?cu, mo uuup i .reaching Harper's Ferry early on Sunday j morning. 1 The first approach of the rebels was on ! t Herryville, which was held as an outpost ] of Winchester by General McReynolds. His force numbered about three thousand 1 i men, including the Sixth Maryland Regi- ! s ment, Colonel Home, and Captain Alex- 1 t under's First Maryland Battery.- Bern'- ! c ville is about half way between Snicker's 1 j Gap and Winchester. Longstreet'& rebel i i corps is said to have advanced on\ this ! c small command from Snicker's Gap, j and 11 A THE FREE SOUTH, SA1 was lield in check for nearly six hours on Saturday, when they were overwhelmed by superior numbers and fell back on Winchester. The Sixth Maryland Regiment and the First Maryland Battery bore a large share of the heavy lighting at this point, and sufferad severely. Capt. Alexander,^jith his battery, supported by the Sixth, nad pliaroro nf flio wnrlfo ami ronnlacl tlio enemy several times with great slaughter. They maintained their ground until the balance of Gen. McReynold's troops had started for Winchester, and had made good their retreat, when night coming on, and the rebels closing around them in great force, they were compelled to abandon their guns, and retreat. The Sixth Maryland was cut up and captured, but a small number escaping. Captain Alexander and Lieut. Evans, of the Artillery, with fifteen men, were all of his fine comnSand who reached Harper's Ferry. A number of the missing were*taken prisoners. General Kenly reports these commands as having distinguished themselves beyond all praise. They did not yield until the enemy brought thirty pieces of cannon to bear upon them. HABEiSBrRG/June 16.?A train of one hundred wagons, which left Martinsburg on Sunday, arrived here this morning in safety. The rebel advance this morning is five miles this side of C'hambersburg. Colonel Smith, commanding a regiment of Infantry at Hagerstown, fought the rebels yesterday an hour and a half, when being surrounded, he was forced to surrender. The banks removed their deposits yesterday, and workmen were engaged all night in removing the Covernment archives. Hundreds of people are removing from the south side of the river, bringing in all their horses and cattle. Working parties are still busy on the nnrvieit/j cirlo r\f tlio riroi1 uromrinor irnrlra 11 V* MAV A* T VA ) IIVAUM of defense. The people in theintenor are thoroughly aroused by the peril of the State capital, and within the next twenty-four hours thousands of militia will probably arrive here. The refugees are now coming in by thousands. The railroad depot is crowded with women and children, waiting for transportation east. The train to start at two o'clock will not be able to take more than half that are prepared to start. Most of the merchants are packing up Uioir goods, and iJiippfng them as rapidly as possible. Adams' express is overrun with freight Habbisbubg, June 16.?Midnight? Despatches received up to this hour from Shippensburg, show that the rebels are still at the later place, but in force not exceding 2000 cavalry, with no infantry. General Jenkins, who commands the rebel force, ordered all the stores in Chambersburg to be opened at 8 o'clock this morning. which was complied with. The mer chants were forced to take Confederate money in payment for their goods. At one o'clock to-day the rebels were drawn up in line of battle on Colonel McClure's farm, anticipating an attack. The rebel cavaliy, to-day, occupied Littletown, eleven miles from Gettysburg ; but at last accounts, they had not advanced bevond that point The farmers in the Valley are sending their horses and cattle into the mountains to avoid their falling into the hands of the rebels. The rebels are gathering up all the negros that can be found, with the intention of taking them along. So far as heard from private property has been respected. Stuart himself is not in Pennsylvania, according to the latest advices, but in Shenandoah Valley. The fortifications on the liills oposite Harrisburg are considered sufficient protection to the city, and an Dffensive movements on the part our troops is not improbable. The Pennsylvanians are fiocking to the State defense. Every county has responded and troops are now being fowarded in great numbers from all points. Lancaster is the first to send her five liundred men. Two regiments are expected x>night from Reading. The One-hundred md-twenty-seventh, (Jolonel Jennings, nas; reorganized and is now armed. It is the irst militia armed troops in tlie intrenchnents. The authorities have information which las not been confirmed up to the present ime, that the rebels are ac New Market^ Pa., with a force of 20,000 or 25,000 men. A train of powder has been laid to blow ip the barracks at Carlisle, if necessity hall require it, to obviate any advantage he rebels might gain by reason of its iccupation. A very intelligent refugee jives it as his impression that the enemy s pressing into his ranks all able-bodied litizexs of Pennsylvania along the line of lis advance, g ^ / ( 'URDAY, JUNE 27, 1863. Baltimore, June 1(>.? Tliere is mucl : excitement here, and many rumors o rebel cavalry, seen at various point within twenty-five or thirty miles of the I city. Several of the old military organiza tions of Bhltimore, it is thought will b< i immediately revived, and their ranks fillet up with volunteers. There are many military movements ii progress, and rumors of others, but tliej cannot be mentioned, from prudentia motives. The people of Baltimore feel that the I efforts of flie Government to proted Washington will necessarily include Baltii more, but nevertheless there are enI couraging evidences of a determination od the wart of our people to rally at once tc rerel the invasion. wovernor Bradford has issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens of Baltimore and the people of Maryland to rally j to defend their soil from invasion. I Washington*, June 16.?The following official despatch has been received from Gen. Milroy, at Harpers Ferry :? " I am in with the greater part of my coaftnand. The fortifications at Winchester were invested by about fifteen thousand rebels and twenty pieces of artillery. They carried my outer works by t storm at six o'clock on Sunday evening. I I spiked all my guns on Sunday evening, | and left with the whole of my command at one o'clock on Monday morning, bringing ! away all my artillery and wagons, and was intercepted by an overwhelming force, with artillery, four miles this side of Winchester, on the Martinsburg road, and, after a desperate fight of two hours, I cut through. We were pursued by a large cavalry force, who picked up a number of my weary ooys. I think my loss will not exceed two tliousand in killed, wounded and missing." Bal*hore, June 17.?Reliable information relative to the invasion is that a small force of rebels, not exceeding 2,500, crossed the Potomac at Williamsport on Sunday, evidently in pursuit of General Kelly's baggage train, which arrived at Harrisburg last evening. This force passed through Hagerstown and entered Cumberland on Monday night They did not proceed further than Scotland, five miles beyond rniomncraliiltcr wlioi-o tjior v>nrna^ a TTUVAV IUXVJ UUAUVU u bridge. , Baltimore, June 17.?Noon.?I learn, from an undoubted source, that our forces have evacuated Harper's Ferry, and that we hold Maryland Heights, wluch are strongly fortified, and capable of standing ??jge agains^prastly superior numbers. Tietters received torday fromTlfarrisburg intimate that the guBfls and attendants of Milroy'dfcrains, on the way up from Martinsburg, were mistaken for Lee's cavalry advance, and stampeded the villagers and farmers on the way. Philadelphia, June 17.?The Inquirer has a special despatch from Washington, dated last night which contains the following intelligence : " The latest advices from the army show that Gen. Lee has pushed a very large force up the Shenandoah Valley. Gen. Ewell'8 Corps is in the advance, accompanied by Gen. Stuart's cavalry. Gen. Hill's corps is close behind, and Gen. Longstreet is bringing up the rear. There no longer seems to be any boubi but that Gen. Lee is throwing the, whole of his forces up toward Maryland and Pennsylvania. Our cavalry has been skirmishing with Lee's rear guard for two days, and all in formation now tends to snow tnat tne Rebels are not moving to give us battle on the old field of Bull Run, or in that vicinity. Our forces evacuated Frederick, Md., and that vicinity, and fell back to the Relay House this morning. No enemy pursuing them, they returned to Frederick this morning with strong reinforcements. Some rebels appeared at Poolsville last evening, but withdrew without doing any damage. An extra train went to Harper s Ferry last night and returned this morning. Soon after the train passed the Point of Rocks, some of Gen. Hill's corps came in on a tour of observation. ? It is said by some who watch military matters closely, that the next little will be fought in Maryland, and perhaps on the old field of Antietam again. Gen. Lee is moving on a longer line than Gen. Hooker, but he has not succeeded in out-marching him very far. A despatch from Harrisburg says that there are twenty-five hundred rebels at South Mountain, MJ., and that there are thirty-five hundred at and near Chambersburg. The latter have made no show of advancing to-day. Business is mostly suspended in tliis city, and the merchants are devoting their time to the enlistment of troops for the defence of the State. H.vkrisburg, Pa., June 18--1-30 P. M. ?The rebels under Jackson evacuated / ?... 1 ) NO. 25. * . . _ _. V ^ i Chambersburg at one o'clock to-day, f taking the road to Hagerstown. s The authorities here now are in telei graphic communication with Ch&mbers j burg. J j During the stay of the rebels there all I private property was respected, except so far as horses and cattle and the necessaries i of life are concerned. r Jackson's old division, under Ewell, is I reported to be at Hagerstown. Troops for the State are arriving rapidly. > A despatch has been received from Get; tysburg to the effect that a resident of the - ; southern part of Franklin county states - j that Ewell was in Hagerstown yesterday. i Another states that he was in Greencacua > this morning, and has with him a largo I body of infantry. ' Reliable information has reached hero that the rebels are now in force at Com' berland, Maryland. A company of colored men arriyed this ; evening from Philadelphia, whose services * , were declined by Major General Couch, on the ground that no authority had been granted by the War Department for the muster of colored troops into the service of the United States for a le5s period than f three years. The following paragraph we find in the Wheeling Intelligencer of the 16th: " Gentlemen who came in from Clarksburgh last evening say scouts reported there thai a : force of several thousand cavalry was ad' vancing from Lewisburgh on Charleston, Kanawha." The Seventh, Eighth, and Seventy-first 1. regiments 6t New Yory City, with full , ranks, left on the 17th for the seat of war in Pennsylvania. The report that Gen. Milrov had retired from Harper's Ferry and established him- ' self on Maryland Heights, is confirmed. A train of five hundred Government wagons, loaded with stores, and accompanied by contrabands and refugees, arrived in Harrisburgh on the 16th from Martinaburgh, Va., having left that place on the 14th. A rebel force of 4,000 mounted men. were held at bay at Martinsbnrgh by 50? of our men, until the train got safely off. rr? 4 = - - * WM. H. JONES, Private, Co. E, 8th Maine Voto^ Jane 15, typhoid feverr CHAS. CLAPSON, fiwporal, Co. A. 115th New YoriC Vole., Jane 1(5. ^ JAMES WICKEN8, Private, Co. C, lL">th New York Vols., Jane 17, typhoid fever. JAMES BOYLE, Captain of schooner L. B. Mtdfortf, Jane IS, apoplexy. c DANIEL M.wOH, Private Co. D> 174th PennsylvOaW nia Militia, Jm* 9th. -1, WILLIAM FlEXER, Private, Co. A, 176th Pennsyf? vania Militia, Jane 7th. SAMUEL A. GUNSAX8, Private, Co. P, 176th Pean*? sylvania Militia, Jane 9th. JEFFERSON H. PIKE, Private, Co. B, 11th MaMm Vols., J tide 10th. . .. ; . PETEH SHIFFEBT, Sergeant, Co.'F, 176th PenasyU vania Militia, Jane 7. ^tlvtrtisementsi. Messrs. C. G. Robbing & ? HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW GOODS PROM New York; among theft can be foond Shoes and Boot* for gentlemen, new styles, white Gloves for military purposes. Also, -<% . . Including fresh batter, cheese, resins, sardines, not* can fruits and meats, honey, milk. Ae^ Ac. In future we shall be constantly supplied with Area* ries, so as to be always able to All orders for everything^ as every arrival of Bbcbyjs schooners wfll bring more or ?~ less of merchandise to as. Respectfully. C. O. BOBBINS A Oau No. 24, tf. PHOTOGRAPHS, "* MELAINOTYPES, VTONETTBS, CARTE DE VISITE8, See, Next West ot the Arsenal* Beanfwi. T1IE SUBSCRIBER, having for a long time seen the necessity of a first class Photograph Gallery In tide city, has, by the kind permission of General Hunter and Governor Saxton, established over his store AN EXTENSIVE SALOON, with a LARGE SKYLIGHT, and secured the services of THREE SKILLFUL OPERATORS FROM NEW YORK, and is now prepared to take LIKENESSES IN EVERY STYLE of the art He has the pleasure to annonnce that he has ordered from New York a newly Invented INSTANTANEOUS VIEW CAMERA, for taking MOVING OBJECTS, CAMPS, REVIEWS, PARADES, LANDt f '' SCAPES, STEAMBOATS, Ac., Ac. He will yisit any * of the Plantations and take Views for a reasonable WW -1 1?J ? 1-v.Jw UfTTVT price, lie has swu uiuuicu a i?vcij jkikuwu PLYING CAMERA, that will take sixty-four picturer of a person at one sitting. Also one of Wileon* tent .Stereoscopic Camera for takimjtoriews for Stereoscopes. Pictures taken and pat up so as to send in letters with safety. . * 1 PllOTOORAPHIC ALBUMS for sale. | Prices same as in New York for the same style of j work. Respectfully, I SAM. A. COOLEY. Beaufort, S. C., June 1, IStK. n^ilna . J