Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY. JUNE 29, 1863. we READING MATTER ON EVBRY PAGE. SEM OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. EXTRA. ANEW COMMANDER FOR THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Major-General George G. Meade has been assigned by the President to the command of the Army of the Potomac, vice Gen. Hooker, relieved Lately Gen. Meade has been in command of | the fitth army corps. He commanded the di- vision in the first army corps that made the gallant attack at Fredericksburg on the 13th of December on the left of ourlines. He suc- ceeded, it will be remembered, in driying the enemy from all their adyarced works, break- ing through their lines, and occupying the heights they had occupied, piercing their lines entirely and getting into the presence of their reserves, but from want of support was obliged to yield the position gained. He distinguished himself in the battle of Mechanicsville, one yearago Saturday, and was wounded in that | affair. Gen. Meade was born in Spain, [his father being resident there then in a diplomatic capacity,] but is claimed as a Washingion boy, his early years having been spent in this city, (First Ward,) and he was a dis- tinguished graduate of Georgetown College mm (£30, we think. He was appointed cadet from this District, (according to Gardiner’s Army Dictionary, but from Pennsylyania according to Cullum’s Arr:y RegiSter,) pro- moted Brevyet Second Lientenant, 3d Artillery, July 1, 1835; Second Lieutenant Dec. 31, 1835; resigned Oct. 26, reappointed Second Lieutenant Topographical Engineers, May 19, 1542; distinguished himself in the battle of Balo Alito, ard was brevetted First Lientenant Sept » 1546, “for gallant conduct in the seyeral contlicts at Monterey, Mexico, on the 2ist, 224 and 23d Sept., 1846." Tie is pot more distin- guisheu for bis gallantry than for ability and thorough knowledge of his profession. As an engineer, he stands in the front rank amongst our army officers. THE POTOMAC NOT BLOCKADED Among the wild reports of the hour has been one told and repeated with great persistency (especiaily by provision dealers,) to the effect that the rebels haye planted batteries at Mathias Point, and other commanding pos: tions on the lower Potomac, and effectually obstructed the navigation of the river. The | story is without foundation. The Baltimore, Ella, and the steam sloop Mahaska he ye all arrived from the lower Po- tomac since Saturday, and observed no signs of the rebs at that point, or any other Ppointon | the river. A few days since, a report was car- ried to the Dragon that a number of rebels were | at Mathias Point, and she ran in and threw not the slightest indication of rebel occupan ey was to be perceived. | CAPTURE OF A WAGON TRAIN. | ee | ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT | WAGONS AND OVER ONE 1HOUSAND MULES GOBBLED Up, ——.____ THE REBELS LN POSSESSION OF ROCKVILLE, | MARYLAND. =e Yesterday morning, between seyen and eight o'clock, a train, consisting of 150 Wagons, cac wagon drawn by six mules, left this city, | having been ordered to join the army at Fred- erick, Maryland. The train was in charge of Captain Page, and each wagon carried but one bale of hay and two bags of grain. One hun- dred of the teamsters were colored men and the balance whites. The train was sent out with a small escort of cavalrymen. When within a few miles of Rockville. a clergyman met the bead of the train, and in- formed them that the rebels, 300 strong, had | occupied Rockville that morning; that a train ce? twenty-eight wagons und six mules had been captured by them beyond the town that morning, and that he (the preacher) had closed | his church and fled as quickly as possible. The train, however, did not appear to heed this warning, and at about haif-past twelve o'clock, und when the head of the train was within ashort distance of the town it was met by two rebel cavalrymen, who were evidently the scouts, but no morerebels were seen, ex- | cept fifteen or twenty.in the distance. These two rebels captured the entire train, tor they rode along it until they arrived at the hindmost wagon, and thus gotin the rear of the train, the fifteen or twenty rebels who had been seen in the distance in the meantime coming | up. There was not a musket, carbine or pistol | among this whole company of teamsters. If there had been the rebels could have been com- pletely routed, fer itis not believed by parties who were with the train that there were any mere rebels immediately in Rockville, the SLO reported there by the informant above re- | ferred to having, it is believed, decamped, car- rying with them the provost marshal of the town. i Capt. Page was at abont the middle of the tain, and, as the rebeis rode up; he hastily | jumped bis borse over the fence and struck for ; the woods amid a@ storm ot bullets, and thus | e-czped, and arrived in this city yesterday e ing. The rebels took off with them all at the mules and horses, and, it is supposed, | burned the train, as adense smoke was seen H in that direction by parties returning to Wash. | ington. It is alleged by those who accompa- | nied the tr: that an armed guard of ten men | could haye easily saved the train and driven | the rebels off. | It is supposed that the rebel force was ap- | prized by spies of the coming of tha train, for 3s some gentlemen who accompanied it were | returning, the rebels of Tennaliytown and other points slong tke road seemed highly pieased, aud the information of the eapture ot the train appeared to be expected by them. ? A few of the teamsters were captured, but many of them are known to have escaped, a few arriving in Washington last night. | i | | | THE RECONNOISSANCE TO CENTREVILLE. On Friday afternoon, Maj. Remington, of 4 Scott's 900," left the camp with portions of companies B and C, numbering seventy-eight men, for areconnoissance towards Centreville. ‘The detachment reached Fairfax Court House atabout% o'clock and put uptor the night, | ‘Leaving early the following morning, reaching | Centreville at about 6 o’clock. The command started on their return, 8nd when about fiye hundred yards from the Court House, a num- ber of bushwackeys fired intothem. A squad ‘was immediately dismounted ard sent into the | bushes atter them, when one of the dismounted | horses ran away, going toward the Court | House, and was followed by Lieut. Dagwell | with five or six men after the runaway. At | the edge of the tewn they were fired at by i rebel cavalry from the center of the town, and | retreated to the main party, and the command drawing carbines charged through the town, driving the rebels before them, who rallied at gwbout fivehundred yards distance, and formed im line to receive the charge. Maj. Remington drew his men in line again and dashed at them 4 | | { j i“ several shells, but no response was made, and | | «take up arms against the Confederacy unless | A collection will be taken up in behattof the Mis- | Street) on ~_" their carbines, and the rebels broke and run, | Our men pursuing and scattering them, taking | some prisoners. The Confederates retreated | in the direction ot Fairfax Station, and were closely followed by eur men to within three- FROM COLUMBIA. An Attack Expected Hourly—The Bridge at Columbia tebe Defended. with sabres, the rebels meantime ariag with | LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.{ | | fourths of a mile of the station, when thead- CoLumBIA, Pa., June 2°.—{Special Dispatch hia Inquirer. }]—All the scouts have vance iell on a full squadronof rebel cavalry | ‘0 Philadelp a 4 \ ready to receive them, drawn up beside the | road in a thicket of pines. The command was | formed by column, squadron, delivering their fire as they passed, emptying many saddles, driving them some | distance. At this time the men had become separated | in small detachments, and another rebel squad- | ron was diseovered on the opposite side of the road, drawn up om an eminence, and Major ; Remington, aided by Capt. Campbell, attempt- | Meanwhile, when our men found that they | eighteen men, fell back on the line of the rail- Toad and made their escape. On the way in, i was fourd that several of the reads between Alexandria and the Station had been picketed by the rebels. During this skirmish Major Remington's horse was shot through the neck, and not him- self, as stated by a morning cotemporary. Sev- eral of our men are known to have been mor- tally wounded. Up to yesterday afternoon nine more of the men, making twenty in all. had reported in the city, having made their way in by various roads. Lieuts. Hazelton, Holmes and Dagwell are still missing. Ser- geant Beebe was wounded in the ankle and is probably a prisoner. A rebel officer who shot at Major R. was shot down by Sergeant Mer- Tis. Two rebels made at Capt. Campbell, and | one was killed by him. The rebels, who belonged to the 6th Virginia | cavalry, although exceeding our force largely in numbers, behaved in a very timid manner, only on one occasion using their sabers, and usually screening themselves in the thick pines, where, in consequence of stumps, our men could move with difficulty, their horses stum- | bling and throwing many of them. The last men who came in report that there was every | evidence of the presence of a considerable force of cavalry, and that Fitzhugh Lee’s head- | quarters on Saturday were at Anandale. The regular passenger train which left Bal- timore this morning, when a few yards from the Relay House, ran into a freight train—dam- | Sging one of the engines slightly and several | ot the cars. No one on the trains was injured. | This accident was the cause of delay in the ar- rival of this train, and was tke occasion for _ the many wild rumors which were afloat in | the city. The reason for the freight train being | on the track is found in the fact of an accumu- lation of freight trainsat the Relay House. So | many trains were thus congregated as to ob- | struct the road. The engineer on the passenger train saw the obstruction, but was not able io ‘step the train in season to prevent the accident | THE CAUSE OF THE DETENTION | NO SIGNS OF THE REBELS AT THE RELAY HOUSE, Passengers from Baltimore by the 10 o'clock tiain report no signs ofrebels anywhere along | the line. This contradicts the story afloatthis morning that some eight or ten thousand of them were in the immediate vicinity of the | Relay House. Up to 9 o'clock this morning no interference had been made with telegraphic communica- | ton between this city and Baltimore, as re- | ported also. ne pee MvsicaL.—From W. G. Metzerott, corner of Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, we have a wonderfully con venient style of musical port-folio that Le has for sale. Also, the following popular pieces of music «marching on” memory,) words by Mackay; “<Not unto us, O, Lord,” sacred song, by Os- trander; Dan Emmett’s famous song of “High Daddy bert; “Cricket Polka,” by William Withers, jr.; “Chiguite Polka,” by A. F. Little. | to be vis Metzerott’s stock of music and musical instru- ments and appliazuces is now one of the best in the country. Sam. Hovston.—The Chattanooga Rebel of a late date says that Sam. Houston threatens to he is treated more civilly.” This agrees with information we have already published trom private sources. 10.—There will be arerumed com. | muui¢ation of Columbia K. A, Chapter. No. | is. THIS (Monday) EVENING, wt 8c’clock. Mem- | bers are requested to be present, Companions in good atanding cor ially invited, By order of the M.E.H.P. It 8. JNO. THO > PHUENIX S0CISTY.—The mom l Society are hereby » meetat Temperance Hall, 1 day) EVENING. the 20tb instant, ac7!.0’clock to | transact important business in connection with | the late visitof Mr T.0. Luby of Dubling | Je 29 at” TH CENTRE, TURNPIKE DIVIDEND.—The President and Bourd of Maz agers of the Washington ‘Turnpike Company have declared a dividend of | three (3) per cent. for the year ending April th, 1863, which will be paid to the stockholders on do j mand by the Cashier of the Farmers and Mechan- ice’ Bank, Georgetawn, R_READ, Treasurer je 20-3t SABBATH SCHOOL 78 Of th riwsty requested THE FGCUNDRY will give a PIC-NIC on WEDNESDAY, uly 1st, for the entertainment of its scholars and friends. Adults’ tict ets 50 cents; children’s ticketa 20 cents. Qmnibures conveying the childr der the protection of the teachers of the school, will leave the church, corner of 14th G streets, at7a.m.and return at 5 p.m. Those conveying adults will leave at 9a. m. and return at7 p.m. je 29-2t* uae 1. O. R, M—A special communicatioa of tae Great Council Improvea Order of Red en of the D.C. ,'will be held at Osage Wigwam, on MONDAY, the 28th, at 8 o’clock. Ohiefs and Representatives are requested te be punctual. as husiness of importance will be brought before them. B. 8. MIDDLETON, G. C. R. ATTENTION JOUKRNEYMEN PLASTER- ERS.—You are hereby not.tied to attend a | meeting on WEDNESDAY, July +t, as an election of officers will take place,'and other business of | importance will be transacted. You will meet at 499 Eleventh street, between Penn. avenue nd Mastreet. By order, J.C. KNIGHT, 4- St" Secretary. and charged on the rebel atthis hour understood to be but four miles were being surrounded, and Major R., with | from the Rebels by crossing the Susquehauna, t ‘They were firedon by the enemy before the | and yesterday | ent works. ‘O-MGRRO W (Tues- | 1 | shire Railroad, near Vienna or Barke’s Staticn, | proposition comein. The bridge at this point will never be permitted to be used by the enemy, who are from the river. Should they advance, a bat- } tle will take place before night within sight of | this town. Weare expecting the attack mo. | mentarily. | A body of eighteen Rebels have passed along | the line of the Northern Central Railroad, and | destroyed the bridges. One of these was oppo- | site Bainbridge, about seven miles above this | ed to form his men, the rebels firing on them | Pace. The last of Gol. Thomas’ regiment escaped this afternoon, on a raft, near Bainbridge. crossing was effected but not hurt. [SECOND DISPATCH.) Fighting began at Columbia—The Bridge being Destroyed. CotumpBia, June 24.—[Special Dispatck to Philadelphia Inquirer. ]—Skirmishing has com- menced opposite Columbia. The army steres are coming over the river. Terrible exdte- ment exists since the shelling began. We ;an see the shells bursting and hear the repate. The bridge is being destroyed. IMPORTANT CAVALRY EXPEDITION. The Virginia Central Railroad Cut—a Reb- el General and other Officers Captured. Major General Dix telegraphs to this city as follows : Fortress Monrog, Va., June 28.—Gslonel | Spear of the Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry, whom I sent ont two days ago, completely de- stroyed the bridge of the Virginia Central rail- road over the South Anna, captured Gen. W. F. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel Hearsable, four captains, five lieutenants, and one hundred privates, and brought them in. He has also brought in thirty-five wagons wiih six mules each, and one hundred and fifty mules in addi- tion, and from seventy-five fo one dred horses. He took $15,(4i0 in contederate bonds just issued, from an agent of the authorities at ichmond, This is ail public property; no private prop. erty has been touched. Colonel Spear’s loss is three killed and eight wounded. The Schooner Kittatinny said to be Cap- tured by Pirates. New Yore, Jane 2+.—The Herald mentions the rumor that the schooner Kittatimy has been captured by pirat ——— ae THE CONFEDERATE INVASION. Latest irom Western Maryland—A Great Baitle Anticipated—Detenses of Balti- more, &c. The Baltimore Sun of this moraing says: «From Western Maryland the latest news feceiyed last night related only to military movements, preparatory to a battle. which, we are authorized to say, is now expecvd atany moment, between Gen. Hooker's tnd Gen. Lee's armies. Exactly where this tittle will be fought is, of course, mere conjecture. Suf- fice it to say, that military men in this city are of opinion that it will be the bloodies battle of j the id its results far more importaut tha y engagement that has yet taken place, Yesterday, Gen. Schenck, accomyanied by Gen. Tyh nd yirious staff officers, visited the fortifications and entrenchments in and around this city, and complimented tie officers who have their erection iu charge for the man- nerin which they had pushed their comple- tion. Gen. Daniel Tyler and Gen E D. Tyler have both been assigned to commards in this department under Gen. Schenck. They wil each command a brigade. The American says: WILL BALTIMORE bE ATTACEED ? This was the predominant question among | our citizens yesterday, and all shudes 0° opinions were expressed on the subject. The Russell’s cong of “John Brown,” (not him of | Object of Gen. Lee's campaign we apprehenc to be the capture of Washington, and until he encounters the army of Generai Hooker, whicl | is uow understood to be pressing upon him | We may ’ «Le Gondolier de Venise.” by Schu- | neither look for him at Baltimore or hington. It he moves on Baltimore it must , be im force, as we are now, thanks to the vigi lance of General Scheack, too weil protected {by 2mere cavalry raid. ha= been he charge nd defences of Baitimore, | i and examined the difter- Ger nad command of Mary- and Heights atter the evacuation of Martins- » and was highly complimented by @ ench, on uriag commund of that post, forthe fine condition ter defence 1a which he tound it. New works of a most formidable eter had been erected by G : Ting his brief commi was adding to it- impregn: therefore eet the most thorough of the works already in progress. nu Cf Others of a tore formidable chars nd around Baltimore We learn that 4 tral raulway proceed aras Glenrock. The at thattime no rebel: t point, and that} none had been there. » cavalry that visited the unover Junction had also bb rebels were “n to be on the line ¢ this side of Yor had <iest the tion t r The bridge, bevond York, was also destr bridge a tew miles turther afternoon as there was | PLPADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASH. INGTON, Offre oF Chief Quarter mister, Tune 2, 136: PROPOSALS Will be received at this ve duys from date for furnishing the following described hewn timber for the use of tais Lepartment. One handred and seventy (17!) logs of good soant oak lineber, thirty (30) feet long, sixteen (16)incaca dismeter, hewn on two opposite sides. to meastre iwelve (12) inches through, and to be cut trom standing timber designated by me onthe Oratge and Alexandria Railroad, or Loudon and Hanp- and to be delivered near the railroad previous to August 1, 18¢3. A guarantee from two nenpons bie parties must | accompany the bid, and bonds from the succeasfal bidder and his guarantors to the smount of one thousand dollars eaca will be required. ¥ An oath of allegiance must be enclosed in each ete right ia reserved by the Chicf Quartermas- anti if required. Tr to increase the qui TAS M. GREEN, Lieut. Col. Chief Quartermaster, je 2-3t Department of Washington. Georgetown College will take place on SDAY, the 2d of July, at 9 o'clock a.m. parents of students and friends of the Inaty are invited to attend 4 JOHN BARLY, 8. J., Pres. Temes K ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF | CR tutio) je 25-e03t GOOD CHANCH.—We will sell in front of oat stables, Sixth street, south of Penn. ii averue, on THURSDEY next, at 120°clock, several HORSES, to the highest bidder, to- livery. Pie 20st J. 0. COOK & 00. fyG=THE JUNIOR FOREIGN MISSION 80- eS OIBTY, CONNEOTED WITH THE NINTH ST, PRESBYTERIAN CHUBCH, (Rey, Dr, Smith’s,) WILL CELEBRATE ITS TWENTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY AT THE CHURCH. o. TUESDAY EVENING NEXT June Sth, On which occasion will be presented THE UNION! in which thirty five young ladies will appear. In addition to the above, a number of LOS. DUETTS, QUABTETTES, CHORUSES, DrALvG Use etc. ete. @ «te, ete. ‘ slonary Pend, Doors open at 63: o'clock. Exerelses to eom- menee at 7. _ 3025 WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN em RALLROAD COMPANY.— The annua! meeting of stockholders of the Washington and | Georgetown Railroad Oompany aod the election for seven direct office, ‘8 Will be held at the Company's (corner N York avenue and Fifteenth WEDNBEDAY, July 8, between the hours of 1'm. and] p.m. jema P= HD. COOKE Pres. IANO FORTE FOR SALE.—A superior 6%; oc- tave Kosewood-case Piano Forte will, tewsold low. agply at No, 213 BH street, between 18h and Isth ete, Je 29-40" Just receive Sono toNs rtment of ive rom Paris a lar; 8860) 181 finest quplity Accordeous, which ™° ‘eat any other use—from le CHEADEE than any TAR ROUDS Masts Soe corner of lith and Penn, ave, Crey Hacy, Jun s eby_ give: je-tf P UBLIO. vomon I aly rapes practice o! + in or ali oho Wasbiceton Odsal. aust be discontionen st Pen Ss. will be proseonted to the ss i 3 “DAVID HEPBURN, je%9-colw Commissioner of Washington Vanal, tartt | New York on Je 29-3t™ STEAMSHIP JAMES 8 GREEN HAS AR- *% rived from New York and is now dis charging eargo at the foot of High at Ae Georgetown. Consignees wil! please’ attend to the reception ef their goods at once. je 29-3t MORGAN & RHINBAART. re FOR NEW VORK, + OTEAMSHIP JAMES S. GREEN Will leave for WHDNF®DAY. July Ist, at 12 o'clock m., from the foot of Higu: street, Ge rzgetown. For freight or nax ae spp'y to MORGAN & RHINKHART. Agents. | he Green bas superior accommodations’ pas | je 2) borres, E STAMPING, . /MBROIDERING, KNITTING. I call the attention of the Washington ladies to my Stamping, Embroidering aud Knitting Estab- lishment, No, 522 Seven! reet, between D and F, to get their yokes, dresses, sacques, cloaks, etc., Let 5 Mh erirercenig arte can wai Or sir orders, “eawe CHE. RUPPERT, By W. L, WALL & OO., Auctioneers. Ai the Bazaar, 98 Louisiana ave., between 9th amd ® th streets. i: RAwago ORSES, WAGONS, AND HARBNES: AUG- H wion.—On TUESDAY MORNING, June 30th, sae "Bock, we will sell at our Bazaar and Reposi- 1 BAP ie Wagon and Harness, been used by 1 Furniture Wagoa and barness, BO, & number of other Horses aaa Wagons. ‘Cerma cash, jevo W. lL. WALL & ©O., Aucta. By THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, eorgstows D. FoRNITuRg, J BLEY, OLOCKS, LOOK- ING GLASSES, LanGR GLASS Case,’ Wator- MAxPRS TooLr, &C.. A? AVOTION.—~J will sell at auction at Ne. 59 Bridgs t,on WEDNESDAY MORNING next, Juiy Ist, st 10'0 clock, ala) sertment of Jewelry, 50 Clocks, ester Sil ir Plated Giass Cares, a large lot of ateh naker’s Tools, Looking Glasses. and s general arsortment of stock of a retail Watch an ry ato: ALSO. A lot of Household and Kitchen Purniture. a positive without regard to weather. Terms re, je-a THOMAS DOWLING. Aust. UMBIA HOU. GAPE MAY. This Grst-clans hoods will eecsen for the recep ‘Won of quests on June 27th. 1203 tw 4, ¥, CAKB, Propri¢ter, internet aces: “lett | who haa possession cf her toox to | & confederate COND EDITION. THREE O'CLOCK P. M. THE SITUATION. Up to the present writing to-day, 2 p. m., we have no confirmation of the story that fighting had been entered upon at or near Harrisburg. Neither is there any confirma- tion of the burning of the bridge acrocs the Susquehanna at Columbia. A private dispatch received here last night, at 9 o'clock, from Lancaster, !2 miles trom Columbia and 13 from Wrightsville, Says that the latter place was not, when the dispatch was sent, (8 o'clock p. m.) occupied by the Rebels. No mention was made of fighting at Colum- bia or of the destruction of the bridge, occur- Tences that wonld have been known at Lan- caster at that time had they taken place as stated by the reports. Up to this hour telegraphic communication is complete over the road from here to Balti- more and trom there throngh to Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburg. No attempt has been made thus far upon the Washington and Baltimore Railroad, ramor to the contrary notwithstanding. e — GEN. FITZ LEE CROSSES INTO MARY- LAND WITH 1,000 TROOPS AND 15 PIECES OF ARTILLERY. SOUS See . THEY PROPOSE TO MAKE A RAID ON THLE B, AND O. R. R. AND “10 VISIT WASHING- TON WITHIN A WEEK" !! ao ges Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Russell and Mr. Webb, (father of Superintendent Webb, ot the Police,) both of whom own farms in the neigh- borhood of Drainsville, Va. arrived here aiter having spent Sacurduy night in the custody of the rebels. They had started in a buggy for this city on Saturday afternoon, and when near Drainsvilie were taken prisoners, and the horses were confiscated. This happened about five o'clock in the af- ternoon., They were allowed toa choose at which house they would stop and they stopped ata neighbors, « guard being placed around | the house. This force comprised Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee's commend, and consisted of nearly four thou- sand men with fifteen pieces of artillery, and they stated that they were going to tear up the Baltimcre and Ohio Railroad, striking it near | the Relay House, where they could damage both branches. This point they said they ex- pected to reach yesterday by I p.m. 't They would of course cut the telegraph, but thas far both are safe—trains running regular! ly ani the telegraph being yet in working order. Ttey also boasted that they would be in Wash. tor in less than eight days. ‘ They were told that they would have a hetring before Gen. Lee on the following maning, but during the night the Confeder- ate cavalry put off, taking the guard from the house, crossing the Potomac at Muddy Branch. ‘Ihe command seemed to haye been worn out, ther horses were much tagged, and they had wita them abont 60 prisoners, which they took across with them, among them about 50 et our cavalry, and the rest citizens, (prob- ably those of “Scott's 900” taken on Saturday and the sutlers taken later in the day.) All the horses and forage about Drainsville were seized by the Confeds, but no men were taken. Atter the ferce had crossed the river, Messrs Rassell and Webb left the place and focted it to this city. DARING RAID OF REBEL PIRATES. Saturday the telegraph announced the sail- ing from the harbor ot Portland during Friday night, without orders, of the revenue eutter Cushing, leaving a portion of her crew on shore, and it was presumed she had sailed to join the rebels now preying upon our com- merce off the coast of Maine. At the reqnest of Collector Jewett and other gentlemen, directions had been given to pare the cutter for crai-ing, and she was ready, awiting the arrival of the oflicers who had been ordered to her. Captain Clark, who had b died on Frid leaving temporari nd L it Dayenpo whose birth gave rise to the supposition deserted to the exemy. Immediately on 1 ill ling that the cutter had the harbor, Collector Jewett dis; three steamers, armed for the occasion, t. purpose of capturing and bringing her back to port. She was overhauled ten miles from the he boa setting fire to the cutter, causing her ‘to blo up. The following telegram trom Collector Jew- ett, received at the Treasury Department, gives the concluson of t¥e affair : Portianp, June 27.—Twenty-twor en trom sel en ed our harbor list night in the prize schooner Archer, bvarded ¢he cutter, overpowered her crew, and made sai! on he They came to burn the gunboats here. We have captured their vessel aud all of ther, and have landed them at Fort Preble. Noone was injured by thecutter’sshot. She sankime mediately after she blew up. J. SEwert, Collector. WHICH LEE: It is stated in the dispatch of Gen. Dix, from Fortress Monroe, that Col. Spear, of the EF enth Pennsylyania cayalry,in araid upon Virginia Central Raiiroad, captured “Gen F. Lee.” but it is posible that Gea. W. H. F: Lge, son of the commander of tha conte c army, is the individual meant. Ifso, he was probably leit to cover Richmond with a por- tion of bis eayalry. The Lee in command of the cavalry opera- ting in this vicinity is Gen. Fitz Lee, nephew to Gen. Rovert Lee. Both Fitz Lee and W. H- F. Lee participated in the cavatry fight at Beverly Ford, and the other Contederate cav- ‘alry Unere was Jones’ brigade of Virginia cav- aly and Hampion’s and Robinson's briga i ft South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia There is no Gen. Lee of that name, are three brigades of Virginia cavalry (Confederate) in the fiela, Fitz Lee’s being the first five regiments, and the other ten regiments comprising the brigades of Gen. W. H. F, Lee and Gen. Jones. In this cavatry there are a few Marylanders, but it is composed mainly of Virginians. SPREADING THEMSELVES, The rebel cavairy made their appearance at numerous points in Montgomery county, Md., yesterday and this morning, making levies upon horse flesh generally, pouncing with special yim apon the tat-animals owned by the Quakers about Sandy Spring Some of them skirted as near Washingion 45 Silver Spring.oa the Seventh street road, but left again in considerabie 4Aste. Itis believed th» some Marylanders haye joined the rs=KS ofthe raiders for the nonce, swelling ¢a€ir numbers considerably and mak- ing teemselves useful as guides from their knowledge of the country and the locality of good stock. This merning the raiders halted the stage which connects with the railroad at Laurel, taking out the horses, but letting the driver and passengers off “scott fres.”” Sandy Spring is about fourteen miles from Laurel, ~ Numbers of the farmers in; Montgomery are on their way here, driving their horses and cattle before them. In no case, we hear, have they pressed men in their service, but aye given them passes to come through their lines, 4 TABoriS" ao RANBAAS BOERS, >* Fitz Lee, after having a bh with @ bandfal of «Scott's 900” on Saturdsy, made & dash into Anandale, where they captured & umber Of sutler’e wagons and stores, oad. Lieut. Dagweil with eighteen men of “Scott's 900," who, it appears, had cu: themselves }) through Lee’s forces so me hours before, near *Fairfax Station, and om the way captured 4 number of prisoners. and at the time of the capture were about starting with the sutler’s ‘wagons and prisoners for Alexandria. The Tebels made for the sutler's goods, and soou supplied themselves, aud ransacked several of the houses in the neighborhood. Some of the wagons were burned, and others filled with goods and sent off toward Richmond with the prisoners. Mr. Moses Sweetzer, of this city» sutler, was a heavy sufferer by this raid. ° ABRESTED. Edward Murphy, Mrs. Guin, and Miss Marie Powell, were sent to the city this morn- ing by the Provost Marshal General of the defences south of the Potomac. and committed by Capt. Todd to the Old Capitol prison. Murphy was picked up near Fort Lyons. He claims to be from Fredericksburg, and says he bas friends in Alexandria. Mrs. Guin claims a residence in lower Mis- sissippi—has been with the rebel army some time, and comes now to look for her husband, who, ehe says, belongs to a rebel regiment and ‘was taken prisoner in the Chancellorville fight Miss Powell is from Fredericksburg. RRE: CNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUM- ARRESTED U ER Ruhr: o) CIBC Shephard Wingas, Wm. Froth, Ezra Froth, S. H. Snowden, and Wm. Mason, were arrested in the vicinity of Mt. Vernon yesterday after- moon, by Lieut. Goodale, of Scott’s 90ncavairy, as suspicious characters, and forwarded under guard to Capt. Todd. They had along with them several horses marked «C. S.,” and had their overcoats “done up" on their saddles a though intending a jong march. CAPTURED BY THE POTOMAC FLOTILLA. Samuel Dent, Wm. Flowers and P. Harrison were brought up to the Navy Yard yesterday as prisoners, charged with a violation of the blockade. They were overhauled by the U.S. steamer Mahaska, one of the Potamac flotilla, while crossing the Potomac from the Virginia shore, five miles below Aquia Creek, in a pungy. They stated they were farmers, and resided in Charies county, Md. FROM HAGERS' . By a lady who arrived here yesterday from Hagerstown, we learn that the last ot Lee's army left there in the direction of Harrisburg on Friday night last. Our own army is not letting the grass grow under its feet, and thongh it would not be proper to give its locality, the public may be assured that it may be “counted in” fora big muss with the enemy shortly. A REBEL PRISONER—WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. C. A. Andrews, 2d Virginia cavalry, was taken prisoner this morning at Rockyille and sent tothis city. He states that his regiment was m the neighborhood of Rockville last night, but does not know whether they have changed their position since then or not. He places Lee's cavalry above Rockyille, between that place and Harper's Ferry. Andrews was committed to the Old Capitol. REBEL CAVALRY NEAR BELTSVILLE. Yesterday, a squad of rebel cavalry (num- bering ten) made their appearance in the vi- ciniiy of Colesville, Montgomery county, Md., notimany miles from Beltsville, on the Balti- more and Washington railroad, They seemed to be scouring the country in quest of horses. REBEL PICKETS REPORTED NEAR ALEX- ANDRIA. Itwas currently reported in this city yester- day that rebe! pickets had made their appear- ance four miles from Alexandria on the Fairfax road. {tis said they are in view ot our pick- ets—ours being on one side of 4 small stream aud the rebels on the other. THE FAIRFAX AFFAIR Thus far 50 of “Scott's 900," who went outon Friday night and had the engagement on Sat- urday, have come in, leaving to be accounted forapout%-. With Major Remington, Captain Campbell was the only officer taut returned— the three Lieutenants being still out. * BF It is sai borough of York, Penn- sylvania, was surrendered to the rebels by the Chief Burgess, David Smail, against the wishes ot the citizens, who were disposed to resist Small was elected as a democrat, and is known as a copperhead of the most venomous kind. He was Postmaster at York under Buchanan's Tue Cask OF VALLANDIGHAM.—The Ohio delegation in behalt of Mr. Vallandigham had & second interyiew with the President on Fri- day, when they presented their request in wri- ting. An answer is expected to-day. Ket or Wallach has returned to the city f: North, and this morning Was tn bis office attending to his duties as ab TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST FROM HARRISBURG, THE REBELS NOT IN POSSESSIUN THERE, AS REPORTED, PHILADELPHIA, June Telegraphic com- munication is still perfect with Harrisburg and Pittsburg. There is no truth in the ru- mored capture ot the former city. | FURTHER FROM HARRISBURG. NO ATTACK MADE UPON THAT PLACE YET BY THE CONFEDERATES. Hanpisuenc, June 29, 1% o'clock.—Two refugees have just arrived here by the Pitts- burg road who left Chambersburg Saturday evening. They state that at 11 o’clock on Saturday Gen. Lee, in company with Longstreet and A. P. Hill and their staffs, and an escort, left Cham- bersburg, taking the Baltimore pike, in the direction of Gettysburg. When they left Hill’s corps was passing through the town, taking the road Lee went out om. The only troops that passed through Cham- bersburg in this direction was Rhodes’ and Sohnson’s divisions of Ewell’s corps. —S FROM EUROPE. coe Eesrese 2 THE PIRATE FLOBIDA. — Sanne Hoox,, June 29th.—The steamer Hecis, from Liverpeol on the 16th via Queens- town, on the 17th inst. has just passed this point. The steamer Etna arrived in Liverpool on the 16th. The Hansa arrived at Southampton on the 9th. Mr. Bright argued, in Parliament, that free- dom in the South would increase the Prodyce of cotton. The House of Commons has Teject@d the annual motion for a ballot by 30 majority, LATEST Via QUEENSTOWN. Lonpon, Wednesday, June 17.-The Olden- ‘burg brig Cero which ‘arrived at Gibraltar on the 11th inst, makes the following report: “On the 16th of April we tell in with the Confederate steamer Florida. She ordered up to heave to and take five men‘on board from her. ‘The Florida had two hundred prisoners on board.” ‘Tho Nimes’ city article says: The English fands were net so strong yesterday, but there was no other cause foritthan the renewal of the flatness of the Parls Bourse in the foreign stock market. Ata further average a rise of ous-quarter pet emt. took place, Mexican bonds are quoted at from 38 to 394. - 24 ‘The'confederate loan was also trong. ia ¢bn- sequence of the lief of Vicksburg by th sales were finally quoted’ count. E ee PHILADELPHIA AROUED AT LAST. PuiLapetraia, June29.—Ny meeting of the Board of Brokers to-day. Pusic among out- siders and prices have declined. The Corn Exchange has raisei five com- panies. This morning the coal dealers heid a meet. ing, and resolved to close the collieries till the crisis has passed, so that the miners can yol- unteer. The merchants have resolved torgise a mil- lion dollars. Their stores are to be closed til) the money is raised, and the men thrwardea for the defense of the city and State. . Men leaving theiremployments are to pa paid during their absence. FROM RHODE ISLAND. —$—<—— MOVEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION op NARRAGANSETT BAY. papell ee FY SE Provivence, R. 1., June 23.—Gov. Smith last night called out the Providenceg Marine Artillery to protect the west passage Gt Narra. gansett Bay. They went to-day totake a posi- tion on Dutch Island and the maiualand; with five guns they wiki be able to guard that im- portant passage. ‘The Newport artillery has also beet orderea to guard the east passage. The President authorized these movements. GROUNDLESS ALARM, PoRTLAND, Me., June 29, 3.20 a.m.—A gen- eral alarm has ‘just aroused the whole city with the wild rumor that a gunboat is landing men below the fort. LATER. PoRTLAND, June 29, 4 o'clock a, m.—The alarm is entirely talse. No vessel is in sight. assertion of the re- tes, add the one per ceat. dis- NEW JERSEY TROOPS IN THE FIELD. ‘TRENTON, June 29.—Gov. Parker ordered the troops out on Saturday. They are now arri- ving here, and will immediately proceed to Pennsylyania. LOCAL NEWS. ae egeree tes SUTLERS' ORGANIZ TION POR PATROL Dory. The army sutlers, to the number of one hun- dred, this morning tendered their services to Gen. Heintzleman to act as a mounted patroi for this city, and thus relieve the cayalry new doing duty here, and permit them to go to more active service in the front. Gen. Heintzleman, we are informed, has accepted their services. There are many mere sutiers in the city, and it is thought they can swell theirnumbers largely. The force thus organized is to be commanded by Major William Graves, sutler of the 24th Michigan regiment. The rolls are ready for signatures at U. J. Nagle’s store, 259 Pennsy}- yania ayenue; and it is hoped all sutlers wil) enroll their names at once. ee STEALING A Horsx, D ESCAPE OF THE Prisoner.— ut 1 o’clock, yesterday morn- ing, Officers rison and Beall, of the Ninth Precinct, arrested a man calling himself Mar- un Snider, having in his possession a horse be- Jonging to John B. Morgan, which he had been endeavoring to sell but was unsuccessful. He Was taken to the station house and, for want of a better place. the officers put him in the build- ing formeriy used as a dead-house, after hand- cutting him; but at about 4 o’cleck he was dis- covered to be missing, he haying broken his handcuffs and made off. The officers started in pursuit of him and recaptured him near the Navy Yard bridge. He was taken before Jus- tice McKenna who committed him to jail. SS Latest QUOTATIONS—W asHINGTON Mon- BY MagketT.—Furnished by Lewis Johnson & Go. Banke: rE. Buying. Selling. U. S. Coupon Bonds, 1981 ......1077 108% U.S. 5°20's ..... = U.S. 7.30 Notes 104 150 American Silver . le NEW YORK EATES—3 OCLOOK P.M. _Coupon 6's, 1881, 102; 7-30’s, 101%; New Cer- tificates of Indebtedness, 97%; Gold, 146%. - > Crecuir Court, Judze Cartier.—The case ot Mrs. Emily F. Wiley «2. Barschall Brown and Jesse B. Haw came up this morning in the Cir- cuit Court, and the following jury was empan- elled and proceeded to the trial of the case, yiz Wm. Allen, A.Grinder, Thos. N. Brashears, M. J. Adler, J. N. Smoot, L. O. Cook, R. H Boswell, Elij Edmonson, H. C. Windsor, J.P. Kiengle. J.T. L. Croggon and Thos. E. Jacobs. R. J. Brent and A. T. Smith sppear for Mrs. Wiley, and J. H. Bradley, sr., and W. D. Da- vidge for Me. Brown and Haw. leis ais PARDONED.—Wilson Vickry, convicted at the June term, (1563, ofthe Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York, for making counterfeit coin, and sen- tenced to imprisonment in the Albany peaiten- tiary for a term of years, and Samuel P. Skia- ner, convicted at the November term (151) of the District Court ot the United States for the District of Massachusetts, of fitting out a sla- yer, and sentenced to imprisonment in jail for a perion of flye + Were pardoned by tha President onS day. a GosnLep Up.—Yesterday, quite an excite- ment occurred among the colored people in various parts of the city in consequence of a number of contrabands being carried off by a Squid of the colored regiment for military work ot various sorts. Those who were not taken kept themselves close for the balance of the day, the fact causing comment, as usnally the pavements are crowded by colored people on Sunday. LARcENY ARRESTS.—Saturday evening Jas. Gray was arrested by a citizen in Swampoo- die, for stealing a roll of felt for rooting. Gray was sent to jail for court by Justice Giberson. George Rollins was arrested Saturday night for the larceny of clothing from Marg’t Bark- house. He was taken by officers Drane and Hessler to Justice Gibersoén, who sent him tu jail for court. Se PAssInG A8 A DeTEcTIVEe.—Saturday night, officers Thompson and McElfresh were called upon to arrest a detective officer for firing a pistol at Constantine Stacktoff. The detective, Mr. Jno. W. Morrill, was turned over to the military, for a hearing. Stacktoff is c! with Passing himself as a detective, and he Was also turned over to the military. ee PARADE OF COLORED Troors.—The First Regiment District of Columbia volunteers, tuliy armed and equipped, and with bayonets fixed, marched down the Avenue yesterday on their way to church, and then ‘returned. They marched well and presented quite a sol- dierly appearance. They were headed by a fite and drum corps, and carried a new and handsome flag. eas Inqvest.—Last night, the body of a white male infant, about three weeks old, was dis- covered onthe steps of the house next to St. Matthews Charch, on Fifteenth street, by Jno. Welch (sexton of the Church) and Mr. G. P. Howle. | It was turned over to officer Matting- ly, and taken to the Second Ward Station. A jury was summoned, and they returned a verdict of death from improper attention. Suita tenes Se oy ,CEimixat CouRT.—This morning, the mo- -tion for a new trial made by Mr. Day in the ease of Adolphus Barker, convicted of man- slaughter in pushing the boy Sam overboard in Georgetown, by which he was drowned, was aggued before Justicé Fisher, anda new trial was granted. ——_o—__ A Caance—Lieutenant C.D. Wright, of the Fourteenth ‘New Hampshire volunteers, who has been eon duty at the Central Guardhouse for somes time past, has been relieved, and as- singe@ 8 position on General Martindal’s staff. LAE $F siecle Pha: ALLEGED DESERTER ARRRSTED.—CU. Crea- mer, & driver on one of the street cars was ar- rested on Saturday charged with being a de- Maryland serter from the First iment, AME TO THE SUBSCRIBER A RED iw Cc Calf, about 5or6 weeks old. The owner oii come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take it i le ba 5 Sateae oo 1th nt. wars Poca Soa, O8T—A LITTLE GIRL ; 4 ; L fa “3 We years old; dark oe ATES MUBIO 3 5 her REGRIYED Xchos du Monde Religigux, 1st and 2d vale, italie. 5 vo! ‘raditions (Ghopin), lvol, vir a fat . end Labiteky Wail- “Buea a8 at Tita street avenge,