The New York Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1863, Page 4

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BOOLEWS OPERA HOUSE Brooklyi.—Ermorux ANckS, BURLKSQUES, &C, feng, THE SITUATION. ‘The enemy is pressing closely upon Harrisburg. General Lee's whole army is undoubtedly ia Penn- sylvania. His own headquarters are at Hagers- town, Maryland, from which he is directing the movements, General Longstreet's corps crossed the river at Williamsport on Saturday. A great battle is impending at Harrisburg to-day. Last night the rebels were within three miles of the city, and heavy firing was going on all day. This was probably the outposts skirmishing asthe enemy advanced. Mechanicsburg was sur- rendered by our troops yesterday morning, and immediately occupied by the rebels They also took possession of York, our troops clearing out before them. They have done serious damage to the Northern Central Railroad, both at York and Hanover Junction, They have burned two bridges at York Haven. The splendid bridge across the Susquehanna, at Columbia, a mile and a quarter long, which million of dollars, was burned by our own troops, under Colonel Frick, yesterday, who, after making a bold defence in his rifle pits at Wrightaville, on the south side of the river, was compelled to retreat across the bridge, which he Warned behind him. He lost a hundred men, who were captured by the enemy. At last accounts the rebels were shelling Wrightaville without warning the inhabitants to leave, The rebels were reported to be at Bain- bridge last night, twelve miles above Columbia, with pontoon trains sufficient to construct a bridge. We give a map of the whole region to-day. ‘The utmost consternation prevails throughout the State of Pennsylvania, and at last there ap- Pears to be a disposition on the part of the people to rally for their defence. Comyanies are arming and turning out at Lancaster, Norristown and Scranton. Fugitives, however, keep pouring into Harrisburg, Lancaster and other cities, in a atate of complete terror, bringing their cattle, mer- chandise and household goods with them. i The rebe! General Ewell has issued an order to his troops at Chambersburg urging the necessity of vigilance and discipline for the safety of the army, and prohibiting all straggling, marauding or pludering on pain of the severest penalties. He @ays that all the material which the army re- quires will be taken under the military rules which govern civilized warfare, and absolutely prohibits all individual interference with private property. The news from the Army of the Potomac is cheering, and will no doubt be welcomed by the public. General Joe Hooker has been relieved of the command of the army—at his own request, it is said—and he is succeeded by Major General George Meade, a brave and experienced officer, who haa made his mark innearly all the battles in which the Potomac army has been engaged since the commoncement of the war. We give a sketch of General Meade’s carcer in another column. General Hooker and General Meade have both ieaned addresses to the army from headquarters at Frederick, the one taking farewell and the other On assuming command. A large train of wagons and pack mules, while on their way on the Upper Potomac to bring down supplies yesterday morning, were attacked by the rebels three several times. In the two first at- tempts the cavalry escort repulsed the enemy; but ‘as the train approached Rockville an immense force of the rebels, consisting of two regiments of cay- alry and several pieces of artillery, who occupy that piace, surrounded them, and captured the whole train of one hundred and fifty wagons and nine hundred mules. Several officers, who were on their way to join their regiments, were also captured. A large namber of rebel cavalry, under com- mand of Fitzhugh Lee, yesterday made a dash into Annandale, capturing several sutlers who were in the vicinity, and burning a number of hos- pital stores, sutlers’ wagons, &c. All the papers found in the neighborhood were getherag up and burned. The sutlers’ goods were taken off. A rebel force, which is said to be seven thou- sand strong, and composed of three brigades of cavalry, is reported to be moving eastward to- warda the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. They are reported to be com- manded by Fitahugh Lee. It has been ascertained that they passed within fourteen miles of Wasb- ington, on the north side, and it is presumed that they are striking for the trestle work upon the railroad between the capital and Anpapolis Junction. Refugees who arrived yosterday report that quite a panic exists in Richmond. Only a very mall guard was left there, and many of the citizens were leaving and going to Staunton. This would seom to indicate that the Richmond people fre rather uneasy at the almost total abandonment of that city by the rebel forces. From General Dix's departmen cost a learn. by a Spear, of the Bleventh Pennsylvania cavalry, com. | The Exctting News from Ha pletely destroyed the bridge over the South Anna, captured General W. F. H. Lee, Colonel Hear sable, four captains, five lieutenants and one hun- dred privates. He brought in thirty-five wagons, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1863. ri ‘The Rebels om the Susquchanna—What Next? The events of yesterday on tho western side of the Susquehanna river, between Harrisburg with six mules each, and one hundred and fifty | 82d Columbia, ought to be sufficient to bring mules in addition, and from seventy-five to one hundred horses. He took fifteen thousand dollars within the next three days 4 hundred thousand armed Ponnsylvanians to the rescue. Phila- in Confederate bonds, just isaued from an ageat of | delphia, from her population of half a million, the authorities at Richmond, all public property. No private property has been touched. Colonel Spear's loss is three killed and eight weunded We give to-day a fall and most interssting ac count of the late capture of the Caleb Cushing by the gallant Portlanders, including’s history of the Tacony and her exploits, hor offloers and her fate ought to be able to report within twenty-four hours the mustering within her limits of at least twenty-five thousand armed men. All the stupid and embarrassing formalities of red tapa, as between county and State, and State and federal authorities, should be cast to the ‘The steamahip Blackatone, which wont in search | Winds, and the people of every county of the of the Taccny, returned to this port yesterday Commonwealth, trusting ‘fo the geneval organi- She found no trace of the privateer, but fell in with | #ation and the disposition of their forces by by the Tacony on the same day. The weather was foggy, and thus the Blackstone may have passed the privateer on her track without observ- ing her. The news from General Rosecrans’ department is encouraging. A despatch to the Nasbiville Union says that a force of federal troops captured three thousand of Bragg’s rebels on Saturday passa- ing through Hoover's Gap. Colonel Wilder's | a British bark on the 22d, which had been boarded | the Governor and by Gen. Couch, sbould send forward their troops by regiments, battalions and companies as fast as they can be armed and equipped from their own resources, not for thirty days or sixty days, but for the expulsion of the invadiog army of the rebellion. The federal administration and Gene- ral Meade are now occupied in cover- ing approaches by which this daring rebel mounted infantry made a splendid dash into Man- | ®°™y may advance upon Washington er Balti. chester, Tennessee, captaring @ large number of | More; and, if General Meade’s army amounted to rebels. e The Chattanooga Rebel of Friday says that at half million of men, we conjecture that it could not for several days to come be marched that time the firing at Vickaburg was going on | over the interval between its present lines of oc- with greater vigor than ever. We have nothing new from that quarter, except from the above source, later than the 21st, by way of Cairo. Our latest detailed news from Port Hudson comes. by the New Orleans steamer Geo. Cromwell yes- terday, and dates the 20th inst. Another attempt was then about to be made on the works of the enemy, which seem to be regarded as impregna- oupation and the army of Lee to the deliverance of Pennsylvania. It appears to us that the cunning rebel. Gene- ral Lee has been deliberately widening the dis- tance between the two armies, in order, first, to draw our Army of the Potomac as far away from Washington as possible before giving bat- ble. Our correspondence contains highly interest- | tle; and seeondly, to prey as long as possible ing accounts of General Banks’ recent movements there. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Westbote of Columbus, and the Volksfreund | Susquehanna. of Cincinnati—the leading democfatic German papers in Ohio—refuse to support Vallandigham. The Horicon (Wisconsin) Railroad has been pur- chased, at auction, by ex-Governor Hunt and Rus- sell Sage, Esq., for $670,000. The Saratoga Sentinel says:—‘‘ We have never seen 80 many young men visitors here—in propor- tion to the company—as at the present time. meantime upon the rich counties and towns of Pennsylvania between the Potomac and the It therefore devolves chiefly upon Pennsylvania, for the present, to arrest the advances of the enemy within her borders. | New York has sent to her support some fifteen thousand men or more of our well trained and well equipped State militia. Pennsylvania, acting with similar energy, ought now on her They probably visit Saratoga Springs to keep | own account to have fifty thousand soldiers on out of the way of the enrolling officer.”” General Ben. Loan is now in St. Joseph, Mis- souri, as 9 private citizen, he having been muster- ed out of service. He will probably remain quiet, unless an emergency should arise demand- ing his aervices again in the field, until the meet- ing of Congress, when he will take his seat as the the Susquehanna. The ultimate designs of Lee are still the sub- ject of conjecture. We cannot believe that beyond a paltry detachment or two he con- templates any military operations east of the representative of the Seventh district of Missouri. Susquehanna. We guess that he is holding the S. R. Murdock’s cashmere mill, situated in South Coventry, Connecticut, was burnt on the bulk of his army ina position from which he 27th instant, together with a good share of its | may advance against or retreat from General stock. Loss quite heavy. The building was in- sured for $9,000 and the stock for $12,000. It was fine stone mill, and was doing a large business. Cotton advanced on Satarday to 66c. a 68c., mostly 6c. for middlings, with sales of 3,100 bales reported, Ttiere was less activity in breadstuffs, at in some instances, Meade, as the occasion may invite or require; and that, while busy in collecting supplies in Pennsylvania, he is not the. man to neglect his lines of escape—that, in fact, he is not the man roping prices, and in provisions, which were irregular | to put an unfordable river er a powerful hostile in value. Coffe was less freely purchased, while sugers | army in his rear for a haphazard dash upon ‘wore in lively Gemand, and moiasses and teas were in fair request. Whiskey was quiet but steady, Petroleum | Philadelphia or Baltimore. We believe, in was unusually active and was higher. Hay was pleoty, | fact, that in advancing to the Susquehanna the and selling freely at rather easier prices. Tallow was in less demand. The freight market was quiet. The move- ments in other articles were generally moderate, The stock market was generally better on Saturday; the chief excitement wasfon Harlem, which rose 9 per cent. was dull at about 146%. Exchange 167% 8168. Money was in good supply at about 7 per cent for call loans. Cheering News from Washington—Gene- ral Hooker Retired and General George G. Meade at the Head of the Army ef the Potomac. It is with no ordinary feelings of gratification that we announce to our readers this morning the retirement of General Hooker and the ap- pointment of Major General George G. Meade, forces of Lee have reached their Northern ter- minus, and that within a day or two his real intentions will be developed in some other Hudson River and Erie were alsostrong. Gold | direction. He bas lost too much time to at- tempt the passage of the Susquehanna in force, and too much time to move down in search of the great army on his flank. Let Pennsylvania attend to his little detachments of foragers for @ few days, and prepare for a vigorous support in the rear to the movements of General Meade from Washington, and the end of this rebel in- vasion will be the end of the rebellion. The Army of the Potomac, under General late of the Fifth army corps, to the command of | Meade, will advance with new life and vigor, the Army of the Potomac. and with reinforcements which will enable him With regard to the qualifications of this | t baffle and defeat all the movements of the officer for this supremely important position at enemy in any direction. Let Pennsylvania, this crisis, the reader will be amply satisfied | Meantime, do her duty in bebalf of her own from the simple facts of his military history, which will be found in the special biographical sketch given elsewhere in this paper. Dis- tinguished for his good and gallant conduct in the Mexican war, General Meade. in the peninsular and Maryland campaigns of General McOlelJan, and in the late eventful Rappahan- nock campaigns of General Burnside and General Hooker, has still! added to his high reputation as a brave, skilfy) and capable | #ffixed to our Monitors. military leader. His merits are approved by the officers of the Army of the Potomac, and we are assured that this appoint- ment as their Commander-in-Chief on the field will be hailed with unqualified satis- faction by the soldiers of every State and of every regiment of the army. As we under- stand this appointment. in another sense, it is a people, and New York will not be wanting in additional contributions of soldiers to make sure work of the audacious invader of a neigh- boring State. Tue Exrenrriss or Secwerany Werres.— When the rebel iron-clad Atlanta wae captured by our Monitors a novel torpedo was found attached to her by @ boom projecting from her bow. This device was pronounced by our naval oMcers an improvement upon the torpedo Now, about a year ago one of the inventors of this style of torpedo | laid his plans before Secretary Welles, and | offered to attach it to any of our naval vessels for twenty-five hundred dollars. The inventor was informed, however, that the Department had no money to expend for such purposes, This shows the great enterprise of Secretary Welles. But, besides this, the inven- tor ie very curious to know how the rebels ob- tained bie plans. He never communicated compromise which will be satisfactory not only | them to the rebel leaders, and cannot imagine to the old soldiers of McClellan, but to his | how they could have been. secured, except Paty ad srmebony friends outside of the army; for, according to | and Secretary Welles is of course too our information, Gen. Meade has not been in our Navy Department; to it that. We sui the inventor will we to wait a very long while for thie informa- mixed up and is not the creation of any peliti- | tion. cal faction, but the independent professional | Disarrecrion to THe Coxreneracy Iv Norma soldier, who bas won his claims to distinction | Carorwva.—For some time there have been and his preeent promotion by his sword. We have no inclination now to deal barehly with Gen. Hooker. In the all important fact reporte of disaffection to the Southern copn- foderacy in North Carolina; but it is now stated that it has taken an organized shape, and that the State troops have had three engage. that he has been relieved at bie own request | mente with the Confederate forces near Wil- we recognize an act of patriotiem on bis part | mington. The infection so spread among the which disarms us of any desire to reproduce the evidence of his experience at the bead of the Army of the Potomac against him. We congratulate him, as well aq the country, on tate-troops from South Carolina and Georgia. the patriotic considerations which have induced | It is aleo remarkable that the desertione from him to retire inseason to enable bis successor to move forward without delay upon the ene- my; and the country will feel grateful to Presi- dent Lincoln that an oflcer whose record and reputation give every assurance of success is | now atthe head of the army upon which the | safety of the national capital and the fate of ldespatoh from Fortress Monroe, that Colonel | the rebellion depend. North Carolina regiments in the Confederate tervice that it was found necessary on the part of the rebel Seeretary of War to remove them from the State and send in their place Confede- ' the North Carolina mente are very numer- i ous of late. There is thus a it spet in the | Southern sky, which may grow and wider. | A little yeast may leaven the whole mass. Wuat Do tHe Reais Waxt To Comm Norra For*—Our Marrisburg correspondent informs us that the Confederate soldiers state that they are coming North to hold peace meetings. Let the copperheads, and all others whom it may | concern. take notice of the fact. | The Movements and Strategy of the Rebels tn Penasyivanta. The progress of the rebels ia their advance upon Harrisburg and their raid into the inte- rior of Pennsylvania has been somewhat slow. The news of this morning and a glance at our map, published elsewhere, will, however, aatisfy any person that they oontem- plate strikiog a blow in that vicinity tbat will require time to recover from. They have guarded well their flanks at overy step, and have secured several valuable strategic points, important to them if they contemplate fur- ther invasion in that quarter, or merely the capture of Harrisburg and the outting off communication with Baltimore and Washing- ton from the West and North by that route. The Cumberland valley, through which the rebela have been working their way towards Harrisburg, is one of the richest valleys in the world, and under a high atate of oultivation. The surface of the country is level, and there is no point between Chambersburg and Harris- burg where our forces could make a stand without the danger of having one or both of their flanks turned by the enemy. The Blue Ridge Mountains lié along the northwestern border of the valley; but there are numerous: gaps and roads over that range, making it very convenient for a cavalry force to dodge around undiscovered into the rear of our troops: The result is that our small forces in advance have been compelled to gradually fall back to prevent capture by a flank movement. The rebels are undoubtedly taking advantage of this circumstance, and are taking in a large stock of supplies from the storehouses of the farmers in the valley. But that they contem- plate more than merely a foraging expedition is evident from the fact that they have driven our pickets in and that a battle is being fought at Harrisburg. Sterrett’s Gap is on the westera slope of the Blue Mountain range and near the Duncannon Iron Works. The mountains in that vicinity come down almost perpendicular to the banks of the river. A passage for the Central Rail- road had to be cut through even to find room for that road to:pass along on the banks of the river. If the rebels succeed in driving our pickets and forces from that quarter they will then hold a point that will almost isolate the eastern from the western portion of the State. If they find themselves unable to hold it, a few hours spent in shelling and blasting will place obatructions upon the Pennsylvania Railroad that it will take weeks to remove. It is through this pass of the mountains that all communication between the eastern section of the State and the Juniata valley, as well as that portion of the State west of the Allegha- nies, is kept up. Now that the rebels bold the communication through the Cumberland valley with Bedford and the west over the old State road there is no other route open, except a long circuitous one through the upper valley of the Susquehanna near Williamsport. If the rebels have driven in our pickets near Duncan- non they have shown «knowledge of the coun- try and a disposition to make the most of their raid in the way of damaging railroad communi- cation, The rebel forces at Sterrett’s Gap are also in easy striking distance of the aqueduct near the junction of the Juniata and Susque- hanna canals, and aleo but a few miles from two important railroad bridges across the Susquehanna. The rebel forces at Gettysburg appear, on the other hand, to have followed the railroad down to Hanover, and thence ‘to ite janction with the Northern Central Railroad, a few miles below York, which place our later telegrams state they have captured. This completely cuts off communication between Harrisburg and Baltimore and Washington, except by the Way of Philadelphia and Havre de Grace. In fact, that is the only railroad communication now left between Washington and the North. It is yet uncertain whether the rebel forces at Hano- ver Junction intend to move from York and across to Columbia and strike the Pennsylvania Railroad near Lancaster, or to follow the Northern Central. Railroad down from the Junction towards Baltimore. It is already stated that the bridge at Columbia is in flames. The bluffs on the opposite side of the river at Harrisburg furnish an excellent place for rifle pits and intrenchments for the defence of the city from that direction; but should the enemy contemplate a raid into the Lebanon valley and the northern part of the State, and the fords of the Susquehanna above and below Harrisburg be low enough for their passage, the ciiy would be flanked. We imagine. however, that all of these fords are by this time well guarded by our troops, and we trust that snfficient force ‘has been sent to Sterrett’s Gap and Duncannon to prevent the rebels obtaining pessession of these points long enough to damage the rail- roads to any extent. With the fords and that point seeured a small force on the opposite side of the river can prevent the capture of Harris burg, and thus stay the progress of the invaders until a sufficient force is gathered to drive them from the State or destroy them. It will be thus seen that matters in the Sasquebanna are not as bappy as some people would have us believe. If, however, the administration bave given Gen. Smith, who is now in command of the fortifica- tions at Harrisburg, sufficient authority to act, we have full cowfidence that the rebels wil! not be able to continue their raid on this side of the river anywhere in that vicinity, Tue Conprrion or THE Park Baxnacks.—We made a statement in our city news a few day ago that the Park Barracks were in a very filthy condition. We received a communication on the subject on Saturday from the Super- intendent, which we publish to-day. Yoster- day we received anotber communication on behalf of the soldiers of the Twenty-first National Guard, which we also publish, to the effect that so abominable was the state of the barracks that if they were to be ordered to quarter there they would go home—that the moet splendid fare they could get would not tempt them to try a sojourn there. From various other sources we likewise have the same testimony. Under these circumstances the beet thing the Superintendent can do is to remedy tbe evil by putting the barracks in a cleanly condition. Let him bave them scoured out and freshly whitewashed, and if be does not do so the Common Council should abolish the barracks altogether. In their present state they are of no possible use to the soldiers, while at the same time they are a nuisance to the city. Lynoane OF PENNSTLYANIANS.—Our city is full of Pennsylvanians. The trains and steamboats, it is said, are crowded with them. What are they doing here? Are they to take the places vacated by our galiant soldiers who have gone to defend the Keystone State? The Robe! Privateers and the Navy De- partment. While there is every reason to believe that the formidable privateer Tacony has been de- atroyed and her crew captured, thus riddiag our northern coasts of a dangerous enemy, the rebols are atill exercising & most destructive mastership of the seas in that quarter.” There are at the present moment three other priva- teers—one of them a steamer—lying off the Bay of Fundy, ready for mischief among our fishing squadron. What that steamer is no one knows—whether she is a new vessel from England, or the privateer Georgia, which bas worked her way up from Southero waters. Cer- tain it is that the vessels navigating these wa- ters are in imminent danger of capture, and in fact are being taken and burned every day. Thore is a veasel—the Shawmut—due here to- day having on board the crews of four vessels destroyed by the enemy, and we may hear at any moment of the destruction of numerous others. White this scourge is sweeping our coast what is the Navy Department doing’? tis true the government has sent a good many veasels to sea in search of the privateers; but many of them are sailing vessels, Now there are lying idle at the wharves of this city at least six splendid steamers, and others of lesser note, which the government could have by applying fer them. There are the At- lantic, Baltic, Minois, Empire City, Ariel and Ocean Queen, sll fast sailers, all capable of carrying a heavy armament and a full crew; but it appears that, owing to some petty piques and jealousies on the part of the department or its agents—for some reason or other most discreditable to the government—these ‘fine ships will not -be employed. In themselves these vessels would form a navy sufficient to demolish the privateers and afford protection to our merchant marine, In the case of the Baltic and Atlantic, the government refuses to charter them unless the merchants of New York guarantee the war risk—that is, agree to pay the owners their value if they should be lost. This is an extraordinary compact to demand, and, we believe, is without precedent. Why should not the government accept the whole responsibility in a crisis like this, if it is dis- posed to assume any? Why should a number of individual merchants be required to indem- nify the government for a loss sustained in the most important puflic service which it is now called ‘upon to perform? It is true that the New York merchants have manifgsted an apathy and indiexence in this matter of the priva- teers which is as unfortunate as it. is in- explicable. The example set by Boston, and the still more brilliant exploit of the people of Portland, which entitles’ them to im- mortal honor and puts the lethargy of the Navy Department to shame, should teach our mer- chants a lesson as to the duty ahd necessity of self-protection. Pennsylvania, too, might learn from the Portlanders. the fruition of the old Greek proverb, “that God helps those who help themselves.” If the spirit which animated the citizens of Portland was prevalent in Penu- sylvania there would not be an invader on her soil to-day bombarding her capital and striking terror into her people. The protection of the coasts should not be! left solely to private enterprise and private valor. The government should charter the fleet of magnificent steamers now lying idle in this harbor and send them to sea at once, be- fore any more disasters occur. Loss 10 PeNNsyivaNia PROM THE INVASION.—- Tt is estimated that the loss now sustained and that which will be necessarily sustained here- after, even under the most favorable circum- stances, by the people of Penasylvania,’in con- sequence of the rebel inv&sion, will amount to fifty millions of dollars. The damage will be greatly enbanced if the Dutch farmers con- tinve to run away. By a spirited resistance the injury would be lessened and the invaders the sooner driven back. Disciruisz iy tux Sovrnerx Anwy.—The or- der of General Ewell, threatening to punish every citizen of Chambersburg who should sell apy spirituous drinks to his troops, is another evidence of the superior discipline in the Southern army, which makes it the formidable machine it is. The discipline in the Union army is extremely loose, and the evil conse- quences are seen more and more e day. Ardent drink has done more to demoralize both officers and men than any other influence. IMPORTANT FROM ROSECRANS’ DEPARTMEST Capture “of. Three Thousand Rebels. Gallant Dash of the Union Cavairy. | Rebel Despatches of Importance Seized, ae Rey ae, Lovisvitta, June 28, 1863 To day's Nashville Union reports that one division of the Upiow army captored three thousand rebels on Saturday, when going through Hoover's Gap. There are no further particulars. The Union also states that the Seventeenth indiana mouvted infantry, being eurronnded by four regiments of rebel wiaptry, cat their way through, taking a oumber of prisoners. Colonel, Miller, of Geversl Negiey'® division ie reported wounded in the » A apecial despatch from Manchester, Tennessee, to the Louisvilie Journal, says Colowel Wilder'smounted infan try dasbed into Manchester, captoring a large party of rebels, including Captain Anderson, of the Firet Kea. tucky (rebel) cavalry, Wilder's scouts captured yesterday a courier from Mor gan and Wheeler's command with important deapatches. Bragg reviewed the rebol troops at Hoover's Gap on the morning of the pattie. Colone) Wilder's forces burned the trestie work yestor. day on the Manchester and Tullaboma road Affaire Progressing Favorabiy on the Uniom Side, According to Rebel Ac. counts. Loviewnre, Ky, June 28, 1863, The Chattanooga Rebel of the 26th rays fring continues ‘With increasing rapidity at Vicksburg. i Caimo, Jane 27, 1868, The intent dates from Vickeburg are to the evening of the Zist, The cannonading on the 20th and 2st, reported yesterday, is confirmed, but there are no particulars, The steamer Lebanon, from Cincinnati to Yazoo Landing, sank near Hurricane Island, in the Objo river, oo Taareday, with ammunit and governmem stores, most of which was lost. An ammunition harge in tow was saved Ci . rea Tacony. ~~ bgt ‘The pilot boat Wanderer, of ‘Newbury Lg with, the crews of tho soboouers Ade, Wandere® sod the Archer, captured by the bark Tacony, and on board Areas ouateuniewnieh Tense! ig. how amg bound ‘sto Boston, ‘ WAR GAZETTE. OFFiorar, — Order for Reorutting the Veteran Volun. toors. GRNURAL ORDERS NO, ~~. Was Daraaruanr, a} 4 tg horeriire Commis ‘anmumcton, June 28, 1863, Hirst.—{a order to inorease the armies now in the field, wolunteor infancry, cavalry and artillory may be culistod at any timo within ninety days from this date in the re- apective States under the roguiations hereinafter tioned. ‘The voluuteors do Onlisio’ aud auch of thethres yoars troops now in the Held as may re-colist, in accordance with the provisions af thia order, will constitute «force to be dosignated ‘Votoran Voluatoors.’’ The regulations for enlisting this force aro as followa-— Second.—Tho period of service for the enliatinonts and re-enliatments above mentioned shall be for three poara or during tbo war Thord.—All able-bodied 2.02 boi ween bho ages of cightoon and forty-five years who have herotolere boon culisted and have served for not jogs than nine months, and caw pass the oxamination required by the muatering reguia- tious of the United States, may be eulisted undor this order as veteran volunteers, in accordance with the provisions horoinafter set forth, Pourtn.—Evory volunteer onlisted and mustered inte the service as a voteran under this order ghall be outitied to receive from the United States one month's pay .in ad- vance, and a bounty and promium of $402, te be paid aa i.-~Upon being niustered into service he shal bo paid one moath’s pay in advance, thirteed dollars: first tw stalment of bounty, twoaty-fve dollars; promium, twe dollare. Total payment on muster, forty dotiars. ‘2.—At the first regular pay day,or two mouths efter muster in, an additional instalment of bounty will be paid of fifty dollars. r S.—At the first regular pay day afier six montha’ ser vice he shall be paid an additional instalment of Atty dollars. 4.—At the first cogular pay day after the ond of the first year’s service an add'tioual instalmont of bounty \ will be paid—tifty dollars. 6.—At the first regular pay day after sighteca months’ service an additional instalment of bounty will bo paid— fifty dotiars. 4 6.—At the first regular pay day after two yoara’ ser- viceaa additional instalmeat of bounty wilt be paid— fifty dotiars. ‘T—At the'first reguiar pay day after two anda belt years’ service an additionai instalment of bounty will be pald—fifty dollars. 6.—At the expiration of three years’ service the re- mainder of the bounty wil! be paid—seventy five det- lars. Fifth—\{ the government shat! uot requiro these troops for the full peried of three years, and they spall bo mustered honorably out of the service be fore the expiration of their term of eniist- ment, they shail receive upon being mustered oub the whole amount of bounty remaining unpaid, the same as ifthe fullterm bad been served. Tho legal hoirs of volunteers who dio in service shall be ontitied to receive the whole bounty remainingsunpaid at the time of the aoidier’s death. yuna ¢ a Sizth.—Voteran volunteers enlisted under this order will be permitted, at their option, to enter old regiments now in the fleld; but their service will continue for the full term of their own enlistment, notwithstanding the expiration of tho term for which the regiment was origi nally enlisted, Ngw organizations will be officered only by persons who have beon in service aod have shows themselves property qualified for command. Asa badge of honorable distinction service chovrous wiil be furnish. ed by the War Department, to be worn by the veteran volunteers. Seventh.—Officers of regiments whose terms havo ex Ppired will be authorized, on proper application and ap proval of their respective Governors, to taise companics and regiments within ‘the period/of sixty days; and it the company or regiment authorized to be raised shali be filled up and mustered into service-within tne said Period of sixty days, the officers may be recommissioned Of the date of their original commissions, and for the time engaged in recruiting they will be entitled to receive the pay belonging to their rank. Bighth.—Volunteers or militia cow in service whose term of service will expire within ninety days, and who shall tben have been in service at least nine months, shall be entitled to the aforesaid boenty and premium of four hundred and two dollars, provided they re-enlist, be- fore the expiration of this present term, for three years from date of re-evlistment or for the war, and said bounty and premium sbail be paid in the manner herein pro- vided for other troops re-entering the service. Ninth.—After the expiration of ninety days from this date volunteers servitg im three years’ organizations ‘who may re-enlist for three years {tom tho date of such re-enlistment or for the war shall be eatitied to the afore. said bounty and premium of four hundred and two dotl- lars, to be paid in the manner herein provided for other troops re entering the service. Tewh.—Officers in service, whose regiments or compa- pies may re-eulist, in accordagee with the provisions of this order, before ihe expiration of their present erm sbal! have their commissions continued so as to preserve their date of rauk as fixed by their original muster inte the United States service. Eleventh. As soon after the expiration of their original term of enlistment ae the exigencies of the service wil! permit a furlough of thirty days will be granted to moo who may re-enlist in accordance with the provisions of this order. Tw.lfth.—Volunteara enlisted under this order will be credited as three years men in the quotas of their re- spective States. Instructions for the appointment of re- crujting officers apd for enlisting veteran volunteers will be immediately iesued (o the Governors of States. By order of the SECRETARY OF WAR. ED. Townseyp, Assistant Adjuiant General, GENERAL NEWS. ‘Wasuixorox, Juse 28, 1663. APTCKES OF REBEL VEserLs. Commander Ci itz, of the United States steamer Juniata, reports to the Navy’ Department from “off the Island of Cuba,” vader date of Jhe 13th inst., that on the afternoon of that day be fell Jrith and captured the schooner Feabion, of Mobite, sailing snder rebel colors, and toaded with a quantity of salt, sodg ash and carbonate of soda. Lieutenant Commander McCapley, of the United States steamer Fort Henry, reports hang captured on the 14th of May, in Wacoseasa bay « flatbost loaded with corn. The boats of the Fort Henry also captured, on the £2¢ of May, the sloop Isabella, from Tampa, without cargo. Commander McCauley also reports that pn the 30th ult. one of the Fort Henry's boats captured, io Waenssaga bay, @ copper festened sloop. On the evening of the same day captured « sow loaded with fifty seven Dales of fair cotton, averaging over Ave hundred pocndr each, The scow was manned by four rebel soldiers, who wore made pricovers, On the evening of the 24 inst, the launch of the Fort Henry captured, off the mooth cf Crystal river, a costes. barge loaded with thirty bales of upland and nine bales fea Irland cotton, capturing three men who were im cbarye Ob the $b ipstaut the boate of the Fort Beary cap. tured off tbe Withalacoochie river a sloop boat, which bad several times run the blockade, On the 10th inetent, near the same piace, captured a tk ff and fiat loaden with corn, consigned to 1D. Yulee. Lieut, Commander Semmes, of the gunboat Taboma, reports to the Department, from Tampa Bay, June #, the capture of the schooner Statesman, two days previously, Joaded witb cotton. Sbe bad no fiag or papers. GENERAL CAMERON’# ETATRMENTS IN REPBKENCS TO GENERALS M'CLELLAN AND FRANKLIN. A gentiemnan bar reached this city who states that Genera) Cameron admitted to him that be stated publiely that McClellan and Frank!in ebould be restored to eom- mands, FHE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLORED REGIMENT, ‘The military autborities are taking op ail negro va. grants and are sending them to camp to serve in the regi- ment that \# now raising bere. HS NEXT GOVERNMENT COTTON SALB. Jn porsvence of tbe direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and of potice beretofore published, the second | enle of captured and abandoved cotton will take piace at Et, Louis, Mo., on Monday, the 6th day of July next. A PAYMASTFR'S OPFION ROWED, HOT THE MOWRY RECOVRRED. The office of Paymaster A. B. Wiliams was robbed yes terday of thirty-seven hundred dollars. The money has peen recovered, however, with the exception of two hen dred dollars, by detectives Hogan and Mugan, of the Trea- sury Popartment, EASE egw cae ead i