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10 THE INVASION. CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. ‘rg Sbrough the town the inhabitants, with few exesp ‘ios, made the wildest demonstrations of weleome the rebel invaders, The women were parti- colarly enthusiastic, many of them waving their Qandkerebiefs from doors and windows, aud some _ rushed to the revel officers and embraced them. @re woman. who i# known, made herself particularly eon- spicuous, She was on horseback, and riding up to Gen, Stuart, waving ber band and bowing ker head, sad—I 2\n assure you, Genoral, that the ladies of Kockvitle are delighted vo gee you end your command.” From one private dwelling a secesh flag was displayed. Rockvilte has never bean noted for its loyalty, but this demonstra. tion, witnessed by eur officers, will not be forgotten, the rebel forces, with their prisoners continued their miroh to Brookvilte, where the latter were paroled. Captain Granger and the other offiters and men were compelled to Koop op with the moanted rebels the whole distance to Fro kville, which was about thirty-flve milos by the route taken. revel officers were very much alarmed for fear of beiog met or overtaken by General Pleasanton’s forces. The fear of encountering @ force of Union troops is the reason, probably, why the raiders did not destroy tho railroad betweon here and Raltimore, and also why they aid mot stop to do muon damage to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Baltimore and Frederick, which has since been repaired and is now in good running order. THE UNION AND REBEL ARMIES PREPARING FOR A GREAT BATTLE. Wasmnaton, June 30, 1883, The information received here to-day hes completely afayed all apprehevsion of any obstruction of the rattroad between Washington and Baltimore. It is definitely ascer- tamed that the cavalry-expedition under J, E. B. Stuart, Pizhogh Lee and McMahon, which made the raid m this vicinity on Sunday last, has left the neighborhood; and a’ ter doing slight damage to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road at Sykesville and Marriottsville, hurried northward to join the main bedy-ef Lee’s army. "he indievtions are that Lee has recalled his marauders from alt the points where they were recently scattored, and is concentrating ail his forces to resist the attack-of General Meade’s army, which is believed to be imminent, THE ARMY READY FOR DEFENCE OR ATTACK. Wasnunaton, June 30, 1863. A'letter from the Army of the Potomac received to- night, says General Meade’s appointment is well received everywhere, and-that he is employed ja arranging his plans for the future, ably assisted by the chiefs of the various departments sho served under the former com- manders of this army. Our troops are now in a position to repel an attack, or at once to assume the offensive. THE CAUSES OF GEN. HOOKER’S REMOVAL. Mary.anp Hriarta, June 28, 1863. We were vigited here yesterday by Major General Hooker, accompanied by Brigadier General Warren. The object of the commanding general’s ride from Poslesville, M necacy, Frederic, or somewhere thereabouts, was to inquire into the proprivty of evacuating the heights. He sont for Colonel Reynolds, our able engineer, and eked Aim what the object was in holding the heights? Tho Colonel replied thet he had often asked the samo ques- tion and never got a satisfactory answer, Gencral Hooker then issued an order that the place should be evacuated by seven o'clock next morning. That such guns as could not be taken away should be destroyed and the stores removed. Immediately after he informed Geno- ral Haileok of wha be had done, whereupon he received a despatch in reply countormanding the order, and saying that the ‘ortificationg:had cost too much to be given up, uniess under the most urgent necessity. He considered Harper’s Ferry to be ahe key to the present gnd future oyerations of the Army.of the Petomac. Genera) Hooker's omment upon this was natural enough, “What is the use in holding on vo thedey after the door is gmashed?”” Another order of General Hooker's was treated with the gamo want of respect by General Halleck. General Hooker felt terribly mertified, While on his way back from hore, ater a visit aof couple of hours, he received ‘an order from Washington removing him fromthe com- mand, and placing Major Gonoral-Meade jn bis stead. THE NEW COMMANSHR OF THE ARMY OF a THE POTOMAC, ‘Major Goners! Meada, now .at the head of the Army of the Potomac, was, at the outbreak of the rebellion, en- gaged in the Topographical carpe, employed on the sur- vey of the Northern Jakes. Ho was anxious tobe em ed in active service, and, it is understood, souxht to placed in cammand of one of the Michigan volunteer Tegimente. At thie time the malitary appointments were sontrolled by Governor Biair, mfluenced mainly by Sena- tor Chandler, of that State, Captain Meade was repne- ented to have been of Virginia parentage. He was a t, unobtrusive, studious gentleman, and was alte- gether unacceptable” to such partisans as Blair and Chandler, Consequently for some months he was kept from active employment and confined to the office of the Lake Survey in Detroit. Subsequently ho was placed by the resident in command of a brigade of volunteers. He is # highly cultivated man, of nefined manpers and jotellectua! tastes, But for bis conduct in actual service dhero mignt have been & question as to his administra- Aive capacity. This bas been tried, He has proved him- gel’ a mors gallant awd efficient-officer im the flelé. Those «who kuow him best have the most cenfidenoe in him. IMPORTANT REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Campaign of Lee and What He Intends to Do. The Plans and Hopes of the Rebels, &e., a, ae. The Campaign of Lee. {From the Richmond Enquirer, June 25.) Peoplo.in cjvil life cannot pretend to criticise, in ite presoat stage, a grand camp.ign sucti #9 that now entered upon by ourarmy of Nerchorn Virginia. We do notso much as know ite object; and therefore still leas can we pro. pounceon the suitableness of the meags. Some of tho Confederate newspapers write as if thoy had expected the eavalry advance intd Peonaylvania to have been at unce Met loose upon a general plundering expedition Rat independontly of tho fact that nothing dis orqanigea tops and resdors them useless like indiscriminate plunder, it is well to recollect that itmay belabeolutely necessary to the geveral play to keop that cavalry force well inuand, sqas to over other novementsef the main body. On the groat chessboard © war theres o mighty game in progress; and neither we at Rome, nor Howler , the oprorite player himself, has yt die ned the tuture of General Lee's combinations. It is iru» that Confederates owe no consideravion or forbearance to Weir enemise. It i true, further, that our frenerals owe (to thelr ewn people to visit a terrible devastation 1yoo upen tho eveuiy’s country, whesever they the means i their hands to do so effectually , and ow pried sonke, Bat (hie is not yet (ke case. Gen Hooker, 1 tobe disposed of ,and every move ' now pd must, donbtlews be calcatated with e th srolin inary business, it may bs ® omy as to fhe witimate ¢ ie ¥ adopting the very orbearing £ 1 of the expedition \ aed thoroughly the just retaliation éorveh we demand and tke foe expects) must be ergwnlee ed and regulated a® deliberately as any other military movement, and & might be facet to the whole campaign if Jenkins’ cavalry wee now permuted to load themselves sett plunder, amd 10, for the sake of (he paltry booty of Chase bersourg, mise perhaps the splendid proe of Phi or the crushing blow at the enemy's head in Washington These are rome of the considerations which shonld make us all take patiently, for the prosout, the well- pleased aunovncements made in Yankee papers about pri- vate property doing hitherto respected and paymont made ih Confederate bills. Certainly if the expedition of Gen. Lee wore to emd so—if, at the very moment when hordes of Vankeo brigands are burning and plundering tar and wide over our country, not only glealing all they can lay their hands upom, but letting bands of negroes with bayonets in eve hand ane! torches in the other, tothe work of indiseriminate outrage #04 devastation, our army m Pennsylvauia were to march throvigh the country just oe if it were our own; asking persimesion of Dutch hemos. Grew water at their wells; «press Ta oe tod) the business « NEW YORK HER Ing thotr custom om the ling storeteopers, and paylog them im the bast and only & maney we evar | Bee at Rome: and aboukd rete ania the encapliane te | of the Peuusy!vaoins, sod ther bewrtily expressed wisk | epsoom to see aguin among them euch coarieons and Mberal | Senilemen--in that unheard of and unsyjposadle case, | the whole world weukl hagh as to georn: 1 woul! be | Said to Amount w an admbssioa that we do injesd (eel ourselves to be m cnfustihable rebellion, and have no. right to presume to deal with our enemios xs they may eal with os, Tk would de giviug uy the cause; formally surrendering our people throughout every State % phi se and oppression ; inviting @ continuacce aud aggravation of all the eviisof invasion, aad virtaally offering the becks of our riagleaders to Wie hangman ‘This ie 80 horrible to think of that wo may safely com. clude it is not the Intention of the great chiv/tain to whom so migity a Cask bas een eutrusted by che Hresi- dent, and who hag up to this day discbar,ed his task, 9 | nobly, His operations for the present #7e tke to be wholly strategical, He may purposely forbear to a.arm the hostile populations, and give tuem warning to run off their | herds aru locks, $0 as to leave the country waste before him, until, Hooker once well cleared out of his path, he can throw the whole Confederate army into Pennsylvania, wide winged, far stretching, in one cast combined move ment, enveloping Washington on the one side, Harrishurg on the other, and so forward, forward, wll our red battle flag |. repects itsel/’ in th Delaware, Even in this latter caso—oven if General Leo designs to maie Pennsylvauia the soat of war, and to make the war support the war, we presume that he would not give his troops a general ticonse to pillage, He would probably erder each major goue-al to eall before him the eheritf of each county on his line of march, and impose upon cach @ cerlain provision=-and no small provision—of becves, horses, clothing, silver and gotd, all to Le delivered at given points, at yiven hours, with the alternative of making the de- faulting county [Tho copy of the Enquirer from which wo tke the above is mutilated, and the conclusion of whe article is therefore lost.—Ep. Hanaup.) WEDNES ALD, Tee lef Ouipepoer ey the arrtyai there of the tarhinencs 6 pet om ue r ibelbyville, a! are pow with ‘ ‘ eel & o¢ nd ant Bouny'ra ‘W day dorb foritle mad Getrysdure strom Dodios of sebe! trvepe, wed HS rep Geberal Leo's hewiquarters are w be Fe alr ee tab iebod at the latter pisce, Petachmeyts of cay Invy ing bor thward (rm Carlisle and esstward from Geivys ‘Derg. ‘The trains on the Northern Coutral Nailrood from tbis city to Harrisburg stopped running last night, and 90 ry are trains are running \o-day. The rebels can bave but me | ‘ob ect in view, and that is the destruction of the raiiroaes which connect Washington and Baltimore with the Norkh and Harrisburg with the West, it is im view of these facta alone, and with the map of Maryland and Penneyivania tefore the observer, and with the eye fixed upom the territory mow m the actual vecu pancy of the rebels, that the full design of Geveral Lee Dec:mes apparent. If, on leaving Warrenton, about the 16th inst., General Lee hid moved immediately on Wash- fwgion, either by way of Centreville and Fairfax, or by way of Leesburg, Edwards’ Ferry and Rockville, or by way of Centreville, Coons Ford and Biadons- Durg, ho might possibly bave defeated Hooker and eaptured Washington, But could be have hold the capital (or a single week? Undoubtedly not, The wholo North would have been aroused, In ten days 600,000 volunteers would have rushed to Washington, aud the rebel general would have been compelled to evacuate hjs dearly bought prize, after ‘destroying as much of the city as he could. Tut Genoral Lee designs more than that, He would save, and not destroy, the city of Washington, He de signs the permanent occupation of the national caital. Ivisfor this that bo iutends not simply to cut, but w substantially destroy, the vhree great railroads which lead from the whole country to fia timore, the gateway to Waauington—nawely. the Pennsylvania Central, the Northern Central and the Philadelphia and Galtimore foads. H6 bis in the corps of Topograhical engineers ta ‘his army men who are well acquainted with ull of these roads, and who know how and where their destruc tlon can be moat quickly and effectually accomplished, The Rebe} Army of Northern Virginia. [Prom the Richmond Enquirer, June 26.) ‘We aro in possession of some facts obtained from a pri- vate letter of alate date to a gentieman ini Richmond, relative to the operations of our advancing army. ‘We surprised Milroy and captured nearly his entire force, only excepting those who availed themselves of the example set by their commander, of au ignominious de, sertion of their comrades in battie, We captured feur thousand seven hundred men, one hundred and nine officers, thirty cannons, two hundred and fifty wagons, four hundred horses, twenty ambu- Jances, and all the public and private baggage, sutier’s goods, &c. Not wheel.escaped. Our men deserve all our country can award them. The people say that Milroy went off in civilian’s clothes; he left Winchester the evening before tho as- sault. Hewhodoos that as a commander will do any- |) hing diegraceful. ‘Tho Yankees are in.s terrible state of commotion; they cannot imagine what the rebels are about. Stuart has whipped their cavalry every day, and sometimes twice a day, ever since he left Culpepper. He has captured five or six hundred prisoners. Moseby caught Hooke: id with letters of instructions to their cavalry commander. They showed that Hooker was very much puzzled, Imboden has done millions of dollars worth of damage at Cumberland, Md. He has destroyed all the w ork- shops and machinery, locomotives, cars, &6., there. Every bridge from the Little Capon river, for some distance west of Cumberland is com- pletely destroyed, ‘The immense tune) is destroyed, and the ‘great iron bridge” knocked all to pieces; cleven shots from a thirteen-inch rifed gun brought the whole structuro—four hundred foet of magnificence—into tho water. This is one of the-worst blows we have lately given them. Major White has broken the railroad between Harper’s Ferry and the Point of Rooks, He burned .one wagon train, but did not get the horses. Milroy is on the Maryland Heights; he has no commu nication with any one; and it,.4s probable no one is desire ous of having any with him, Our destruction of railroad praperty rather outdoes the grand Stoneman raid and she smail work of damage on the Central Railroad. A report reached the city bythe Fredericksturg train last evening to the effect that @ raid was anticipated at Gordonsville, although nothing was said of suche move- ment by the passengers direct from Gordonsvilie on the Central. Possibly same.of the citizens may apprehend some such dash on jthe part of the enemy; but we are quite sure that their fears will neveribe realized. No reporte, for a wonder, reached uc from Winchester, end the public may congratulate itself that through tho usual channels (passengers) thero were none. Thescat of war is now removed eome two hundred miles or more beyond the capital, and # “passenger soport’ travellizg that distance would not be likely to egntain much of da pristine simplicity aad truth. Returning Thanks. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 44. Heapquarters ,Bcov Corrs, Juse 13, 1868. ‘The Lieutenant General Commanding askethe men afd | officers of the corps to unite with him in returning thanks | (0 our heavenly father for the signal success.with which Hd has crowned the valor of this command. In acknowledgment of divine favor, chaplains will hold religious sorvices in their respective regiments at such times a8 may be most conyenicnt. With wonderfully smati loss—less than threo hundsed killed, wounded and missing—we have carried strong .works defended by an abundance of superior artillery, capturing over threo thousund prisoners and large quantities of military stores and supplies. Swch a resuit should strengthen the reli- ance im the righteousness of our .causo, which bes in spired every eflort of our troupe. By command of Lieutenant General R. S. EWELL. A.S. DExpietom, A. A. G. Our Baltimore Correspondence. Bartrwone, June 28, 1863, Further Development of General Lee's Plans-—Why He ie Mating so Wide a Circwit in Order to Reach Washing. ton—ZiTis Object is not Merely ta Capture, tut to Retain Possession of the Capial—lte Aspires to Play the Part Of General Monk and to Kifect the Restoration of Consti- tutional Government, bc. The facts that have come to light yesterday and today in regard to the movements of General Loe's army prove the correctness of the views expreseed in the leading edi torial article of the Heraxn of June 25. Those views af- ford the elucidation of the problem which bas so com- pletely bewildered both General Hooker and the War De. partment, and in consequence of not comprehending which Genera! Lee, with his whole army, has been able not only to croas the Rappahannock, the Shenandoah, the | Bull Ran Mountaina, the Mlue Ridge and the Potomac, but | algo t» invade Venusyivania and to take possession of a good portion of Maryland, und this, too, without any op. position whatever on the part of Hooker, whose express business it is to fight Lee. The intelil- geoce of the country is still insulted by such assurances as that “Hooker is watching all of Lee's n ments,” that “the government has now got the rebel army just where they want them,’ and that “Hooker i@ prepared for any emergency.” Hooker bas watched General Lee's movements to vory little purpose, | Had any other general been in command of the splendid | Army of the Potomac General Lee’s army would never have been suvered to cross the Rappahannock, or would have been cut to pieces before it reached the iue Ridge. | If Hooker had been “prepared for the emergency’? be | would have proved it by making @ rapid march up the Je(t bank of the Potomac from Washington to Willams port. The distance by way of Rdckville and Frederick ity is only sixty miles. Tho march could bave been fade io threo days, Then, ov arriving at the Potonac Geoora! Loo would bave foond the heads of hie colin at Willlamsport, at Falling Waters and at Anuetan Ford | confronted by the vewran iegions of the peuinsulvr ean: | paign. tn the fee of such opposition be would not have | dired wo cross, and Hooker would have found timseif | | the exact position of Geveral MeClellan after the bot! Antietam. ‘The news that | have received to-day confirms the in A@ligonce Which I sent to you yosterday, to the eieot that ‘@he woole of General Lee's army bas crosee! the Potomse and is now ja the undisturbed occupancy of ail tho terri. tory io Maryland and Pennsylvania between the Poto mac on the southwest, Carlme on the north, and Weat- minster and Frederick City on the southeast, Goneral Lee bimeelf crossed the river on Tharaday morning, June 25, with bis whole staf’ and the train of wagons attached tg his headquarters. This wagon train aover aecompanies him except when moving towards @ point which he do- Bigns to oceupy for a cansidoravie time, In regard to the strength of hia forces, I have the most poritive testimony that they were correctly enumerated fn my former letters, and amouct,as therein state’, to 125,000 troops, with over two bandred pisces of field ar | titlery, and thas thie force was sugmenied bolure General ‘This work’ once done, Geveral Lee bolieves that the Us army will constitute.no obstuele to bis eccupation of the deral capital, at feast none that he cannot overcome. And once in the decuparey of Washington, he proposes to fortify it so strongly on tho north and eust that he can- not be driven trom it, If it should be necessary for him to have more troops than those now with him, he hss made arrangements for reinforcements to any extent which can bo gout to him. Ho has taken caro to keep open his communication with Richmond by the route over which he bus just marched. Besides this, he algo holds the shorter fine from Richmond to his own estates at ABington Heights. by way of Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Centreville and Fairfax, of «which latter place. fifteen miles from Washington—his troops aro no possession. It is whispered by those who know Lee best, that he never was a cecossionist at heart; that be has no faith in the Jeff. Davis oligarchy or in the stability of the South- ern confederacy; that he loyes the old Union and the old constitution, and wishes to gee the integrity of the one and the supremacy of the other restored ; that in the yolution through which the country is now pass- pires to ply the part, not of Napoleon or Crom- , but of General Monk, and-to effect the restoration of constitutional government in America! THE WAR NEWS IN TOWN. Rumored Removai of Halleck and Re- call of McCiellan—Great Excitement Among the People—Seene on:One of the Jersey Ferryboata—“Little Mac” Re- ceives & Tremendous Beception—In- flammatory Placards in the City, &e. Madamo Rumor had a busy time of it inthis city yes- terday. From morning till aight stories of the most ex- traordiuary character were circulated and believed, as usual, by that numerous class of people who seem never to be tired of being gulled and humbugged. It would be {dle to reproduce in print ali the silly rumors afloat in the city yesterday; but one of them, owing tothe great sen- sation which it created, should not be omitted. We re- fer to the rumor which gained the most extensive circu- lation all over town, to the effect that General Halleck had been removed and General McCiellan @ppointed to the position of General-in Chief of the Union army. ‘The announcement containing this report was posted on some of the newspaper bulletins, and even in the Merchants’ Exchange in Pine street. As may well bo imagined, it caused a profound sensation, though it was generally looked upon as being “news too good to be true.” Whether there was any real foundation or not for the rumor, could not be ascertained by the most diligent inquirées in this city. One of our reporters paid a visit to General MeClellan’s house in Thirty-first street, and was imformed on pretty good authority that the General Dad. net up to that time received any official intelligence regarding his supposed appointment ¢o the position so long oceupied by Halleck, ‘The whole story, perhaps, grew out of the fact thatsome of the intimate friends of General MoCicllan had sent him several despatches to his country residence in Orange, NN. J., adwaeing him to come on to this city, in order to be in readiness to act promptly in case his services should agus be required by the President, M’CLELLAN AGAIN IN TOWN. He returned to this city yesterday morning; but whe ther in obedience to the despatches of his friends, or merely on epeof his usual frying visits, it is very difficult, of course, to state with any degree of positiveness. His ;return, however, was the occasion of a spontaneous ova -tion which mustibave surprised him greatly. Whatever ‘tho powers that be may think of General McClellan, the demonstration of yesterday indicates pretty clearly the ‘eatimate in which jhe mass of the people hold him. SCENE ON ONE OF THE JERSEY CITY FERRYBOATS. About ten o'clock ix the morning the New Jersey ferry- boat John 8. Darcey started on one of her usual trips from Jersey City to tha-foot of Cortlandt street. fhe boat was densely crowded with people, who were con- versing quite freely on the war, Hooker's removal, Genera! Meade’s appointment, the invasion of Pennsylya- nia and.other kindred topics. “Have you heard the rumor of Gencral HaWleck’s re- moval!’ wked a geutieman who was conversi.ug with @ #mall group in reference to the rebellion. Halleck 's removal!’’ echoed @ hundred voices» almost simultaneo sly, “Yes; Halleck’s removal,” continued the gent®eman; “and, what is more, :it 48 sald on good authori.\y that General MeCleXan has been appointed General-in Chief ‘again of all the armies of the Union.” The effect of this announcement may be more « wily Imagined than described. The vesrot was almost in! an instant the scene of the most intense excitement, The gentleman who hal created it immediately became tbe centre of @ crushing crowd of people auxious to learn: WI about the rumors, and questions were put to him with © rapidity which rendered it uttorly out of the question for* him to answer more than one in a hundred, “Ali be could” do waste repeat, in a somewhat nervous manner, the an+ nouncemevt which he had made to his smali knot of friends, that he had “heard, oa good authority, that Hal- leek bad undoubtedly been removed and McCielian put in his place by order of the President.” The news went from one end of the little vessel to the other almost with electric’ speed, and tho enthusiaem evoked soon found vent in a series of cheers and hurrabs that actually caused (he cabin windows to tremble, MCLELLAN ON BOARD. In the midst of this excitement it was discovered that “Little Mac’’ himself, the subject of all the cheering and enthusiasm, was On board the vessel in propria persona. At such @ tine nothing coul@ baye been imagined more calculated to add to the enthusiasm of the moment. It waa all that was needed to set the people enthusiastically wild. ‘The cheeriny. which before bad been tremendous enough wo all rem swelled higher and higher Handkerchies wore waved with ecstatic zeal, hats and caps flew into the air—it is sail not a few went into the water—and the clapping of hands krew no bounds, wh made 4 rnsh to that portion of the vessel who Jan wos supposed to be, trying to Kereen hir public vow. The hero of Antietam was jn the ladies’ cab + in com with somo dilBoulty scceeded im getting throwwa iue ox | Dis admirers, who DAY, JULY 1, 1663*-TRIPLE SHEET. cited crowd ‘ap fon of the front portion of t . y all the way out te tho etre, wh potoer Maes bad asvembled to greet him, PHY PLOULE WANT TO CARRY Mint IN TRIUMPH. Mt thie Mae” seemed Lo fee! somewhat the penabiy Of grealiess. He wax apxious to escape, but evidently knew not how, No friendly carriage was nich could guide and disappear (rom the gaze of nod ag if they were fully prepared tw substitute themselves for the much coveted vebicle and quadrupeds by placing him oa their shoulders aod carrying bim triumphantly to bis home tu Thirty first strovt, (his distinguished mark of public favor was only avold- ed by his ows masterly strategy in keeping the ladies us a close; p-otecting guard about his person, and also by the celerity of his movements, which astonished the peo- ple. He mauaged \o reach an omnibus statioued at the ‘corner of West and Cortiand! streets, and by the aid of a discreot police vtlicer, named Darrell, got bimse.f and comp .nions in safely, when the driver, like a sousible (el Jow, plied the waip vigorously to bis horses, and made short timo up to Broadway, where the fortunate omutbus disa, peared among & crowd of others. INFLAMMATORY PLACARDS. During the afternoon a highly inflammatory placard was posted about the city and hung up in couspicuous positions in some of the hotels, As the document will best speak for itself, and as faitaful chroniclers of | assing eveuts;, wo fecl constrained to give it verbatim et tileratim, without alteration, It is a8 follows:— ‘Atiznnion—MAvon Guvgeal Liauece.—The people of the North, West and East, who are numbered by millions, and who are firm friends of” the administration and government have been !or months ardently wishing, hoping, praying and expecting to see some signs of cnergy and capacity in their rulers, corresponding t» the inagti tude o| the danger that threatens our glurious institutions. They have been disappointed. Being true patriots Idotizing Uheir goverament, they have believed tho P dent, bis Cabinet and our generals were animated with the same burning patriouie desires. They have been as- tonished at the delay of the draft aud the death-iike torpor that seems to pervade the administration. ‘Ihey formerly had implicit faith, especially in the patriotism of eecretary Stanton and -President Linco. The people begin to inquire, to fear. and are perplexed, ‘hey suspect you, General Halleck, of jmbecility, or something worse. They know ‘that you are the Commander-in-Chief, aud hold you responsible, Answor these questions if you can. Iw» immense armies have been confronting each other jor months on the Kap pahannock—preparing for « decisive struggle—a struggio which was, perhaps, io decide the fate of a great nation— a mighty empire—to determine whether a free govern- could sustain iteelt. Lid you do your whole duty upon that momontous occasion? The people say , no, no. “Why in hell’? did you not have the troops about Wash- ing wn within striking distancey Why were you not on the spot to-support the brave Genoral Sedgwick and his gallant troops when they carried the fortificatiens on the heights of Fredericksburg’ With the assistance of Heint- zelman’s army thrown in at the right moment, the whole rebel army could have been completely annihilated and ‘the nation saved from disgrace and humiliaiiou. instead of this, the rebel army is bow invading and dosolating the loyal and free States. If you had been equal to your duty ang the occagion the troops at Suffolk, Fortress Monroe, Norioik, Baltumore, &c., &c., would have bean on board of swift steamers—ready before the battle commenced— to have beeu concentrated and launched at the enemy like thunderbolts from avenging Heaven. A few more such fatal mistakes as you made on that occasion and our government {3 just and will break up in anarchy. This is so. Our nation is in or at auother fearful crisis. 1) audacious General Lee, having faith imbecility, bas boldly invaded one of our most populous States. Whatare you doing. The people fear you will do ag before, and they call upon Abraham Lin- | coln, Salmon P. Chase, William H. Seward, Edwin M, Stanton, and ask what are you doing? If you repose su- pinely as heretofore in your chair of office, and let Lee proceed you ought to be damned, and you will certainly ‘be damned, and you wiil be of that class whose sing go to judgment beioréhand. The great and free people of the ‘North, Fast and West will not stand this bumbugging any longer! You must conquer Lee or resign! Do you this! The people have given you all the guns, ammu- «nition, ships and money that you can use, They expect and rejuire that you wiil concentrate all the troops within five hundred miles of Leo’s army within the next ven days (as you easily cap), and plunge them at Leo on a given and the work is done. Uniess you do this, you and the nation are undone, P. S.—If you had hung Val- landigham (a8 you ougbt to have done) aud sent hin to be Governor of the copperheads in the iniernai regions, you would not have been troubled by the ‘traitorous, cowardly, miserable sncaks and poltroons, who are boring you about hims and who, when they visit Washington should be impressed into the service of the government, which they are endeavoring to overth-ow—and all the people would say Amon ! ONE OF THE PEOPLE. few York, June 30, 1863. ‘The copies which had been posted, or rather were suid tohave been, did not remain long up, and it is supposed that@ne police or provost guard had them removed. Certain it'is, however, that one of our reporters made a diligent search to discover one posted on the fences after five o’clock, but was unsuccessful. The placara was .read with interest, but if its authors supposed that it would occasion any trouble they were very much dis- appointed. Further than to approve the general tone of the document by cries of “that’s true,” “bully for you,” &c.. the people made no demonstration whatever. For Latest News See Seventh Page. THREATENED INVASION OF KENTUCKY. cuure wato whieh & Affairs on the Cumberland River Assum- ing a Serious Aspect. The Rebels, Fifteen Thousand Strong, About te Enter Kentucky. The Union Forces Coufident of Their Ability : to Repel Them, ae, ke. ae. Cixeinxati, June 30, 1863. A special despatch from Central Kentucky says:— Matters on the Cumberland river wear a threatening aspect. The rebels are represented to be in force at Albany, They aro said to numbor {ifteen thousand mon, ‘The rebels are commanded by Pegram and Marshall, who are preparing to advance into Kentucky from the Walker and Qumberlaod Gaps. ‘The advance of the rebel force entered Columbia yes- terday. ‘The character of the rebel movement is not yet fully developed; but those in command of our forces are coni- dent of their ability to repel any attack the enemy are likely to make. IMPORTANT FROM OHIO. General Burnside, the City Councils and Citi- sens of Cincinnati in Conference, Suspension of Business at Columbus. INFO RMATION ABOUT THE REBELS, «te, &e. &e. Curcomani, June 30 , 1863. Accomm) tee of the City Councils and citizens had an interview w ith Major General Burnside last night in rela- | ton to the defences of the city. The committee ad- journed withe wt action, to mest again this morning. ‘There was a, queral suspension of business at Columbus yesterday. ‘A mooting was ‘also held at the State House, which was addressed by Go teTnor Tod, who said that bo bad in formation that itvwas the dosign of the rebels to ente Objo within the ne. t month ‘A committee of ci Vizens was thon appunted to atopt a phn of action and to .taixe volntitoers (or hu'ne dereace The Gove tMment Finances. Pamapeurma, Jone oo, 1863, | ‘The government subse tiption agent reports the sale of | fvestwonty bonds to-day to the amount of $1,805,000 at « pany with some fair companions, When the excitement began he made several effete to t ‘ nied corner, bu Y tis f n re determined Herr, a wae compelte! to stagd forwa 1 ‘ eof his fellow | eitize ' © could do | undor the eirear wiy to bow his ae | Knowledgem syllable Whon the boat neared the foot of Cortlandt street, the cheering w p by hundreds of people assembled in the ferry ty furrah for Little Mae,” “Three eheers for the Nijoleon of America,’ “MoClelian’s the boy for the r ‘and suéh like exclamation: were Board in every direction. AS son ag the boat was faat- ened to the dock (he people crowded in such formidad! numbers around the part of the vessel where MoClelian wns standing that it seemed doubtful for some moments qwhother he would get on shore at all At last, how ever, the front ranks were Wduced to give way, aad | General Votleilan, accompanied by bis lacy companions the agencies in Boston ard Philadelphia, The reesipts from the Waat have been diviayed by the non-arrival of the matt. This mode of dixpe.ting of the Joan has proved so nuccenntul-the sales baving reached over $140,000,00e— that the Secretary of the Treweury will mont probably continns for a briet period the aale of the loan through wt if the calendin” of edule 1 Now 188; 129, 190, 190, 131, W832, | | brigade of mounted infantry | whole IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE. The Forward Movement of Rosecrans’ Army. Brilliant Success of ‘the Union Forces. The Rebels Driven Back with Great Losses. Rebel Accounts of the Late Battles at Hoover’s and Liberty Gaps. A PITCHED BATTLE EXPECTED. SEE MAP ON FIRST PAGE, de, we, de. Heapqvarrens, ARnMy OF THE CUMBERLAND, Brace Grovk, eighteen miles south of Murtreesboro, June 28, 1863. ‘The military authorities now permit the announcement that the Army of the Cumberland has been engaged in @ general forward movement since he 14th instant. OPERATIONS IM GENERAL M’COUK'S CORPS, Owing to the unexpected setting in and steady continu- ance up to the present moment ot heavy rain, the plans of the Commander-in-Chief could not be as rapidly exe- cuted as expected; but otherwise the movements of the Giiferent columns over the several roads leading south- ward from Murfreesboro progress satisfactorily. Whenever the rebels advanced bodies have been met ‘by our troops they were vigorously pushed back with severe punishment, ‘THE REBELADRIVEN BACK WITH GREAT L088. Colonel Wilder's mounted infantry bad a vory heavy skirmish at this point on the 24th, in which he droves superior force of infantry from its position, toflicting ® loss, with his Spencer rifle guns, of several hundred killed and wounded, while bis own was but between forty and fifty. ‘The advanoe of General McCook’s corps, Willich’s bri- gade of General Johnson’s division, drove two regiments of infantry and a.battery of artiliery, on the same day, in gallant etyle from a very strong position at Liberty Gap, thirteen miles south of Murfeceboro, losing in the affair some fifty killed and wounded, iucluding Captain Chase, of the Forty ninth Ohio, and Lieutenant Smiley, of the Fifteenth Obio, among the former. On the afternoon of the 25th the greater part of Clayburn’s division attacked our pickets at the same point. - CONCERTED ACTION. ‘Willich’s aod Witder’s brigades, of Jobnson’s divisfon, and General Carter’s brigade, of Davis’ division, prompt- ly engaged the enemy in suecession, and after au action of about an hour utterly routed them. .They left their dead, part of their wounded and a number of prisoners, with the battle flag of the Second Arkansas in our hands, General Mitchell’s cavalry bad a spirited engagement on the Shelbyville pike on the 24th, resulting in the rout of the enemy. OUR LOSSES. Our loss was about forty-tive killed and one hundred wounded, including fourteen officers. Notwithstanding the great hardships imposed by the sorry condition of the road, the troops are in high spirits and full of eagerness to meet the enemy. The purposes of the enemy have been developed. The indications are ‘that the enemy will not fight this side of Duck river. ‘Beapquarters, ARMY OF THE nigra Mancuester, Tenn., June 23, 1863. ‘THE ADVANCE OF ROSECRANS ARMY. ‘Tho advance of the Army of the Cumberland has up to the present time been attended with entire success, although the heavy rain that has fallen ever since we started bas retarded movements somewhat, The three corps, forming the centre and wings of the army, have for three days been marching southward, driving the epemy out of bis strongholds before them, McCook’s corps, forming the right wing, bas moved on the Murfreesboro and Shelbyville pike. Thomas’ corps, forming the contre, has taken the Murfrees. boro and Manchester road, running to the east of the other. Crittenden’s corps, formiug the lett wing, made a detour still more to the east, by the Bradysville road, with ‘the cavairy force on our wing. We have covered a front of twenty five miles, and within the past three days have swept the rebels southward befvure us, whipping them ins seres of skirmishes, Having uncovered the mountain through which the different columns had to debouch, a movement of concentration took plice on Beech Grove, at which point McCook’s corps, moving across trom Liberty Gap, made @ junction with the centre corps yesterday morning. THE CENTRE. The centre moved to Shelbyville, as Bragg was there concentrating to meet our supposed march on that place. Wilder then pushed on to withia a couple of milea of Tullaboma, cutting up the railroad track by the way, and then came back. In the meantime the divisions of ‘Thomas’ corps were moving ou wo this point, Reynolds having the advance. They reached Manchester during the afternoon and eveuing. HEADQUARTERS, Rosecrans also moved his headquarters yesterday to this point, The corps uf McCook and Crittenden are with- jo supporting distance, and the cavalry is at work and will be beard from in time. A glance at the map will show that Manchester is on the Duck river, twelve miles due east of Sholby- ville. You will also eee that Tullahoma fs eighteen miles east by south of Shelbyville, on the Virginia and East Teunessoe Railroad, Ii the whole army should be pushed forward rapidly to that point it would make a turning movement of the enemy's right flank, grasping his communication ja thy rear, The prévent probability fg that a battte will be fought at or near Tullahoma. Bragg is hurrying down his troops and bis trains from Bbelby ville to that point, aud a great conflict is hourly im- minent. ‘THR RENELS FLANKED, ‘The result of this rapid and brilliant march is that we have turned the rebels in two strong lines—firat, the line of mountains through Liberty and Hoover's Gaps, and, second, the line of the Duck. The powerful position of Shelbyville is outflanked, and Bragg will be compelled to change (ront and either fight # battle near Tullahoma, at ‘A disadvantage, or retreat to the line of the Tennessee river. The General and the army are in the best of spirit. Since writing the above a despatch bas been received from Major General Granger announcing the capture at She!by ville, at six o'clock Laat night, of three pieces of ar- tillery and 300 prisoners, among them a score of officers. ‘The Stare and Stripes floated from many windows and housetops. We saved the bridge over Duck river. Bragg had about 90,000 men at Sheivyvilie, He has gone to Tuliaboma. HaanguaRtens, ARMY OF THR CUMBERLAND, Maycurstan, June 20-10 A. M. RECONNOMSANCE, s) Headquarters remained at Manchester during yesterday, waiting till the corps of MoCook and Orittenden should come up. Meanwhile two divisions of Thomas’ corps were sent out to within five miles of Tullahoma, as a corps of observation, to wateh the enemy. Wilder's was thrown out ou the flank and rear of Tullahoma, and last evening found tho of Wilkins’ division, eight miles south of Tullahoma, at Estelle Springs, guarding the retreat of the rebel wagon trains over the river at that pot. Ite feared, therefore, that Bragg’s army is withdrowing from Tullahoma to Chattanooga, and that we shail not be able to get the fight out ef him which the men and officers have been eo eagerly expecting. He will be prompt to do so frem the fact that our movement to the pre- sent point has really outdaaked Tullahoma. The defences ef Tullahoma are only ealcalated to meot an attack infront and from the Shelbyville side, On the frout they havea regular bastion work for eight Dattertes, and on tn west sido rife pits, ‘WILL BRAGG MAKE A STAND, On the other hand, thore are several considerations that make Gen, Kosecrane still hove that Bragg will make a eiand at Tollahoma, If the rebel commander, now un. der a cloud im comeqnence of two disastrous retreats, shoold fai beck below thO line of, the lepnesseo, - ' js almost certain that three-fourths of the Ken~ tucky and Tennessee troops will desert, as they fy have sworn never to jeave this State, If Br should withdraw, moreover, there is every ability that bis command would be taken from him, part being sent to Johnston and part to Lee, Our only hoper fo that he will stay and give us battle, If he shouid re- treat, as vigorous a pursuit as the nature of the country allows will be made. ‘Troops have been thrown forwards this morning and will harass their flank and rea Thus far we have no rebel cavalry on our tine of com. munication, Tho weather is beautiful to-day, and the troops are in magnificent spirits. -—_—_—_— HIRADQUARTERS OF THK AKMY OF THR CUMHERIAND, | Manowesren, Tenn , June 28, 1863 General Bragg’s entire force is roughly estimated ee 86,000 ren. THE Losses IN THE RECENT BATTLES. Amoiig the losses in the resukar brigade iv the igh! on Friday are the followin, Kivted,—Sergeant i. Reynolds, Company FH, Sixtoenths infantry; Corporal Donohue, Sixteenth infantry; private Forde, Kiynteonth infantry, Second battalion. Wounded.—Captain Thompson, Second battalion, “igh- teenth infantry; Lieutenaat Schiifelin, Company |! Six too: th Cuited States infantry; Lieutenant Little, Compaeye E, Higateenth infautry, Second battaliou: private Aloxwa der Urd, second battalioa, Eighteenth infantry. Among the revel loss is Colouel Gowan, of the Second: Arkanses regiment, aud Major Claybrook, of Clayburn’e stall, Jn spite of the badness of the weather our Woops are- in high spirits and march splendidly. Mancursrkr, Jemm., June 00, 1963. The movements of the Army of the Cumberland huye resulted in foreing brayg’s army into abandoning hae strongly fortified position ou the gorth sige of Onck river, and beating asty aud confused retreat to full hen Had ii not been for the delay of our movemests by cone tinuous torrents of rai and wretched ronds. Rowe, crags’ *pleodid plan of oeraitous would bave been ture tully realized, and the enemy’# retreat vo iis base pre vented, Since yesterday the whole of our ariny has-been, so" it of Huck river, well concentrated at this point. Jt te now advancing upon Tullahoma as rapidly as the wretcher condition of the roads permits. It 18 certam Wat (he enemy are in strong force at Tullahoma; bat the question whether they will contest our advance at that point ue still unsettled. Colonel \ ilder’s brigade of mounted jufamtry is tying to desiroy the Chattanvoga Railroad gouth of Tuilaonuy Mr. W. F. G. Shanks’ Letters. MuarRee-noro, Tenn,, June 23-—Midnigot ORDERS TO MARCH, About noon to-day orders were issued to the different commands to hold themselves in readiness to move at short uotice, This order created pg unusai exciwmneut, We had similar orders several times, but the inactivity had not been broken, Subsequeatly orders were prom\|- gated requiring the inspectors to seethat each recto h wus supplied with intrenching tools and the quarter. masters and commissaries to draw ten days’ rations, ‘THE. FOURTEENTH CORPS, Thave been ab!s-to dnd no one who knows anything of the progranime of projected operations. Iumiy, know \o- night that Geseral Reynolds bas the advance of to Fourteenth army corps, and that he moves at fuur o'clock to-morrow morning on the Manchester road. olonet ‘Hall's brigade is to form the vatiguard, Rousseau 8 dirt sion follows that of General Reynolds, aud Negiey is in the reserve. GARRISON OF FORTRESS ROSECRANS. General Van Cieve’s division, of Crittenden’s corps, vo~ day marched trom tie camp it has occupied for severni mouths and encamped within the works of Fortress iuse- crans. ‘To General Van Cieve the defence of the works. fs eutrusted, and bis gallant division will make ® noble garrison. RPRCULATIONS. It will bo seen that until we reach the first positions the enomy (Guy's And Hoover's gaps forming choir ricbt and left, with the centre a little retired to Bef Backie~ Gap and Fosteryille) the lines of operation are divergout. Theuce they are convergent only upon Shelbyville, Thus. we intimate to Bragg the motent we take these rowis the point to which we are going. He will know before - noon to-morrow exactly the roads upon which we are marching, bir cavairy being strongly posted aad engax im watching us. He will then act aceordigiy, drawn in all his available furess for the jespeesing ‘conthict. ure ty say (hat if the army take the three ronda, chester, Wartrace and Shelbyvijle—and | have very Hittie doubt they wrl—next Friday ‘aturdey will wat strogele within @ few miles of beiby~ RIGHT LT hear nothing in regard to a simultaneous movement from Triune on Sheivyville. I presume G augers re- Berve-corps will move. however, Keopmng rather Felted and out of danger. It woud. establigm @ junction with the mam army only at or m fron. of ohelbyv ile. ANOTHER MILSTARY EXBCUTION. ere issued from Genural Borivate The rk Of the Sixteenth United St: antry, for des tion. 2 10 take place between the hous uf eight Owe A. Me tomorrow. General Rose Inerches at seven, hence tbe execution will Bove to place on themureh. Kore endid looking, mas.ular man, of fine talents, somewhat cultivated, and (coke “every incl « may,’ whom it 18 a great pity to shoot Monvrmmuono, Tenn., June %4,°7563 ime START. The movement bevan this morning at four o'ctook, Une whole urmy, except weneral Van Cleve’s division, moving, by the Sheibyvite and Mancoester rouds, j UMORS ABOUT BRAGG. There is a rawr that Bragg has evacuated Shelby vilie,, returned (0 Lecatur, snd is now marching on MemMi se ‘There is little or no reliability in the rumor, wid | give It. a8 one of the explanations given for the present move ment. [am momentarily expecting to hear the first re. Ports of the advance guard's artillery driving in tho owt« posts of the enemy | have wot yet learned jon what road headquarters will move, and reauun uotil this le de cided. there is also a story atioat, the truth or falsity of woicky Ido not know , to the ee t that our cavalry went tweniy- tw: miles towards sheibyvilie yesterday ana found ae enemy. OUR HRADQUANTERS, General Rosecrans to-day notitied the corps commanders that bis headquarters would be at Millereborg & agus. Thuis is about cievou miles fom this point, «on the Ware trage road, MeCook’s corps will mane | bristiane and ‘Thomas, & pomt due e.st about etx miles trom Mr burg, where « road from Millersburg jutersects tue {0 «ty Grove road, and thus convects the twooorps General Crittenden 1 moving on the Bradyvilie road. but wi ak point he excamps at Ido mot know. Stanley's cavaliy panty a General a earnest application tf Generad Rosecrans W-day for the reprieve of private Kerr, don— denied to be shot for desertion, It 18 beileved that he ‘wii be reprieved. REBEL ACCOUNTS. Masoansrex, Tenn. , June 28, 1863. The Chattanooga Rebel gives the followiig tecount @ the fight on Wedvesday:— From passengers who came dewn on the afternco® train yesterday we learn that on Wednesday seven brig ades of the army of General Rosvcrans attacket tne brigades of Generals Bates and Liddell, holding Hoover ® and Liberty Gaps. Our men fought the enemy unti! tieir ammunition was exhausted, when they fell back. Move- ments indicate @ general advavos of the onomny’s forces, which may result in a pitehed battle. We regret to joarrs ‘that amoug the killed in Rates’ brigade was aor lay brook, and that General Liddell lost some estimable o- Qcers In another part of tho Rebel is @ proclamation from. Isham G. Harris, in which he calls for six thowaud troops for six months from Tennessee, under the provi sions of the act of the rebel Congress to provide for jocal and special service, the force to be composed of men vf over forty yoars of age, er such a4 are wot liabie to evn. scription. The Piratical Bonds, Portianp, Me., Jane 90, 19%. ‘The Collector of this porthas found taken from Lieutenant Reed sb ve Hive theta Oxnara for the ship Shatemuc (since arrived at Boston) and ber cargo for $160,000, and other papers of value. ‘The Forty-fifth Massachusetts Regiment: ‘Welcomed Home, Bowron, June 30, 1868. The Forty-fifth Massachusetts regiment dieembarked thjs morning and received @ most generous receytion and: ‘an enthusiastic weloome home, The regiment proceoie? to the camp at Readville, where it will be mustered ont Of the service. Cricket. Stxaue Wicker Maton,—The great single wicket matety detween Mossrn. Sadier and Hammond ys. Hodson and Byron, will place Wednesday), at « o'ch ok on the few Prom: Cricket Chae ground, "hebonen, From the wei known abilities of the parties conten (ing fine dieputy of the manly game” may fwliy be antiet aie: