The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW WHOLE NO. 9797. THE IMPENDING BATTLE. Evacuation of Hagerstown by General Lee and Ita Occu- pation by Our Troops. The Rebel Forces Still on this Side of the Potomac. The Two Armies Face to Face Along the Line of the River. Everything Portentous of a. Terrific. Conflict To-day or Te-morrew. The Tributaries of the Potomac Greatly Swollen. Address of General Lee to the Rebel Army. He Stimulates Fhem for the Ap- proaching Fight. His Acknowledgment of Defeat at Gettysburg, &., &e., MR. GEORGE W. CLARKE’S DESPATCH. Hanrwagra, July 12, 1863. A despatch from’ Loudon to-day states that cannonading ‘was going on in the direction of Hagerstown, and that a battle was supposed to be in progress. ‘This despatch was received before noon, and wo have 80 intelligence from the army-since. ’ ‘The opinion here is that no battle has taken place, or ‘we would hear more about it, while the copperheads maintain that our army has attacked Lee and been re- palsed. It is probable that our artillery has been engaged sheil- fmg the cncmy at the most vulnerable point jn his lines, Preparatory to making a grand assault upon them. The rebels are pressed on their front and both flanks, ‘and Meade’s army holds them tightly where they are. It ts raining beavily here to-night, and the Potomac has ‘Bot failen, ; Two regiments passed through here to-day on their way to the front, Major Sees has gone Lo Gettysbarg, MR. GALEN H. OSBRNE’S DESPATCHES. Nean Forn:town, July 12, 1868. ‘The highway between this point and the pretty ‘city of Frederick leads through one of the loveliest and most romantic'roads in Marylahd. The Catoctin Mouvtains, which lie about midway between Frederick and Middle- town, are-only the climax of aserics of bills, which suc- coved each other almost as regularly as. the farmer's fur- Tow. Ou. either hand’ are fertile lands of yellow wheat pining for the sickle, and tall maze nodding obesiance to the wind and to the numerous passera by. Cheerful farm cottages dot the-roadsite, md the woditn, who would fain rash out to gaze at the military column 4s it slowly moves along, aro kept at the leneading troaghi'knd ovens by the tnces#int demands of sodierstor soft bread. In Mary- Jand the soldiers find a warmer welcome thin they re. ceived in Pennsylvania, No doors are closed upon them, mor pumps chained up against their thirsty throats. The toll ~keeper’s bar is laid aside, und the head of the columu, as \M% passes the snowy haired monéy taker and his.troop of grandchildren at Whe door, ir greeted with platters of ovokies and goblets @f ovol spring water, Almoet unconsciously we find cur- elves upon the sominit of Catoctin range. Over these mown the pike twists, and winds and taurus 80 gra dually that one hardly realizes the height he bas vttatned Looking back we see the’ mas’ of arched men ‘Mling tho road, and wonder that after the wile ofa march through Virginia and"Maryland, avd the perils of a terrible battle tn Pennqyivania, 60 mony Union muskets could be oarried eo closely. One thing may be remarked of all illustrations Of troops upon the march—they never give an ndequato idea of the invariable irregularity of the position of the a: ‘They stick ont like “qaills upon the fretfal poreu- * pine,’ uaey Uristic like the hair of m sot who wakes up from 4 pight’s rest ia the gutter, Armes at wijl moans a ee Beparate And distinct attitude for each individual rife in | the oi'm alike At Middletown we are half way between the Catoctin fend South Mountains, the latter of whic) overtops the » former by several Luudred feet, Here the wounded of the battle of South Mountain were Brought nearly a year age. In the | retty church: at this point the body of Malor General Reno was dres.od for the grave, and the church feel! was used as a hospital ant)! a few weeks since, whea the last of the ma’ \ d erp lod went forth fram walls Among the objects of interest here ia the soldier burying ground, lying Jost o.tside the village limite, where are interred many of thos: .» fol) at Turner's Gap and Crampton Gap in Franklin's feroe fight withthe foe, and thee who breathed out their liver in the hoxpital, Gorpite the tender pursing of «Ff f-ithful atteodants. The iadies of Middietown havo kept their memory green Dy enclosing the grounds with a neat pa'tn ; and by plant. fing greensward and flowers over their graves. Middle town isa village of two spires and about five hundred @ouls. |!8 popaiation is composed of oid inhabitants, who have got gain from their farms and have retired to thie polot tompend it They maintain a couple of taverns and suppor! ® prvating Office, from whore prese is ienucd @ broad hebdomads | Bited with glowing accounts of Hilo way * Pilla and extracta from the iatest papers. The ladies are jovely and loyal to a charming degree, and dite penve (heir smiles, their” banmerd ed tier cherry pies with unbounde | ¢oweronity, Pe naboro, eight miles farther on, ts a villnge Hie Mid- Aictown in eine and in (be cheerful good will of ie peo ple towards our army. It comperes favorably with towne of larget growth. iu that it fine ne back Giroeis and bu One avenve—the turnpike, Along the fides of this toad for nearty ball » mile the boikdings are , ‘nnd, feeniingly, no" @ro are cyer carried close'y fanged, amd thea» constitate (he village. In the | foils beyond K arewigen trains and porks of ambulances, whoa: location catgat be coutranamd, Dut for the fnet thas the teamsters are @Ow hornensing ab preparatory to am. Other change of ase. The profame drivers having filled the road with thelx heute, the alage proprietor, who bam j ‘thought t turn an honest peony by bringing «load of curioas people to the from, site bewildered oo bis box, | unable 16 go forward or return, while the passougere, @uffocated with Leatand choked with dust, take refage mmnder the lee of the'ievisible rai! ouch and grambie at phair Jat. Our azmy , or at least bbe right wing, usder cominand Of Pienera! Bedgwick, rested inat night this oft Funke town, Sone ekirmiat ing was done yesterday by Wheat. con's brigade; but it'was net of « beavy nature, aud fm volved no lesaes on oar side. Tois morning Sere te to fy an advance. boon getting my Barse'teddy for bis maturiaal exerche & city of cloth bat @ianpeared and its inhsditante are ‘aii mowing oat of the Wheat feds and moadows towards ibe pike. 10 ie the general belief that we wit! find no enemy in force this ede Of the Potomac. Time and a few howrs’ marching, however, will give Us better Information on this point than we pomsene at present. If Leo ie yo io ‘Masy land be had better PAY be prayers, Nean funxstown, Md., July 12, 1863. There is at this moment no indication of a fight. The ‘opinion is gaining ground that the greater portion of Lee's army has escaped into Virginia, and that to our onward march towards Williamsport and Hagerstown we shall find nothing but a rear guard, which the rebel general may be disposed to sacrifice rather than risk his whole army in another engagement. Lee's army, while rapidly retreating, is also rapidly becoming scattered and demo- ralized. The men are difloult to retain in hand, and will Rot fight like the soldiers of « victorious army. ‘Tuo forces of General Meade, are being daily augmented by the arrival of fresh troops, and the army with which be fought at Gettysburg is gradually accumulating rest as ‘well as strength. The longer General Meade waite before be strikes, provided he keeps within striking distance, the Bétter prepared will ho b> to win snotber glorious victery. Once across the Potomac, and it becomes a question of legs as to which army secures the advantage; Dut as General Meade has the inaide track there need be no fear, 1 think, of his failure tobe af the proper point at the proper time, In the severe skirmishing of Friday, when the rebels ‘were driven from Benevola to Funkstown, by the Ver- ‘Mont brigade, all of pur force was engaged. This gallant f+ Zak nae chnar crea pa gp fought with great gallantry. It is composed of men ‘who are notorious for pluck and endurance, and the reputation of always going when they are told and, stay- ing where they are put. ‘The following t# a complete ‘list of the casualties in this brigade on Friday:— So ' LIS? OF CASUALTIES IN THE SECOND: BRIGADE, DIVISION, SIXTH CORPS, JULY 10, 1863, ‘SECOND VBKMONT REGIMENT, Ki Corporal Walter Hurd, Go, X Corporal Wm J. Elmer, Co. K, alight ‘m J, Elmer, Co. K, ly. John Comstock, Co. K, slightly. Jobn Crosby , Co. I, severely. Geo. M. Colt, Go. C, severely. First Lieutenant Eben N. Dany, Co. K, slightly. Second Lieuteuant Henry Connelly, Co. K, slightly, TWRD VERMONT REGIMENT. Ino. Cuthbert, Co. F. Wounded. . F, bap, Ber Gane Co, F Mhoe Light: oes Corporal Aucnstus W. Jones, Co. D- heck and chip, badly, Alonzo D. Parker , Co, 1, shoulder, severely, FOURTH VERMONT REGIMENT. ‘George W. Ball, Co. D. ; Col. Charles B. Stoughton, over right eye, severely. Lieutenant W. H. in, Oo. A, neck, slightly, ~~ ~ Beye eae tT edit Se ry H. CO. A, mortally, 8) A. , CO. A, thigh, mortally. Goorge B. Godfre; A, hand. Barvey Divine, A, arm. oR ney W : L. ©. Griswold, 0.0, foot. Grima, Co. D, face. Hagin, Co, Jas. Carson, Co. Ww geant Wm. Grean , Co. \ Martin H. Bockey, Oo. K, + Jas. Judd, Co. K, temple. Jax. Peno, Go. K; both legs. Jas. Salisbury, Co. K, log. Wm. H. MoGulre, Co. D, thigh, Alonzo Prtat, Co.'D, temple. F, Gabareo, Co. K, leg. | | Kintea Wounded. MR. F. G, CHAPMAN'S DESPATCHES, Freoemex, Md , July 12, 1868. | Reports have been in circulation here #inee early Inst evening that the principal part of Lee's army, had suo Coeded in crossing the Potomac into Virginia at Williams. port, and that only a stl body of rebels are kept in Meade’s front to keep up camp fires and other proofs of their presence until their immense w: trains can be got over, when they will also be suddenly withdrawn | from Marytand | The enly reitabie information 1 can find for the | | Pépor Firet, the rebet lines and pickets arenghtly drawn in a short distance as our forces advance in the direction of Winchester; second, the rebels at Harper's Ferry report that large numbers of troops are lining (he main road from Martiosburg to Wit chester, aud have been mince Wednesday last, third, & gont ewan bas arrived here from Williamsport, who re. ports that bis house at that place bad been torn down and | used in Joe construction of » bridge, and that others had suffered Hike lonses; (hat the bridge was completed and® troops were crossing over on Friday and Saturday morn | Ing, The gentieman came, with hie famtry, trom Williame- port to Loowsboro’ by wily of Bakersyiiie, but saw no troops. except stragglers on the road, Tecan hardiy credit the report. It is probabie that the rebels have svceeeded im getting over a portion of their | Woundia, who are being takéh to Winchester, and it is | possible that a email force has gone over to watch our | movements from below. News from the front at day!'ght thls morning fe te the | Sect that there was no fighting yesterday kaown at he.dquarters, nor was there muc': prospect that a Nght would take place w day. ° awl Mee, Medal 388 The dea ¥eoms 16 Be gaining ground that the larger | part of Leo's @Pmybns Grosted 10 Virginia. In addition | We was so believed, 16 the fact thatdast night she town of Hagerstown was known to be eocupied by General Ewell» corp. ‘This morving & cavalry reconnoissanee determined tbat | the town bad been evacunted during the sight. Reports from our Jeft, at noon to-day, m the vicinity of Bake evitle, say that large bodies of infantry, cavalry and | artillery have been moving southward all morning to- wards Williamsport from the @irection Of Hagerstown. The Potomac river hee nearly resumed ite ordinary | tage of water, und the flood cannot longer dobar General | Lee's artay from cromsbug or Geveras, Meadé’s forces from | follow ing. If Leo bas really cromsed—and I begin to think the reports are trae—there will bave to bes big foot race | 87 the Shenandoah valley before the rebélt are bagged. Jy ree Prev Joly 1210 A, M, Vid Premacee, Ma, July 12, 1 Everything this mefming is as quiet as poRsibie. Note tia if beard diong the frout, Tue men, In time of Bat. te, lounge upon the green ward, and the art) lery horses droop their beads In trow: nem before the caleons. You. | fer'ny (he ¢ tle of the farmer's reaper rounded jn the field between the pickets, amd the females from the Portiones of (heir houses @wuly watched ws, as though no @nemy was thie side of the Potomac, and our army } | | | was parading for review, It was believed that upoo the arijyal of our army in Unis neigbberhood, Loo would attack us, Lat as yet there aro no indications of any sueh event. The enemy's front extends through Fuokstown scroms towari's Wil Hamaport. Rebel are preted ja the hovers Ou the borders of the vilinge, and behind stouewalls that Stretch tu every direction from the bills. Some of the rebo! pickets have erected stone breasiworks, behind which haifa dozen greybacks bide themselves and pick of car men. Funkstown 'e @ pleatnos little village, numbering about five hundred tohebiant® Ti hase cherch’ a few brow residences and here and there @ diminutive specimen of « store, but the business of Ube place je Carried om pring. 69 | than to joim Gen, Lee. Kour buodred and twenty. | to the reasons assigned in my despatch this morning why | NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY 13, 186s. pally by the gossiping farmers, who congregate at twi- light around the hotel of the town, Occasionally a rebel shows bimeolf in the streets; but the people seem to care ‘vory little for their presence, and pursue theiravocations ‘with apparent unconcern. Hagerstown lies just beyond, ite spires and ebimneys rising tm the haze abeve the hilltop. We hear nothing from it whatever. The farmers around Hagerstown were permitted to visit Frederick; but that is no longer allowed by the enemy, and we get vory little news indeed concerning rebel operations, The topography of this seotion is quite favorable for the enemy. Antietam brook, a deep stream, with preeip!- tous banks, winds in among the bills with all the twistings of @ serpent, and divides our army into two parte: Bridges have been thrown across it at every ay point, and all necessary linés of communication Gaye deen established between the two wings of the army; but should either wing be bard pressed no little dimiculty: ‘would be ex in moving sapports across the field. This is not properly a mountainous region, nor is it level, like most of our among the mountains of Mary- land and Virginia. From the base of South Mountain the swellg of upland rol) in succeasive ridges higher and ati! higher, until at Hagerstown we reach a hill top overtook ing all. 4 ‘There are a dozen favorable positions for Lee between Boonsboro.and Hagerstown, and it is now believed that he has evacuated Hagerstown, An advanoo"of the picket lines was made last night. Sunt dofore dark 6’ brigade frdm each corps pushed. forward to within a short distance, and some skirmishing took place; but nothing of importance wae attained. Near Funkstown the enemy had two rogiments. drawn Up; but these retired Immediately upon the opening of our artillery. The lateness of the bour prevented us from making apy further advance, and after dark our forces returned to their former position. Auother ad- ‘vance will be made to-day. Lee ia undoubtedly crossing tho Potomac, and I should Rot be at all surprised to find that the whole rebel army bas escaped from Maryland. Evérything indicates uch @ movement. Since the reconnoiksance made by the one- my last Wednesday, he has shown no disposition to hold any position, and on Thursday the Sixth corps advanced several miles, driving the rebels before it; and in the skirmish of Friday, in which tbe Vermont brigade was alone engaged, the rebe! officers had great difficulty in Keeping thetr men in line, indicating that they bad litle OF no support. On Friday night the rebels withdrew their artillery from the front and threw up rife pits near Funkstown, and ye sterday moraing but a few pieces of artillery wore Teturned to their positions, The enemy’s pickets were strengthened and every device employed to arrest an engagement between the skirmishers. Columns of ar- tillery, infantry and wagons have been seen moving in the direction of Williameport, and our cavalry yesterday failed to find any large force of rebels north of Hagers- town. Lee has caused every building in the neighborbood of ‘Williamsport to be stripped of boards for the purpore 0 Dullding fatboate, and I have not the slightest doubt that upon our @ ye ahall meet with ugpbing but « few skirminbers and the rear guard of the rebel army. It is possible that all these movements are mere ruse on the part of Lee, intended to draw us on; but why be should wish to rigk another engagement north of the Potomac with a victorious and largely reinforced army jas mystery. To-day we shall know what the enemy is doing. All are under orders to be ready to move at a moment's no- thee, and Before this communication reaches its destins- tion it will have been determined whether Lee will fight us egain Im Maryland. Bhould be do #0, we feel confident ‘that we shall crush bim and leave but # rempent, if avy- thing, of the rebel army. "L088 OF THIRTY PIECES: OF ARTILLERY BY THE REBELS IN THE GETTYSBURG BATTLE. yey Waemmeoros, July 12, 1643. It seems to have been nowhere mentioned that in the Gettysburg Aight the enemy lost thirty pieces of artillery, disabled and abandoned. Officers who baye cloecly scanne:! the feld report this fact. DESERTERS YROM THE REREL ARMY. The whole country between bere and the Pennsylvania Mine north of the Potomac is filled with stragglers. Those from the Union Army of the Potomac are chiefly men Who were taken pfisonors by the rebels at Gettysburg and subsequently eseaped. The fact is establived thot the country full of stragglers and deserters, mostly from the rebel army, aed are more anxious to get northward 0 of theae wanderers, belovging to both armies, wore brought into Washington two-day aud committed to the custody of the Provost Marshal. ADDRESS OF GEFEBRAL HOWARD TO THE ELEVENTH CORPS. Frenmxrcx via Baltimore, July 12, There has been no general eDgagemout at the frout to day, Dut from symptoms now apparent a battle cannot be long delayed. Reports credited that Lee bas brought his forces togeth er on a tongue of land below South Mountain, pear » ford \t ‘the river, and! there, with other signs, et engthen us in the | belief of a general and desperate affray to morrow or | Tuesday. The First corps ie ald to occapy Hagerstown thiv afternoon. A squad of ninety prisoners captored at | Middletown yesterday brought 1n here to day. | The following congratalatory order from Gen, Howard | has Deon read to the corpe in hie command )— GENERAL, OKRDERS—NO. 1 Hrapquasrens ELeymevt Coars, Awmy or Tun Poromac, .5EAK Booxmmono’, Md., July 10, 186%. | The General again thanks his command for what has | been done dering the last month. You have now met | the enemy and fee! conscious that you have done your duty on the firet day of July, with the First cogpe and Baford’s division of cavalry, You held double your umber in heck from twelve M. until night, and thas openet the way for te victory that followed on the 34. You held ao impor portant position during the eannonade and repulsed | the euemy when already within your batteries and breaking through your lines om the Sdthe same port was beld under the severeet sannonade of the war. Our vatterioe aided by our infantry, contributed a full share to the repulse get the enemy's last at- ten pt to drive the army from its position, | the Eleventh Corp: aa & corpe, has done well. Well ia mar¢hing, well in Sighting. The sacrifices jt har made rhall not be forgotten in thé retrompect, yoor General (eels | satiated, Now we must make ane mote efort, tet there be no wavering, wo doubt. Our cause im good, and our wuccess eure 0.0, HOWARD, Major General Commanding ADDRESS OF GENERAL LER TO THE REBEL ARMY. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GFTTYABURG-—APPRBAL TO HIf MEN FOR A CON TINUATION OF THE #TRUGULE, FTC. Fremencn, Joly 12, 1969 The follow ing general @rder of General RB. Lee to the rebel army, lewned from Hagerstown, on Paturday, war yOvnd when General K ipatrick entered tbe town on Sun day moruing — ORNKRAL ORDERS FO Tf. Hearqvaeree, Amey of Nonrwmew Vinows | Joly 11, ines. | f After the jong and trying marebes, endured with the fortitude that bas ever characterized the soldiers of the Army Northern Virginia, you Bave penetrated to the country A our enemies, and recalled Wo the defences their own Avil those who were engaged Jn the layanion of ours. You raph id & Gerce ond sanguiary baitic, whieh, if not With the rucoame (hat bes hitherto crowted your efforts, waa marked by the same heroic spirit that hae commanded the reepect of your enemion, the gratitede of your country, and the admiration of mankiwd, (Unch Mare you are called wpab wo meet the eoeny from | whom Fou have torn go many fei wame that wi! never die, Once more the qyer of your countrymen are jurned | upon you, and again do wives and simters, fathers and | mothers, aod helpless children, less for defence on your strong arma and brave hearie, Let every wider remem ber that on bis courage amd Melty Gopenda att that im ken life worth having, the freedém of bis country, tne bopor of nis people and the security of bie home. Tet each heart grow strong in the remembrances of our glorious pane, apd in the thought Of the jose Rmabie blessings (or which we coulead and, avoming | septstance (f inet beveae 4 DEFEAT OF HIS AKMY AT | RALD. Power which bas #0 signally blessed our former efforts, Jet us go forth in confidence to secure the peace and safety of our country, Soldicrs, your old enemo is before you. Wimfrom bim bonor wortby of your right cause, worthy of your comrades dead on so many illustrous fields, R. L. LEB, General commanding. THE PRESS DESPATCHES. MeConmmiiaweng, July 11, 1863, AD eoaped prisoner, who left the rebel lines thie Morning, arrived bere this evening. ‘The rebels were busi!y engaged in fortifying and pre- Paring for @ desperate resistance. Their main Ime of works was about a mile this side of Hagerstown. A Dattle was expected on Gunday. Axnimam Banas, Witaamarort soa” } * Jury 11, 1863. ‘Yesterday the army began to take position, driving ‘Dack the enemy's cavairy to near Funkstown. Lee te strongly intrenched and hae a strong natural po- sition. Major General Humphrey has received the appointment of Chief of Btalf to Major General Meade. General Warren declined the position, preferring more active duties in the field. Fifty ad@itional surgeons and many volunteer nurres have'arriyes at the front, Barrimons, July 12, 1863. ‘A tpecial, dated at headquarters, Saturday night, Ene position of the two armics 1 eesentially unchanged. bas.been no fighting to-day. ‘The onemy changed their picket line this morning, giving rise to the report that they had abandoned Funkstown, which was magnified into a full retreat and eacape over the river. They were at!ll in the same posi tion and tn full force. Our pickets are now close to Funkstown, and all along the line in immodiate proximity to the rebels, General Mead, has bis forces al! in position, and every- thing seems ready either to receivo or dell battle. A battle will probably not take place until Monday. ‘The army is in frst rate spirits, and moved into post. tion with cheers. The Maryland brigade is at the front, eager to shew their pluck. Our cayairy operations con- thaue very active, and the rebels are circumscribed tow ‘small extent of country for food and forage. Byavguanrens, ARMY oF Tun PoTowac, July 12, 1863. To-day our right wing gradually pressed forward on the Boonsboro and Hagersjown pike, and finally entered and ocoupied Hagerstown, which we have to-night, The enemy's force, which consisted principally of cavalry and two regiments of infantry, made no deter. mined resistance. The rebels fell back towards Williamsport, ead recon. Bolsgancen report that they are throwing up intrench- ments within two miles of tagorstown, The positions they now cecupy aro said to be of great strategic strength. Elgowhere all bas been quiet. Tv. B. Wassrxaron. July 12, 1868. A Gispatch from the headquarters of the Army, dated eight o'clock this evening, says all is quiet. There was some skirmishing to day. ‘There doen not seem to be any fear that the enemy hag cramed the ‘Fiver, bor that he can or will cross without giving battle. There has been a heavy rain for three hours. LEE'S REAR IN DANGER, GENERAL KELLY aT HANCOCK. ‘We are informed, saya the Whoeling Iniclligencer of the 10th inst., by despatches from Genorai Kelly's head» quarters to-day, that hé made the march of forty miles Hanoock in one day, and that a #mal! detachment of hj captur¢d | train of fifteen wagons, sixty mules, two officers, twenty men aud twenty horses, yesterday, within four miles of Williamsport. He had four meu wounded; none killed, Several of the enemy were killed and wounded. The General's promptand rapid move. mont t highly commendable, and augors well for tne futare. REBEL PRISONERS IN FORT DELAWARE. {From the Delaware Reporter, Jaly 9.) Te ire wow several thousand ‘prisoners at Fort Delaware, their number having eeu greatly in- crossed within the present weer. The rebels suffer immensely, many of them being sick, avi some of them give up the almont every day, Oo Thursday vo Jong than seventeen were iuterred, haying been con veyed te the adjacent shore of New. fe ‘thr that por. pero. iy the great addition to the number of prisoners Abe mortality will be proportionately increased. Te would be a good thing If they were quartered where better wa ter on be obtained THE VERY LATEST. MR. P. G. CHAPMAN'S DESPA TONES, Varpemen, July 12, 1363. The following is the jatest yet received from the front Goceral Kilpatrick's cavairy , fol) nfentryj entered Hagerstown wy morning. The place b | been evacnated during the night \ iiamasport ros yur troops found the rebels entrenched two miles from Hagerstown, They were in strong force, | thew rifle pits extending aeross the road. | Gur forces have been rapidly moving up and assuming postion during the day, The two armies are now facing inevitable. Hacewaown, Md., July 12—Midnight lee hae not eromped the Potomac, nor does he intend , -o without « battle, During the last threo days ved that bia army was moving over the river, veoing the whole line of pickets was ordered to adyonce but the lateness of the hour prevented aay | movement Of unportance. for ic hore thie afternoon, ‘The emal! streams are i} | | forw Atrr ble raio storm hag prevailed here and westward owen to (helt @xtremens tim ite, into the Potomac, aa do those above, If General Lae hae mo bridges at Williemaport it will be oper bie for Lie army to ross for forty eignt bours Te » \! have to give ight to morrow or surrender, The later be 41) RO do,and the former must ond in a dinas. tree defeat for tim: These streams empty INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH. Union Movements Around Richmond, (fromthe Richmond Miapaven, Jey 7) oF Mformation we hase . euemy 's move { meow oorth Of thie city ig that brought by the traine over the Prederlckatturg road, which arrived inet night ret time for nearly a week part They report ey could bear nothing cf the Yankees either at | Nan ver Jungtion OF at the South Avna ridge, aud that the pa l)—the Central and Fredericksburg—are pow uu obstracted A citieen of William county, who has been exiled from tus home yy em by the band of mare ders unter Dit, Went ob A scout Lo Laat county oF Mow ined BoMe interesiing par are ot the whereabouts Ad movements of the Yansne army of plueterers. Atatement“# that their he @yuortere are At Mang ick dhureh, and that (heir squads of thiever are ' | | day inet and ol ] } | seatered shroughowt the country, taking whatever they | wed by @ divishn of | Pusbing out on the | | surrender of the city of | ou bother, and & genera) angagement tomorrow sects | | GEYRRAL GRANT FECLINET TO ACORDE TO TOR can God 904 dePtroying whatever ix not meut for them © femové. They are sito endeavoring to ivete the Bagroes t “insurrection, promiing | to make them OMieers jn company organiza asa! ternptatoo t them to quit thetr masters The yontieman to shon we alluded learned that one of bia own cecro mew bad>eon teodeted the command of a omnpacy a an in | decement to quilt Bie home. the wegroee coger thee wivences Af Matd lo be very inetrrdioate, and pomme are even beaatiog Of their freedom aod sh ty to main int “Indiginogs MilMary Gentine’ Unem- The savannah Maye that President Pave lacks the power Www co miliary grote Of the Wichett order, While be ententn the inanagament of one arin ot 00 toch @eversin an Lom, Reaurevard J hmetn Poel, Weng Lougmtreet and Hid he fate to peremve that there * military genias of the highest order ome a ue etivKy, sbet there are mer private ihe whe ovuld have bronght the wor to © tritinphent chee perhane bn ances Ompriee. Meno minary acne wool have rowed ve G0 A Vicksburg, driven ite Yeokew from oor oe, bang Abe Linen and Seward, nies 1D Wie, New York and Pewter pence from he dent Dove & | be elev of Oy take with them will be ae #te THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG. The Official Correspondence Between Generals Grant and Pemberton. — | The Place Surrendered on the Terms Pro- posed by General Grant, Twenty-seven Thousand Prisoners Captured and Paroled. Over One Hundred and Thirty Siege and Field Guns Taken, &e., Wastuxcron, July 12, 1863, The following has been received at the War Depart ment — Nean Viexsnona, Sily 4, 1808 | » Mkeborg has capitulated. Yesterday General Grant reoetved the fallow ing letter — GENBRAL PEMBEKTON’S LETTER PROPOBING THR BUR- RENDER OF VicwHBUKG. Heapqoittvms, Vicewwnrnd, July 3, 1863. Major General Grant, commanding United States forces: — Guyunat—I have the honor to propose to you ap armis- tee for — hours, with a viow to arranging torms for the apitulation of Vicksburg. To this end, if agreeable to you, I will appoint three Commissioners, to meet a like umber to be named by yourself, at such place aud hour to-day as you may find convenient, I make this propos tion to save the further eflusion of blood, which must otherwise be shed toa frightful extent, fecling myself | fully able to maintain my position for a yet indefinite | period, ‘This communication will be handed you under @ flag of truce by Major General James Bowon. Very re spectfully, your obedient servant, J. ©. PEMBERTON. To this General Grant replied as follows: ORNEKAL GRANT'S REPLY. Heanquantens, DEPARTMENT OF TeNenerE, In Tum Bieip, sean Vickswons, July 3, 1668 Lieutenant General J. C. Pxxmextoy, commanding Con fedorate forces, ke. Gxxenat—Your nyte of thie date, just received, pro pores an arm istice of several hours for the purpore of arranging terms of capitulation through commissioners wo be appointed, &e, ‘The effwsion of blood you propose stopping by this course can be ended at any time you may choose, by an unconditional surreader of the city and garrison. Men who have shown #o much endurance and courage as now in Vicksburg wl always challenge the respect of an adversary, and I can assure you will bo troated with all the respect due them aa’ prisoners of war, Ido not favor the proposition of ap- poin ting commissioners to arrange terms of capitulation, Decause I have no othor terms than those indicated above. Lam, General, very respectiully, your obedient servant, U, 8, GRANT, Major General. General Bowen, the bearer of General Pembertou's lot. ter, was received by General A. J. Smith, He expressed gatrong denire to converse with General Graut, and ao ‘cordingly, while declining this, General Grant rejuested General Smith to say that if Genera) Pemberton desired to 00 bir, an iuterview would bo granted between the liner fo MePnerson’s froot, at any hour tm the afternoon which Geverel Pemberton might appoint. A message Was #00n sent back to General Amith appoint ing three o'clock as the hour. Qeveral Grant was’ there with hiwstafl, and with Generals Ord, McPherson, Logan and A.J, Smith, Genera! Pomberton cme late, attended by General Bowen and Colonel Montgomery, He was much excited and impertinent in bia an ewers to General Grant, The convermtion was held = apart = between §= General §=Pemberton and Dis officers, and General Grant, Melharson and A. J. Smith: The rebels insixted on being paroled, ami allowed to march vey nd our lines, efficocs and men, all with Officers to retain whoir private property and body rer vane. General Grant beard what they had to say, and left them at the end of an hour and a half, saying that he wold sead in hiv ultimatum im writing to which General | Pemberton promiged to reply before night, Low | cease in the meantime. } jeneral Grant then conferred at biv heacquarte a #) his corps and divieion commande and following jeter to General Pemberton, } hand of General Logan. and Liewtevant Wile n GENBHAL GRANT'# OPFER FOR THR SURN Hravquactow, Deracecenr on Trew | wrak Viewanc ne, July B, tone f | Lieutenant Gegeral 7. C, Prmmrkry9, commanding Co derate foroes, Viekmburg, Mine. Cuxenat—In nity with the agroe afternoon, t will submit the following propo .t Vieksourg, mmublio stores, Ae. Op your aesopting the terms proposed, Twill mare it one division, as & guard, aud take O'clock to morrow morning. As made out and rigned by the officers » in for the eonion at eight | soon ae paroles can be 4 mon, you will be allowed to march out of our lines, the offices taking with them their regim clothing, and stall, Held aod | cavalry officers one horse each. The rank and fie will be aliowed all thelr clothing. but no other property | If Lhese conditions are accepted, muy amount of rations | you may deem necemary can he tukew from the stares | you how have, abd algo the pocersary cooking aleueils for preparing them; thirty w.gon sie, counting two two horse of mle teama ae one, You will be allowed to transport such articles aa cannot be carried along. The Aarne conditious will be allowed to all sick aad wounded officer and privates, am fant af they become alte to travel, The paroles for these latter taust be signed, how | over, whilst olficers are prneent, mulled to rign tne roll of prisoners, Lam, Genera). rory respectfully, your | obedient servant, U.8. GRANT, Majer Goaorat. | The officers why received this letter mteted that iw be imporntile th anewer it by night and it wie pot ctl e | Hittle bofare peep of day that ibe proponed reply wee fur. | nished BBPLY OF CRXRRAL PFMDRATON, ACCRETING ALL TRE ) TRAMS, OF VEMKD BY GENERAL OF ANT Hes nqe serene, Vicwmmtna, Saby 8, 1608 Major Gen Geaxt, commanding Unitet Males force — Gpvanst—t bave the honor to ackuowlelge ihe reewipt | of Your commun Cattom Of §Me date | prepeneg tern for the earronder of this garrinon sod pret, in thewnam your | terms are accepted: bat in jnatios bath te the homer amd | {tof my trope, mawifested in the defemoe A Vicks nave the honor to sabmit the folewiog amend which, it acéeded wo by you, will periset whe | <nAt tom o'er ke W tmoreym | pre pene te evacuate tive worlew In thd srownd Viewwtburg, amd | torurrender the city sud garriaon under my oxmmand | by marching Out WIL my colre aod arte sok etmek | fog them in (rom Of my present fit after witen you | will take paiteaaion, fhoers to retain Uhew aide arme aad | personal property aud Abe rights and property of ert) sane Wy be renpected. Lam, Weuers!, yous, Ory Cenyeut fully J.C. PRMUER ION, Linat, Generel, To thie Gre. Grant (mmed iaiely rout ae follows: — | | } } ' ' | j borg ments, Agreomwet Detwaet ur ~ MENTE FROTORED BY GRNORAL FeepERTOW | ee ee | avons Viemwer me dey 4, Leet. Leona Genera) Pemmenrs Commanding Pores ia | Verne Grewmat—f have the tester ty setnowloten your cm monieation f thetd of Joly The smendumenta proposed by 700 catinad be acteted v in toll, Mt wilt be nectenery of rhibh every cfficer sok man with & parale tyne! Uy Dicmestf, wisieh, with the completion of tharos of prisen | necemmarily Uke momo time Agtty, | can mate | eo ev pulution with regard W the treatment of oF and (heir private property. Whie 1 do mot prop © sey & them any ends, nenmyence oF A tenet ve Wave myrelt copter reviraiet | viipulatiae, The property which others can 4 tm) ome wih be | + sed wee 7 yout prepeas 4 tom | ” vee ten of Tat evening —that pv, that wood iter private baggage wed wide er @) oteere ee beter ene. ty tim toy ently Wrigate Wr mmmreh W the frows r eight daye’ rations, drawn from their own stores, the | — CENTS PRICE THREE —_—$—— r Row occupied by it, and atack thelr arma at ten o'clock A. M200 then return to t ide and seman as prison rs until properly paroled, | will make vo it. Should no modification be made of your acceptance of my terms by nine o'clock A, M., 1 shall regard them an having eon rejected, and act accordingly, Should there objections w Fins be accepted white figs will be displayed along your Vines to prevent such of my troops as may not have been HotiGed (rom fring on your men, I am, General, very Fespectiully, your obedient servant, U.S. GRANT, Mal, Gen. U8. A To this the subjoinod answer hag thia moment been ro. coived:— UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY GRNERAL PRMBBRTON OF THE TERMS PROPOSED LY GRNEKAL ORANT. Hixapqeamrens, Vicwsorns, July 4, 1968, Major General U. & Gaawr, Commanding (nited States Forees, ke. — Gavmnat—I have the honor to acknowlodge the 5 of your communication of this date, and, in roply, be that the terms propow d by you are aegepted, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. ©. PEMBERTON, Lieutenant Qeneral All preparations for occupying (he town are completed. Tp ap Bour it will be in our » miension, THE FISAL BURKENDEM OF VICKSBURG Wasnixorom, July 12, Ws67 The following despatch has beou recetved at the War Departinent: — Vicwennnd, Miew., Joly 6-21 P.M. ‘Tho surrender war quietly consummated yesterday morning at the appointed bour of tan w'elock. The rebol troops marched out and stocked arms in front of their works, while General Pemberton red for a moment, with bis etal, upon the parapet of the central port ‘The occupation of the place by our forcos war directed, by Govern! McPherson, who had been appointed to the command ere, Genera) Logon belng am igned to the cont mand of the port under him. The division of Generain Logan, J. F. Smith and Berron now yarrivon the Ine af fortifications, and fornish gaarde for tho interior of the city, No treops remain oateide. Fverything ie quiet hore. General Grant entered the city at one o'clock, w was received by General Vewberton with more marked Importanes than at thelr former interview, He bere it like @ philosopher, and in reply treated Geveral Vember ton with even greater couriery wud dignity than before Of the number of prise "we have om yot ho ;recine luformation. Major Luckett, General Pempertoo Of Engineers, reported it unoflicially yesterday at twenty. seven the To-day, the rebel brijgadiors Drought requisitions for feed, whieh they nd their n in did, notwithstanding General Pemberion'» clause in the that he should draw eight days’ sipplies from his own stores, the aggregate of men for whom they tho# drew ratious, was a litte over Uiciy Lbeusand. General MeMherson teaued to them five ratious per man— all th y are to have. No citizens have yet apr ied for rations ‘The paroling tx being purbed with aib possible raptitty, and will doubtless be completed by tho clone of day after tomorrow. Among the officers aiready paruied, are vine. toen generals, with their staff, iuctuding one liewlenant and four major generals. Largo numbers of the men exproma @ warm donire to take tho oath of allegiance, and it is cer'ain that their oMcers will find it diMcult to march them w their campa east of the Jombigbes. They bave five (hourand four hundred men on the sick list. Of these two thousand Ove hundred must be left bebind her ‘Their lonwes during the siage is ortimued by Judge Hamilton, an inteliigent citizen of tho place, at six thous capitulation send General Pemberton haying complained Wat the thir.) wagons, agreed upon tn the capitulation, were out enough, General Grant has told bim to take Nifty ‘The apiversal wemtimeny of (he rebel officers that their copscripts have been worthless to (bem ‘The official return of the field artillery surrendered makes it one hundred, including many French, ®panieh and Austrian guns, No report of soant and rege guns has beeo made—ihe mumber is from thirty w ffiy Neither do we yet kuow what quant)'y of amimantiom the robels had remauiog, But sawe vl their officers way they had only twenty rounds per man wad per cavnon Captain Comatook, General Grant!» Chjel Engineer, to SY Vinited the (ortide.tions, He reports thom am ennpie Held works, but of commblerable atrength trom ‘he neturat eoatotruation of bbe ground. Wii vue the’ forks are ali opew as the gorge ‘The Wuildivgs of the town are much ‘om danoged U we hod expected, ond carr agen | here, There ma conuderavic eupply of ca) with ome OF two locuMoLi vem Wi wy Orders bave bee given inatantly wt Aho ral repair an far ne the Hie Uiack, and it will Ve ready bo bug 8yOTk bekage Wo raotrow wig tition vad bo vue Avettent m the ital ane VEnmee te a W oohtngton rorrr werween Tier duly 12, 1803 Quite @ sartows 6 cary hour he Wo Ne Wt Lenore) Maton, oo the Washington ranch of Hirnore aod Ohio ite road, injuring moreer jece a Veroly betwarn Uhitty Ab’ [erty pers Te peste tate at etarted oat and arrived as el station, © it wtepped to take in water, Ae her tran we (hin, wed, tarwogh eve mle forstanding in regard othe Moppage ot tie Ore wre w daalved wie it mt fui» powd — Lorrie, completely dernuting to Chem aad soevously | datnaging the locom stive Jt was some Ute before the track 1 be cleared, and the malt train from New York, doe here al shout em A.M. ,did pot teach the omy unt betwee eieven sad | twelve o'elouk. The panes we hed wore brought back to the city amt placed im henpttal, whore they will be properly cared for led outright, © complete wee he emast ny, it im foment tte or Oe at oat ate po eorionsiy \ojared Uhat woey moet aie The tonlow ing is a oe f the passes cers wjared OM HUNDRED AND FORTY SROOND HRW YORE must mer Capt. KML Kvanw, elightly, Hergt Haggerty, bacw and wr ind Lavwt, I ur ke ably t ay mere . “? Fh. Greet, eigialy ’ Creme ae ened aber er Onn KORUEED AND FORTY Henne Arner Cr Jas, ¥. tienen Ab OU, awe Loy Wtaomt Thar Wont Jan, Weenie at tonke baa, peas eee ee Mownoe 18a pee me or Joly 1 arrived Ham pte we he batt Port wa the AGantas explored from i Tien Meat sed wih re taain there (ot guard duty and Gefeod (hat yoke steamer Nophase off Cape Natierse iy was maptired by ibe ee The ge brought @ tamil for New Tort Tht captured etentner Neptane arrived st Fortress Mow ra thle eMernare Toe three tarreted monitor Ramus arr ved ie Haag too Romde at two o'cnen th oe The rater (hat Une rete! genet wore «0 Jamentewe laee4, te entrusted ‘Tole hae bake aerertalnet by «trip ap ite Fiver by the rece tore | Abigh amd Fengermen National Bante. Wasenourde, July 12 see ‘The far tweety Ore here bern organ ten! uate the Satienal Mentrieg Mw, an@ Only awelt the forsebing ee hy he Treamery Departaaens vi go te complete poem Thewe wil be sopping it te tireght, withe the er bee meetin. Chey Imtetligence. Tew Proereneg Seam de Orhorn bine reected (he White Fiennes Beek, Wut ik bappens te be im Wieecker river, nod om bo Washington be + Cobweliedar, vargem tm chores of the Meleem Wepuad st Vorkiows, hae retired from that pene an4 commen parmacen'y bo (be S ortts Roya! ge the Mb Wee rele peas Nev anual rt m charge ware e the! afters