The New York Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1863, Page 3

a Se a Wattles has granted us the miles of his invine b'c Gasiet- ence. The question bas often bern wked, “How jong could Vicksburg bave weld out if ite provisions hod not Be ae exhausted? This is readily auswered now that we Lave exam ned the ground aed condition of their wo! ks ‘sid the fact te (bis: one week's further operatous aud the city would have been obliged Lo surrender, in coure quence of the murderous fre (when every day grew more severe) which our batteries and starjshooters were continually horling against the fated e:ty. Afow of the reasons for Uhis assertion may be succinct ly stated. Aside irom the fact of the scarcity of perous ton caps, which, for the sake oi better showing our pos’ tloa, we will suppose were abundaat, the cbatiguration of the ground within the rebel works was pooriy adapted to defence, and afforded no position for a socond line, Between the outer line of works and the city there is Dut a single ravine. From the works—Fort Hill par touarly—the slope to the boitom of the ravine was gradual, and presented remarkuble opportunities of pour ing imto the cuermy a cuporlatively sanguinary dre. The ascent of the slope on tho other side was equally aa ex posed, though the fire could not be so swee: ing as vyou the retreat irom the works to the ine. Once driven scroes this ravine the ciemy wou'd be cven mory axposed than at first; for uot only woukl our land batteries bave @ fair sweep from the landward side, but the guuboais ould be brought to boar upor the position from the rear ‘This would be a predicament for the euemy, the 1ea!iza thon of which could never be endured for « day. But tt may be said how were we to secure the necessary Positions without the sacrifice of a great many men. he Key to the position from which we ¢ould enfilade ai! the Mnes of the enemy in the vicivity was already ours. tbe mine of the 25th of June, though tremevdous in its result-, was but partially up to the wishes of our oilicere, Yet we beid tho position, This was Fort Hill. Oo July 1 @mother mine was exploded, and in its efiects satisfed wish. On the 2a and 3d instant, our sappers aud miners wore busily engaged to fashioning tho work into a fort for our artillery, when Pomberton’s flag of truce ap- peared and our labors at this point brought to a cessa too. ‘The troops were greatly di-appointed at the peaceable urrender of the city and garrison. They looked upon the success as less gloricus than if it nad besn won by ‘Meed, trom and steel. However, let them be s.ved now, and if need be show their prowess and daring upow some futare field. In viewing the rebel fortifications their defects are ev) Gent even to tho untutored in the eminent acience of mili- tary defences. ‘There seems to be no srstem «bout them ‘but merely « collection of ditches aud raised earth The Sea suggested toa person viewing them is thit the en gineers for the construction of the defences of Vicksburg, ‘went to work in the most oasy manner, physicatly, to themselves, It appears as if a detail were made and each man alternately presented with a spade and a pick, end ordered to disperse; and, in the language of the ‘West, “pitoh in’ wherever they thought proper, being careful always to give hills and prominent positions the Preference. From the looks of the works this is the way io which ‘Viokabarg was fortified. There is no system, no consecu tive chain of positions, no interlacing of works, upon which depends the fort fied strength of place. Another ebeervable feature in the rebvi works was the lack of @ dione, which in all fleid fortifications are deemed almwet fadispensabie. In the euemy's works there were none. It would be unnecessary to say further in samiming up ‘that a great lack of engincering skill om the part of the @momy was displayed ypon the defences of Vicksburg. ‘This fact isindubitable to one who has scen them, and must certuinly occur to those whe bave carefully perused the above statement, which is based upon observation. Im conversation with several rebel privates Ielicited as Bertions to the effect that we bad not yot all the large ans which had been used in the defence of Vickabu:g inquired what had become of them. They were not Prone to teli: but one more incautious than the rest inad wertently said they were burried. | asked no further questions, for if this be a fact, as I have since learned it tobe, the whereabouts of the interred instruments of ‘war wiil soon be found by marks of fresh earth or by in- formation. Certainly the entombed terrifiers wil! be ox bumed and restored te service in @ more rational cause one in which their former proprievors used tuem. Ou the Sd inst., after the enemy had placed hia white Gags upon the fortifications, as would naturally be sup posed, our men ceased their fire and stood up exposed. 1 have heard of soverai instances where the enemy, taking Sdwantage of the exposure o; cur men, fired at them, Billing an officer and wounding severu! privates. Retali ation was had ina volley or two at the rebels in reply, bus with what offect is not known. ‘Tt in the design of the military authorities here to com pletely renovate the city. During tho siege it was very poorly policed, if at all, and the streets and levee are co- vered with rubbish of all descriptions. Im addition to thoronghly policing and parifying the ity, the buildings are to be overhauled and cleaned with- fm. While the siege was in operation the large oumoer @ sick and wounded was more then the regular- ly arranged heepituis could secommodete. Is was Becessary, consequently, to go ito the city for eesommodations, which was donc, and when we made oar entrance ] saw but few houses that had pot its sick. ‘Whe treatment of sick, 1 may tucidentally say, is in the webel service decidediy primittve, # one may judge from appearances. The men are sllowed, it se ms, to trust in @od and take care of themselves. They are filthy in ap- pare! and person, and are supplie! with bute scant sup- ply of inferior medicines, when they are to be bad, which a many instances bs Lot te case. The Seventeenth corp’, G neral Mo"herson, has been mlargod by two divisions, which makes bis the largest able and willing officers, and both at the head of divisions wmoarpassed in drill, discipline, bravery and experience. The addition of these commande will add greatly to the Satare usefulness of McPierson’s corp’. One of the best evidences of the ingenuity of our officers it was i used to throw small shell used as hand grenades. firmlyset and compact. & bole is bored, which same the sheil to be used, which te never pera chioay yeti ea The bore of the ‘mortar is let in about two feet, which will allow the base @f tho bore sufficient strength te overcome the explosion fend weight and resistance of the shel. The mortars, in feaddition to tho strength of the wood, are reinforced by several bands of jron run around the outside at diferent places Between tho muzzle amd the base, und Ormiy proured. After the mortar is completed it is set in ® frame and then securely stationed in the position chusen. ‘The Oring of this curious instrumont is similar to that of artillery aod mortars in the old fashioned accep'ation. ‘The charge cowrists of a few ounces of powder, which \s Geponiied in the chamber at the bottom of the bore and Properly packed. The shell is next dropped on top of the powder, The mortar is thon primed and set off. I inquired of several rebels what offect there singular and most recently invented inetruments had upon their men. They stated that they did more damage to the men Bamoviately Within the breastwork than any other festrument \o use againat tbem ; for it wag not long before eer men hit the range ond the charge exactly , and burled G@emrvction of which they little droamed among the sherpehootcrs ef the enemy. There wore six of this le seription of mortars made, and were In charge of Captain Treseilian, engineer officer, who was one of the projectors of tho experiment. Several of them Dave been sent to ‘the State of lliloo@ aa @ present. They went north on the Empress. General sherman is In hot purentt of Johnston, who frome to be in bot pursuit bimeed of @ rafer locality or stronger yornion, The force comprised io this expedi. ton je atnpty eutficient to cope with all posrible oppor) Men Amexpedition # also about Lo@ek Ont for Richmond, Lowisiags, bo rendezvous of the rebels now operating Bloug the Mississippi, ip that State, We may carly ox pect to learn of the total Cispersemest of thir gaug of freeboutore and ginburvors. ‘The Banks’ reinforcements are now ready to move be. tow , and co-operate with him against Port Mudeon. ‘The prospects of the war are ovidently brightening, We ore everywhere victorious in the Routhwest. The @nemy bas been seatiored te the four winds, and with bute rewnant of bis voce powerful army, hie genera aro feeling for tholr lives, Dishearvoned, unfortunate, dha poliiiory who are liable to legitimate exchange, say ‘they wisi not ight. We may then be mancniiy anpipilated. A We cation rejoice. Mio day mee were dawes: The Dreukivg. Upon your knees. ye peonle, m obeisance to » ob onitif,ctetice of” that’ irrévo.ab'é law which says, right mmust prevail Lappends.a copy of s paroles of the garrison at Vicksburg. geome to know the form of a parole; the foliowing will e@ lisiy ailsuch éuriusity — Viexsnene, Miss, July —, A. D., 1863. To all whom it may concern, know yethat— it by tho captured mem Jt may be of interest to —— — Volunteers, CS, A., boing @ prisoner of war, in the hands o: the’ Vuited States frees, in virwe 9f the capitulation the city of Vicksburg aisd its gar- risen, by ant Geberal oan ©. Pemberton, ©. 8. Ae, communding, on the 4th day of Jily, 1863, do, in par. suiice of te terms ol said capitulation, give this my Solemn paruis under oath:— het | wil oot ke parma again against the Unitet aes 1 Or serve in aly mi itary, police, or constabulary free in avy fort, garrison or fleld work, beld by she (on fedoraty stites ofS merica, against the United States America, nor a# yuard o¢ prisons, depots OF stores. Dor discharge apy duties usually performed by officers or noldiers agaiust ue Upited States of America, until duiy exchanged by the proper authortieg: — —— —— Sworn 19 andl subscribed Detore meat Vicksburg, Mist. ui of July, 1868. —— bd aa i “teg't —— Vols, and Paring coer THE ARMY OF TAE POTOMAC. How Lee’s Retreat was Dis- covered. DETAILS ¢ THE GRAND SKEDADDLE. Why the Rebels were Not Attacked. A Conference of Corps Com- manders, FOUR GENERALS OPPOSE AN ADVANCE. The Retreat a Full and Com- plete Rout. MEADE’S ARMY IN SWIFT PURSUIT, Bey ae, eee THE WILLIAMSPORT TELEGRAM! Wuasamsrort, Md., July 14, 1863. Ttelegraphed you from: Boonsboro this morning that General Lee was retreating, and would probably escape ‘across the river. Our army was under orders to move at daylight this morning. It moved only to find no enemy in front of it. I foliowed the advance down to thie piace, and a cleaner clearing out than the rebels have made could not be imagined. The rebels commenced their retreat yesterday morving. Their infantry crossed principally upom a pontoon bridge at Falling Wate. Their wagons and artillery croesed at the fords here, The river is not so high as reported. ‘The people at Willlumeport say that the rebels dreaded an attack yesterday, as part of their force was already acrous the river. ‘Tho rebel fortifications in front of here are po more than temporary affairs, and as their line was loug they could have easily been carried by assault. We wulted just one day too jong. There was some artillery firing at Falling Waters this alternoon, and it is reported that sume two thousand Prisoners havo been captured. THE RETREAT OF THE REBEL ARMY. Heapquamrems, ARMY OF THE Porat} duly 14, 1863. The first news of the retreat of Lee and his army into Virginia, was received at Hageratown at four o'clock this (Tuesday) morning from & citizen who lived within their hnes. General Kilpatrick, commanding the cavalry dtvision at ‘tbat point, soon had his men on the road, and reached Williameport at seven o'clock, where be found 506 rebel soldiers had deserted. ‘The news reached General Meade's headquarters at five o'clock, when General Buford’s division of cavalry was ordered to Falling Waters, whore they engaged and cap- tured a brigade of rebels under General Pettigrew, who ‘wae killed. ‘The position of the rebels was naturally a strong one; Dut their works were not of muck account, consisting principally of hurriedly constructed riflo pits. After Lee bad retreated! acrom the river, it was ascer- tained that he bad commenced to move bis artillery to the rear as carly as yesterday morning, which be con- tinued during the whole day, depending almost wholly upon bis infantry and cavalry to keep General Meade in check. AD order was issued last even!.g for a movement along the whole line at seven o'clock this morning. Yesterday afternoon about 2000 of the Pennsylvania militia, who had arrived in the vicinity of Hagerstown were takeu to the front and put intoaction. They wei ordered to charge the enemy, which was promptly done, but mot without some Ives, MR. GALEN H. OSBORNE’S DESPATCH. Fonxstows, Md., July 14, 1463. At twelve o'clock last night an order was issued by General Meade directing each of the corps commanders to push forward « division of infantry, with artillery, and feel the enemy. The order was a day two late. The movement was made before daylight this morning, but it disclosed the fact that during the night and under the cover of the storm the wily enemy had stolen away. His jong line of rifle pits was deserted, and not a gun, caisson or a wheel remained in our hands as a trophy. AB soon as the fact of Loe’s eecape was made known, the whole army was put in motion, and before eight o'clock our cavalry had occupied Failing Waters, captur ing the rebel rear guard, and at ten o'clock the Third Corps was ip possession of Williameport. A large number of prisoners bave been taken, together with # section of artillery, but the entire ri army, with the exception of their small rear guard, cut off at Fallioz Wa have eecaped. Tt need scarcely be said that the new. of Lee's getting across the Potomae was a surprise vo us. The tone of bis address to his srmy, promulgated on runday last—his strong position on the heights beyons Hagerstown, made still more tenable by the earthworks he had thrown ap— aod the impractieability, as we suppored, of bis getting bis troops over a swollen river in ringle night, led as to anticipate a stroggie in Maryland as revere as that in Pennsylvania ten days ago, But it is pow apparent that his address wae a blind, his earthworks were a sham, and the very strong front which he bad opposed to us for the last forty-eight hours wae s humbug aad & deiumon. ‘The rafie and flatboate which he hae been for several days conetrocting, and the materia! for whick he found in the Soore of cabins and clapboards stripped from dwen ing houses, served to get the fPotomae between bimeeif and o we a day too late. Fld oor forces made an at tack yesterday there is no doabt that it would buve re. sulted moet dieastrously to the remmant of the revel army on thie fide of the river, There wae @ conference of corpe commanders at the headquarters of Geveral Meade on Sunday night, when this subject war disc rsed. Our fo: 06s were then in position, and fresh troops were horry'ng forward with al) rapidity. The conference iaet ed til] midnight. Foor of the major generals were op- pored to an attack by ourarmy. (me thought |t impru deat to riak by another engagement fo foon the great ad yrntage gained at Gettysburg, Another wan of 16 opin. Jon that Lee would himeslf attack us atdaylight, General Warren, of the rtaff of Geveral Meade, was, 1 am told, moet earocet in urging an immediate advance, alo. qnontly and at coveiterable length giving bin reasons why wo should wait uo longer. The following morning, yenterday, wae derk and lowery, and nothing was dove by either army. This morning the goliea opportunity = Aimeovered to be lont. At e000 ant heard of Lee's retreat, I rode out tothe works he had erected beyond Flagerstown. They ere not nearly #0 etrong as thoee thrown up By our own forces in bie front, They were sunply a heap of loose sarin thrown up against @ continuous pile of raile taken from the fences, ‘and indicated that it wae not the intention of the rebels to fight very determinedly behiad them. Lee had bie Beadquartere yesterday and the day before at the house of Mr. David Atter, about two miler from Hagerstown om the sajna! road, Here he was ws lng | | | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1863. } and anxious conference with Stuirt till three o'ebek yeu terday afternoon, when, attended by @ single staff offeer apd» couvie of orderlies, he rode off, Stuart himself did mt eve till evening, bis cavelry being employed in covering the movement to the river, ‘The country in the vicinity of Hagerstown ie literally eaten out. The family at whose bouse Lee and his aide quartered Uhewselves bave not so much as a pound of subsisience of any kind left, They were sompelied to baud over their flour, bacon, vinegar and everything else, aud though General Lee was limseif appealed to nothing awiiled aguinét the hunger of the famishmy gray backs. Our troops will probably posh toward Harper's Ferry ‘The rebels may make a stend on Virgivia wotl, but they wall Gnd the Army of the Potomac yory close to them, Everything indicates that our troops are to be worked up to their tuitest capacity in the pursuit of the flying forces, MR. S. M. CARPENTER’S DESPATCH. HaGunstowx, Md., July 14, 1863, ‘The rebel army has evacuated Maryland, and th. ow uot un armed rebel north of the Potemac. The re teat of General Lee has occasioned the greatest surprise. one dreamed: of such a thig, and two-thirde of the enemy's to:ces bad crossed the river befure we became ware of bis movements, Lee’a address to his army, and the stand made on the hetghis west of Hagerstown, led a}! to believe that the rebeis intended to give us battle again in Maryland. Yesterday our troops were busily engaged in strengthening a portion of our lime, while rein}: forcements burried up, and this morning we expecied ihe great battle to commence.. At daylight we found the euemy's works deserted, Our cavalry is pushing after the enemy; but vo firirg has been béird, and ft ts very probable that tho entire rebel army lias escaped womo- lested, A few prisoners have been taken; but these givo little or no information, ‘The carthworks thrown up by the rebels are of the mont simple character, and indicate that Lee bad no intention of fighting us when bis troops commenced digging. Rails and stones are heaped up in long rows and the xotl banked up against them; but there are po embrasures for artille- Ty; BO earthworks of suilleient aize to protect a battery. Afew rifle pits were dug in advance of the broastworks, nt there is no reco:d line of defence, no¥intrenchments in the rear, nothing but the single line alovg the ridge. ‘The fences wete ull thrown down, so-as toenable the cavalry to move with éase, aid wheat and corn are trampled into the earth, as though an army bad encarap- ed there for weeks. Lee and Stuart had their headquarters at the house of Mr. David Alter, just back of the earthworks, Kwell’s corps was the last to leave, apd Stuart’s cavairy coveredtne rear. The rebel cavalry was al) massed on the enemy's left until yester- day afferncon, when a portion of it moved off towards Williamsport, for the purpose of protecting tho flank of the retreating column. Lee and staff cronsed the l’otomac yesterday before sundown. ‘The inbabitants state that the rebel officers assigned ag @ reason for the retreat that our army was crorsing above and below, and would got in their rear. Nearly all of the citizens were arrested and taken to Williamsport, where they wese released and sent back. The object was to prevent our learning ef the movement, which had been progressing two days. The returning prisoners all declare the Con. federate army to be badly disorganized and dissatis fled, ‘The cavairy has lost terribly, and one-fourth of the force which entered Maryland is dismounted. Very few batteries have their full number of caiesons, and the artillery horses are reduced to skelctons. It is evident that bad we attacked them yesterday, we should have driven them pel! mel! to the river. Yesterday af- ternoon a slight advance of car sharpshooters threw the enemy's left into consternation, and atampeded his caval ry. One-Ofth of our army could have routed bis entire force: but it is now too late. Occupying as he did a high ridge, we were unable to form any idea of what the enemy was doing; but all felt 20 certain that Lee meant to fight us that few demonstrations were made on our part, and thus the good opportunity for the overthrow of Lee’s army parsed from or, It is not probable that we shall overtake the rebels immediately. Another Virginia campaign is before us, and other battles are to be fought on the soil of tha Old Dominion. MR. F. G. ORAPMAN'S DESPATCH. Frevenick, Md., July 14,1868, Gecoral Lee bea retired, bus. notwithstanding, it bes bet been as successful a feat as represented by the disaf- fected; in fact, the affair has rather a consolatory rebel disaster appended to it which should cement the Gettys tg ink of affection petween the people, General Meade and the War Department. The facts of the case and the causes of the apparently successful retirement, may alter the first impreasions of the people in regard to General Meade, who bas really worked with remarkable arsi- duity for the consummation of the fondest hopes of the public. That be has not succeeded as fully as our wild hopes predicted, lies not with him, but with that over- ruling Providence who disposes all things. ‘Throughout the days of the 12tb, 12th and Mth Gen. Leo precerved a large force in our front, intrenched m a commanding position. Wherever our forces turned they met resistance. At the same time the rebel chief was doubtless crossing his forces. Geo. Meade, anxious to bring the affair to = head, tried by every means in his power to draw the revels out, or at least to show their froat. This Lee could not be persuaded todo. At one time he presented @ sort of » lime of battle with bis forces, apparently masked in the woods; but on our at- tempting to feel this line to discover its arrangement, preparatory to @ general attack im force, it was always changed, withdrawn er its front located differently. In. deed, to such an extent was this carried, that it seemed foliy for our troops to rush blindly on the enemy's un- kpown position. Time was needed for our generais te ascertain what point was practicable and where the Greatest degree of success was likely to eusue. ‘The cocasion was momentous. The fate of a great na- tion once and yet destined to be the pride of the world bung 00 the action of @ single man, The respoosibility was immense, and General Meade woe'd of course be held responsible for any rash act with sucha stake. Cation sould not be wo excesssive; for, with so wily @ foe and 80 great e risk on our part, we would not expect of our chosen leader that be would rasbiy sacrifice our army for the seke of bowing to popular clamor. A general is sup posed to be the judge of tho actions of his own army aud those of hie enemy. General Meade did this. He did ail man cr general could, and wisely refrained from unneces. sarily si@ughtering bis meo, If be was mistakes i was not an entirely locky mistake for the ene my; for the latter was in so narrow & strait, thanks to tho vigilance of our commanders, that he was only too willing to sacrifice small army from bis active force for the sake of getting off the remainder. With remarkable logic General Lee argued that captured men were always paroled, while rebel artillery and trains wore not, There‘ore be was compelled, in fact, owing to our gigorous pushing against his position, to leave a large force to keep up his camp fires and the pretended resistance to our advance until be could get his artillery and trains oa the sonth bank of the Potomac. This done nothing under Heaven could save the force left to cover his retreat, This Be woll knew, and be was only to happy to be assared that the large foree left bebind would alone be captured, so bad was the condition into which Meade’s and bis own strategy bad gotten him This gréak meritice on the altar ef Nhe demon of secession i# sufficient proof of the ability of Mead@ and the blunders of Lee. Sie fies to Virginia, it {a true; bot the cries of the dead and dying at Gettyr borg are ringing in his ¢ars. His pride is broken; bi eyirit crushed, He entered Maryland inflated, tatiored, raggei—a burlesque on bis former self. Our army \# eothuriastic, and will advance into Virginia with high hopes of finally annihilating the rebel ogre Hecenh citizens are depreared at the idea of General Lee evacuating under compulsion the soil of Maryland, and copseuentiy—altlvmgh |t would Rave bean preferabie to have captured the rebe) army entire on our goi!—Unioe stock is at & premium, and we mast not complain (f our Utopian dreams are not verified by stern realities, Vir ginia is open tw us, and General Meade—a live, active inap—commanda with #uch favorable auapices we can wafely agsert that the rebel General will not be able tu at tain a rupporting distance of his colamun at Richmond before he ia cut to pieces by Onr eager troops Our troops are realy to do anything that ordered They have cowidence in the General, as, indeed, have the people, for Gettysburg in itself is prestige enough to war rae fetime’s rempite from Ube toile of the Geld to any officer It mast be andersteod further, however, in regard to thin retirement of Tae, ‘hat a day cr two previous to ite Soa! discovery General Meade was ied to beheve that reinforcements from General Beauregard, to the extent of rome forty thoarand men, had reachei the enemy, This fact i iteelf Gemanded caution on eur pert: and, more over, since after oar bold movements the enemy aleaye showed © firm and strong front, 1 was very natural to euppime that he intended fight < comerquently \t wae determined 1 secommedate Rim, as the pug line ray Our Maperitiona were made for whatever might wauxpire, thongh ear advance wae retarded through the muty es ture of the rebel movements, Netwitietasding we preaegd tbe rebels sore, apd Lae wae Gc diem mye ap tresset thereby; in hit le have learned ‘hat it became | Recessary for him to even reiufores the diveio which he expretest io ~ ori #0 severe & punishment on ihe e casualties whatever, is sufficient vindie.ty ‘of the bvlance of bis army General Meade bis &) procsed (he enemy that be forced to retire wilh great loss, while our forces memy, That | eon niticting met with wo of our com: manding officers’ conduct without ene word frou the pea of your corres; oudent. There is not the slightest depression here on the enbject nor is there cause (ur any, Though there may bo some dis appointment atnot being able tocapture Lee's army entire, our soldiers are sensible men and understand that such af fairs are not so practicable as set forth in the vaperings of the inexperienced. ‘There are bright # gistening for them io the Youth. Grants and Bauky’ success is in it- self & tower of strength (0 them, aod throogh its imtla ence they will sdyance and higher hop-s than heretofore, with Dom Nghter yalization hears must chee im the rebel rauke fromthe reception of this ad- Verse nows; an! the seul of oar victorious forees—elate With the prestige of late secummlating vietories and their atrendaut laurels tresh upon Ob the shettered remnant; of the and Cormilable rebel Army Virginia, may be bn though not so easily deseribed. them -aivaneig ence prowl Kined Let us hoje that tt will Dring them fually to their senges, through the medium of the bitter experionce of which the ist two years have brought. the favorite pro, they themsely ILey 800 themselves gradually toning grouud, cts of their skilful Gener faten and forced to tly iv al foiled, and feat ignobly and disgrace fuily from the soil which it was their proud oust they would overrun and diventhral from the power of the legitimate government. Wen the (inst blow bail have Leen given them by iho gallant army of the Potomac, within the next two weeks, what hope is there for them Dut 10 throw themselyos on the clemency of the overt ment they have so mismtorpreted, and, casting from their pedestals the rotten idols whieh they have so long worshipped in poverty, starvation und disgrace, take up the old love once more and be themselves again? Yo this, in the present crisis of their fortunes, it must come at last LATER, Midnight. Advices have been received from Downsvitte, Md., up 10 three P.M. to-day, corroborating the entire skeduddie of the rebel forocs acroes the river. In the discovery of this movement of the enemy (eve- it seems, the most important part. His cavalry, by @ bold reconmoisrance, discovered the rebel retirement, and the Genera) immediately advanced ral Buford played, a ntrong force w harage bis rear guard. Part of the eno my crosged at Falling Waters and the remainder at Their rear guard made a series of Williamsport. desperate charges on tbo porition we had chonen When our forces reached the breastworks the rebels threw down tbeir arms, but on discovering our small force they seized them again and poured several murder ous volleys into our ranks, Several men were wounded and a few killed, but we captured some four or five hun- dred prisoners. Buiord’s cavalry le now exchanging shote with the re. bela across the river. THE CASUALTIES. ev EwT WCNGAN REGRET. Officers Killed, Major Weber. Lieutenant Balsea. Captain Noyce, Major Weber's orderly sergeant and a number of privates and horses lay dead in front of the breastworks. Averili’s cavalry is harassing the enemy’s rear. Between eight bundred and one thousand prisoners were captured. charge of the Seventh Michigan. Two hundred were captured by tne Tho enemy commenced crossing on pontoon bridges early yesterday m rning at Falling Waters, Longstreet on the right crossed firet, Ewell second, and A, P. Hill Jest. ‘The cavalry charge of the Seventh Michigan was the moet daring and brillant of the war. The earthworks, five in number, commanded the country for miles, and wore built in the shade of forts, for the purpose of bettor deceiving and stopping our advance. For Additional News of the Army of the poo. kare China (Bry, anderson, Queenstown and Liver. ont” Gratitude (Br), Thomas, Livervool—Tapscott, Bros & ene Miverva (Br), Pieteher, 8t Johns, PR—J F Whitney 4 Co. sor Ee. Sieses, Frederica, piles pPokiver Wel us of private: = Peneaco! De! ipaon & Clapp. oct phen aie Kenny. frigate Babine, Com 0 Bingett, from servis ts soarch ater Went i Fort. Roy wget Tice Charloetor ‘Dtsamnehs Gir, Lat Live oit.s reaers venta 6 vm, with waco pi got T (Br), Roskel!, abd uscnsiows 34. 8 ¥ agers. to Jobn G Dale passed & abi shan wi aa ith 249 in the owing a wi wi ti, Tat 218 om ih a tor maa wien u ner, 3 13th, Tat 4128, low 64 1%, paawed water's edge, and 4 ber initzeu topmast ——, Joly yosite ana xb 2, paren! the butt boll of ade ship Em. burg. June 28, p's arboard quarter, bad! si cut er down to the f "The sesiner ‘also ‘Hom Haack, Bam' mt cPM with mdse aud 3/5 Hoot July,i carrviog @ sustained uo’ mate. rial damage. Steamatis, Charles Marieh, Bariot, Vere Crus, 17 days, in bala and 2), Eveamsnip Eagle, mise and ars, (0 diam & Hei ausamattp % ventog Star, er iiarane Suiy's, at 2 PM, with mane an to Bial in, Zare, Valle lasses ened old Hark Laconia, lasses, to Yonace, coffers, trig I Hy A Raj bart Wil tleson, Permmetes, Barta, 19 Gaye, with mo- rie i am with sugar and mo rig Alice (itr), Atwood, Baveailia, June 9, ,with hides, nrtetiag Dee, Bermuda, 5 days, in ballast, to MeColl Hobs Hanover, Matamoros, 26 days, with cotton and noone, wo Biramel peasy. Bock (U # a enerert. Pmith, Hewbers, NO. duh 0 passengers to om to U 5 Quartermaster, U 8 Quarterm ships bark an ‘Winds end fair weather, at 1) A Albance (U 8 transport), Thompeon, Wask mgton. enute Alda, Rabineom, Phiiade! prin Bieamer Tacony. Pleree. Phi Mladeinh ie. Bieasner Frank, Shropshire, Philadel: tm SALLED pth Stipe, Lancashire, pmerinn bella parka Mommeruash, George, yeiok Petra; and others. Tiit—Nteaasahip China Wind at punget @. light cian ace Smirt PowrnaRN Cross, Rev Ga vrrary, « have been barat by the privateer Florida, (See n brig BY Mowe o lumns.) The@owthern Crose was built at Boston in 1A61, ‘was 908 tons register, rated A2, and owned by Hake & Mer Hil, of Boston. The Red Gauntlet was owned by F ford & Co, of Boston, Built at Robbiaston, Me, in IASI, was /088 tone er, and rated AZ, The r ie wae te 1508, wae 1987 tone regter, and rated Al). reamnmnr Ae from ™ the Kise Ann, from which war abandoned yay relsece rum, on bee . a A, Sisataaig omar from Bird wie BOY Ah atin bell Ary kee Pagal, gone co , piridha lite from € mn tn eotile Bnve Yowrmn, pot inte curean Oy Roba fn een struem oy York, whieh arr at Co ina dense fog 9h the t4tniTowe. to lot boomy owned by NO for Viymouth rew saved wha Cram error, of Charenton, 0 Hom: KO. from Naswan, wan capiored ion inet by ihe | i eernene whe poet rise master Phitade i WHECEED—A Wrecking vane! at Mathewiown We Mawr er—Brig Toone Meru! eg Sete vepertnd eget a throws wrermart V0 sretion! we Talanee bound to arrived os of the ware Re rn on om of ber wen. 1 be | wi and others, hails from Mystie, Ot, where she wae bulit | ¥ Drage, were Ia and Share sold at The \esel was wuderstoot 3 ca io > be making bub frem Boson for ¥ Bem Cape © m the She wae ensaco'a, June 3%, off Hatte- ne ™ Sanrzore (rem), from NYork for Loudon, July & b. trom Philadeipiia for Pans ow ork for Jersey. Ju Hiss Wseaer fr at 1915, lon Mount Vernon, Do.eil, from NYor AC SION jon 2698 sar (Hr), from NYork for Oporto, June 2, ow for NYork, July % for Rio Jai no abe Corning, New York: 1, Kieeper, On ilar rich Boal a Waw k |, Neptun, Fo Arr at ® pita, BL fre N¥ork terey, oka ry F Paton, Perey. Caran bweoton (Mal), 1—O, Owege. Nevton. (re NYVork Huoc'wnusnay kx. July BAe metus, | Callas i Hon. June BO—=S8id Loos Baw ecnar en, Jue BA: 29th, Of Che Hh thenne Al Koren, June BoB sJuly 1 dalle a Kio Janets Arr diertes (4), Wearels, NYork for Bre Se Rex ficardo. De Silva NYork, 1a, May 22 In port suip 6 Glover, Malbon, for EI, July 2-Arr eohr Lady Mulgr Sjogren, NV ork Matancam. Sid is Kra nohr wens Ave Storfuraten, Wikander, NYork. 25—Arr brig Tracklens (Br), Wi lane TMNALTAM, Jume 24--Arr Br bark Celentia, Howes, Genoa for Philddelptia. 8d 20th Be bark ® H Waterman. Eliot, AY org, Drs Belle Barnard, Coombs, Boston, Wind E since ext to Went 221. barke Biampede, Lewis; 21, Ferdi: wand (Hiren), Tro. Valemela for cavtinoree Te Perth . bark Jehu, tt, NYorke On Cape by inthe Mediterr trom Boston fer Barcelona rk, iv 1) mf | ‘ork; 2, Vacite, Maruan, Carat cael idivaiss AMeURG, une W—, wi wren wee UJ An atrie, Bischow, Bhenofen. NYork. jochr ( ean, Pear ‘Kh bark (Fr), Bernard, do, 40th, sehr Greenland, Kvaus, | bark Joule Nickolas, Nicholas, NYurk; sch Nicoina (Sp) Mine do. Pa eee nee ae anon’ Guacr, Rokr brig. Mari Pack, NYork tani oid 2th for Farbadosy, * Marian Ridley, Seixas, June 2¢-—No Am vera] iy port. Kins Ju Jume d= Arr brig W Rogers (Br). Cros oon, June 2%, Arr RB Lane, Sh Naber, 3 sort: wt), Enoch Karrard, Finer, do; EO scrantoy iy, July Tak, Muscorgu, Quebec; 21, Lady Pin Rite hi Bid27th, Catharine. Freeman, Bostoc ; Zath, Emetia, Jaca riro, N Acrk; Mathilde, Ballascyus, New York: 20h Flo gouce Chipman, J Jones, New York: Sih, Floreuce Chopioan, Jomen, Now ork; Ist inst, Ortent, Hill, do; 2d, Joba bright, Dewar, do; 3d, Jas Foster, Je, Abeel, do a Junes o, LArdroas, San Pranciseo, fot oud Cofernicas, Mabakeo, Haltimore; Gay Map nering, Dollard, Dreadnought, Lyt Bir Rot Peel, Larriber, New Yor Gen Mc lellan, Trask, ih, Lily Man-Geld Pac peare, Reed do, via Nowpurt; Ist inst, laramiehl, FB Outtin aie. New Yor! larker, New ‘York; Marria © Day Chase, hi adefpniag 24, Megrlinac, Woods, Boston City of London ‘etril, New York. une 29—Arr Commodore Dupont, Clifford, Man- op Hrabant. Boling, and Eliza Kuger. Hoyer, Now yD Adriatic, Moore, sad DM Watjy Bact ef. Phillips, do: Augusta ‘Norwood, turn, Kiam, NYork; 4th, Therese, Pratt, NYork; 34. Decatur, Picker pint db Galle; éth. 1 tae, NYork iafrance, Apderaou, New Liverpool, 3, Maasahito, Smith, Ath, dary Roger wend 4th, Lizzie Southard, Cunningham, New Linkurex, July l—Arr Acme, Mond, NYork Lonvanpes Fling, Cox, Philadetphia. Fy © Dyer, Wallace, NY¥ork ‘irande! 0, N York Cld 234, bark vessel im port 2 Are Br sche Minnie (late Aux Cayen (and als 234 for bee wt Zephyr, hiowes, By AruRWwrowN (Tome Pooh Shadow, of N¥orx), vanen Matanzas, July Troan Friiadrivhie, Sia 24, brive 8 Ellen Btavenn, for BV ork he brige Stella’ for eieor, for MY Ork Ls ‘ork OO» dereon, Nickerson, BYork. BW Taylor, Lord, from Laon” aon ‘tor, nies Bore OV, June 18—Gotng in, vic eleth, Web: ber, fre from a. kuxstows, June 29—Arr Vivid jeludabl, do; A’ ma Haltimo 4th,’ Africa (8). Boston and Hal SUNDERLAND, June Kid Pins IX, Lathke, NYor’ Kwannns. June 2)—Bid Rosa. Heubper, NYork. a s196, July 8~On, Fretellanga, Bcbiation, from NYork i BA Cochent In yp July dota. Win Nu hr for Kinin have 3—8i1 Runia. Pyne. NY¥ork. Sr HLiLinw, June it—Arr Bape, Adama. © Kuncarons, May 20—In port ship eee "Posie, for une i1—In port barks Wyman, Rameay, for Tedewind wig’, Merriek, for €o 30, bog June 2—10 sehrs Fred Mowell, Nor For Baltiinare 4 days brig Ruaten Tie, Edeu, beige spareita gard (Be. Fini, aly 20 ‘ phew Cau ‘on Pebimores br Man |) Br) orien, oe rit si o4 ‘rom A ‘daria Now York Tih, Bara’ ry ouns, NF, Tene rte brig Wal “rg Alken Wood wen NYork (and cbt bb for + © Johnven, Culver, de (and eld ‘iin for Oow hay. ig AP ly Landy. do: 2th. rig Benith, Mel Yoru, sche BN cksreon, Nickersom, Balliinore (aud sid 2500 for Gince Bay. « », Tamipad, June %—An terk R BW Dodge, Sarria, New York; brigs Mach.as Bhoy Y Ellis, Portland, 2th, sehr Waraasonn. July d~8id Fort American Portes. BOSTON, July 13—Arr ship De Witt ¢ Jordan, ¢ ford. tet brig Chicopee: Meberta, Port Praye, For tana (Pras), Niemann. Marseilles; Bhanooo (ir) Dis, Bart nai; briged Bickmore. Tracey, Puile ele Teur! ston, Lampher, int, Clark, do) 0 8 sours Meruert, Maw ian, J'8 Wheldin, Batiuan, de; aches Magno Vlements, Porta Rico vie Bt Thi 7 Tromp, MeFariand, aod Eliw hia) John Swokham, Harvey, i Warn Wal ain Philadelphia, Buver Magnet, 4M, fan Dusen, Nadedy rie Garrievo, Vb! io. art EE mee Reed, Fo ich, Smith, and FA feats, Wittens Phiiaseips BW verry’ I Thaiever, Philade!p! Tad v betbport; Eudora, Ou Neettork. Gu bork &D Kien, Goal cueee seorge J Jones, (rowel, fay lade! pty b i lughes Pemsacnio; RE Neat Me wind WE Si utch fig ai night; bark MS Merl, wiich siartereiere RTM Rie, July IS—Are abv Maggio V Mogg, it rr ahve vag. 1 Lennon Ay embie tAreeneeh, aoe, Martin. Bt Jomoe Pit soon Mary, (tie) Day Hail . Mitchell, ont aabingvn , Olive Dake LANDIS July WO Arr sloop Peart, Covieign, Elizabevh pert DIGHTON, July iS—Arr sehre Loy Robinson, Davia, De Georgel Walson, Bayi 60, swoptiurer Aree © be fax, Mara Picnup, BANGOR, Juiy t for Fortand eulee, tar Beaten, put A ivan Jay 12--Arr echre J Gone Mihara, Tub a yond nio thie peri through hewarl, Perk Amboy, Ba ot are TEDPORD. Jety Ji—ner Ingvon tusteher Priatelpbie Heo. heals Yon pe ey Magali, Libby whaler, Puulladel von, Stherian, Babimare i Are sabre Lose H Betion tt, Ba - Marre, Ph ladeiph s FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Wrowmoay, Joly 6-67? M ‘The disturbances sheorh public attention, and Wall street in as quiet es ons holiday, The chief wpic of conversation je the danger wiseh many eappere the banks reo, and hew to guard against t Money in cary enough, thoagh the amount reek «a much reduced hy prevailing ory on the fall ef Port Hodeon and tae other good war news, The distarhances seem te have no effect epon the price. Fxehange ie 140 a M4), wth very Witle offering oF lmqwiry The etock market ie firm, but very \amctive, Pacific Mail rose to 209, end wae in dewand at the price, Fale adveuced per cont, and other . ng employment divtrent) bat there Gold fell to 17 sno $4000 Lee's, "81 ,cou,cl 106 000 10 és, LAKL rege ginia 68 ol ar’ ro) 2000 Mi We cla’ bds L20 OW) | UF EWA hid 1085 10000 Pate ktWaubi 2 102 1 000 Aw au gold 10900 de sono 1 SO0K0. 3 wanted to sell, ’ 10 she Bank of NY. 1 There an active dewand for anything; but he one ihe Board adjourned about noon, specie) from New Yo ending July 14, 1% earnings of the Erie Railroad for the month of June were: wan | railway shares were also wanted at better prices than yesterday not what could be to foreig Stock Mxchunge, and every one left the street to join the variow citizena’ organizations, There was of course po al yon board. The business of the Sab-Treasury wan ap fol. lows: Keceipts $610.47 75 Pay weuta 95,184 56 Bilinoe ates Ooee 2416412 2 The ag; ate amount of exports (exclusive of a ports for the » Was $4,142,775, $760,863 05 820.41 66 010 66 Wrnsmoay, July 15, ne. 100 ahs Frie Kat we loo 0 100 Cleve & Hite RR 1900 Harem 1h 4 do 100 “0 00 Bisse + 00 Erie RK pref... Besinea 50 Hudson iver RR it, de do HOO Reading UK. . do... {00 Mich S & NL IR 10 Coury: al Dik 3 180 Mich Con RR $0 Gratin, Company. 27x to Wich 5 & NI'g ati 60 do BHO 1 Cen Kit werip 100 Cumb Coal pref.) 22 200 Gal & Chie Tut 100 Qk ier Min’gCo W400 do 100 +. 89° 300 Cleve & Tol KH... 412 m8 Vac Mul 88 205 100 Ct Ae Alt KH pret ot Wiis 7 60 do 20% do. 209 bo dp......b90 91 aio x ¥ con i 118% 600 Ner & Wor RR... 88 100 brie RR. adel RKOOND ROVRD. 94000 Units, i cos al TEE 300 abs Erie RR vo cy 200 40.0... KBO DON oan 60 Erie RR pref... 102) fe couel wR 100 . oe 108 6000 Virvinia O's o . 15000 Miunurt Om... 19 do. 18 200 MO Sec Lm afb 120 309 Clave de Vidts Ri. BE 5000 Pitts POW ACM 10856 1006) Pitts htWaezin LOL 00 fart i. 15000 American gold. 120% 160 do tou do. + Ls 600 000 do 129° 860 Reading hit 80000 dO ee. L2G OOO do . 10 pheltkHtatoot NY. 101 HO Miso &N la KK. THY 10 tinental Henk 9% 160 Mich Con Hit loo 0 Canton Company, 27% 60 Mich SoANI ge MOM 0 ao 24° 800 IH Con KR werip, 108 100 Cumb Coal pref. 22 200 Gal aud Chi RI, 9536 100 Quicksilver M Go, 39:4 400 do WA 100 doe BO” BOO Clove RTO KR Ma * 1s Vee w 88°60... Ws =: OO Ch) & Alon pref, 91 ‘fig do 90; % do bso #1 100 N ¥ Con Ki 18 to sor A Wor iif a) 100 Eee Rit #30 98% Sales at the Public Board. ONE O'CLOCK Ft $5000 Missouri 6% 70 100 stim Reading RR. 105% 100 sha Comb Onal. 22 100 MichtokNIaKM ce TH% 190 Canton ©o ..b10 28 900 do THM $0 Pacific Mail BS Co 212\6 200 do ed Thy 10 N ¥ Con KR...b3 119" 100 a bd 78, 100 do 11960 MiehSoANia Itt 110 100 do..... DIV 119 800 Cleve Pitty KA Rae 50 do.......bS 1155 200 40 © BSS, 400 Erle RR. 96” 400 4 “10 BRT 200 200 4 wey 600 600 do bio hy 100 100 Pitta, PUY RWI ET, 200 60 49 bLO OT 200 HOM AT da C UR. AT £00 do. 96, Om & Obi be wom 160 Had Tay RRS) as 178” 100 do b30 06 200 Harlem KR. .,. 2 jo6 60 Chic & Ke} hl 00 Asus —There were 60 bbis, pots mold ut Te, do. cIry COMMERCIAL REPORT. Weovsapar, Joly 16-0 0M. doing in poarks, Baxavere duit —Flour Nowbing was & trifle lower and quite The day's sales include only 3,600 bbie ftite aud Western, 400 Southern, and 180 Canadian, within our re. vised quotuens — Buperfine State and Western. . Ex tra Hhate Common to choice extra Western, Canadian... Fouthern mixed (0 good seperti, ex tra do | ad to chiotos” family 40. abe four Worlera at 65,6 0 ie foand, and 0c. w 100. for yellow Western felling slowly at 700 « Te. for wmund, O50. 9 65 ie. for Kye was in domend at $106 Hariey and Marley inalt contines dull and Jerney and firandy wie... —Whoat was unusually dail, amber Michigan reported at $1 35. Corngwas quiet, having beeo confined lo 94,000 burbels, Ho 10 « 820 tne 610 om sm iw 600 6 670 8% am Led awe om 40 6.40 ie of with only a tingle fw 2 inclading maet inal, Covrm.—there were 7,200 bags Hie reported sold at hon 2h ye Mating aod prices were tending dow Rio, prime, 24 io ordwary, 27 mate aad bags, 5546 wuayra, 3c, w Bde ‘The market was ciberwise devoid of amt: fair we od 42d, Di y0. 0 Boe cargone we We qute — 1. 210. @ Bie. Te a De Jam We. Maracaiby, We. « Se St. Domingo Cornes was quite terminal wo day, ih ibe abmence of any Important traneactions Fut wore quiet. Mackerel ruled firm, bat oiher kiuda were deproned Frmemwes were unonually Aut! ments of Only 1,000 bbis. hour Ww Aotwery at Ow We heard of engage The to tal minber of verse. of all clave bn pork was 69 HAY was in moderate request to day at The a 8c for North river bale. Hors raled very quiet at lhe. « 2le a AND LEATHER were inactive and somewhal onset v ase” —The demand was mainly fer comme Meek land Morswer—No pales of any moment trauspired Prices were nmnioal Paovreoxs.—Pork wae doll at $11 @2 9 S11 76 for old mews, $13 60 @ $1) Th for new meas and $v W & Hit 25 for prite, with sales of TO bbie with sales of only 150 bole. at BY 1) a 812 for prime am 912 £0 & $14 for exirn meee OWC. A Be , With Salen A 926 packages and Hent waa insctive Lard coptinord deyrenmed at Of out mente (0 packagen were wid at 4)¢6. 9 be for Rboulders, and be & Bige. for hema. Bac-n ruled quite dull, at 6c aT Butler and Cheese continued quiet and depressed HOCH Comtinued inactive aod quite momion! Winsart comtinaed quite heavy at 45 5s salon of only email itn, moatly at 65 ye A" IePogTast é Se believe ihe Aref iy - » With B66 wren Havane, partiy at Lie 30,000 ibe roid at lie. « 10%¢ aye, TVO LATE FON CLA foherw og ro, a mT “ie m OnLY » MURE! voRK ANATOMY, v tis HEOAD say TA BEBTIEG oO news of ahd war A Am semaier tome Kew Pre ( LARGK ROOM ORE NT were pasand woconatit veal and we 1, Se BOW Mey a trey @ prea the Bree ‘sed property ENGINE KOS THK Menor Theat SU RUMIAM NEVER AN re Tuor FP. Oowun, Bearers, [8 Ot mo er neman eee were etate, For PRQOY ARTRU-TOR & PRIVATE Paw tes whabie ed mee oot hagee awe N* ( OUT OF BRKYIOR WHO Cnpore Of hate mor view. parue we we YOUNTRY BOARD CAN BE bower, 16m om Oty bee whi!) komme | pie UR, ON URILED, th me orig bo Coe new ie Bs) camer vy © bromine @ It pamowaica, wos \ ny uverte PANTED-ORTER Jown Iiber, b+ we are 9” | Ww aNTrD Ts W. cn eeUM OF ane abe oF WoNDY AE Ty Be hm ONLY ry waN ed ow Barter s hae TO Lerwrrnour he eK MUERUM OF ANATOMY AY ” “0 Tu watomy ime Mardew WASTER, WOO ane DARPRER Ww ae ee a ee ENTIRMAN TO WAN AON A ROLES «pees 9 Jeremy Cig) 02 @ epee ‘ eines pase bi pak wm A boonst oe, w «me an (rare portiowions ot Ramer “ ower ANTED=& G00 FUN AN WHO te WehL . whwan arpty et ae oooh oe ot Bee