class locomotive and about twenty-three cars, submitted to the Secretary of State satisfactory returning from Harper's Ferry to Baltimore, evidence of his appointment as Acting Consul after having carried provisions to supply the for the States of North and South-Carolina, is garrison during the day. Fortunately this was recognized as such by the government of the the last train of a convoy of five, the others confederate States. -Lynchburgh Republican, having just preceded it in safety, and all reach-June 18. ed Baltimore. Of the captured train were several cars loaded with produce that was being rescued from danger from the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, also some fifteen passengers who took advantage of the train either to escape, or else business connected with the army required them to come down the road.--Baltimore American, June 18.

-THE iron-clad gunboat Chattahoochee, belonging to the rebels, was destroyed at Chattahoochee, Florida, by the bursting of her boiler. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier gives the following account of the affair :

"The schooner Fashion, at anchor in the Chattahoochee River, twenty-five miles above Apalachicola, was loading with cotton, and intended to run the blockade. She had received sixty bales of Sea-Island cotton, and was awaiting for another arrival from, when a spy or some traitorous person conveyed the fact to the enemy's fleet blockading. The result was, that the enemy sent nine launches with armed men, captured the schooner with the cotton on board, and took her to the fleet. When the news reached Chattahoochee, Lieutenant Guthrie, commanding the confederate States ironclad gunboat Chattahoochee, ordered steam to be raised, and was determined to pass the obstructions in the river, if possible, with a view of attacking the United States steamer, and endeavor to relieve the Fashion. Just as the steamer was leaving her anchorage, her boilers exploded, and twelve persons were killed, while several others were badly scalded."

-THE rebel ram Atlanta was captured in Warsaw Sound, Ga., by the National monitor Weehawken, under the command of Captain John Rodgers.-(Doc. 18.)

-CUMBERLAND, Maryland, was occupied during a portion of the day by a party of Imboden's rebel cavalry, who visited the various stores in town, and made large purchases of boots, shoes, and clothing, paying for the same in rebel scrip, at a heavy discount. Several young men belonging to the town joined the rebels and left with them on their departure, which took place at an early hour in the forenoon.-Cumberland Union, June 20.

June 18.-Middleburgh and Philomont, Va., were occupied by the National cavalry.

-Ir having been ascertained that a heavy force of the rebels was about to advance through Northern Mississippi upon the railroad, for the purpose of destroying the bridges near Pocahontas, Lieutenant-Colonel Phillips, of the Ninth Illinois, was despatched to meet, and, if possible, check their movement. He had with him his own regiment, the third battalion of the Fifth Ohio cavalry, Major Smith, and a part of the Eighteenth Missouri, all mounted. When near Ripley he found the rebels in force, and began to fall back, drawing them north toward

Pocahontas.

After a little feint of this kind, Colonel Phillips turned and went toward the enemy. At Rocky Crossing, of the Tallahatchie, he came up with General Ruggles, with a force of two thousand infantry, one battery, and a large force of -A PORTION of two companies of the Ninth cavalry. Although Colonel Phillips had but six regiment of Kansas volunteers, numbering sev- hundred men all told, and no artillery, yet he enty men, while on the march from Paola to offered battle, and fought the enemy with such Kansas City, were fired on at a point about determination as to check his intended move four miles south-west of Westport, Mo., by a ment northward to the railroad. The Nationals large party of rebels in ambush, and suffered suffered a loss of seven killed and twenty-eight a loss of ten killed and seventeen wounded and missing. The National troops who were under the command of Captain Fletcher, were obliged to fall back to Olathe.

wounded. The loss of the enemy was thirtyfive killed and one hundred wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Phillips returned to Pocahontas, bringing with him thirty prisoners, taken in the -II. PINKNEY WALKER, Her Britannic Majes- battle, including one lieutenant-colonel. The ty's Vice Consul, at Charleston, S. C., having Fifth Ohio cavalry fought splendidly on this oc

casion, under the leadership of Major Smith.Cincinnati Gazette.

--THE Thirty-seventh, Twenty-second, and Eleventh regiments of New-York militia, left New-York for the scene of operations in Pennsylvania.-THE Mechanic Light Infantry left Salem, Mass., for the seat of war.--THE steamer Platte Valley was fired into at Bradford's Landing on the Mississippi, and two persons were killed and a number wounded.-THE English schooner Harriet was captured at Tampa Bay, Florida, by the national gunboat Tahoma; about the same time she destroyed the schooner Mary Jane.-A DETACHMENT of the First Missouri and Fifth Ohio cavalry under Major Henry, of the Fifth Ohio, four hundred strong, while on a reconnoissance, was surrounded near Fernando, Miss., by General Chambers, with two thousand rebels. They were routed and most of them captured or killed. Major Henry was taken prisoner.

large number of the Nationals were dismounted, and they proved themselves to be quite as great adepts in the Indian style of warfare as the enemy. As the latter were driven out of one piece of timber, they would retreat into another, and thus the contest was kept up, from early morning until four o'clock P.M., almost without intermission.

The

During the early portion of the day the brigade commanded by Colonel Gregg was alone engaged. During the day, General Kilpatrick's command came up, and, at a late hour, the regular cavalry, which had been sent up the Snicker's Gap road, made a sudden dash upon the left flank of the rebels, creating quite a panic. As the regulars passed up the Snicker's Gap pike, a squadron of the First cavalry was placed to guard the bridge across Goose Creek. main column had been gone only a short time, when the guard was attacked by a superior force, and driven away, when the bridge was set on fire. The First Maine, Tenth, Second, and Fourth New-York, Fourth and Sixteenth Pennsylvania did most of the skirmishing. The First Maine made five charges under the most unfavorable circumstances, and added new laurels to their fame. The National loss in killed

-FLETCHER FREEMAN, the National enrolling officer of Sullivan County, Indiana, was shot and instantly killed, while riding along a country road.--CHAMBERSBURGH, Pa., was evacuated by the rebels under Jenkins, who took up his line of march to Hagerstown.-A COMPANY of negroes arrived at Harrisburgh, Pa., from Phila- and wounded, yesterday and to-day, will probadelphia, but their services were declined by Gen-bly not exceed fifty, and of the whole number eral Couch, on the ground that no authority had been granted by the War Department for the muster of colored troops into the service of the United States for a less period than three years.THREE hundred rebel cavalry under the command of Colonel Phillips, made a descent on Plaquemine, La,, and destroyed four steamers and a large quantity of cotton.

June 19.-A committee from the planters of Louisiana, made a formal application to the President of the United States, for reädmission into the Union.-(Doc. 75.)

-GENERAL GREGG, with his cavalry, met the rebel line of skirmishers in a piece of wood a short distance west of Middleburgh, Va., and forced them back about five miles on the road leading to Ashby's Gap, where the enemy had two brigades of infantry. Artillery was used occasionally on both sides, but most of the time the fight was more of an Indian warfare than any thing else. Nearly all the charges made were in woods where the enemy fought from behind trees, stone walls and natural rifle-pits. A

there are not half a dozen wounds of a serious character. On the other hand, at the close of the day, there were thirty of the enemy's dead and wounded at the hospital, a majority of the wounds being of a serious character. Some forty prisoners were captured, including six officers, a lieutenant-colonel, a major, a captain and three lieutenants. When the Tenth New-York entered Middleburgh yesterday, they found five of the missing First Rhode Island troopers locked up in a store, their captors not having an opportunity even to parole or carry them off, so sudden was the charge into the town made.

-THE rebels at Williamsport carried all their stores to the north side of the Potomac River, with the purpose of making that their base of operations for raids into Pennsylvania.-BOON ESBORO, Md., was evacuated by the rebels, who carried off a number of horses and some other property.-THE Seventy-fourth and Sixty-fifth. regiments of New-York militia, left Buffalo, for Harrisburgh, Pa.-Two members of the staff of General Hooker, Major Sterling and Captain Fisher, were captured by guerrillas near Fair

fax, Va.-HORATIO SEYMOUR, Governor of New-In country and in town we must protect ourYork, issued an order organizing the National selves against raiding parties by means of the Guard of the State. -THE Fifty-sixth and Fifth militia and of volunteer associations for home regiments of New-York militia, left home for defence. Harrisburgh, Pa.-THE ship Conrad, was captured by the privateer Alabama.

We learn from the United States papers that it is proposed in Pennsylvania to call out the militia up to sixty years of age, to repel apprehended invasion. Shall we do less to repel actual invasion? If she be ready to make such sacrifices to subjugate us, should we not be willing to make greater sacrifices to defend ourselves? Boys, from twelve to eighteen, are excellent marksmen, and although it might de

-A DETACHMENT of Jenkins's rebel force on their retreat from Chambersburgh, entered McConnellsburgh, Pa., surprising the citizens and capturing a large number of horses and cattle, besides helping themselves to such provisions and wearing apparel as they could find in the stores. After thoroughly rifling the town, they left, taking the road to Hancock, Maryland.moralize their principles, injure their characters, THE brig Isabella Thompson, having on board and endanger their health, to enlist them regua cargo of turpentine and cotton, was captured larly in the army and expose them to the hardby the Union gunboat United States, command- ships of the camp, of long marches, and of indifed by R. W. Mead, Jr.-THE British schooner ferent diet, yet. they may be drilled more Glenn, of Yarmouth, N. S., from Matamoras readily than old men, and made efficient soldiers for Nassau, being six hundred miles out of her in a sudden emergency to aid in the defence of course, was overhauled by the National steamer the city and its environs.—Richmond Sentinel, Cumbria, and her papers not being satisfactory, a prize crew was put on board, and she was ordered to New-York.

June 20.--The First regiment of New-York cavalry encountered a portion of Jenkins's rebel force near Greencastle, Pa., and after a short skirmish defeated them, capturing twenty prisoners.-EXTRACTS from the World, Express, and Caucasian, published in New-York, the Cincin nati Enquirer and Chicago Times, were suppressed within the limits of the Eighth army corps, by order of General Schenck.-THE fishing-boat L. A. Macomber, of Noank, Ct., while at anchor at a point twenty-two miles south-east of the South Shoal light, Mass., was boarded by the privateer Tacony, and afterward burned. THE rebel schooner Hattie was captured while

attempting to run the blockade of Wilmington, N. C., by the National gunboat Florida.

-A PART of General Lee's army is already in the valley of Virginia, and a part probably in Maryland. The rest will probably follow on. At all events, Richmond is about to be uncovered of the defence afforded by the proximity of his troops. They will be removed to some more distant point, whence they cannot be brought instantly and readily to our assistance, if assistance we should need. This summer's campaign cannot be conducted efficiently, if large numbers of our regular troops are detailed to guard and protect our cities, and other assailable points.

June 20.

-THE expedition that left Suffolk, Va., on the eleventh instant, returned to-day. Its leading. object was to investigate the strength of, and destroy the three leading strongholds of the rebels on the Blackwater River, all of which were within a distance of twenty-five miles from Suffolk.-THE citizens of Pittsburgh, Pa., held a mass meeting, at which martial law was called for and skulkers denounced. A general suspension of business and the raising of volunteer companies for defence were strenuously advo

cated.

-THE ship Isaac Webb, in lat. 40° 35'; long. 68° 45', was captured by the rebel privateer Tacony, and released on giving bonds for forty thousand dollars; the crew and passengers of the brig Umpire, which was captured and destroyed by the Tacony on the sixteenth instant, in lat. 37°, long. 69° 57', were put on board the Isaac Webb to be carried to New-York.-A. J. BOREMAN was inaugurated as the first Governor of the State of West-Virginia.-THE resistance to the enrolment in Holmes County, Ohio, ended.A SPIRITED engagement took place at Lafourche Crossing, La., this afternoon. Nearly two thousand rebels attacked the National forces who were guarding the bridge and were repulsed.FREDERICK, Md., was occupied by the rebels under J. E. B. Stuart.

June 21.-At Baltimore, Md., as a matter of precaution against rebel demonstrations, earth