infantry, Captain Ewing's battery, and one com-resist your arms indefinitely, in order to stop the .pany of cavalry, under the command of Colonel further effusion of blood, I propose that you apHarris, of the Tenth Virginia, who was ordered point three commissioners, to meet three whom by General Averill to hold the place until he I shall select, to arrange such terms as may best could reach him with reënforcements, which he accomplish the result." did; but before their arrival, the rebels were repulsed and the Nationals were in pursuit.—THE battle of Gettysburgh was resumed at early daylight this morning.-(Docs. 20 and 118.)

-THE rebel Impressment Commissioners of the several States, met in convention at Atlanta, Ga., to-day. Virginia, North-Carolina, and Florida were not represented, and the other States only partially. Consequently the Convention adjourned to the twenty-seventh instant for a full attendance.

A PICKED force of infantry, artillery, and cavalry, under General Foster in person, left Newbern, N. C., on an expedition inland.—THE battle of Cabin Creek, Indian Territory, ended on this day. (Doc. 30.)

July 3.—The following "commendable appeal" to the foreign residents of Richmond, Va., appeared in the Enquirer, published in that city, to-day:

To British Subjects:

FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN: If you desire to protect your homes, and the homes of your friends, from the touch of the ruthless invader; if you believe, as we do, in the justice of the Southern cause, and desire its success; if you have interests here to defend, then it is manifestly your duty, as brave and chivalrous men, to take up arms at this crisis. The history of our past precludes the possibility of our being cowards; but let us here, and now, in this righteous struggle for constitutional law and liberty, add another laurel to our ancestral history.

General Grant replied in these words:

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The appointment of commissioners is unnecessary. While I should be glad to stop any unnecessary effusion of blood, the only terms which I can entertain are those of unconditiona! surrender. At the same time, myself and men, and officers of this army, are ready to testify to the distinguished gallantry with which the defence of Vicksburgh has been conducted."

At eleven o'clock the messengers returned. This afternoon General Grant met General Pem

berton between the lines, and after an hour's consultation settled the surrender of the place. -(Docs. 25, 36, and 146.)

-THE National Guards, Colonel Wright commanding, composed of the most substantial citizens of Newbern, N. C., received their arms and equipments and entered upon duty at the garrison of that place.

--MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH sent a force toward Williamsport, Md., which was successful in capturing and destroying the pontoon train of the rebels. The guard, consisting of a lieutenant and only thirteen men, were taken.-General French's Despatch.

-THE following orders were issued at NewOrleans, La., by Brigadier-General Emory: "Hereafter no public assemblages, except for public worship under a regular, commissioned priest, will be allowed in this city for any purpose or on any pretence whatever, by white or black, without the written consent of the Commander of the defences of New-Orleans; and no Those of you who are willing to offer your-more than three persons will be allowed to asselves, for either temporary or permanent duty, semble or congregate together upon the streets should report at once to the undersigned: Syd- of the city. Whenever more than that number ney H. Davis, Lieutenant H. B. M., Sixteenth are found together by the patrol, they shall be regiment, Arlington House. F. L. Buxton, Lieu- ordered to disperse, and failing to do so, the oftenant Royal Berks volunteers, Mrs. Duval's, fenders shall be placed in arrest. corner Fourteenth and Ross streets.

-Ar Vicksburgh, Miss., at eight o'clock this morning, flags of truce appeared before A. J. Smith's front, when the rebels, Major-General Bowen and Colonel Montgomery, were led blindfolded into the Union lines. They bore a communication from General Pemberton, of the following purport:

"All bar-rooms, coffee-houses, stores, and shops of every description, will be closed at nine o'clock P.M.

"All club-rooms and gambling-houses are hereby closed until further orders.

"No citizens or other persons, except the police and officers in the United States service, or soldiers on duty or with passes, are to be al

"Although I feel confident of my ability to lowed in the streets after nine o'clock P.M.”—

THE United States transport boat Zephyr was Elk River, Tenn., was thrown forward toward fired into, at a point six miles below Donaldson- Dechard and Cowan, after reöccupying Winchesville, La, and two men were wounded.—A FIGHT occurred at Fairfield, Pa., between the Sixth United States cavalry, under Major Samuel H. Starr, and two brigades of rebel cavalry, under Generals Robinson and Jones.- Philadelphia Enquirer.

-THE battle of Gettysburgh was concluded this day. Repulsed at every point, General Lee withdrew in the night, leaving General Meade master of the field.-(Docs. 20 and 118.)

-SUFFOLK, Va., was evacuated by the Union troops.-A CIRCULAR letter was issued from the Treasury Department by Secretary Chase, regulating the disposition of abandoned, captured and confiscable property in the rebel districts.

ter. This day he sent his cavalry force, under
Colonel Watkins of the Sixth Kentucky, toward
the mountains. Near University Place, they en-
countered the rebel cavalry, killed and wounded
forty, routed and drove them three miles up the
side of the mountain, and returned with the loss
The rebels' flight was so preci-
of twelve men.
pitate, that they threw away every thing which
could at all impede them, and their course could
be traced for miles by their cast-off equipments
and accoutrements.

"HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF HENRICO, "July 4, 1863.

-CAPTAIN TURNER, the Commandant at the Libby Prison, at Richmond, Va., received the following order: } July 4.—The rebel gunboat Torpedo, formerly "SPECIAL ORDER, No. 160.-Captain T. N. the Dragon, came down the James River, Vir- Turner, commanding confederate States prison, ginia, having on board Alexander H. Stephens, is hereby commanded to select, by lot, from Vice-President of the rebel government. By among the Federal Captains now in his possesflag of truce it was reported that Stephens was sion, two of that number for execution. the bearer of a letter from Jefferson Davis to President Lincoln, and he requested permission to go to Washington in the Torpedo, to present the letter to President Lincoln in person. This request was declined by the President and Cabinet, but before their determination could be communicated, the Torpedo had left its moorings and proceeded up the James River, without waiting for an answer.-(Docs. 23 and 34.)

-VICKSBURGH, Miss., was surrendered to the National forces under the command of MajorGeneral Grant.-(Docs. 25, 36, 94, and 141.)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, "announces to the country, that the news from the army of the Potomac to ten P.M. of the third, is such as to cover the army with the highest honor and promise a great success to the cause of the Union, and to claim the condolence of all for the many gallant fallen, and that for this he especially desires, on this day, that He whose will, not ours, should ever be done, be everywhere remembered with the profoundest gratitude."

---THE battle of Helena, Ark., was fought this day, by the National troops under the command of Major-General B. M. Prentiss, and the rebels under Generals Marmaduke, Price, and Holmes. (Docs. 24 and 111.).

-GENERAL SHERIDAN's division of Rosecrans's army, in pursuit of General Bragg, crossing the

"JOHN H. WINDER,

"Major-General Commanding." Captain Turner at once proceeded to carry out the order, and caused all the captains, seventyfive in number, to be assembled in the large room on the first floor. The order commanding the selection of two of them for execution was then read aloud in their presence, by the Captain, and the seventy-five names deposited in a box placed upon a table. Captain Turner inquired if they would designate any particular person to draw from the box, and explained that the two first names drawn would be the parties selected. There was a deep silence for some named Rev. Mr. Brown, Chaplain of the Fifth moments, when one of the captains spoke and Maryland (Yankee) regiment, as their choice. Mr. Brown here stepped forward, from three chaplains in the room, and, evincing considerable emotion, drew the first name from the box, written upon a piece of paper.

Without glancing at the card, he handed it to Captain Turner, who read out: "Henry Washington Sawyer, Captain First New-Jersey cavalry." Then it was a singular coïncidence struck every one present, for Sawyer was the party who named Mr. Brown for the unpleasant duty he was then discharging. Great drops of sweat beaded Sawyer's brow, as he stepped out from the ranks. The next name was drawn and read out, as before, "John Flinn, Fifty-first Indiana re

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giment;" and Flinn took his place with Sawyer. The drawing over, the balance of the officers were returned to their quarters, and Sawyer and Flinn taken from the prison to the office of General Winder. Sawyer was talkative, and said if it was his fate, he would stand it. Flinn said but little.-Richmond Examiner, July 8.

Fifty-first Indiana volunteers, or any other of ficers or men in the service of the United States, not guilty of crimes punishable with death by the laws of war, shall be executed by the enemy, the afore-mentioned prisoners will be immediately hung in retaliation. It is also directed, that immediately on receiving official or other authentic information of the execution of Captain Sawyer and Captain Flynn, you will proceed to hang General Lee and the other rebel officer desig

-THE First North-Carolina (Union) volunteers, Colonel McChesney, returned to Newbern, N. C., from an expedition up the Pungo River, where the regiment captured two large schoon-nated, as herein above directed, and that you no

tify Robert Ould, Esq., of said proceedings, and assure him that the Government of the United States will proceed to retaliate for every similar barbarous violation of the laws of civilized war.

H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief.

ers heavily laden with rebel supplies, large numbers of prisoners, horses, cattle, negroes, and several thousand bushels of corn. This regiment effected a landing near Wade's Point, and moved with great celerity at midnight, taking the enemy everywhere by surprise. Several thou- -THE steamer Harriet Pinckney, from Bersand dollars' worth of rebel commissary stores muda, arrived at Halifax, N. S., having on board were also destroyed. C. L. Vallandigham.-Ar seven o'clock this -ORLANDO H. MOORE, Colonel of the Twenty-alry, attacked the Twentieth Kentucky infantry, morning, John Morgan, with four thousand cavfifth regiment of Michigan infantry, commanding at Green River Bridge, Kentucky, was summoned to surrender, by the rebel General John Morgan, when he replied, "that the Fourth day of July was no day to entertain such a proposition," and immediately after, a fight was commenced by the rebels, which resulted in their defeat and the loss of over fifty killed and two hundred wounded.-(Doc. 44.)

July 5.-This evening, General Kilpatrick captured a rebel train and a large number of prisoners, at a point near Monterey Gap, Va., and in the afternoon he defeated the rebel cavalry under J. E. B. Stuart, at Smithsburgh, Va.(Doc. 32.)

four hundred strong, under Colonel Hanson, at Lebanon, Kentucky. After a seven hours' fight, Morgan's forces commenced burning the town, setting fire to the railroad depot and six or seven houses. Colonel Hanson then surrendered, and Morgan's forces left in the direction of Springfield.-(Docs. 47 and 103.)

-A BATTLE took place near Bolton, Miss., between the National forces under General W. T. Sherman, and the rear-guard of the rebels under Joe Johnston, in which the latter were compelled to surrender their entire force. The Union loss was very slight, while the number of rebels captured amounted to over two thousand.-GENERAL JAMES G. BLUNT, having under -A SMALL party of rebel cavalry entered his command portions of the Second and Sixth Mechanicstown, Md., and after committing some Kansas, Third Wisconsin, and Fourteenth Kansas depredations, retired, taking with them a quanti-regiments, left Fort Scott for the seat of war in ty of flour and several horses. -THE following the far West. order was officially promulgated at the headJuly 6.-Portions of the Tenth Kentucky and quarters of the army at Washington: First Ohio, under the command of Major Brown, Commanding Officer Fort Monroe, Colonel Lud-made an expedition through Pound Gap, Ky., low, Agent for the Exchange of Prisoners of into South-western Virginia, and succeeded in War:

The President directs that you immediately place W. H. Lee and another officer selected by you, not below the rank of captain, prisoners of war, in close confinement and under strong guards; and that you notify Mr. R. Ould, confederate agent for exchange of prisoners of war, that if Captain H. W. Sawyer, First New-Jersey volunteer cavalry, and Captain John Flynn,

surprising the rebels, capturing one hundred and twenty-five prisoners, killing thirty, and wounding about the same number. The National loss was one killed and fourteen wounded.-THE English schooner Lady Maria, was captured off Mobile Bay, by the National gunboat De Soto.

-A FIGHT took place near Quaker Bridge, on the Trent River, N. C., in which the rebels were defeated by a force under the command of Gen