LATEST INTELLIGENCE THE CONFEDERATE INVASION OF THE FEDERAL STATES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVIII, Issue 1666, 22 November 1862, Page 5

LATEST INTELLIGENCE THE CONFEDERATE INVASION OF THE FEDERAL STATES.

" Home News " Office, Friday, Sept. 2G, 1802. Tt is very difficult to say, from the news bi ought last evening by the 'City of New Yoik," what is the piecisc position of the Confederate and Federal forces The Confederates are stated to have occupied Fiedelick and Hagerstown, anil to have advanced to Gieen Castle, Pennsylvania. It ii also reported, however, that both ILigevhton u and Frederick have been evacuated by them, and occupied by General M'Clellan. Accoidmg to news telegraphed to Cape llace on the 10th, a battle was going on that clay between Shaips bur;,' and Middlesbuig— a shot north- west of Hamper's Feuy and south of Green Castle. It was also said that the Federal Foice at Haipei's Feny had been completely surioumled. Sixteen hundred of the cavahy had escaped, but the remainder of the tioops would be compelled to surrender The Confederate-! are stated to be recruiting in Maivlxnd, and Geneial Lee had issued a proelama tion declmng that the Confederates had come to libeiate the people ft out the Fedei'il lule He declares that is for the Marylandon to choose for themselves The South \n ill welcome them if they choose to join it, but they must do so of theii o\\ n free will This is sciicely in accoid with the suggestion of the AVit- Yoil. Times and Jleiald, that the object of this Confedeiato invasion of Mai viand is to ovei throw Mr Lincoln's Government and restore the Union jus it was. Whatevei the Confederate object may be. however, it is pretty clear that the people of Pennsylvania do not inetnd to submit quietly; the Governor of the State had called for 50,000 men to lesidt the invasion. At Cincinnati a battle was lioinly expected, but it was believed the place was strong euough to lesist attack. The Potomac is said to be much swollen by late lain" In Connecticut there had been distin bances, arising from the enforcement of the draft. A difficulty had also arisen between the Federal Secre taiy for War and the New York War Committee. That committee hncl invited and leceived the consent of Geneial Fremont to commaud the 50,000 men whom they pioposed to raise; but the Secretary-at-War had lefused to friuction the laising of troops under Fiemont. There seems to be geneial dissatisfaction with the Fedeial Cobinet, and Mr. Lincoln is unred by some of the news-papeis to set about leconstiucting his Government as soon as possible