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aper, and took whatever property of a movable character they thought might be of use to them. In their course through the country they took wagons, horses, cattle, and sheep, without paying any respect to either friend or foe. A large steam distillery, about a mile and a half from Williamsport, belonging to Mrs Dahl, was fired by the rebels and consumed. The establishment had not been in operation for some time. From Grant's army. A letter, dated at Grant's headquarters on the 21st, says: Rebel deserters coming into our lines on Sunday night concurred in stating that preparations were being made by the enemy for a grand attack our lines yesterday morning, for some unknown reason the attack was not made, and the hopes of our brave boys were doomed to a disappointment. The intelligence of an anticipated attack found us prepared at every point, and had the enemy been rash enough to assault our lines he would have met with a reception he little dreamed of A mo