The New York Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9780. THE REBEL INVASION. Advance of the Enemy in Heavy Force Into Pennsylvania. Intense Alarm Along the Border. The Rebels Within Six Miles of Carlisle Expected Battle Near Car- lisle To-day, Ren dew The Harrisburg Telegrams. Hannsspona, Pa. , Jone 24, 1663. ee @ SBippensburg tn force. Captain Boyd called in his pickets, and the telegraph operator left. wedels are now advancing with serious intent upon the Mate capital. Their move ie necessarily slow, as the eayairy march with the infantry. Every preparation has ‘been made te give them a proper reception, and our @oldiers are buoyant with the hopes of a speedy brush, ‘Me poople are passive under the exciting intelligence, ‘but the politicians are leaving. Reports from McConnelisburg state that the, rebels are ‘@ that vicinity, about thirty thousand strong. The Shippensburg operator bas just arrived at New ville, @ distance of eleven miles from the former place. ‘Captain Leyd could not. inform the operator either as to the charac’er or force of the advancing rebels. He came the eleven miles on @ hand car in fifty minutes. . A despatch from Altoona to the Governor states that ‘the rebels, marching on Shippensburg, beve a supply train with them three miles long. A refugee here, who has means of collecting informa- thon, informs the Governor from three sources, as fol- tows:—A lady who saw the rebels in Greencastle, saw ‘@ight pieces of artillery on the Diamond, or public square @ that place, and a large force of infantry; another refu- gee counted seventeen pieces of artillery, judges their force to bo between six and eight thousand good men, and John Whitmore whose farm they occupied, counted eighteen picces of artillery, and estimates their force to Ddeapabove. . ‘The Shippensburg operator bas fallen back from New ‘ville w a point called Grayson's Station, five miles cast Of Newville and six miles west of Carlisle. He states ‘that the rebéls bave halted eight miles west of Carlisle. @ur scouts are also in that vicinity. ‘The Thirty-seventh New York made application to the Governor to day for horses, Paseoogers along the line of the Northern Central Rail- woad report everything quiet along its line. A deputation of the soldiers of 1812 called upon the @overnor to-day, and tendered their services to serve in the ride pits, They had with them an old fag, tattered aad torn by bullets and age, They made a singular re- quest—namely, that they should be furnished with flint- Jock muskets, with which they promised to do great exe- ‘@ution. Thelr acceptance apd request were very hand eemely replied to by the Governor, who stated that it ‘was true, from some cause, that while other parts of the “Btate had been most liberal in furnishing men for his ‘call, but very few had volunteered in defence <@f thoir homes from this plaeo. He trusted the example ‘of the venerable men before him would have a happy ef- feet upon the young men of the place. It istrue we hed ‘war and all ite resvits. While be would ever regret that one drop of biood had been shed, it was no time for par- should be but one mind in the contest about to be opened ‘at our very doors. The Governor in fervid language de- picted the ‘horrors entailed if the rebellion ahould succeed, which he prayed God would avert. He was thankful, ‘very thankful, to the venerable body, broken with age ‘and whose heads were silvered with gray, for the lesson fa duty they had taught those who were their juniors by ‘enrolling themselves for duty. (Loud cheers were given by the populace for the Governor and veterans.) They ‘will be stationed in the riffe pits. Acitizen named J. K. Martin, veterinary surgeon, was arrested ‘to-day for uttering disloyal sentiments. Hoe took the oath of allegiance ana was discharged. Hon. Thomas B. Scott left here in the early train this morning for New York. ‘Hansson, Pa., June 24—Evening. ‘The rebels still continue to advance upon Harrisburg. ‘The slowness of their movement, however, proclaims ita *feins. Our scouts reported them within one mile of Shippens- ‘burg this morning at eleven o'clock. ‘Our pickets retired ‘wpon this mformation to Newville. Guar scouts confirm the previous reports that the enemy ‘min heavy force. His numbers are not stated. A rebel deserter, who entered our lines to-day reported General Ewell in command of the rebel forces in Pennsy!- ~vania advancing on Harrisburg, with sm brigades, com- poned of fifteen thousand men. Cattle and other movable property Js still streaming s@orthward for security. poles and destroyed the wires for miles, The latest advices from the vicinity of Gettysburg re- sport the enemy withdrawing from that poimt upon their main body, towards Chambersburg. lam informed by an officer of the regular army that bere is information at headquarvers which puts it beyond foubt that the enemy i# at least thirty thousand strong in ‘the vicinity ef Boonsboro, ‘The new cavairy force 1s getting into ehape. Ne collisions are reported so far to-day. The rebel advance upoo Harrisburg is now within five miles of Carlisle, on road from Shippensburg. Car- dale ie eighteen miles frOim Harrisburg. By a fank move- ment tho column that was at Gettysburg has suddenly turned up at,Paperiown, #ix miles south of Carlisle. There has been vo fighting yet, but preparations aro ~ making. Che clerks in the diferent departments have tenderer: their serv ions to the Governor, There iegrrest exelement here, and it ison the im- crease. Penhape the rebels may make an effort to carry @ut the threat @f being bere to-morrow night. ca Bannisocns, Pa., June 24, 1863. News from ep the valley shows that the rebels are rapidly savameing in thisdirection im strong force. No troop: would Bkeiy ventere so far from their base of doperations iato AD enemy's country without farce sufi. cient to actem the offensive. Bo far oo opposhion has been mode to ther movements. ‘The rebels are Dow twelve miles fronr Carlisle, apd #til) advancing. Gan. Koipe, commandiag the forces in the valley, wilt protmbly give them battle at that point. ‘The rebels will no doubt appear in front of that town to. morrow. Our cavalry, who fall back am the rebels ad- vance, have been umalte to discover any infantry as yet, but there is mo doutst that @ strong force is in eupporting distance A Gasertor belonging to the Forty-fourth Georgia regs ment arrived here today, On Sunday oi he regs ment was doing picket daty near town, aod on Monday morning fifty of them deserted av © \fely made ther way to the mountains, where they remained all night. Yeaterday morning they all started for Frederica City, hoping © make their way to | Bulbine With the exception of this man, who came to Gettysburg. He states that General | Bwell’s whole corps of six origades was at Hagerstown when he left, They number about 12,000. The jast bri. @he same aay. Orders were on Suoday for the | _ S0rve to move at five v'olvek om Monday morning. 1% ig | gnde left Willamaport omFriday, arriving at Hagerstowa , 7 NEW Delieved they are coming im thie direction, supporting Geo. Jenkins’ forcelof cavalry. Haaguspure, Juve 24—Midnight. ‘The rebels are within twenty-five miles of Harrisburg. ‘The enemy’s column halted about dusk about eight miles the other side of Carlisle and went into camp. The av. therities are tm telegraphie communication with Grey- son's Station, two miles from the rebel pickets. Their Mwe to-night ie very strong. ‘The resutt of to-morrow is looked forward to with moch anxiety. General Knipe may give the enemy battio Qarlisie, or can fall back to the Susquehanma, A battle to morrow night. Genera} Couch has thrown @ strong column in the nelab. borhood of Gettysburg, on the enemy’s right flank. This, ‘jm connection with certain movements by the army of the Potomac in thoir rear will make !t a dangerous expert- ment fer them to attempt to hold the line of the Susque” hannah. Numerous arrests bave been made to-day on the south aide of the river of parties suspected of being rebel spies and guerillas, but on the cases being investigated, most ef them proved refugees. ‘The works on the opposite side of the river have been completed and guns are being meunted. ‘The Philadelphia Gray Reserves, one thousand one bun red strong, are still here, but refuse te be mustered in. ‘Their conduct is severely commented on by the other troops. General Andrew Porter arrived here to-day and ten- dered his setvices to the authorities. Fverything is quiet in the neighborhood of Gettysburg and Hanover Junction. Great activity is being displayed of the Northern Centra) Railroad. A rebel operator at ten o’clock tonight attached the Pitteaburg. He told a long story about Jenkins, and what he intended doing. No relianee is placed in it. It is reported here and believed that General Milroy has heen relieved of bis command. It is known here toa certainty that twenty regiment of rebel infantry passed through Chambersburg to day. ‘They were moving jn this direction, and are undoubtedly Gen. Ewell’ corps (late Stonewall Jackson’s. ) Important events are likely to transpire to-morrow. Grevson’s Staion, Five Mis yROM CARLISLE, Pa., June 24, 1868, Our forces evacuated Shippensburg today at minutes past ono o'clock. The enemy charged into Shippensburg, and the tele- graph operator and myself escaped out of the town on a hand car as the enemy was coming in. ‘The enemy fired some volleys, but did no injury that wecan hear of, There was a perfect stampede of the citizens of the town. ‘The rebels brag that they will be in Carlisle to-morrow. ‘They pursued our cavalry to Stoughtstown, on the Pike road. We went to Newville, but had to leave that place at six o'clock, as @ report came in that the rebels were on the State road, and our forces were below us. ‘Tho enemy is now halted about nine miles west of Car- lisle, at Palmstown. Our cavalry !s in front, about a mile apart. One hundred and fifty rebel cavalry went into Fayette- ville last evening. A citizen mortally wounded one of the enemy as.he came into Fayetteville. The rebels did no damage to the place. Most all the goods in the town of Shippensburg bave Deen sent towards Harrisburg. The rebels are taking the hats off people’s heads, taking their watches and money, anda grost deal of private Property. The rebels arrested Sheriff Rippey, of Cumberland county, but releaged him again, They took his hat away from him. At Newburg and Roxbury the people are in great alarm. In many instances the rebels ere acting roughly to citizens, and doing much damage to the telegraph line, and scouring the country for plunder. They affsnount- ing their infantry as fast as they can get horses for them. ‘There is 8 fair indication that we will have to skedad- dle from here, perhaps to-night.” Rebel pickets are reported at Leesburg to-day. Farm- ers are leaving with their stock in all directions. T have no positive information, but it does seem that ten Qeying. There were differences of opinion; but there | the rebels have a tolerably large force of infantry and | then a some artillery backing up their cavalry. The McConnelisburg Telegrams. McConwerian0rG, Pa., June 24, 1863. The excitement along the border remains unabated. Business is at a perfect standstill, being exposed con- stantly to incursions of rebel marauding bands. Farmers are compelled to keep their horses concealed in the moun- ‘tains, and tho prospects of reaping the coming harvests are discouraging. The rebels are overrunning Franklin county. ‘Two rebel deserters, from a North Carolina regiment, belonging to Ewell’s corps, came into our lines this morn- ing and report that the whole of that commander's forces are in Pennsylvania, The rebels are in force at Mercers- burg, and have driven in our pickets this side of the town. It is thought they will attempt to feel our strength this side of the Mountains. Rawr-rast Four P, M. Rebel infantry are reported coming up the mountain from Mercersburg m force. Tho roads are blockaded, but Poorly supported. Movements of the Rebels in Marytand. Barrmmonz, June 24, 1863. Later and reliable accoants from Frederick are that there are no rebels near there, and that the force in the valley beyond South Mountain have made no movement jo this direction. There are no regiments east of Boons- boro, which is four miles west of South Mourrain, Information at headquarters to-vight goes to confirm “The rebels have again destroyed the railroad bridge at | ‘he previous accounts of a very heavy rebel force being | +Seotland by fire. They have also cut down the telegraph | 19 the valley west of Boonsboro, They were moving | northward, but it is mot aseertained whether they were taking the Chambersburg road or the road lending to- wards Gettysburg. The artillery, accompanying the body Of the rebels, is aid to number sixty-six pieces. Some of the students of St. Janes College, pear Bagers- town, arrived here inet evening, who parsed through the rebel lines yesterday. The accounts given by them agree as to the force being large, and as to the number of cannon. One student estimated the column he saw at eight thousand strong. Our Harrisburg Correspondence. Hanmanone, Pa. , June 23, 1868. THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THER KVENY Upon Greencastic dees pot clear up the mystery which enshrouds the real object of General Lee's strategy. It rebel army is in the region betwoen ‘Hagerstown and the Shenandoah. In a conversation with a gentleman from Baltimore, whe arrived bere yesterday, I understood that the rebels have no intention of attacking Raltimore, mach Jess of posreeniag 1t, amd tho reasons are clear. WHY LER WITL NOT ATTACK BALTIMORE. PRP the ccoupation of Baitim:re Lee would eutangio his army in a mesh from which it could never escape as an army. Agsin, be woula endanger the city, which ie largoly owned ©y the warmest friends of the rebellion, | by expowing i to dombardment from the sea. | Pinally, Baitimese bas been of more real service. | to the rebels im the Union tiner since the war broke out, | im the transmission of contraband goods, than it ever | could be im any ether reepect in the Union or out of it, But it may be sald that Lee would find thousands to join | hie standard in Baltimore, amd the rebels badly want mou te ft ap their ranks, Granted; but this, or the eupnites | he might capture there, would counterbatanes for one mo. | ment, in the mind of @ generat like Leo, the reasons pee. viowlly mentioned, ‘The rebel army, therefore, is mot going to Raltimore. ie has one of two objects in view—to capture Washington, OF attempt it if anything kike @ chance i# aflerded, or we 10 the nd destro} o ba lices of rtireads converging eros ''°7 ‘MM Ay snd ne revel army ie a ee defeat, eparetion i taken check om wd we act m the LemyA apOO Warhiogtoa. The een this point and (he rebel hn que considerable, ameunting w over twenty ousand men all arma, with numerous rererves. hese men are raw troops in most Cee, we but hook at then sn thelr Carre and fee the samy they are of. They are men whe bave torned ont a* a Int extreds 7, amd are the yery men who will wive the revein a | ar Sanka of the enemy in forces Dow mmmembted | satisfies me conclusively, however, that the bulk of the | ola 9 roe direction twenty miles than they are at present. REPORTED VIRASTER 10 TH SIXTY NINTH RAGINET. fs sagers pane ae ho Stnte oes yegiment New York Beate National Guard ban suffered a disaster has caused much regret throv; tthe city. We hope, however, it ‘will turn out that it ie incorrect. ‘THE CAMP OF THE FOURTH ARTILLERY. 1 paid a visit to the camp of the Fourth artillery New York National Guard to-day, which includes the com- ‘The regiment ek man is cheerfal and likes camp life in Phis vicinity. They | horses to-day, and in a day or ‘On visiting pop ll ge Le magy yd will cross the Susquehani ‘equipped, two, Company EF is the “perela Gnard.” was among the firat to welcome me to the Faller, commending the regiment, and corps, are favorites here. ‘The other troops at Camp Curtin aro becoming rapidity organized. and are warming to the work. There are fewer complaints among the Pennsylvanians. Rebel Occupation of Frederick. MR. 8. M. CARPENTER’S LETTER. Paevenicn Crrv, Ma. , June 22, 1863. ‘The Agony Over—Tumult During the PEpected Arproach of tee Redes—The Dash of the Rebels Into the Town—A Ou- rious Parole—How Our Correspondent Tried to Escape, “But Didn'?’—City Completely Isolai— Departure of the Rebels, de. All quiet onthe Monccacy. The agony is over. the grand excitement has partially abated, and the citizens of Frederick to-night sit upon their doorsteps, smoking the Pipe of peace, with no one to molest er make them afraid. It was my fortune to be within the captured city during tts occupation by the enemy, must confess that the tamult exceeded anything of ind ever witnessed in my history, All last week the rebels were expected, Great alarm prevails here. The rebels have advanced fm that quarter to provent any demonstration on the line | and prominent Unioniete hastened off, while the scoes- sionists amiled and gathored on the corners, awaiting the appearance of the ebivairy. The wildest reports few ‘The opinion of Generals Franklin and Couch ie that the | wires at MoConnelisburg and opened communication with | through the town, Sometimes rumor had a host of the enemy dashing down from Middletown; then there had Deen fa terrible fight between Hooker and Ice, and Ewell was retreating from Williamsport; and next we would bear that our forces were at Menecacy, waiting for the rebels to come over the moun- tains. The week passed off, and no rebels ap- peared. Yet all seemed confident that they ‘would come, and continued their preparations for saving property and welcoming the expected visitors. Many of the stores were emptied of their most valuable goods, the Danks sent off their specie, horses were hurried out into the country, and the saloons stripped of their best liquors. About three o'clock on Satarday afternoon the squad of cavalry attached to the signal corps dashed through the town, shouting that the rebels were coming; but nogray- Dacks made their appearance, and the party returned, The excitement occasioned by this demonstration bad partly subsided, and the Henatn representative was stroll- ing up the street in pursuit of knowledge, when, suddeniv, aclatter of hoofs rerounded through the town, and the rebel cavalry galloped dawn upon our men, capturing nine of the First Connecticut cavairy, including one sergeant. Lieutenant Upton commanding the detachment, exhibited great coolness: but the appearance of the enemy was so sudden that be was unable to save bis party, and escaped with but two men. In the hos- pital there were about sixty invalid soldiers. One rebel officer, —accompan by an orderly, redo down to the gateway, took the soldiers prisoners, and paroled them before they bad fairly awakened to the fact that the enemy was intown. The mail boy of the Fourteenth New Jersey was on his way to tho city after the mail for his regiment, stationed at Harper's Ferry, bat fell into the hands of ‘the rebels. His horse was saved by some ladies. His parole reads as follows, verbatim at Weratim.— Frepericx. June 20, 1863. You are not to ade nor abet the Southern confederacy. It is porsibie that the ‘enemies of the Southern con- tederacy” Bo meant by the officer writing the parole; Dut, ae it is> it is worth nothivg, exceptas « imen of rebel literature. Tho inhabitants frantic. Hundreds rushed towards the junction of Market and Patrick streets, many of them cl ing their hands and otherwise expressing their joy at the appearance of the febels. The majority of the people, however. evinced no Pleasure at the visit. The ladies were particularly de- monstrative, and showered expressions of sympathy upon our prisoners as they pansed throagh streets while the victors umber of ya eddie ripen cbt pany rel ait uy one, or, tally subsided.’ = = ow YR HERALD MAW Knowing that the rebels had, upon some occasions, taken great pains to familiarize themselves with the tmbits and Customs of the members of the Yankee press. your cor jon tanenochryrmpt ge that distance could not fail to lend enchantment to the view. With Capt. Babcock, of Gen. Hooker's staff, he started for the country. Now and back dashed past us; but, ‘ air,’’ in compliance with the maxims of ong of 5 nent brigadiers, we were allowed to travel tow! rural scenes, until suddenly our hopes of escape were Diasted by the appearance of a huge warrtor upon a Gothic steed, who anneunced to pfigrim, feet abead of us that his ‘race was run.’ No ination was called for; but ac of base was accom! with a celerity not ex- ceeded even by the Army of the Potomac. At length the hope of getting beyond the limits Of the town wag fiven up. The rebel pickets were around it, the Mn was down, and we could only submit to oar fafo, haan morning the enemy drew in their pick: ind. securing @ handear, we worked our passago to Vonocacy. During mg morning ies aera in Frederic. roamed AD and alors The, Church bells were Laoag Nar ehe could attend Divine service when graybacks were run- Bing loore about town? Surely not the people of Maryland; and #0 the exhibition of the chivalry was patronized to the exclusion of sacred things. In the afternoon detach. ment of the First Maryland cavalry, under command of Lieutenant Lynk, into the city, driving out the enemy and tak! ee prisoners, two of whom were mortally wo Lieutenant Lynit passed on through Frederick, and the rebels, reinforced by about one bhun- dred and twenty-five cavalry, rencoupied the tow: Dight Lieutenant Dorsay, of the rebei cavalry, companied by an orderly, went down the Raltimore turnpike to Mount Airey, where they called out a number Of laborers and compelled them to tear up the railroad track and destroy the telegraph line. From eight o'clock fast night until qaite late this morning pletely iwolated. The rebels held Freder! ‘ened to attack the force at the Junction and destroy the Monocacy bridge. Two pieces of artiliery were seen just Outside of the city, and for @ time we thongh | inevitable. Petachments from the Fourteenth » regiment and the Fiftieth New York (engineer) reg’ alone composed the force defending the point, and had an attack been made a lively time would updoubtediy have enaued. At length we got a despatch from Baltim and with it came a message that the account of the rebel raid into Frederick had been declared contraband by the | military authorities of that city and had been supprensed. | As no allusion was made to our own movements whnt- | yet a mystery why the intelligence that the in Frederick city was regarded aa contraband. is evacuated Frederick to day, and shortly after a detachment of the Second United States cavalry occupied the city The enemy's cavalry were composed of devachments from the First Maryland battslion, under Major Gilmore. and numbered about three hundred. Not more than half that number visited the city at one time, however, the remainder baiting about two miles from town Tonight they wil gone, and it is reported | that the country east of South Mountain is entirely clear of the enemy. The force west of South Mountain was com poned of artillery, infantry and cavalry. amounting all to about six thousand. fhe mont of these. however, were in the vicinity of Williamaport, under the eommand | Of General Rhodes. General Jones had a portion of a brigade at Sharpsburg. A portion of Jenkinn’ cavalry war at Hagerstown, and, with monnted Infantry, scoured the country tow: Chambersburg. It is reported here to-night that the enemy is retreating acrovs the Potomac into Virginia. No reliable news has been received y however, from beyend South Mountain, though to morrow Will probably decide the question, No trains were run. ning wert of Monnt Airey, and it is deemed rather uneafo | for them to come up os far on that, Shonld nothing be | heard from the rebels to morrow ‘ains will probably Tesume their trips immediately, Oar Baltimore rrespondence Pal ons, June 23, 1863. Recent Movements of General Leo—Hia Whole Army ia Massed in (me Body—Scenes in Bal imore—the Oty Be fing Poertifiel—The War Heing Transferred from the South to the North--& Pormer Herald Correspondent Now @ Lieutenant in the Regular Artillery, de, de, An exteurive system of rade intreachmenta i# being constructed here wo defend the city from an anticipated | attack, There are three prineinal rode by which the | Tebela might advance against Baltimere— namely. that | from Freseriek city on (he went, that from Westminster, | Gettysburg and Chemberrborg on the northwest, and | that from York and Harrisburg on the north, The in | erenchments that are being mate are intended to dotend the approwehes fom these roads. General Trimble, who commands a division in the rebel ormy ia citizen of Raltimore, and i# well aequainted with all the appromches to the city, and the attnek on the city, if our is made at All, whieh i# extremely improbanie, will no doubt be tod and directed by bim I have eadenvor sd tn keep you menia of Gen. Lees army during Gays, bo far as definite imformat of his movements jo any other aypriaed ef the move he last three or four Shae reached me. Alt etueny Washington and Haltinore are fein. m in order to divtrnet the attergjon of the War Demoriment and to draw Gen Worker's trompa away from tle capital The parert movement towards 'iisburg ie above ail. « Hupeudous Column. 164 yons remlers bear m mind that, | YORK, THURSDAY, JU ban towards | NE 25, 1863. = SSS PRICE THREE CENTS independent of General Lee’s army of one hundred and twenty five thousand men, Colonel Imbodea, Goveral Jones and Genersl Jevkine have under their orders a force of fulty pine thousand mounted aud orgyatized gue- and that it was with only teen hundred of that Governor Curtin was so ‘rightened for the safety Of Harrisburg. upon it, it te small bands of these guerillas, moving with cela: ity, anpearing bere to-day, and in @ spot fi'ty miles distant tom rrow, hich canse the impression that there aro large bedies | Puce have ‘come, Ae light, today wbich’ even prove ve come wi even | tnt thero i# no large force of the rebel i at Domfries, or at any other point south of ‘Thoroughfare Gap, the 8 Gap Railroad and the it tho number of the rebele : I yw poritively that it does not exee ad ‘afteen thousand. Thismnd:..dtedly @ part of Genera) Ewell’s corps, and General F well has been there himself in person. "uk the ain part of General Ewell’s corps is with the main body of | Lee's army. The presence of General Kwell ab a t #0 far from Washington as Willi 't or Mar- u rR is intended by (everal Lee to give color to the idea that his main operations are to be conducted in that direction. ‘The facts that have come to light to-day prove also that the main body of Geueral Leo's crag loigos hig whole army, except some unimportant my ther in one line, and that a to-day look very much aa if there was a design on to move on Frederick with a strong force, and to then directly eastward to a point a few miles morth of Baltimore, and to cut therds Northorn Cen- Railroad and the railroad leading from here to Phila- a. Py Teal aber een as Washio, ted from uncovered, in consequence of ’s' army being #0 far North. Will you allow suggest that this is intended as a wervice ever since that memor: cam and bas himself a gallant and efficient officer, If merit commands promotion, he wi)l soon rise to a higher grado. ‘Tho scenes witnessed in Baltimore to-day are tn striking contrast to those which wore taking place here two years ago, Or even one year ago. Then the streets were filled with troops, newly raised in the Northern States, and all marching towards the South. Then it was hoped that the rebellion would speedily be quelled. At all events it was distinctly enderstood that the war was wo be fought on Southern eoil, and any man who had hinted at the pos- sibility of the revel troops marching against Haltimore would have been denounced as a traitor. ‘To day, 80 im- minent is the peril which is supposed to menace Baltimore from the rebel army, that the most argont appeals are made to the people by the Governor, the Mayor, the City Council, the military authorities abd the newspapers to turo out to work on intrenchments which are being hastily erected for the defence of the city, and to enlist in the various military organizations. ‘The American calls upon the citizens, too, to contribute libe- rally for tho support of tho families of those who are working on tho intrenchments, and two spur up unwilling contributors picture of the city taken by storm, and given up to sack ‘and pillage. After going tho round of the jotrench. ments that are belng thrown up on the north and wost sides of the city, and socing the thousands of men, black | and while, means mm the work,a work which is being carried on beth day and night, | could not but ask myself the question, “Why is it that all this is necessary? Why in it that, after two years of war, the powerful and wealthy North has not been able to conquer the weak South, of whose starved and ragged soldiers we have heard so much? Why ie it that we ure now compelied to fortiy our own cities against the rebel hordes that are — to sack and plunder them’ Is the gost of war to be in transferred from the South to the North? Are Marylana and Pennsylvania to witness and to puffer the horrors and the devastation that have desolated Virginia? Is Balth. more to be bombarded like Fredericksburg? Is Harris- burg to be pillaged like Jacksonville, in Fiorida?’’ WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY BY THE REBELS—ALL THK CANAL BOATS BETWEEN WILLIAMSPORT AND CUMBERLAND BUMNED, BTC. Bapronp, Pa., June 21, 1863. Grafton or Buctmnan. We have three or jour regiments of infantey at Cumberland. The rebels, not conteat with ripping up the railroad, have burned ali the canal boats thay cvuld take betwoen Williamayort and Crip have cut the cunal in sevo- FAL eps ey deuuzaredk Moline Doats. Swe "4 ‘ By tid dahl and by the Baltimore and Obio Railroad may of the munitions of war and much of the forage sent ‘to Washington and theace to Hooker were carried. hopes to make it difficult to subsist the masses of men at the national capital and under ‘Fighting Joe.” This will force Hooker, he hopes, back to the very gates of Wash- ington, whilst by # very rapid forward movement he may rush his army up Cumberland valley right into the very beart of Pennsylvania, and by his old route of last year strike Baltimore through Frederick city. He hopes to raise such a popular hue and cry as to get General Hooker to divide his army, and then beat him in detail THE REBEL RAID INTO CUMBERLAND, (From the Baltimore Amorican, June 24. A despatch from General Kelly iast evening stated that he was about to move againrt a force of rebels under Im- boden, about three thousand strong, in the vicinity of Great Cacapon, near . The city of Cumberland was occupio! yesterday by General Kelly, and has suffer- od but little from the rebel raid. Ae to the visit of the rebels to that city, we learn from the Civilian that Colovel Imboden, with his rebel army, made his appearance on Shriver’s bill, a short distance Delow the town, on Wednesday morning |ast wat eight o'clock. His appearance caused considerable excitement among the citizens, a large number of whom left the An soon a8 the troops were discovered on the hiit ber of federal cavalry were jn town, and, having some doubts as to whether they were rebels or federals, took their horses and wout up the hill to see who they were, when they weg fired upon by the rebels. They then formed a compapy and started up again, and were fired upon with a rhell, which burst near Heall’s foundry, doing no ove injury. ‘The rebels threw four shells in the corporate limits. After our cavalry bad all retreated, Colonel Ii jen gent ‘a fing of truce into the city and asked for a surrender, which was granted without any hesitancy. The rebeis marched into town about nine o'clock, and went out about eloven o'clock. No damage wan done to the city or the citizens, Some of the merchants fold @ large amount of goods to the rebels, and received their pay in Confederate worl We aleo learn that letters have beeu received from Cumberland stating that during the brief occupancy of the city by the rebels they fired three canal ‘ named respectively Geveral McOiellan, General Halleck aod General Kosecrans. The two firet were destroyed, but the last was extingyished,an alarm having been given aod a retreat ordered before it was folly ignited. The government commiasary stores were wot burned, the rebels forbearing for fear that the town would be involved in the conflagration. Property Destroyed at Aquia Creek. Pausperrma , June 24, 1463. ‘The Washington Star mays: — We hear this aftersoon that on the night before last a amnll band or party of rebels surreptitiously burned the Quartermasters beildings and wharf at Aquia Creek, left standing by our troops on the recent evacuation of that point. The only work there said not to have been bora od was 4 small portion of the wharf. The valuable wharf and the buildings at the point pear by, known aa the Urba Switeh, was not harmed by them, belog pro ably tov near our gunboat ‘Tragedy at Belfast, Me. ATTEMPT TO ARKEST 3WO DERERTERS TERY KILL TWO OFFICERS AND THEN SHOOT THRKMeELV ES, Basoon, Me., Jane 23, 1963 Yesterday Officer McKinney, of Molfast, wes thot by two deverters, named Grant and Knowles, whom he was endeavoring to arrest in Troy for horse stealing The C tivroe then tarned ont to arrest the dexperadone, and while attempting to secure them they fred en another | Off Cor and killed bim Finding that enone was impome Die, and determined wot Wy be taken wive, the two de serters then deliberately sbot and Killed themselves The Miinots £ e. | SvRINGrIELD, Ill, Juwe 26, 1868 | The Governor's attewpted logalation propaga bo convesten I the 4upreme Court ee ee ome net Dern the State Sepate and Houre met yeq lerday and dj red enti) thin morning, when bot henges agai met, aod. at Wanearting some enimport ant dormene waited, through & © minittee aoon the Governor. know if be hed any forther even om which he replied, “T have 90 cormmnws | to make, a d 40 not recognize the legal @nintenen of | bedy ray | The Lagulatere thon Wok & raceme until next Jenna ' A the m atiime the cae « | be wulbemittiod to th rh ome (Gurl, and the slidity of the u om will | Brome ¢ Proregat be The Afries Outward founda Keene, Jone 24, tenet The steamer Africa exiled st one 0 eet tse wih eager peomengers for im ame Bfiy Laverpen, Be taken out ateet £17000 io © eel draws 4 terrific | NEWS FROM ROGKER'S ARMY. Heavy Firing in the Direction of Gainesville or Manassas. SKIRMISHING IN THE BULL RUN VALLEY, Details of the Defeat of Stuart’s Cavalry. Reconnoissance Across the Rappahannock. The Death of the Herald Correspond- ent, Mr. Buckingham. MILITARY EXECUTION OF DESERTERS, ae, ae, ae. ‘Wasmiwaton, June 24, 1863. ‘Heavy and rapid artillery and musketry firing, appa- rently tp the vicinity of Gainesville or Manassas, was “heard this afternoon on the road from Fairfax Court ‘House to this city, for about two bours, until the dia tance was such that the sound could not follow the officer ‘who wan coming jn. The artillery firing was distinctly beard af Aqueduct bridge in Georgetown. Heapquanrens ARMY OP THR Pee.” } June 24, 1863. All fe quiet in our front to-day. Reconneissances to the Rappahanpock show that there ts no rebel force on this side above Kelly’s ford, We hold all the gaps of the Bull Yun range. Four wagons containing ammunition, &c., were cap- tured and destroyed by some of Mosby’s partisans yestor- Paay near Cub run,on the Chantilly road, and several of them have been captured. 7.8. Skirmishing in the Bull Ran Valiey. Wasmnoron, June 24, 18639 It is ascertained that, with the exception of some alight skirmishing in the Bull run valley, there was no fighting yesterday, Al! was quiet, apparently, along our front to-day. Yesterday, owing to seme imperfect picketing, some of Mosby's irregular cavalry came upon the Chantilly | road, near Cub rum, and destroyed several of our wagone, with ammunition, forage, &c. They were pursued, and it is reported some of them captured. Several bundles of Northern pewspapers were seized ‘and confiscated yesterday, but for what case is pot publicly known, Cavalry Beconnotssance Across the Rap- pahannock. Wasuinotow, June 24, 1863. Major General Stabol, with hie division of cavalry, re- turned to camp this morning. Although under the com mand and io the department of Major Genoral Hoeintzel man, to accomplish a certain mission he was temporarily Placed at the disposal of Major General Hooker. A deepatch sent last night briefly mentions various points visited during this reconnoissance by the main dody; but a portion, brigade, under the command of Brigadier General Copeland, succeeded im penetrating still further into the evemy’s country. Gen. Copeland, with two regiments of his magnificent brignde—tho Fifth and Sixth Michigan cavairy—became detached from the division at Warrenton, and proceeded, ander orders from Gen, Stahel, direct to Bealton, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and from thence to Fa yetteville. From, this point patrolling parties were des- patched in alt @irections, ‘Warreuton Junction was viait- 04, and also Nolan's, Beverty and Rappahannock Fords. Gen. Copeland then despatched two squadrons of cavalry acroes the Rappahannock river, who patrolled up and down to the distance of two miles, without discovering even « straggler from tne rebel army. ‘Tho citizens residing in this vicinity stated, on inquiry Deing made, that a body of one hundred or more rebel soldiers were seen in the neighborhood during the previ ous day, but had doparted—destination not known. The town gt Breptville was also patrolied, but with no mene $6 Detter success. . This reconnoissance develops the important fect that the rebel army of the Potomac does not occupy any por- tion of the territory extending from Culpepper to War. renton, New Raltimore, White Piains and Salem on the west, to Fredericksburg on the east, and to « distance several miles south of the Rappahannock An important captare was marie in the person of Colo- nel Scruggs, commanding the Fighty-fifth Virginia Stato , and senior officer of all the State troops in Far- quier county, He is probably better known in his capa city as editor of the Warrenton Whig, and at the time of hia capture was preparing to muster the troops in the county and lead them into active service. Death of a MR, THOMAS M. COOK'S DESPATCH. Vimciwis, June 24, 1862 The correspondent of the Haxsiy with the cavalry force that baa for a ®umber of days past been akirinish ing beyoud AkHe, Mr. L. W. Buckingham, wan thrown from his horse at five o'clock on the evening of the 22d ingtant, two miles and a half cast of Aldje,and #0 badly injured that he died early yeatorday morning. He was on his way to Washington with a fall aceount of the re cont cavalry movements for the Haxato, when a squad of Mosby's guerillas dashed out from a ieee of woods and fired upon him. His horse wheeled at the frat diseharge, and ran down & stoep hill towards Aldie, becoming um manageable in bin fright. Im bis headlong speed he stumbled on ome loone stones in the hard road, and falling throw bia rider with great violence to the ground. Mr. Buckingham fell upon bis bead, (rightfully fractaring bis skull The particular point where the casusity occurred wns clone by the Union picket lines. Our plekets ran out and rescued the unfortunate man from the gueriiias, apd tok him wa little brick ehureh a mile from the town, w was used as a bospital, Hore surgical aid wan rev | him, but bis wound was beyond cure. He tin morning, when be died. Mr. A. K. Wand, arying (or Harpers Hilustraied Wolly, hekring of the attain, repaired to the place, and himself dug the grave for the burial of bis old friend yard edjoding the churen, red This morning, on hearing of the fatel ooewrrence, Captain Webster, of General Sickien’ *tafl, am old and bo dot Me. Fi applied wo General Birney for 0 go After the ro mains, The request was prometly complied with, and dy wan probably divinterred yevterday and © ’ p ington be forwarded thence to hin relatives tomate altair bas deprived the jinn. readers of the full account of recent movements o ¢ erat which Mr. Bock imghSM was prepared to give The ‘Fight Betwes Meeart’s © MA, THOMAS M, COOE'® tHNrATON. vem one 24, 108 General Messanton’s advance on Sundey wa couteried at every wep vy General Mtuart'® « vported at times by & division of General Longetrest's command The fighting was severe and apirited o0 beth mame, ad at Cimon Geaperate and chose, )-t ibe canuallien were cum pm ratively light, expecially on oor rite. Your rebel colcnaia were killed at ¢ omnew ay, 004 8 eum ber of officers of lens rank We captaret poariy (hres hundred prisoners, (bree pieces of artillery, benwier yuan tities of small arms, scomuirements, supplies, tee. , aban Gomes by the enemy Wn the baat h they were Connpelled to retire (rom oe print after Im ail paint ae 8 volunteer 414 0 the commanding otiiem ory comverraet with the details, of when | wa on wmutiion arriving at Ted. it beteg deamned mmyeadeot t or ito Ue de the nowntaiew, where 0 wae arertainnd ” ang wted, with infantry, aed artillery This oooree ws further euppnried by the (ext thet @e hed accom planed everything that was dered by the te vemen 1b Was Wetended merely ae 8 rromovimunce, b4 (he yor pose of secertaiming the enemy's strength ahd \otentione te this direction Tee (uct wae fully Comnonetrated thet not @ iy & age C8 PAE 8 TET, commanded by the \ammrun e art in person, but nearly if not the whole of Longatreet’@ corps, were at Ashby’s Gap. It waa no part of the inten tion to bring on a gencral engagement at the Gap, aug orders were therefore issued for a retrogade movement, t@ commence at an early hour on Monday, This movement Was most successfully accomplisned om Monday, the enemy following us up closely and skirmishing with our Tear constantly all the way to Dover, two miles west Cd Aldie. Here they deemed it wire to stop pursuit. The casualties in this movement were merely nominal. In the affair of Sunday Captein Mott, of the Sixteenty Michigan, was seriously wounded, He was brought backs to Alvie on Monday, and at last accounts was very low. Our total casualties were less than a hundred, ‘The rebel General Stuart is reported by prisoners te have bad @ very narrow escape during the fighting of Bundey. A shell from one of our batteries explode@ directly over his bead, killing several pornos im bis tte mediate vicinity, It has been ascertained beyond a question that, whem the cavalry dash was made at Aldie last Wednesday, the enemy had but just arrived in that vieinity, Major Pairfaix, Inspector General on Longstreet’ staff, had been with his family, who resiied at Aldie, bat half an hour when he was hurried away by the sound of the guns of our appronching force. He escaped by following a bridio path over tho mountains, Others of the rebel army who live in that vicinity had equally short visite at home and like narrow escapes from capture. Monby, with his guerillas, made a dash at a wmalP wagon (rain pansing up the little river turnpike on Mon- day. They had succeeded in destroying two wagons, when General Birney, with bis staif and eavairy cacort of about thirty men, came upon them, eapturing half e ‘a dozen of the gang and putting the rest to an ignominious route. Some of them were sheltered in a barn by the roadside, from which they fired upon our men, but from which they were soon dislodged and the barn burned. None of our party was injured in the skirmiab, Arrival of Prisoners and Wounded at rom, June 24, 1863, A detachment of about one hundrod rebel prisoners, taken in the recent cavalry fights, reached here this even- ing, and were went to the Old Capitol, They were stal- warth looking fellows, and attracted much attentfon am they wero marched down the avenue, One hundred and thirty of the wounded at the Middie- burg and Upperville fight of Sunday reached bere this morning, and wore went to the Stanton, Emory and Lin cotn hospitals, This includes all but thore who were too badly wounded to be moved, In the number wore néve ral rebel wounded, including rome commissioned officers. Mr. W. Young's Despatch Any ov Tax Poromac, June 24, 1860. Wm. Groover and Wm. MeKeo, of Company A, Forty. sixth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and Chrinopher Krumbart, of Company B, Thirtoenth New Jersey Volan teers, were shot for desertion on Friday lest, at the camp of tho Twelfth army corps At nine o'clock this morning thero was nothing new or of unusual interest tranrpiring, #0 far ay known by your correspondent. Thin part of the army i in good health, notwithstand ing arduous marches, and is ready at any time to meet the enemy Rumors of deaths in the Firet corps from sunstroke are entirely unfounded, as are also the exaggerated camp rumors of throat cutting by guerilins, Citizens are arrentad and held in custody temporary to prevent guerilla operations if porsible Camp guards, who were not properly rel duty near Falmouth, and who loft that section of Virgiois after the army was withdrawn, report that whoo they ‘camo away no rebel troope were t be seeu in or about Fredericksburg. Numbers of ladies, however, were promenading on the earthworks thrown up by Generm Sedgwick an the south side of the Rappahannock and at other points on that side of the river, vod from Is Vingimta, June 25, L668 THR RECONNOMHANCH, ‘The expedition, consisting of cavalry and artillery which left Fairfax on the 21st, early in the morning, hae now returned to this point. We have visited (be old Bull run fleld and Centreville, Buckland Mille, New Naltimert and Warrenton. found no rebels wt Warrentou although Capt. Dahigren, of General Hooker's etal, leis command of fifty men into the town ® few by in aa. vance of the main body, and caught sight of « few Seeing rebel cavalrymeo at WaKKerToN fcouting parties wore nent out, A / Piaios and Salem, sod found wo trace Another fores wont to Rappabanpeck bation found me rebels, but understood that a day or #9 pre seven ban dred were there, two hundred of whom in one dt rection, five bundred in another, He ov Culpepper had he been inclined, a# ne inpated his way mR TH mH One of our scouts brings the following informetim That the rebels, fifty in force, captured one of General Pleasanton's trains near Aldie, and (iat fhe ran body of the rebel Army of the Potomac are ioontet between Ce pepper and Harper's Ferry ree went to White { the rebels dba nemy w ane. Vory littio has transpired ou the march to uterert, tat will particularive in a futare ¢ vice we mly | tarry here a few moments prem tw going ow an ot pedition where we expect warin work a of the Rebels, Warnisutoy From rebel sources I learn thy General Lee, for ous to hin mn | pepper, in bis me (3 orders, which were stringently ewnhtcd, init pn per | cither soldier of citizen, flituld bo alowed jegrene or | egress from hin lines. it ‘ menred | move on Baterdsy, » through the town of Calpe ring al! the torvening period up to Thoreday of the ® ite foro ie ‘ Fuel cor arched out few 4 wen Hii wand me buinber i twent +e Genersi + ow ¢ wi eden | reve der thirty e “ ' and Ge pacts ky : hondvet men. the wrerage m toms & eet meus. The Fourth Virginia, the lergert of atl, om & rut review, Qumbered seven buntred & 0 tet bot wary to 4s that could be obtamed was preseut o. 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