Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-06-13

that point has been 50 arranged that they
can destroy it at any moment they think
necessary. There are still 4 number Of
fine fords on the river. and abundance OF
guides on the Maryland border to lead the
way to them.
On Monday three battalions of the Dis
trict Volunteers took up the line Of march,
and were to be followed by several other
regiments, with the necessary accOmpani-
ment of artillery and cavalry They took
the turnpike road for Rockville, Maryland.
and their destination Is supposed to be
ferry on the Potomac, thirty miles from
Georgetown, and four miles from Lees
burg, Virginia, the terminus Of the Alex
audria and Leesburz Railroad 1t viii
thus he seen that the plan Of attack on the
Confederate forces at the Ferry includes an
advance from three directions The main
force, under Brigadier General Thomas, Of
the United States Army, Is advancing from
Chambersburg From the West q portion
Of the force operating under the orders Of
General Mcclellan IS known to have reach
el Cumberland And now from Washing
in4ton the third column i aiyaucin. upon
the Ferry. The whole Of the force thus
concentrated toward the Ferry Is not less
than twenty-five thousand men. Unless
the Confederate force can be largely rein
forced they will BE obliged to retreat, or
permit themselves t be surrounded by
superior force. Whether they can he re-
intorced without weakening the force at
Manassas Junction 80 as 20 invite attack
there and thus peril their line Of commu
nication, is a question which can only be
answered BY events The column advan-
cling from Chambcrsburg had not reached
lIaecrst0wn on Monday. The military &C
tiyity at Washington i reported to bcvery
great. It is also reported that Major Gen
eral Banks is 10 take command Of the de-
partmcnt Of Annapolis and Baltimore, and
that General Cadwallader is to conduct a
column, probably consisting Of the three
Pennsylvania regiments now at Baltimore,
BY way Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, to support the movement upon Har.
per's Ferry.
y detachment Of United States troops.
under command Of Col Smith, stationed
at Annapolis, on Sunday visited Easton,
on the Eastern Shore, and took possession
Of the State arms in the arsenal there
The arms were delivered without resistance,
and 4 receipt given Tor them.
\ letter to the Richmond Whig from
Manassas Junction, an extract which reach
es Us BY telegraph from Louisville, gives a
discouraging report Of the condition Of the
Confederate force at that point There
was, on the 9th inst, 4 large sick list, and
it was feared that one-fith Of the force
would soon be sick. There were no hospi-
tai arrangements, and water so scarce that
it was dealt out with the rations
GOV. Hicks publishes his promised vim
dication against the charge Of having or
dered or consented to the burning Of the
bridges that followed the riot Of the 18th
Of April in Baltimore city. The Cover
nor not only adduces many strong circum-
stances to show the imProbabiHty Of the
charge, bat also brings forward evidence To
show that the party which burnt the bridges
had actually left the city on their mission
previous to the hour at which his assent i
alleged to have been given. The Cover
nor boldly makes and strongly su>taius the
charge that the riot and the subsequent
bridge burning, &c, were parts Of q deIib-
eratciy arranged conspiracy TO Precipitate
Maryland into rebellion.
\ lady Of undoubtcd veracity who ar
rived at Washington on Monday from
Aqua Creek, represents the number Of Sc
cessionists killed during the bombardment
at that place at not less than fifty with .
goodly number wounded.
The War on the Mississippi
The Government IS preparing number
of gunboats on the Mississippi Some Of
these viii be cased with iron to resist the
shot from the batteries erected upon that
river. Others Will be strongly built tug
boats, strengthened for war purposes The
lower Mississippians feel much concerned
about these manifestations. and at New
Orleans, particularly, there is a great deal Of
apprehension entertained Of an invasion
from above. Every little movement above
Cairo is chronicled as soon as made, and
great deal more space given to events
there, than those transpiring near the seat
Of the federal Government The Western
movement will, no doubt, be formidable
one when it commences It's work, and New
Orleans will be its object
\ correspondent of the New Y ork Tri-
bune gives the following:
WASHINGTON, June 9, 1861.
The important movements Of the campaign
have begun. A portion of the force which
moves from this direction towards Harper's
Ferry has marched. Other regiments will
soon follow.
Major General Banks will take command
at Baltimore, while General Cadwallader,
whom ne relieves, leads 4 column from the
Relay House to CO operate with General Pat
terson's force, which will move by way both
of Hagerstown and Frederick
General McDowel's command will fully oc-