Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-27
RUMORs AND spECULATIoNs.

From the Baltimore Sun of the oath instant !
An examination Of the causes of the attack
at Vienna has resulted in the cXculpation of
the engineer u the train which took up the
Ohio troops.
1t is believed in Washington that Beauregard
can concentrate sixty thousand troops at any
given point within q week.
The announcement that twelve hundred In
dams enlisted for the war in Cattanaugas coun-
ty, New York, is contradicted by the New York
Express, which says that there is no, that
number in the county.
A meeting of the members of the Ycw Yolk
Seventh Regiment is to be called for the pur.
pose of ascertaining how many Of the men are
willing TO return to active service ut the seat
Of wal.
1t is considered quito probable that among
the financial cxpedients to be recommended
to Congress by Secretary Chase will be the
imposition Of u slight income tax.
THE NEW CREEK BRIDGE AFFAIR.
A gentleman of Baltimore who spent some
three weeks in the vicinity of Prostburg, Allie
gany county, left there on Friday last. lie
pas>td through Cumberland, thence by car
riage to Hancock and llagerstown, when, tax
ing the franklin railroad, be went over to
ChamberSburg, then down the Cumberland
valley to Harrisburg, reaching Baltimore on
Saturday night via tie Northern Central rail-
way. During the ~Scjourn Of this gentleman in
Frostburg, the New Greek bridge, near Pied
mont, was burnt, an exciting and cxaEgerating
account Of which WAS sent off by telegraph.
The facts, as related by Il Union man who
served with the company OF Home Guard from
Cumberland, and others, who went from tho
surrounding country to defend it, and prevent
IFS destruction by the Southern troops, are
these: The defence party OF Unionists con-
sisted in all of about fifty. They had planted
TWO small cannon at the bridge to command
it, each man being armed with n musket
Thus positioned, a party, numbering as was
supposed, three hundred seccssionists, appeared
in the distance rapidly approaching. Seeing
they were almost certain Of being overpowered
by numbers, the Unionists Immediately threw
one OF their cannon into The creek, spiked the
other and ilrd for safety. The cannon were
not even used, and the only shot tired WAS nv
u small boy, which did no damage. The South
ern troops came up unmolested, burnt the
bridge and departed. Instead Of being moved
down, as heretofore stated, aud all the Union
party killed or taken prisoners, no. a creature
OH either side was hurt, End 10 one captured.
One of the bridge defenders, en- route for home,
was shot, and seriously, if rot fatally injured,
ny the accidental discharge nj his own gun
The ball entered below the chin and canle gu,
near his eye.
Our informant discovered considerable cx-
element in Cumberland, where Col. Wallace's
Indiana regiment vas stationed. The citizens
were much alarmed, and actively engaged rails.
ing recruits, preparing for their defence, &C.
There was no doubt Of secession troops having
possession of the railroad On both sides Of Cum.
berland.
In llagerstown, ChsmbcrSburg, and all along
the route to York, Pa, soldiers and encamp.
mlnss Of troops were visible-some on the
march and others preparing to move.
No reliable information had been obtained
Mt Cumberland as 10 the locality of the muin
body Of the Confederate forces recently cvacu.
ating Harper's Ferry.