The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-08
OUR BEDFORD CORRESPONDENCE.

Personally, the gentleman had many friends as his fam
| ly ia highly esteemed.
| OUR BEDFORD CORRESPONDENCE,
| BEDFORD, Pa, June 4, 1861.
Fear o. Raids JSos The Reo:ls-Xa,ylasdeys Ea1is.isg IN
Pennsylvania Companies Grandson Of Charles Carroll
| athe Springs, de-
There is but little excitement here In comparison to
what existed few weeks ago. Our community has for
long time stood in fear Of raids from the rebels in vr
| gina, but all seems quiet as 10 that Cumberland
Md which lies immediately south Of thirty miles,
at the mouth Of valley and the direct road TO Vr
giniR, s In danger Its citizens in the main
loyal to the UnOn and are suffering from panics and
fears Of attacks from the rebels and the they
are lily prepared to resist the attack probable
that there not than two hundred firearms IN
Guiding fowng pieces in the entire county OF AeghAny
Nd We have, however, in Bedford county four compa
MES fully equipped, In tolersbe drill who will march to
the aid Of their neighbors ut hours notice. Also az
many more Of our citizens and will 70 their aid in
time Of need. We all pretty well armed here, CO.
peclally with small arms-principslly Cots-aud
Maryland the assurance that win stand by her
as long az she stands by the government and the
farther South. There refugees here yet, al
though great many young men have come over from
u wonder whether fine uniforms land commissarist
attracted hem Thank God there patriot heart beats
in the breast Of every true American that cannot be
chilled daunted by guch treatment our brave
boys have received at the hands OF the aathores The
day OF retbuson rushing on aud those who guilty
VIII have reckoning Our soldiers worst privatons
over however; there foot to vndi
cate Them and restore the arnished honor Of old Penn
eylvania-
Our town and springs will tn all probability be crowded
this summer by those who reek to the confusion
and danger Of other places Mr. and Mrs Mcrayish the
the youngest daughter OF Gen. Scott, here Mr.
McTavish Ia an invalid.
OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENTS.
BALTIMORE, June 9, 1851.
Important from Ha,pcrs Ferry and Riehmmd-No Eoa:u
alton Nt-Reput Of S1iymish Near York.own-9en
Beaureoard at Manassas Junction, &c., dc.
report has been ndustriousy circulated during the
last twenty hours that General Johnston was eva;u
ating, or had evacuated Harpers Ferry All such state
ments are utterly groundless l received direct ami
positive intelligence from there last night, and, up to
yesterday afternoon. such movement con
temptation. The fact that the evacuation Of the place
might possibly become a military necessity was, OF
course, well known to General Johnston and he had
taken some measures in view Of that fact Thus all the
remaining toos machinery, &c., at the guushops which
are very valuable and costly, had been packed in oars
and were sent t, winchester Tuesday, to be trans
ported thence to strasburg and Richmond The women
and children had also been sent away in anticipation o.
possible attack but that General Johnston did not
pect.
yesterday q
vernrent agent has returned from Hsrpers Ferry and
Gays that the troops there busy engaged 10 erecting
heavy batteries on the Maryland heights and Point Of
Rocke. know this TO be false No batteries have been
erected for more than week The HERALD contained an
account OF the erection Of those batteries the time
they were made which ten days ago, aud also Of
General Johnssons movements day by day, and OF the
number and portion OF the troops there. These facts
were doubted then, and it denied that there
any batteries on the Mary land heights but now
when they are found to be true they reproduced
original news.
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news from Richmond. General Beauregard there on
Friday and at Manassas junction Sunday night, and
was heard to say that he did not expect that any general
engagement would take place in Virginia weeks
There were 20 600 troops at Manassas Junction and along
the Manassas Gap Railroad to Strasburg. Among them
four regiments from South Carolina. Lines Of tee
graph are being put up on all the railroads in Virginia
and North Carolina where they 90 not already exist
Marshal Bondant seized 60 600 pounds of gunpowder
here yesterday, at the warehouses OF Webb Foley.
The Marshal also took possession Of the breechoaing
rifle factory OF Merrill Thomas Co. and Of ahe rifles
on hand. These occurrences create no excitement.
OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June Z, 1861
Maryland Heights Strongly Fortified by Rebel 7roops-Tsey
Want PSoosssons-7ne Rox Of the Re1es a. Harper's
Ferry VIII Soon be Accomplished-A Bridge Burner Ar-
resssd-A Meeting of the Officers Of the Peensylrania
Railroads Resolaaons Adcp@d-7roops a! Camp Cur.
tin, DC
have undoubted information that the Mary heights
strongly fortified Notwithstanding the report of the
scout who was sent the expedition the state Of
affairs at Hapers Ferry General Johnston considers his
position mpregnable, could he be reinforced by supply
and abundance of provisions but have not
arrived and seeing his hopeless condition. he viii make
but feeble stand. However, Major General Patterson
with the force under him, operating with General
EcCeland, would take the place in hours time. Be
fore the close of this week will be in the possession OF
the federal government.
hritO hurp tbo DALI, ON,;o
named Mathews, was arrested Wednesday near Mar
tinsburg by party Of Union men, who proposed taking
him into Pennsylvania The secessionists however raj!
lied and rescued him.
The Union men on the border are becoming embolden
ed as the day Of their deliverance from Virginia terror
ism draws nigh. Col Kelly raise another regiment,
II he desires 1t, when Harper's Ferry is taken.
meeting of officers of the several railroads of the
State, called by the Governor Of Pennsylvania held
yesterday in the House Of Representatives Twenty
railroad companies were represented The following
resolution was unanimously adopted, after Which the
convention adjourned sine die
Resolved, That in the settlement of all accounts for
freight and transportation upon the railroads of Peunsyl
vania to be settled with the State the charges should
at reduction OK thirty three and third per
their local tariff for transporting passengers and that for
freight the charges shall be according to their ve
The United States Quartermaster has issued proposals
for large number Of mules TO be delivered at this place
by noon OF June Is.
Yesterday and to-day there has been an unusual arrival
Of military here There are four thousand of
the Reserve Volunteer Corps Of Pennsylvania at Camp
Curtin another call ia made upon State for troops
these will be mustered into the United States service
Major General Mccall has issued orders creating De.
partnen Of Ordnance and Department Of TRANSPORTATION
and Telegraph to be established at headquarters here
AFFAIRS AT HARPER'S FERRY.
from the Warrington Star, June6
This forenoon have further information from Har
pers Ferry up to Tuesday morning las-he day before
yesterday IT conveys to us news Of the desertion of
some three hundred Of the regiment Of hundred
diennODsfS recently encamped opposite WilliamspoYt
and confirmation Of the statement in yesterdays Star
that the assertions from Johnston Harpers
Ferry and around that point as forty
Eve day
On Sunday morning last the disunonsts burned the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge miles below Mar
tpsburg, and the following day the bridge twelve
miles above Martinsburg.