Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-06-20
WAR MOVEMENTS.


last by the Confederate troops. This step had
so often been predicted, and denied With such
confident assertions Of the impregnable fortiica-
tons erected there and of the determination Of
the Confederate leaders to make it the chosen
point for desperate stand, that the first reports
were received with doubts and incredulity.-
Confrmatory statements, however. of the with
drawal of pickets from all points above and be-
low the Ferry. of the burning of the railroad
bridge, and the destruction of provisions they
were unable to carry off, finally confirmed the
evacuation. The troops left in two columns.
One column going toward Winchester with the
presumed intention of joining the force at Ma
nassas Junction the other retreatng through
Loudon county toward Leesburg. Col. Stones
column of United States troops is in that vicinity
though it is supposed on the Maryland side Of
the Potomac, and a collision is among the con-
tingencics.
Before leaving Harper's Ferry the Ccnfede-
rates destroyed all the public property in the
vicinity. The fine bridge, including the Win
chester span, over one thousand feet in
length, was burnt. The railroad trestle work,
along the Potomac side of the town is also re-
ported to have been destroyed. The Govern
ment Armory buildings were burnt. The ma
chinery, it is understood, had previously been
removed to Richmond. The railroad bridge at
Martinsburg and the turnpike bridge over the
Potomac at Shephedstown were also destroyed
Hayerstocn, June 15.-The express messen-
ger of the Associated Press returned from Har-
pers Ferry this evening, where he spent several
hours. He saw that all the Government build
ings save two had been destroyed. The trestIe
work, three hundred yards in length, still hung
in ruins. The bridge over the Shenandoah was
still standing. People were moving up and
down the canal on the opposite side of the river
freely, although there were still few sentinels
on the river shore, and two camps on the heights
behind the town containing six hundred Of the
remaining troops, all of whom would be gone
by tonight, to follow the main body to Win
chester. The greater part of the fourteen thou
sand troops stationed at the Ferry go Southwark,
to join Generals Beauregard and Lees forces
The smaller body, it is believed, will march to
Join General Henry a. WISE near Romney, who
is to oppose the advance of General McCiellan's
column from the West. General Wise has three
thousand men at Staunton, one regiment of
which is already on the march. A great num-
Der of small arms, said to be as many as one
thousand, were thrown into the river by the
Confederates before they commenced to evacuate
the Ferry. Also quantity of accoutrements
Boys and men were recovering them by diving
The whole place wears desolate appearance
some of the large guns only have been removed
a distance of six miles up the Shenandoah. It
was reported at Harpers Ferry that all the en-
gines below Opequan have been destroyed, also
those at Martnsburg, numbering upwards of
seventy at both places. The pickets of the
Confederates opposite Williamsport returned to-
night, firing upon the Federal forces, after an
absence of two days. They are also reported to
have returned to other fords. Ex-Governor
Manning brought the order to evacuate Har-
pers Ferry.
The Confederate Camp Surprised at Romney.
Chambersbuy, Pa, June 13.-Col Lewis
Wallace who, with portion of his Indiana
Regiment, left Cumberland on Tuesday to at
tack the Confederate Camp at Romney. Va: has
returned S@@7s77 - =
They surprised the enemy at that place and
after sharp conflict completely routed the 500
Secession troops comprising the encampment,
capturing few prisoners, killing two, wound
ing one, and taking first class camp equip page,
provisions, medical stores, arms, &c. Only one
of the Indiana troops was wounded. The vic
tors have returned to Cumberland with their
spoils.
Movement OF Federal Troops.
The first division of the .. s. Army, under
command of General Cadwallader, crossed the
Potomac at Williamsport on Sunday, and push
ed Immediately on to Martinsburg. There were
reports that Martinsburg had been previously
occupied by the United States forces. Ifso, it
must have been by the advance of Gen. Morris
brigade, coming from the direction of Cumber-
land. General Cadwallader's division forded
the river. under the protection of the battery Of
the Rhode Island Regiment
Thr Confederate force at Leesburg are report
ed to have retired from there on Saturday
morning, after burning and destroying the de-
pot, cars und locomotives of the Alexandria and
Lcesburg Railroad Col. Stones column of
Federal troops soon after entered and took pos
session of the town. The rumored collision
there between the Federal and Confederate for
ces is not confirmed by any reliable intelligence.
Gen. Henry A. Wise's Brigade.
18th, states that DR.. r. A. Haynie, of Bowie
officer for the Brigade now being raised by Gen.
Henry A. Wise in the Southern Border States
and the Indian Nation. He is going where
fighting material of the best kind abounds,
where pluck and endurance is natural and not
assumed.
The Richmond L. J. Blues were mustered in
to service at Richmond on Wednesday, and
started on the same day for Lewisburg, and
thence to the northwestern portion of the State
to form part of the Wise Legion.
1t is also said that a portion of the troops
from Harper's Ferry proceeded in the same d.
recton to check the progress of General Nc
Cleland's command approaching from Cumber-
land and would entrench themselves at Romney
Battle at Great BetheI-Southern Account.
From the Richmond Enquirer we take the
following. Its correspondent, writing from
jamestown Island, June 10th, says:
We have just received at this post intelligence
to this effect: that Col. Magruders command
1900 strong, stationed at the Bethel, on the line
between York and Elizabeth City counties, was
attacked to-day by from 5000 to 4, 1000 Fedora
troops, who were repulsed with loss of 900
men in killed and wounded, while we lost only
FIVE on our side.
Another correspondent says:
Dr. Vaughan, first Lieutenant of one Of tht