Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-17
EVACUATION OF nARPER's FERRY.
The Rebels In n Fright..--FedeFRl Troops
Marching upon LeeaburGI
Especial to the New York World

Especial 10 the new 1Ofk MuAte
FREDERICB June IA.
After q thorough examination into the
thousand rumora about Harpers Ferry, we
ind that word came to the rebels yesterday
hat the United States troops would be IN
IN them aud lombard the town Thursday
night. Preparations were Immediately made
for evacuation. All the provisions and bag
gage were taken to the Manchester Railroad
Word was sent here last night to the Balti-
mo sdelegation OF the intended evacuation
There were two thousand troops on the Mary
land side. They crossed over to Harper
Ferry last night. Six hundred of them were
Ke~ntuckians. There were rumors OF their
being disalfected and wishing TO join the
federal troops but they were overpowered
by numbers and compelled to fall IN. All
the cars were taken up with baggage, and no
soldiers were allowed 70 ride. Three car
loads of cotton were thrown into the river.
No provisions were wasted except fresh
meat. The soldiers commenced to march at
daylight. The railroad bridge was fired at
4 A. NJ, and all destroyed except the span on
the Virginia side, which was saved, because
its loss would nave destroyed the hotel adj
Joining it which belongs to a good seees-
sionist. The abutments and piers remsin
good. At P. NJ, the government build
ings were still burning and several houses
The people are trying to save their houses by
keeping the roofs wet. There were about
49, 900 rebels there, as near as we can tell.
A large quantity OF fresh meat was LETT on
the TOD of the hill, and the buzzards are
gathering in Aocks. All the Union men,
within a circuit OF many miles, were robbed
of their horses, wagons, cattle and slaves.
A perfect famine was raging among the
troops, who expected every minute TO be
overtaken by LincOln's hOrdes.
THE VERY LATRsT-A man who LETT the
Ferry at 7 this evening says that about two
thousand troops were still gathering around
| Gen Johnson's headquarters. The officer;
quarters belonging to the government VII
no doubt be fired when Johnson leaves TO-
night. The fires kindled this morning wer'
still burning. Nearly all the private prop
erty will be saved. The turnpike bridge oyel
the Shenandoah was not yet fired. Tit
railroad bridge is damaged more than a
first supposed. Trains can be run up TO
however, and troops will cross in skifs to
morrow. The bridge viii be rebuilt in les
than a week, and General Mcclellan viii
be brought through inside of ten days.
u s. TROOPS MARCHING UPON LEEsRURa.
Col Patterson's Philadelphia Regiment
and several thousand New York and New
Hampshire troops and Capt. Ovens cavalr.
and battery, were advancing on Leesburg
and would occupy it without fringa gun
this evening.
HAGERsTowN, June IA.
The Virginia forces blowed up the Shep
ardstown bridge vt one o clock this morning
and Harper's Ferry bridge at sunrise.
The Maryland Heights were preTiousl
evacuated, apparently in great haste, q
quantities of clothing and provisions wer
left behind.
1t is understood that the rebels have lei
Berkeley county also to-day as they wer
seen from Willismsport riding towards th
interior.
PosrscRIPr, 9 o'clock P. Nan agent
Col. Lama-'s, from Sandy Hook, saw tn
buildings and bridges burning, as stated, {
l o'clock P. NJ; when five miles this side Ii
Ferry he saw fresh clouds coming up from Il
town itself. 1t is generally believed IL
town is consumed
1t is reported that eight car loads of pr
visions were destroyed to prevent their fal
ing into the hands of the federalists, VII
are supposed to be concentrating upon Hs
per's Ferry from the directions of Greencast
and Cumberland.
The wife and family of Gen. Hager were
the Ferry last night, and had engaged a pr
vate conveyance from the city to take the
to a point further southwark, but were cor
, PEELED to accompany the column by its su,
den flight.
WIBLIANsFORT, June IA.
T The Shepardstown bridge was burnt Ia
night by the rebels, the smoke and fam
; being distinctly seen here.
; The confederate pickets have been wit
drawn from all points twenty miles abo'
; and ten miles below here.
A rumor reached here this morning tn
the enemy are throwing up earthworks
E Shepard's Ford, between dam No. 4 and She
I ardstown bridge.
A gentleman arrived here this mornin
E who visited Stewards Camp, at HainesviI
E four miles This side of Martinsburg.
Last evening the camp was broken up, al
{ the troops moved to Msrtinsburg.
l Special to the New York Tribune,
9
: MPRRssMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS BY THE RE
ELS.
, Wives of naturalized Irishmen forced in
the Rebel army have applied to Lord Lyo
for relief. The British Consul at RichmOl
is ordered to demand their release of Ge
Lee, upon testimony to be forwarded by t
British Consul at Alexandria.
q E N ~BEAUREGARD's HATRED OF LOYALTY.
|, Gen. B~eauregard has ordered the Fairf
Court House Company, Capt. Ball, recent
prisoners here, to leave the State of Virgi
ia, because they have taken the oath OF al
e glance to the United States. Those of the
who may be induced to violate it will,
:, course, be excepted from the operation
this order. They will all, however, leave I
If State, including Capt. Ball, who has no id
whatever of FORGETTING his allegiance to t
Union, as has been alleged in some newsI
d peIs.
The probabilities ola march of the reb
on Alexandria seem to increase every no
and extraordinary precautions to gus
lg against surprise have been taken. Sc,
., raj additional regiments, it is believed, "
m be ordered here Immediately. Among
rumber is Col. Sam. Colts rife regime
be from Connecticut, which has been accept
f. by the Government and several from
West. tE
to From the New York World)
i, Logs of the Steamship Cauadian---Twel
u or Thirty Lives Lost.
ed ST. JOINS, N. F., June IA