The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-28
OUR HAGERsTowN CORRESPONDENCE.


Hon TIE Movements Of the Feieral 7'oop, Ne OAanoersbayo
are Rt9ardcd in Mari tand-O,usion Bcrooen saryani
as and Viresnians-Los Of Life-PretGtuy bcu,stoas
Of the Re1els-MayylaDders Deseyting from the Rc5.
Aymy-collision Observation-Disclosures al HarpT's P1
ry-People Fleeing from the 7eyvor,Sts, dc.
There Is nothing of special interest Transporting In this
neiehborhood ut this moment But the occupation OF the
virginia bank Of the Potomac at various poats abovo
Harper's Ferry, a. at Clear Spring, wiliamsp1rt and
Shepherdstown, y regarded by many as a menace 10
Penney wanna and indication, from the proximity o
the federal troops at Chambcrsburg TIA. shall
have a collision between the hostile forces upon the h
thero peaceful soil Of Mary land 1t is generally sGpp
however, that these only temper my cncampmeats u
the yrgnans and that after TO day election the
will be Withdrawn again 70 Harper Ferry.
At Clear Spring last night there = COLI ou be- Nnsu
some Mary ludcrs and vugnans Ths latter hag ng No. u
OF ferry fatboat belonging TO Maryiander. d. .ndcd
it should be brought to them, AMI, upon IN rcfo
OF the 10 do So attempted last night 10 seize Il
They resisted however by some Of the ctzeus Of
Clear Spring, and driven on after bong ired upon with
the loss is reported, Of ono man KILLED and another
wounded. There are TO men opposite wilHlnsport,
Vel uniformed and equipped, with 500 Mimic rics and
20 percussion mutkeis, revolycIs and knives. Thoy
have occupied the barns for their hosce and Yesterday
stuck up the secession a2 upon that OF Mr. Lemon, VINO
howtyer, protested so yol ntly against the outrage
declaring be would rather have hts barn burned down,
At shepherdsloGn the britge IL occupied and used
as stable, IT beng covered or course no one NJ
allowed 70 pass these pons without first giving al nc
count OF hoscH At ~ the bridges on the Potomac
with secession guard on the Virginia sids, the May
landeis have paced Union guard their sdc By way
OF retaliation for the hcy havo been
TO Quite number OF Baltimore boys, dhgustcd with
their treatment at the Point OF Rocks tired Of soldier
rg deserted the Eeces ons and returned 10 Mary an
They we're arrested at Monocacy Bridge by Frederick
Union company OF one hundred and forty men, guarding
the railroad bridge there but released upon promise 10
enlist 10 the United States service upon their arrival In
Baltimore, whittier they we're bound.
The Mary andoTs have right by old colonial grant, TO
The whole Potomac rivera claim hitherto recognized by
Nirgira. Now, however, this Last etate W disposed
10 dispute their title, only the river but to the
CHI saIeakc and Ohio canal, which s entirely upon Mary
land soil rs she forbds tho transportation o coal upon
to Georgetown, as contraband d war. The boatmen,
who depend uIon the employment oi their teams for
LIVING are much distressed In consequence, and some ol
the loading men Of these Parts taxing the matter up
Even sboud Uncle Sam interfere, there will he
"musses soon here, the Marylandcrs getting In
ocnstd by thor treatment at the hans Of the secession
forccR
large quantities OF grain and -four heng withdrawn
ft the points the canal from whence they usuauy
shipped 10 market at Georgetown and from the mills Ia
the vicinity Of the river, from fear of seizure by the
Nugnans and arc being brought 70 this point for ship
mont. per railroad, through Pennsylvans eastward.
About four III tbs Of the czons Of Harpers Forty have
left some after having boon dhposscsed Of their houses
for The troops Amongst others widow lady, II eaid
was pat out, bag and baggage.