Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-06-15

put down rebellion. Napoleon will not per-
init England to cripple her greatest maritime
rival A diplomat as cautions as the French
Emperor, however, will not develop bis plans
until the moment OF their execution.
Among those who participated 10 the skir'
mish at Fairfax Court House, on the Seces'
sion side, were Mr. Mason, of Virginia, and o
son OF Commodore Forest, late of the United
States Navy. Mason is q brother OF the
Senator. The deeds Of neither OF them, on
the occasion referred to, will be perpetuated
by the historian.
Five locomotives from Pennsylvania have
reached here. They we're furnished BY the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and will
be used for the conveyance of trains Of the
Orange and Alexandria line, ns it is compile
ted aud put 10 working order.
Arrangements ave been made by the Co
vernment to rel all Of the bridges on the
Baltimore and Railroad as fast as they
are burned or ieyed. The largest struc
ture can be red in four days. When
General McC ~ advances. the mechanics
~g2ill sscompp he troops. 1t is estimated
that rale.s .ks 10 the State Of Virginia
of the valee wo millions OF dollars have
been destsr
Mir. Foulke, |, ember Of Congress from Hi.
nois has just arrived rom that state, and
says that the dea.s ~ - Douglas is uni
versally mourned. .g,ser,A ,artion Of the
State manifestations 6f regret ale exhibiteS,
and in every principal city and toaE the sJl'
bols of woe are apparent. The State appears
draped with mourning from one end to the
other. In the cities, the cars, omnibuses,
horses and even the fences wear the gloomy
tokens.
The Government has decided that it will
not accept any more contributions OF money
from States, and hereafter will obtain all the
funds necessary for the support Of the Gov
ernment through the regular channels.
CINCINNATI, June 7.-Col. K elley is better
and hopes continue to be INDUCED Of bis re-
covery. The Federal force now at Pbillippi
is 5000 strong.
Fifteen dead bodies OF the Confederate
troops have been found in o thicket near
their camp. A party had bid there, and the
lndanians fred into the thicket to dislodge
| them.
WAsHINGToN June 9.-General Cadwaa
der came in yesterday from Baltimore, with
his aids in citizens dress.
Ex-senator Cooper is in command there
now. He reports that be has the most un
doubted evidence of Merryman's tresson.-
He has photograph views Of his property
which will probably be confscated immedi
ately.
There is a new source of inform ton, sulJenl,
opened, as if by accident, by which the Govern
ment is obtaining knowledge of traitors at tn,
North, who are giving aid and comfort to tn,
Rebels. The order of the Postmaster.General
closing the mail service in the Rebel States, ais,
ordered all letters addressed to residents of thos
States TO be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office
Many letters SO addressed were mailed after thi
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being found as much treason as the telegraph
| dispatches disclosed.
AS tho Mount Vernon came up on Saturda,
morning the village of Evansport, eleven mile
above Acquia Creek, was on FIRE, nearly tn
whole town having been consumed. When tn
steamer passed about o'clock, the large store
houses were completely destroyed, and the wha,
yes nearly burned to the,water's edge: 1t Is pro
bable the village was fred by the Rebels, as mos
of the buildings are owned by Northern mer
and no effort towards checking the flames wa
observed.
A bearer Of dispatches sent by the Britis
Counsul at Richmond to Lord LYONS was rs
fused pass by Governor Letcher, but succeeds
in getting through under the protection of hi
communications. He reports that ex 'Governo
Wise is to be placed in command of the North
western Division of the Virginia Army.
The Rebel forces are yel congreg ating in larg
Numbers around Manassas Junction. Gsners
Scott is daily apprised Of all that is going on i
that vicinity by expert spies, that are paying rs
gular visits to the Rebel encampment. The mo.
Efficient of these is distinguished army Office,
who recently spent nearly two days at the June
tion. He uses various DISCUSSES upon his DANCE
rous tours of observation. and has thus far bee
most successful in deceving the enemy. 1t
stated positively, that when forward movemen
will be made on Manassas Junction, the advant
ing column will be thirty five thousand strong
Gen Patterson's corpse d'armee will be equal
strong when it crosses the Potomac.
1t has been discovered that there exists larg
number of spies in this city, many of whom ar
females. Some these spies ara men who hay
been in confidence with the Government, an
imagine they are not suspected
, Collector Cotton, of Louisville notifies tt
Treasury Department that the shipment of prov
. sions to tho Rebels by the Louisville and Nasl
vile Railroad has been stopped at Ne terminus
and will speedily e stopped at the two junction
Bowling Green and Bondstown, where it is sti
going on.
The examination of the seized teiegraphic de
patches has caused the sudden disappearance
certain persons who have heretofore stood we
i'll Washington. Among them are one or tw
prominent correspondents OF newspapers.
Professor Allen, of Rhode Island brougi
E into the city a large balloon. which he ina
, ted from the city gas pipe, at the corner
Massachusetts avenue and Fourth street. az
afterwards loaded it down With sand bags (,
4 more convenient transportation to the Rhot
Island camp, about one mile north OF Il
Capitol, at which place a cord FIVE thousaI
3 feet long was attached to the basket, and q
= ascension made to that height.
The balloon is for immediate reconnoite
ing purposes, aud il is said that he will sta
y on his aerial voyage early tomorrow NOR
q iDg.
:. The first hurried supplies of beef for arm
i use here we're necessarily purchased at
o higher rase than when the contracts we
IS given for wider competition. But, as it tur
II ont, Government has not made bad thil
ofthe original purchases. Commissary Bee
e with has selected from the beeves perha
q couple of hundred ibe, well broken steel
e which are doing excellent service now
t. pulling heavy loads to and from camp, al
e are ready hereafter for any heavy work in I
d. ways OF transportation.
e A number Of "fugitives from labor" q
coming into the camp. On Saturday, sla
of John A. Washington came in, and just