Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-19


! what movement is contemplated from this point
The recruits from the surrounding counties ar,
largely on the increase.
| Special Dispatch to The New York World.
PolSr OF ROCKS. June live have additional par
tculars of the Harper's Ferry evacuation 1t ap
pears that all hlnt lock muskets, sugar, coffee, cot
ton, machinery, etc which they could not take away
were thrown into the river. Nothing of any value
is left The rebels received information that the
Federal troops were going TO Winchester to fortify
1t and cut OF their retreat which caused their evac
uation Of the place and retreatto Winchester where
they will be enforced from Richmond There were
from 10, 900 to 900 troops at the Ferry
The Kentucky and Mississippi troops said they
came to fight, and wanted to 90 and take Washing
ton on their own account.
At the Point of Rocks, GA rebel cavalry are re-
ported as being across the river The rear of the
main body of the rebels was only ten miles from
the Ferry at noon
specill Dispatch to the New York Herald.
BALTIMORE. June l6.-Three hundred Confederat:
troops are reported at Leesburg; doubtless will re-
tire on the approach of our troops.
Col. Morehead's regiment of Pennsylvania sol
diers, encamped at Locust Point, marched through
our streets this morning en- route for Washington
where an important movement is confidently pre.
dicted within short time
We have report that Gen. Butler will make a
demonstration towards Yorktown within forty-eight
hours.
ASCVuntS VI the DaLte at Bethel, through SeCeS-
sion channel gives out one killed and three wound
ed. The one killed was shot by Duryea's Zouaves
while firing building in which they had taken
refuge from Col. Magruderis guns. They further
report that they had no riled cannon, and nothing
Dut nowltzers. They DEFY the approach of Butler
on Yorktown. Masked batteries line the route
Special Dispatch to the New York Times.
WASHINGTON, June I6.--Col Lander has left Phil.
hppi where he was at the head of five regiments
and it is supposed ne has made forced march
across the mountains to Winchester, distance of
about fifteen miles.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
GRAFTON Sunday Night June l6.-There is grad
ual concentration of forces in the direction of Phil
lppi The Fourteenth Ohio returned there from
Buchanan.
There is report of a fight ut Buchanan, with
considerable loss to the Rebels but it is not anthem
ticated. 1t came via. Clarksburg
number of riied cannon have arrived from
Ohio width large amount of ammunition. por-
ton of these supplies were Immediately sent to
Phillippi Enfield rifles arrived for the flank COM
panies of Ohio regiments
Capt. Benham is back from Washington and he
is gone tonight to Philhppi leaving here at dusk
The rebels made no attack on Piedmont. The
Indiana Zouaves are all at Cumberland again, and
communication is open. There are some appre-
tensions there from rebels dispersed at Romney,
with re-enforcements from the direction of Har-
per's Ferry.
mere is unusual activity at headquarters and to-
wards Cheat river Scouts are out IN every diree-
ton, and are constantly reporting.
The rebels are known to be occupying Huttonville
and Beverly. scouting party is out tonight look
ing after small force of rebels, said to be in the
neighborhood.
The remains Of. Capt Crawford, shot by the SEN
try at Phippi, are here to>night under escort for
Ohio.
Col Kelley is greatly improved. He was sitting
up to-day.
A company of cavalry at Morgantown is reported
as organized for self-defense
The rebels at Cheat Mountain Gap are under COM
mand of Gen. Jackson, formerly Judge at Packers
burg. Porterfeld is still among them, in some ca
pselty. Accounts of their strength vary greatly,
but none put it under three thousand.
GRAFTON, June is, IL o'clock Z. MA messenger
just in from Phillippi announces that our scouts
have discovered the rebels ma rching towards Phil
Ippi, and that they expect attack in the morning
The report is hardly credited, though the informa-
ton is positive