Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-20
LATE NORTHERN ITEnS-
From the Baltimore Sun Of Saturday last
June l5!h) We gather the following items:

From the baltimore Sun OF Saturday last
! June l5!h) we gather the following items:
Army Movements-Defensl Works-Ad-
vance OF Troop. into virSiniD.
WAsEISGToS Juae i4.-There. have been
no arrivals Or departures at the nary.yard tc-
Gar. Six steamers are at the wharf. and
there is great activity at the shops i'll preparing
guns and ammunition.
The volunteer battalion near the chain
bridge, Two miles above Georgetown, are
making fine progress with their enlrenchmcnts,
and are preparing 10 mount guns so as to
! p5int and sweep the brid sc in case Of necessity
! From what is known ur the movements Of Cvl
Stones command they are to protect the lne
oi The Potomac. The FRS. aud Second Ohio
Regiment broke caup tonight and passed into
Virginia.
Affairs Mt Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, June l+-A s!lve belonging
| in MsrylarI,i, who n.d here md took up his
! abode among the Z 'uaves was delivered up to
his owner this afternoon un producing proper
proof.
The military railroads ars being pushed for.
wali with great rsp'dty. Active military
| movements here are predicted on the news re.
the enemy from concentrating.
i Bearer or dispatches II tho Confede-
; ruICs.
New YoIK. June IA letter from 3iyard
Try l0r, to the Tribune. says that Holland vino
recently came bearer Of dispatches u tie gov.
ernment Of The Confederate States from Eng
lard, returned ,i,ilhcr on tie City Of Baltimore.
I1s rushed aboard u few minutes before the
steam,r left New York. His dispatches were
| conGled ,o lady, who concealed them ia her
dresa-
Spy Arrested.
WASHINGTON, ) une II The New York list
Regiment to-day arrested spy a! the nary.
valA The letters on his cap indicate that he
Is i meulbcr of the Piscataway Maryland Ri
Ties.
The Wsr Movements.
Captain John Bring, a Southern Rights
man, living ct Bethany, Eaar Wheeling was
arrested, 90 Wednesday, 6y Il squad Of the
Federal troops. T4e charges against him srs
not known
The Evacuation or Earper's Forry.
FElpCnlcx. June IA 4-AldnighL-Tnc spe-
cal agent vi tho Associated Press has jas:
returned from the Maryland heights overlook
ing Harpe,'s Ferry. which point he left after
: o'clock this evening The Confederate army
las maialy left the place, only about 1000
troops remained at that hour.
The rout Of lnc main body Of the retreatibg
army was by the turnpike leading to Charles
town and Shepherdstown, but their precise
destination was not known, rs they were los,
in the dislarcr, and no one was in The vicinity
sufficiently iEio!TuaG - gise the necessary in.
formation
\ rumor existed On both sides Of the river
that lher had gone Iowar! Winchester, whilst
other parties suspected that they were 'oing to
Martinshurg, to make stand in thai vicinity.
At i've o'clock this morning the Great bridge
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over the
| Potomac vas fired, and soon after tremendous
report MAS heard, caused b. the explosion Of
mines untrr the centre span.
In one hour the entire structure was in
RUNS aud fell into The river This was noble
wolk, one thpusand feet long, built by Engi
nccc Lalrobc hut ten years since in tine most
scientific manner. IL had six spans, and Saa
bull, nj heavy outlay.
The damage TO property has not ended here,
bnt tho Railroad Company and the United
States have suffered further losses OF valuable
| works
;. TLs lrestling OIL which the road was sup
t0rteu IRON the brja- - - = e -
ernmcat property, about half mile II extent,
is Nearly all DESTROYED. as we'll as an upper
| bridge Of 100 feet in length ovcrihe govern
lIent canal.
The telegraph station buildings and other
railroad olks are also demolished The long
| ,angc OF substantial! buildings formerly occn
pied rs the government artnory are burnt to the
ground, with tue exception cf two buildings at
The east end. near the Shenandoah rver.-
These will probably yet be burnt.
The fire has been raging all day, and when
we left YVES just bursting out III the rear quar-
| tcrS.
The rife works on the Shenandoah were fired
tl,S afternoon, aud noIu 0f the government
property remained except tho dwellings Tor OIL
tctrs on the hill und Two out Of the twenty ar'
uory buildings The arsenals wcro burnt in
| Apri! by the government troops when lis forces
abandoncd The place.
The loss To the government must he 10 6uild
ng> alone frcm four TO 0ve hundred thousand
dollars whilst the Baltimore al Obi Rul.
road G mpanv has suffered scarcely less. aud
it is believed that some Of its cqu'pm.Lts have
been embraced in this wholesale ruln.
1t is currently given out by the reople of the
| ishborhood that the Railroad Company has
incurred the serious hostility Of the Confeds.
rate troops by the supposed want o! concert j.
has shown with thcm, and By tho marked 10y.
atty Of the employees towards the govern.
mcnt At MsrlIasburg, above Harpers Ferry,
some Of the extensive workshops and engine
buildings oi the work are located, and there.
as well as at other places in the State OF Flr'
ginia. the railroad men bv an active Union
sentiment are sa'd to have been greatly inslIu
mental in maintaining the 10y atty :ha, prevails
along the line Of the road.
The raad men at Martinsburg number some
| 400, aud there are SAID 10 be on the whole line
ii the road nearly 4 600. many Of whom are
thrown out Of employ ment hy the action oi
Virginia ard the effect Of the war ca the build
lhE Of engines, sc.
The turnpike bridge. at the month Of tho
! Shenandoah, is also to be burned. According
10 reports, every night sotne further destruc'
ton mag be expected, as. no United States
troops are III sight, or reported as being suii.
cicnt!y near tho place to prevent It.
FROM WASHINGTON.
| WAsHISnrvs, June 1.-THE government
finds itself seriously embarrassed in the man.
agenent OF the present military campaign by
| tic premature publication Of sufficient infor
nation to disclose its purposes to the public,
South as well as North. Portions Of its plan
iUf TIE movement vi tUo JoopS ue'c illus hSSb
made known. and enabled the rebels 10 frus.
,rste The successful execution Of them. This il
ia ~ longer disposed to allow to be done, and
yet it is unwilling to exclude the press from
the advantages afforded by the telegraph, and
there fore is reluctant absolutely to prohibit the
transmission ofdspa,ches for publication
In view oil this state of things it is suggested
that the ,iitors Of the lcadngj ,urnals In Phil.
adephia New Yo.k, B lston and other cities,
Immediately tnaet at Washington, and come to
sume satisfactory understanding. which will
relieve the govern from further cnbarrass.
,nent, and set aEjld The press al! tho facilities
il can reasonably desire under the circu NJ
stances.
The appointment OF Hon. Arson Burlingame,
as M .D,stcr to AustrIn, was today changed to