The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-06-26
From Washington.

" ARLINGTON, June lS.-lhc Govern
mcni messenger reports that Stonr's com
n,"nd is still at Rockville. Less reliable re.
ports place him in quiet occupation of Lees
burg.
a brush with tho Cnnfedsrates is rcpor-
ted n; Seneca. and tue Southern loss Capt
Shreve and two men.
IL - proposed To pay for transportation
over the rail roads ia Government stocks
Gen. Scott boasts Of the evacuation of
iinrpcrs Ferry Us In perfect accordance
with his plans. No SOutheU movement
will, in the slightest degree, effect hi, prog. /.
ramIne.
The Government has information tha: tho
Southerners have set trap for the Federal
troops htleen n.!es from Alexandra, into
which they expect TO draw them.
A collision ut Vienna is reported. The
Sou,hernerS have possession of the brid &c
there, over which the invaders must march.
General Butler is threatening TO attack
Great Bethel in force.
The Aqua Creek defences are being in.
creased.
The War Department has ordered the re-
building OF the tiarper's Ferry Bridge.
No official instruction, have yet been
given as To the fate o. the crew of the pr.
saieer Sarannah, but the impression pre-
walls That they will be hung.
WA-HIsGToS, June l9-lt is asserted
positively here that Hon. Louis II. WigfaIi
has visited this city, within the last few
days. disguised as a cattle dealer.
! The War Department is now accepting
| troops by battallions
Seven cars were backed out by locomo-
tives from Alexandra. on tho I.oudon and
Hampshire Railroad, dropping attachments
a. they proceeded. They met no intefrup.
ton until they reached Vienna. where u
nian warned them Of ths preeen,e Of pa.
triot battery. Iis warning was not needed
and, on advancing short distance further;
the battery opened its lire, silning at The
engine, ia order. IL possible, 10 cripple it,
The engine being behind the cars, ihe engi-
necr uncoupled u, and abandoning the train,
rushed away, carrying some wound aud
dead Hes,ians. The men, in lcapng ffom
the cars, aud whiiu running towards the
| iimoercd land TO secure cover, suffered con.
siderabiy. Ii Is believed that Vienna has
been vacated, the Southerneis falling back
on Fairfax Court House.
The engagement lasted twenty miGu,es.
Nine HessIans were killed and tAII.y xoun-
ded
The opposing force Was cOu,possi main.
y Of South CaroiInians, nader Col Gregg.
| They did not lose man.
| A battle occurred In thai vicinity on the
day before yesterday, last,og len hours, bat
with what loss Ia The Southerners or tu.ir
enemies Is not known. We have Eo pas
tieulars concerning the result
IL IL supposed that Gen. Johnson IL
moving TO surpriss Cadwa,lsder al Martins
bufg, instead OF going 10 Ninchester
| A desperate hight between Vienna and
Fairfax T. II. is believed TO be imminent.
| There are Immense Southern forces be.
tween Yorktown and Greal Bethel Gen.
Butler is stil! preparing Tor aa advance.
Scott has ordered regulars aud several
regiments of Gen. Pallerson's command To
Washington the remnant OF Patterson
force NJ. ordered TO occupy iiaper's Ferr,.
The LIncolnitcs at Vienna, Ia their report
TO Gen. Scott say, that on turning curve
within quarter Of mile Of VivLna, they
were bred upoa from masked battery
with shells, shot and grape, killing and
wounding some men on the platform. The
train was stopped. on account of injury 4