The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-23
OUR wILLAMsPoRr CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WILLIAMSPORT CORRESPONDENCE.
WrIASspoEr, June 20, 1854.
THe Bqt~tes- Movements 7b,ords n. Rr-ghs A.r,,r,y
Of tie Rebels 7owords TIE Unionssss q. Rirp.rs Ferry
:. 10 evident that important movement % contsr,-
plated At this point tonight Captain DoubIedays heavy
battery, Of two twenty -four Founders and inch
shell gun, has arrived. Captain Prkers battery, Of i've
Ugh. pieces has also reached this point Both batteries
have been admirably appointed 10 the management
the first one hundred and seventy assigned 10
the latter one hundred and ten.
Much hurry scuryy pei nell driving OF aids and order
les from point to anoher, has been observable 70
tbs eye all the Afternoon I have discovered the fac,
that the Pennsylvania thirteenth Sixteenth
and Twenty fourth reyments-are ordered 70 march TO-
aght in the dyectio o: the Potomac rhsir move nent
's evidently Intended to be parallel to and Simultaneous
with enc from this poat.
know that Il has been seriously contemplate ID In The
highest military circles to attempt tomor:ow 20 ,rt OF
the entire rebel cavalry now within the horse shoe bend
Of the Potomac opposite to this place There are about
Ave hundred Of them, and rap movement upon the
neck Of ths bend would completely enclose them that
no. one o. them could escape.
Colonel Thomas' cavalry, yet mysteriousy wsnderny
about th neghborhocd IA to divide and the river
at two different points, above and below this supported
at each point by column OF Infantry 70 fall back UPON
known that they have crossed, forward movement OF
the troops nOW lying at this point is - be made with
the utos. ygor and rspitisy If the plan be executed
with prompttIde and skin nos o. the rebel troops
can escspe death or capture I. would be O bril-
liant arroke with which to rensugorste she seoo1d
advent Of this column upon tna "sscred sou OF
Virginia The first was such masnissert
6Eze that the second mus. indeed be splendid 70 ece
the deaoraizg ene, OF the drs both upon the minds
o! the soldiers ad Of the people OF cJUrtry
Retropyade movements have A,waya psrnicous effect
upon The minds OF an inexperienced s,lt,ery. Eor~erd
movements ought never TO be made with such troops
until ample preparation Is made for sustaining hem, Il
a but the simple truth 10 observe tia. much disssisc
zion EXISTS among the soldery conseQ Of he sd
vance having 70 saoceniy become the rear guari on
asst Tueday, THIS pan 10: the crClnnveutoa OF tns
rebels is the suggestion, according 70 ruuor, OF the
Had be been le, alone his picke,e would have oesu
watering their horses and Isvipg their persons Tonight
that orc marked achievement. rnsy break 70 the dr-
ness AND NOR otony Of dr.!, parade aud eo1,rson
NO word has vet reache1 as from Colose Wallace
Deep anxiety s felt for bs apparently complicated p,s
tion. enaH hsar from hin tom1rroS hight, tsyopi
question.
Another FOIL atyocy has been psrpstrated a. Ei-rers
Ferry Many OF The un'on men, ~ho had beet driver from
their Nous There weeks Sio1s Soc ther 70
rushed back az coon 50 the Tebss a5aodoaet he place.
THE morning, in the midst OF fa clad security c,r-
psny or troops sroden.y made their appearances there
and sucn Union men as attempted to escape ACROSS IRE
potouso, either BY srinnipg wadng or ~ b1at were
ms,ic'ousy fred upon Various est Ates s-e NJ je g,
the n1moer Killed ard wounded. Reports Siner 50 widely
that one cannot even g1ese proxinsSeiy number.
-
hsve 10 doubt that several o. them killed his
is but the beginning Of system o. irhin an roc ~ for
which the ia e~t aud dsadest revenge MI, pe taken
Br. Alvey, the prem Fyee nnen,on In ,sst
az having been arresEed 81 Esgerso~n for
correspondence with the enemy has ms hesn released.
Il is believed nov TIA. he viii be sept Wash aston
cl0sely guarded 70 be dspaed Of az Prssden. IiEcoa
may see ft. A Of h,s great respes.abI,ty yonld
bot have been held 30 long uRder guasd unless sopa
g'evo1sly hard charge colorei vi;h some dsgrse o.
probability, was impsrted TO the case Nos. mportSn.
papers have been found n his possessi " ino ,stnS
others OF lkerespeotaoilty. We shall s,on see
HT. Alvey has hot taken much ac..ve OAR; In pp..;cs
He was twice The democratic nouunee fo se1.,r N sns
county Once he tied by his opponent and rext .me
beaten forty votes by whig-Lvey hay:pg been de-
mocrat He came hither originally from st. Nays
county, In this State.
Evidence s being gradually bat carefully coso:ed to
convict all the pfou nen traitors Ia this regou rtes
will discover this matter is ended tha: shore s
government somewhere In the re.shborhood OK Wash.
hgtpn.
number Of soldiers today collected At asgersevn
IN front Of the Aol office, the rebel organ hero they
clsmorously demanded that he should hoss Union tag
Not being at home the matter was possoosed ana u
guard pct In front Of his door The ka,l VII, have 20
show the stars and Stripes cease 70 exist. Is eure
70 die IN short :ime any how.