Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-06-27
WAR MOVEMENTS.

w AN mO EMEN 10.
The evacuation of IIarpcr's Ferry seems t.
have been a strategic movement of the Confed
crates, who are evidently Still in the vicinity
and able to repossess it when they WILL 1t il
supposed that Gen. Johnson in command, il
maneuvring to oppose the advance of Generals
Patterson and Cadwalader, to prevent an attach
upon the rear of the forces at Manassas junction
The probabilities seem to be that Gov. Wis,
with his command will reinforce the secesson
lists in Western Virginia and give battle to Gen
Mcclellan in that quarter, or at least embarras.
his advance; while Gen. johnson operates asains
Generals Patterson and Cadwala(er, leaving
Generals Lee and Beauregard of the Confederate
forces to carry out whatever projects may bt
contemplated from Manassas junction upor
Alexandria at Washington.
The General Government is concentrating
enormous masses of troops in and about Wash.
ingtnn and Virginia, and more are called fo
with all haste. The design of the Government
is evidently to make it's mark before the meet
ing of Congress on the 4th Of July, but its sue.
cess is by no means certain in conflict with =
people doing battle to the death for their rights
and privileges, their homes and all that makes
home dear to them.
! From Martinsbure.
! The Confederate forces at Martinsburg, Va.
under command Of Col. jackson, had on Friday
night and Saturday last destroyed .foyty-eigh
locomotives, and a large number of cars. in all
nearly three hundred, belonging to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. The value of the
property will reach considerably over half a
million of dollars, most of the engines DESTROYED
having cost $50, 900 each.
Co.. johnson is encamped at place called
Bunker Hill, about nine miles east of Martis-
burg, with strong force, and Colonel Jackson
is on the west side with small force. General
Patterson is still at Wil!iamsport, awaiting the
arrival of Harness for his wagon horses, which
was daily expected. With this exception he
was fully prepared for an advance movement
which it was thought would take place in a
few DAYS.
Advance ON Harper's Ferry.
We learn by a gentleman from the vicinity Of
the Point of Rocks, that the head of Col. Stones
column was on Saturday moving towards Har-
per's Ferry on the Maryland side, and were ex-
pected to reach there and probably take posses
sion of the town on Sunday.
We also learn that three regiments from Gen
eral Patterson's command had passed through
Greencastle on Saturday, and were moving to-
wards the Maryland Heights, opposite Harper's
Ferry, where it was expected they would take
position yesterday. We have no direct intelli-
gence from the Ferry, but it was doubtless fully
invested yesterday. -Bah. american of Tuesday
From Cumberland.
Advices from Cumberland report that Col
Wallace, with the Eleventh Indiana Regiment
is strongly entrenched there, and has full con-
fiience in his ability to defend his position
no IF fho
was anticipated the Maryland mountaineers
turned out strongly to assist in the defence OF
Cumberland. The story of the destruction Of
the Cumberland Home Guard, at the New Creek
Bridge, turns out unfounded. They all escaped
after spiking their cannon. The force at Cum
berland will be reinforced from Harrisburg, the
troops being sent to Bedford by way of the
Broadtop Railroad, and thence marched to
Cumberland
From Missouri.
General Mcclellan and staff were at Parkers-
burg on Friday. Two regiments left Cincinnati
on the same day for Western Virginia. g
The United States troops in Missouri have
broken up another Secession camp in the vicin-
ity Of Liberty. All the prisoners captured were
iseleesea on taking tile oath, except Dfigadie1
General Moran, the commanding officer The
effort to overtake Governor jackson was unsuc-
cessfu. The Secession forces were escaping to
Arkansas, where Ben. Mccullough was reported
to be at the head of a large force. The Union
Home Guard, at Cole Camp, were surprised by
large force of Secessionists, and a number kill
ed, wounded and captured.
The Movements of Gen. johnson.
The Richmond Despatch thus accounts for the
evacuation of Harper's Ferry.
| Latest advices represent Gen. johnson as
being at Winchester, where he will establish his
camp. In falling back from Harper's Ferry he
offered the enemy battle at place called Bunker
HILL midway between Williamsport and Win
chester, but they declined the challenge. From
Winchester, Gen. johnson is expected to make
demonstrations against the enemy whenever
circumstances invite.
Gen. johnson fell back from Harper's Ferry
under instructions, that place having no military
value now that the machinery of the armory is
all removed, and being a mere trap which il
would be as dangerous as useless to hold. The
country before Winchester presents an open field
in which every ad vantage can be taken of the
enemy's movements. So soon as some arrange
nents are perfected, which depended upon ship
ments from Richmond which went forward on
Wednesday, General johnson will make a for
ward movement from Winchester, when warm
work with the enemy may be expected. Gen
johnson has had despatched four regiments
under Colonel Hill, in the direction of Romney
Sowe11's Point.
| A letter from Norfolk on the 10th to the Des-
patch says:
Sowells Point was again attacked yesterday
from Fort Calhoun. This makes the third at
tack on this point since Saturday. A little
Federal steam-tug stands out in Hampton
Roads, beyond the reach Of the battery, and, by
means of signals, informed the enemy on the
Rip Raps as to the line of their shots and the
distance they fall from our guns. 1t is great
fun for our boys, who watch the shot just to get
them as relics of the war, for nobody is hurt
by such waste of powder by the great C) Gen
Butler.
Cotton Subscriptions to the Confederate
The Nashville Usion noticing the amount oil
cotton subscriptions to the Confederate States
loan, says the indications are that the Govern
ment will receive more that 1O0,0OO,000. The
history of the world affords no more remarkable
instance of the devoted patriotism of the people
When will our enemies learn that a people oil