New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-15

To tue Associated Fftsh
FKEDRmcK, Nd, Friday June IA, 1901
Uis here rrrored upon the authority Of messenger
who arrived here this morning from within one mile OF
Brpers fer,y that tic bridge scrofs the Potomac AZ
Thai pout WAS flown mp and entirely destroyed be-
t.een and 5 O'Clock his morning. The explosion
n.s distinctly heard and the smoke OF the burning
Structure seen by parti here.
r e messenger further reports that all the troois
have ,,-.u withdrawn fr,m The Ma> land shore, ana
that the Town Of HarI ets Ferry has been evacuated Oy
the ore, It body OF the troops recently there small
force Is Il ere probably tie real guard OF Tic re-
s,aIng army.
IL i,r,pnled that eight loads of provisions were
asro, Ell To- prevent iheir falling into The BANDS Oh te
National army, VII, supposed 10 he concentrating
UPON lauer Ferry from .he directions oi 1TeencSse
std Cuhb, rani.
rbc wife AID family Of Gen. Huger were al the
Ferry h.st bight and had engaged private convey
sn,e TO take item ONT tn theT southward' O1t
We're compelled 70 aecpmpoDy The column by is sud
Sen hilbi.
Tie destruction Of the bridge mOy be regarded a.
certain ConGImvo1y intelligence Of the fac, bus been
received iers within few minutes. gentleman %
this city, who wSs al IIarp,rs Ferry last night, saw
the preparation being made for tle blowing up OF the
Structure.
TIE biidge at SbepprdstOwn also burnt last
night.
rpsi1ent Of this ciry, who has jnst returned from
llmiers Ferry. tLat the bridge las been entire
" Grttryed with lie exception Of the pers, which
Q l-it standing. The ue.te work Of the railroad,
width the town, also dee'"yed The Govern
me { buildings being sryeIallY burnt wien he
lett lie,e Al l O'Clock this morning The srlnOry
fit irrd and destroyed. The rife works, it is sup
Iae d. viii follow next Al the machinery bad been
"A
tat there 90 iroope yet IN thetowp. The
main body, it II raid, has pushed on 10 Charles
town, and 10 Ioint near Leesburgh
SHARPsBURG, Friday June ID, 1861.
Via HAGERsTOws. I
Escared Virgiui4ns report that The Confederate
;Ioops left Hariers Ferry to-day, part resreatng
~ " ,neiester aud another INFO LOadon County. This
~oud seem 10 indicute that retreat 10 Manassas
Junction is Int-I ded.
TIE railroad bridge at the Ferry WIS blown up one
hour after rnrrse this morning The remaining Gov
eminent buildings were AL burned
Tbs Railroai bridge at M4rtiusburg burned TO-
day; also the br d. At Shepordsown.
dark smoke is seen ascending from the burning
buildings at tie Ferry.
WILLIAAsPoRr. Friday, June IA, 1861.
TIE ShelaIdhtoan bridge was burned lat night by
TIE Re es lie smoke and flames being distinctly seen
bere.
The Confederate pic,ets have been Withdrawn from
al ,on's 20 mites above, and 10 miles below here.
a Iun,or reached here this morning that the enemy
az '''rowiug up earthwoks at Spepards Ford, be-
Cz9 Dam No. 4 end ShspardstOwn bridge
Gentleman arrived h sre this morning who visited
Stewards Camp laiBesville four miles tbs side Of
Ma ,n,burg. Lost evening the camp was broken up,
and the troops moved TO Mnrtinsburg.
BALTIMORE, Frinsy, June H. 1861.
letter received at the Office of 1he Amsrican from
b. Rim on tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad confirms
The burning If The tarpsrs Ferry bridge. The cor
rsg ondemt bea The explosion and up to sec the
eoniagnOn
All The troops are gone from the Mary land sid. and
they were burryiDg out OF Haper's Ferry rapidly
possible
Tie letter states that the town will be tropics by
~ O'Clock tonight
They are moving toward Winchester in great haste.
A correspondent at WIIainsport writes that at Z
O'Clock on Tborday evening, messenger arrived at
che Sec, sson port opposite that town 81 the top Of
bs spe.d and called in all the tickets and they all LEFT
with equal seed.
From spoDeent at sharpsburg, II is ascsriained
that TWO Wig mans shot at dain No. s. and that
81 atiaek WsO being made warehouse at MERGERS
vile which the people preparing 10 resist, the
pufpofe beng rob II.
The evacuation Of lIa'rers Ferry is confirmed by
later dill aices The great bridge Is totally destroyed
Gen. Johnrtons troops rcresting in three drec-
TORS 1T IL supposed the Federal uoors cose upon
them.
THE TENNf SSEE ELECTION.