The New York herald., 1862-10-16

GERS, who had first entered the house had flied their
ppes from me pex Of kiiieknck on the mantelafter
pens assured that smoking was not ofensye-and We
had another hour of free talk on matters generally.
THE PROCLAMATION MAKES THEN VINCE.
Wncn told that was decided republican they thanked
me for beng candid but when in reply 10 their maui
ries told hem that cordially sustained the PRESIDENT
emanoipaton proclamation, they betrayed little ner-
vousness put dd not for moment forget their proprety.
They admitted 10 be the serious danger that has
yet threatened them, but they all hopeful that il
would not DO sustained in The North with sufficient
nimify to enforce it, Their conversation this point
bore striking similarity 10 the speeches Frank Hughes
and Charles j. Bddo and had you heard them converse
without seeing them you would have supposed that
having friendly coniab with little knot OF Pennsyva-
nia hreekinrdse politicians Cf the two, am sure, yor
Wond nave respected the rebels the most for they are
open foes and seal their conviction with their lives, and
they cpeny vow their greater respect FOR orcn, nnqga
measure profess fraerna sympathy with tho south
ye say they are in favor Of preserving the Union They
termned never to be reunited with the North.
THEY cvrT ROOF.
AZ four o'clock in the morning the welcome blast Of the
nuale was heard, and they rosa hsTiedly to depart
Thanking me for the hospitality hoy had received We
parted, mutually expressing TIC hope that ai
meet again, IL would be under more pleasant circun-
sanccs Ii few minutes they were ,iounfed and moyed
into chambersburg. About seven O'Clock went into
town, and found that the iTst brigade. under General
Hampton had gone towards Gettysburg General STUART
sat on his horse IA The oene Of tie town surrounded by
his staff, and his command was coming in from the
try IN large squads leading their old horses and riding
the now ones they had found in the stables herca5outs
General Stuart IS OF medium Sis Las eye and
wears immense sandy wlMlcrs ard mcstache. Iiis de-
meanor TO our people was that oi hal1c soldier Ia
several Instances bis men commenced t. tale private
property from stores but they were arrested By General
suarts provost guard. In Single instance Only That
have heard Of did they enter sorc By nan datnp the
proprietor Al our shops aud stores closed and,
With very few exceptions were not disturbed
DESTROYING, pJiiic rHorERly.
There we're considerable gorefnment stores bcIesome
two hundred pairs Of shoes, IL boxes Of clothing and
a hree quantity Of ammunition captured recently nom
General ion9street II was stored IN the warehouse Of
Nundcrich : Ned. Aboc. ciason O'Clock THEN rear
guard vas ready 10 leave, and they notified the czers
residing near the warehouses 20 their families
.hey were going 10 barn al public property The rail.
road station house, maohiao shop round house and tho
warehouses iod with ammunition were then fired and
the last Of the rebels Ted the town. Ia little while
terrific explosion told ,at the flames had reached the
powder, for hours shells we're exploding with great
rapGiiy. The tire companies came out as the
rebels ief but could not any Of the buildings fred
because OF The shells. They saved ali he others, how
ever.
raEIa PIrvnrr
So endeda DAY OF rebel rule in Chambersburg. They
took some 500 hcIss rom our people aud destroyed peT
haps $100,O00 worth OF pro- criy for the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company, probably Sj 900 for Wunderch
and Mead and s5c 0c0 !or the government Our people
generally feel that, bad tnoy are they not bad
they might be. ! presume that the cavalry had
with US arc the ower OF the rebel army They arc made
up, mainly, OF Young men in Virginia who owned fac
horses and have had considerable culture. should not
like torieS similar experiment With their infantry
Iss among them al the time heic: ana wa expecting
every minute . be called upon 70 report q Con Stuart,
but they did not 10 have tire % oos after prison
ers and lnckly escaped Bu! FROM the TACT that can't
und horse about the barn an That my for ICE IS stripped
OF paling 10 remind q me reality of the matter it
would seem like dream, II was 80 unexpected so soon
over, that people had hardly time to appreciate IT,
They crossed The South Mountain about eleven O'Clock
TO day on the Gettysburg pike but where they will go
from there is hard TO conjecture. They evidently
aiming to tho Potomac at Edwards Ferry
and II so Gettysburg may escape, they may 50 by
Mil.ersiown 10 Emn.ettsbarg II they should rccross
below Harpers Ferry, they s their oscale to the
stupidity or want of energy Of our military leaders, for
they were advised in due season of the rebel roa,e.
Hoping that shal again nc Gated upon eater
tain circle Of rebels around my frosie, believe me,
truly thine, A. X. MCCLURE.