Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-20

Lee i Ike Morpby against Pausen. The game
Is profound one. and. like all games among
great Players. proceeds slowly: and 10 "a who
have barely learned enough OF the science 10 IN
derstafd the smoves." there j. much about Il that
wecan't understand. Lei u wait hopefully. Lee
may occasionally pronounce the won! check"
but in few DAYS shall have from Mcclellan
the far more important announcement check
nate
Up 20 this time the designs OF Gen. Lee in in
vading Maryland have been enveloped in mystery.
But the events OF the last twenty -four hours have
lifted the veil 20 some extent, and his pans
now developed. They have been considerably
deranged by the presence OF Gen. Mcclellan, and
IL i possible that the skiliul combinations OF the
latter may We, battle all Of Gen Lees designs
against the North. and compel him 70 do really
what he j. now pretending 20 do. namely: retreat
into Virginia Gen McClellsn's enemies here
are grumbiing ut what they call his slow move
ments. But the fact is. he has moved his army
with such celebrity 10 seriously damage the
Confederate army and 70 very nearly break down
all of Lees plans. have just returned from
Frederick, where have been for two days. and
know this to be so. Since the date OF my last
letter. Gen Mcclellan has made such a demon
stration with his right wing Burnside's corps, to-
wards Westminster prevented Lee from NOV
ing, as I've had commenced 10 do, towards the
Northern Central railroad. and compelled him TO
concentrate his whole force near Hagerstown,
where he is now.
The success of his future movements requires
the possession of Martinsburg. now occupied by
Brigader General Julius White of Illinois, and it
is for this that General jackson crossed the Po-
tomac at Williamsport and moved into Virginia,
two or three DAYS ago. His plans. however, do
not require the possession of Harper's Ferry; aud
rs General Mcclellan now holds the possession
of both sides of the Monocacy in force, General
Lee will not attack that point. IL can scarcely
be doubted, however that General White will
be compelled TO eyacuate Martinsburg. and Gen
Lee will then be in full communication with the
Shenandoah Valley. along which. from Strasburg
and Winchester. his reiniorcements
marching toward Hagerstown.
There is no doubt that Gen. Lees design is to
advance from Hagerstown to Harrisburg IN two
strong coIumns-one through Gettysburg and
the other through Chambersburg. Gov. Curtin
is well aware of this. and telegraphed TO PhIa
delphia yesterday several times for reinforce
ments. 1t is said that he will have force of
$4,000 men along these two roads, and at Harris
burg, To oppose the invaders. But Gen Lee
officers laugh at these home guards, and boast
that the disciplined troops OF the South will scat
ter them like sheep. If General Lee has the
troops which il is said he has, so 900, incudin 9
10000 cavalry and 300 pieces OF artillery there
is little doubt of his being able to take Harris
burg Once there he vii of course destroy the
PENNSYLVANIA Central Railroad and the railroad
from the north. and then march on Philadelphia.
The capture of that city however, Is a very diff
ierent matter from the capture of Harrisburg. Ii
is probable that before the Quaker City the rebel
army would be annhlated