M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-07-02
ARMY NEWS.

ARMY NEWS.
PHILAEELPHIA, June 2S.-The exN
element in this city is intense. Third
street IS Ihronged with people await
ing TIE news. The merchants have
resolved TO close their stores to recruit
regiment Immediately. The Union
League has also started in the matter.
The Corn Exchange Guard has q re.
cruiting party marching through the
streets. .r.-., .....,
The Herald's Lancaster .Pennsyl.
vania dispatch says the rebels have
possession OF YORK, and have thrown
out pickets toward Lancaster.
s4ARRIsBURG, June 2s.-Cur forces
,have'slowly retired, and are now in
} and around the Notifications OF Har.
fisburg, The enemy is advancing
slowly, and in all probability viii soon
commence an attack, General'Smith
made a proper disposition Of his
troops.
Captain Brisbane, chief of cavalry,
who was on reconnaissance this
afternoon, reports rebel scouts to have
been within three miles OF our pickets.
Reports from the direction OF York
are very conflicting.
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The enemy fired several shots from
their position west Of Oyster Point
this afternoon.
IIARRIsBURa, June 2S.-Ths city
to-day is comparatively quiet, con.
sidering the near approach Ol the
enemy. York has been occupied a
portion Of the bridges on the Northern
Central Railroad this side OF that
place destroyed.
When our troops fell back from
Carlisle, theyIlelt:in their Barracks
equipments for one compaDysof cav
airy, regiment OF infantry, and 20,-
900 ratioIs, which have fallen into
the hands Of the enemy. 1t is .ropor,
ted that the Barracks were burned,
but it has not been confirmed.
A fight took place late this evening
at Wrightsville, opposite Columbia.
Tie troops, which were guarding the
North Central Railroad, retreated to
Columbia bridge OH the approach OF
the enemy, and all crossed over to
this side OF the river, except Colonel
Ferrick's regiment, which remained
at WrightsvilIe to guard the bridges.
The rebels attacked him in heavy
force, and in order to save his mon,
he was forced to cross to Columbia.
The magnificent bridge there was
burned to prevent the rebels from
reaching this side Of the river.
The Governor has information that
the rebels are at Bainbridge, twelve
miles above Columbia, with u pom
toon train sufficiently large TO con.
strnct bridge.
Rebels say that they drove our men
from Stewards Gap yesterday, and
then moved toward DuncanuOn and
have returned to the Gap.
No demonstration has been made
on the Pennsylvania Railroad in that
direction, as lar as known. Troops
under the new call are rapidly arriv.
ing. Colonel Gennings' regiment,
which had skirmi6h at Gettysburg,
arrived here to day. lie lost about
800 men in prisoners and stragglers.
The officers were sent to Richmond
and the men pagoled. Some OF the
latter arrived here.
HARRIsBuRe, June 29.--A citizen
of Carlisle, who left that place at II
o'clock last night, arrived here 10 day.
lie relates that the barracks are oc.
cupied by 1000 men, besides a brig.
ade encamped at each end Of the
town. He left there on Saturday for
Gettysburg, who're Longstreet's head.
quarters are now established.
Hills corps was between Carlisle
and Chambersburg, while Anderson's
corps or division was at Chambers.
burg on Friday, This is tue latest
information received here in regard
to the position OF the main body OF
Lees army.
NEw YORK, June ga Washing
ton dispatch to Philadelphia paper,
says the rebels who captured wagon
train. consisted of Fitzhugh Lees
brigade, the whole Of which we're
marching to Ballsville, on the Baliti
more and Ohio Railroad. Two rebel
regiments are encampcd at Accotink,
ten miles from Alexandria.
Captured rebels say Ssuart's cav.
airy, with artillery, are marching on
the railroad between Washington and
Baltimore. The whole rebel army
except Btuafs cavalry, is now in
Pennsylvania. The rebel officers say
they are determined to make Penn
sylvania the future battle field.
Which is the Traitor