The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-25

Independent Of General Lees army Of hundred and
twenty Ave thoasand men, Colonel lmboden, General
Jones and General Jenkins have under their orders
force d fully nine thousand mounted aud organized que
rias and that II was with only eighteen hundred Of
these IN 9as Governor Curtin VAS so frightened for the
these gnerlas moving with great celebrity. Appearing
here to-day, and IN spo ty miles distant n
which cause the impression that there nrge bed.es
0 rebel troops al localities widely separated.
Facts have come 70 light today which even provo
pumt, .pv v''S other '"s non, ssa,s s'%y cf
Thoroughfare Cap the Manasas Gap Railroad and tho
0ccoquan river, and that tho number Of the rebels
oocupyine the region of country near tho Maryland
Heights Frederick city. sharrsburg, Hagcrstown, VIII
Transport and Martinsbure has been very exagse
rated II has been stated bc high forty thousand
know positively that t does exec feen thousand
II N undoubtedly part of General Eweils corps and
General fse has been there himself In person. But the
main part Of General Ewels corps with the main body
OF General Lees army Tho presence Of General Ewe al
point 80 far from Washington wiiamsport Mar
tnsturg intended by Geoera Lee 10 give color 70 the
idc that his main operations he conducted that
direction The facts that have 70 light day prove
also that the main body OF Geuorai Lees army, ndaed
his whole army, except some unimportant detachmes
10 ogeher 10 one line and that OF great lcngth, and
thai, whio holding comparatively long stretch Of terr
tor y - deeIsnt corps are within easy supporting
Matters 10 day look very much there q design
fo0l 70 Frederick with strong force and 10
advance then directly eastward 10 point few miles
north Of BALTIMORE and TO cut thcro. tho Norhorn Cen
tra Railroad and the railroad leading from here 10 Phh
dephia By doing this, Baltimore well Washington
would be Isolated rom the North But this win not bo
done unless with force large enough 70 maintain tho
You viii have observed that the Richmond DispatcA
states that Richmond now In consequence Of
General Lees army being 90 far North WIN you allow
blind order 70 conceal the fact that Richmond 10 we'll
defended and In order 70 lure forces the peninsula
70 what they know will be . disastrous dc(eatS :.
In making the round Of tho inrenchmcnts yesterday
upon battery Of artillery posted knoll near
Druid hin Park which found 70 be under the command
~ I AMI
Rupkle army correspondent Of the HERALD, during tho
pennsular campaign. Mr. Runkle has been In active
service since that memorable campaign, and has
proved himself gallant and efficient officer. merit
commands promotion he Will rise to higher grsdo.
The witnessed in Baltimore " day In striking
contrast those which taking place here years
ago, or year ago. Then the streets were filed
with troops newly raised IN the Northern states ana al
the rebellion would speedily be quclled At all events h
was distinctly understood that the was 10 be fought
on Southern SOIL and man who had limited at the pos
sibihty OF the rehe troops marching against Baltimore
would have been denounced as traitor. To day 20 i'm
mnent is tho peril which supposed TO Baltimore
from the rebel army that the most urgent appeals
made the people by the Governor tho Mayor the City
Council the military authorities and the newspapers TO
turn out work iDtrenchIDenis which arc being
hastily erected for the defence o the city and 70 enlist
In the various military organizations Tho American
rally Tor tho support OF tho families OF those
who are working on tho intrenchmepts, and W
spur up unwilling contributors draws terrific
picture the taken by and given up 10 sack
and pillagc. After going tho round OF the intrench
that are being thrown up on the north and west
sides of city and soeing the thousands Of men black
and white engaged m the work work which la being
carried both day and night could not but ask myself
the qussiion, why is u that all this Is necessary, why
wealthy North has not been able 10 conquer the weak
South whose starved and ragged soldiers have heard
our own cities against the rebel hordss that advancing
70 sack punder themS Ii the OF 10 be indeed
e aaS,. 20 anS .ar bs
the devastation that have dcsoated virginia, In Ba
more TO be bombarded ike Freiericksburg' IL Harrs
burg 10 be pillaged like Jacksonville, In FIorida"
Newspaper Accounts.
wHoLEsALE DESTRUCTION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY
by THE REBELs--ALL THE CANAL BOATS BETWEEN
wiLLAnsrokr AND cysS.nLASD 70 BURNED; 1rc; ,sss
man Of ntollgsnce, who long been about the per-
con q - n:ss :S %
ing The rebels had rstrcAcd, indicated In my des.
their maraudn ng bands In and about Old Town and Paw
Paw Tunnel and engaged In the pious work OF
Ing up the railroad down towards kartirsDurg They
.smascsy rod by ROD Tor ali that distance tearing up
and burning anA They have not thus far made
their appearance above New Creek In tho direction OF
Grafton Buchanan. We have three or four regiments
OF infantry at Cumberland.
The rebels. 10. e0n.eat With ripping up The railroad
wiamsport and Cumberland have cut the crna In scvc
raj places and blown up and Otherwise destroyed The
OsE AyAaS:RSS They es:sIassdt 4 sho'e ass' q
BY thu canal and by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
many OF the munitions Of and much OF the forage sent
10 washington thence ~ Hooker carried. Lee
hooes V make IL dcut 70 subsst the OF men at
the national capital and under "Fghng Joe" This Will
force Hooker he hopes back 70 the very gates OF Wash
neton whilst by very rapid forward movement he may
rush his army up Cumberland valley right into the very
heart Of and by his old route Of last year
strike Baltimore through Frederick city He hopes TO
10 divide his army, and then beat him In detail
THE REBEL RAID INTO CUMBERLAND.
From the Baltimore American, juno "a
despatch from General Kelly last evening stated that
he was about against force Of rebels under I'm
boden about three thousand strong, In the vicinity Of
was occupied yesterday by General Kelly. and has suffer
Cd but little from the rebel raid
AS TO the visit Of the rebels that city learn from
the Ctrsn that Coonel imboden, with his rebel army
made his appearance shrvers hill, short distance
below the town, Wednesday morning last about eight
among the citizens large number Of whom left the city.
As soon the troops were discovered on the h mum
Der OF federal cavalry were IN town, and having some
doubts 10 whether they were rebels or edera took
their horses and went tho hill TO who they
when they wete fred upon BY the rebels They then
formed company and started up again and were fired
upon sben which burst Ieas foundry, doing
The rebels threw four shells In the corporate limits.
After our cavalry had all retreated Colonel mDoden sent
flag Of truce into the city and ked for Surrender,
which granted without any hesaney. The rebels
marched about O'Clock and went out about
eleven O'Clock No damage was done 70 the city or the
citizens Some of the merchants sold large amount u
goods the rebels and received ther pay 10 Confederate
scrip.
We aso learn that letters have becu received from
Cumberland stating that during the brief occupancy o'
The city by the rebels they fred three canal boats
named respectively General Mcclellan, General Haleck
General Ro~ecrans. Tho two nrrt we're destroyed
but last exiting alarm having been
add retreat ordered before II was folly gnted The
government commstary stores were not burned, the
rebels forbeang Tor fear that the town would be involved
In the connagraiion.
Property Destroyed at Aqufa Creek.
PHiIspnrnA, June ~, 1853
The Washington star says
We hear this aftersoon that tho night before last
sma bard or party Of rebels gurrep burned the