Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-06-18

OF cavalry anO q battery.
BALTIMosE, June 17-The excitement here
tonight is increasing, under the renewed ru~
mors Of invasion.
All Of the Union Leagues Of Baltimore as
se1nbIed in specially called meetings tonight
and are publicly called 10 assemble at their sew
eral lodges TO- morrow night to prepare Tor any
emergency, and take precautionary measures
towards repelling invasion.
Twenty thousand Of thenl-real bone and
sjnew-wi be ready for action thoroughly arm
edit their services be required.
The trains from Harrisburg and Westmlnls-
ter arrived safely tonight, also the trederck
train There were many refugees ID them ny
ing from apprehended danger.
There now seems no doubt Of the occupation
Of Chambersburg and Of Confederate plckets
extending towards Carlisle. Neither Is there
any doubt of Hagerstovn being occupied by 8
small force Of Confederates.
AS far as ascertained. no private property,
with the exception of horses and cattle, has been
taken or destroyed The Coniederates were,
at last accounts, still at Chambersburg, and
gave the inhabitants to understand that shey
intended TO remain there until infantry REIN
forcements arrived. A accommodating party
Of Federal troops from Carlisle approached
the Confederate pickets on Wednesday, .and
skirmisI ensued, IL which two OF the teoeTal
troops were killed, and it is believed that the
Confederafes lost some men also. This is
therefore the first blood that has been shed on
the soil of a free State with the exception OF
Kansas, since the war commenced.
Since the above was written and IN type, a
dispatch was received stating that the Conted-
crates had fallen back from Chambersburg to-
wards Hagerstown, and that telegraphic COM
municatlon had been re-establlshed between
Harrisburg and the first named place.
The march of events in Md. and Virginia
are Of more important and exciting character.
The Federal forces evacuated Harper's Ferry
Yesterday morning and retired to the heights
on the MARYLAND side, where at last accounts
thew remained and had not been dlsturbedd, by
the Contederates. Large bodies OF Con
tederates were moving westward yesterday
along the river and railroad towards Gum
ber)and and New Greek, destroying the track
and bridges and doing other damage as tney
CI5.mberIand was occupied for short time
hv . rortion Of the invading forces, who then
ioined the main body, marching westward :
Zen. Kelly is reported to be at New CfeeK,
and battle was imminent, as he had mafcneo
ont to meet the advancing Confederates =
Eight thousand Confederates are reported 20
be at WiIliamsport and twenty-five hunoreo at
South Mountain, near Boonsboro' 7z,
The Baltimore American says: niA4-
roy was in this city yesterday IN consultation
with Gen. Schenck, and Immediately 1eIurneu
to HarDer's Ferry. His forces did rot suffer
- 50 oreat an extent as was supposed IN their
sea re go S51aSW Wnchsster T Of the MARYLAND
the the 5t6 5tb regiment tappears, suffered most Sc
yereIy Nearly the whole regiment is e1 either
killed., wounded or missing. The 9Th Mary
land Regiment, COL Horne, which it was sup
posed had been cut off and captured, |as eztEl
Gated from it's dangerous posltlon and oy sue
road escaped the pursuit and came INTO has h,1t