Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
Morning and Noon Dispatches.
Movements of Lees Army.
: It's Strength $4,000 Men!


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more dispatch, dated 10 O'Clock last night,
says the rebel movement nov 10 progress to-
ward the North 10 being made by Lees army.
The advance Is led by Ewell with Jackson's
old corps and two divisions OF eighteen thou
sand Eve hundred men. The Sd bad not come
up. Leo, with Hill's and Longstreet's corrs,
was also moving north and will act 10 oopjunc-
tion with EWell, but at present 10 keeping be-
tween Ewell and the river. Martinsburg is in
possession of EWell, who will undoubtedly
move into Pennsy lvsnia when joined by his 81
division. Lees force engaged 10 this move
ment is fully ninety-six thousand There oau
be no doub. he will move at once to the in.erl
or OF Penney ylvania, erdeavoring TO do 30 before
Couch can organize defense.
NEW YoRK, June 1.-THE Herald's Wash
ington dispatch from rebel sources contains the
following. do not know what value may be
attached to il. Il cOmports, however, with
what sympatbizers here have myeterionsly Whis.
pered from lime to time for week past: Lees
army, numbering ninety-six Thousand men, has
been divided into three parts. No. one started
six days sgo from Gordonsville for Parktrsburg,
Va; No. two left Culpepper Court House to pro.
coed via Grafton to Wheeling and Pittsburg,
with instructions, after occupying the latter, 10
uUite With No. one; number three 10 proceed by
way of Winchester and Harper's Ferry into
Maryland and Pennsylvania, towarj Harris.
burg or Baltimore, with view to make diyl.
sion to occupy the attention of the Federal
army of the east. This last diviaon of the
rebel army is composed very largely of cavalry
snd mounted artillery.
Richmond 10 for the present abandoned, with
the expectation that c0necripts and new levies
will be brought there In sufficient numbers to
garrison the deienses. II is expected that
force of from tHentyto thirty thousand of reb.
el sympsthzers will be ready In Maryland to
co operate with the 81 division, It was also
stated, and very generally believed here, that
Bragg had joined Lee, and that the rebel army
moving 10 this direction amounted to fifteen
thousand men. To coroborate this officers
here from the south west state oil the points
in that part of the country have been fortified
with the highest Of arts, and to such an extent
that there was nothing more left to be done,
and that, instead Of sending reiniorcements to
their garrisons In the southwest, they have
been sending reinf0rcsments TO Lee, with
view to offensive operations.
From Headquarters Army Of the Potomac, o
dispatch to the 18Th, states This A. M. We
started again, and Tonight the whole country
&C nth Of the 0ccoquan Is left to the enemy.
1t is reported that the rebel cavalry are at
Chambersburg, and that the enemy has appear.
ed at Brooks Station, five miles from Aauia.-
The rebels will undoubtedly follow us closely,
though au engagement. With the pushing forces
is not anticipated. Il would probably be i'm
proper to etate where our next line of de-
fense will be established, although the enemy
will doubtless know before the publication Of
this letter; but Hooker Ia Fastening with his
entire army to the defense of Washington, and
will occupy position belt adapted to defeat
the plans OF Lee.
To-day all IL quiet. Whether Lee vii at
tack us or attempt another experiment 10 Mary
land, remains to be determined. In q few
hours we shall be ready for him, and the fate Of
the rebel army of Virginia may be decided 10
as many days. a.'s-
| Lee undoubtedly has an immense force be-
tween Warrenton and Culpepper, and those left
at Fredericksburg, numbering nearly twenty
five thousand, will probably be added to that
army as soon as possible. The public may be
prepared for another grand struggle near WASH
iDgton, or a gigantic fzzle.
| The HtrAld's Washington dispatch says
the march from Falmouth to the present
position Of the army was severe
one, many of the soldiers faint
ing from the effect OF the heat. About
twenty of the men died by the way from san-
stroke. A cavalry force was left behind to take
care of aud bring In those who were exhausted
The creeks and riynlets and even the springs on
the road were nearly dry, and afforded no relief.
| Quite q large NUMBER Of army officers ilelt
town to-day for the. North, to aid in organizing
and putting into the deld the militia that has
been called out by the President.
A rumor is current that Col Forney has coun.
seled the restoration of Gen. Mcclellan to the
command Of the Army Of the Potomac
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direction of Centreville at sundoWn to-day.
Itis said that Gen. Mcclellan would be au-
thorizad to issue o call for volunteers to repel
the invasion Of the border free States. ALI the
soldiers recently mustered out of the service, to
man, would undoubtedly respond to It, and q
large army of veterans would thus be suddenly
| improvised. 1
A committee from Harrisburg waited on the
President tonight 10 urge the adoption OF this
4 course. ..
HARRIsBuRa, June 16, Midnight.-Dspatches
up to this hour from >Shippensburg, ii miles
this side of Chambersburg, show shat the rebels
are still at the latter place in force not exceed
ing two thousand cavalry and intsntry. Gen.
Jenkins, who commands the rebel forces, or
dered eli the stores to be opened, which was
complied with. The merchants we're forced 10
take Confederate money In payment for goods.
To day the rebels were drawn up in line oil
battle, anticipating an attack. Reoel cavalry
to day occupied Littlestown, eleven miles from
Gettysburg, but at last accounts had not ad-
vsnoed beyond that place. ..
Rebel officers at Chambersburg stated that
they were only waiting for infantry to move
forward. The authorities are Inclined 10 be-
Iieve, however, that they will not move turther
north. Farmers In the valley are sending
their horses and cattle into the mountains.
The rebels are gathering up all the negroes
that can be found. Private property has been
respected. t..... .,s
They burned the railroad bridge across York
land creek, ak miles this side OF Chambers.
purg. The authorities have information, which
is not confirmed, however, that the rebels are
at New Market, Penn with force of twenty
or thirty thousand.
Hotels are filled with delegates TO the Demo
cratic Convention.
Messrs. Clymer and Wilte are the two mos
prominent candidates for Governor. Telegraph
: lIo communication with the Ferry Ia still open
and % far as ascertalned oil is quiet along th,
lime. Harper's Ferry is invested by rebels Of
. the Virginia side. We have O large iorco O
Maryland heights, which is strongiy fortified
I The garrison has an extensive supply Of store
and ammunition, and can stand q long siege.
Fngitives from Hageistown report the rebel
are pioketng all the roads, and not permitting
= any one TO pass. The force that passed through
was al cavalry, under Jenkins and lmboden