The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-02
TEE WAR NEWS.

iDFdSlOuO OF mary lanQ anu E6unSy iVanla Oy
Gen. Lee produces immense excitement all
over the north. The advance corps of Lees
army swept its way, unopposed, to point
in Smelling distance of Harrisburg, captur-
ing Carlisle and other points on the way,
the Federal forces retiring before thef rebel
army. Their way lay through rich and
populous district and the capture of wagon
trains, horses, mules, cattle, provisions,
stores, &C., has been great. A divergent
line of the rebel movement struck the Sus
quehanna below Harrisburg at Columbia,
taking York on the way. The Fsderals
retreated across the river at Columbia,
burning the bridge behind them to obstruct
pursuit by the rebels. who. however, are
said to have complete pontoon train for
crossing. As yet, few rebels have passed
over, the river being swollen and fording
difficult. This divergent movement seem
ed to threaten an advance on Philadelphia,
by way of Lancaster, and in view OF 1t
nearly all business was suspended and all
classes required to turn out for defensive
service in one form or other. The call for
troops to repel the invasion of Pennsylva-
MIA, has not been responded to as promptly,
cordially and fully as the emergency re-
quired, and strange to say, whether from
apathy or terror, is relatively less awaiting
in Pennsylvania than in other quarters, over
which northern papers are loud in their ex-
pressions of surprise and dissatisfaction.-
New York and New Jersey have sent liber-
al re- endorsements for the relief of Harris
burg. Our impression is-though we know
too little of military strategy to make our
opinion worth much-that tine invasion of
Pennsylvania is mere raid, intended to
make a diversion, distract the Federals, and
prevent their concentration, so as to give
Lee better opportunity to take a position
in Maryland threatening Baltimore and
Washington: and in confederation of this
view, the bridges on the Baltimore and Har-
risburg railroad. above and below York have
been destroyed, and a force has been sent to
distroy tn Baltimore and Washington rail-
road and also break up the connecting road
which branches off from the former to An
napolis. This accomplished, the struggle
then will be for the destruc ton of the rail-
road from Baltimore to Philadelphia and
the possession of the city of Baltimore. it
seems to us highly probable, tn erefore. that
terrible battle must soon be fought be-
tween Lee and Meade the successor of
Hooker at the head of the Army of the Po-
tomac, near the line of Pennsylvania and
Maryland in striking distance of Baltimore.
The success of the ebels in that conflict,
will be decisive of that campaign, for should
they get possession of Baltimore, Wash
ington would fall without a blow, having
in that case no channel of communication
with any of the loyal States except down
the Potomac, which, in such event, would
probably be occupied on both banks by reb
ell batteries. The movements of the Army
of the Potomac, are not fully developed;
but it can scarcely be doubted that it must
move forward to expel Lees army from
Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Gen. Dix is reported to be advancing from
Fortress Monroe by the York river route,
with 10000 vetrans against Richmond,
which city is said to be defended by like
number of new rebel eonscripts.
Bragg has retired from his position at
Shelbyville in front of Rosecrans at Muir
freesborough, falling back on his strong de-
fences at Tullahoma, which are backed also
by strong defenses further south at Chatta-
nooga. RosecreDs is pursuing him, and
skirmishes have ensued between portions CT
their forces, with the reported advantages in
favor of the Federal arms, several hundred
rebel prisoners having been taken.
The news both from Vicksburg and Port
Hudson is cloudy. Reports of the repulse
of Banks at Port Hudson and of Grant at
Vicksburg, have been circulated and then
contradicted. We must await the devel-
opmert of the real facts with what patience
we may; and it may be days or weeks more
before we get them automatically.
The war newspapers of Ohio are out in
terms of strong complaint at the apparent
apathy of the people in turning out to de-
fend the State against apprehended invs-
sion.
We hear little more of the excitement at
Pittsburg, no rebel forces being now reported
near; and the probability is that the people
of the iron city were under the influence of
a "big scare"
A rumor is made public in the Louisville
papers that Pegram and Humphrey Marshall
are advancing into Kentucky by way of
Cumberland Gap, with an army estimated
at from 10000 to IL. 900 men; but the ru-
NOR is not confirmed by any authentic in