The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-29
Invasion OF Pennsylvania.
How ths 2ebeis Appeared ~ and De-
haveA II Cham bersburg.

/ bAvoA II Cham mbofsburg.
Correspondence New York Herald
CHAxBKKsBURo, PA. June Is.
OPENING CHAPTER.
Early on Monday morning last the
towns-p people were thrown into hasty
state of excitement by the entrance into
the town Of portion OF General Ailroy's
supply train. 1t seems that the train,
which was not Rnder anything ike Z
heavy guard, proceeded on its retreat, in
good order, until II got to point within
shout two miles Of Chambersburg, where,
from causes not known. and. If 10. but
impcrfectly understood, stampede oc-
Cured among the teamsters. These
made for and drove through town at fu-
rious rate, circulating the report, and 70.
pestedly crying out, THE rebels are be-
hind u.s. So fast did they drive their
horses land it was very warm day. tina,
one or two Of them died in the streets Of
Chambersburg. while many more 20,
loose, ran away or "foundered" soon after
on the road. The extraordinary and
skedaddling way in which the train was
rushed through town had the effect of no,
only alarming aud appri.iDg the people Of
the rebels approach, but alse alarming ,he
whole ncighborhood TO a most unwarrant-
able degree.
'soLrD xEx'' sKEDADpLrsG.
At once the heavy weights, the solid
men. the big lawyers and the big farmers
Of prominence or notoriety, packed their
valuable papers and their more valuable
selves of 70 parts unknown. but nevertbe-
less cooler and safer ones than those
around Cbambersburg. The business men
also svailed themselves of the brief and
immediate opportunity to get away some
of the iron safes and money, by means oi
the railroad cars.
sur nAunaA n arn>s -~
and its immediate neighborbood, present
ed such scenes Of lively interest, that 1t
would have furnished employment to a
whole brigade Of reporters, in order to
report them correctly Cars, engines,
and everything that could be, belonging
TO the railroad company, we're hurried
away. The rspidity with which cars
were loaded with heavy goods, was per.
fectly astonishing In the excitement of
the moment such q thing as great, heavy
safe, that in times Of peace would have
required dozen cf men to move it, was
run out and packed into q car. as though
it was mere bag Of feathers.
HORSES IN THE MOUNTAINS, ETC.
While this was going on in one part of
the town, very different scene was being
enacted in another quarter Of the place
This consisted in the running off of horse
flesh. Nelghbor after neighbor was ap-
prised Of the danger threatening them
At once they collected their horses to-
gether and ran them all to the mountains,
where they we're hid and forced for the
present to remain. Others hid their
horses in the midst Of thick woods So
Others again conveyed them to swampy
localities, while still another GLASS noun
ted them and were prepared to run until
the animals dropped down, rather than
allow them to fall into the hands of the
rebel raiders. Many Of the farmers also
hid their heavy wagons, or such wagons
for transportation as could be made either
useful or desirable for army purposes
These precautionary measures extended
over vast territory, so that in a little
while. there was hardly horse Of any
real value anywhere in or around Cham.
bersburg. Old horses. blind horses, and
horses imperfect in limb or wind, were
the only ones not run of.
THE GEGR0Ra
The darkies, as might naturally be sup.
posed, were alarmed beyond all measure
and il IL had not been for their darks oms
skins many Of them would have made re.
spectacle ghosts, as far ss paleness is con.
cerned. The negroes fed to the woods
went of with the horses. secreted them
setves iu out or the way places, and made
good their escsps in every way they
could. Many Of the farmers allowed the
negroes the use of their horses to skedad-
die with. This course of action served .
two-fold purpose. They knew the ne
groes would take care of the horses, in
order that tho former could take care ot
themselves. Many of the people sincerely
felt for the position in which both free
and fugitive negroes were placed. While
they did not, as a generality, care partic,
ularly for the negro as negro. they did
not want to see them dragged off to pun
ishment in slavery. Besides. many Of the
blacks we're free ones. Not fcW Of ths
colored ones did not have either the time
or tact to make their escape. and as con.
sequence Of remaining we're subsequently,
made to suffer in, perhaps, the most un.
pleasant of all forms.
ENTRANCE or THE ENEMY.
Late ia she evening the enemy entered
the town. His coming was known when
he got within . mile of the place. Tbs
citizens bad mounted men out, who rush
cd for town as the rebels came along
One Of these apprised the telegraph oper.
ator, who hid his instruments. and made
his escape out Of one end of the town a.
the rebels were entering the other. The
enemy moved with consideTabie cautior
until his advance touched the outskirt.
of the town, when the advance squadron
made charge through the streets, with
drawn sabes, and yslls Of that kind which
only those who have witnessed cavalry