Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-23

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Special Correspondents Of the Chicago Times.
WASHINGrnN June II.
I presume "the Government. by mems Of
the telegraph and the telegraph cenSor. has seut
YOU mass OF GLORIOUS news" during the last
three DAYS | suppose "the Government" has
caused you to be informed that Hooker has
gained great victory over Gen Lee. that Gen
Hooker. Nth his beaver M, j. watching with
e,ele eve the movements ut the enemy: that
Hooker J. nov moving on the chord OF a circle.
while Lee his To travel all the way ar"upd The
a.: thar NJ lroy hts repDl>ei General EweiE
wiih terrific los on The n1rt uf the enemy and
one man killed sud one i-htly wounded on
our; that $4,000 Rebel troops have invaded
Pennsylvania and are now mtrching on Harris
burg. bu' ih.t Hooker's arrangements ere such
that he will be able TO capture the whole party
before they can get back to Virginia Such IS
tie stuff that the loyal people OF the country
are compelled to swallow Let me give you
the truth
First, Rockers army has re'reated 70 Wash
ington. and retreated. too. in haste aud confu
sion and with great loss OF men and baggage
A letter from a gentleman who accompanied
the movement saws: AT DAYLIGHT on sun
DIV morning. June l4ih. We we're on Our
corps WIS hurried up toward Wauent"n. and
from there toilet ia the dust toward Nj
n,ssas. At Aqua Creek vast Quantities at Tor
age and comm-siry stores. tents. baggage
and equipments we're consigned 20 the u ines
Our IN ,rch was rapid and dsorderly Bridges
broke down beneath the teams. drowning men,
mules and horses: droves of horses became un
manage BILE and rushed through the columns like
"A tornado; and,the men, chOked with dust. strtg
gled out into the fields. We passed Bull Run
and the Occoquan. aud To night the whule coun
try south OF the Occoquan is abandoned to the
| enemy
The mystery that has enveloped Gen Lees
movements i now cleared up You have seen
how terribly the people of Penns, lvania pirtic
uarly those of Harrisburg. have been frightened
| A day or two ago the people were leaving H,r-
ri~ourg bv hundreds. and fleeing 10 the North /:
the money in all the banks WAS removed To Phil
adelpha; the State archives sent Co New
York: the books composing the Site library
were boxed up and sent TO Philnde pha: Gov
Curtin, although worn out with l,bor. sorrow +.
aud want of rest, saws he will not le,ve the city
until his personal safety requires IT, when he will
/ proceed To Philadelphia, ami carry on the State
/ government there hotel worth 800 400 wis
offered for safe AT SIC 400. and not nm offer was
/ maze for IL: the people who left the city did -
with the full conviction of their abil " Ia have
| defended 10 had the proper measures been adopt.
! ei-in n word. II ,rrishurg was virtually surren
tered To the enemy. All that WIS want ~ was
that the enemv should come and take il. WIN
did they notl
! The reason was there was no enemy tn come
| That is none in PENNSYLVANIA The "Renel
Riders" that c,used MI this insane terror were
nothing more than the 1,ing fugiives from MI
rows command, who were so badly frightened
/ that. when they once started to run, they III not
4 know when To stop. The facts are briefly n,
! follows:
A few DAYS before Gen Lee'was ready to be
! gin his movement towards the North. he started
off "ne division al Gen E~ell's corIs about 10.
! mn strong. from Culpepper towards Winchester
! Ar Strhshurg. This column of infantry WIS iniuei
bv about 5000 mounted and organized guerrilla
under Col Imhoden. Gen Jones aud Gen Jenk
ms These ID n00 men attacked and routed the
! Union Generals Mtlroy ut Winchester and TYLER
1T Maftinshurg. IL has been stated in the AL
mIuisratiOn papers. that Gen Mlruy brought oil
all his guns md baggage ST. safety. aud also
reached Harpers Ferry with the greater part a.
his forces | know the very reverse To he the
| fact / have seen and conver~ed with Ofii or.
who with him during the whole aff,r. The
attack WAS u complete surprise HIS men iOu- ~
well. hut were driven out of their works II the
point of the bayonet. The retreat then made
with precipitation All the cannon were 10 al
doue,l. and the retreat hlsty that the oil
| GERS even left their trunks behind. and did no
| even save "A change of clothing The 9th Mary
hand regiment was entirely cut To pieces Orhel
regiments suffered severely. and Milroy'S total
loss was full, > 000 men. The wagon tram
which arrived ut Harrisburg on TUESDAY. jun,
Is h. WIS one that Mllroy had sent away on th
processing Friday Alter the capture of VI y
~ IN I'M olai
the line OF the fillmore and Ohio R,ilrond. 81
which they hid possession. from Harper's Ferry
10 the western State line ct NJ ,ryl md
They have been engaged ever since in tearing
up and DESTROYING the road They are in pos
session q; Cumhrrnnd Is IN nnd H,ncock ana
aso of ii ,rper's Ferry The VI rylaud Heights
opposite II urerS Ferry. are still held by Gen
! TYLER. AMI the Con eerstes have manifested n.
disposition 10 attack them
After the capture of VI rtiu>bnrc zoo of Ia.
mountei guerr las crossed the Potom &C at vii
! li,m>pnrt aud ride to ,eerstowu. and them,
- Chamber>hurg in Pennsylvania This = tn
entire torre that has producel all the c0hstcrnl
ton in PENNSYLVANIA. History will prove thu
/ truth OF this.
! In the meantime. Gen Lees army has ad
/ vanced frofu Cuipepper To ,rrenton, aud from
Warrenton to Cenleryile He has made lh,
>innce without the slightest opposition from
i Hoaker Hooker. indeed. 50 tar from wntchn-
The enemy with eager eve. is completely Devil
derel aud does not know what 10 do. Washing
ton, therefore. Is again beleagured by the Rene
horles Lees design undoubtedly j. To attack
! Ho"ker'> army. II he does this. he will have L.
do II right before this city, Tor HoukerS design.
ever since Lee eros eel the Rann,hannock. la
/ heeu gain the shelter or rhe W ,shiugtou fort
/ Whether he his Succee TEL or nor. | Am not a.
lowed 70 tell YOU But Gen Lee knows aud the
/ world will soon know
/ Such are the consequences at the ohstintcy q
/ Mr. Lincoln in retaining Hooker in comm nd.
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