Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-30
rnE cHEsAPEKE AND ONO CANAL.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
writing from Frederick Md, the oath, speaking Of
the damage done by the COME erae forces the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal, says: 49,
The aqueduc on the canal at Williamsport has been
blown ups the locks destroyed and all the boats in the
vicinity burned The lock gates Mlstown Point were
also torn out and six canal boats burned At Green
Spring the embankment broken and the water
ming oct of the canal into the fields He corroborated
the statement Of the other refugee that the canal
perfect wreck from Wliapsport to Cumberland Md
The Rebels have burned about three hundred canal
boats on the Baltimore and Ohio canal. They paroled
the boatmen and drivers not to divuge any of their
movements and then released them after taking posses
sion Of the horses employed in towing the boats
DAMAGE TO THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
All the bridges on the railroad between the Opeuuon
aud Cumb rand have been destroyed track torn up in
many places and water tanks burned and demolished
At the North Branch bridge over the Potomac, they
fired seventeen shots from l2.pounder, before they
could break the top cord the bridge being an iron one
and very fine structure. Only span Of this bridge
was destroyed The bridge the South Branch was
destroyed entirely. ,tf- t.--t t
The bridges over Back Creek Sleepy Creek Sir Johns
Run, and Green Spring Run, were all burned az the
water tanks at Green Spring Bun and Sir Johns Run
were both burned.
The devastation has been extensive and complete
The same correspondent says;
He also saw droYes of fat cattle driven auth through
Martnsburg and large numbers of horses the fruits of
plumber in Western Maryland aud Peunsy lvania. :
LEk's ARMY ACROSS THE PoToMiS.
IL is rumored here, and generally believed, that the
greater part of Lees army has crossed the Potomac
and is on the soil of Maryland. It as confidently
asserted that the crossing made at three different
points Wiliansport Shepherdstown and Altetam ords
and that t has been going on since Friday Saturday
last. =. ..--s :
Tha. Doo-lo 90 I,,n,rIror;, ,,r,. 49, = j., a.
defend their soil from the tread of the invader for de-
vastaton punder and destruction follow in the track Of
these God orsaken traitors MomentDus events are at
hand havenOt the time, the desiIe to expatate
further and shall close with the exppessc of the heart
felt prayer-"May God save the Commonwealth
( a MOVEMENT ON RICHMOND roRxsrADowED.
The New York Herald thinks that the issue between
the two armies is reduced to washington or Rich
mOnd," In long editorial, specializing on the subject,
that paper says:
From the movements of the army of Gen. Hooker
so far as they publicly Known evident th the
administration is satisfied that Lees grand Object is
Washington and acting upon this conviction, we are
gratifed to believe that the Ieedfu precautions have
been adopted by the War Off se to battle and defeat the
movements and calculations of the enemy whether
aiming for the front the rear Of the National Capital
We inc inc 70 the opinion Ii &C these raids of the enemy
into Maryland and Pehnsy Tahia in failing to bring
about division of Gen. Rockers army, have failed TO
secure their main object and that thus the rebel army
considered as an army oper aing sgsinst Washington
Is placed in very dangerons situation Our army Is
not only between Gen. Le6tand Washington, but be-
tween him and Richmond, sndis 50 disposed, on its IN !
terror lines, as to be able promptly to strike out to the
right or lef en- masss, the ocee sion may invite Or
require Assuming that the whole rebel army Of vir
gnia is now scattered along betWe en- Winchester and
the border counties beyond the ue Ridge) of Mary
land and Pennsylvania, we must include that the de-
Il Is 4 a..
ngten or summer encampment near the Upper PotoJ
mac for the purpose Of Eubsistng bis army as far as
possible upon the loyal States Of Maryland and Penu-
ylVania while msuHuvreing to en- tee Gen. Hookerinto
ome position where bis army may be cut to pieces
But simultaneously from two d erent purees, widely