Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-06-30

so to a great extent. Two rebel officers
were taken prisoners to-day.
All the drinking saloons in Harrisburg
have been closed by the Mayor.
Considerable reinforcements have been
sent to General Knipe, who will defend
what we now hold Of the Cumberland Tal.
ley
Another Harrisburg dispatch, dated 10
O'Clock last evening, says:
The rebels appeared to have come TO q
staDd-stll. Our troops are advantaeeons,
ly posted. There are no reports of fighting
Tonight. The telegraph is still omen to
Carlisle. Eweli's headquarters are at
Shippensburg."
Philadelphia, June &C.
The Washington Star says:
There is nothing known to Justify the
current rumor that Lee has 100 600 men
at Winchester. There is no probability in
the account saving a large force of rebels
was, yeste rday evening, moving from the
direction Of Boouesboro to Frederick"
Frederick, Md, June. 25.
There is no doubt that more than half If
Lees army is now in Maryland, and ado
vancing in three columns into Pennsylya-
MIA. Each advancing column is followed
10y immense wagon trains, most of which
are empty. Ewell commands in person the
centre advancing column. "kxtra BillS"
Smith commands a brigade in Eweil's
corps. The wagon train whiah acc ompau
led the centre column numbered several
hundred wagons, majority of which we're
marked U. ). Notwithstanding EwelPs or
ders commanding his troops to respect the
property Of Marylanders, foraging parties
are securing the country in every direction
of Selling all the horses and cattls they can
lay their hands on, Several thousand head
cattle ard a large number of horses have
been gobbled up in Washington county
alone. The neighboring counties are suff.
eripg in like manner. Most of the cattle
have been driven across the river into Vir.
giuia, to feed that portion Of Lees army
which still remains on the other side.
New York, June 25.
A Washington special to the Herald
says: .....
"Advices received from uarper's Ferry
to- night, state that Lees whole force, or a
greater portion of it, is evidently following
Ewell's advance into Maryland and Penn.
sylvanis. No disposition is az vet mani
Tested to attack our forces at uarper's Fer.
~ or upon Maryland Heights. There is a
small rebel force at charlestown, but there
appears to be no considerable force this
side of Winchester.
The city is filed with rumors to day of
the rebels having established heavy batter.
les at point upon the Virginia side of the
Potomac, with the intention of attempting
to renew the blockade of the river. There
is no foundation for these reports"
Washington special to the World
says:
There are strong indications that Lee
has not only achieved the grand project of
massing his strength on this side Of the Po-
tOmac, but he is actually within q short
distance of Washington, having moved q
considerable force from ShepardstOwn and
Antietam fords, down the towpaih of the
canal, or else along the inner roads from
Boonesboro ard Middleton 70 the vicinity
of PoOlesville, Rushville and Rockville
From those points he has direct access to
the rear OF Washington, and can, by an ex-
pert movement destroy the railroad be-
tween the Capitol and Annapolis Junction,
unless he should uDderr6te the force con-
centrated to oppose him 10 this great de-
sign.
1.-The enemy has gained a position of so
much importance upon Hook ere rear, that
there is cause for apprehension concerning
Tyler's force, which has been holding Ma
ryland Heights. Although it is hardly
| probable that Tyler has been captured, vet
| 't 40 possible that his Communication
| with the army in Virginia and with the
force under General Schenck has been bro
ken.
"a tank ovement on the part Of Hook
er across three lower fOrds may result dis
astrously for the enemy, by istlating his
right from his new base Of operations upon
the upper Potomac. Whatever truth there
may be in the report of Lees proximity to
Washington, there is still opportunity for
repelling his further advance"
Philadelphia, June &c.
The Press publishes a special from uar-
risburg, stating that Governor Curtin re-
eelVed telegram from the operator at Nc.
Connellsville, stating that the rebels under
Jenkins had entered that town after a Sc
we're skirmish with some of Mlroy's troors.
MIlroy IS preparing to drive the rebels out.
and battle is imminent.
| The excitement at Pitt sburg is unabat-
ed. The troops are being organised rapid.
~.
The Harrisburg correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says:
Gen. knipe was reinforced to-day by
several regiments. aud ordered to repei any
further advance. and will offer battle on
the appearance of the rebels. 1t is expec.
ted We will commence offensive operations
on Friday today
ut is generally understood that Hook
er's army at Maryland Heights is prepar-
ing to meet Lee.
IA person from 1sgerstown saws he
thinks Lee and LOngstreet were there on
wednesday, and an immense army was
bivouacked around there.
Gen. Qhodes' rebel division occupies
Chambersburg. The rebels captured
ABOUT 4OOO horses, and are still mounting
infantry"
Harrisburg, June &c.
Gen Knipe. thinking his force insufie.
TENT to meet the enemy, evacuated Carlisle
last night. He reports the rebels 10000
strong.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
.-. Baltimore. June Is.
Information received here this morning
from West Maryland, is to the following
purport:
General Lee is said to have passed
Through Winchester on Friday. The en-.
tire rebel army was then in motion. claim.
ing to be 10000 strong. Bwell vas at
Hagerstown on Monday, and on Tuesday
marched for PennsylVania. Longstreetjs
troops were about crossing the Potomac.
and were to be on this side on Wedenes
day.
The rebel programme, according to a
highly intelligent sympatbizer just from
Western Maryland, is. that IifPs forces
were to occupy General Hooker's attention
until the main body of the rebel army Was
well on the way: The rebel army would
then move rapidly north, having, 10 the
meanwhile, supplied themselves with fresh
horses from Mary land and Pennsylvania.
The rebels expected to capture Harrisburg