The New York herald., 1863-07-13
MR.. F. G. CHAPMAN'S DISPATCHES.

Rel crts have been in circulation here since early
evening that the principal part Of Lees army had sue
cecded In crossing the Potomac into Virginia at Williams
port and that only smsn body Of rebels kept in
Meade front Keep UP camp ores and other proofs Of
their presence until their w9spn trains
got over, when they win also be suddenly withdrawn
from Maryland .t
The eny reliable Information ! can hnd FOR the
repor sFrst tho rebel lines and pickc,s are ghty
drawn in a short distance forces advance In
the direction OF Winchester; second, the rebels at
Harpers Ferry report that large numbers or troops
are lining the main road from Martnsburg TO Win.
chester, ana have been Wednesday last third,
gonterp has arrived here from winiamsport who re-
ports hat his house AZ that place had been down
used IN be construction Of bridge and that others had
suffered hike losses That the bridge Nas completed aud
toops crossing Friday and Saturday morn
Ing The gentleman came, with hir family from Williams.
port 70 Bocu.boro by way of Bakersyile but saw no
troops except s,ragglcrs on the road.
can hardly credit the report. Il probabls that the
rebels have srcceedcd In getting portion o. their
wounded, who arc being taken 10 Winchester and u Is
possible that sma force has gone over 10 watch our
movements from below.
News from The front a. daylight this morning 10 the
eject that there was no hghting yesterday known
hsidquar'er, nor there muca prospect that light
would take place 10 day
TRspsncx, Nd July ~, lso3.
The Idea seems 70 be gaming ground Tia, tho larger
part Of lees Amy has iato Virginia In addition
70 the assigned my despatch this morning Why
was 50 believed, the fact last nigh, lbe town of
hagers,own vas known % be occupied By General E~es
corpe 4
This morning cavalry Reconnaissance descrminod that
the town bad been evacuated during tho nAwh,
Reports from lcft at to-day N the vicinity q
Bakesvie say thai large bodies % infantry cavalry and
artillery have been moving southwsrd all morning IA.
winamsport from tho direction q Hagersto~n.
The Potomac river hss nearly resumed ns ordinary
stage Of water and TIE ood longer debar General
Ices army from crossias or General hcades forces from
fcaowins. FIee has really cro~sedand begin 70 think
the repois truethers VIII have 70 be bs FOO, raos
ur the Shenandoah valley before the rcbth basred
+ rrs rprp tsy i2--loA,M,,
VA FRxnsser, Nd. July IL, 1898.
Everything tbs nos.ing quiet AZ possible. Not
,ss heard aons the front. The msn, IN line of bat
tie lounge upon the green swsSd ana Tho artillery horses
trcop their heads IN iro~ before the easous Ycs
ay the tile u she farmers ,esper sounded 10 the
neid between the pscssp, ssd tbs ssmAks from the
por,iooss q their houses eualy watched u.s. a. though
sncny this side o. tho Potomac, and our army
pa~ad ing for review.
~ was believed that upon The arrival Of our army q
ths nebhcr hood. Ice oaid @tta<k u.s. s yet there
arc no ind<as,cvs ~ any sreh event The enemy.s
front extends thrcush Funkssswn across towards VIII
Transport Rscei ssvrehooers rcssed 10 sss hooscs
The bordcrs e the village. and bebnd ssous~.s that
stretch M every direction from ihs bills sone oT the
rebc pckcts have erected stone breMxtwogks hsh,pd
which hara dozen seybaots hide themselves and p,cs
OF rour men.
Funksiown pIsssasi little village namhcros about
fve hundred ini'sbianis u haa ohsrch fcw bvscS
yosdcnces and here and there's dnhstivs specimen q
store but sbs business q shs place 10 sauAd On nriac,-