Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-19

Noon Reports.


INV loRK. June lc-A Washington dis
patch To the Herald says:
A letter from a man formerly an officer in the
service. dated Harrisburg. June is. Was received
here 10 day. il states that the trains OF General
Tyler. from Mlrunsburg. are Just coming in
They report having lett that place on sunday
morning when the enemy'r cavslry were within
two miles 0f the town. They left unmolested.
and have seen nothing Of the enemy along their
whole route since.
One Of the most intelligent men among them
said they lett CHI, mbersburg on Monday night
late. ani up to thti time the enemy had not made
his appearance at that place
There = now no doubt that Lee has large
army with about one third OF IL occupying the
country in the vicinity of Winchester and Mar
iiusburg.
The loss of Winchester laid open The Cumber
land Valley. in Pennsylvania 10 invasion, aud
and ius;hes the promptest measures 70 increase
our army
special to the New York Tribune saws:
Five or six hundred paroed prisoners who
were captured in the cavalry fight Mt Beverly
Ford. arrived at Annapolis Yesterday With
them came Mr. Walter Cooper, The Captains
clerk OF the Indianola. who has been In the Lib
by prison since the capture o. his vessel.
Mr. Cooper, who has arrived here. makes the
following important statement
Richmond papers touching Lees strength at Il
time oi the battle Of Chancellorvlie and from the
reinfprcements that have been sen, within the
last two or three weeks. that the Rabel army of
the Potomac is between 100 900 and 100 600
strong.
From the windows of the Libby Prison. which
command the James River at the point where
travellers on the Petersburg Raiiroai cross.
20 900 80 900 soldiers have been seen crossing
norlhward, daily for the past two weeks (42O
Those on the last Thursday train. who were
asked, united In saying that they were from Ten.
neSsee
None of these troops remain In Richmond.
which is bare OF soldiers rs IL was at the time our
cavalry just missed capturing the Rebel capital
Five thousand men could take IL oday
Petersburg is also thout garrison.
There are troops on the Blackwater
IL was the general opinion in Richmond that
Lee was 10 make fegned attack on Washing
ton while Stuart invaded PENNSYLVANIA and Ma.
ryand
The Rebels were evidently severely handled
40 Beverly Ford. Thirteen car loads of their
wounded in that engagement had arrived at Rich.
mond.
There are now in Libby prison % officers of
Col Streight's command. captured by Forest in
Mississippi. 40 officers taken at Beverly Ford
or homesickness, in the hope of speedy return
on parole
The Rebels no longer parole these deserters.
but keep them closely confined. aud treat them
severely that many of she weak ones are i'm
duced To take the Rebel oath of allegiance and
even 10 join the Rebel army TO escape the hor
rors of confinement
Prices in Richmond are growing higher and
higher Gold is from IS 80 to 80 in Confede-
rate money.
special to the Tribune dated Washington
SAYS:
A, the approach of fugitives from Winchester
in some instances Pennsylvania farmers set fire
to their barns.
IL is still believed not improbable that the
Rebel army will undertake u movement in the
free States and that the services of every man
who oilers them may vet be brought into requisi.
ton.
The better opinion now is that Lee is now in
the Shenandoah VALLEY. but his present where
abouts are not ascertained
From Harrisburg
HARRISBURG. June Isl 80 A. M-The Reb-
els under Jenkins evacuated Chambersburg at
O'Clock To day. taking the road to Hagerstown
The authorities here now in tele graphic com
muncstion with Chambersburg. During the
| Rebels stay. all private property was respected
except lar as horses and cattle aud he re.
sources of If are concerned Jack~on's old di.
vision under Ewell is reported at Hagerstown
Information was received By the authorities
late last night that lmboden was At Chamber
/ lain with two regiments of in fantry ard one of
cavalry. Wheeling NAV be their destination.
Troops for the State are arriving rapidly
The Democratic Convention nominated Geo
Woodward for Governor. and Walter Downey
was nominated Judge of the Supreme Court
Convention adjourned
from the Army of the Potomac.
4 Washington special to the New York World
SAYS:
Hooker's Headquarters are near Fairfax and
the most of his army are in the vicinity of the
old Bull Run battle ground
! 1t does not seem likely that he will venture
into the valley, rs he does NOT know the force o
the enemy still ut Cupepper, bur will probably
come back To the immediate Notifications, so NJ
10 prevent flank movement aud to cross the
side
hear of no movement up the Penjpsuhr-of oul
forces so as 10 threaten Richmond.
From ST Louis.
SAINT LOUIS, June II Lieut. Col Collum
formerly Asst Adjt. Gener, or McClellan's
staff. and acting in the same capacity in this De
pariment for some time past. died last night aite
"a few DAYS illness
Prom Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, June l. The Baltimore Gin
per OF last evening states that il is reported
the headquarters of Gen. Schenck, that the Reb
els invested Harper's Ferry on the 10th, and at
tempted to surprise Gen. Tyler. The latter re
/ tired To Maryland Heights and sheled the Rebels
compelling them 10 evacuate the Ferry The
4 Rebels then retreated 10 Wliamsport
Tyler recrossed and reoccupied his former posi-
ton.
The Rebels tore up the railroad track and
damaged the canal
Travel has been resumed between the Ferry ant
/ Baltimore
All accounts agree that the Rebels have lef
F! Chambersburg and are now at Westminster. an,
out small force at Hagerstown
special from Washington saws:
The Rebel cavalry enroute to Petersb UT,
from Suffolk
There were only three Rebel regiments in III
| vicinity of the Blackwater Saturday.
There are 10 rumOrs of any fighting bv Hook
| er.
1t is believed there are no rebel troops in tn
State now.
Jenkins cavalry was at Hagerstown last night
/ There is no evidence of his having infantry wit
him.
The Rebels cleared out all the drug stores
paving Confederate script.
The Rebels also took number of the mos