The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-06-17
rmE LATEST wARINTELLIGESCE.
EXCITING NEWS
.EE,s ARMY MOVING NORTH.

HIGHLY EXCITING NEWS F!
LEES ARMY MOVING NORTH.
Gen. HoOker's Army in Close Pursuit.
Maryland, Western Virginia, Pennsylvn-
mia and Ohio Threatened by Invasion.
SEVERE BATTLE NEAR THE BORDER
The President Calls for 100000 Men,
For some time past, rumors have been prevalent
Of a threatened invasion of the North by General
Lees army. The intelligence which we here pro
sent to our readers, indicates that thsse reports
have been well founded
NEW YoRK, June l5.--Tho Timer says. odior-
ally Information reached this city yesterday,
from Washington, that Lees army, $4,000 stroug,
was on this side the Rappahannock, marching
northward, and Hooker's army was hastening north
to prevent the rebel advance Lee, before the close
of last week, crossed by the fords above Freder-
icksburg, and was apparently pushing for tho or-
ange & Alexandria Railroad By Friday Hooksr's
whole army was on the northward march, following
h,at day n limo between Wsrcnton and Catletts
Stations. All our conmssary stores havo been
from Aqua Creek. Lee has been Joined by large
detachment from North Carolina aud the Blackwa-
ter, and all Of his cavalry have been massed on the
north fork Of the RRppahannock I.ongstreet's
corps, acly at Culpepper, doubtless has been joined
10 Lee.
Ilookor's force can't be inferior to Lees, and our
| army has beon recently heavily reinforced from
Nansemond the peninsula and elsewhere.
| No official or scmi-oflicnl indications Of these
movements have been received from Washington
and the 7'mes says, 1t is plainly evident that
our army and that of tho rebels are both on the
move, and closely together that they can hardly
avoid a collision soon"
The HsIutisavs cdtoiially, at is evident that
an active campaigns now in operation ON the Rap
pshannock Harper's Ferry, the Shenandoah Val
points indicated by recent rebel movements. Our
army has alss changed it's base, the supplies being
transported from Aqua Greek TO Alexandria"
HAnRIsBURG Juno 15.--Dispatches received to-
day from the operators at Chambersburg aud llag-
srstown give information that the rebel cavalry
arrived ut POrryville aud Martinsburg about noon,
aud at the latter place there had been hard fight
ing. Mroy was contosting their advance.
Communication is destroyed between Winches
ter and Martnsburg.
Reynolds had been driven by n large force of
rcbsls from Parrsvillc to Bunker liu. The en-
cnly is also at Winchester.
All Lees army is moving. The Governor OF
Pennsylvania has issued his proclamation saying
"The State is again threatened with invasion,
30 900 men from Pcnusy ylvsnia. | now appeal to
all citizens of Penns ylvania willing to defend their
homes to rush in their might in this hour of peril.
The issue is one of preservation or destruction.
That ii is tho purpose of the enemy to invade our
border with all the strength he can command, is
apparent. | therefore call upon all capable of
Learing arms to enroll themselves and to give aid
to the efforts To be- put forth for the salvation OF
our common country.
News from Muddy Branch and Nolans Ferry
indicate that warm work has been going ON there
The capital, principal cities aud towns Of Penn
syvania arc in absolute danger.
| Col Scott has gone to Washington to urge on
thu Government such notifications of its plan Ms
will suit the views of the people. Indications are
that capitalists will advance the money to pay the
military, trusting To the Government for payment.
WAsHISGroS, June lj..The President has is
sued proclamation, stating that the rebels are
threatening 10 invade Maryland Western Virginia,
Peusylvnn aud Ohio, and therefore calls utO
vice 1000 men iromthc following States 10000
from Penn, 30 900 from Ohio 10 900 from Maryland
and 10 ,On0 from Western Virginia, to b! mustered
into ts United States service forthwith, uni serve
Tor six mouths from the date of muste nr in it not
sooner discharged. ...
PuuADELrnIA, June. IA dispatch from
Green Castle, Pa. dated lO.3n this morning ports
as follows:
Our troops arc now here in retreat from lIug.r,
town to Chnmbcrsburg. Htgerstown has b,el
evacuated All the rolling stock of the railroad
and all the stores have been removed.
lumOr likes the rebel force at 10000 but this is
probably exaggerated.
a dispatch received to-day from Bottoms Station
nn the Northern Central L. r., says that General
TYLER hat rctIeHtrd nom Martusbtirg at o'clock
last evening, and tlat force at Winchest.r had
prubably boon captured Yesterday, as the eAeny is
in force, probably 10000 strong at lIsgerstown.
The dispatch adds that the danger is great, the
enemy is advancing in heavy force.
private dispatch states the rebels appeared
usar Chambersburg this morning, ani it is proba-