, 1863-06-18
WHAT rs DOING FOR
DEFENSE.
RUMORED MOVEMENTS
OF LEES ARMY.
'HARPER'S FERRY SAID
TO BE EVACUATED. Il.
The Musterin Forces
to Repel the Enemy.

NO FIGHTING YET BET WE::l
|. HOOKER AND Lee Lee.
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/: : FROM pITTsBuRG.
49,: l:pecial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibuae.1
D.: 'P1rTsuuRo, J4ne17, 1881
The probability is. that the progress Of tn
:rcbehinvasion Of Pennsylvania has been large
f,ly exaggerated. The stories about: their in
tenupting trains on the Pennsylvania Contra
are untrue. Harrisburg is In no more seriou
danger now than it was two or three day
ago. 81: >
Private dispatches also, tac, cxact nature O
which .cannot be made: public Jet, warran
the belief in the probability th.t The rebel
are not likely to press taeir aggressive move
mcnts much moro for sone da5e.
'Pittsburg and all parts Of Pennsylvania in
deed arc excited almost to painis.
1suA11 leave On tho first train for Washing
ington, yla Harrisburg & Phih 1elph1a, mi
anticipate 20 Interruption. .. ..
;: Pun1DrLr1i1A, June 17.-Tho Lnquirer ha:
the following special letter:
Bull ECS, Va; June 15.-Tho Grand Arm,
of the Potomac is now on aud near the oil
Bull Run battle field. The Sd Army .Corp4
arrived at Manassas junction Monday morn
ing; the 1st md 18th Corpstarc at CentreTille
and the rest Of the Army Of the Potomac, ths
3D. 9Th, 9th md 18th Corps, Will probably
reoch here tonight. Hooker and staff arr
I now on their way to this point and. By to-
MORROW noon or night the army will be to.
gcthcr again.
Our cavalry Commands hare, during the
whole time, been On our 1anlz. Gen. Gregg
with Ids division, Is md has been opcrn
ting in the neighborhood of Warzenton and
White Sulphur Springs. Gen. Duff1e's diyis
ion, late Gen. Ayerills, Is at the base Of the
Blue Ridge, near Ashby's Gap. Gen. Buford
with the regulars, has completely block:d up
ThProughfarc Gap, thereby preventing tho
approach Of tie rebels to this :nelglborhood
by that channel. -: -.'-1 ,..,
Col. Taylor, Of the 1st Pennsylvania Car.
airy, nov temporarily in eonlnand Of Gen.
Wyndham's brigade, has had the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad under bis especial care.
Gen. Pleasantou, now in command Of this
cavalry corps has his headquarters in the
neighborhood Of Wurrcnton.
Our cavalry has captured many prisoners,
ard brought away numberless contrabaads,
from wlon, valuable information has been
obtained. :-...
WASHINGTON, June 17-An Official te1e.
gram from Gen. ,ler at Hurrer's Ferry says
the enemy has an infantry and artillery force
7,oc0 or 5000 at Williamsport, while the
cavalry is running into Pennsylvania. Gen.
Kelley telegraphs from New Creek, Va, that
the rebel Gen. Imbodenls is before Cumberland,
Nd, with two regiments of cayaly and a
battery.
:. Reliable information re.ause to the invasion
is, that the small force Of rebels, no. exceed
ing 2,5o0, crossed the Potomac at Williams
port On Sunday, evidently in pursuit Of Gen.
Kclly's baggage train, which arrived ut liar.
risburg last evening. This force -pussed
through uagefstown and entered Gambler
1aud.: They did not proceed further than
Scotland, Eve miles beyond Chambcrsburg,
where they burnt bridge. Hagers-
town dispatches are very unreliable, train 8
arrived this evening from Westminster, bring.
Ing passengers from Emme' sburg, who re.
port no rebels In that section. The excite
ment along the line towards Harrisburg was
abating. Passengers said the rebels were
stil at Cha1nbersburg, and told the people
that they intended to ttay there. Passengers
from Frederick represent that there are only q
few rebel pickete at Hagcrstovn, though ru-
mors were prevalent that an inEantry force
were coming across from tla direction Of
shepardstown.
,WAsRNGTHy, June 17.-By an arrival from
Acquia Creek to-day, three deserters report
the remaining rebel forces left the vicinity o1
Fredericksburg yesterday.
new YonE, June 17.-The 7th regiment,
Col. 1eferts, marched down Broadway e11
route to Harrisburg, at II o'clock. Other
regiments leave this afternoon. -.
PHILADELPHIA, June 17.-The Inquire, has
special from Washington, dated Last night,
with the following: Gen. Ewell's corps Is in
the advance, accompanied by Gen. stuart's
cavalry. Gen. Hills corps is close behind,
and LongGtrcct brings up the rear. There No
longer seems to be any doubt that; Gen. Lee
is throwing the whole Of his forces up towards
Maryland aud Pennsylvania. Our eayalry has
been skirmishl1ng with Lees rear guard 10,
two days, md all information tends to show
that the rebels aro not moving to give Us
battle on the old battle field Of Bull Run, o,
| in that vicinity. -
Our forces evacuated Frederick, Maryland
and that vicinity, and fell back to the ReA5
House this morning. No enemy p1rauine
them. They returned to Frederick this morn
ing with strong reinforcements. Some rebel.
appeared ut Poolesyil1e hst evening, but with
drew without doing any damage.
An extra train went to Harpcr's Ferry last
night, and returned this morning. Soon afte,
the train passed Point Of Rocks, some Of Con
Hills corps came in on tour Of obsct
| yation. -
It is said by some who watch military mat
ters close1y, that the next battle will be foush'
In Maryland, and perhaps on tho old field O.
Antietam again, - -
Gen. Lee is moving on longer line thar
Gen. Hooker, but he has not succeeded il
outmarchfng him very far. Gen. Hooker VA.
at Fairfax Court House this morning, but il
cannot be said where he will be tonight.
is not believed thu. the rebels have got intt
Pennsylvania In any great numbers, but .wha