New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-29
Movements OF the Army Of the Potomac
Reports by scout-The Position of
our Army-That OF the Enemy.

y. D.
WAsHisGrOs, Friday June ?G-uoon.
Part Of Gen. Hooker's forces have already crossed
the Potomac at Point OF Rocks.
The forces at Maryland lights under Gen. Tyler
Of Connecticut, which formerly under COM
mand Of Gen. Schenck, have been put under the i'm
mediate control Of Cen Hooker, and will thus form
a portion of Gen. Hooker's left wing. AS already
noticed, Gen French has been appointed TO the COM
mand Of the forces in the vicinity Of Harpers Ferry.
Other portions Of Gen. Hooker's army are re-
ported TO be crossing to the north eide of the Poo
mac, between Edwards Ferry and Point of Rocks;
and have it from high authority that it ia the inten
ton Of Gen. Hooker TO make tue mouth Of the Mo-
nocacy or Frederick City, bs base OF operations for
offensive movements against the enemy, should the
invasion programme OF Lee, as it is generally read in
the North, be carried into effect.
OF this programme, however, doubts are enter
tanned in wenforned circles here. myself have
iu.t converted with one Of most active scouts,
who las followed in the wake Of the Confederate i'd
vance since their frat appearance at Hsgerstown. and
who left Gettysburg on "Wednesday last on horseback
having ridden from that point 10 York, Pa, where
he struck the Northern Central RaIlroad), and who
relatively nirms that the movement is by no means
op M large scale late dispatches represent II.
Although he acknowledges the presence in Mary
Ian Of Ewel and great part Of his corps, he has
satsiied Iimsclf by daily ard nightly observation
TINT The alarm in botn Mary land and Pennsylvania
has been mainly kept up by small parties OF Jenkinss
cavalry, living IN all directions, rapidly changing
th.ir base and invariably announcing themselves.
with great noise and hraysdo. ss the advance guard
of inch and such force, OF many thousands; while
In reaty they were operating IN every II stance on
their own hook and seldom exceeded seventy or
eighty in any one party
BY mixing the MonOcacy or Frederick his center
of OPERATIONS you Will perceive the Important adj
vantage thai Ilooker will have gained over Gen.
Lee III respect of lines Of communication. lie thus
commands a line Of railroad the Baltimore and
Ohio which runs direct from Baltimore to Harpers
Ferry with q branch road from the Monocacy 10
Frederick, and which possesses an energy III lis ON
ceis and capacity III lis equipment July CONF etent
10 meet all the demands OF Hookers army, both as
10 supplies and re.eniorcemeuts. The situation viii,
IN fact be, so fur ss the Union army Is concerned,
precisely what 1t was when, ten months ago, Zen.
Mcclellan made Frederick City his base, prepara
tory to driving Lee out of Marylsnd.
Turn now to your map, aud consider the position
Of the Confederate army. al THIS present writing
Cen Ewells forces arc within striking distance OF
Carlisle Is Ewell going TO strike Harrisburgl or
ia he going TO march down upon York In either
case lie can be protected snd aided against Hooker
by Lee, who can, at rW, make his corresponding
base ut ChambersOurg, Greencastle, or Gettysburg,
aud be 10 ldy 10 move III cooperation Win Even on
the fret indication OF u movement on the pars oil
Hooker M against that General. Ew. may then
either attack Harrisburg, If he feels himself
strong enough, or, making !eint there,
his real attack may be upon York,
where. having DESTROYED the Northern Cen
trai Railroad he may send forward cavalry by the
nike 10 drmolsh the track and bridges oil the fblI-
ndelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad III the
vicinity Of Havre dc Grace.
No ,oon. however as Lees main army moves, the
advantage of lockers line becomes ut once aPpa-
rent; for il Lee should attempt 10 maze tue circuit
Hooker holding the short line, and having, AZ Tue
same time TO cover Washington, can easiiy move
across 10 Westminster, ana thence to the Nor'he'"
Central Railroad thus check-maiing Lee ~ NY '
ion. he may nave on Washington by way OF Da,-
,,or. having still an open rail line 10 the Capl'ai.
Ths battle that may either decide the late OF
Warbinpton or annihllate the army uhoer Lee, nn!
,h.refore take place ut a point not Tar iroui DslS
more. buf contemplating the movemshts VI 'ueioon-
,.da,ate Army as they now appear wo are con- |
;nc.d that no position Hooker could occupy wouid
ard him such large strategic advantages over Leo
o. ,Le dstenss of both Washington ana Baltimore,
a. does this occupation Of the line Oh Tue honoeaoy
aud Frederick Clty. Az; ..,.;o |
,.c, that although Lee might easily have crossed at
tLs month of the Mouocacy, aud occupied freder. |
IL IN torce before Hooker had taken the initial
80 toward his new postion-although he might
sasilv have DESTROYED the Monocacy bridge and cut
the telegraph wires on Sunday, the list, when us
soot ere within % miles Of Baltimore he foroorc
not merely permitting, but actually inviting
Hooker to como and try conclusions win nun vi VIC
.o,l OF Maryland, as if willing to cast his greatest
and perhaps, bis last stake, gu - field Oh us own
choosing.