The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-02

derbtood that 1tonRstrest, in command OF the
| right wing of Lees army, was tnen crossing
| the Potomac bslow Williamaport. The main
body Of A. P. Hills forces, comprising sne cen
tre of Lees army, was understood yesseIday
! 20 be somewhere between Winchester nno
| Martinsbnrg, moving towards the river: 10
| day we have no doubt that the whole OF E"'
! ellis column is in Pennsylvania, not iar Eom
| Chambersburg.
| The gentleraan who saw Ewell' troops says
| shsy had with them a very large nnmoer ol
wagons From this fact it ia inferred that they
| Intend to gather all tao supplies they can hnd
| So far as Gen Hooker's position 10 concerned
it is sufficient 10 say that he is neither ignorant
Of the whereabouts of the enemy nor inactive
himself
There are strong indications to night tna'
Lee has not only q -his+ed the grand proJsrs -
massing his strength On this 6i9e cf the Pot0'
mac, but that he is actually within si5.t as
tance of Washington, having moved cons!d-
t.m fords down the tow-path Of the canal, or
elae along the inner roads from Boonsboro and
Middleton. to the vicinity of Poolesville. Rnsh-
| vile ard Rockville. From these points he has
direct access to the rear of Washington, and
! can, by an expert movement, destroy the rail-
road between the Capital and Annapolis Junc
ton, unless he Should underrate the force
, which it is thought has teen concentrated
to oppoee him in this design. A prominent
transportation company Ia to-day refusing
to receive valuable articles for shipment
between BalsiInsFe and Washington. If the
enemy has gained position of 60 much i'm
portance upon Kockers rear, there is cause
for apprehension concerning the safety Of Ty;;
ler's force, which has been holding Marytsnd
HeigEts Although it is hardly probable that
Tyler has besn captured, it is possible that his
| communication with the Army of the Potomac
| in Virginia, and with tho force under General
| Scherck, have been broken. A flank move
men. Gu the part of Gen. Hooker across the
three lower fords may result disastrous!y for
! the ensmy, by isolatipg his right frem his new
! base of operations upon the upper Potomac
j Whatever truth there may be in the report of
Lees proximity to Washington, there is still
opportunity for repellirg his further advance
| IABoDRa TAKIss PossEssEOH or CUMBERLAND,
| hD-CO; DUCT oF THE RRBILs-1Hs DISCOUNT
| OF COEFcDEsATE SCRIP
Imboden's cavalry took possession Of Cum.
berland, Nd, on the l7th ult., and the Cum.
! berland Union gives the following account Of
| bis proceedings there. 1t will be seen that
| moro calico can be bought in the Confederacy
| for a $50 Confederate note than can be pur;
chased in Maryland:
On Wednesday morning early, june II, our
eyes were greeted with a battle array of cav
, airy and artillery, drawn up on hill to the
east of and commanding the city. Two dis
charges of their cannon soon convinced us
that we were In the power of the enemy, and
sent the worn out cavalry and remaining rail.
road trains " skedaddling to points Of safety.
The stores were speedily closed up, and our
business places eoGn assumed Sabbath
aspect. Presently two graybacks, bearing
| flag of truce, appeared on Baltimore street
This was responded to by dePutaiion of citi.
| zans, with similar flag, headed by Valentine
| A. Buckley, Esq, acting Mayor. The result
| of the consultation was that the citizens and
all private property was to bs strictly respect
| ed, and that all necessary articles taken were
to be paid or receipted for. In short time
the enemy entered the city, their first bust.
ness, apparently, being to secure all the horses
they could find, which was a very small mum.
| ber, and they of al inferior quality, the pre-.
caution having been taken the day previous to
remove ths most valuable ones. Boots and
shoes, hats, dry goods and clothing, were
! called fer, and several Of ous merchants OPEN
ed their EtoE3s 10 supply the demand, receiving
in payment for their goods Confederate scrip
; at q heavy discount. We saw one store clerk
| exhibiting a $50 bill which he had received
. for ton ya,as OF calico.
| The conduct If the Canfedasatss through.
, ont was gslltIemauiy, but they were evidently
/ Uneasy while III our city, and one or two pan
! les started .heEn to their saddles. At about
! halfpast ten they hastily retired from the
F! town, and took their departure for parts un-
known, and thus ended tbs first occupation of
Cumberland by the rebels, consisting of Col.
In5oden's cavalry, about four hundred and
! fifty strong, with two pieces of artillery
! Brig Gen. Kelley and staff arrived in town
via Bedford, during Tuesday night, and took
! the early "Wednesday morning traiu for New
4 CrcAk which had urnpoaIad but a f,,Vu yniloS
| up the road when it WAS discovered that the
! track had been tern up. Tho train returned
, to Cumberland only to encounter the force
! which commanded the city from the hill, but
| when The two shells were discharged the train
! made it's escape by the Mount Savage and
] Frostburg Railroad. Gen. Kelley had pre- vi
ousy lett the train aud taken horse. On
. Thursday morning the business places in
town, with two or three exceptions, were
opened Rumors of all kinds we're in circu-
iation, and the public mind in fevsrish, un-
: ss.tlsd state.
| Intelligence has reached the city that I'M
| boden's cavalry are committing extensive dep
/ relations TO the railroad and canal property q
| few miles below On Thursday evening a
| force of Federal cavalry, from New Greek,
, rode into town and were received with cheers
! from the populace who throngsd the streets
| They Immediately set to work to hunt up
| struggling members of Imboden's cavalry,
| Who were ascertained to be abiding here with
! their friends, and succeeded in securing sew
eral Of thsm. Rumors of large forces, both
/ Federal and rebei, being in our vicinity, are In
f; circulation, but no definite information can be
obtained.
| THE NORTHERN PRESS on THE IsvA5ION-THK CT
LaRITY or KsssMOvG GMEr rs HOOKER FoILED
Will THEREBHL GrrEasL Bs BAeaEDs
Our Northern files contain number OF
speculative articles On the invasion. One that
we find in the New York Wo,ld, Of the 26th,
is very good epitome ot the sentiments sx-
prss:ed in all of them, and we publish it en-
tire. We may preface that the New York
Tribune Gays that the decisive battle is at
hand, and concludes, 'If Lee can conquer Us,
go be it, The following is the Worlds arti.
, cls:
The panic which yesterday caused general
suspension of business in sill the great cities Of
Pennsylvauia, of cOurfe precludes the idea
that tho people of that State are calm and trust
worthy Judges of the military situation. But
whether they do, or DO not, form correct esti.
| ua:e of the magnitude of the immediate peril,
| there are good grounds for supposing that the
rebel General intends something far more So
! rious than raids into Maryland and Pennsylva-
mia. When his plan comes to be developed, 1t
| will probably appear that this unexpected cam
paign is meant by General Lse to be the grand
strategic operation of the war The reasons
for attributing to him large design in his pre-.
sent movements seem perfectly ccnciusive.-
! When, with a quieness and celebrity which
| completely surprised General Hooker, Lee
transferred his army from Fredericksburg
to the valley of the Shenandoah, had it
| been his intention merely to hold that
!