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states: a cooperating corps Of Lee, left be.
hind at Fredericksburg, is to cross the lower
POTOMAC at Budl's Ferry, some twenty-five
miles below Washington, and 1t has COM
pletc set Of rontoons ready for the purpose.
says:
| Information received to-day renders 1t
| nearly positive that the whole Of Ewells
| CORPS has been transferred into Maryland.
This corps numbers about 2. 900. stuart's
| cavalry range up and down the valley under
Plcasanton keeps sharp lookout for him,
and slight skirnsisbing occurs daily.
A.peeiA TO the n. Y. Times, dated Fred.
erick, hid June 9th, says:
There is no longer any doubt that the reb-
els are In strong force this side Of the Poto-
ac, md are marching into Pennsylvania.
Refugees who arrived here this evening, from
near the Pennsylvania line, state tia. this
morning, ut nine o'clock, Early's division, of
EwelTs corps, passed through Smithsburg,
! on its way to Chambersburg. They had with
them sixteen pieces Of artillery, two regl-
mcnts Of ocnaoyn2lry AZ and eleven Of inia1tryIin
took the Greencastle road from Haserstown,
and a third division Of tho enemy Is reported
| advancing upon Mercersburg from the direc-
tiou Of Hancock. Ewcll commands III per-
son- Ho was in nagerstown yesterday. Tho
rebel army Is accompanied By an immense
wagon train, which would indicate move.
,nent more for the purpose of plunder than
ANYTHING else.
The rebels evacuated South mountain res.
terday: taking the road toward Greencastlo
Orders have been issued BY the rebel COM
nandets to spare the property Of Maryland
crs. but when they arrive IN Pennsylvania
they shall haye unbrldled license to plunder
ard deyastate. The rebel officers proclaim
that 1t is their intention TO march 1irst upon
Harrisburg. and then upon Philadelphia. The
unorganiztd and Inexperienced militia assem-
bled for the defense Of the State, they say,
will form no barrier to their march through
the State
" WAsmSe1oy, June o5.-Gcu. stahl, with
/ his division Of cavalry, returned to camp yes-
terday. Gen. Copeland. with two regiments
of bis brigade, the 5th and 9Th MlchIga cav
airy, became detached from the division at
stahl direct to Bealtop, on the Orange aud
Alexandria Railroad, aud from thence to
Fayetteville, From this point patrolling par
,iss weIe dispatched in 81 directions.
Wnrrenton Junction was visitea, also No.
Copeland, then dispatched two equaarons
Of. cavalry across the Rappahannock
River, who patrol1ed uo and down to the
distance Of TWO miles, without discovering
even stragg1ers from the rebel army Citizens
residing IL this vicinity stated, on Inquiry be-
/
soldiers were seen in the ncighboshood, du-
ling the previous day, but had departed -sies-
'inalion unknown. The town Of Brentvllle
was also patroled, but with no better success.
The Reconnaissance develops the important
facs that the rebel army Of The Potomac does
terdipg from Culpenper to Wnrreuton, New
baltimore. White Plains and Salem, on the
west, to Fredericksburg on the east, aud d
distance Of several miles south Of the Kappa
hammock.
An Important capture WAS made in the per-
| ron Ct Col. ScrofEe, commanding the S5tll
Virginia State troops, and the senior officer
Of all the State tEoops In Farquhnr county,
Virginia.
NEw YORK, June a5.-Thc Mrazrs Wash
irgton dispatch says: Lees force comprises
Ewell's corps, IS, 600; Longstreet's, q ,ooo;
jenkins, 5000. Richmond is defended By b.
II. Hills corps, q, GOO: Frcnch's, II, 600. and
heavy brigade under Wise on the York River
Railroad. Gen. Coree has two brigades at
| Hanover Junction, with J, 500 mountcd Tex.
ems. Jacksou commands iu East Tennessee,
aId has Pegram's forceof 10, ,000, which, with
the force in Cumberland Gap. Is expected to
invade Kentucky.
NEW York, june GA letter in town,
dated Washington Saturday afternoon. Gays:
Twenty thousand Of B1agg's army are Mt Rich
mond, doing garrison duty. Lee has his
whole army, l215, coo. In the Immediate vicinity
of lie Potomac. Bragg is to take care Of
Eichn, oud, while Lee txcs care Of Washing
ton. Richmond was reiiforced on the 10Th.
from the army beseigiuA Vicksburg, furnishes
us with most cheering news. OR army is
sufficient to take ,opla9e. Grants position,
| az against Johnston, isas strong as that Of
Pe1nbc1ton nga1nst Grn nt. The indications
multiply that the rebel army In Vicksburg
| mnst shortly a1Yranfnr1
The fire upon the city Is very heavy aud de-
ttructiye. The rebel reply to our fire Is not
heavy, and Is Intellectual.
| Gen. Johnston is believed to be mainly en-.
PLAYED in prcparatlonsto defend the interior
ln1f a1{ef M Of
west Is burning itself cut, In larrassing, but
fcconclusiye Turflre ~