, 1863-06-17

supposed to be Go,ooo strong, under Lee, in
person.
Tie force In Maryland and Pennsylvania, is
estimated by Gen schenck, at 10000.
Alta meeting held yesterday. Gen. Cameron
Pennsylvania, and called upon the Governor
to appoint Gen. Mcclellan or Gen. franklin,
Co1nmauder-in Chief of the Pennsylvania
forces.
At Pittsburgh, all the factories have stopped
work, and all hands are engaged in throwing
up entrenchmcnts.
All the archives of the State and the specie
Of the Harrisburg banks have been removed
for safety. The inhabitants are preparing in
great numbers to leave.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1G.---A letter from
Harrisburg, dated / o'clock p. m., says
train Of 100 wagons, which left Nartinsburg
On Bunday, arrived safely.
The rebel advance this morning was five
miles cast Of Chambersburg.
Col. Smith, commanding ut Hagerstown,
had 4 fight Of an hour and d hall, yesterlsy,
when he was surrounded and compelled to
surrender.
WASHINGTON, June 1G.-1t is officially
known here that up to this hour thcrebels
have made no attack upon Harpcr's Ferry.
Tie eremy Ia in considerable force at Charles
town, eight miles from Harper's Ferry.
NEW YoEB, june 16.-A Suffolk, Va, cor
respondent states that Gen. Corcoran, with
Il, eco men, left there on the 18th, In the d.
rection Of the Blackwater The rebel Gen.
jenkins is at Franklin with quite force, and
1t is su1nised that our troops arc destined
t1ither. ~.
NEW York, June 1G.-An our militia rcsi-
1nents are getting under arms at tho city
armozics. Tho bells were rung at midnight
iu Brooklyn, calling out minnie men, and tho
regiments Of That city assembled at o'clock
this morning. A large number leave for
Philadelphia this morning.
NEW YORK, june l8.-Tle Baltimore liner
lean, Of Monday, says:
| The most reliable Information nc have
been able to obtain, is to the following effect:
| An attack WIS made on Saturday morning
on o small force ct our men At Barryvillc,
| Va, under Gen. NcRcynolds, Of which the
1st Maryland battery formed part. They
fell hack before superior numbers, and Joined
Gen. Milroy ut Winchester, after sharp en-.
gagemcnt, of which the results are unknown.
AT the samc time Winchester was attacked in
front from the South, BY force reported to
he under the command Of Ewe1l, tho sue
cessor Of Stouewall Jackson. The troops
that made the attack at Berryville arc report
! I'd 10 be under command Of Gen. Trimhle.
| 4 third force, after this encounter, are said
| to hare captured detachment Of our men at
Bunker Hill, and then moved on to Martins.
burg. At p. IN. yesterday they demanded
the surrender Of A1artinsburg, giving forty
| five minutes for the women and children to
leave town. Gen. Tyler, who commanded al
aartinsburg, refused to surrender, and IN
artillery fight ensued. At IL o'clock last
| night the wires were broken between Har.
per's Ferry and Martinsburg, and what occur
red after that is not known.
A battle was also In progress at Wincheste,
yesterday. Results unknown.
Gen. Milroy repulsed Ewell on Saturday
and said he could hold out until reinforce
ments reached him. If unable to sustain hi:
Ron,ney, ms the Harper's Ferry and Martins
burg roads are held By the enemy.
The estimates Of the rebel force In the val
ley arc SO wide apart, that they form no relia
bic data for any conclusion.
No damage was done to the Baltimore AMI
Ohio road, as far IS known. No cars Or loco
motives on the line are exposed to capture
Orders were sent TO exposed fronts yesterday
and TO less than seventy locomotives AMI
some 200 cars were brought to Baltimore IL
safety, As precautionary measure, NJ
trains will be run beyond Hasper's Ferry 70
The present.
NEW YoRE, June 1t.-It is asccrtained tina
Gen. Hooker left the station near Falmouth
On the morning Of the 14th, and proceeded
toward Du1rifies, where there WAS a rest 70
the night. Early on Monday morning, the.
proceeded On the road to Fairfax Station
where they probably arrived on Monday night
Previous to the departure Of Gen Hooker
the 9Th army corps, which lay on both side
Of the river below Fredericksburg, proceedet
northward and reached the vicinity Of DUN
fries on Sunday night. Bell Plain and Aqu1
Creek were evacuated, and all pub|ic prop
erty has been shipped or otherwise secured
The effects destroyed yere such as were no
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,,,a ~ ~. pnn1aho,noo,. f<om Ronr,, ~ :,
Ke11y's fords, the river being protected b,
snon1a 4her rt+e,,nt n cross tba r;rer te1ots
~ en1S.- axan;.rs ,.-,aon.a,nr, 49, ta.~,
in the direction Of Thoroughfare Gap. It wa
thought to bo an effort Of the rebels to eros
in force.
II Is ascerta,ned that the main portion q
tb1e army If the Potomac haye retired from
+te 1jne of the Rannahannock. A movemen
,sndered necess,r 1,v that NJ +ho cnenT. Al
,he sounded ,n1 s,clx-a 1,rre numh.r-hav
,oer hronc;ht nwov. md tr,nsferTe, to 5ozn,
to1s IN The vic,n1tv ot Washincton
rha o~,ct ,chcrc,hontz or Cen Iao ara m,
noaoa IN Ia nc,r or nj 7'borouchfsre Gan
MoyEa1FNrr oF NEW YoRK rRooPs
ALBANY. N. T.. June 1G.-Thc 7th. It'll
18Th osth' 37tb. 41th. 65tb. fifth. G3tb. GOT
> list and 74th regiments are under marchin
orders. The 7th and 71st leaye tonight.
Marching orders bayo also been issuel
5oo volunteers Mt New York. s03at Roche,
| tcr and 5nt, ot p1att sbnrp
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