Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-03
THE SITUATION IN pENNsYLyA.
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From the Chicago Journal

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The aspect Of affairs in Eastern Pennsyl-
vania is most painful for all loyal men to con
template. Three columns Of rebels are
steadily advancing by different routes into
that State. The column advancing up the
Cumberland valley, is by this time in front
OF Harrisburg, the State capital, which is To-
Gated on the east bank of the Susquehanna
river. Another colamn, which il advancing
up the Northern Pennsylvania Central Rail
road, has occupied the city of York, and
proceeded to Wrightsville, on the SusQue-
hanna, some so miles below Harrisburg, our
forces there crossing the river to Columbia,
and burning the great bridge which has span
Cd the broad stream there for many years
The other column is advancing towards the
Philadelphia and Baltimore r. r. to cut the
northern communication with Baltimore and
Washington. tE .:a.r.H =,
The strength of these rebel forces is not
dehnltey known, but it is no doubt quite
formidable, and their successful progress
may well occasion general anxiety. 1890
b. Whether the rebels will be able to cross
the Susquehanna which has fortunately been
rising OF late, is a question that cannot be
answered until the attempt shall have been
made. AT some places above Columbia the
stream can be forded when the water is at a
low stage. 1t is from mile to mile and a
half wide, and the current rapid. We hard
~ think that rebe! force can cross at Har-
Tisburg, bat they can shell the city from the
west side of the river, if they succeed in
reaching it. BY this time our Notifications
on both sides Of the river are in adyan-
Geo state towards completeness, and will
probably be able to repef any attempt to can.
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low harrisburg, there is possibility of their
crossing, unless confronted by a superior Cd.
posing force. At Columbia they cannot
cross without pontoons, the river there being
deep and wide; but below that place cross
ing may be effected. In that case, they
would capture Columbia, village of consd-
cradle size, and then proceed. by the Colum.
bia 4 Philadelphia r. R. to the CITY of Lam
caster, which is twelve miles east of the Sus.
quehanna, and only 70 miles from, Philade.
2 phia. Before the rebels reach the east shore
OF the river, there must be some hard fight.
ing, lnasmuch as everything, on our side, de.
Ponds upon preventing them from getting
ACROSS. v1a.g gs. -. . -
Go We derive much encouragement from the
announcement that already a force of %, 600
Pennsy lvanians has been enlisted for the
emergency, which, together with the regi
ments and batteries sent on from New York
forms large army, that should be able to
keep the rebels in check, if not defeat them
completely.
The writer hereofis quite familiar with
the region of the Susquehanna and the coun-
Try lying east and west Of it. 1t is a rich,
fertile, highly improved region, and the
amount of damage that the enemy can do
and probably is doing, is incalcrlable, espec-
iaiiy It they succeed in getting east of the
river, which is the very, garden, granary,
and store house ofthe State. 49,
TAG CRoPs.-Harvestng can hardly be
said TO have fairly commenced, although
some little wheat has already been cut. The
yield will be by far the heaviest known in
this section for years, and the quality is not
to be exceled.
Appearances indicate an abundance of
Fruit Of oil kinds, especially peaches and ap-
PIES, the trees in most locations being liter
ally loaded down with fruit, and unless some
unforeseen accident should occur, we conf
IDENTIFY look for an extraordinarily large crop
-yuiney (IA.) Wing, 26th.
GEN. Grant says that in Wick sburg he
has $4,000 prisoners, who are temporarily