Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-19
Lee in the ShenandOah valley.
REBEL MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA
Attempt to Surprise Gen. Tyler.
He Shells Them from Harper's
Ferry.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY.

NEW AOhkj June 10.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald
says: --lrL .I
A letter from a man formerly an officer
in the service, dated Harrisburg june 16,
P. NJ, was received here to-day. It states
that the trains of Gen. Tyler, from Mar
tinsburg are just coming in. They report
having left that place on Sunday afternoon,
when the enemy's cavalry were within two
miles Of town. They left unmolested. l
hBve seen nothing of the enemy along
their whole route since. One of the most
intelligent men among them said they left
Chambersburg Monday night late and up
TO that time the enemy had not made his
appearance at that place.
There is now no doubt that Lee has q
large army with about one-third Of it oc-
cupying the country in the vicinity of
Winchester and Martinsburg.
The loss of Winchester laid open the
Cumberland Valley in Pennsylvania to in
vasiOn, and justides the promptest meas
ures to increase our army.
Tribune Special:
500 or 600 paroled prisoners, who were
captured in the cavalry fight at Beverly
Ford, arrived at Annapolis yesteday; with
them were Waller Cooper, tho captains,
clerk Of lndianOla, who was has been in
Libby prison, since the capture of his
vessel.
Mr.. Cooper, who has arrived here makes
the following important statement:
He thinks, judging from the assertions
of the Richmond papers touching Lees
strength at the time Of the battle Of Chan
cellorsville and from the reinforcements
that have been sent within the last two or
three weeks, that the rebel army Of the
Potomac is between 100000 and 10000
strong.
From the windows of the Libby Prison,
which commands the James river at the
point where travellers on the Petersburg
railroad cross, 10000 or 10000 soldiers
nave been seen coming northward daily,
for the past two weeks Those on the last
Thursdays train who were asked united
u saying that they we're from Tennessee
None OF Iusse troops remain in Richmond
which is as bare of soldiers as it was at
he lime our cavalry inst missed capturing
he rebel capital. 5000 men could take
it to-day.
Petersburg is also without garrison.
There are no troops on the Blackwater.
1t was the general opinion in Richmond
that Lee was to make a feigned attack on
Washington, while Stuart invaded Mary
and.
The rebels were evidently severely han
died at Beverly Ford. Thirteen car loads
Of their wounded in that engagement had
arrived at Richmond.
There are now in Libby Prison "a Off
GERS: Straights command, captured by
Forrest in Mississippi; 40 officers taken at
Beverly Ford; and 100 other men who de-
serted from coWardice or homesickness, in
the hope of a speedy return on parol.
The rebels no longer parole these desert
ers, but keep them closely confined, and
treat them so severely that many Of the
wsak ones are induced to take the rebel
oath of allegiance even to join the rebel
army, to escape the horrors of confne-
ment.
Prices in Richmond are growing higher
! and higher.
Gold sells for from $3.50 to 50 in Con-
federate money.
A special to the Tribune, dated Wash
ington 18th, says:
At the approach Of fugitive from Win
chester, in some instance, Pennsylvania far
mers set fire to their barns. 1t is still belieT-
| ed not to be improbable that the rebel army
will undertake a movement into the free
| States, and that services of every man who
offers them may yet be brought into re.
QUESTION. The better opinion now is thai
Lee is in the Shenandoah Valley, but his
present whereabouts are not ascertained-