Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-30

movement The Rebels are now twelve miles
from Carlisle, and still advancing.
General knipe, commanding III" forces in
the Valley, will probably give them battle ar
that point
The rebels will no doubt appea, in front of
that town tomorrow.
our cavalry. who fall back rs the rebels nd
vanced, have been unable To discover any in
1antfy Is Yet :; but there is no doubt Il strong
force is III supporting distance.
\ dcSertcr belonging to the -.4th ,;ocrr;.
regiment rrriycd here to-day, IT,. rnn,i-,-
that on Sunday night his regiment was ioin"
picket duty near llagcrstown. On Monda2
morning fifty ofthem deserted, and safely made
their way 10 the mountains, where they re-
manned all night.
Yesterday morning they all started for Fred
erick City, hoping TO make their WAY to.Balti-
more with the exception of this man. who came
to Gettysburg. llcstates that Ewel's Corps Of
six brisade> was 1T liagcrStown when he lrl,
They number about 10000 men.
The last bri gadc left Wiiiamsport on Spp.
day, arriving ut Hagerstown on the same day.
Orders were issued on Sunday for the Corns Ia
move at five o'clock Monday morning. .Itis be.
lieved that they are coming in this direction
| supporting Jenkins force of cavalry.
Sixteen old veterans OF the war of 1919 TO-
day. visited the Governor at the Capitol, and
rendered their services, which were accented.
THE LATEST PROM uARRISBrPG-TuE STATE
CAPITAL THREATENED EY 4 FoRMlp,gLr
fnRCE-TilE REBELS WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE,
MILES or lliERl>BuRG--A BATTLE IMMINENT.
uARRI>nrRG, June 2l.-llidngh,.-T!r
Rebels are within twenty-five miles Of Harris,
burg. ''''
The encmy's column halted abort dusk
eight miles the other side Of Carlisle and wen,
int" camp.
The authorities are in tcicgra,hc romnpni.
cation with Grry>un Station. whir! i ,wn
miles from the Rebel pickcr>. Their line To-
night Is very strong
The result Of Tomorrow is looked f,rwa~,;to
with much anxiety. amd not witl!uu, somr
doubts.
General knire may give the enemy battle
at Carlisle, or be- ran fall back to the Su,o,,c-
hanna.
\ battle will undoubtedly hc t,ug!,,. or the
place evacuated. before tp-norr",. rl-i.t.
General Couch has thrown u str,n.e Column
of men III the nci ghburhooL nr Grirvshur,,. ON
the encmyS right flank. This, in CONNECTION
with certain movements of the ARMY q. the
Potomac in their rear. will make it y danrnr-
Gus experiment for them t. attcmr: !rn,n
the line ot the Su>Iuchanna.
Numerous arrests have been maGC ip-,.ay on
the south side "f the river. Of parties e,l>i,rc;ai
oi beng rebel sl'irS and ,urrillaS. bat on the =
ca>eS being Investigated. most ui then; proved
to lac refugees
The clerks and other ATTACHES nf tn, State
Capitol to-day organized themselves iuio -
company Tor the defence Of the city.
The works on the opposite sid" Of the river
have been completed, and the runs are hrin:,
mounted.
The philadelphia Grey Reserves. eleven
hundred strong, are sill here Lr, refuse ,n!,.
mustered ln Their conduct is severely com
mcrItrd on hy the other troops.
General Andrew Porter arrived here to-day
and rendered ri> services 10 the au,hnritin. =
Everything is quiet in the neigEhorhooJ .r
Gettysburg and Hanover Junction.
Great activity is being displaycd in thar
quarter I" prevent any demonstration ON th.
lines Of the Northern Central Railroad.
THE CiiESArEKE AND ONO CANAL
n correspondent of the Philadelphia In
qulrer,' writing from Frederick. Nd, on the
24th. speaking Of the damage done by the
Confederate forces to the Chesapeake ard
Ohio canal, says:
The aqucduct on the canal Mt Williamson.
has been blown up. the locks DESTROYED, and
all the boats IN the vicinity burned. The
lock gates IT Millstown Point were also form
out ami SIX canal boats burned .il Green
Spring the cmbankmcnt was broken. and the
water running ont oi the canal into the fields.
lie corrohoratcd the statement Of the other re-
tligrc that the canal was Il perfect wreck from
WilIlam>pnrt To Cumberland. Md.
The rebels have burned about three hnn
dred canal hoat> on the Baltimore and Ohio
Canal. They parolci III Loatn.cn and ,ir,
vers not u dlrulgr amy OF ,cir movements.
and then released them after takin" pos
session of the horses employed in towing the
the boats.
DAMAGE To THE E,LrIHnIE NDonIO HlIrEo,p.
All the bridges on the railroad between the
Opcquon aud Cumberland have been destroy
cd, track torn up i'll many places and water
| tanks burned and dcm"Ii>hrI. At the North
| Branch bridge. over the Potomac. they irc,i
| seventeen shots from l2-rmunlcr. bclor"
! they could break the top cord. the bril-" lc.
| ing an iron one and Il very fine <truct,trc.--
| Only one span Of this bridge was dc,trovri.-
The bridge over tho South Branch was destroy.
| ell entirely.
The bridges over Back Creek SLEEPY Creek,
| Sir Johns Run. and Green Spring Ran. were
all burned. and the water tanks at Grc"n
| Spring Run and Sir Johns Run were both
burned.
The devastation has been extensive anI
complete.
The same correspondent says:
! BEEF CATTLE AND HORSES GOING ,orTu.
lie also saw drove: Of IA, cattle driven Sou,,
| through Martinsburg aud large numbers Of
horses. the fruits Of plumber in Western Ma
rylaud and Pennsylvania.
| LEES ARMY ACROSS THE POTOMAC.
1t is rumOrcd here. and. generally bclicT"d
that the greater part Of Lees army has :ro>s"'!
! the Potomac, and ie now OH the soil Of Mary
land. Il is confidently asserted that tie cross
ing was made mt three points, Wiliamsport,
Shcphcrdst0wn and .Antclam fordS, and that
it has been going on since Friday Or Saturday
last.
The people Of Pennsylvania must now be-
| prepared to defend their soil from the tread
Of the invader, for devastation, plumber and
destruction follow in the track of these God
torsaken traitors. Momcntous events are ut
hand. have not the time, nor the desire to
expatiatc further, and shall close. with ;,he
expression of the heartfelt praycr-"May God
save the Commonwealth"
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