Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-19

A train of 100 wagons which left Martins
burg Sunday, has arrived safely The reb.
els advance this morning was miles east of
....' .e.
Col. Smith, commanding at Hagerstown,
had fight of an hour and half yesterday,
when he was surrounded and forced to sur
render. "a.
The Banks had been removed to Phil
ade'phia.
The Democratic Convention will not as.
semble here tomorrow. A number of the
Western delegates were unable to come fur
ther than Altoona, when they returned home.
Hundreds of persons arrive from the
south side of the river, bringing in all their
horses, cattle and other valuables.
Working parties are engaged preparing
the work on the defenses on the opposite
side of the river.
Every train from the East is packed with
refugees and goods belonging to merchants.
MAYsvILLE, KY, June 16.
The rebels under Peter Eveiet robbed the
citizens of abont $40, 900 worth Of goods and
money, and the Government of about 81, 900
worth. The home guards of Lewis gave them
a warm reception. Two prisoners have been
brought in.
New YORK, June II.
The Herald's Baltimore dispatch, dated Ia
o'clock last night, says that The rebel move
ment now in progress towards the North, is
being made by Lees whole army. The ad.
vance is led by Ewell with Jackson's corps Of
two divisions, 1880 men. The Sd division
of Ewelps army had not come up.
Lee, with Hills and Longstreet's corps, is
also moving North, and will act in connection
with Exell, but at present is keeping be-
tween Ewell and Hooker. ..
Martinsburg is in possession Of Ewell, who
will undoubtedly move in'o Pennsylva
MIA when joined by his Sd division.
Lees force engaged in the movement j.
fully $4,000 men. There can be no doub
that he will move at once into the interior o
Pennsylvania. endeavoring to do so before
Couch can organize for its defence.
New YORK, June II.
The Herald's Washington dispatches say
that from rebel sources the following is learn
ed. l do not know what value may be at
tached to it. 1t compares, however, will
what sympathlzers here have mysteriously
whispered from time to time, for a week past
Lees army, numbering $4,000 men, has
been divided into three parts.
No. started six days ago from Gordons
vile, for Parkersbnrg, Va.
No. 2 left Culpepper Court House to pro
coed by way of Grafton, to Wheeling ant
Pittsburg, with instructions, after occupying
the latter, to unite with No. /, and to proceed
through Ohio into Kentucky.
No. 3 was to proceed by way of Winches
ter and Harper's Ferry into Maryland ant
Pennsylvania, toward Harrisburg or Balti
more, with view to make diversion to oc
cupy the attention of the Federal army of the
East. The 'ast division of the rebel army il
composed very largely of cavalry and mount
ed artillery.
Richmond is for the present abandoned
with the expectation that conscripts anG
new levies will be brought there in suficien
numbers to garrison the deienses.
1t is expected that force from 10000 tt
$4,000 rebel sympathysizers will be in readi
ness in Maryland to cooperate with the 81
divisions.
1t was also stated and very generally be
lieyed here that Bragg had joined Lee and tina
the rebel army moving in the direction o
Pennsylvania amounted to $50, 900 men.
In confederation of this, Union officers herr
from the Southwest state that all the points
in that part Of the country have been fortified
with the highest degree Of art, and to sucf
an extent that there was nothing more left Il
be done, and that instead of sending reinforce
ments to their garrisons in the southwest they
have actually sent reinfcrcements from thu
western armies to Lee with view of offensive
operations.
ALBANY, June 16.
Gen. Mcclellan is in Albany for the pur
pose of aiding Gov. Seymour in organizing
and sending forward troops for the defense
of Pennsylvania. About $4,000 are already
secured and they are beginning to go for
ward. .r
-.. New YORK, June II.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
the march from Falmouth to the present po
sition Of the army was severe one. Many
of the soldiers tainted from the effects of the
heat, and mules and horses gave out. In
the Sd corps alone about 20 of the men died
by the way from sun stroke. A cavalry force
was left behind to take care of and bring in
those who were exhausted. The creeks and
rivulets and even the springs on the road
Quite a large number Of army officers left
town to day for the North to aid in organic
ing and putting into the field the militia that
has been called out by the President
Rumor is current that Col. Forney has
counselled the restoration of Gen. Mcclellan
to the command of the Army of the Potomac.
Persons report hearing cannonading in the
direction of Centreville at early dawn to-day.
1t is stated that if Gen. Mcclellan should
be authorized to issue a call for volunteers to
repel the invasion of the border free States,
all the soldiers recently mustered out of the
service, to man, would respond to it, and a
larger army of veterans would thus be sud-
denly improvised. ....t.. a.-- .....
A committee from Harris burg waited on the
President tonight to urge the adoption of this
course.
w. r.l-. HARRISBURG. June 16.
Midnight = Dispatches up to this hour from
/ miles this side Chambers
burg, show that the rebels are still at the lat.
ter place in force not exceeding 20, 900 caval-
ry and infantry. Tsl7a H.7-ea. f...'l
Gen. jenkins who commands the rebel
forces ordered all the stores open, which was
with. The merchants were compel
led to take Confederate money III payment Tor
goods. tsH t 7tFr Die.
To-day the rebels were drawn up in line
ofb tile, anti ipating an attack. s fso..
Rebel cavalry to day occupied Littlestown,
Il miles from Gettysburg, but at last accounts
they have not advance beyond that point,
Rebel officers at Chambsrsburg stated that
they were only waiting for infantry to move
forward. The authorities are inclined to be
ieve however, that they would not move for
the North. '- 'o''f-
Farmers in the valley are sending their
horses and cattle into the mountains.
The rebels are gathering up all the negroes
hat can be found. Private property has been
They burnt the railroad bridge
across Yorkland Creek, six miles this side Of
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