M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-07-02

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of rest, says he will not leave the city
until bis personal safety requires it,
when he will proceed to Philadelphia,
and carry on the State Government
there )" hotel worth 100000 was
offered for sale at $4,000, and not
an offer was made for it; the people
who left the city did so with the full
conviction Of their ability to haze
defended IL had the proper measures
been adopted ;-in a word, Harris.
burg was virtually surrendered to the
enemy. all that was wanting was,
that the enemy should come and take
it. Why did they not Z
The reason was, there was no
enemy to come. That is, none in
Pennsylvania. The "rebel raiders"
THAT caused all this insane terror, were
nothing more than the flying fugitives
from Miiroy's command, who were so
badly frightened that, when they once
started to run, they did not know
when to stop. The facts are briefly
as follows:
A few days before General Lee was
ready to begin his movements toward
the North, he started off one division
of General Ewell's corps, about ten
thousand strong, from Culpepper, to
ward Winchester. At Starsburg,this
column Of infantry was Joined by
about five thousand mounted end
organized guerrilas, under Colonel
Imboden, General Jones and General
Jenkins. These fifteen thousand men
attacked and routed the Union Gen.
erals Milroy at Winchester and Tyler
at Martlnsburg. 1t has been stated,
in the Administration papers, that
General Milroy brought off all his
guns and baggage in safety, and also
reached Harper's Ferry with the grea.
ter part Of his forces. know the
very reverse to be the fact.
| have 3een and conversed with
officers who were with him during
the whole affair. The attack was q
complete surprise. His men fought
well, but were driven out Of their
works at the point of ths bayonet.-
rhe retreat was then made with pre-.
cipitation. all the cannon were
= abandoned, and the retreat was so
hasty the officers even left their
trunks behind, and did not even saye
a change Of clothing The fifth nary,
land Regiment was entirely cut to
pieces. Other regiments suffered
severely, and Milroy's total loss was
fully five thousand men. The wagon
train, which arrived at Harrisburg on
Tuesday, June 16, Was one that Mil
ROY had sent away on the preceding
r Friday. After the capture Of Martins.
, burg, the Confederate infantry re-
mained along the line Of the Balti.
4 more and Ohio Railroad, Of which
3 they had possession, from Harper's
5 Ferry to the western STATE line Of
C Maryland. They have been engaged
ever stree in tearing up and destroy.
ing the road. They are in possess.
5 ion Of Cumberland, Bath aud Han.
> cock, and also of Harper's Ferry.
t The Maryland flights, opposite Har.
/, per's Ferry, are still held BY General
D Tyler, and the Confederates have
|, manifested no disposition to attack
them.
After the capture Of Martinsburg,
' 1900 Of the mounted guerrillas crossed
the Potomac at Williamsport, and
rode to Hagerstown, and thence to
Chambersburg in Pennsylvania. This
t is the entire force that has produced
r all the CONSERVATION aud terror in
Pennsylvania. History will prove
the truth Of this.
= In the mean time, General Lee g
, army has advanced from Culpepper
3 to Warienton, and from Warrenton
to Centervile. He has made this
t distance without the slightest opposi.
ton from Hooker. Hooker, indeed,
+. so far from watching the enemy with
8 eager eye, is completely bewildere1,
E and does not know what to Go. Wash
> ington, therefore, is again beleagured
) by the rebel hordes. Lees design
undoubtedly is to attack Hooker'a
F.; army. II he does this, he will have
!. it to do right before this city, for Hoo
/ ker's design, ever since Lee crossed
/ the Rappahannock, has been to gain
'. the shelter OF the Washington forts
Whether be has succeeded or not,
d am not allowed to tell you. But Gen.
v eral Lee knows, and the world viii
v soon know.
Such are the consequences Of the
e tubs.inaoy- of Mr. Lincoln in retaining
o Hooker in command. x.
e A SUGGESTION. = Every Democra
!; who has a father, son or brother il
J. the army, should cut the Democratic
Z Platform out of some paper, inclose i
e in a letter, and send it to them, al
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