Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-18
The CONFEDERATE iayisras.
Ths CccEPGtisH Of nASsr~tswE--Adva vance
In rsnAsyivanfa-sM PsrfRE: srsm sse
Pst<hac-A large Confederate Fsrsa
kssr CHn nbsrl&ae, M&.--A Salls sAEai-
AsAt.
FROM the Baltimo. Sun, Juas 1871

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The many and conflicting runore o- STATE
msn's1 1u this city Ia regard TO the ivvss:on o.
Maryland and Pennsylvania By ths Ceafede.
ste- are now -stst res. by The following suo-
Joined facts derived rom ssnlemso arrivins
lssi evening both from kez-rs.own via Fred
erick and the Baltimore and Usio Rs,ircsd
sDd tee neifn fnbornood OF OnanserseurS, By the
Wsy OF HErris burg, &c.:
One OF the party arriving rom HaSers.ovr
eta es tSat BE ieft that place at six 0 clock res-
terdey mo! ning kT Frederick. gb-r~ bs look
The ose osIock traiS and arr, ve0 u.r- iass esA-
ming NJ s:s O'Clock. He is one Of the rnest 70
sJrscsabb< cit4sus OF tort .eeiion and hi. tate
mont sss perfectly reI,so;e H- st.t-d hat shs
90. isosrsts ca yslry, about 40 strong unc.r
tssI. Jsnki"-, ~nt-rsd kss~r~toNn n at AL e.riy
honr on hononr morning, having crossed TIA
Pot"E,a" at y iiiisEeport without cp pposi.ior.
hey tovk niet ,.Oesssei.n Of AaSersto q, scerp
b~ins no .rvups thsre to oppoea than. Tos
etoree were kept open, and Gen jenkins no;;-
I'D ths ci'n-n. - inform him At once IL their
perrons or properly were rnoies.ed By any Of
bs -ocis. None or the cits@as ware .rre- ted {;
meet or the prominent Cnicn men, 40 wevsr,
had retired o. "uas'sy night. Quite number
OF 2cocs. were bought By the T. Ccafodoralss, for
which they paid either in Virginia or Conted-
crate money.
There ~ AZ property eelruyed In Haxe-a.
TOW . or In the vicinity. Rsish-r the officers or
nen were TerJ communicative 10 the citizens.
QHlie a nnrIb-r of bn-ses xpd catle were son.
rfcutad. Ihs rai;T.ad was damaged -one-
What, and th. t-ias, aph wires were eut, and
sCnie OF the poles taken down. The larger
cocy CT the enemy did not tayrJ .oaS, eu:
rs.r~d Out of the city In Two divisions, TO-
wards Greencast:e and Chaaonrwhurs Tsey
occupied The Dist nrlned place but g short
tint, and ths report that Il had oaen dectro,,d
by them Il totsi!y unfounded. 1t Is said tnst
some contractors stores and fs~ government
stores were burnt by the email ecsy OF Union
troops that rstixea from there towards Harris.
burg. "a far informant could aec.r.
tain, ell the raiders Old up 20 the tune they
entt red Chambers 6urzstw which vas about dark
On aradAy night, was to cou6scate horses,
csisi- ana forage. He knew nothing OF their
doings .ttrr entering that city Wien be left
Hazrrftown yesterday morning there were
rore OF Jenkips's cavalry thsreAbouts, aud
he did not sc CT heer OF any on his routs to
SIederics. ana! Confede.a:e in:Snsry foroe
we're on the Virginia side OF The Potomac, op-
porite n Transport, Oh Tuesday afternoon,
where q: was statad Sy their cavalry pickete
st Niliiah'sportj they intended TO rernain and
ewsit the return OF jenkins ano his man
Tie officers and naen under Gen. .Iapkins
w'Ts all drssssd IN gray suits, with riding
boots, and 'Oierably fair cavalry ecuiuments
HIS artillery is enid 10 he in good condition
Nc old not ifarE :ne u1mnsT Of places Many
Of his officers and men are reported TO be
AaE Epianders TIL. y tho s,llG cnyairy
force that lately MADE II raid through Western
Eiri ina, which section OF Virginia General
jenkins reprCsenta several times in the Hoass
Of h.. prrerE afiveE.
Sew. rel other gentle OF H8 gers.owr rr..is
stats rlrnta, t5c substance OF " fi,h Is similar
TO the Sow
several reached here at ) : O'clock Yesterday
Afternoon ircm Carlisle and R,rri- rurg, via
tie Northern Central ROAD. Before .ney lett
Carlisle Aes'erGay morning, al officer and =
Ecay nt Federal cavalry mad returned 10 the
barracks after having made a Reconnaissance
IL WithtG Ih.ee miles OF Cnambersburg. Uur
IrtOrIT, an state that two OF tiie Federal recon.
nCjieTing party were Killed by The Cnn nfe:is-a.a
liCksis, " hu were stationed thrr,, miles ont on
ali The lohos leading TO or ffo.a Chamber burg
II also stated liiat several OF tie Conted-
erAtts were shot.
ChanIbrrsbGlg, and would uot .l.uw any one
10 20 ont or come Into the town IL VS.
tbu0Ebt ~ IGrlisle yesterday morning that ne
tad Ie1I th"mbersburg and wa Returning II
Eh- Potomac: while II was also ru,aorrd ti,nre
at the tGnicdrraas as-arted they intended 70
r lnAin ana lofti!y that p, ace, and await me
clDiIr OF infantry reIpfoTcanants
T. III r:tI.h djspatchss had b, en- received al
Carlisle from ShIppen- burg yes.rrdy mufn!as,
IN which It was stated thai the stores ware open
III tbambfrshuEg on Tue sday, q d that the
one deraEet purchased goods, paying for .ha:n
IL cGE i crI;ie money. citizen hid n IDS
1000 bis escape anG arrived ar Shipper shurg,
haT:t'g i; his possesfio ion some Of tha .rourhArn
Tnnay. iie reported that horses and Cattle
...!0ua no show out that ali oCcer private
property remained unliarn, d. railroad
b! id,e II Scotland, five lr.iIes north OF Cham
b Ts burg, was burned. Dispatches We're re-
rsivfd in ibis city lasE evening confirming
these statements
PROM raE POTION AC.
Yesterday morning Gen. Tyler evacuated
Harp+rs Ferry, and removed his forces 70
MARY land Heights, where, at last sd vices, he
had IGG been disturbed by the Uunfa1or Rtss.
The usa ~ irGln Western Mazyiand last night
was Ct the most exciting characts-.
Official Military Dispatcher, advices from
The railroad officers on tho west end Of the Bal
timore and OHIO railroad, aud private in for
mRtiCn, ell agree in placing the state OF Affairs
in Il. ut vicinity rs follows:
a large body OF the Confederates have moved
both on tie Maryland and Virginia sides OF the
Potomac, ana also along the line OF the Balti-
more aid Ohio railroad towards Cumberland
snd New Cre.k. The railroad track and rail.
road bridges are reported TO be burnt and de-
s1roJ ed, hut the real damage, Of course cannot
Jpt be aEcprtained.
A body of tLe Confedrratea occupied Gum
berland es.erday afternoon Tor q short time,
and then Joined the main force that were ad-
Tahclrg on New Greek Station, distant about
:wenty-c miles west Of Cumberland. AL the
tracks, &C., was reported as being entirely de-
struyej between New Greek aud Cumberland
al his forces at New Creek, and had marched
cut The rod to to meet the ad vanaing Con-
federatef. A battle W as inminsnt.
The Baltimore American says:
Gem Gal Milroy was in the city yesterday in
consultation with General Schenck, and iu1me-
oistely returned to Harper's Ferry. His forces
did not suffer To so great an extent as was sup
pcsed, in their retreat from Winchester. OF the
suffered most severely. Nearly the whole
regimen is either killed, wounded or missing
The 9Th Maryland regiment Col. Horne, which
It was supposed had ben cut Of and Captured,
was eH'ricated from its dangerous position, ana
by sire road escaped the rebel pursuit, and
Came into Harper's Ferry on Tuesday, having
suffered but little loss. OF AleIander's Artti-
lery command forty-two had arrived at Rar-
rer's Ferry, and others had escaped TOWARDS
Rou:n,y. Gen. Milroy's cavalry force were
ordt :, d TO retreat 10 Cumberland, and arrived
there. on Tuesday. His wagon train, which
WIS cent ont before the retreaF, made iEs Usy
thTot. b TO HsrTi- burg. There has baeu. 80 far
10 a Rck upon our forces at Harpars Ferry
" he town will be evacuated, il necessary, and
the force concentrated on the Mary land Heights,
which have been strongly fortified.
From the Baltimore Americana
Affairs at Harper's Ferry.
The telegraph was again working TO Har.
per's Ferry yesterday morning, and, as far as
can he ascertained, there has been no rebel
on the Maryland side of the river.
I he ielet raph Office had been moved on - tne
Maryland Heights, and the abandonment of
the Virginia side was progressing and was
pi oil ably completed before night. It is re-
rarded IS .sihe small end OF funnel,n ditfi.
cuit to hold and impossible to defend. The
whole force was bring massed behind the
pow erful works on the Maryland Heights.
The folly of attempting 70 stand siegs in
Hnrpers Ferry Was demons trtted last year,