The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-06-19
teen miles from Harrisburg. Business Il
mostly suspcndt d in this city.
HARRISBURG. June i6.
To he People II Philadelplias

HARRISBURG. June 10.
To tae People n philadelphia;
For nearly weck past Il has been
publicly known that III" rebel force were
about to enter Pennsylvania On the
l2th inst, an urgent call was mrdc on
tho people to raise q department army
corps for the defence Of the State.
Yesterday under the proclamation Of
the President the militia were called out.
TO day NEW cxurtntiOh has been made
to lurrish men to rcpcl the invasion !:
ph ilajclphin has not responded Mean.
while the enemy is six miles this side Uf
Chambcrsburg, aud advancing rapidly -
Our capital is threatened, and we mjy he
tisgraccd Ivy is foil, while the mch. who
should be driving the outlaws from our
soil, nrc quibbling about the possible
term Of service for six months. II never
was intended to keep them beyond the
continuance Of the emergency. You all
kn " this by what happened wien the
militia were called out last autumn. You
then trusted your Government and were
not deceived. Trust 1t again. Now Twin
accept men without reference to the six
months term. II yen do not wish To bear
The ignominy of Sinking from the dcf,nse
f your State, come forward at once
Close your places of business, aud apply
your hearts o. the work Come iu such
organizations ~ you can form.
HARRISBURG, Juno lG-A. NJ.
Everything is gloomy here, aud the in
dications arc that the rebels will be- in
l..s Al
absence Of troops to stop the advance Of
the rcb 10, he dcstrbction of all the
brIdgcR along the Sus1uchanna IS incy,-
table.
A. fast as troops reach here they are
sent 10 the dl0 rent furds on tho ry r,
where works are beirg constructed
Tie attempts To get troops iiom Wash.
ington huvo laile !, and all the energies o
the State mat be Il rcctcd towards arrest
ing the progress OF the rebels.
Thcru Is no hope Of saving the cou TRY
south Of the Sus1nchanna.
PHlLADELrHIA, June lG.
The Mayor hns ISSUED proclamation.
IN view of hc urgent necessity of instant
ASTON to protect the Cupitnl, urging the
closing oi stores, nnd Tor citiz ms 10 con-
meet themselves immediately with exist
ing military organizations Tor the defence
Of tho city.
llAnRisBuRG, juno i6--l =. NJ
Tho telegraph operator ut London.
franklin Co., reports that our pickcts
brought in a rebel prisoner, who reported
that the rebels were in heavy l1r;c In the
Cumbcrli Il valley.
The Bedford telegraph operator also
reports that scout just camc In, who
says the rebels are in Cumberland with |
a force of six thousand cavalry. There
are no Union troops there. There is no /
one at Cumberland to resist them.
Government officials expect the arrival
OF the rebels tonight or tomorrow. II
they reach h'rc 81 soon there will be III.
tie prospect Of u successful defense, but
II delayed, thousands will reach hcnrc
within - hours, as the country is
thoroughly aroused.
Al u meeting lnSt evening, Gdr. Cam.
crun blam d the Government fer not
= nding men to aid in the defense of the
Capital, when Pennsylvania had so liber-
ally contributed mru aud money for car
rying On the war. lie said, while he had
very confidence in the President aud
Commander of the Department, such men |
as Mcclellan or Franklin, whose leader |
ship the people had every confidence in, |
would rally 10 their standard every loyal !
man.
lie called upon the Governor to send
for Gen. Mcclellan to take charge of the
militia of the State.
Every train Tor the Fast is packed with
refugees, aud goods belonging to mer.
chants.
WASHINGTON, June l6.
II Is officially known here thai up Ia
this hour, the rebels have made no attack
upon lIup,r's Ferry. Tho enemy il in
considerable force ut Charleston, eight
miles from llarpcr's Ferry.
puLLApELrnIA, June, lG,
A letter from Harrisburg, dated 4. /
NJ. says: A train OF 100 wagons which .
lcil Martinsburg Sunday, arrived safely.
The rebel advance this morning was five |
miles east Of ChambcrshUrg.
Col. Smith, comm inding at llugcrs-
town, had q ii sht, tor an hour aud a half
yesterday, when he was surrounded and
forced to surrender.
The Banks removed their deposits yes
tcrday, and the State archives Hra being !
removed to Philadelrhia.
Tho Democratic Convention will no,
assemble here Tomorrow. A number
of the Western delegates refused to
como further than Altoonu, and returned
home.