The New York herald., 1863-06-30
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bells q Columbia ringing 70 assemble the citizens
TO the Ordinary divine worship Of the Sabbath day
OUR RsrsEAr-rrs BRIDGE uREp-TYE oosvLAGRAr1oF.
Meantime our forces commenced precpitately 10 hurry
70 and the bridge when they perceived themselves
m danger being on In this confusion tho prepara-
tors destroy span OF the bridge wero forgotten
and the rch WIS applied to H. was now about seven
in tho evening The bridge over "a mile long, and
the largest covered bridge In the United States fhe
spans twenty eight each being ovor TWO nandrea
feet apart and forty feet wids and the bridge covering
was twenty 1--WE feet from the roadway Tho aoumcnss
stone The spectacle presented by she connaera
tion Of this noble structure sublime vast sheet
OF flame at time half mile in length, crept slowly
from wrghtsville towards Columbia Illuminating the
waters of the susq uebaDna for miles each way and light
Ing up everything as clear gaslghl luminatcs room
The cracking noise produced by the burning bridge and
the shouts and confusion Of the people, oil Rde up
scene such rs is seldom witnessed II was reared
that many Of our militia fell into the hands or the enc
my who had not time escape across the bridge Some
Of them afterwards made their way into the lines BY the
way Of BrenLemans ferry, up the river few miles, and
Il 10 hoped most Of shs rest will turn up tsMgogr
iHR REBErs ENDEAyoPED FAVE IHE BRIDGE
but they were late The report that they had shced
wrghtsvie was incorrect. This morning the river is
IT, and the rebels win scarcely have the temery to swim
their horses over H. They plainly visible on the op
pose bank and can be feeding their horses and
maneuvring around the town and vicinity. Nothing
but cavalry is In sight to-day In wrghisville Tho alarm
has subsdcd here good DEAL and the citizens begin to
themselves that they are free from the re-
bells ana hope them driven from the State
and tho rebellion ended
RuNoRs RKPoR1s
There various reports OF the rebel cavalry trying to
cross the river a. Brennemans and other points up the
river and below this points but there 10 nothing certain
The forces hsre are drilling and perecsug their organza
tion and reinforcements are constantly expected.
OUR LANCASTER CORRESPONDENCE.
LANcAsrER, Pa, June 20. 1853.
BUSINESS s SUSPENDED
here to-day but the organization Of the citizens Into
companies progresses very slowly. They DO nos seem
desrous Of doing anything for the defence Of the city
worthy Of mention that the moment Of action has
arrived.
RICH AND NEGROES LRAvNa.
There q difference existing among the rich and the
poor. Tho rich offer bounties the poorer citizens wish
to them shoulder the musket and thus they wrange
while the enemy at their thresholds Every negro has
left leaving the place, and nearly every whle per-
for the ned others for places Of security.
Every vehicle brought into use from the wheelbaSrow
10 the railroad car and tho for Eve miles between
this city and Columbia b s.rewn with citizens and vehi
cles, irudging along 70 the north and east.
RUKoRs REBEL NovsxKNTs. y
II would be useless to refer 10 all the rumors which
circulate here The latest is that tho rebels have
crossed the susquehanna above Columbia, and have
taken possession of that place On rquirng at the tee
graph Office about the truth Of this report found they
have from Columbia to-day, and cannot find the
operator and this has probably given rse TO the
ExCITrMENT uNABATEp-PAKic CITIZENS
The citizens crowd the streets to-day again and the
excitement is unabated. Men stand in groups every
where and in crowds around tho railroad depot There
thousands Of men here capable Of bearing
IL thcy had them aud willing. Unfortunately the
events Of the past twcnty hours have too sadly
vinced that neither Of theso theories win hold. Tho
cry 10, what Eookers army doine9 Whore is HOokora
or Why do we not hear from Hooker7
There various reports from HarrsbOgs this morn
ng. Ono that there has been fighting the ford,
above the city ard that the rebels wero driven back
Tho reasonable ,hat coming from parties who left
Harrisburg to-day, who report the enemy falling back
FIRING OBJECTION OF COLUMBIA.
No recommending has been heard at this point Column
bin to-day up TO this tirhe the nghtinR therc was
any could mot be very There neye who
believe the rebOls will the SusQaehanDa i'd force
but sh In the present stage Of the water Impossible
for there are only two fords tho whole river from
Marietta TO point opposite York and these two points
are well guarded.
TnE Rxan PoNrooN TRAIN. ttr
II also asoertaned that the rebels have pCntoous
enough IN their train pass any considerable force
the susquehanna K would be possible for them 10 brds
Il at an
wHns ~ lE2
Lees army reported TO be moving up the Cumberland
valley full force and reports Ax Lees headquarters
Hagetowb, whis others say he already At Gettys
burg The opinion Of tho here and those who
thoroughly acquainted with the river that Lee will
never commit such blundsr 70 cross u force His
cavalry may swim the river al different points and Al
tempt raids but the design Of Lee is TO make Cumberland
valley the battle Geld. IL 10 also stated BY parties who
have arrived here from the southern part OF the State
that tho Army Of the Potomac somewhere 10 che vic
nifty, tho different roads leading north. Some hope
that Army OF the Potomac will pin Iec's army in the
Cumberland valley while others fear that Los will accom-
piish all his desgnson Pennsylvania without interruption
theu fall upon Washington by giving our army the slip
again.
GKHRAI K'clxIAAs WANTED.
There general desire here that General Mcclellan
should receive command There persons here who
say That Mcclellan moved TO Philadelphia without
man. and marched from that city hcre, he would have
Afsy thousand At this point who would nght under
him with will
Mayor ciymer Of Reading called on az President Blu
chanan yesterday The old man expressed HE rm devo
zion 70 ths Uniou but strongly denounced the method
adopted sf carrying on the war He wss particularly 20
we're on the arbitrary arrests.
THE TRAVEL BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND
FREDERICK.
BALrrnoRE, juno 20, 1863
Railroad communication with Frederick s interrupted
a. sykssvie thirty one, miles west but the damage
slight and We expect trains TO be running this evening
THE TRACK TORN UP AT kARRI0TT6vILLk
AND SYKESvIILE.
BAIuMoRE, Juno %, 1858.
TIE rebss appeared this morning Al early hour -four
miles beyond Msrriottsvie, and tore up The track
About eleven O'Clock another small force Of rebels ap-
psarsd sykesviis, thirty.ons miles from Baltimore
and Destroyed the railroad track.
A rebsl cavalry force sncamped last night a. Sandy