Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-24

Forty Thousand X ehels iH the Boonsboro'
Nali.y--Tbe Advance on Cham be sbuFS 8
Visit OF Gen. halleck-The Rebels
Driven ont OF r Frederick-FrederickC Conn
yClrar OF X ebels

Forty Thousand eheis ina the Boonshoro'
| Visit OF Gen. Aalleck-The Rebels
| Driven ont OF r Frederick-FrederickC Conn
tyClrar OF Rebels
EFrom the Baltimore American, afiI
| We learn from Maj. Gen. Schenck's Hsad-
quarters mat information was received last
evening from his scouts, on the Sonth Noun
a;iL, that the Eebef General Ewelrs entire
| torce is Eow in the Boonsboro' Valley, num-
beripg not less than thirty n We To forty thous
f~anfi-meF. These scouts state that they ap-
/ prnaehed on the mountains within view Of
| O. my. rncamrments and were cersain that
| they do not ,xeggerac his strength They
| were scouting hrough the surrounding eoun-
Try ana gathering supplies and forage. They
crossed at Antietam Ford, and appeared 10 be-
setlied down for a lengthened occupation.
| There were no indications of q movement IN
! the direction OF Frederick, but their foraging
parties were securing the country across fhe
| Pennsylvania line.
| The scouts also report that the rebels are
| building bridges across the canal, indicating
| preparations Tor the advance OF the whole
army or 10 ofaeiitate their rapid exit if 1t shopld
! prove necessary.
! Our dispatches from the Cumbe rland Valley
| state that Chambersburg has again been occu-
| pied by the Rebels, and as General Couch was
not in sufficient force TO meet them, his ad-
/ vance has fallen back in the direction Of Car
1 Isle, to the main body Of his troops. There
can, therefore. be no doubt that the intention of
General Lee Is 10 occupy Western Maryland,
| forage in Pennsylva nia, and risk an noth.rCrest
| battle with the Army of the Potomac in the
/ vicinity OF Antietan and South Mountain The
| course OF General Hooker in this new aspect
I OF affairs has not yet been developed. but Il is
10 be presumed that he will follow Lee over
The Potomac, crossing probably in the viciRi.y
| OF the month or the Monocaey, and at once &C.
cupy Frederick county. The occupation OF
Frederick, lie probably the advance of this
movement, and stirring times' may again be
expected in Maryland.
A despatch from CT neral Kelly last evening
stated that he was shout 10 move againsta force
OF Rebels under Imboaen about three thousand
strong, in the vicinity OF Great Caoapon. near
Hancock. The city OF Cumberland was occR-
pied by General Kelly, and has suffered bus
little from Rebel raid.
| As to the visit of the rebels to that city, we
j learn from the Civilian that Col. lmhoden,
with his rebel army. made his appearance On
SbfiNer's HILL a short distance below 70 Wn, on
"Wednesday morning last, about o clock. HIS
| appearance caused considerable excitemert
among the citizens, q large number OF whom
| left the city. As soon as the troops were die
! covered on the hill, q number Of Federal cav
AIRY Were IN town, and having some doubts as
TO whether they were rebels or Federals, took
their horses and went mp the hill TO see who
they We're. when they were fired upon by She
rebels. They then formed company ard
sarted up again, and were fired upon with a
sfrl, which burst near Beall's foundry, Going
no injury.
Th. rebels threw four shells in the corporate
limits. After our cavalry had all re;reatar,
Col. 1Inh0den sent flag OF truce into The city
and asked for a surrender. which was granted
/ without any hssitancy. The rebels mIrciled
u h,
ahouc eleven O'Clock. No damage Was done 10
J the city or the citizens. Some OF the merchants
, solo large amounts OF goods to the rebels, an3
received their pay in Confederate scrip.
The Government conmiSsary stores were not
burnt, the rebels forhearng for fear tha. the
Town would be involved in the confagrati ton.
[ The General III Chief Unexpectedly appeared
/ III baltimore yesterday. Accompanied by Maj.
Gen. Schenck AMI staff, he proceeded 10 IL specS
the preparations for defence in and abo1t the
city. After rapid vet evidently close inspec-
Nan tGplr Sor ,alF
| with the works-indeed surprised AT he "a
rId.iy with which the defences h;si been
| planned and executed. He returned 70 Wash
lngton IN the afternoon train.
II is The opinion of officers of the engineer
corps that no city in the Union possesses greater
natu4il ad antages for defence than Baltimore,
ana that The works now rapidly approaching
completion will fully command every ap-
pIoach.
Latest from Frederick
We learn thar detachment of u & regular
| cavalry. from Washington, was on Monday
seEt 70 operate against the rebel scouts who
have been proving about Frederick and VI
I rnity for several days past. On reaching
Nonl.I Siry they found 4 picket on he road,
and drove them into Frederick, capturing 81
portion OF them.
Without hating 20 INQUIRE as 70 the nnnhey
OF the enemy in Frederick, they dashed in after
The ny ing pickles, and after a brief skirmish
through the streets drove the entire force oct
of the city and pursued them un til thew crossed
South Mountains, some twelve miles from Fred
erick. The enemy did not number over 40.
and their horses being fresh. they succeeded in
out-running our cavalry. They reported Mon
day night from Frederick that there was not
believed 10 be an armed rebel in the whole
county.
The Intelligence from Frederick YESTERDAY
Was that, with the exception of these rebel
scouts, the whole force Of the enemy is west of
South Mountain in the vicinity of Boonsboro
and HagerstoWn, and at Williamsport
Whilst the rebc s occupied Frederick they
openeo recruit ng Office and had obtained Il
number OF recruits. In the panic at the ap-
proach of the Ft feral cavalry these recruits
Were left behind, md We're captured. Had the
horses OF orr cav airy not been worn out, thew
would probably have captured the whole party.
The trains commenced running again TO
Frederick yesterday, and the city being in our
possession regular communication will prob
ably be re-established as far as Harper's Ferry
to-day.
The information from Maryland Heights
yesterday indicated the presence Of the enemy
IN the mountains in considerable force. Their
camp fires Were visible in the distance, but no
attempt had been made on the part of the enc
my 10 advance on that pest. The town of
Harper's Ferry was still nominally in our
possession. No Rebels had yet appeared
there, and the bridges were fully protected by
our guns The nearest Rebel force is about
five miles distant, at Little Antietam.
The Rebels are understood to be in consid-
cradle force at Hagerstown, and have thrown
out their pickets, and are making raids in the
neighboring counties of Pennsylvania The
force there has been largely increased since
Sunday.
FROM EUROPE.