Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-01
Invasion Of Pennsylsania Capture /
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y a. of Chambersburg.
i PH1LADBEPHfA, July so.4T6s exsite-
mont fsvery great here on account of the
4 capture 'ofGham bersbure and invasion Of
u the State. ThesSicinities of Cthe newspa-
i psr offices are crowded. by citizens anxious
4 for;mofe details, which dres hourly expect
ed from Harrisburg. fitJ ksbssols a.
4 HxRaSR1sasusd HARRISBURG, July 80. Cd dversetioh
lWiih gentleman 'front.' CHAM ers
i who slefttherei ct! % O'Clock this morning.
reveals the following stactss me people Of
OhambersbuFg received nforua uan yes:
terday ofithe approach of the and.
at once the merchants sndS bpsiness men
commenced packing up their. stores, andl
before 10 o'clock lastfnight the most Tal..
lluable merchandise was sent of nbeyoud,
1.-THE reach Of tile rebels! igSs5 ,5e ~
/ At 8 O'Clock this morning sSrebek force
of {, 900, mostly infantry, reached o letnsS
bersbufg aud eneamped in thef Fair
/ grounds. The forces were met by q small
/ party of troops from Carlisle BarrsOkss
tWho fought the advance stabboEnly hut
tNefe compelled to withdraw, on account OF:
\ The disposition of thesrebel mercena-
4 ries, as they crossed the Potomac is de-.
scribed by our informant as foiloRs:i ,i's
One party moved via Mereersburg, lau-
lpther through WsynesboEo5 and the centre
Inv GfeenoastiS. : = = E5sS asla .ol,l,i7
lsiiASefill Is reported ss having engaged
their centre, and Is said 10 be falling back on
C6Smhersb If this, be SO his positiops
must. beSps iloussf and he islikely TO be'sat
rounded at any moment, should the rebels
IleRye undertaking. 70 imeetihim and those,
moving y g alss ign in the
The. rolling stock Il Il r. .tEs 6aRbsrianid
yalisy Railroad is being REMOVED a 70 s! shis
sIarsen1mbsts of,fdslaFs s6iors id3 pssPls
accompany the stock and ri sant, Almost
Ideplorabls condition las they are hndd died
on. the streets and side walks around the
Railroad Depot. tits lrepprted the Febets1
have burned the Court House and Town
Hall aud residence of Col. AK. McOluTe,l
at Chambersburg. Various .estimstes are
made Of the invading force, the lowest put
ting them at 5000. - =J.sy .. ~ -
There is no report of further advance
beyond. Ohambersburg, our forces still hold /
Shippinsburg II miles east of Chambers.s
burg. Should the rebels advance on Ship
|ipsnsBurg its seems to be their intention To
make ,idemonstratiops down the Valley
farther, nnot. to 'HarrisburgI6a saibe's1g
tH1RRisBuRd,Pi. IL, Jul 3o 3n It'll e, censor
ship having been revived bys the military
authoritieslatis this post hmd6h' news that
would be; interestihg adj fmpo ant to the
public cannot be Communicated bY!tele-
graph. This caution on the part Of "a e'I
military authorities must not 1be miscon-i
strued, because 1t is justifiable by the cir-l
cumstauees surrounding the situation IN
the Cumberland Valley, and is madsine-
cessary, by the highest regard for public
military success. s....eI
Tire can be no doubt that the main.
object OF the present rebel invasion has
been, ALREADY threatened, The rebels, them
selves will be kept exceedingly busy, to
extticate themselve res from the position int
which their rashness has led them: s.1ic
VERY 1ATEsT.. 'on Z, "a l.sin q
.HARR1sBuRa, g. O'clock p. m. Colonel
Mcclure has inst receiHed "a despatch
from the operator in the field, q few miles
this side OF Chambersburg, that the rebels
cred that town. After having perpetrated
that fieudish act, the result of their rage
and disappointment at having been foiled
in their hopes Of gathering 40 immense
amount of plumber, they left and their de!
parture evinced increased CELEBRITY as com
pared with which they entered the Inflated
town this morning.S They are now hastily
collecting their invading forces for consoif-
dation TO defend themselves 10 their retreat,
instead of rendering themselves more sue
csssful in their ,aggEessions.. i.4a
/, The military authorities here are active
and yigiianta Major Gen. Couch thorough
" comprehends the situation and will
certainly use the means d, his disposal for
the most defective md prompt dsfenses of
the people andlproperty within his district:
All the public buildings in Chambers Il
burg and Col. McGlure's residence were'l
fred by the rebels and burned. hegreAtf
er portion oil: the town is mass of smould.I
ering ruins. &9a sgisT
We have the glorious news from Grant's1 |
army by the way Of Old Point, that the |
siege of petersburg has had an suspicious
commencement; The news received this
morning is as follows: M . -
f. The si5ge OF Petersburg opened In care
nest this, Saturday morning. and at day:
Hight we blew up. one Of the principal REBEL
batteries Consisting ofi16rguns, aud had 81
tiers earthworks of the rebels before, the
mail. steamer left, City Psint this morning.
Glorious news from Grant,s army con.
firmed. -s+ ~ I5nszi''e o''s ,..,-5
CHAnsERsBuRe, Pc. July s1.-on the
morning of the 3Oth of July 1854, the rebels
under command of McCausland, with q
force of about 500 men, entered Chi mbers-
burg, Pa, and demanded S5o0,0 900 from the
citizens, under threat of burning the
town. This requisition was in wiring aud
wss signed by Gen. Jnbal' Early, F'e. Il
It is now, established by indisputeble
proof that this demand.Whs mere pretext
onlthe part oflthe marauders to co9er up q
purpose formed before they reached The,
town to burn It to the ground; without
giving any time to remove private proper.
~, and scarcely time enogh for the citizens
to- remove their families They fred the
houses of our citizens in perhaps fifty ple-,
ces, over 250! houses in, the heart of the
town were consumed, including all thep ub.i
lie buildiDgs, stores and hotels, uprising
about two thirds Of town containing 5000 |
inhabitants. Thus a1arge body of citizens
are reduced from comparative wealth! to
absolute poverty. Manyfamilies hfveilostl