New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-01

ary means OF defense the details Of which cannot OF
course be alluded TO.
TIE presumption Ia. however. that Gen. Couch viii
be able t. Offer resistance to any advance that
may be made by the Rebels In this direction.
HARRISBURG Saturday. July 30-p. m.
conversation with gentleman attached to one OF
the newspaper establishments at Chambershure. who
LEFT there O'Clock this morning. reveals tie follow
ing facts;
The people Of Cham5crsburg received Information
yesterday Of tie appro OF the Rebels. AT once the
merchants and busiress men commenced packing UP
their socks and lie ore 10 o'clock lat nct the most
valuable MERCHANDISE was seat far beyond the reach Oh
the Rebels.
At o'clock this orning Rebel force OF sN nounted
infantry reaoh led CLamte and encamped On 'Ho
FUR Ground
This force wa, met a short distance from MercerS
burg b. a small party Of troops from Carlisle b"i'H.'
who fought tie advance sa5borDy, but were conPee'
to withdraw en- account Of the overwhelming lunpei
Of the invaders. ..,
The dispositon of the Rebel forces as they crossed
ns potomac il DESERT oil by informant rs ono"s
ons oorty moved via Meree shurgi another through
wszn boIo, and tie center by Greenoasle'
Cen Ayerili is reported 20 have engaged the center
in q no, fight and 10 said 10 te falling bnck On Cham
harrisburg Ifthls be his position must Do perious,
and he is likely to be surrounded at any msme sno"d
the Rebels leave Chant e:s'urg to meet him nnd those
moving from waynesboro also join in the Assault
The rolling stock Of tho Cumberland Valley Railroad
is being removed 10 tits poirt Large numbers oil iugi
tive coored people accompany this stock ana present
most dep;orabe condition. Us they are huddeG Oh Tie
heated sidewalks around tie railroad depot.
II Is reported that tie Rebels have burned the Cont
- NJ ro1 A AZ r.
Cmre at Chambersburg.
yatious estimates are made Of tho numbers OF the
invading Eebels tie lowest putting them Ut 5000
At O'Clock today they had made no advance beyond
CLambersburs and our forces stl hold Shippenaburs
II miles east Of Chanbersburg.
Should the Eclels advance on shippen'burs the
movement III develop an apparent in:enton TO MAKE
demonstrations still further down the valley. II nc;
10 actually lay seiec to Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Saturday. July 80 1854
The censorship having leen revived b. the military
authorities At this pcst much that woold be inter
etinc and important TO the public cannot be oonmGn
Gated by telegraph.
This caution Oh the part Of tie military authorities
must mo-, be misconstrued because 1t is justified by the
surrounding tic situation III tie CurbeT
land Valley.
1t is made necessary by the highest regard for TIE
public and the militia sur,es.
There can lie 10 doabt tiat tie main object OF the
present Rebel invasion has been already thwaied and
that the Rebels thea selves viii be kept exceedinsy
busy TO e1,ricate tbcnelvo, from The position into
v hich theif rashness le en-.
uARRlsBURG. Pa, Saturday,, Suly 3o-Evoning
Mos, ros.tiye INF, ru a'ios h teen received iha;
Gen. AyeYiY has driven t Re els ou; OF Chamhart-
hurc. and is following them westward toward Loadon.
n anklin County.
The bos, part Of Chamberburg IA sad 20 be In eshes
and three thousand people rendered homeless.
1t sstated OIL tie authority Of Rsbl prise ier- that
Gen. Dreckinrdre is making raid toward Wheehnf.
or about 20 return vi, the KaaaWhl Valley.
1t seems b. the Statements VI tiesc rrfoneTs ihst
is tic inteaton Of Cen Lonestfce9 larcaten Washing
ton while Breckenridge LAX, his aid.
m tie meantime Gen. Eary is " boz. tie '-onandos
Valley. -
Col Mcclure has just received dispatch iroiA 'he
operator In n, 1ed, few miles this Size oil CIain"efs
burg that tie Rebels had fred th,t town.
Afer having pcrperaie thGt niish act. the resu
Of thor rage and disappointment at having been oi'ed
Ia their hopes Of gathering mel amount cf plum
der they left.
Their departure erdrnce nreasel celebrity es con-
nord vi.h that viii w.ich they en,elSl the al faied
town iIis morning.
Tber are now hastily collecting ;her msraullug for.
COS for copsodaiion 10 defend themselves IN their -
treat nse al cfren erlos honeves more sroce''irl
In their argiessions.
Tie m,lry Authorities ie-e are active and vigant.
AD;or.Gon Co,ch thoroughly ooaq-ohends the
situation aud VIII certainty mems ri bis d1ro'
cal for The most effective and prompt defense q the re'
pic aud property within his district.
All tie public buildings ia Cha nbersburg aud CO..
McCu-cs residence we're fired BY The Rebels and burn
cd The greater lorton OF tie wn Is mass OF sroui'
lIAnIIsEvaG. July 81. 1864.
Gen. M.Casslanl w's in command of the
Rebel troops v hen no. b-r4el Chambossburs. lie q
despersic FER icous, aad Ut rcl freebooter. ready
al any time to yio ie tie rsscs 4 honorable warfare
10 order to gTeiify lis dark and ngnant passions.
Afer be had taken icrnal 20 Ion Of tbs towr, d.
made proclamation demanding $1,000 In god. Il
was Of course. impossible to comply With such DE-
md made no doubt IN full conf encc Of is failure
and Of Us afordins petskt 10 execute tbs pre-
meditaicd plan foT destroying e an .rsburg.
lie fact that tie most valuable portion o. the rncr
rhandi.e had b en- ieI owed pc ioualy added 10 iho
rage and disappoiutre Il the Ee1es ard whoa iAcy
we're tbus apIri cd to order vas Issued 10 ere The
Cour, House Town. Hall. aDl bank building. strong
breeze communicated the fanos 10 tho surrounding
jaildilgs Parties Of soldiers having sacked the sew.
ere Ding and cherlcnl stores manufactured ueniinc
balls which they ttrcw in al directions. creating nd
many different flames in different locale, which soon
united in one general connaeratiou.
Speedily the scene become le1rtrcntng and eppellrR.