The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-08
The Inv 'aston.
I.ntrst Facts nd ltunnr..

The rebel movements \ pcnnsy wants a-c s-in
marked with great ysicr, and are evcrt'v al
culatcd tp hat',c and mis'cs Il the authorities rtcv
concentrate at varicrs po ITS and then DIVIDE into
dctaihrneutS which rc-a, scn,hlc At some illcc
asrcs>d upon. ny this me~ ns the most exaggerated
notions of the strength and objects e the invasion,
arc disse IN mattel frnm . hundred aourcf. ani
none hut persons In an othcia, position can
arrive at an sccurato knowledge of the situation
Il /. now estimated that . force II thirty thou ,ani
mon. uud,u the comnnpd of General Early, nro IN
the Valley Of N. Crrherlcid hut they AZ no,
concentrated. thou 4, is probable ,ha, the. are in
position to un,c in Of emergency. ..s q rule
it may 10 stated tha, tho smaller tho band the moro
brutal and vioSn, Is tn conduit If tho 'mcn com.
posing n. Eslslc m deva' 'auon mar tho uNrk
Of these dc- golfers and even women nro
subject to tho most violout OF TRACES. On
ThursIny, nayorstown cupied ty
D-adlcy Johnsun's aud McCsus and's forces
that burned Chambsrsburg. aud - is SUPPRESSED
that tie design Was 10 attack Cumb erland. But Il
this was the Intention, II was FRI strstcd by tie
m,vanonts OF q. norals Kelley aud Avorill. who
drove the rebels cr considerable distance in tho
diroriion OF Roumcy, until they woro reinforced,
when tho Union forces were comp ollcd h. fall back.
The wheeling papers of Thursday anticipated =
decisive engagement, between t;c, erals Kelley and
Bradc- johnson II Ia certain that on Thurs
day last rebel force Of fodt,ccn u hfcon
thousand men WAS south or the Potomac, nelr
Xariisburg. Fivc thousand men between
HaFcrro-wn aud Middlehury on Friday. TIE lat
ter pi scp is the Penn ,y. sans and Maryland
State line, FIVE miles from H. s,orstown. Greencns-
tic. another point hold by tsp cnemy. is nine mile,
north of usscrNown. The greatest excitomcnt
prevails in tho Cumberland Valley and tn" fsr,n-
crs wcrc running od thcir saonk. grain and vans-
bcs socur. places. At Baltimore the mil tary arc
on the alert, but attack upon that place antci-
pa,cd. at least Tor somc time. "a Washingt tho
feeling is rather rlrnrny. aud a.rcncral irrr~~on
prevails that some impor,an, pc. IL al sni military
change. VIII shorty he announced Tho alarm
shl crrt l.uc, a, Hsrr.shurs anC the place is beng
put in defense 1t Is generally considered that tie
rclcs intend ~ attack 1t. Wa 'hustou disp tc II,
received In P'ndcrhIt. states that tie rch lis
ssivanclr- IA tuo St,,e IA three "parsto columns,
in tie dir~siion ct Harrisburg. spctschcd columns
rno,e ON tho right mud left c' the main tody,
VITA . vicry, II is said. of divcrtps ntteuuon
from the r.hl oi~t Of the movement.
The now If correct, would indicate that the reports
of rchc' drnonstrl;ou ayaus, WI eoiing ami
Pttslrrg are w.-hout foundation unless the rebel
force s,i, on the South bank Of thu Potomac shou til
tugrSl IN rthHt direction, Tho news Ia confirmed
from Various sources Of the arrival IN iho upper
/ Shenandoah of the rc'cl columns that recently
| ioug' I Gosirals Hancock Gnd Fosto'. ao,r Mai
vern Hills, the Penins'i'a. This would increase
IN. forces now throatnning the N1rth to toni Of
forty thousand mcn. 0n saturday, Gen. CajSsl-
sdcr iasued tie inIlownng Slrcss At Harrisburg (;
! uEApQr Arrrus BEANDYw ,sE Dr1uIcr,l
IAausIrEd, August t-si.
/ IL the PeoyLs Of tie CHy u PhilJde ph,a and ,ts
/ PicinIy:
! To rel q army 's''g1'n upon thc h-rcr nt our
State. The Cuye'-ir' hrs called ior jO,"n yuluL.
tccr militia 10 10 murdered into ih' TVile 81 tuo
Stato,o n rye during dlr 'Inc ,,cncN - its iccu s
| appeal t. your pitriuurm AMI St,,c py'tr 80 rr-
/ spoud promptly, ana urge tha. yor VII hnurt-
| stely aa,ruHlc IN vonr r'sIcctve Wgids nu' or
gau ~ companies t. ~ 'ccd 'prttwi a. ths city.
/ You All bc furliahei " ia .rantporlat'ln hy ri.-
ropi, and on your arrival you M bo prsanizcd
into reg menu, aits.si'd Au sworn mo the ta~-
vco oi The Stntc Tor SAFE defence, during the
peri Of existing ernervcncp.
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