Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-18
Yankee News.


in heavy force are advancing on Pittsburg
via the National road leading from Cum
berland Allegheny mountains. Their
pickets have reached GrantsvilIe, Md,
thirty-eight miles from Uniontown, Fay
cite county, Penn, on Wednesday evening
last.
It is reported in Washington to-day that
two members of Hooker's staff were COB
led up by guerriIIas last night in the
vicinity of Fairfax.
HARRISBURG, June 2O.-Operations were
commenced on our side to-day bya portion
of New York cavalry regiment capturing
twenty rebels prisoners at McConnelsburg,
in Fulton county.
Col. Lawrence with portion of the 127th
Pennsylvania regiment (mOunted) captur
ed a squad of rebels who were marauding
on this side of the river.
We hold Chambersburg and the citizens
ere arming and fortifying the city. Gen.
Couch has ordered that the place be held.
The Notifications opposite this city are
finished and are considered impregnable.
The rebels are known to be 5000 strong
at Hagerstown and Williamsport.
The rebels hold the north bank of the
Potomac river, from Cum berland to Har-
per's Ferry. Gen. Kelley drove them out
OF Cum berland, and when they left they
threatened to return and furnish them
selves with horses and forage. The rebels
have done an immense amount of damage.
It is thought Gen. Rhodes is opposite
WiIliamspor5 with 10000 men. The rebel
Gen. mboden is reported advancing but
this is considered as doubtful.
FREDERICK, Md, June 20.-The enemy's
cavalry left Boonsboro last evening after
capturing number of horses and returned
to HagerstOWn yesterday.
The enemy has nearly 5000 infantry this
side Of the Potomac under General Rhodes.
Two regiments Of infantry and as quad of
cavalry are at Sharps burg, and the remain
der are encemped between Williamsport
and HagerstOWn. No artillery has been
sent over nor have any troops crossed since
yesterday morning.
Gen. Ewels has left Williamsport and
gone to the main body of his command
stationed at CharlestOwn. Lees army is
not known to be within supporting dis
lance of EwelI and it is very proba BILE that
the force now in Maryland will not pene-
trate further north. The cavalry force
numbers about twelve hundred under
Jenkins.
The party which first advanced upon
GreencasUle and Chambersburg numbered
only six hundred and fifty.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Richmond
dispatch of the 21st contains the following:
"Dispatches received yesterday from Sa-
vannah announces the capture by the
enemy of the confederate ironclad steamer
Fingal, commanded by Capt. Webb of
Atlanta. Another steamer outside the
harbOr was attacked and captured after an
action OF thirty minutes by the two Fed
eral irOnclads.
Richmond papers of the Goth say the city
of Darien, Georgia, was burned by the
Federals on the 18th inst. and is now one
plain of ashes and blackened chimneys.
Seven Fedora! ironclads were at Brunswick
Georgia, and large forces had landed from
transports. Vallandingham has run the
blockade from Wilmington. He is going
to Nassau and thence to Canada.
WASHINGTON, June PA Harrisburg
Penn, dispatch to the Herald states that
Jenkins passed through GreencastIe last
evening with 700 mounted infantry, in the
direction of Waynesboro. The rebels are
reported to have sixteen pieces of artillery
with their large force. They occupy the
south bank of the Potomac, between Cum
berland and Harper's Ferry, Rhodes has
10000 men at WiIliamsport.
The opinion i'll official circles at Harris
burg is, that the rebels have serious designs
on Baltimore. Their movements indicate
this, and fears are entertained for the safety
OF that city. Three hundred rebel cavalry
fired Mercesburg in several places.
A Chambersburg dispatch says the rebels
are securing the country for horses, and
have got about 1000 head of cattle and
1900 horses. They are reported near
Waynesboro and Gettysburg. Jenkins
left GreencastIe tonight with eight days
rations on foraging expedition.
HARRISBURG, June 21.-A dispatch re-
ceived here late this evening states that
rebel cavalry force is within six miles of
Gettysburg and has crossed South Noun
tain evidently advancing to the Northern
Central railroad. An ample force is pre-
pared to resist the attack.
New YORK, June 21.-A Harrisburg dis
patch tonight contains the following:
':Tne rebels are reported 10000 strong at
Hagerstown and fortifying. Milroy's
headquarters are still at Bloody Run.
Troops here are expecting orders immedi-
ateiy. It is feared Ewell is in Williams
port but opinion here is that he is not at
that point unless Lee is about to cross
below. Heavy rains may have raised the
Potomac and hurried him OFF,
Gov. Curtin tonight received a dispatch
from Cham bers burg, stating that jenkins
had arrived at Waynesboro and had thrown
out pickets five miles this side, but with
drew them this morning. There is no
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