AKMY OPEKATIONS. 



On Monday morning a body of the enemy's 

 cavalry, under Ool. Jenkins, estimated at two 

 thousand in number, crossed the Potomac at 

 "Williamsport, north of Martinsburg, without 

 opposition, and immediately moved northward 

 through Hagerstown to Greencastle, Pennsyl- 

 vania, and thence to Chambersburg, where they 

 arrived on Tuesday night. There was no Fed- 

 eral force at either of these places to oppose 

 them. The only hostile acts of this force were 

 the seizure of horses, cattle, and forage ; goods 

 were purchased at stores and paid for in Con- 

 federate scrip. On Tuesday afternoon a small 

 force of Confederate infantry crossed the Po- 

 tomac at "Williamsport, for the purpose of 

 guarding the passage until the return of the 

 cavalry expedition. 



The Baltimore and Ohio railroad managers, 

 on seeing the approaching danger, had removed 

 from their road all cars and engines for the 

 space of one hundred miles, between Harper's 

 Ferry and Cumberland. 



The rest of the force which advanced up the 

 Shenandoah valley was massed in the vicinity of 

 Harper's Ferry, apparently threatening an at- 

 tack upon that place, although it remained quiet. 

 A band of guerrillas, under Col. Moseby, num- 

 bering about one hundred and fifty, on Saturday 

 entered Loudon county, Va., and spread them- 

 selves about from Halltown to Waterford in 

 small squads. On Sunday and Monday they were 

 slightly reenforced. On "Wednesday this force 

 crossed the Potomac, and captured a small 

 squad of home guards stationed there. They 

 afterward intercepted a train of twenty-two 

 freight cars, most of which were empty, that 

 were returning to Baltimore from Harper's 

 Ferry. The cars were burned, and the locomo- 

 tives badly injured. The enemy then returned 

 to the Virginia side of the river, but maintain- 

 ed their pickets along the banks. The force 

 at Chambersburg, taking all the negroes with 

 them, returned on "Wednesday night to Hagers- 

 town. The bridge at Scotland, five miles east 

 of Chambersburg, was burned by them. From 

 Hagerstown a detachment was sent to McCon- 

 nellsburg, where it arrived on Friday morning, 

 the 19th. The town was completely surprised, 

 and large numbers of horses and cattle were 

 captured. Many of the horses were returned 

 upon the intercession of the owners. Goods 

 were obtained from the stores in large quanti- 

 ties. The enemy then retired, but on the next 

 day, a small body of them were captured in the 

 neighborhood by a regiment of New York cav- 

 alry. 



McConnellsburg is the capital of Fulton coun- 

 ty, Pennsylvania. It is situated on the turn- 

 pike from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and is 

 seventy miles west of southwest from Harris- 

 burg. The population is about eight hundred. 



A small force appeared at Hancock, Md., on 

 the 18th, and burned the canal boats there, 

 but were driven off by a cavalry force from 

 the command of Col. Gallagher, attached to 

 the corps of Gen. Kelly. Cumberland, further 



west on the Potomac, was occupied by about 

 nine hundred cavalry under Col. Imboden, on 

 the 17th. No damage, however, was done. 

 All the bridges on the Baltimore and Ohio 

 railroad, from Harper's Ferry to Cumberland, 

 a distance of one hundred miles, were de- 

 stroyed. West of Cumberland the road was 

 torn up at Brady's Station, which was east of 

 New Creek, where the Federal forces were 

 stationed. Meantime small bands of cavalry 

 were sent out from Hagerstown and Frede- 

 rick, to seize horses and cattle, large numbers 

 of which were captured and driven across 

 the Potomac to the Confederate army. These 

 operations produced an unparalleled excite- 

 ment in "Washington and throughout the North- 

 ern States. They were regarded as indicating 

 the approach of Gen. Lee with an immense 

 army. It was known that he had commenced 

 a movement, and that the Army of the Poto- 

 mac was also in motion, but all information of 

 the position of each army was carefully with- 

 held from the knowledge of the public. Un- 

 der this uncertainty, all measures taken by the 

 Government for defence, which became known, 

 tended to increase the excitement. Vast ef- 

 forts were made with the utmost promptness 

 and vigor, to prepare to resist successfully the 

 invasion. 



Upon the first complete news of the attack 

 tipon Winchester, the President 'issued the fol- 

 lowing proclamation : 



Whereas, the armed insurrectionary combinations 

 now existing in several of the States are threatening 

 to make inroads into the States of Maryland, West 

 Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, requiring immedi- 

 ately an additional military force for the service of the 

 United States : 



Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of 

 the United States, and Commander-in-Chief of the 

 Army and Navy thereof, and of the militia of the sev- 

 eral States when called into actual service, do hereby 

 call into the service of the United States one hundred 

 thousand militia from the States following, namely : 



From the State of Maryland ten thousand. 



From the State of Pennsylvania fifty thousand. 



From the State of Ohio thirty thousand. 



From the State of West Virginia ten thousand. 



To be mustered into the service of the United States 

 forthwith, and to serve for the period of six months 

 from the date of such muster into said service, unless 

 sooner discharged ; to be mustered in as infantry, ar- 

 tillery, and cavalry, in proportions which will be made 

 known through the War Department, which depart- 

 ment will also designate the several places of rendez- 

 vous. 



These militia are to be organized according to the 

 rules and regulations of the volunteer service, and 

 such orders as may hereafter be issued. 



The States aforesaid will be respectively credited 

 under the enrolment act for the militia service ren- 

 dered under this proclamation. 



In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 

 and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. 



Done at the city of Washington, this 15th day of 

 June, in the year of our Lord 1863, and of the inde- 

 pendence of the United States the eighty-seventh. 



By the President : ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 



WM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. 



On the same day, a telegraphic despatch 

 was sent to Governor Seymour of New York, 

 calling for twenty thousand militia inimedi- 



