The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-10-18
WAR NEWS.
Special Correspondence of the Balt. American
The Raid Into Pennsyivant
FREDERICK. Monday, Oct. Is. 'C


Tic rebels have again taught us an impress
sivc well rs mnrtiiy ing lesson in reference
to the nsc Of well mounted, well drilled and
well managed cavalry As on tn. Peninsula
Sfnart '4dT lales'H sfponp colunsi of his cav
AIRY coaplctcly arond The Army of tho
PutoEiac-- commiug wi hin its lines on the
lett. passing completely in It's rear, and going
ont IN The extreme lH. MI this he accom-
pII>hcd without the loss ct II man, except
few strggIrss. whist he carried OFT irum
eight hr.drt,t to thousand hurs IS destroyed
aud seized alnt be properly at Chambers
burg, and has subjected ~ to an amount Of
humiliation more unn"ying than the loss of
property.
The Rebels entered Maryl~nf nos ut Han:
cock, as was fis stated, but at Me- oy' &
Ferry. " point about five miles above Sandy
Springs, which is on the cXtrttnr ttf of our
army. Fr.'m the Ferry they PASSED straight
to Mcrccrshurg, Frf1lsystAnin. which they
entered at one y on Friday. and Wllrr.
they remained one hour.
When they first entered Mrrcrrsburg the
c Iz.,ns were in doubt whether they were
/, dcIa'S or Rebals DR.. B.air asked one of
the officers where They were from and
received the reply lhlt :. hi WAS from the
State that your Yankees aud AhnIiii"nists
hate the worse, South Carolina.'' Soon after
DR.. Blair rrc"gniz among them Captain
Logan, formerly Of this State. and addressed
him by name. Logan replied with Il voilvy
Of abuse. and attacked tn Doctor with Il
bowie knife, to avoid which he ram through
the hotel
Afr an hours stay at Mrrccrsburg, prin-
cipaliy occupied in sriZiug horses and drink.
ing whisky, they moved on to thambrrshurg
entering that place about dark on Friday
evening. o. horses II number were sciz d.
including several valuable animals, the riding
horses "t gentlemen in the Vicinity. Friday
night they passed in ClAmhrrsburg. the men
sleeping in The streets, whilst detachln"nts
were ont sconring the country lor horses,
guarding the roads, sc.
AT eight O'Clock Saturday morning they
left Chanbcrsburg, the rear etlard firing the
depot, Ne, as Hoe head of the column left the
town. They took the Getty shnrg pike as far
east as Ca>htuwn and then tnrnrd southwark
gong through MilrrStuwn to Emnittslurg-
All through this rich Agricultural country
they wrr' very successful in srizine horses -
While the main body WAS kept we'll together,
prepared to resist attacks, small parties
secured all the ndjourning country sweeping
OFT all the horses they could find. There was
II" mercy shown t" any one; the poor farm
cr'S single horse hring taken we'll ~ the
more Numerous stock of his rich nrighb"r
In some cas- IS six "r eight hUrs.'s were taken
OIL of a single farm.
On Saturday c7riTg the rebels reached
diminishing. the bead of the column enter
ing the town at one side ten minutes after Il
sInnsion Of Rusl's Iancers had passed out
on 'iie other sid. towards GcttyShnrg AT
Emmlttsburg they halted until midnight and
then resumed their march. going towards
Fred rick until they lc,cllrd W God >hnro'.
ami th II striking of soul hrastwardly through
Liberty, and crossing the .ltinurr and Ohio
Railroad at Monrnva, seven miles brl.w the
hunutacy Junction. From Monruviu the V
passed Though trbana mi llyLtlsvillc, and
then hinged their cuulsc toward the moath
Of the Mouocnry.
Al this point they cam in contrct fo" Il e
lrs' ahd only tiny, with our turccS. Two
NJ ''"' regiments. with battery of artillery
opposite their passage to the ferry and m ar
III cry Eight at hong distance cnSurd. Furtwo
hours the TWO parties Nlrled each other, with
pr"haby little damage to either. On our side
the only l"ss was one horse killed. The
rebels refused to come to close quarters
whilst from the absence Of cavalry We were
unable t" pursue them.
Finding the way to Nnanl'$ Ford a.r1
Having Ferry disputed, the rebels lnrnrd
down the river and crossed in two bodies
Sonn' iv" miles below. Their r,'-cr"sSing il
mat vi'1nry Was evidently expected. as quite
IL strong force ot Ill il friends appeared ON
make diversion in their favor II then ctoss-
ing was disputed.
Dr. Blair aud Mr.. Enhy, arrested at Mrr-
cefs9urg, were kept prisoners until the Sight
"tcurrcd They We're forced to ride on an
artillery cnlsS"n, not oDl y to the peril of their
lilnbS, but with constant fear that some of
the ammunition ioliing beneath them would
explode. catastrophe which "nc ut their
ca tors, slightly giving to j"aking. assured
them WAS ol frequent occurrence When the
light occurred they were placed under cttard
but q neral S;uar finally released them ON
par"l'; I" remain for one, hour nt the place
where they were left. Mr.. [ lark, the well
hh"M II army new Slapcl agent was also CAP
'nIcd 10y the rebels, hni being well marntrd
I" k his chances, including une or two pistol
shuts. and escaped.
Fhc highest estimate of the rebel strength
places 1t at twenty tive hundred, but the most
careful observers says it was not over cigh-
le n hundred. They had funr pieces OF
light artillery and Il few anlAn'auccs, bat no
baggage wagons. General Sfunrt was un-
d"hbtcts!y in command. and II General or Col.
Hampton, Of South Carolina, was also with
them. The force, according To one of the
s'rdsgletS, captured near Emmitt sburg. con.
sisted Of picked drurhmcnGs from drrrn,
regiments, the main body being Frginans.
with Il lew South Caroilna and Alabama COM
panrS.
The route of thc rebels appears to- have
been arranged before they started, and there
is M evidence that it WAS in any way
changed or intcrfcrcd with by our efforts AT
pursuit. They stndiously kept away from
llrgcrsown and Frederick being apparent
~ aware rhlt both these points were strongly
g'arlcd. and that neither the destruction ot
the vast stores of Government goods at these
places. non that of the n ilruud bridge ut the
M"nocacy were objects Of possible accom-
rliShncni with them. To render affairs at
Frederick and Monocacy Junction donblv
secure a lnr"r part Of Gen. WilcpX's Division
was on Saturday night moved in that drec-
ton.
There is Of course good deal of rnortifca-
ton in military rirclrs that our pursuit was so
Ineffective. For yearly ihiriy-six hours the
rebels were Within onr lines. and yet, with
the cXccptlpu of half a doZ N StrngglrrS, our
cavalry SAW nothing Of them. There is Ger
fanny good cause lur modification in this,
and perhaps also a cause for nvcS'ga ion MS
to the why and the wherefore of so unsatistac-
tory Il result. Our pursuit was undoubtedly
badly managed. We blocked up the roads
the rebels were not likely 10 take. and left
shown they would be most certain to SEEK
Our cavalry pursued them, taking the route
via MechanicStown, apparently on the sup
position That they bad gone to Gcitysbnrg.
and accomplished the feat of being just two
hours behind them ut the river. Had our
cavalry tekcn the route through Frederick