Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-06
REBEL RAID II MARYLAND.
Greatly ExassssassA RlAoYs Runsrsd
CrssstpS q Cavalry and ARTILLERY 1t Ne.
lasd's esfFy-Pfebabls Unfeiiabili,y Of
The Whsle Btsry.

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I'VE learn shat there has been great excitement
during Thursday night along the line Of the Po-
tomac, frocn The Monocscy 70 Haspef,s Ferry. In
consequence Of The mos, wild and inproSsble
rumoss that Prevailed, TO the eject that the rebel
Gen HilL wfih 30 100 troops had crossed at "a !
wuds Fefrv' ana were eneampsd on the soil Of
Everybody along the line believed the rumor
bu. no one could be found who had seen them
cross the river, OF who had met them after they
hsd crossed. These rumofs came 70 Mr. Smith,
Of tho Baltimore and Ohio RaiIroad by telegraph
aariag tas night, and from % many Different
that Maryland was really invased By an immense
rebel rec. 80 = =
Matters thus continued until O'Clock Yesterday
itwss again asserted that small rebel force was
actually In Maryland, but In so small force a. to
be coust tered no more than rebel raid They
were said TO have effected their crossing at ford
mouth Of the Monocacy, about mfdnioht fuily
ten miles this side Of the Point OF Rocks and tooE
up line OF march westward, crossing toe Bali
more and Ohio Railroad distance q ten miles
be force, according TO this last announcement,
constshd oply Of barta3ion Of cavalry abo at 400
strong, and battery Of two brass geld pieces.
Trey are ssta not % have injured the railfoad, OF
wesiefiy sirscsio", az ali mp so snt The
Federal force stationed at p amt Of RocKs. The
r.'sd they are alleged 70 have taken would bring
Berlin, . few miles above shs Point OF Rocks,
wnefe, II ths force was not susprisrd. they would
Propeoly have warm receptt q. /. this state
ment u true, their purpose In striking 90 fsr
bridge over Cstoctin creek, and thus cut or the
force at the Point Of Rocks from receiving assist
aaee from the troops at Harper's Ferry. - F..
Aeten O'CLOCK telegram from Frederick juno
tettion which the Rebt1 force look, and il was
tnought that they had net with ,pposition. and
ana that kht was Progressing -
sSwn Q, Lsssou,g is also ssid on tse same
watch 10 about ea miles inlaad from the point
g which the Crossing is reported to have been
Ord n were sent up on Tbursday to Martins.
bufga TO send ell the locomoti YES and cara a. that
station West, to prepare for any emergency, a.
there was rumor that party Of guesiilas were
seentn The vcnity Of the bridge, three milts tails
pres last nigrt. however, the ielegrspn 3 VOL.
Ing 70 al the stations on the rad ana none Of
the bridges lave been destroyed % far O. known.
cHA1AcrKR OF The RgnoRs = -.--s...
we give these Iumoss % they have reached ~,
must say toat we have great d ubts as to there
being one particle OF truth In Oh. m We do not
belive that any Rebel force has crossed tbs river
because IL would be most desnerste venture,
especially In 30 small body, and that they couif
scarcely have proceeded ten miles without some.
fhiag positive on the subject having reachet the
city b. fore the present b uf. - :
Our Impression 10 that scouting party of ? ed.
ersl cavalry has crosse the railroad at the point
indicated, and that they have been mistaken for
Reaels.
srolYs onpsRxD FORWARD '-r.
We learn that Colonel sullivan Commiss,rv
OF Subsistence, on Thu1day received an ortet
fof stores for the command az Harp r,s Ferry
Hearing OF the runiors Of this INVASION he WI.
tefday teieRrsphed 70 know if-the stores shouId
be for wa fe and receive 90 an rmatiye ana ,ver
This would indicate that there WIS 40 fear OF an
intenuPtion Of the travel on the road entsrtaiuei
1t that poiat. &
11"2 TEE LATEST. --
Our advfcee up 70 midnight render n almost
oerta thst Ae whole affair was causelesu m ,ie
aud that not single rebel soldier has vt invade
the soii OF Maryland The report to the Railroad
Company came erst from the military posts onr
hne, and was brought to them BY ffiS, j.
portion OF Gen wools staa W 1-'ehe'
up to the Point Of ROCKS to inv .sse,d,v ~,
ter, but could obtain nosb' .tieate TIE ms,
rumou, no one having p .ng but unrelisS adj
toe: -en The alleged rsSe
that was repor.s| last ght was that tie fore
Federal cavsj~ to have crossed tbs rive, v,s
the river p - scout, sent up on the otner .ids !
howev- Il Generals Sumner or sipsi ~.
ee,'- ~ OF the opinion that no forces ne an, AZ
RaE oave crossed, either bel or Federsl :. =