Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-12
FREDERICK CITY AND VICINITY.

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Frederick City, the capital Of Frederick
county, Maryland, is situated two miles west
Of Monocacy river, forty -four miles north.
west Of Washington, and sixty miles west OF
Baltimore. A branch railroad, three miles long,
connects il with the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. 1t is considered as the second city of
the state in wealth and commercial import
anee' ana Is the third IN population. The
~ ae senetaiiy oul', OF DITCH OF stone
zach othc, at ,;aT, .n"Ia. Ts" ,own o' onn
tains handsome court bo,se churches for
Presbytyrans. Episcopalians. Metbodists
Baptists. German .utberans. German Calvin
lists and Roman Catt olics three banks and
Roman Catholic college and other semina-
tics, and several newspaper offices. il also
has manufactures of iron. wool paper. flour
ropes and earthenware. The county Of Fred
erick is situated in the northern mart of the
state bordering on Pennsylvania. and has an
area of 40 square miles. Ii is bounded on
the southwest by the Potomac river, which
separates il from Vireinia. intersected by Mo-
nocacy river. and also drained by Cacoetip.
| Pipe, Linganore and Benefits Creeks. The
| South Mountain. continuation of tho Blue
| Ridge of Virginia. forms the Western hound
| airy, and the surface is generally undulating.
/ The soil in different parts is formed of de-
| composed limestone and slate. and il highly
/ productive. Hay and butter are raised in
| this county TO a greater extent than in any
/ other of the state. The Cbeaspeake and
| Ohio Canal traversas its southwestern border.
/ In $50 the population numbered $3.50 of
/ whom q. 243 were slaves
The FredericL c,trosnordoo, If tho Nov
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'o'o"'ng as tho rebel plan OF operations
The movements and plans Of the rebels
at present, from all | can learn, are as fol-
lows Jackson is to march from Leesburg to
winchester with sixty thousand men. He
actually commenced this march yesterday
/ AT Winchester the column is to be divided.
One will cross the river at Williamsport and
thus commence an inva.ion of Maryland,
while the other will march northward by way
I OF Cumberland, toward Harrisburg, Penn
/ sylvania. These are actually the plans of the
rebels. Meanwhile they will keep our forces
engaged protecting Washington. while they
are making raid which viii either force a
1 peace or a European recognition. Having
/ crossing the river at Willamsport. the rebel
design is To march to Hagerstown. six miles
] nun tht ulomAC, lnonCt, south ward 10 TINS
/ city, twenty six miles from Hagcrstown.-
Hero they expected to be Joined by ten thou
sand men, and then commence their march to
Baltimore, which is about fifty miles from
here by the turnpike road. By the time tina,
/ city is reached they calculate on having fifty
thousand oppressed Marylanders in their
ranks.
If the rebel leaders we're aware of the
hatred with which they are regarded by the
people Of this state thew would hesitate to
commence a raid upon MARYLAND Even the
secessionists Of Maryland regard an invasion
of the state by the rebel army. in its present
condition, as ANYTHING but an agreeable pros-
pect They are aware that il would have to
live on the country through which It passed.
and that they might far better have flock of
locusts Many of the loyal Marylanders are
already preparing to cooperate with the army
in driving back the rebels, if they should
have the tcmerity to invade the state"
The capture of Baltimore !. onitc another
matter There are nienty of reonIe hero WIN
would like +, 500 R,l,,mo,o oior,iod hr
rebel army. There are hundreds of briobt
eyes here that weuld sparkle with dsi,bt at
.he sight Of 6enetal Lees body guard pfauc-
ing past the monument But the Unionists
are in the majority; and. what is of far
greater consequence. Raltimo,e ia M lor,,or