New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-15
The Raid in Chnmbcrsburg Account Of
fIic Rebel Doings.

From oar Special tosTg'pepi'ni
There are doubtless many vague rumors aioal re-
sp.ctug the recent raid of Stuart cavalry into Penn
eyyauia. To the cit1eus of Chaubersburg, j be-
came stern reality before tLey had time 70 become
uuch dlhteuci or lanic-riricSen. 1t was rumored
on tie streets % O'Clock I. ~. on FRIDAY last that
;he Rebels were 10 S.. Thomas. village scyeu miles
~est. on the pl,f.buIgh turnpike. The umor
seemed 90 attract hu' l.i.ie attention Al believed
jLat such could not be the csse, since the potom.c
River m tlat direction was occupied by Union
troops. Tie t.e soon clnnled. however. and our
citizens found th instead Of eni'vrg wou,ed reace
and security, gentlemen oi known roanectltiLtv
calc da.hIn' 'aio town go foil sueed, bringing the
uuw,lcomr uews. The Court House lcll was runv,
Io drums we.e ooai, and the Home Guards called.
TIE Utners seemed remrfaut about sloula,iug
thcir guns. Intv com Iited about the prOnurry OF
resistance and cuulc,turcd %. goo tic probable force
oi The enemy. SuHf seemed 20 t0inh th,y wOlid
not attack tham1t-.l.r.s before morning. ANA that
during the night ln.ec- could De procured from
abroad. II WAS concluded however. &C. throw out
pickles. and Nnio tIt Home Guards were
marched ONT 20 be distributed for this purpose,
"a fag OF truce hy tue enemy WIS brought
lato town, demanding lts surrender. TIE officer
acc 'nlanyiua the dag oi truce reported ttcit forces
i LOW 'a'riN, vain iul battery % artillery.
lay reported tnclr fup, planted and rc4d, Tor a..
il0n n Gaze ti ofc ,h.uld not he pn immediate sur
render. IIls O. the DuI,ns ot thamh,rs, ug Wa
quite as surprising ns a most terrible earthquake
Wovl have been. What 10 do wa4 tic lu,s.io
Shalt we surrender. OF shalt we notf Many said
surrender, u'd others, ro, not on ANY terms. Tie
matter Wat considered. What could We Go There
Wer5 BOO. more than 100 mutkrts distriuu'cd among
the citD.lt. Sjuc Lad small quantity of amuu-
nii lon, and othen had none. There was mo way of
atuylug a. II ti.r 4 .u.uaic OF the enemy forces.
Numerous nguilea crow led upon The mind, each o
somc importance, and 800 demanding decision.
COMMITTEE o. three WAS vent Win the bearer ot TIE
tag oil truce 20 confer with the officer lu command
~ was agreed that tle town surrender but tAat the
enemy project the families OF our ci1cns, private
property. ana respect the men. The ,l,44ens went
20 their homes feeling much huuiligted 90 what the
stern hand Ol Necessity required them 10 dD. IO|
surrender TO the Rebels without STRIKING - single
blow ~ sel.-lclcHse was indie. hard but when the
canIon'a coping mouth pictured b!oodsici, deyasta-
ton, and rnn before us, prudence dictated what
course 30 pursue.
Buta few momeais elapsed until the caiteung OF
hoO's announ ed t.lt Stuarts cavalry were
taking posse Sion of our town. In they came with
ont any uolry demonstration Whaieyec. Occasionally
somo ono would whisper little loud " iiurran for
Southern Klghts' Another would ask, " Have
you over heard Of Stuarts cayalryi THIS il IL.
Another would ride up and ask fora drink of whisky
ana oucr " the silver Tor IL.
lhey halted IN the principal streets, and stood Cor
some tiihe, but the OBJECT OF this waiting room be-
caue apparent. ueye sape one oVg 81 ~ alley with