New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-13
THE INVASION OF MARYLAND.
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the night. The position of this column almost
wholly deprives MS of news and it is not possible
to get TO the advance, because the advance is by
another road reconnaissance is progressing on
one flank cavalry are skirmishing on the other. we
learn little from the Baltimore papers about the
Rebel movements, a very little from headquAr'eis
about our own. There was skirmish yesterday III
which the Sth Illinois Cavalry, COL FarnswOf'n'
charged and broke two Rebel regiments oil morse,
and as the result of which Pooesville was tahen-
for the third time at least by the most authehuc NC
counts. Yesterday also there was a march nVe
miles long, but not specially fertile In mciden''
To-day we have marched about TWO.
Ereu;,o The afternoon halt ia for the night.
No;b;no comes from Burnside, who is reconnoierlng
somewhere or other with heavy force. Franklin
ia reported to have been using his artillery not far
in frontal Barnesye--and on the road by which
this column moves there are indications of Rebel
forces five or six miles beyond. venture to guess.
that between Sugar Loaf Mountain and Monocacy
Bridge. the Rebel strength will be found. 1t is
impossible to get good maps, and precise knowl-
edge of the country is not attainabe. When
the maps now in use were published, Mary was
not expected to be the seat of war. The Generals
have typographical charts and maps, but there are
few copies.
Cautious as this advance is, there seems TO be no
discoverable reason why it should be more rapid.
The Rebel mask is complete. l believe it to be
literally true that our Generals know neither the
position, strength, purposes of the Rebel lead
erp. Theories the most plausible and rreconcilabe
are advanced with equal confidence in pretty high
quarters. With one exception they agree in regard
ING movement on Baltimore as too hazardous TO
be possible. But suppose Jackson's movement upon
Nsnsssas-so extraordinary as never even to have
been guessed at in councils-had been suggested
in advance as possible 1t at least equally i'm
possible with the Baltimore plan. The truth seems
TO be that while we have plenty Of men versed in
military affairs and some able Generals the Rebel
campaigns are conducted by men of military genius,
and genius rather prefers success by irregular means
than defeat according TO the most orthodox system
lido not pretend to censure the slowness of move
ment which is the feature of this advance. The
Rebels are either in force and to fight or they
are not in force and to retreat In either case
there is no hurry. Their cavalry can recross the
river whenever they choose, if that was their pur.
pose when they came over. They possess the fords,
not we.
Holding the upper Potomac, the Rebels need not
be anxious about their lines of communication this
side the Blue Ridge The Shenandoah Valley is
their granary, and lite splendid harvest gathered
for them with little loss from our invasion. Last
Saturday the S0, 600 men at Frederick had only SOC
wagons, and nothing in them but green corn-food
both for men and horses. But if there are depots
on the Shenandoah line there can be little fear Of
destitution. With or without supplies, we may be
they will march and fight; and when their hour
arrives, it will always find them with food enough to
live Oh, ard powder enough TO fight with.
AZ for Maryland, and the promises and induce
Menss said TO have been held out by leading Rebel
of this State, it very sensbly remarked by Gen
Mcclellan that if such promises were made the
cannot be kept. The State has not the resources t
feed such an army RS has entered her borders II
trusts to the neiehborhood it must keep CONSTANT
moving, for it devours and exhautts in day th
substance of the land over which it advances.
There seems to be no apprehension in militar
circles of disaster from this invasion. The unce
tainty which envelops the Rebel plans is the chic
reason for anxiety. Perhaps the political purpose
which largely influence the movements of Lee ma
not have due consideration in purely military coun
ellis this sde but it is to be remembered that pre-
cisely in proportion to the extent OF that influence
the danger to them increased That is if for politi
cal reasons they driven to strategical
unsound, they hazard success in the field for th
prestige of craftsmanship abroad.
Il am assured that the 18th Massachusetts, which
was said TO have delivered volley into friendly
ranks during the retreat from Fairfax last Tuesday
did not fire gun; that the mischief was done by
another regiment. No one knew how the panic
arose; but there was reason enough to believe that
the Rebels were attacking, and a regiment might
have fred in such circumstances without being se
Tiously blamed. The 18th, which long since earned
national reputation for courage, deserves also the
credit of veteran steadness in trying moments.
Interesting from Frederick-Disloyaity OF
the Country PeopIc-No Immediate Fear
for the safety of Haltimore-The CITY