New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-13
Special Dispatch ;e The y. Y. Tnsurs

WAsH'SsToS, Oct IL, 1852
We have received the following intelligence from
one OF yoor correspondents who left here on Friday
10 jon the Army Of the Upper Potomac. 1t is dated
Ctamberssurg Pa, Oct. IL;
Gen. Stuart, with $500 cavalry and four pieces Of
artillery crossed the Potomac yesterday morning at
day light and took the detachment oftbe Signal Corps
Stationed on Fair View Mountain, prisoners dashed
No 10 Mercersburg seized all tie horses he could hnd
and empted all the clothing hat, and boot and shoe
s,ores in the village lie then galoped into Cham
tersburg. where lie arrived little after o'clock
D. N. TIE large depot and warehouses, containing
several thousand stand Of arms and large qnsniiy
OF Government stores, the railroad machlue-shops
ano three trst-class passenger locomotives, iu
medistey act on Gre and destroyed Nothing but
snydering ruins remain of sll this property. In
place Of tie fresh horses taken, Gen. Stuart lef the
skim and bones he brought with him. lie remained
IN town all night and left this morning at O'Clock,
taking the road to Gettysburg, and saying that he
intended to pass entirely around the Army of the Po-
torasc, and recross the river at Edwards Ferry.
From her sources We learn that the Rebel clothed
his men in United States uniforms which he found at
Government storehouse a. Chambersburg As to
the direction in which he went after leaving that
Ilac- accounts contradictory, some reports agree
Ing with that Of your correspondent, that ne has gone
10 Gettysburg others sending him 20 Frederick, snd
others still 10 the northward IL asserted by prom
inent Pennsy vanians that Gen. Stuart has invaded
Pennsylvania mainly for the purpose OF controlling
The election next Tuesday. 1t is even said that the
came idea is entertained in Official circles here. This
novel scheme Of pipeIayipg viii probably result as
we are assared by those who should know, in the
election Of ell the Peace Democrats.
To the Associated Press
GEN MCCLELLAN DETERMINED TO CAPTURE
THE BEDFIS.
W.sBisGTos, Saturday, Oct lilo p. m.
Gen Mcclellan teegraphe1 to the War Oihce to-
day that not one Of tue Rebels in Pennsylvania
,hould return into Virginia.
CLEAR ACCOUNT OF THE RAID.
CARLltLK, Saturday, Oct. ii, 1852
From the most Trustworthy sources ] learn that
the cavalry under command Of Stuart reached Cham
tersburg about o'clock on Friday evening They
crossed the Potomac below Hancock, some 40 miles
OF. proceeding by the way Of hercersburg and
Campbe lstown 10 ChsmbeTsburg.
About 800 entered the town, the residue remain
ing a mile outside. A portion Of the latter divided
one part going toward Greencastle, taking with
them their artillery; the other remaining in camp
near by all night.
person directly from Williamsport to-day says
that we ost 60 men in the action which occurred
near Hancock, when the Rebels crossed the river.
Coxs Brigade, or part Of IT, were the force probably
engaged, as they were ordered in that direction
several days ago.
During the night and in the morning. they helped
themselves 10 boots shoes, and clothing, which they
sad they much needed out Of warehouse stores,
giving, in some instances, Confederate notes in pay
ment.
This morning, at o'clock, they set fire TO all the
tuildiugs of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
psny, which were utterly consumed, with four
tecono-eass engines--ah the other engines Of the
Company having been run off Tor safety.
Two warehouses, containing military stores be-
longing TO the State and placed there on the occasion
OF the former Rebel raid, also consumed
The burning of these buildings, which contained
Shells will account for the fupposition which arose
that firing had been heard near ChambersburQ
The confagration being completed, the three
bodies Of cavalry reunited and took the road S,utb
toward Gettysburg, apparently on their way 70
s,nke the Potomac about Frederick. The last heard
from them was at Gettysburg, 2j miles from Cham
benburg, at O'Clock this evening.
They exchanged their own horses and military &C.
oou!ermens for better ones. wherever they could be
found.
Gen. Wool 10 now here, and troops are being
ordered to this point with the idea that the Rebels
viii return here which s very unlikely.
The loss Of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany Is not much short of $4,000. The Government
property lost is worth not over g., ,OOO 1t was the
remnant OF supplies for the troops.
The Rebels will probably repeat N Gettysburg
tonight their proceedings in Chambersburg.
The report Of the burning Of the Cumberland Val.