The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
THE REBELS ACROSS THE POTOMAC.
GEN. JACKSON WITH $4,000 MEN
REPORTED In MARYLAND.


has just returned from Poolesville, we learn
that on Thursday night the rebels COM
menced to cross, with cavalry, at or near
the mouth Of the Monocacy.
They brought over two regiments of cav
airy, and threw over pontoon bridge, on
which they crossed with artillery land threw
out pickets towards Poolesville. :.
On Friday, about eleven o'clock, col.
umn of infantry, with artillery, commenced
to cross:
They were crossing in three places be-
sides the bridge, the water being only up to
a mans waist, and no Resistance being
offered.
Some of our cavalry, who were there,
were attacked and chased the houses were
closed, and the streets barricaded by the
citizens; and the farmers fred upon our
flying cavalry as they passed.
About dusk General Lee rode into
Po0lesville at the head of four regiments of
infantry, and, guided by farmer who had
been pr0fessedly a Union man, their in-
fantry went off to the left, towards Fred
erick. The rebel Generals, Robert Lee,
Hill, Stewart and Fitzhugh Lee, are with
the men. Their wagon-trains were cross
ing on Saturday and Sunday morning.
The farmers are bringing in hay and pro-
visions of all kinds, and giving them away.
There is not loyal man, with one or two
exceptions, there. The women received
them with flags and other tokens of Joy.
Sunday, IL P. NJ. The following account
has just been received from the Upper Po-
tomac is believed to be reliable.
The rebel force in the neighborhood of
Jamestown and Clarksburg is estimated
at 5000, and is composed entirely of cav.
airy.
A body of the enemy about l,5OO strong,
crossed the river last night at Whites
Ferry, and are supposed to be en- route to
Frederick. Our forces hold the bridge
across Seneca Greek which was not injured
by the rebels on their return from the re-
cent dash on Jamestown.
1t has been ascertained that jackson
crossed the Potomac opposite the north
mouth OF the bank of The Monocacy, and
passed along the bank of the stream to
Frederick.
A rebel picket captured near CIarksburg
today says Jackson's force is $4,000.
Hon. Henry Stone, and Garrett of ILL.,
nois, are here to obtain certain changes in
the management of the war in the West.
Advices from Gainesville, about ~
miles beyond Bull Run, state that the rebel
General A. o. Keil arrived day before yes.
terday with $4,000 men from Richmond,
A division under General Walker has
left Gainesville for Leesburg.
My informant saw Jackson, Longstreet
and Hill at Gainesville, and counted A
pieces of artillery, mostly rifed guns-none
larger than IL Founders. At Centrevile
he saw few cavalry only, and battery,
which was returning from Bull Run, hay
ing, it was said, been taken by the Yankees
away from Hill.
One OF the Times correspondents left the
vicinity of Fairfax Court House about four
this morning. Our pickets are within four
miles of that place. The enemy's pickets
seem to be within about mile from Fair
fax, in semi-circular shape, on the south
west. There has been no new action.
The Times correspondent at Port Royal,
under date of the I'd instant, gives report
that large steamer, supposed to be the
Nashville, had been burnt by the rebels :,
the Savannah river on the preceding Sun
day morning. She got aground within
range of the guns of Fort Pulaski, while at.
tempting to run out early in the morning,
and being unable to get her off, the rebels
were forced to burn her to prevent her fall.
ing into our hands.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL Tribune cor
respondence. Rebel surgeons who ampu-
tated General EweIl's leg told one of our
surgeons yesterday that Ewell had since
died.
The order for court of enquiry into the
causes of recent events has been counter.
manded.
Acquia Greek was evacusted yesterday.
Fifty. eigbt cars were burned and a guam.
tity of stores destroyed. The engines and
whatever else could be conveniently carried
away were brought to the city before the
transports got out of sight. A squad of
rebel cavalry appeared mile from the
river and were scattered by shells from a
gunboat.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8,7P. M.-lntelli-
gence received here last night and addition
ally confirmed here this morning, of the oc.
cupation of Frederick City, Maryland, by
the rebel forces, naturally excited much
surprise, mingled with alarm.
There were but limited opportunities for
obtaining information from that point, al
most all the intelligence coming by way of
Baltimore.
The Government authorities received the
news early yesterday evening in a written
documentary form.
Last night immense bodies of our troops
were for the Upper Potomac and elsewhere
and today the military operations continue.
Nearly all the rebel troops have appa,
rently been withdrawn from the front. No
large force remains.
There is no doubt that large reinforce.
ments of rebels were yesterday passing from
Ashley's, south of Leesburgh, as if intend
ing to cross at Smokers Ferry, which is
eastward of Point of Rocks. The rebels
move in solid column, first cavalry, next
artillery, then infantry, with their baggage,
again followed in same order by similar
descriptions of troops. The people of the
valley have contributed to the subsistence