New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-17
THE LATE REBEL RAID.
OmciaI Report of Gen. Pieasnnton.

FREDERICK, Wednesday, Oct 10 loo%
The following are the main features OF the report
Of Gen. Peassnton, relative 10 the late Rebel Taid
ixto Pennsylvania.
On Saturday morning, at o'clock, he received
orders 10 start with his command, and was soon
en- route for Hagertown, arriving there shout IL
o'clock.
There be was informed that the Rebels were NOV
ing IN the direction Of Mercersburg. He started
toward Clear Spring, on the Hancock road, to In
tercept them. He had proceeded four miles, when
he was ordered to halt, b. dispatch from head
quarters.
Atll o'clock p. IN. be wss ordered 10 move to
Mechanicstowu via Caver,own and Harrison's Gap,
aud sent patrols 10 Emmettsburg aud Gettysburg TO
OBTAIN information OF The enemy.
He arrived al Mechsniestown at y o'clock p. m.
At IA o'clock a. m. he sent scouts IN the direction
of Middleburg wboTeported that the Rebel cavalry,
under Stuart had passed through Middleiown. five
miles 10 the Of Mechanistown, one hour before
that tine, taking private road 10 Woodsborough,
and thence TO liberty, the route TO the mouth o:
the Monocacy.
Gen. Pleasanton started for this point via Freder-
lex City passing through the latter at O'Clock, a.
H. Sunday. He reached the Monocacy at O'Clock,
m aud found 400 or 500 infantry guarding the
cautI aqueduci aud the roads to the ferries. They
told him that they had neither seen nor heard OF the
Rebel cavalry lie crossed the MOnocacy with por-
tions of the Sth Illinois aud the 81 Indiana Cavalry,
and two guns Of Renningtons Battery and sent Tor
potter while tie main column moved M the direction
OF PoOiesvllle.
Tie advanced squadron had not passed more than
IL miles from the ferry before they Uncovered u
boiy Of cavalry approaching dressed 10 the uniform
Of he United States soldiers. The officers ia com
msnd OF the squadron made ignale IN a fnendiy
maHnez which were returned by the parties, who
approached 10 within short distance OF each other'
when the officer commanding the opposite party Or
dered his men 10 charge.
diminishing took place; the enemy brought mp a
superior force and opened q couple Of guns, which
obliged our men 10 relTe. lie TWO guns OF Ken,
ringtOns battery were brought into position and
epeued with brisk fire, which checked the enemy
advance At this time Plessanions's command Was
Dot more than 400 strong; four small Companies OF
infantry were then taken 10 support the guns.
skiruIishing took place until the remainder Of Rem
ningtons guns came up, and they coon drove oil the
II was then discovered that the enemy bad two
guns IN portion al Whites Ford, on this side, and
one gun on the other hide Of the river. Pessanlon
then took all the infantry at the mouth OF the No,
nocecy with the exception OF two companies, mo
made a general advance. Tie enemy then retreated
toward Whites Ford keeping up rapid ire all the
time
Rennington,s horses gave out, and the men were
obliged TO push the cannon up the hiiis. The ell
emy, owing 70 this delay, effected crossing over
tie nver.
This was At Ia o'clock p. IN. He then received
information from Col. Ward Of Gen. Stoneman'-
Division, that brigade Of infantry and regimen,
Of cavalry, and a section OF artillery were IN the
beigbbOIhOod. lie cent word to the General tina.
the enemy bad escaped. This wss the fret intlIna
lion be had of troops being in that vicinity.
Gen. Pleasanton succeeded III driving the Rebels
from the mouth Of the Monocacy 10 Whites Ford
distance Of three miles. The General Is OF the
impression ibs, bad Whites Ford been occupied by
say force Of ours previous TO the occupation OF 1t by
TIE enemy, tie capture Of Stuart siorces won have
been certain; bu, with bis (Pleasanionsl small force
which did not exceed oBe-iOurth Of that OF the
enemy, not practicable for him TO occupy that
ford while the enemy was ia his 'front.'