Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-12
The Invasion Of 3IaryIand---The OccuPa-
tiOu Of Frederick.

ti0n Of Frederick.
An EIlicotts Mills ION the Baltimore and
Ohio Road, east Of Point of Rocks,) cor
respondent of the New York Herald gives
these particulars of the rebel occupation of
Frederick The letter is dated the 5th:
at appears that the force Of the enemy
which crossed the river on Friday was
merely their advance guard, consisting Of
two or three battaliens of cavalry, bat
terry of rifed cannon, and small support
ing column of infantry-perhaps brig
ade. On the evening Of Friday they cross
ed in much heavier force, the result of the
reconnaissance Of the advance guard having
been made known, probably, to the Gener-
al in command, who is supposed to be Hill.
Having crossed the river with the main
body Of this column at Nolan's Ford the
advance guard. reinforced to a strength of
5000 men, marched, in the cool Of the eve
ming, towards Frederick. It was after
dark when they reached Buckeyestown,
where they posted their pickets in all di-
rections, and bivouacked for the night
Meanwhile foraging parties were sent out
in all directions, who drove in large guam
titles of beef, cattle, negroes to cook and
slaughter them, hogs, sheep, fowls, SC.
They also brought in abundance Of other
provisions to their biTouac, not forgetting
intoxicating liquors and salt wherever
they were to be found, regardless Of the
prior claims Of former possessors or any
thing else. The fence rails made the bi-
youac fires, and for the first time in a long
while the secesh had evidently jolly night
Of it, though at the expense Of the unfor-
tunate people they came to liberate.
Z" Thus did the rebels commence the lib
Grafton of Maryland. Thus did they give
them the first taste Of the rule of jeff Da-
Wis and the Southern COnfederacy. In the
night the bivousc was enlarged and ex-
tended, and it is supposed the main body
had now Joined their rollieking advance
guard As this was the army Of liberia
ton, and the rebels are liberal fellows un-
der certain circumstances, no doubt the
main body soon participated in the festiv-
tiles Of the occasion.
"'What did they look like2 said to a
loyal MarylRnder, who managed to escape
from their lines and make his way to Bal
timore. tThey looked like secesh, said
he; regular rebels out and out, with
right smart Of rags about them, and very
little Of anything else
at seems that the main body of this
force crossed at Nolan's Ferry, which Is
about four miles below the Point of Rocks
In pursuance of orders, Captain Faithful
the Provost Marshal at Frederick, removed
about one-third of the stores at Frederick
but before more could be sent forward i
was found necessary to leave or else be
come prisoners Of war. The balance O
The stores were, therefore, on the Afternoon
Of Friday, committed to the flames, auC
Frederick was Immediately afterwards
svacuated by our troops. The Junction
was also evacuated, and all the stores
tents, camp equipage, cannon, Sc, at tina
point, safely transferred to Monrovia Sta
tion-a point on the railroad about TWEEN
ty.three miles from Baltimore, where the,
are now encamped, awaiting the furthe
advance Of the desperate enemy.
"Few persons have managed to escsp
beyond the rebel lines wherever they hav
advanced them, and those who do repor
that they allow no one to leave their line
on any pTetense whatever. This is an
other taste of liberation for Maryland.
"This morning before the break Of day
the enemy having sent forward his scout
erick was evacuated, resumed his line 0
march towards the picturesque and hitheT
to prosperous and pleasant little city
Early in the morning the town was occu
pied by 1900 of the rebels, and among th
first to enter 1t was the first Marylan,
rebel regiment Colonel Bradley John
ston, who commands this regiment, is
native Of Frederick. He was the frs
rebel to enter the town. The secessionist
in Frederick, Of course, turned out in ful
strength to meet their friends, and the dis
play Of rebel rags was proportiOnatel
large. Further than this, and the captur
Of the telegraph operator, Mr.. Kelly, a
Frederick, have no intelligence of th
rebels in the city after their occupation c
It. Their next move was towards th
junction, which they also found evacuated
Whether they have advanced further thi
way or not have no information.
ut may be considered strange that Il
rebels have damaged neither the -railroa
nor the telegraph. They have, hOweve
broken down the dam on the Canal mes
the Point Of Rocks This efectually clos,
tbs navigation Of the Canal for 3 score
miles or upwards, until an opportunity
Afforded for reconstructing the dam