The Portland daily press., 1862-09-08
Gen. Pope Relieved of his Command.
REBEL INVASION OF MARYLAND.
StOneWall Jackson at Frederick.
Mcclellan in Command of the Armies of the
Potomac and Virginia.
Excitement in Washington
A Battle Imminent.
APPEAL TO THE LADIES OF NEW
ENGLAND.
New YORK. Sent. :

New YORK, Sept. I.
The Times special Washington dispatch con-
tains the following: Gen. Pope at his own
request was on Friday relieved from his com
mand, in order to make charges against Cen
erals Porter, Franklin and Griffin.
McDowelPs and Heintzeman's corps are to
be consolidated and placed under command of
the latter general.
300 or 400 rebel cavalry from Leesburg en-
deavored to cross at Edwards Ferry, Friday
noon, but were repused. At on Saturday
the rebels successfully renewed the attempt,
crossing at several points. They Immediately
raided into Poolesville, and then Jamestown
The operator in the latter place escaped and
cut the wires of the military telegraph, fear
ing there was force in the vicinity.
The rebels soon after retired, stationing
piekets short distance from the town. The
rebels also crossed between the ferries above
Point of Rocks and marched 10 White Oak
Springs, destroying a tunnel bridge across the
Monocracy
The Times also has the following dispatch,
dated III O'Clock Saturday night: The latest
intelligence from the upper Potomac states
that jackson and his army entered Frederick
this A. Nj. They have possession of the Bal
tlmore q Ohio Railroad, They nave torn up
the track and destroyed the cnIverts east of
that place, and also cut the telegraph. All the
rolling stock was saved.
Washington letter in the Herald dated
Friday night, has the following: 1t is UNDER
stood that 10000 rebels have just passed into
Maryland. 1t is said secessionists here and in
Baltimore are buying horses for the rebel ar
tillery and cavalry. Gen. Mcclellan was to-
night placed in command of the armies of the
Potomac and Virginia. The whole army has
been ordered to be provided with DAYS ra-
tons. A section of Weeden's battery silenced
rebel battery on Thursday night, who were
amusing themselves with throwing shells into
our camp on Miners Hill, only miles from
Washington. Gen. Mcclellan is placing the
new regiments in old brigades. Fredericksburg
Is occupied by rebel infantry and cavalry. An
application of Gen. Stone for service, was an
swered that government would notify him
when he should be needed
A Washington dispatch TO the Herald dated
midnight of Saturday, contains the following:
1t is known that the rebels are in the neigh
borhood of Frederick in force. They captur-
ed nothing, as the rolling stock of the railroad
had been moved away. The bridge across the
Monocracy was not injured but trains were not
allowed to go within 3 miles of Frederick
junction. Our military authorities1are conf
dent that this raid will cost the enemy exactly
the number of troops who have crossed
The Mercury has dispatch dated l o'clock
A. nj. Sunday, stating that there is tremen-
dous excitement in Washington on account of
Spcio Sios>iS INTO mar lltiltl, out III Is not De-
lleved they can hold their ground against the
Union troops now massing to crush them
There will be a battle soon.
Steamer Arago arrived to-day from Fortress
Monroe, with 81 released rebel prisoners.
The steamer Star of the South, from Hilton
Head the Sd, has arrived. There was nothing
new there. The health of the troops and fleet
was good.
The steamer Saxon put into Port Royal to
repair shaft, and would sail soon for New
Orleans.
The Ladies' Committee of the New Eng
land Soldiers Relief Association appeal to the
ladies of the New England States, for supplies
of WOODEN clothing and other necessities for
the sick and wounded soldiers. Any such
articles sent to the care of 4. L. Howe, New
England Rooms, 1874 Broadway, will be appro-
priately acknowledged and discreetly used for
New England soldiers.
FROM THE WEST.