The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-09-12
THE INVASION OF MARYLAND,
Advance of the Rebels to Frederick,
Their Occupation Of the City.
The Preparations to Resist the Invasion.
The Loyalists Fleeing into Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, p. M.-We learn that
on last Thursday night the rebels commenced
to cross with cavalry at or near the mouth Of
the Monocacy. They brought over two reg.
ments of cavalry and threw over a pontoon
bridge and crossed with artillery, which encam.
ped ON Rogers farm, and threw out pickets tow.
ard Poolesvie.
On Friday, about II o'clock, column com.
menced to cross of infantry and artillery. They
were crossing in three places besides the bridge,
the water being up to mans waist. No re.
sistance was offered to their crossing. Some
cavalry who were watching them were attack.
ed and chased to Poolesville There the hous.
es were closed, and the streets were blockaded
by the citizens,
The farmers fired upon our flying cavalry as
they passed by the cornhelds and before they
got any distance out of Poolesyille were taken
prisoners.
About dusk general Lee rode into Poolesville
at the head of four regiments of infantry and
guided by farmer who has been professedly q
Union man, and he has his pockets filed with
our gold. Their infantry went off to tho left
toward Frederick.
1t has heen ascertained that jackson crossed
the rotomac, opposite the north mouth of tho
Monocacy, and passed along the bank Of the
stream to Frederick.
A rebel picket, captured near Clarksbtreh
to-day, says Jackson's force is As, 900 men.
SYKEsvILLE, Nd, Sept. 6, 1867 learn
that the track has been torn up above the Fred:
erfck Junction, and all communication with
Harper's Ferry stopped
Some thirty thousand rebels have crossed the
m rsrI.l .l.1.t =.
Rocks and Nolan's ford. Some Of the pickets
belonging to the junction were driven in, and
one OF them told me that the rebels were shell.
ing the woods on this side, SO as to cover the
landing lie says that when be left the river
the rebels were crossing in large numbers, and
the contrabands state that they are gathering
at Poolesville.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE information re.
ceiped here is that the great body of rebels have
CROSSED into Maryland, forded the Potomac ut
Noians ford, above the mouth of the Monocacy.
Ihe ford is wide and shallow, with a smooth
bottom. The banks of the Monocacy are pre-.
cipltous; but north and west of it there is o
splendid level country, in which the crops this
season have been excellent.
1t is stated that the rebels are buvinp horsea
and provisions and paying for them in United
states treasury notes, probably money taken
from the persons of our dead and wounded sol.
diers upon the battle field
1t appears from private accounts that the reb-
els crossed the Potomac river on Friday night
and early yesterday morning, and thence march
ed to White Oak Springs, within three miles Of
Frederick. They crossed both above and below
Point of Rocks and did it in as speedy and
quiet manner as possible. One of their acts
was to send force to cut the telegraph wire
and seize the bridge over the Monocacy. The
regiment guarding this point evacuated their po-
sition on Friday.