The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-09-13

obtainrd was brought into requisitiou to con-
vey the fleeing population. Thousands of
men, women and children lett during the
night, many Of them on foot, and the roads
! leading towards Pennsylvania and Baltimore
are represented as having been lined with
tugitives. The convalcsct nts in the hospitals,
and many who were too sick to leave, dread
ing the horrors Of Richmond prison, also
started off, and many Of them were taken in
by the farmers along the roads in an exhaust
| ed condition.
The Baltimore American of Tuesday, says:
| A gentleman, who left Frederick on Sunday
at noon, reports the most perfect auiet and
good order as prevailing in the city. There
had been no invasion Of private rights. though
some OF the rebel citizens seemed disposed to
urge such course on the part of the soldiery.
| Bradley 7. Johnson was in Command as
Provost Marshal, and was running about
among the citizens preaching Cancellation and
kindness. His constant declaration was that
" We ,caEt ii to be understood that pe are South
ern gentlemen, and not mdrauders.''
| There was but regiment in the city
and that was composed principally Of Mary
| landers. General Jackson was not in the
city, all the troops there being under COM
mand OF General Hill, who occupied the
house of General Cooper as his headquarters.
Our informant states that he does not think
that the troops that had marched through
| lcuCliSN cACCcucu lltecH tllOuSunu III num-
Der, though they gave it out that they com
posed merely the advance guard of one hun
hundred and fifty thousand men that were to
| follow them.
1t is also rumorcd that Bradley T. johnson.
as Provost Marshal rides through the streets
Of Frederick with small National fl ,g tied to
his spurs.
The rebels on their arriving at Frederick
made dash both at the Telegraph and the
Al.
departed, carrying off his instrument, and
that DR.. jerks the Postmaster. had also taken
all the mails and Government funds in the
office and started with them for Gettysburg.
The whole value of the hospita. and other
| Government stores destroyed at Frederick by
| Marshal Faithful did not exceed SIS 900
instead of So 900, 600 as stated by the Wash
ington Republican. 1t consisted principally
OF old blankets, tents and harness. All the
most valuable stores were removed.
HAGERsrowN, Sept. 9.-Everythng is quiet
here. Union men who left within six miles
OF Frederick this afternoon, report that there
are no rebels this side of Frederick. Their
pickcts extend only four miles this way.
The latest alyces from Martinsburg say
that there is no danger in this vicinity.
WAsnINGToN, Sept. 9.-The Star of this
evening says that, yesterday afternoon, two
under command of Major Chapman, Went to
Poolesville, Md. which they found was in
possession of rebel cavalry regiment, who
planted on a field to the right Of the town one
field piece, which was opened on our men as
they approached. The command did not
stop, but made a charge through the town.
when the enemy who were there sk"daddlcd ,
and formed line Of battle near their gun
In few moments our reinforccmchts came
! iytip tV.,,t &
several companies Of the Eighth Illinois Cav
airy, and our guns, after a few shots, sue
cecdcd in slencng the encmy's fire. A
second charge was then made by Major c. ap-
mans command, and the rebels broke and
run, leaving seven dead on the field. Our
loss was one man killed.
THURSDAYS NEWS.
There is some later intelligence from the
rebel lines which indicate that whatever may
have been the purposes and intentions of the
rebel chiefs i'll crossing the Potomac and
sezng Frederick that they are now closely
hugging the Potomac, and with the exccp-
tion Of cavalry demonstrations and picket
guards, their whole army is masScd between
Frederick and the river.
General Mcclellan here confronts them
with a large army, his line extending from
the Potomac to il point considerably north of
the Baltimore road, and protecting even
Westminster and other portions of Carol
county from the cavalry raids Of the enemy
He has so thoroughly cncompassed them that
they must either cross the river again or
meet him in a deadly conflict on the banks of
the Potomac.
The great body of the enemy was massed
near New Market. on the Baltimore road, and
at Urbana, on the Georgetown road, the lat
ter under General Lee and the former under
(,rnprul lack This vast hrir
Monday, but Jackson has since advanced on
HageiStown and occupied it yesterday.
To have accomplished anything either in
the direction of Baltimore or Washington,
this movement of tho enemy must necessarily
have been a rapid one. The five days that
have elapsed since they entered Frederick,
and the retiring Of their lines eight or ten
miles from Washington, within that time,
may be regarded as an abandonment of such
a purpose. They are now evidently cndeav-
orng to draw General Mcclellan as far as
possible from Washington in pursuit of them,
so as to cross with the army in readiness on
the other side, between him and Washington
and thus get in his rear. The plan of the
rebels was doubtless framed with the expec-
tation that General Pope would be in COM
mand, but Of course General Mcclellan can
not be caught in any such trap.
OCCUPATION OF pooLsvILLE.
A dispatch from Poosvilp to the Washing
ton Star, dated on Tuesday, says:
| We have reinstattd the telegraph operator
here, and hold this mean and dirty village,
with dozen houses, a tavern. and two empty
stores. The people say that the rebels are
gong to fall back to the Monosacy, and make
| it their line of defense if we chose to fight
them here, and when beaten they will follow
us to Washington.
They say that General Lee is in command !,
and that they are sure of Washington. From
a deserer we learn that Walkers Division
crossed last night at Noland's Ferry. 1t con
sists of five to seven thousand men, twenty
| four guns and fifty wagons.
They are still sending all the cattle over IN
Virginia, bnt are not paying Treasury notes,
as at first stated, but where man declines
| Confederate money, give him receipts. Some
few who are considered Union men, because
they come from the North and do not own
niggers, receive no receipts or money, and
had corn-felds swept away, cattle driven off,
and were nearly ruined. Many who have
taken the oath Of allegiance threw open their
| houses, and teted and teastcd the Rebel
officers and soldiers, ard evinced every taken
of delight.
THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY.
| A correspondent of the New York World,
writing from Jamestown, Montgomery Co.,
says:
Nearly all the people in the vicinity OF