The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-17
Thr following ia special dispatch to the phila

In" IoHoTfntf II special dispatch 10 the fniia.
! delphia Inquirer:
"aov Curtin has Just received information dated
Perry viDs, Junias county from reliable gentle
man o. Perry county, that q rebel force Of 30,Ooo
men Eaie their appearance within eight miles OF
Concord, Franklin county last night at IL o'clock,
snd ried eff ], zoo horses.
The farmers of Franklin county are moving all
their stock into Perry county. The rebels sup
posad TO be- masking for the Pennsylvania railroad.
| CHAMssRsBuRe, Oct. 13.--A messenger has just
| arrived at my camp at Stevenss Furnace, with the
| information that the rebel cavalry We're at Cash
town. at the foot of South Mountain In Adams
county, this morning, in considerable fcrce They
have been driven back from the Potomac, and are
trying tc escape. Every effort is being madeto cut
them of here and at Mercersburg: but they have q
man named Logan, from Franklin county. vial,
tbssu, aud Al be is superior guide they may es-
cape All our citizens have arms, and will join the
troops II cutting the rebels of.
/ THE AFFAIR TO sE INVESTIGATED AT WASHING
Ton.
dispatch from Washington evidences az intense
n2oricstion felt there ut the successful escape Of
S,usrt. II ssys
II is said that tae failure to arrest tho escape of
J Il B. Smart and hia boi. rebel cavalry in their
dash through PeDnsylvania 10 Marylsnd, i5 s;trin
otai to the division commander a, pcoiesviile t"
Hhum Instructions had been Rant by Gen. mctie
iEp, stting thai StuaI: would probably retreat lp
oa tbs lile which 10 subsequently prTsIred, srd
suggested u a4spQsi ion Of the forces 1hiul woGft
..sss sse Sat a,f = vss lie ps
to'a3e s'ties lar estig@tioE fs gssS hetBs ca5S
Quoted - yefersn1o 20 tAs matter I'D III. Ttew 81
fixing the guilt and aJsiEping iinsbmenswhsro Il
il nlsrted From the facts wbch Ar saify iaads
public, 1t 10 evident that Cen. meieliau tcos pep
IT, prevent The rstugl of Stuart 10 ! it
gina, aud the fault sdnst be with the .,bprdiuaie q
etoers wlo failed TO obey his oF5srs 81 sFTsecise
his sGegesti1ns
tbs march of s.usrt's cavalry nom Chambers
burg II tia 'urHs of the Entcn-c The IDoit'
ot the 3pnuracy eresk has parallel for rE u lity
hsnce Genera. MeClei ana statement, HAT they
wead 'a Intercepted. did no. eoIne 10 pass, ~
though 6enef al P;.ssanop, Attsi nearly RAPID
march. nas hu! i've hrufs behind them.
There seems 10 have b. .en SONS ineEtress oi tbs
troops thai wer" sent 10 Fredec5ch 80 oprcss ts's
southwsrd course % StnaTt. eurcti posta u,sp
Ghos;5 hat TIE distance ;rnm Giirmbalatre to iha
ipI''s OF the fc,omsc. by the to2is taken by ihs
'eoeis. l. rising ninety miles, .1cb vBs travelled
ia 'hiIty SIX hours.
The following are aomc Of the mes. rerisrka ate
rase5 If rapid marches on military record: Roman
Infantry marched frequently Distance OF twenty
miles IN five hours each soldiar carrying from III
20 eighty po'iois of baggage. Caessr's lsgionj
marched $50 leagues III txeniy-thfee days In 1900
Nackdun2ld ulaf he'd forty niles in einEle day,
,fosaus rivers aud climbing tnuGn.ains Gslsi,
! after IncBt extraordinary efiorts 1T The battle
| ui Salamanca, IetI8aed tori miles III twelve houfa
III 1874 Napoleon marched his army, ior ths pur-
pose ot sl'acoriuG Parid seveay five mites III thirty
sx hours. Gen Crawford, III Spain, marched: three
tloIssrd aixty two miles in tweni Elk houus
In 1873 Wlllipgtnns cavalry II India marched eik-
ty niles n thirty JtgTo Gcurg Rtfors TIE battle ot
Tursuckshad, in India, The English cavalry, und r
Lord Lake, aie aad 80 have marchsd sevvutY 4niios
| III tSTenty four hours.
The recent rebel raid into feungyl vans and Rs
rYiand demonstrated the necessity fer Toe Govern
uent keeping properly protected and In running
order the Ans CT railroad from Baltimore to the
! OHIO river. he damages sccrrng TO the Govern
meut nde peDdently Of the loss of lie loyal people
who have gutfered ceprads'i.us, sro infinitely
greater than would be tie cost Of uiact aiming -
Inn
Of this read and prevent ID obstruction. IL ia a
subject Of much regre: here that its operations hre
been obgiruced, ami il 3 urged by the best freEds
@: the itovernment that the road shotio 81 all ha
cards be kept open. The whoie country north Of
. tbs Potomac would he sufficiently protected by tbs
BlaiutepaDce AID Protection OF this hue of roaJ
but it has been sho"a where 1t ;s allowed to be
clcfoj sheTe has been nothing 10 prevent the en-
trance O. rebel araudcrs into the ioye counties OF
Maryland. The public interest loudly demands that
, the road from Baltimore TO Wheeling should be
kept open aud constantly ia running order. The
matter hes been brought 10 the attention of the
! Government and Yiil probably be acted upon
when the army CT General MuCieiian drives tea: OF
! General Lee from its position Ia Eastern Virginia
and relieves that part o the country from The pre-
seI.cs Of 6 rebsi f3rca-
The Washington STR OF TUESDAY evening says
4 man who arrived here this morning from nesl
Conrad'6 Ferry sts;ss that he was n the presence
of Gen Stuart few miautes before he crossed the
3 river with his maraudirg force in retreat from
manner he had fooled tbs whole party, but regret
ted he had not accomplished what WIS intended
when be started, AZ he YVES expected 10 each Fred
g ics, Nd, destroy the Government stores at that
point then destroy the bridge over the Monocacy
!, river; but that all things taken into consideration
+ he had carried cut his programme with much sue
, eess. StuRrt's men and horses looked extremely
exhausted. but the former were in high gee, and
from the looks of the clothing their horses and
= that which they had their persons. and thai
which they had tied OIL thsir extra stolen hcrses
which numbered about J COO, change would ht
. very acceptable. especially shoes and boots, q
{ which they had large quantity. General Suar
: sent his compliments to humber Of United States
officers with whom he was aclusnted IN old timea
GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN EEw YORK
The New York Hsfald, o. ths li'h has 40 &c
4 count Of q Democratic mas meeting there th'
. night before with The following Caption 18th,
, tntsrrifed IN Counei.Iulmense Gathering If tn,
Democracy at tho Cooper iDstitats-Ihe bali Of th'
Union and the surrounding Girsetf Crowded-Th,
New Wide Awakes- Eonfres. Eenecs lights
Torches Calcium Lights, Rockets and Romet
Candles to Brighten the Path CT the Union io- the
Democratic Easses--sreeches Of Horace Z. Cltrk
Horatio Seymour john Vaa Buren,. and Hichar.
o'Gorman" The meeting opened with ihs follow
ing incident;
Capt Rynders read not. from Nj. io.eF Cooper
- requesting that the audience you'd Eist ain tro.
spiltiEF on the seats nr carpet. "knoHtng yo'
$ all said the Captaiu. ITO be gentlemen who ar
to be hung shortly. thought wouid make know,
J the request
The following fssoiut,cna vers then read az.
adopted as the :escluiions cf the meeting
. Res.fr.f That as vs desire a vigorous pfosecu
ton of the pressnt Ra. tie conservative citizens
this cy Will continue heerfully tie snppcrt areai'
given to il, BY contributions OF men and treasure
but we viii at the tins insia On tbs fulfill
, rpeut by the present Administration Of the soemr
pledge alEncs! unanimously given by the Congress
Of the United Siaten That this liz rot " aged
OF their part in any spft 9s oppression. for spy
, purpose of cYeIthroWing or interfering With the
rights and est shisasd institutions of the States
but TO defend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and to preserve the UEion, with al
the dignity, equality. sni rights Of the several
States unimpared, and that IS soon as these
, objects are accomplished the war opgnt 10 cease
fesotusd. That theinvestigationa by Congress and
iie state Ilegilatur have disclosed The existence
oi fearful and unexanp.ed corruption and exttavs
g4ncs; that unless these enormous frauds be cheek
ed the whole country must be involved ia ba0k
fuptoy aud disho6oT th8. We would hs ta.hess 10
, the psincirI.s of honesty and economy i'll TIE al
uuil traticn cf public affairs IL did not expose
and de,lou,ce these wrongs the industry q tie
, K eat nasses of tie peop2, ard that, III the ian
guaga Of cur friends of New Jersey, VI so,atntly
protest against such reckless extTsva8ence and in
famous pecu ati1u
Resolred Tha@we highly approve Of and Caeef
fully endorse the truthful argum sns against wC,s
, sale emancipation presented by President Lincoln
in his interview with the hChicagO dele CATION Ii
the month cs sspc en last satisfsd ere. r.
, ths langLsge Of ths President himself, that the
measure must be necessarily noperative" and inex
pedient and that ''no possible good result ro.n
tha iqet1;u of auah q pF0rtamatfnn