The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-15
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

Ia the New York Herald of the lltb that Gecre
tAty Seward is nbou. to resign and take mission
TO Europe. This news is given the benefit of a
very large type heading In the telezrams of ,ha,
paper. Afte the nomination Of Hon. Horatio
Seymour for Democratic Governor Of New York,
he made stirring speech" denouncing the
radical legislation - Of Congress
THE SEAT OF WAR IN NMARYLANp--"cAPfuRE" oF
IoWN-0ENs IKE AND JACKSON AT FREDER.
Nh-iHE CoNfEbERATEs Al HAGFRsTowN
The National InfsNiseao says that the "rebeis''
haVs fallen back" from ia front of Mcclellan, who
has a'is "Iced 10 within six miles Of PoOlesviIie. A
dispatch says thsi the Federal cavalry had cap
inred Bsrnesyiile. about seven miles from Freder.
lex. A force Of from, 100 10 10000 Conie,lerates
were reported TO be at New Market, the Balti.
more AMI Ohio Railroad about nine miles from
Frederick. They said 10 be under the command
Of Gen Fizhugh Lee. The Confe deraies were en-.
tfenehins themselves at Monocaey, and had blown
up the bridge there. They had entered York coun
iy. Pa. The report from there says they are in "a
state of great destituton, aud sLocess." Their in
'en.ions thus described ia IA letter from Ealti-
more, September 10th:
They were 70 invade Pennsylvania with force
4, strong rs to make resistance the part Of the
Pennsyivsna troops unavalng; toproeeed TO Har-
y, W,
Bile, the Pennsylvania Central Railroad; to strike
for the town of York, Pennsy aud to destroy
the railroad leading from Harrisburg to Baltimore
and TO destroy also "a portion Of the railroad be-
tween Baltimore and Uavre de Gracs 30 as to cut
Oh all communication by railroad between E.lti.
more and the North.
The Baltimore Amriean, OF the 10th, says that
devastation aud destruction will mark the route
taken by the Confedcrates. 1t says:
ba 1ata kayl;, ~.
the region occupied by the rebels IL brought by
General Columbus O'DonAeH, who reached Balti.
more yesterday afternoon from his country seat
nesr weaverton. not far froa Harper's Perry. He
had been up there some days prior to the rebels
crossing the river, and suddenly found himself
within the eneiny's lines Having important busi-
hess 10 attend 10 in Baltimore, he ssddled up u
pair Of plough horses, being the only team left OH
his place, aud star ed off for Frederick City.
On arriving within few miles of Frederick he
WAS stopped by the rebel pickets. and obtained per-
IN sson to pass on to the quarters of the Provost
Marshal, Bradley T. johnson, with whom he had
at one time some acquaintance. On reaching the
city he conducted TO the Aarshais office, and
was warmly greeted by johnson, who assured him
that il was out of his power TO grant him pass to
Baltimore, As no one but General Lee had that
power, 10 whom be referred him, giving him a pass
to tie Generals headquarters, four miles from
Frederick, the Georgetown road.
This occurred on Monday afterno III, aud Gene.
raj o Donnell Immediately started ou. to the rebel
camp, " here he found General Lees headquarters
on side OF the road and General Jackson's Oh
the other siie. There qaite large force OF
Infantry without tents and iiost Of the with
out knapsacks, presenting most deporabie ap-
pearance, 50 tar as dress Was Concerned, though
they were Well armed, and seemed to be in good
spirits.
On reaching the camp General ODouneu ap-
preached the tent OF General Lee. when he WAS
met by Charles Msrshall, formerly lawyer of
Baltimore, with whom he was also personally Ae-
quainted Marshall WAS acting AS aid of General
4 l.pe md a ~ f0
him that bis business As to seenr- pass t" Bslti
more hs told him tina. General Lee very busy
and could not be seen. bat tina. he would make
known his request to him. Marshall entered the
tent, and returned with The pass required, and
informed General ODoInell that General Ice
que,tsd him TO ray that it afforded him great plea
sure to grant his request
The bass WAS granted to General y Donneil with
out any Iestrctious, nor WAS he required to give
aoy pledges not 10 disclose anything that lie bad
seen within the lines.
We hase not had the pleasure OF seeing General
Q 'Dohnell bna iaarn thai it s his opinion, tEoiD
what be SAW, that the enemy has no intthsioo oI
advancing either on Batin4oa, Washington The
impression oil bis mind was that they were pre-
pairing TO retire before 1fe Cieans army and ou!j
t.slE G5aassIsz. come ef the upper foris.
Scouting parties were out securing the country for
horses snd cattle, ana would probably enter the
border counties of fe1nSy yvania for this purpose il
sufficient time given them 10 accomplish their
purpose.
The presence of both Generals Lee and Jackson
p-dition is most hazardous one, that the mass
OF the army las Eeaily accompanied them and that
the invasion is reality and not :. foraging raid
Even if il is merely raid for subsistence Stores IL
suceessi undoubtedly most mportan to the rebels
aud the presence Of these two prominent Generals
may be accounted for or that ground
Cur Intelligence from Washington is that tie
rebels have fallen back from Gen. Mcclellan
front and that he has advanced SIX miles beyond
P.joesy ia, from which rebel picket pnsI
driven CUT. aitei soma fighting, Monday after
nJoI
FoRcEoF THE REBELS.
The datemonts We have received from CORES
pondents Of the New York Papers t" the force
ia which the rebels have eEsssed into Mary land
tireiy disagree with any accounts that have been
received here from fugitiyes ir1m Frederick county
No oae TO has Yet arrived here speaks ot having
seen Inore than fifteen thousand men. while SOME
OF the MOI thern correspondents Vouch for an army
of from sixty thousand to one hundred thousand.
The following note. received last night from
spectacle gentleman OF w asnington county, pac9s
the number still lower:
As the movement and number of rebel troo 3
now in Maryland greatly exaggerated beg
leavebeing. perhaps, tue last person from the To-
cality- to make fair statement of what l con- |
ceive to be their numbers and designs. They do not
exceed FIVE thousand, but, being mostly cavalry, |
move very quickly, aud, like .nost Of my neighbors
,of Frederick and Washington counties, If l had
never seen the military para = around Washing !
ton | should tx their number at from fifty thou !
sand to seventy-fi five thousand They moving |
Of it Possesses nilitary strategy to draw from the
defence of Washington as many troops As possible,
80 as fail that city with great forces for they
are prepared to recross the Potomac At any time n
q few homA.
EXCITING kuMOKS.
The rumors in Baltimore last evening among the |
Secession sympatb bizers of the ost porten. |
tous character and the beafning and Joyous counte
nance was again visible in various well.known 20 !
caities General Mcclellan WAS reported to have !
been defeated in great battle at Poolesvile; and
driven back in confusion to Washington. This had
scarcely got we'll atoat before another started
to the effect that Gen. Burnside had been driven |
back from Frederick with great slaughter Whilst |
these reports were being digested, messenger |
from point eight I0ies out on the Liberty road ar
rived with the announcement that battle WAS pro-
gressug ia that vicinity aud that cannon bali had
cut the lmb from tree in front OF his house
This alarm soon discovered to have been AL |
alarm occasioned by one of the new regiments hav
ing gone out ia that vicinity to drill and practice
firing by columns and platoons. OF course there !
was DO enemy within forty mites Of the spot, aud !
those who expected to bs redeemed before morn |
ing concluded to postpons the performance for at /
least twenty four hours. i
In the meantime the We eshington cars arrived !
with the announcement that General Mcclellan .
was pushing forward, and could find no enemy in |
trout Of him rumor was also soon afterwards .
started that General Burnsides pckets were yes
terdAy morning within sight OF fredcrick, ana the
enemy travelling westward.
REBEL ROBBERY or FREDERICK.
The Harrisburg 7slssroph, Of yesterday morning,
says that q lady dire II nom Frederick VINO was
pernittsd to leave the town BY pass from 1e0.
Johnson, ststss that the rebels were making large
but that they paid for all their goods n
rebel Scrip and NOT In United States Treasury notes
al our dispatches allsgs She further states tbht
they woaid not receive any other money IN ehhnee