The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-11
Highly Emporium. from Maryland
THE REBELS CROSS THE POTOMAC.

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New YoRK. September IA Washing !
lon letter in the II ersld, dated tho 5th,
has the following.
at is understood that $4,000 rebels
have crossed into Maryland. 1t is said
are buying horses here and
in Baltimore for the rebel artillery and
cavalry.
To night McClslland was placed in
Of the armies of the Potomac
and Virginia. The whole aru,y is order.
ed to be provided with three days rstions.
A section Of Wheedan's battery silenc-
ed rebel battery on Thursday night
which was amusing itself throwing shells
into our camp at Miners Hill, only eight
miles from Washington.
Mcclellan is placing the new regiments
into the old brigades
Fredericksburg has been occupied by
the rebel infantry and cavalry.
A Washington despatch 10 the Herald.
dated midnight on Saturday, says it is
known that the rebels are in the neigh.
borhood of Frederick in force. They cap
tured nothing, as the rolling stock of the
railroad had been sen! away The bridge
across the Monocacy is not injured, but
trains are not allowed 10 go within three
miles Of Frederick Junction. Our mill
,ary authorities are confident that this
raid will cost the enemy exactly the NUN
Dor Of troops who have crossed.
The New York Mercury has dispatch
dated at one O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday. stat
ING that there is Tremendous excitement
in Washington on account Of the reb-ls
crossing into Maryland, but il is not be
lieved they can hold their ground against
the Union troops. There will be battle
soon.
The Times Washington dispatch con.
lains the following:
General Popo at bis own request was
on Friday relieved Of his command in or.
der to make charges against GeneralsPOr.
ter, franklin and Griffin,
Hein'zsman aud McDOwell's corps are
to be consolidated under The command Of
Ieintzenan.
Three or four hundred rebel cavalry
from Lsesburg, eBdeavored TO cross at
Edwards Ferry GU Friday bnt were re-
pulsed
At2 o'clock on Saturday the rebels
successfully renewed the attempt and
crossed at several oints. They imme.
diately invaded Poclsville and then Darnes.
town. The operator of the latter place
escaped and cut the wires Of the military
telegraph. Fearing there were Union
forces in the vicinity, the rebels soon ro'
tired and stationed pickels short dis
tancs from the town.
The rebels also crossed between the for
ries above tho Point of Rocks, and march =
ed 10 White Oak Springs, aorose the Mo-
nocacy
The Tim,s also has the following, dated
at four O'Clock on Saturday night: 1.-The
latest from the Upper Putoma etates that
Jackson and his army entered Frederick
this morning. They have possession Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and have
torn up the track and destroyed culvsrts
east Of that place. They also cut the tel.
egrapb All the rolling stock was saved
BALTIMORE. September 7.--Fredorick,
Mary land, was undoubtedly occupied yes
terday, between 10 and II O'Clock by the
rebels. Part of the forces turned at Buck.
oyelown as if going either toward the
Washington road or Baltimore pike The
crossing Of the Potomac was effected at
threo points.
SECOND DISPATCH, -Fugitives who loft
Frederick last night report the city occu.
pied by about 5000 rebels under General
Hill, cavalry and infantry and artillery,
The rebels issued proclamation promis
ing protection to private property, and
appointed provoOs guard, Purchases
were being made with United States Trea.
sury Notes Of cattle and horses, which
were sent back toward the river.
THIRD DIsPATCH Washington, Sep
tombsr IL. appears, from private as
counts, that the rebels crossed the Poto-
mac on Friday night, aud early yesterday
morning, and thence marched to White
Oak Springs, within thee miles of Fred
erick. One of u cir first acts was to seize
the bridge over the Monocacy A regl
ment guarding this point evacuated theil
position on Friday. Great numbers o
persons were leaving Frederick to-day and
yesterday. proceeding towards Peunsyl
vania.
Accounts from lIagprslown soy many
Union refugees from Virgins had arrlv
cd there.
General Pope, at his own request, hal
been Relieved from the command of the
Army OF Virginia, and has bOea assigned
to the command Of the Department Of the
Northwest.
At noon to day no further information
regarding the rebel movements in Mary
land had been received. 1t is proper tC
, state the fact that unanimity in Counci
and action prevails Lere.
: FOURTH DIsrATou.-B Baltimore, ,Septem
! Der Further reports from Frederick
say that Bradley 7, Johnson was made
Provost Marshal The rebel troops pas
sed through The town. and encamped ir
Winans' woods about one mile beyonC
the city.
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