The national Republican., 1862-09-09
Lass a. Important frss Frederick.
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hARYLANDERs TO BE WELL TREATED
BUT DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
''-T 10 TIE FREE STATES.
WILL NOT TAKE WASHINGTON Or BAL.
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From . gentls0aa, resident Of this city
who was o. visit 10 Frederick, and who left
that place on Sunday night, arriving here lss'
night, We are enabled TO gather some very i'm
portant facts In regard 10 events In that now
interesting locality.
Our informant is . Union man, but was al
lowed to visit the camps Of the enemy unre-
strained. He saw and conversed with large
number Of Washingtonians who are In the
ranks Of the rebels. They seemed to be in
good spirits, and were, apparently, determined
rebels
The advanced guards Of the rebels occupied
Frederick on Friday night and took possss.
sion 10 force on Saturday, with ten thousand
men, which number our informant believed to
be in the city when he len. He says that there
arc st least one hundred thousand Of the rebels
over In Maryland In the vicinity Of Frederick,
Consisting Of the forces Of Jackson, Ewell, Long.
street, and the Virginia cavalry, under Stew
art.
Longstrest's division lies at Ijamsvllle, and
consists Of from thirty 10 ffty thousand. No
pickets are thrown out except at night, and
citisens are allowed perfect freedom TO 60 and
come - they please. The soldiers are not al
lowed, under penalty Of death, to touch .
thing or take article Of any kind, without the
consent Of the owner, and then TO pay literally
tor II. The orders are strictly enforced, and
o. consequence not an ear Of corn or fence
rail is disturbed. This forbearance is shown be-
cause, as they say, Maryland belongs to the
Confederscy, and 10 part Of their country.
But the moment they cross the line into Penn
sylvsnis, q they feel sure they will, they will
have unrestrsined license, and they swear that
not cornstalk or panel Of fence shall be left
standing, but ruin, desolation, devastation, and
horrors Of war, tsnfold multiplied, shall visit
every acre Of land, every village, and every
hamlet Of the free Statee which they visit.
Our informant says that the rebel army Is
sorry looking set in the way Of clothing g-being
dirty. ragged, and Of all shapes, colors, and
texture. He saw their cavslrymon riding
the streets with the stars and stripes tied to the
horses tails aud trailing In the dust; and many
other indgnities were freely bestowed upon the
glorious aag-the glcry and pride Of their an
ceetors.
The rebels say they do not intend TO sttsmp,
to take Washington or Baltimore. OF course.
II they wished 10 take either of those cities they
can DO 80, but II would involve q tremendous
loss OF life In the accomplishment oi thoee OBJ
jects, especially the taking OF this city; and as
they could hold the latter ba; q little while,
they do not deem II necessary To make the at
tempt. As they say, our gunboats would move
up to this city and shell them out and destroy
the city, and they do not think the game worth
the powder. So with Baltimore.
Our informant passed Hsrtstown on bis way
henle, and found that place occupied by the
rebels, who had just received notice. from our
forces 70 remove the women and children from
the place, as they intended 10 make On attack.
When be left Frederick, jackson bad just
left that place With 5000 or more troops, oil
cavalry, aud took the road towards Gettysburg;
and our informant believes the rebeas are now
10 Pennsylvania in fsros, q they wsre but rs
miles from th line on Sunday night st six