The New York herald., 1862-09-11

Washington, and moving % point where nc can reach
the Potomac river at wiliamsport by march OF but
seven miles.
Whilst his infantry has partly moved west his cavalry
s securing toward tine border Of York county Pennsyl
vana and u may we'll be imagined that destruction ana
devastation viii mark tho line Of his ogross. vs. 10
be hoped that OF the rebel sympathlzers o. whom
there large numbers in York n'y will learn the
madness the insanity by which they have been bound,
aud that they suffer at least equally with their loyal
neighbprs.
IArEr FROM rREpEHcK.
The latest intelligence from Frederick City aud the
son occupied by The rebels brought by General Coum
bus oDonnsll, who reached Baltimore yesterday after
from hts country scat Weaverton not far from
Harpers Ferry lie had been up there some days prior
10 tho rebels crossing tho river and suddenly found him
self within the euemvs lines. Having important bust
to attend to in Baltimore he saliled pair Of
ouph horses being the only team loft on his place and
si1Tted OF for Frederick City.
ON arriving within few miles OF FREDERICK ne was
stopped by the rebel pickets and obtained permission 90
pass 70 the quarters the Provost Marshall Bradley
T. johnson with ON H. had ut one time some acqu1in
ance. On reachinF zoe city he conducted a. q
Marshas oihce, On was warmly greeted by johnson.
who assured him nat IL was out Of his power gran
hi rass 10 Baltimore as no one but General o. hat
that power, 10 whom 10 referred him. giving him ra
10 tho Generals headquarters four miles from Frederick
on the Georgetown road
This occurred on Monday afternoon aud General o;or
uC amcdltOy started out 10 the rebel camp where b.
ana General fpcksrl Che other side There quite
large force o n'lrtry without tents aud most q The
~ without NnlpsaDis presenting most deporable ~
e h're - iar a dress WIS conoeflea theieh ihey
wero wp.l 5rmed. ~ - n be y good spirits.
cIrc4.-m. tie carp Generl ODonned approached
tEe t0ui p General lee, whc he was met by 1harits
Marshal irrgarr.y 4 Tycr Of t'1oc, with whom he
aIsp soas,iy lssnec Marshal was ac'ipg q
l.u 4 Il "a General and General O'nonnel max hl
Know r. hln, hat LIS business 10
Ia J Baltimore lie tNl h.n that General Lee very
busv and could not he seen but that he would l ep
kupn hs eques, 70 tim Marshal entered the tent an4
with the pass required, and Informed Cone
ri Onangc thai General Ice requested h,n = say tha
& Afforded bun great pleasure % grant bis request
lh8 pass Uts grtLtrl 70 general ObQUnel without aay
rcstr on aof vas ne required 70 give any redges not
- Disclose suyt thing tha he had within tie Ines
We have ~ nad the Measure Of seeing General oon
NJ II bat learn Tint y ls ctinOn, IRON what ne saw,
hat the caemy las 20 ayntion q advancing el.he o1
Baltimore or Washington. The impression on big mind
that ihoy preparing 10 retire before hcClnans
army aad would soon recross the river at some Of The
gppcr fords Scouting parties were out securing the
nry for horses and cattle, and would probably
border counties ~ penusyva for this purpose if
Sufficient time was given them 70 accomplish their pur
The presence OF both Generals Ice and Jackson near
Frederick would either ndc.ic that the expedition is
most hazardous that the OF the army has
really accompanied them. and that the invasion is re-
aiy and not f,ragipg rad Even IL is merely raid
for Subsistence stores its success undoubtedly most
important the rebels and the presence of these two
prominent generals be accounted for that ground
Our iatellseno from washington is tba, the rebels
have fallen back IRON General McCeans front and that
10 has advanced six miles hey nd Pooiosvle from which
rebel picket guard was driven out after Gghtng
tBs rcEcr or 1HE RErr,s
The statements have reserved from correspondents
OF the New York papers to the force il when the
rebels have crossed into Maryland entirely sagree with
any accounts that have been received here from ugtyts
from Frederick county. No one who has yet arrived
here speaks of having seen than fifteen thousand
men, while OF the Northern currcspondons vouoh
for an army Of from sixty thousand % one hundred
thousand The following note received last night from
respectable gentleman Of Washington county places the
number st.n lower
As the movement and number Of rebel troops now in
Maryland greatly exaggerated, beg lcave--berg
perhaps, the last person from the iocatyto make fair
statement Of what conceive to be their numbers aud dc
signs. They do not exceed five thousand, but, being
mostly cavalry, very quickly aud, like most OF my
ncighbors of Frederick and Washington counties. N /
nad The military paradcs around Washington
should Tx thow number " from Dfty thousand 10 sew,