Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-21
THE RAID INro PaNvsYLvANIA.
0PRRaTz0gvs or TzEE RBBBES
Their Escnps info virginia.
Of the phlIsdelDbia Inaiiirsr.I

Their Escape IRto Virginia.
Correspondence of the PhiIadslphia Inquirer
! CARLISLE, Pa, October 1.-THE rebel cav
airy, about three thousand in number, aud siz
/ pieces Of artillery, crossed the POtOnaac at Han
( cock or Clear Spring, on Friday morning, and
4 proceeded at once TO Mel cersbuYg without com
/ mitting any depredations or in the least degree
interfering with the inhabitants along the route
it evidently being the intention, at the ontses, to
/ spare the persons and pr0pgrty of private citi-
zens, horses excepted. Ia fact, this was COM
municated by some of them 10 parties in Chsm-
/ b5rsburg They entered MeTcersburg about
noon, to the great sstOnishment of the citizens,
who at hrst thought it was a body Of Union
/ troops. No carnage was done at Msrcersburg
with the exception Of pressing q number Of
horses, there being no railroad depot, public
workshops, or government stores in the town.
They passed through the town and took the
Pittsburgh pike for Chsmbersburg, arriving be
fore the town Just before dark One Of their
first acts was to plant thTe5 pieces Of artillery
on q hill back Of ths town after which a de-
tsehment of fifteen men were sent into the town,
bearing a Tag Of truce, and requesting TO see the
chief personsges or authorities, stating hat they
had sn smpe force st hand, and thas the town
must be surrendered or shelled, at she same time
stating that their guns were in position for that
purpose. Hon. a. X. Mcclure and Provost
Marshal Stimmel then accompanied them to the
officer IN command, and all Iesistan being i'm
possible the town was surrendered, and soon
siterWard fully occupied. Previous 70 their en-
trance, however, a number Of the militia Of
Chambers5urg proceeded TO arm themselves and
made a shOY Of resistance, but the project was
abandoned as entirely futile. One of their first
acts on entering, was to plant two pieces Of az
tilleTy IN the square Of the town commanding
the principal thorOughfaEe, and placing guards
at different points
TIE town was fairly occupied about seven
o'clock in tie evening. Shortly sfJerward, a
large portion of them made directly for the
warehouse and cars, IN which were stored a
great quantity of government goods, consisting
principally OF uniforms and small quantity Of
boots. Not long sfterward the whole toFn was
converted into enc vast dressing roOm, On
every hotel porch, az every corner on The greater
portion of ths street deor steps in fact, sll over
town might be seen rebel cavalry donning
Yankee uniforms, and throwing their own worn
out and faded garments into the street. Ia many
instances one man would eseonce bis pedessials
in two or three pairs of paints, as many coats,
and with the same number of caps hanging
about Aim. The streets became full of dirty
rebel clothing. Il is q noticeable fact that many
of them had On Union uniforms when they en-
tered the town, and number OF their horses
we're marked U. s."
During the night, uafn daybFeak, a portion
seoUTsd the counIy around ia quest Of horses,
snd captured about six hundred Of them. Ten
Of the zunber belonged to ths Honorable A.
K. Mcclure, aud were fEs animals Among
the horses taken was . celebrated black stallion,
owned by some gsntsRan in ChAmbeTsburg,
and vslsed at ore thousand tive hERdrsd dollars
1t is a remarkably large aud fine AnizAi, and
had quite reputation in the Surrounding coun-
try. The rebels fed their swn horses At the corn
fields around ChambsrsbuTg. The road for FIVE
or six miles toward Harrisburg is streHn with
corn stalks that were gathered in the fields and
brought to tins edge Of the road for the horses.
OF those that remained in the town, the
horses were ranged along the streets, facing the
sidewalks, and remained there for the night the |
riders lyiug around in different directions Is is
not known that they made any attempt to enter /
single private house. The taVerns were all
visited directly after they arrived and 4 cOnsid-
erabie quantity Of whisky was punished for
which payment was generally preferred 10 Con
federete script. The men were, ss = general
thing, friendly, and even socially disposed to-
ward the irhsoitants5 entering iuta conversation
with the citizens IN the taverns, barber shops
etc. Ia one instance one of them entered q tav-
eTn in which were several eitizsns, and slightly
hesitsted at the door. Some oHe remarked
20 Come in, we won't hurt you Whereupon he
entered, remark ing, well, perhaps not but
some Of you Yankees lie so.
With the exception of the occurrences above
related. the night was quietly spent Prepsra-
tions for leaving the town were commenced
ab3at daylight. Combustibles we've placed in
the railroad depot, the warehouse in which gov
eTnmeut stores were kept, and machine shop,
ard train laid to the powder magazine at tie
warehouse The stolen horses we're got tossihsr,
q large government wagon with four horses and 1
two or thres ambulances, found ia the town,
were well filed with military clothing, etc, and
each cavalry man had a quantity Of clothing
piled up before and behind him. on his horse in
many instances the pile reaching up to his chin
Three locomotives and the same number of
passenger cars belonging to the Cumberland
Valley railroad we're then utterly destroyed, the
buildings stated above wsre fred and tOtally
consumed. Thsy waited long enough % see
shat the destruction would bs complete, and at
eight o'clock in the morning the whole party
leit the town, each man snd horse q small sized
clothing establishment.
Special Dispatch to the New York World
FKEDEBICK, MD October IS, P. M-The
termination Of the rebel cavalry raid did not re-
suit in their capture or any considerable portion
of them, as had been hoped.
Tbs cavalry force under General Peasanton, [
which passed through this city At daylight on
Sunday morning, reached the vicinity of Pooles- |
vile short time before the main body Of the |
rebels. Both man and horses had had q very |
hard Jaunt, the men having been in the saddle /
and ou the road almost constantly from the tins /.
the fact OF the rebels having crossed the river /
became known, consequently neither of them /
were in condition to render as efficient service as
they otherwise might.
The rebels soon made their appearance, and |
posted one gun on a hill, 80 placed as to cover /
their passage. Oar battery was placed ia posi- |
ton, and an attempt made 10 silence this gun /
The firing was kept up at intervals foT about /
three hours, without, as far as is known, doing I
any damsge to either side
lis said that no attempt was made to fire /
upon the cavalry while they we're crossing the /
river, which might have easily have been done, |
neither was their any attempt made to charge I
upon them by our cavalry and repulse Ghsm. /
This can only be accounted for upon the suppo- I
sitiOn that the horses were too much exhausted /
to warrant such an attempt Upon any other |
hypothesis the conduct Of our cavalry would /
seem to have been most disgFaceful TO thom- /
selves and the services.
Persons who were present and saw the affair /
state that the rebel gun was supported only by |
about twenty cavalry men.
The crossing occupied soma three or four |
hours, aud fgo1 6fst 20 last met with no serious /
opPc siton. The rebels went on their way with (
pluuder, no doubt surprised SIS well as rejoicing
At having escaped 50 easily. There was, in f2es,
nothing which could be called even a skirmish,
and but for the artillery practice obtained our
troops might as well have been at HarpsT's
Ferry.
Results Of fhe BsJGie 0f E-u-Ea.
From the Cincinnati COmmertisl October Is
The official statement of the results of the bat
tie Of I-u-ka is as follows, viz
Rebels killed found the field 265
Rebels died Ia hospital. 100