Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21
SqL-4RT'S NE4SION or PENNSPi
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The New York "lIsrald' devotes two col
umns OF its issue Of the l4th, in giving the
particulars OF the invasion Of Pennsylvania
by Gen. Stuart. the "IIcrald" closes its ar
ticle as follows:
The march of Stuart'S cavalry from Cham
hcrshnrk to the fords Of the Potomac, near
the month Of the Monocacy creek, has no
parallel for rapidly. Hence Gen. McClellan's
statement, that they would he intercepted,
did not come to pass, although tTen P'enShn-
ton, after nearly rs rapid r march, was hut
two hours behind them.
There seems to have been some inertness
Of the troops that were sent to Frederick to
opuose the southwark course Of Stuart
Rurch's postal map shows that the distance
trom ChambersbuIg to the fnrds Of the Poto-
mac by the roads taken by the rebels is rising
ninety miles. which WAS travelled in thirty :
six hours.
The following are some Of the most remark
able cases Of rapid marches on military record:
Roman infantry marched frequently a distance
| of twenty miles in Ave bonrs, each soldier car
rying from fifty TO eighty mounds Of baggage.
| Cgsar's legions marched four hundred md
tfty leagues in twenty-three days. In $500
| macdonald marched forty miles in a single
dav, crossing rivers and climbing mountains.
| ClausI, after most extraordinary efforts Mt
the battle Of Salamanca, Tetreated forty miles
in twelve hours. In 1914 Napoleon marched
| his army, for the purpose Of succoring Paris,
| seventy-miles in thirty-six hours. General
| Crawford, in Spain, marched three thousand
men sixty-two miles in twenty-slx hours
In 1903, W~ellington's cavalry in India march
! Ell sixty miles in thirty-rwo hours. Before
| the battle Of Turruckahad, in India, the
| English cavalry, under Lord Lake, are said to
have marched seventy miles IN tTcnty-tour
hours.
The recent rebel raid into Pennsylvania and
| MARYLAND has demonstrated the necessity tor
the Government keeping properly protected
and in running order the line OF railroad
from Baltimore to the Ohio river. The dam
ages accruing to the Government, indepen-
IDENTIFY of the loss OF the loyal people who
have suffered depredations, are Infinitely
greater than would be the Gust Of maintain
inc a force sufficient to guard for months the
whole line OF this road and prevent ITS OH
strnction. 1t Is a subject OF much regret
here that ito Operations have been obstrncted
and it is urged by the best friends OF The CAV
eminent that the roul should at all hazard
he kept open. The whole country north OF
the Potomac would lie sufficiently protected
oy the maintenance and protection Of this
line Of road, but il has been shown where il
is allowed to he closed there has been no
thing 10 prevent the entrance oil rebel ma
rauders into the loyal counties Of Maryland
The public interest loudly demands that tIt
road from BaIlinlnrr [" Wheeling should b.
kept open and constantly in running order
The matter has been brought to the attention
oi the government, and will probably ht
acted upon when tine army Of General Nc
Clrllan drives that Of General Lee from it,
POSITION il, EASTERN Virginia, n"d relieves 'ha
part Of the country from the presence Of
rebel iolcr.
The Washington "Sias" If this ~.evrnih:
says:
A man u hn srrivei here this morning frGn
near Uonrad's F,rry states that he Vas IN thu
ures,,,re Of General Stuart Il lew minutes be-
fore he crnssrd tn. river with his maIauiIns
force in retreat from Pennsylvania Sllar1
| informed him, in a sarcastic manner, he tat
fooled the whole party, but regretted be hac
not accomplished what was intended When
he started, az he wss expected to reach Fred
erick, Md, destroy the government stores al
that point, then destroy the bridge over tbs