Daily national Republican., 1863-04-28
The Rebel Raid on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.

The rebel raid on the Baltimore Ind Ohio
railroad, which has caused some excitement in
the city since Saturday, promises to prove more
of guerrilla operation rlan any formidable
army movement. AZ far - can ascertain,
the following is a summary all the infOrma-
tion received up to last ing:
On Sunday morning. az IOo'Clnck, a force of
200 rebel cavalry, Il Ter Col. Mcdonald, ap-
pearcd at AltamOnt, seventeen mlcs west of
Piedmont, and Immediately cut the telegraph
wires. An empty stock train. going West
shortly afterwards arrived, which they stopped
and seized the conductor and engine men, pa
rolling them. They compelled H.. engineer and
tiremcn to get up head Of stcau IN the engine
and started 1t OFF in the direction Of Oakland
without a soul on board, probably anticipating
that 1t would run into and destroy a train
coming cast. What has been the fate Of this
train Is not known.
On sunday afternoon, small bodies oC rebel
cavalry appeared at Cranberry Sumit, Oakland
and ROwlcsburg, all about the same time. Oak.
land Is ten miles from AltamOnt, Cranberry
Summit about ten miles from Oakland, and
ROwlcsburg eleven miles west Of Cranberry
Summit. At Rowlesburg the enemy made two
attacks on Sunday afternoon, and were both
times repIlsed.
Dispatches were received from Oakland last
evening announcing that no rebels had been
seen or heard from in that vicinity, since sun
day. Between Altamont and Rowlesburg there
Is only one bridge of any importanCe-that ovei
Yonghegany river. This is at Oakland, and il
supposed to be safe.
The attack on Rowlesburg by the enemy was
doubtless, to get possession of and destroy the
Cheat river viaduct, which is a most important
| and costly work. Our forces there had, how
ever, been sufficient to repulGe them up TO tho
latest accounts, and have been reinforced by
| this time.
| So far as Information has been received NJ
| TO the hour of going tD press, no Government
| property or railroad property of any dcsCrip
! tiOn has been destroyed by the enemy. Not
Withstanding the cnemy's forces are supposed
to be merely small bodies of cavalry, with
few pieces of artillery, General Schenck ha,
taken every precantion to cheek, If not to cap
| ture them. The whole movement is probably
only a fent to attract attention from som,
other more important enterprise In the SheuHn
| doah valley.
The rumors Of a threatened attack at New
! Creek and also at Clarksburg, are altOgUlhC
unfOunded. AT either of those places the en-
cmy would receive a warm reception. Genera
| Mulligan Is at New Creek, which Is a sulliCicm
| guarantee that no attack will be made there.
The rainy condition of the weather for SOM
| time past would seem to preclude the idea o
any large forces Of the enemy being on the lin
| of the Baltimore aud Ohio ruilrOad hut not
wthstanding this, that company has deemed
. prudent, until the magnitude Of this raid ]
ascCrtuiued, 10 suspend for Il day the ruuniu!
! of It's through passenger and freight trains
/ The local trade Of the road, however Is bCinl
| conducted as usual, and from the coal region
which abound on this road a very large trad
is coming to the city. Gen. SchenCk Is full
| prepared for this emergency, and no doubt tn
| disposition Of the forces under his command /
such as will perhaps enable him to capture thi
band of guerrillas.-B -Batto american, 2sM.