The New York herald., 1863-05-01
THE LAST REBEL RAID.
Our Baltimore Correspondcnce.

7As Fhcts IN Regard to the Recent Operations of Ae
Isoes Aoanst TIE Baltimore and Ohso Raiyoad-7Aeir
Deston i 10 Preuext the Road from being Used by the
0orenment-4ow Their Present Visit Night Haue Been
Arotea-Hoso TIE Safety of the Road Aay be Secured
Mousmests Of Stoneoau Jackson-Rumsored Psvposed In
oasion Of Pennsylvania by Him, de-
That which have foreseen aud dreaded for many
weeks past has at last come to pass The rebels
have again made their appearance tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and have destroyed such portion OF az
70 make IL impossible 10 trains over the seventy
three miles Of road between Piedmont and Grafton No
very great damage has been done the ITSELF The
telegraph wire has been cut, and less than hundred
rails have been taken up No bridges have been yet
destroyed The mischief done by small parties OF
rebel cavalry who made their appearance near Alta.
mont In Maryland at point the western State ne
ono hundred and fortytwo miles west Of Harpers Ferry
one hundred and hfty-sx miles Of wheeling and two
hundred and twentythree miles west Of Baltimore on
Sunday and yesterday On Sunday they did little else
than TO ride around, Is 70 reoonnoisre. But on
yesterday their numbers somewhat increased and they
perpetraed the damage above mentioned Last evening
hey had retreated south, across tho Potomac, into
Virginia, and 1t believed had proceeded towards
Romney Moorened. The workman Of the company are
engaged to-day the road repairing Abe damage But
this s service Of great danger, there b knowing
how soon the rebels may return and the work
destruction There report, apparently well founded.
that there three brgades Of the rebel army between
staunton and strasburg, moving towards Noorsneld
Hardy county, which 10 thirty five miles south Of Alta
mont. this report be true, the probability 10 that che
party Of cavalry which made its appearance yesterday
was but the advance guard OF this larger force
noterng party sent out them and that when the man
body comes up warm work may be looked for
There very important fact In connection with this
movement Of the enemy. II d that the whole country
along the line Of the railroad from Grafton to Piedmont
is mountainous and barren, and Indeed almost ike
DESERT am speaking now Of the country for dis
ssd PSpp % and Beverly. and Is far A0Sss ssss
as Romney. There h nothing N Il capable Of
either 70, msn or s'a IN
presumptive evidence that the enemy do not design any
operations there the execution Of which win require
long time. The probability ID that what they do they
will DO quickly The nature Of the country the north
Of The road. however, is very different Towards Cum
Ptsburg on the iest well in Virginia In Maryland
and Pennsylvania, the country 10 fertile and we'll culti
ysted. and abOunds in al the usual. Agricultural pro-
The purposes Of the enemy making this demonstration
are - yet Snasvsosd & The design seem. 70 be 70 do
munication and transportation between Warrington and
the West This just - eectually accomplished BY the
track q By the destruction Of the whoe road. That
mischief, indeed, already done Trains do mot
The s soM
y migne have been averted Tho means Of preventing
a. he disposa Of the military suthoritiss here but they
have not been used There are ten thousand
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this been done and proper Reconnaissance maintained
the capital 70 tho West again sho hands Of the reSss
would not have taken place. Z Is said now that msa,
this band Of daring marauders, and in preventing any
furner Interference with the road am free 70 say