The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-05
The qonfrie7 ases in nIaryiaua.


A le.'eF roma cmfederato soldier dated
WiiliansPort, Md tio l7h ultino. gives the
following account q tho crossing into Mary
land:
We tarried in Aagiineburg only long enough
% 6ather az spfts, and from therce came TO
.nis place, arrifiig here night before last.
Mertnsburg ia siro Is for the old Union. eDd
several lankecs weie found concealed in the
houses even after Tie owners had sworn that
lono were there. All that part Of Virginia /
lear, with but few exceptions, a unsound to
the core.
But OF all the sights I have ever seen none
can compare with Il lis little towh. cn cross
ug tle Potomac, aui entering the place. was
a. tlo very mead Of the columnl Not soul
ssyo q Tow boye and scattering Confederate
cavalry, sraced tho icene. An lhe stores and
every house was ol)sed and every window,
sud every curtasp was drawn, as Ear as IL the
5ight Ol q rebel eOlii not be tolerated. On
advapcisg iQetls TO the town. Jew faces
tHGdAab eAiosIyt oocnaionally pi0sruded
irom window, nd groups could be seen
gathered on the STREET corners. At one corner
about half dozen young girls were collected
ana cheered us. This we have named Seces-
sion corner. cut the buttous from NY coat
to give to these girls for which hoped to get
in return breakfasts dinners aod Shippers. But
generally the womei looked very grum, as il
AositahuE between laugh and cry, and the
men looEed serious, and were as mute as
blocks of granite. All betrayed an evident
tear After dark Tcnt to town from our en-.
campmeut, and saw gooamany ladies on the
streets An declare th0ir sympathy with the
South, but said tAiy were afraid to make
nantes. their prefer ence ,as their uames would
b5 repeated whenov r the yankees returned
But tho men remain silent
Little, howeyer,dil we care for those things
and yesterday Gen Rhodes opened all the
8oros, aad made the proprietors sell &c sol
diora Tor Confederal money. OF course arti
cles of every description were Immediately ad.
ylnced- coffee for Instance, az fifty cents per
pound and every other article in like proper
ron; but no greater ,xtortior was allowed.
10 the evening, all the nen and officers, save
,he staff officers, we'e ordered ont Of town
and the Government impressed every thing il
wanted, paying Ia Confederate money, and il
that was refused, pa afing noee at all.
The merchants had concealed their goods in
every conceivable place, bur rigid search
5ool brought them u light The people say
nothing 10 oil this 4 ut you can see they sell
With a very b4dgraio.
By o d.spatoh RECEIVED from Gen. Ewe
last night, we hear o the capture of Winches
Ger, with great nany spoils. Milroy de-
sftod bis army, aud coward like, escaped
Nough 8erryYIle, accompanied by forty cav
airy as an escort. Ills men are scattered all
oyer tife country.
"a b gqportoa here this morning, that Milr0J
s 9e eaatsre@ tpr the report needs CON
iGmaii0n.
Con Enoil will pr5 5babIy Join us to-day OF
.5morrow, and fntuJe movements will depend
DOn circumstances
Our cavalry, unde, Gen. Jenkins, are already
in Pennsylvania, and we are only twelve miles
from the State line and three days march
.con Harrisburg Gin. Ewe has men enough
70 whip any fifty thousand militia the enemy
can put before Us. Our army is splendidly
3aippod 0fartiIefy there is no end, the
l8ply having left as many in our hand as we
know what TO do with, and a large amount Of
ammunition of all kinds.