The New York herald., 1863-10-12

MAJOR STONE, rRovosf ssesHAL-ELEcrroN AZ
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Received 7lh November.
rSrsD STATES MILITARY 1EIpcRlrH
tReceived from Frederick, Nd. Nov. l. 1891.
To Maor General n. 4. BsSS-- -.--
The election passed OF quietly Had all the rum shope
closed Union rnac-iy IN the city hundred (7o0J;
Unisn msjorty in tho county, twenty seven hundred
Eyefy district in The county conc Unon.
3ess-Paid n. ID. STONE, Provost MarshaL
Rsroxr Enox coLoNsL >. ". 0rARY coNCRRxnse
ELECTIONS, Brc.
EScsxrMysr twenty usuTa Rxn. TENN. yotA Il
ONT ON ROCKS. Md. Nov. 4. 1881. !
Captain X MoRxs CorxAsO, Acting Assistant Adiutaas
sm-irevious to the election number Of enc
scs to tho Union In this State prelincnassa
oncts. 7 had several Of the msst prominent
ths. whom was candiaic for SENATOR arrested
before election and heid until to-day. bad detsmssts
from various companies OF my regiment, with p~opsv
ocers stationed Ia Sandy Hook. peiersvile, Jecrsun,
other places here tho poIs wsre he'd Owing to tho pre-
sence Of The troops ever ding prog essed quc,y and
70 s0 %. ~ rssy sfs S. -
polls with thor muskets viii b directed 60 be Gsvsa
up to he returned ai this cxprnos Of their fsr'osshs.
A lev days previous TO election bodies .. >svs,--,
eqoippcd. vary:ns IN nsmbers from ffy TO several 's
dred sibic In and sb sut farpcrs Terry
raj encampments were In the sirectoo o. Charles
town they ga:c cvcry evdenco Of tho iuicu,su Il .
combined attack uyor our force In that noshkos hood
During Monday their action opcuy
rrcparsiions and activity Indicated that
we're seen leaving with bandics tor Abe drectsvn q
y 1v,r 'nd chariestown cannou also broughs
..w shots we're arod across the rive. at a gro,p os
my ocsrs standing the canal bridge and my u,p~
pckcts nearly opposite the Virginia Ore tanks nrcA
upon BY about csvary, but fortunately
out eject had issued orders not engage them ustt
could lnd thon In fsrss sSArsneeng battle mean
while dcuins them into az idea Of our neapacy N -
Upon veceps os the news of the gathering n thsss
forccs, on Monday evening, with detachment o pi kcd
men aad gap @ ,hs basery, vent TO Hsrpsrs fc7y.
May land ants command both Hsrpers Ferry and
Bo,'var and then poatc, my dstschmeat at Intervals.
concealed opposite the sirgiaa Ore Banks, where
bers OF rebel cavalry were seen Tor DAYS previous
ncst vAgant watch kept from all those points sut
small body cf men arrcarcd epree the infantry pss
WI, were put 70 nght by few shots
Ihe prcsence OF my men encouraged great number
of Union mon 70 vote who otherwise would
90 through fear OF mclestasoa.
Harpcrs Ferry ~ sow avoided b. ihs rebels esthev
made against them.
On the evening q my departure number N the enemy
wcfe seen hsH way up the mountain oppore Point q
Rocks had of tho guns taken down hrcd
.a saSIs fO,oss ;se" which put 'h'~ TO light w"hosi
fbsye relsLe authority from Iecsburg this, many oe
tom q a. or nss ss piece s Ss
ton q the rebes 10 give battle 70 our troops. The
authority informs ne 'h.s large humber o. troop. have
under the personal Command OF PesnrerArd.
have Information that there s BAT zoe rcsinsns .,
bc favorable opportunity TO DO Very fssysctiuRy
your obedicnt servant,
COL. Twenty eighth ResimeusP p. v, Commanding Poss.
LxTrKs From GENERAL scHRivKR coNcsRSINo ELsc-
IIoSs-sscEvsp nov. s. NO AsswEn.
puAn sn .our election pAssed on quietly and No ~
suit srafying, far exceeding tho expectations of our
the of MAJOR sSone thor polite soa eSosss
nsny dcycrtment no case, 80 fsr "a have knovl4
edge. nssrpssipg arr dcuiy in The way q lsssi svs