Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-19
The Recent Raid into Maryland
What the Rebels say OF It.

The Recent Raid into MNryIand-l
| What the Rebels say OF It.
From the Richmond Dispatch OF July IA.
The public mind was happily affected
yesterday morning by the news from Mary
| land, furnished by the Washington papers
of the 10Th inst For the time Grant and
Petersburg were forgotten, and nothing
was talked of but Baltimore, Monocacy
bridge, Lew Wallace and the Invasion OF
the north. The situation N Georgia
and the safety of Atlanta ceased 10 be
topic OF conversation, and every body was
discussing the probable effect OF the pres
| ent skilliul and well executed movement
upon the issue of the campaign OF 1864. 1t
seems that Confederate force has adyan-
ced quietly and almost without opposition
many miles into the enemy's territory
destroying railroads and bridges, and levy
ing contributions upon the people ut will;
and the latest news we have through the
Northern papers is that body OF troops
drawn up to dispute the advance was de-
feated and driven back in confusion
When Northern journals admit THE much,
we may be sure that the victory was decI-
sive and complete, and attended with i'm
portant results.
The Yankee accounts say that "active
arrangements are being made in anticipa
ton OF an emergency which it is confident
ly believed is only barely possible, not
probable" These "actiye arrangements"
doubtless have reference to an apprehen-
ded uprising of the people # Baltimore,
and may include the planting of cannon
in the streets aud other measures to en-
force "loyalty" in the Monumental City.
At all events it is apparent that the au-
thorities there were terribly frightened
and hastily concerning measures for the
safety of the place.
The Brigader General Tyler who was
captured at Monocacy is probably the
same iudi Vidual who figured at Manassas
in July, 1861, and has since that time been
holding some position in Baltimore. Col.
Seward is ssid to be a son of the Yankee
Secretary of State, though We are only
positive that he has some relationship to
the willy premier.
A letter from Winchester, dated July I,
says that body of Confederate troops is
between Harrisburg and Baltimore, that
Harry Gilmore, with his command, is at
Gunpowder river, between Philadelphia
and Baltimore, aud that Bradley johnson
is operating al Annapolis Junction, be.
tween Baltimore and Washington.
RuMoRs
1t was currently reported yesterday
morning that after the defeat of Wallace,
at Monocacy bridge, our forces ia Maryland
encountered General Couch, who had been
3 sent out from Baltimore with reinforce
, ments, defeated him and took him prison
Z er. This rumor was invented by some i'm.
l aginative person, who probably desired TO
e keep up the excitement Late in the eve
ming it was reported that letter had
{ been received from q Confederate officer
in Maryland, announcing that our forces
e were within sight of the outer Notifications
of Baltimore, and still "marchiug on.
THE CAPTURE OF MARTrNsBURG.
We have received some additional par
ticulars of the capture OF Mlrtinsburg, on
! the Sd inst. Our forces entered the place
in the evening the enemy, some seven
thousand strong, all the one hundred day
men, with the exception OF seven hundred
regular cavalry, retreHted hurriedly on the
Harper's Ferry road. Immense quantities
OF supplies tell into our hands, with one
] million dollars worth OF medical and a
large amount of cOmmissary stores, includ-
Jog one hundred thousand bushels OF corn
and oats. Merchants nnd suffers had col
lected there immense stores, preparatory to
J forwarding them to Richmond for sale, as
they deemed the capture OF this place a
fixed fact. These were appropriated by
the Confederates. No casualties occurred
/ on our side, except the slight woundng of
Lieut.. Breckenridge ia the leg. Some ten
or twelve Yankees were killed,
The Union element in that county is said
to he strong. But few Southern families
/ remain in Msrtinsburg. The citizens sup
, piled the Yankee prisoners with all the
luxuries they could procure, and the same
spirit was exhibited 90 the road from
{ Martinsburg to Winchester. Yet the few
= Southern men in the county are firm aud
( unwavering in their devotion to the cause.
: THE FIRST PRISONERS.
Eight Yankee prisoners, captured by
Mosby at Mouocacy Junction, Md, arrived
at Lynchburg on Sunday night. Among
them is the son of Harbuck, one of the
lagest shipping merchants in New York
city. Two hundred and twenty prisoners
captured at Martinsburg, and sixty captur
ed at Aide, London county, have arrived
at the same place
MosBY's RAID ON DUFFrEED's DEPOT.
The dashing Mosby made very sue
cessiul raid on DuffieIds depot, station
t on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, six
3 miles west OF Harper's Ferry. He sent in
flag of truce demanding the surrender of
the place and the citizens came out to in
quire upon what conditions the enemy
would be allowed to surrender, Mostly re-
piled Internationally, aud that very
vuiokly." Wherein pom the Yankee force,
3 50 men surrendered. Mostly also captured
80 horses and gathered many spois,
; At the Point of Rocks the same com
} mand captured railroad train and fred