Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-16
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Report OF Msn Route Agents OF Rebel
s.r.rs DfPrtdS,.os, Sal on w,,;, ahs iISSo
route Agents on the through line between
washlngton city and New York, furpish The
following particulars Of the loss OF their train
by the rebels.
Their train ZEN Washington on Monday at
80 .. IN. The agents had In charge from the
Washington Office mai1e for Philadelphia, Al
6auy, Boston New York, Newark, N. j., and
Springfield, Mass. ,,.
AT Baltimore they received tho following:
Bufralo, N. Y; Nashville, Tenn; Cairo, m;
Meadevllle, Pa; four for Cumberland. Nd,
(both the olher roada to this polnt bei6g cut;j
Cleveland, ohioi Chicago, IN; Columbus,
ohioi Cincinnati, Gettysburg, Hsrrisbnre, In
dianapolis, Lexington. Lnulsville, Pittsburgh,
Springfield, H.; steubenviiie, Ohio; 81. 10.
sePh, Moi 81. Louis, Mo; Wheeling, va, and
Zanesyille, Ohio. .-.',
The traiu proceeded on as quietly as usual.
until, whilst crossing Gunpowder bridge, Mr.,
Hook remarked to Mr.. Howell that there was
a dcnse smoke ptrecptihle somo distance
ahead, aud they would probably now meet lhe
Passing over safely, about mile towards
Magnolia, the traiu was fred into by party
which proved to be band sf guerrlilas, under
Giltnof. The train was stopped Immediately,
but the engineer quickly reversed the englnB,
lcnped of, and took 70 The woods. The drO-
man soon followed, the rebels fring At them as
they ran. The brakosman then made his way
over tho top Of the baggage cars and on the
engine, when, as he staIrS, he found one hun
dred aud tyenty-fve pounds Of steam on. lHe
stopped the train Ut that point. Here q rebel
entered the mad car, and demanded MONEY
from the agents and others who had, Under the
excitement, assembled In that car, From the
agcbts no tnprey could be obtalnsd; bat the
through baggage,mastgfs aceedod to their de-
fnaud, TO whst extent Is not known.
here another rebel entered, and announced
to his companion that Gilmor had is ued or.
ders that oil privdtc property should be re-
spectrd.. The two fellows then p lssed ont of
the CARO- passenger, now used for the convey
ahce Of the mails), and proceeded into the
passenger cars. The paesengers alighted, their
baggage was taken ont, and here It was sur
prising TO see those rebel depredatorsl IN friend
" intercourse With the passengers, many OF
whom seemed In them to recognize old friends
and acquaintances. Indeed, the wayside pre-
sented the appearance OF a grsnd picnic, for
the ladies and gentlemen opened up their cup.
plies, and had the whole affair been previously
programmed better effect conld not have boon
But, 10 the malls. Two rebel oIiicers, suti.
posed 70 be captain and adjutant, entered TIC
mall car. They frat Inquired for safes learned
there were none. Then for niRll-bags, Asked
FOX money or public documents, The iageuti
TopiiSd 5ast t,'; mo money you'd PSsent " mail
keys were demanded, The agents replied that
they had not the keys, wien ono OF 'tIo Officers
took out his knife, and rem arkeds 't We have
key 10 the bags." They then selected the Har-
risburg pouch, which they cut, and opened 0
dozen OF Two letters, but their gains from this
soprce were only about $40 which they stole
RcmOrkng that .' This business was too slow
work for then" they lighted 2 mach and AZ Aft
Query. " ere the ten dollars stolen from thai
letter tho hard-eafhed wages OF some poor day
laborer or mechanic TO souie indgent family
We hope tho mlserahle depredators will APP
| prise the Post Olice Department at Washing
ton, 60 that when tho poor family or perc hauce
the -sorrow-stricken widow should apply for
her letter, the department may be able with
certainty TO inform her where her money has
gone. ~ % .
These magnanlmous officers, however, al.
lowed the route agents 10 take with them tbeil
yalses, Then asked the baggage master or the
train II he could ran au engine, He replied In
the negative. The brakesman who went ovei
and stopped the engine was ordered by the
rebels TO act as engineer, and. under their dI
rectlon, he put steam on the engine. The traih
was then frsd and forced back on the Gun:
powder bridge.
The baggage cars, mali car, and ase other
1 o"NAp hhhp oN7hlb9Nis .NO HulL VI kuG
was saved from the flames. -
1 Our two informants passed over the river IN
q oaE, ,using every exertlJn TO ascertain whethel
any portiou Of the mail could bc saved, but
without success.
They then walked TO stemmer's Run, ant
telegraphed to Mr.. CraSfITd, agent In BalIi.
more, with view TO ob.aih a hand.car Il
bring them to Baltimore, but the ppngllDl
operator at that poipt SO transmitted LheIi
dlspsteh that Mr. Crsstord could not under
stAnd II.
The agents, Afler their long walk, stopped d
the Run all night, and ext morning (Tues
day. were conveyed In ahand-car TO Baltimore
From the "city or monuments tley toacheC
6gte, iR charge OF the malls, by inc steame
We have shown above that tlie rebels DO,
Rtroyed oil the mall matter-thousands Of let
ters-addTessed 70 twenLy-eight different but
imporIanI pOints. How ulany lpbOcent faInl
lies have thus boon Distressed bS the non-re
ceipt OF their leltsrs-ho@ much money II
small Bbns 10 destroyed delay In the ar
| rival OF friends, summoned to attend SOM
wounded or,slcksodler, has been occasloned-
we viii not venture ro+tate, wsntuhness
tho mischief, the sorrows entalled by mai
deprtdatOr-the creature v ho would apply thI
torch 70 the social orrespondence-to thht ca
cred chain Of Intercourse which can oniyGxls
between husband aud wife, parents aud chill
AiNA MI khp VI Hu
man beings. Welcome, a Thousand times over
arc the ruDel raiders 70 such distinction
THE MANS CAPTURED BY THh FLoRID4,
| ThOA, Clark, Et "a, The indef5tigabie genera
rout9 agent OF New York, Furnishes the follow
Ing TO Tue Department; +-
The following mails were. captured by III
pirate Florida, on hoard the Electric Spark, OF
Monday, the llth Instant, in latitude 81 deg
IS MID, longitude n deg. 20 min, Wiz u
locked pouches for New Orleans; ! lOekeI
pouch Tor Pensacola, Florida i5 cauvss bag
for New ogleans bag f3r Pensacola, Florida
These malls wero Transferred to tue rebe
steamer,
The through canvas msil,bsgs-llty-lye il
nunber-whlch LEFT New York for the 'Wgst III
. O'Clock, p. M, on the 6Gh instant were dc
aLroycd w Are, together with the entire con
fonts of the mall car, near 5outhtleld, Hep
| York, about forty ave miles from New Yorl
clLy. EVery exerdon was made by The routl
agent and employ Gee Of khe train toexlipgpipl
the naHlel, bnE HlIhouttueeess. s 49, 80.
|, r We fprnish this ipfarnGion % that cor
respondents may dupIiSAtS thSlt letters 4
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