Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-19
The Maryland Raid.

The raid into or Invasion of Marylan has come
to an end we are sorry we cannot add, to grief.
Our last weeks report was brei, and the whole
story Of the invasion, as it has since been told,
need occupy but little space. The only sharp
lighting was Saturday. the 9th, at Monocacy,
where Gen. Wallace was defeated by the rebels,
as stated in Secretary Stanton's dispatch There
seems to have been no advance made on Bati-
more, except by squads OF cayAlrymen, who plum.
dered aud burnt Gov. Bradiord's house. captured
some railroad trains, robbed the passengers,
" gobbled up =" Maj. Gen. Franklin on one of the
trains, (though he afterwards escaped, and made
themselves generally as happy and mischevous
AS possible. The people of Baltimore we're
good deal scared but not much hurt. A body of
rebels, infantry and cavalry, in what force has
not since been ascertained, moved on Washing
ton, though probably with no serious intention of
taking the city, but with desire to divert atten-
ton, while the horses, cattle and other plumber
which the raiders had secured were passed into
Virginia on their way to the rebel army All
communication by rail and telegraph with Wash
inglon was interrupted for nearly two days, and
there was considerable skirmishing near the
northern deienees OF the city, but no heavy fight
ing, Thursday the wires were again working to
Washington, and we began to get telegram, an
nouncng that the Capital was "saie," and the
rebels retiring. And since that time the rebels
have done little, apparently, but retire, and have
boen remarkably and usually successful in get
ting away unmolested with all that they had stolen.
At last adyces they had safely recrossed the POI
tomac with their plumber and we're moving tow.
ard the gaps in The Blue Ridge. 1t has been un.
officially reported that Sheridan with hi. cavalry
is moving 10 intercept them, but we do not know
that any reliance can be placed upon the rumor.
Indeed It now seems as though the rebels would
accomplish all aud more than all that they er
pected from this raid, frightening the Maryland.
ers aud Pennsylvaninns considerably, levyng large
contributions on captured town. and villages get
tIns horses enough to put their cavalry, well
mounted, again in ths field obtaining many thou
sand cattle aud other supplies for the relief of the
rebel commissarat, procuring clothing and shoes
or themselves if not spme to spare to their needy
fellows iurltersouth, and pretty much devastating
the northwestern portion Of Maryland II il was
any part Of their plan, however, TO make Gran,
lie, 20 hIs hold upon Richmond anl Petersburg,
they failed in that, as there has been no nterrup.
ton Of the siege OF those rebel s,ronghod,. Sew.
eral thousand troops were sent from the army Of
the Potomac to Maryland, bu' there was no inter
ruption Of operations on the James river. The
rebel force has been yariousy esim ued, but there
has been no evidence tia, il numbered over 20.
900 nhTlry and cavalry, Il indeed il was NO large.
Breckenridge is supposed TO have been IN com.
mand and tue force is probably the SAME a..
that sent by Leo to operate against Hunter when
he advanced on l.ynehbargh. and which induced
Hunter n retreat into Yves, Virginia, leaving the