The Shasta courier., 1864-07-16
WAR NEWS.

destroyed railroad property, telegraph, tick
ct office, and burnt large amount OF sprasr.
There is no longer doabt that Lee has ser
considerable porhon of his army in thi
direction
The American has the following:
Freierick. 7th.-At 10 o'clock this \.
the Eighth cavalry male reconnaissance I.
VI diletown. five miles from Ere lerick. wher
rsey met the enemy in strong force Of infar
try, cavalry and artillery. After a srar
isut our furce. We're repul-el aud fell bac
- Frederick the enemy slawiy pursuing.
LATER.-The enemy now une mile from
tnwn on Hager~town PIKE. Ali sick an
Government s,ores removed.
The following particulars are gather.
from headquarters From lnfornati u, recri,
ii Tonight it would apnear that ye-ter,n,
P ". rebels made an eff1rt to gain brid-.
over Mnnncacy. Wallace. with Only a sinai
ortion of his force, novel to cheek them.
ind iurnel lne one mile east of town.
After clock fighting commenced. an
ilstel N re or less severely till s, when re-.
els retreateI, leaving US in possessions of tin
ground. During the actinn several shells fe
= tne citv. Wallace Is caati lent of holdin.
Frederick. lie gives no estimate of killed
Il III wbun led. Rciutorcenents are rapid y
'ushin. forward. There is every Reason l.
believe this movement of the enemy will re
suit IN d!sapp 'intmenI and disaster to til,
.epel .-au>r.
Harrisburg dispatch. d tel 1th, has tht
flinwlns substance of IA dispatch receive,
t om Gen. Cox: Officers of b Gilmore aud
Oll1 Railroad say the invading force in NJ.
ryiansi. or on the march to that place. is II I
less than $4,000. Say they ascertaiued the
fact from their own agents. E.vmv'S fore :.
consisting of f5.00a infantry. artillery ana
cavalry. lclt ii ,gerStnwn. ON the old National
r.'ad, eal ronie 10 Ere erick. marchi z al
daylight. Arumor prevails that for = Se,-
eral tn 'nsani s'ran- is enrampel at Snu,t
Mdil-hurg. between GreencastIe and ii tg-
er>tnwn. but they d, not b'.Iieve it. A force
i le wing u Contribution on II:g'r>town
part lnbalrn's. anl partly Old force Of
Jenkins. which lei Lees advance inio Penn
'yi,ania last year. r~ey have information
that there rebels on the other side Of
LA gerstown
Tribune's dispatch from Monncacv. dated
7th. says Ilarper's Ferry is still held bv reb
els. who have Il farce of sharpShnuters behind
ne fences tu prevent cur men coming down
f.pm Heights. Last night they set re 10 the
"ridge again. destroying so feet of tre>tIe
work spanning Virginia side. Wallace has
established his heaiguar;ers here for the
present. and sent Col CleHdrn, with ,rc,.
o; cavalry and guns, to feel enemy, with
orders to proceed tar as B ,om~rnrn. Glen
den met enemy IA mile east of Middleiuwn,
had brisk skirmi>h, found enemy la supe
riUr mum 'erS but drove him toward Freler
lex. where H. showed batle Meantime
Waliaces feinforceine.ts. under Gilpin II
mile east nt Frederick. were attacked bv r, l..
els. Battle opened at t clock. and cont
ued severely for three hours. Gipins COM
mand disiodged and drnve hack enemy thr,
times. The object OF the fight was to hula
the bridge acrnss Mnnncacy to Frederick
junction. Reimtorcements en route will ar
rive tonight at IIarper's Ferry. Wallace
h Ids Freicri k. We are assured at heal
quarters that everything is progressing we :.
HriTiorcemrntS are now reichny 'front.'
Rebels will snnn find their expectations sa iIv
Disappointed. Wa lace saws that Il detac.
ment Of the 100 days men behaved well.
Special TO Chambersllurg. 9TH. SAYS: A
man just arrived from Grcenca>tle says Nc
Causiand's command, formerly jenkins.
1900 cavalry and inflntry ana | battery.
entered llagerstown yesterday. and lett a.
III clock by Frederick pike. where ma n
boiy OF rebels had me. Parties returned
this morning aHd made requIsiton on peo.
pile Tor 1910 ~ fits and $1,000 which was
paid unier threats of burning town.
New York. Sth. The Worlds Frederick
special says the commi, sirv sores If Hunter
and Ssel hal not been burned as reported.
but abandoned. the rehes learning thi-.
sent rart of ther force to MARYLAND as !;
blind. seat rng about to attract arten.
ia. 4 Al
>taunton and Winchester Finishing thi.
job, they will concentrate in Maryland AMI
do all he damage they can.
New York, 1.h.-lne IIernld' Eighteenth
Corps crre>p ,ndent. two u cock to dav.s;,ys
Witnessed one of the most exciting artll.
lery battles OF the war. After two hours
c.,nnona'ie the reiel guns were completed,
>ilencetl and the rebels driven from their DO
sitlun. At three o'cluck p. NJ the enemy
opened again. III works were smn envei
opei in continuous cou Is of dust from our
SHELLS. ami the rebel gnnners were seen run
nIng t. the rear for safety: after twn hours
five rebel batteries wrrs siencel Oar bat
terieS are parei with great skill and care 81
tiat 1T any m ment thev cou Il concentrate
a' any gwen point. The bomharl.nent of
ihe city is steadily doing It's work. A mum
~ - " ''''aN h'i'N d'ttitc btffl ut~trUN
ed. The Tr.buneS special SAYS Prtersbur.
rs now covered 10y 100 of our guns awaiting
Grants orders. Til, DIST ucton Of the city
is the work of hut few hours
Fortress Monroe. 9th -S:eamer arrived
this morning from Bermuda Hundred Moth
ing new f'nm tine front--no battle vet
Steamer kevpurt repo' Is tnat when she left
CITY Point this morning. h. heavy firing
WAS hea ID in the direction of P,.tprsbur,r
hut ii was no: known whether it was n.nre
than an artllery duel. The hospitals at CITY
POINT hnve bren cleared of nearly all sick
and wounael.
Memphis. 6th.-Washburn has issued the
suilhw'ng: Whereds. railroad trains fr,,u
Memphis aud Salisbury have been freonentlv
hrel INTO by guerriilas. aud whereas. man,
persons along the ,ailruad encourage snc,,
proceedings. 1t is ordered that forts of tb.
mlSt prominent litter >ece-h he taken ,o
Menphis AMI Ii Grangr, and twenty each
day placed IN the most con~picu,us posirinn
on the trains, one being placed ON each s;do
of the en- -Ineers. NJ train to he allowed -
leave Memphis without this >eeesh ruarJ mn
al 'he murderuus business is t.sislaJ e.,
New York, 7th.-A cammi tee headed hr
y im. raj Ansln has been formed in I,nd,
!" raise by guinea sub>eripti ms, a fund f,r
purchasing a handsome sword +, ranl,.o
that which Semne, lost on the Alah,m, I,
Is reported that Il considerable >nr,, -