Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-14
FROM THE MARYLAND BORDER.

to day within theDPsss wsskf W
FROM THE MARYLAND BORDER.
1t is impossible for to say what is the actual cond
ton Of affairs on the western border of Maryland The
repors resolved during "Wednesday night reduced the sup
posed numbers Of the enemy to five or six thousand men
now they increased paper to thirty thousand some
reports place them high forty thousandi and
the excitement aud fears Of people whose persons
and property would be the most exposed by invasion
appear to have increased the same proportion Hence
the most and conflicting reports such since
Sunday the ID instant have attended this threatened nva.
sion continue to obtain currency Upon what authority
they rest what reliance Is to be placed in them, we
cannot say But of the fact that we have not yet
had any confirmation of the most exciting Of the earlier
which represented that the abandonment OF
Martnsburg by Gen Sigel was followed by series of
6ahts at Failing Waters at Bhepherdsown at Williams
port, at sharpsburg at Harper's Ferry &cwe may be
excused We hesitate 10 give credit to some of the most
extravagant Of the more recent rumors, n1sa sa.3a
The following news derived from the Baltimore Anne
rcan of Saturday last whose editors state that it was pre-
pared after careful inquiry and with desire to s out
the truth and oayod acting the part Of asrnsts on the
one hand by eyerstatpg Ion heother hand encourag
ing false security by undertaking the state Of afars
STRENGTH OF THE ENEMY. ssens4sei
The accounts received this (Thursdsy) morning from
Frederick and Washington counties leave no room to doubt
the fact that the rebels coaaer
able force and that they have been since
they first made their appearance near Marnsburg The
most reliable nelgeaee from the Maryland Heghts this
morning and the region beyond warrants ne oes a
the line Of the Potomac 10 Virgias not less than thirty
thousand in number Consisting Of infantry cavalry, and
artillery. S' "
Ell aLiE-5 sKIRMisH NEAR sIIAKPsBUKG.
Advices from Sandy HOOK, Ile this side OF Harpers
Ferry down clock this morning state that an oeer
from Gen Sges headquarters the Maryland Heights
ports skrmshg going on back OF the Heights m the
direction of Sharpsburg but the number OF the enemy there
ID very small with the aid OF glass, and the signal
CORDS the enemy osn be observed In the direction of
Sharpsburg, driving off cattle horses &c. and plunderng
the the valley No large force Is yislbe they
being small scouting parties Of cavalry Gen Sah had
been out by Gen Sge af the raiders with force
of cavalry and artillery.
.as9 ~ IL \ HAGERsTowN OCCUPIED
Advices from Greencastle this morning announce the
occupation of Hagerstowp by the rebels but
is not stated The small force mustered to resist them
at asfcund to be inadequate and they tel
back 10 and 1t has been reported that
they have occupied that town which is twelve miles be-
yond Chanbefaburg. ~
trb sgo. ID rrGHpINa NEAR FRFDEsIcK.} III za''2
The train from Frederick arrived hereethis morning at
eleven o'clock. II brings iniormaon that Coles Mary
land cavalry had skirish with rebel scouting party
ON Keeys Mountain, Eur nes west Of Frederick, about
two o'clock yesterday afternoon Our men, not knowing
what might be the strength Of the enemy beyond fell back
Frederick 1t aseertained subsequently, how
ever that the force quite small mel tsd. ,ietsr
party OF rebel officers dned at noon at Hsgans Noun
tain House. on the Su Mountain Later in the day two
pieces q Aexanders Maryland battery and deach@e
of the 9Th Illinois cavalry with Coles Maryland cavalry,
went in pursuit of the enemy and during last night drove
force of about hundred rebel cavalry through Mid
detown back The South Mountain This cavalry
force occupied Mddetown during Wednesday, and made
good OF their time in plundeng the chzens OF their
horses and other property.
" .o AFFAIRS AT THE MoNoCACY
Gen Wallace at the Monocacy directing operations
for guarding the fods and has agood foe of cav
airy and mounted infantry scouting through the country
that direction There had been sgus OF the enemy
cavalry yet in the neghbOrho9d OF the Monocacy
Those that have advanced on Hsgerstown and
have crossed the frds above Harpers Ferry There
was believed up eleven O'Clock this morning, to be-
rebel force in Maryland this side of Harpers Ferry Our
troops bold the Point Of Rocks and all the country to
Sandy Hook though rebel cavalry and infantry vsi
BILE the Virginia Shore and occasionally throw shot and
shell across the river. 4. ~ II E''.
THE RAILROAD. f.r .,.T-.
The railroad still unobstructed as far Sandy Hook,
except By an occasional shot shell from the enemy
the other aide. Nothing definite known to the damage
done to the road beyond Harpes Ferry and Martnsburg
though il is believed that its destruction Of the
main objects Of the raid and presumed that they
have accomplished all that was in their power tff
FIRE AT HARPERs FERRY,
We learn that the rebels last night succeeded IN setting
fire to the buildings of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
including the ticket agents and telegraph Offices, as well
as a the buildings used by The Government for stores
EXCITEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
We learn from York Harrisburg and the Cumberland
Valley that the excitement among the people is more in
than during any previous invason Hundreds Of
men, women and children have passed through York
their way TO the susquehaua and the robds were lined
with horses cattle and wagons loaded with goods and
visions being driven in the same direction Many have
hidden their stores and cattle in the mountains The work
of concealng and removing property from the Valley has
been progressing several days and the probability is that
the enemy viii obtain bot little plumber HageutowD
before it was occupied by the rebels had been similarly
cleared Of goods and the stores were all actually empty
The excitement at Chambeasburg this morning on hear
ing that Hsgerstow occupied and that the rebel cav
airy were advancing Greehcase is represented asmos
intense The people were however, arming, and appa-
reny determined TO join the troops collected there IN ma
king vigorous resistance All the roads were lined BY
rifismen determined 10 fight on their own hook Gen.
Couch was III command, and it was evident that Cham
would not be surrendered sgain without asrugge
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BETTER NEWs-THE ENEMY FALLING BACK
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