, 1864-07-12

usual A few strangers are alarmed and arr r.
making haste to get through to Philadelp phia
elu New York before, as tbey fear, the Capi
tai Is cut on. Small parties Of rebel cavairy
are gathering with impunity, from their be.
lief that the country is entirely unprotected,
and are roaming about, stealing horses,
frightening the women, and in some cases
riding imPndently close to our posts, but
all this is aggravating rather than alarming,
| and indeed Is good evidence that no serious
| movement Is meant On Baltimore or Wash
| iDgtoD. II There were such IN Intention, tte
rebels would not send SO many stragglers In
| advance to give notice that they are coming.
supposed to be rebel scouts, were here this
morning, and the police officer who saw
them Instead Of arrestfng them, irritated
some Of our distinguished Generals by going
to make report Of 1t. Nothing however, is
more probable than TINT such scouts should
be here. There Is nothing to hinder them,
un1ees they should be foolish enough to come
In Uniform, o. that they should 60 aronud
telling Who they were.
The military authorities have no apprehen.
e1ons but that all proper precautions are ta.
ken. The Quartermaster's clerks, making q
handsome battalion are being drilled under
Col. Greene, Chief Quartermaster Of the De.
partment, and other civilians, clerks, &c,
can be pressed Into the service if any neces.
slty should appear. People went to church,
and took their dinner maps as usual, and
there is good deal more complaint about
the heat than about the rebels.
YHE SENSATION AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIAoRE, Sunday night, July 10-Balti-
more seems to be In O very Intelligent and
hard working state Of sentiment. Instead
;a,I 81 running away, the people nre busy organ
Bradford md Mayor Chapman was issued
last night and posted. through the city. call
Ing upon citizens generally aud the Union
League to turn out for defense. About
O'Clock this morning all the bells Of
the city rang the alarm for one honr,
and subsequently, alter half IN hours inter
mission, rang another hour.
To this the Union men, city Guard and
Union League promptly responded, aud at
~ clock n. n., large companies of citizens,
Union Leagues, &c., numbering altogether
probably i, 600, were marching through the
streets and parading to the different fortid-
cations and defenses. The Hecessionists
lockers on taking no part In the defenses but
seemingly more frightened than the Union
lists. They all think the rebels do not DESIGN
to attack Baltimore but purpose demonstra-
ting upon Washington. The police are all
armed aud at their post. Very many South
ern eynpathizers attempted to ride out Of
stopped and their horses Impressed. Even
the foolish rebel women are frightened. The |
churches are closed and every one ia absorbed
in the excitement
FURTHER DETAILS FROM FREDERICK,
=, FREDERICK, Nd, July 8.-The enemy con-
olnas canmea 10 Press Col Clentenin's sth Illinois
aanked him Just as the Sd Maryland infantry
came up to hls support They all went IN |
and drove the rebels back to ihe mountain.
Ine latter had approached so near that ten |
Or dozen shells fell within the limits Of the |
onn, ana one struck Bradley 7. Johnson's ]
Ehe raid. "sN ~
The following are the entries In the United
place: ~1@1 ~ 'A'9
cAsrAL71Es IN THE srn 1LI1sots CAVALRY.
Charles 0reenyiIle, CO. K, deud.
L. 4. Carver, !, wounded.
W.N: Amhareh, i, w6eunded', e D. "o'noeo'
Chas. =. Gilbert, c, wounded In shoulder.
Our troops fought well, and although they
lad superior numbers to contend With at
lrst, held them in check till the infantry sur
'orts arrived. S@f
~, CHAnsERsngno, Pa, Friday, July a,7a.m.
me rebel raiders In Pennsylvania and Ma.
yland are In much stronger force than has
een believed. They consist Of cavalry. in
antry and artillery, and e, 900 is the lowest
s11mate III have heard made Of their strength.
LIZ ieptis !tVlea contribution Of 100000
the Inhabitants Of Hagerstowu. to nav
,hich many Of the citizens were Obliged t.
1sp9se Of their wearing apparel
Aside from this Outrage, the rebe1s rohhad
nd pi'laged indiscrimlnately, forcing manv
I the citizens Of Hagerstown and vicinity to
iye up their money, watches, and all thefr
When the citizens Of Hagerstown pald the
S0,C0O that the first party demanded, thew
ere promised that themselves and PROPERTY
hould be protected; but the scounireis are
lundering and destroying their houses in
iIect opposition to their promises.
The column of rebels that took possession:
Hsgerstown this morning Was commdli-
! By 1mboden- he evacuated the town
! ter holding It four honrs, following the
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Tbe farmers in the 7
Of Washington have been bit /
p p by the panic They are removing to this I
y md its vicinity such property a5 would !
'tufally tempt horse thieves. Large NUM-
:fs OF horses and cattle were driven In to. :
y by people who live in Montgomery
unity. Some Of the more tlmfd even went =
faras to bring their household effects with =
EN-. The scare is great, and 1t was COM
on thing to-day, on the road bet cen here
q Rockville, to hear farmers tell that Lee !
IN his whole force had crossed the Poto- 3
1c, and YVES advancing on Washington nnd Fl