New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-16
Fnriznidean, Force o. the Easr,y.


From Crr pssiIi orrstponteni.
WfsrNoTJs July b. 1864.
4 visit tn the. battle ground VI last evening
visit to Frarcis l.. Bisirr estate called silver Spring
which Eal and Breeknidge occupied for their head
cur crs--a reconnaissance six miles beyond Silver
S.ng-a visit 10 CT e1tempGrized Rebel hospital at
rayess store eight miles this side OF Rockville. where
50 oorgnns too severely wounded to be moved farther
had been operated on and left partly in tents partly on
the naked ground, TO fight out new battle between
death and fe-a visit TO the bulleteut troes and bull
lotorn houses and fences and rails and the perforated
earth Of rihe.pts between tho Rebel and the Union
skirmish lines Of yesterdays conflict fl me with
higher and larger sense Of the fighting manhood Of
tie handful Of soldiers of the 9th Corps who raised the
siege Of Washington, and relieved Maryland OF the
scandal Of being occupied and plundered by force
that Hancocks men or Warrens men would any day
devour O recreation.
Silver Spring docs not indicate occupation by over
100 men, For Elk miles beyond Silver Spring only the
fields next TO the road on either side and these exou
siytiy pastures or opea woods Indicate occupation. In
none o. them is there sign Of artillery In all Of them
tho tokens Of occupation are Of the thnnest aud highest
lind The consumption Of rails for fuel surely measures
en- exceedingly small force. The full and untouched
hsysacls the undisurbcd oat and wheat fields ripe FOR
the harvest the untouched oornGeds most Of the ears
partly tasselcd out and some Of them st 10 ndi-
cate unquesonebly small cavalry force, and an In
fatry force so small be easily and fully fed The
tokens o. butchefod cattle al killed In the corners Of
fields next the road. and oil easily and certainly 70 be
counted afro indicate a small force The proof Is In
oouiroyeriibe that the body Of men who bceaguoroa
Washington vas utterly Insignificant, save in their au'
daciiy and courage. Admirable as these were, ley
paled ard covered before the perfect manhood, TIC
dash the derious fighting Joy Of the 9th Corps soldiers
Brief as vas The combat last evening. II was hocay
OF the Rebels counted the burial today Of about 20
and saw and talked with 80 desperately wounded The
usual pioportion between killed and wounded II main
tanned in their action would. with the ssocrtnned
kiIl.d. make total Of killed and wounded Of so
How many the missing viii foot up We cannot tell
Al day have met passed squads Of the wonderfully
nasty the wonderfully bruallookine but the wonder
lally hard fighting o. tie slave States The smal
asrd brigade o. thu 9Th Corps had unresstsd tF
unpA over these ragged bu pureblocded Americana
Yet they Few before bsyonets, and verc literally
driven before cur fire. e. ".
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS PROM OUR IMPORTER.
Iris morning 25 Rebels were buried by orir
rlen ~ iJlt Il Inca beyond Fort Stevens on The
:At q tie finnish lac from which the Rebels were
driven last night On the le 20 mote were buried
Rebel prHoners captured this afi1TEoon tinte thai
Breckpr.dgcs forcc, consisting q ;vc d.'Eions hnf
numbering about 1000 men, cave into Maryland
across the Potomac at HSfters Perry and Point a
Rocks the 9th inst. and h't EwcPs corps. ubdei
command o, Early. consisting Of Rhodes'r, Gordons
Johnson and two other divisions numbering. as 'hej
guess, altogether about lG00O men. crossed at Ed
wnrdst Fery on tic evening Of the 9th and the mora
Ing OF the 9Th. passing In the direction Of Frederick
from ;hcro 10 Nonocooy, ard from there to Rockville
c. ard thence TO the immediate front Of our fortified
tons. II Is natural for them TO exaggerate their power
Doles Rebel brigade in the fight at Fort Stevens las
night held the outer Rebel skirn!sh line.
The rear Of the retreating Rebel column passed
Robsrt Browns house. about four miles beyond For
Stevens at daylight this morning. They left the from
Of the fort Immediately amer dusk last night and prob
ably their advance was at Rdwerdss Perry at to
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