Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-14


country that will bring US back again to the sen
timents of the fathers and the times that we have
turned our backs upon
WHAT THE REBELS SAY ABOUT
rHE RAID.
" hat the Sccessionists I'm Baltimore
Hope for-DeveIOpmcnts of the
Rebel PIans-DangerOus Position
OF Sigei-The Enemy sttIi Receiving
Reinforcements.
From the New York Worlds Correspondent
BALTIMORE, July Z.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOVEMENT.
The purposes aud designs of the rebels, in
their movement toward the North are now more
clearly developed by what has taken place during
the last twenty-four hours In the sight of these
facts, the public will be at loss which to ad-
mire most in our sapieDt military authorities at
Washington. Their pig headed obstnacy in re-
fuslng TO believe that such a movement could be
possible, or their shameful stupidity in neglect
ing to provide any adequate means to stay the
tide of the invasion Every day since the move
ment began, the, have ridiculed it as mere
horse stealing raid. and have assured the public
that ample means bad been taken, not only TO
pseyent any advance OF the rebels, but also to
intercept and capture the gang of horse
thieves and every night the rebels have made
a further advance. and their numbers have in
creased. Ii is insulting 10 Gen. Wallace and
Gen. Sigel 20 intimate, as the Administration
papers do, that the Union troops have been COM
PEELED TO abandon successfully Martinsburg
Williamsport, Boonsboro, Hagerstown, Middle
town, Harper's Ferry. Bolivar Heights, and
Frederick, and to permit those places to be occu-
pied and held by the rebels. while the latter were
only in uncomfortable force. | know that. when
the rebels crossed at the Point of Rocks, the
Union troops there threw down their arms and
fed. both cavalry and infantry, without firing q
shot; and their officers afterward EXCUSED them
selves by saying that the force OF the eneay was
overwhelming. and that they were not e'iing to
have their men cut up in vain attempt 20 fight
the whole rebel army especially as thef pad no
supports. But in every other instance O'3 troops
have behaved in the most gallant mange-, and
only evacuated the positions they held afie,g fight
ing bravely. and after being really overs/ elmed
by the superior forces of the enemy. is was
particularly the case at Hsrper's Ferry t Lee
town, and at Middletown.
THE cONFEDERATDs CROSS THE POTOMAC THREE
COLUMNS.
Up to yesterday, the movements of th4enemy
were confined TO the concentration of thYr force
at Harper's Ferry, and at one point ab3e and
one below that place-the first opposite William
sport, the latter opposite Point of Rocfs-and
to reconnaissance for the purpose of ascestaining
the position aid strength of our troops. y ester
terday and to-day, however, their movements
have been more significant. They have crossed
the Potomac with infantry and artillery at two
points, at Wiliamsport and Point of Rocks, aud
with cavalry still lower down, only twenty miles
above W ashington Ii will be remembered that
all the troops the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, east of the Cumberland, have
now been concentrated at two points, namely, at
the Maryland Heights, and at the great bridge
over the MOnocacy, three miles southeast Of
Frederick. If your readers will examine. map
of the locality, one which shows the roads and
mountains, and will observe the relative positions
of the points above named, to Baltimore aud
Washington, the significance of the above move
ments will be apparent. No real attack has yet
been made upon the Maryland Heights. What
was supposed to be such yesterday, was only a
close reconnaissance, by which the position OF
our troops there was accurately ascertained-
The three columns of Confederate troops above
named. after crossing the Potomac yesterday
advanced To and took possession OF Sharpsburg,
Hagerstown, BOousboro and Middletown. The
cavalry is understood to day to be extended in
line from the Potomac river, in the neighborhood
of POOlsville. TO the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road near Monrovia The center of this line
Il
cannot vouch Tor the accuracy of this statement
But it is believed here by those who ought to
know.
PERILOUs POSITION OF THE TROOPS or sIGEL AND
TYLER.
Thus, then, the Union troops at Maryland
Heights and the Monocacy bridge appear TO be
surrounded on all sides and cut off from rein
forcements. Ii such is really the case, these dis
positions are OF course made with the intention
of attacking Gen Tyler's force first, in the hope
of forcing il to surrender, and then of moving on
the Union position at the Maryland Heights, by
the route indicated in my letter yesterday. Ii
these maneuvers are successful | need not say
that the case will then have assumed gravity
that will probably. at the eleventh houn awaken
the military authorities at Washington to a sense
of the peril that threatens the capital
DANGER OF THE ISOLATION OF BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON FROM THE NORTH.
For, if these maneuvers are successful the
government will be reduced 10 the alternative oil
recalling the army from before Richmond, or
else OF running the risk of seeing our own capi
tai in the hands OF the rebels Once 10 posses
sion of Maryland Heights and Frederick City.
the next move of the Coniederates will be to
take possession of the railroads coming into Bal
timore from the north aud east. This could be
prevented by the prompt withdrawal of the troops
from Maryland Heights and the MonOcacy bridge,
and by posting them where they can bold the
railroads named. until they are reinforced by
troops from New York and Pennsylvania. But
there seems to be no disposition to do this at
present.
20 daring are the rebels, aud 20 confident ia
the superiority OF their forces, that yesterday.
while the column of cavalry above mentioned
Was IN motion, detachment from il attacked
one OF our OutDosts near W ashington. and drove
them as far as the Chain bridge.
STRENGTH OF THE REBELS ADMITTED.
Ii may be stated that even those people here
who up 10 yesterday sueered at the idea OF the
rebels being IN MARYLAND in any force. now say
that they are mistaken, and that they salts
ned that there are az least 40 900 Confederate
troops north of the Potomac, and more coming
The people are 50 intensely LOYAL that they de-
nOunced u as reasonable only "A few DAYS ago to
even hint ut the possibility of Gen Lee being
able to make any such demonstration at all
The tact OF the rebel cavalry having crossed near
Point OF Rocks is confirmed by the testimony of
the signal corps With Gen SigeI aud also by Gov
Curtin
CONDITION Oh TUE RAILROAD.
Nothing absolutely certain Is vet known Ia re.
lation to what amount of damage the Confeder-
ates have inflicted on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The worst NAV be feared however
as they have been in uninterrupted possessio Of
a distance OF more than sixty miles of the track
for four or five days Fifty miles of the track
have been destroyed