Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-21
THE FORCE OF THE ENEMY ON THE WASH
INGTON RAILROAD.

The following communication, sent to US by
citizen Of MARYLAND who resides near Bladensburg,
for the purpose Of correcting statement MADE
some days ago BY. the WashiDgtol Chronicle with
regard to "a skirmish alleged 10 have occurred
near that place on Tuesday, Is interesting Tor the
confirmation il lend. ID the greater accuracy OF our
ooptemporary's report Of the enemys dongs in
this quarter as published on Saturday last, and
from which it appears that the invaders did little
mischief around Bladensburg beyond drinking
unlimited glasses Of milk"
To ths Editors a|ths National Intsiiigsnesr;
GEsrRMEa In the raid 81 the rebels on the Bal
more aud Washington road 10 represented IN the Chro
ncle that skirmish occurred IN which heywere CALAMITY
rpusod BY troops 1t seems to that those
who speak BY authority should be correctly informed as
10 the conduct those to whom defence is entrusted
and ,eDd you this statement because happened TO be
near enough 70 the scene Of action to be well informed OF
the facts Of the
The extreme point Of the advance OF the rebels was the
tip Il the bin just past the Agricultural College called
K,unedy's hill The first ntimalion Of their approach
wss given BY the Federal cavalry, who, about one
o'clock alarmed the country along the turnpike BY
their swim rstreat-reporting that the rebels were com
Jog in great force burning aud destroying all before em
and killing every negro they saw The consequence was
an almost universal stampede Of negroes and great I'M
easars ami alarm every where This Federal force num-
bereA ain told eve hundred and sixty meo. They had
been charged upon IL il said BY very small number OF
rebel. IN the neishborhood of Belsvle thirteen miles
from hat believing thstthe atter were 10 large
force had drrned prudent to retire, with rome precpl-
tation
The rebel. reached Kennedy's bill, four miles from
Bslt.yile. about seven o'clock in tho evening, four
Iad thst
point, Their force vArously estimated by those who
ssw 4 pass The rosd At i've hundred thousand and
6a.n hundred Kennedy bin !. full two miles from
B-drusburs and was the nearest point OF the enemys
approach 10 that place II here that What the Chro-
uce calf skrmsh" took place. II consisted 10 the
rsuns ~ three sbe. from Kennedy 10 the bill above
Mr. Csvsrs ledge Este q which struck the post OF
TIE rate entering frcm the turnpike to Mrs Van Wycks
iuse 4 EIayle md the others exploded IN Mr. Cal
vrts G.d Thee roin's about m le from Kennedys
k The ebsm,s repu." oby eost our side lew sbots,
sith esrbiues)
Tie rebel. we're 20 doubt perfectly guided. as 1t
y ur6er.taoA there we're young men with them who
were broush, up 10 The nsigbborhocd, Their design
wAs evidently q jah their main force 10 Monigom.
cry ouny H. A. ths without being molested, they fired
ths guns firm Kfunsdys hn 70 make the impression Of
,r prs,ensr there aud wheeled immediately back down
that hill tuftrA On hA&AA4 Ah0 NNsfkN kANH"1rs e".
made their way b. Inc Montgomery read. That this
roysEent hsd The desired eject evident from the TACT
tat osf forces renamed through ~ nsht and HniH
sesk pYi deg under ih- imptesson hatlhey camp
ne "a TO- Cos sro0rds They had l.ct p,.sd through
,h. r aud. gsH twtlrs kouys brfsTe Fsdea scout ID
v.Dr.A Il rquire sitter them The M history a The
rstul.s M eteuy Fscsitea 70 ths nsishe"rbood q
Blaasbsbufg.
WIEN uAs ascsrahrd that ths rrb-ls hsd really Eoos
the s,r IN en- rnana a coz csssiry sdvanced Ard Was
tsty ,assusnt ttst 81 imTuasnt 80 haa escaped him
I. ,c5o. WITH srra, energy Foas srcasa smoog Peeye'
hoa.ss ffskIsurE very aosA ten women ssd eeidren
Isy ARRESTED lubsr a pns capturing tbeF Aer'e'
ard ths mslar kusrIl lsafh, SctHFsd severely NE
ut,. t,gtbfsbtus, - thrrstsved ten viii end 90
puushu~tt o. tasr tressaash D~xect = ipiorm him Al
h. hea4qasrtsrs =, Bsaspsbars) a ~ song awsy n
ths @rsuy We hardly thinA thls nieutiond ussson
on ths part y ~ pfuVs y tkrir smphciy thsy zap
pod thst ~ 80 - Er,t ht6estoa a Ne sse@y.
approach irW W. csSsiry hs psAsi. - ssgsts would
have Asvt ~ msjar isHy lskrusd >. = is sssuys
us,rusut. - ,,sst ~ ss sssfs,sd ttsi hey hsd
been IN y hsr Vtot stas :, Bsass.eaIs " ths mercy
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iatpfe unlrsstd bal a. ssr stFssi.tes y a. thsr
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