Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-14
LATEST FROM BALTIMORE.
III We have no Intelligence from Baltimore later than II
furnished in the newspapers of yesterday morning We
compile the annexed ITEMS chiefly from the American


furnished in the newspapers of yesterday morning We
compile line annexed items chiefly from the American 2
orb .t-ral a THE POSITION III t1e t5 ss231-s
The position of military affairs is still surrounded nv
much OF mystery and uncertainty but we are no longer
permitted y doubt that argerebel force operating in
HuI osas ana !ns being dash upon Wash
the enemy which fought Gen Wallace at Monocacy on
Saturday appears to have passed down the Georgetown
PIKE Io kockgie As far oar information extends no
large force oil the enemy are advancing against Baltimore
though cavalry force has been operating on the north
aud east OF The city with great badness and success in the
Of any active measures to check their movements
This cavalry force is understood be- uuder the
Of Harry Glmor, and does not probably exceed three
hundred At least the largest force OF them seen to-
gathsr did not reach three hundred Alter cutting the
Central railroad Sunday they pushed
the country cutting the telegraph on the Hartford
ana fniadelphIa turnpikes- email detachment came
DOVE the Charles street avenue and burned the country
mansion OF Gov Bradford, five miles frem the city
Nearly all the household furniture, with valuable library
paintings c, were destroyed The burning is said to
have been done in retaliation for the burning of Gov
Ltcber house BY Gen Hunters forces The main body
Of the rebel cavalry passed by the Joppa road and
struck the PhladolPhia railroad at Magnolia station
eighteen miles IRON BALTIMORE There they captured the
morning express train from Baltimore turned the
gers out and setting hTe to The the back to
the bridge the 9unpOwder river The burning train
Of ceure set lire to the bridge and rem the smoke alter
wards seen II supposed that they niso destroyed The
bridge the Bush river Neither of these brdves ga.
however be much injured by fire. and if the rebels with
draw or are driven off it will take but short tine to re-
store communication with the North. r. ,.s-.-r I.
s.s7,.,, III GEN. ORD, IN COMMAND. sgass ~, t9-1
At late hour Monday night learned at hsadouar-
ters that Major Gen, Edward o, c. Ord of The u s..
army mad been appointed to the command OF the Eighth
Army Corps andha entered upon the discharge Of bis
duties his headquarters being at the johnson Mansion
Monument Square The General was born in Maryland
aud appointed from the District of Columbia He
with distinction ut the West Point Military Academy and
entered the Regular service the list Of July 1889 On
the 2lst November 1851 be was commissioneda Msjor
Of the Fourth Regiment Artillery, and made Major
General in May 1862 Major Gen Lew Wallace il con-
timed in command Of the Middle Department, and win
administer its general affairs as heretofore.
s'lr''q ''7o's roRTrFYlse THE CRY.
Both branches of the City Council on Monday evening
passed resolution making appropriation OF 800 oO0
be at the disposal of the Mayor the Presidents of the
Branches and Messr Proud OF the First and Kennard OF
the Second Branch for the purpo,e or raising entrench
ments and Notifications additional 10 those alresdy around
the city, During the two preceding nights large bodies
of aborers had been engaged at points this WORK
under the direction of a competent engineer @ s
~ ENROLMENT AND ARAusG OF CITIZENS +.
The City Council on Monday evening unanimously pass
cd the following; .U.t-- = :,
Whereas there is great excitement the public mind caus
ed by the near approach or the tebe troops our city and
whereas but meet and proper the should
present an unbroken front in defence of their homes
all ana every iacy shoula be given them for
Resolssd ~ both Braneles of he CITY Council of Bali.
the Commander of the Middle Department with view TO
the closing of banks and all places business in the
city OF Baltimore until otherwise ordered IL In his Judgment
it be expedent and the immediate enrolling aud rmnV of
all citizens and their formation into organizations for hs
defence OF the city. .-
On nday night Mayor Chapman had an interview with
Gen. Ord In relation TO the action Of the Council Az 10
suspension OF bus in the city AMI the enrolment and
hctve service of citizens free interchange of views
was had, and the result that there should be no
pension OF business Gen Ord favored enrolment pro
pided had recently taken but did mt
that there was any need OF additional volunteers for the
deienoe Of the city. i9 a.l..t..z.I m
a'sai ~ DESTRUCTION OF BRIDGES ' st.'
Until Monday morning the trains of the Philad-phis,
Wilmington, and Baltimore railroad company ran without
any molestaton the part of the rebel invaders On
that morning the way mail train for Philadelphia and way
staton started from President street depot at 40 o'clock
and 1t supposed passed safely Bush river distant
twentyseven miles from this city The express train
connected with which is the through from Washing
ol TO New York having, in ALL two baggage aud nine eI-
press cars-e the depot at 945 After passing over the
Guupovder bridge and reaching Magnolia those in charge
den appearapoe Of upwards If hundred rebels
scented by informant consisting of cavalry and ar
ry They obliged The passengers to debark from the cars
which were backed to the bridge and FIRE comrpun;
csted TO them the bridge being burned with the tram
The bridge was guarded by gunboat rendering the ap-
prosch OF cavalry to it impraccabe and the plan of cap
turing train and running it la flames the down grade
TO the bridge was adopted by the rebels We have not
ascerained what 10 the extent damage TO the bridge
but it being resse work can be very
paired The passengers of course on the Opposite
aide of the Gunpowder and the rebels in returnne
the turnpike bridge which they bad crossed none Of
the passengers have yet reached the city It
to suppose that the frst morning passed safely AS
there was an hours difference in the time of the two trains
tai l.s RIcKETrs's DIVISION
Gen Ricketts, with his forces has fallen back from
Ellcotts Mills to Baltimore, according to orders
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