Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-07-20
Correspondence of the Springfield Republican
THE REBEL INVASION.

THE REBEL INVASION.
Washington, Tuesday, 8, p M.-The
intelligence sent you on Sunday night
that the advance of the rebel force in
Maryland was at Rockville on the Fred
erick City road and l6 miles from the
city. proved correct--scme 1000 cavalry
stopped there over night, and at daylight
moved cautiously toward Georgetown,
they were met by our forces some eight or
nine miles beyond that point, and Skin
mish began which continued with inter-
ruptions all day, resulting in the loss to
us of three or four men killed and about
% wounded The rebel loss is supposed
TO have been larger. We captured about
dozen prisoners. All our wounded are
believed to have been brought in. but one
man of the Connecticut cavalry was bad
ly shot in the foot and left in care of an
English lady of Rockville, Capt. Nor
ris of the Sth Illinois cavalry was killed
by the rebel advance within z miles of
Georgetown, and apparently had one
half more troops engaged than we had.
During the day another body of their
forces advanced toward the city on the
Seventh street road, and became engaged
about noon about three miles beyond the
city limits. The affair was nothing but
a skirmish. and our picket line fell back
in the vicinity of the Publications. La
ter in the day there was heavier skirmish-
ing, which was continued till after dark.
The rebels showed considerable force on
the roads and near Silver Springs. the
Blair country seat, and manifested a
purpose to plant battcrey so as to COM
mand Fort Stevens. Their endeavor was
frustrated by few shots from the fort.
Their sharpsh ooters occupied houses in
the neighborhood and succeeded in pick
ing off few of our men. A cavalry
charge drove them out and the houses
were burned. The report prevailed ex-
tensively that the Blair mansion was
burned, but it was not Our loss in this
vicinity during the day was about 80 Kill
led and wounded.
Tuesdays operations as derived from
officers of the war department who have
made visit of inspection to tho forts,
may be summed up as follows: The
main rebel force estimated at from 10000
to $4,000 men is encamped near Silver
Springs and has not made any DEMON
straticn beyond that point. A strong
picket line has however been extended
from fort DeRussey near Chain Bridge
to Fo,t Saratoga near Bladensbnrg, but
it is not believed to have crossed the rail-
road beyond fort Saratoga. These Skin
nishers have done very little firing hard
ly enough to feel the strength of our
works.
Our whole loss aside from that exper-
fenced in cavalry skirmishes outside the
Notifications, is Is or 20 wounded and
killed. We have expended considerable
ammunition throwing musket balls into
the bushes in search Of stray rebels and
in throwing an occasional shell wherever
small squad makes its appearance, with
what result cannot be known. 1t is no,
now supposed that.thc rebels have any
serious intention of attacking the city
Their design is thought to be to draw Of
as many of Grants troops as possible anc
do all the damage they can, keeping tn,
way Of retreat open. Reiuforcemcrts ar,
rapidly arriving, and it is now hoped tina
within few hours we shall be able t.
clear the rebels out.
Washington, Wednesday noon, July IS
Tuesday morning at an early hour there
, was some skirmishing for couple o
, hours in front Of Tenalleytown and t,
! the east Of Chain Bridge. Thence it ex
] tended eastward and developed by tn