The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-07-14
The Latest News.
The rebel raiders arc playing the deuc

u Inc Latest news.
The rebel raider. are playing the deuce
in Maryland. The news is very conflict
, ing. On the morning Of the llth they
burned the residence Of Gov. Bradford,
four miles from Baltimore. All the K.
, R. leading into Baltimore and Washing
ton were badly tore up for some distance,
and several trains we're captured and de-
stroyed, passengers robbed, &c. The reb'
81 force is vsriously estimated at from 20,
900 to $4,000, commanded by Breckin-
ridge, McCaustand, Imboden, &c. The
following is yesterdays news:
BALTIMORE, July l1th.-Everything
was quiet around the city last night. A
force Of rebels passed through Townsen.
town on their way to join the main force
Of rebels. They had with them Gen'l
Franklin and staff, whom they captured
on the Philadelphia Railroad on Monday.
Only one bridge over Gunpowder river,
on the Philada. Railroad, was burned
Business is at . stsnd.til!. Nearly all
outlets from the city are closed.
Later.-l2th, 5 p. m.-No.hing is
known hero of the state Of affairs at
Washington. All the wires are down
No dispatches-no papers-no trains
The residence of f. P. Blair is report.
ed burned. Also Gen. Cadwalader's.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1lth-Rumors
prevail Of an attack by $4,000 rebels on
the northern Notifications Of Washing.
ton. Much excitement here. Business
is nearly suspended. Recruiting is very
brisk.
Later-12th-Tho Eveu'g Telegraph
Of this city has the following: Fighting
has been going on near Washington since
morning. The rebels are approaching
the defences on the north side of the city
in strong force.
A spscial dispatch from Harrisburg
says our forces are reported to be in pos
session of Frederick. 1t is rumored TIL at
tho rebels are rscrossing the Potomac be.
low Maryland Heights. The Northern
Central Railroad is free from rebels.
4 p. m.-Tho rebels have again cut
the wires between Baltimore and Wash.
ington.
The widest rumors prevail of the cap.
ture Of Washington.
HAvRE De GRACE, July 12th.-The
rebels have destroyed 45O feet of Gun.
powder bridge, including the draw, and
500 more were partially destroyed, the
string pieces and cross ties being burned.
New YORK, July 5 -Semmes, in his
official report of the fight with the kear-
sage, says that when about mile distant
he opened with solid shot The kesr-
sage replied. In few minutes the en-.
gagemcnt became general. The two ships
steamed around centre, keeping dis
lance from each other of one fourth to
half mile. When within good range
he opened with shell. In 10 or Is min
utes the Alabama's spanker-csf was shot
away and her ensign cane down. This
was Immediately replaced by another at
the mast. The fire now became hot and
the enemy's shot AMI shell soon began to
tell on the hull, knocking down, killing
and disabling a number of men 10 d. Fer
ent parts Of the ship. Finding that our
shells did but little execution, resort was
made to solid shot. IN shout one hour
and ten minutes our ship was ascertained
to be 10 sinking condition, the enemy's
shell having exploded in our sides aud
between decks, opening large aperturcs
through which the water rushed with
great rapidisy.
For some minutes l had hopes of be-
Ing able to reach the French coast, for
which purpose l gave the ship all steam
and set such Of the fore and aft sails as
we're available. The ship flied so quick.
ly however that before we had made much
progress the fires were extinguished in
the furnaces and we were evidently on
the point Of sinking. I now hauled
down my colo,s to prevent the des.ruc.
ton Of life, and dispatched boat to in.
form the enemy Of our condition.
He says that the kearsage fred upon
him five times after his colors were struck
The remainder Of the report is devoted
to statement Of howhe was picked up
and made his escape under neutral nag,
and that his officers when they went to
the Kearsage found she had been furnish
ed with chain armor covered with plank
ing; that the plaukins was torn off by
his shells, thus exposing to view the ar
NOR. He also says the enemy was bea.
vier than himself, both in ship, battery,
etc, but he did not know till the action
was over that she was iron clad. The
armor consisted, it proves, of double
row of chains along the sides of the kear
sage, very formidable protection to bel
machinery From all accounts the kear
sage could have withstood the wild firing
of the Alabama a whole day, when, &C
cording to Semmes' statement, the firing
Of the kearsage was so hot aud accurate
that in 10 or Is minutes after the com
mcneenent Of the action his Gag was sho
away, his hull torn and his men knocke.
down and killed in all directions.
Tho Tr,Juae's Harrisburg special, o
the 9th, says: Official information re
ccived here says that Grant has notified
the War Department tina: large portion
Of the rebel army has left his immediate
front.
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