The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-15
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. 0ut most OF the time keeping at u saft
. disionce. This morning at o clock
+ the city was startled by the ringing
. OF bells, which was accompanied BY
. the Mayors and Governors procla.
nation, calling on citizens to organ.
: fize for the defence Of the city. I'
Intense excitement was at once pro
. Iduced. Companies were formed
. At every street corner, banners hung
: out and everything indicated that the
. people of Baltimore yet love the old
I lag. Later in the day the excite
E ment was increased by all kinds OF
, wild reports. Couriers came ih and
, stated that the rebel cavalry were mo
wing along the Northern Central Rail
road, and were within nine miles of
the city. Others came in from the
Relay House and reported that the
;, rebels, IN force, were at Ellicott' >
Mills, ten miles on the Frederick pike
| Still Others stated that the main reb-
el force was moving toward Washing
ton Reports of skirmishing in these
various directions were also rife
Meanwhile the excitement was in
creased by the impressment of per.
sons in the streets. Whole crowds,
wherever found, were gobbled up and
told to fall in, and the order was ac-
companied by the bayonet. This
evening news seemingly reliable
comes in that Hunter is ut Frederick
and coming upon the enemy's rear.
From all this YOU may gather what
you can.
WASHINGTON, July. 10th.
I We have news from Petersburg
down to yesterday morning. On
Friday afternoon there had been q
sharp outburSt in front Of the 18th
Corps About o clock the rebels
opposite Gen. Turner's lines sprang
to their feet, uttering loud yell, ac-
companied by rapid fire of musket-
Try. 1t was disagreeable to move un.
der such scorching heat, but our
men FASTENED to their posts, opening
on them with shot and shell. The
l3Sth Indiana, armed with seven
shooters, poured several close and
well directed volleys into the compact
line of the enemy, which caused them
to reccde and crouch under shelter
Of their earthwOrks. In the mean
time two full regiments were seen
massed near large house opposite.
Our men were hurried down to
strengthen the line. At thls point
are our heavy batteries in front of
Burnside. Those near Warren be-
gan to throw shell into the town, the
rebels trying to reach our guns, but
failing miscrably in every attempt
The enemy's battery across the Ap
Ipomattox threw several SHELLS into our
works at night. The losses in the di
vision were no larger than usual -
The object of this feint is not known.
Probably the enemy thinks we have
weakened our lines by sending Off n
}, heavy column to intercept the hand
ful ofmen detached from his command
to plumber and destroy about Balti
more. Both armies are strengthening
their lines of Notifications, in which
heavy guns are mounted. Nothing
Ifhat strength and skill combined can
do, is wanting TO make the works OF
both armies imprcgnable. No rain
has fallen yet.
1 COLUMBUS, July To-
Advices from different sections ol
the State represent that recruiting
has materially improved within tho
past ten ays. This is doubtless ow.
ing to the proposed new call fol
troops about to be issued, and alsC
to the system OF representative re
cruits, in which Ohio has already
made good commencement,
HARRisBURG, Pa, July ll.-IIcad
quarters here are no longer in com
munication with the authorities al
Washington The Department sev
eral days since tclegraphed Genera
Couch investing him with ample
ipower to meet such contingency
II is understood that ut least eight
bridges have been destroyed on tho
Northern Central Railroad between
Moncton end Cockeysville.
A rebel desertcr, representing him
self to be II native Of Indiana, states
; that the rebels force invading the
North is very large. There are three
brigades of cavalry, and Breckin-
ridges aud Rhodes and another di
vision of infantry, There move
mcnts were kept profound secret
from the officers. The general i'm.
pression was, however, that the oh,
icct was to capture Baltimore and
" ashington. This deserter belonged
to the force that drove Hunter from
Lyuchburg, after which adiI large
re, ,cnforcements arrived from Rich
Imond, and marched northward,
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE follow
ing dispatches are printed by the
Commercial. They are given fol
what they are worth:
PHILADELPIIA, July 1.-THE tel
egraph between here aud baltimore
is said to be Interrupted, but We have
just received Il report that the com
bined forces of Hunter and Wallace
are lighting and driving the rebels.
The 18th (Baldy Smith's) Army
Corps has arrived here this morning.
TuESpAY.-The raiders succeeded
/ in cutting the Philadelphia, Whining
ton d Baltimore Railroad and having