Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-21
REJOICING In RICHMOND.

IL
The Richmond Dispatch of Friday last, the 18th
instant, appears to be astounded at the success of
invasion of Maryland and affects the greatest
possible ignorance of the forces engaged in il. The
following are Its exultant announcements of the
operations of the insurgents:
THE WAR NEWS
ihe news from Maryland is encouraging The Con
iedefaes, on the III 1th three mes from Washnnt
na lns same account informs us that Lincoln and Stanton
Hdden 10 the front We should surprised the
next news was that they had been captured We await
Iorther accounts with much interest The Sixth Corps
engaged At Monocacy was undoubtedly that Of Wright,
rne the 'front.' OF Petersburg It is known that they
et for Washington last Friday night and another corps
took their departure on the night This fact shows
na Grant mas reduced his army by sending portion oft
away To defend Washington.
THE INVASION or MARYLAND
The news from Maryland pours In upon ms with sucb
aPdity and is OF character astounding that we are
scarcely allowed time to take breath collect our IDEAS
10 iact we are almost as much copfunded the Wash
ngton or Baltimore Yankees themselves though
not so badly frightened Who are these rebeIsY Where
dii they come omi Did they spring up out # the earth
regulars or small ousS If r,dar ARE heS large army OF
the Washington Chronicle does not know Lincoln does
not know Grant does not know and the New York Her
AID does not know We told By these authorities some
times that it is only few Of Mosbys meu fng around
and kicking up fuss generally Sometimes it is said to
De powerful force of twenty thirty and forty thou
u
or maraudng expedition by ire guar force The
New York erad says it must fail rdiculou.l and Gen
Grant says if Washington will take Of Itself he will
take care OF Richmond He that no rebel forces
have left his 'front.' and doubtless he knows
What EARTH then, can it all mean 1t has burst upon
u.s. as well as upon the Yankees with all the startling effect
OF clap OF thunder IN clear sky And indeed it well
calculated to astound. corps OF the United State army
utterly demoralEed; its remnants pursued to the very
gates OF Baltimore that city surrounded aud isolated
Gov Bradfords house. burnt; two Philadelphia trains cap
tured and one Yankee Msjnr General the bridge over
Gunpowder river burned Silver Springs in possession of
the rebes shells falling within miles of the heart Of
washington the Banks Of Baltimore sending off all their
valuabes; Lincoln and Stanton riding the ont severe
skrmisbing on the suburbs of Washington aud houses
burned to prevent their shelteriDg the enemys these
occurrences hudded and packed into the space of three
days. the presumptaous boast the utter route the head
long flight the unrelenting puruit-a these things com
bned enough the heads of the Yankees and
they have turned, them most efectually
this expedition was sent from this quarter then never
expedition planned with greater caution or executed
with greater secrecy We trust that ample Vengeance
viii be taken for the outrages committed by Grants thieves
We hope the cup of vengeance may be filed by our troops
to the brlm and drunk to the very dreg Burn punde
devastate, wherever partisan of Lincoln dare raise his
head That is our advice.
THE CAPTURE OF MARIIssBURs.
We have received some additional particulars Of the
capture of Martinsburg, on the 81 instant Immense
quantities of supplies fell into hands with one million
dollars worth Of medical aud large amount of commits
sary stores, including hundred thousand bushels of
and oats No casualties occurred on our side except
the slight wound ing of Lieut. Breckiurdge in the leg
The Unon element in that county is said to be strong
But few Southern families remain in Martinsburp The
citizens supplied the Yankee prisoners with all tie uxu
res they could PROCURE and the spirit exhibited
on the road from Martnsburg to Winchester Yet the
lew Southern men in the county firm and unwaverng
in their devotion to the cause.
THE FIRST PRISONERS
Eight Yankee prisonsrs, captured by Mo.by at Mono.
cacy Junction, (Md) arrived at Lyncbburg on Sunday
night. Among them is the Of Harbuck one of the
largest shipping merchants New York city Two hum
dfed and twenty prisoners captured Martins burg and
sixty captured at Aie Louioun county have arrived at
the same place.
FROM PETERSBURG
Nothing occurred yesterday beyond the usual sbeIng
This Is Grants amusement while atng the result of
events in Maryland "Wednesday ushered in by heavy
artillery firing upon GENRE, to which our batteries
replied promptly, giving the enemy good as he sent
The picket firing and skI mshng continued about as usual
with Little or no harm TO either side 1t still pr-vs-
lent impression that the enemy contemplate an ea
parture from the front of Petersburg; but this mere
conjecture, and not sustained by official inormstiou.
The fight on Tussday at Reaas's Station was between
Gen tlz Lees cavalry and the Yankee Gen Gregg rhe
result victory for and defeat for the enemy We
took thirty prisoners, and among them Of
ces The prisoners arrived last evening" by the Peters
burg train.