, 1864-07-12
WHAT THE BALTIMORE REBELS SAT-.
Correspondence Of the N. 7. WoE1d.1
BALTIMORE, july 7,

correspondence o. Inc Ns L. " ofId.l
BALTIMORE, July7.
DEVELOPMENT or TIE MOVEMENT.
The purposes and designs Of the rebels, In
moro clearly developed By what has taken
place during the last twenty'fonr hours. Iu
| the sight Of these tGct5, the public will be at
| a loss which to admire most In our sapieut
military authorities at Washington. Their
pg-headcd obstinacy in refusing to believe
TINT such movement could be possible, or
| their shameful stupidity In neglccttng to
provide any adequate means to stay the tide
| Of tie invasion. Every day etnce the move
mcnt began, they have ridiculed 1t as mere
| horse-stea1fng raid, aud. have assured the
| public that ample means had been taken, not
only to prevent any advance Of tho rebels,
but also to intercept md capture the gang
ofhorset thieves )" and every night the rebels
have mnde further advance, mud their mum.
bers hare increased. It is Insulting to Gen.
Wallace md Gen. Sige1 to Intimate as the
administration papers do, that the Union
troors have been compelled to abandon sue
cessisely Maztinsbur.:, Williamsport, Boons-
Ferry, Bollrer Heights, and Frederick, and
/ to permit those places to be occupied aud
held by the rebels, while the latter were on
II in uncomfortable force, ! know that
when the rebels crossed ut Point of Rocks,
the Union troops there threw down their
arms and fled, both cavalry and inllntry,
without firing shot; and the officers utter
wards excused themselves by saying that tho
force OF the enemy was overwhelming, and
that they were not going to have their men
cut up in vain attempt to light the whole
army, especially as they had no supports,
But il every other instance they hive be-
hayed In the most gallant manner, mud only
ing bravcly, and alter, being really over
wlelned By the SUPERIOR forrss Of the enc.
my. This was particularly tho case at Har-
pcr's Ferry, at 1eetown, aud ut Middletown,
TILE CoNFEDERATEs CROSS TILE POTOMAC IN
THREE COLUMNS.
Up to yesterday the movements of the en-
emy were confined to the concentration Of
their forces ut Harper's Ferry, and at one
point above, and one below that place-the
1lrst opposite Williamsport, the latter oppo-
site Point Of Rocks-and to recounoissanees
for the purpose Of ascertaining the position
and strength OF our troops. Yesterday. and
to-day, however, their movements have been
more significant. They hare crossed the Po-
tomac with infantry and artillery at two
points, at WilliamsEort and Point Of Rocks,
and with cavalry still lower down, ouly
twenty miles above Washington. 1t will be
remembered that al1 the troops On the line
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, east Of the
Cumberland, have now been concentrated at
Two points, namely at the Maryland Heights
and at the great bridge over the Monocacy,
three miles southeast Of Frederick, If yoar
readers will examine good map OF the localf-
ty, one which shows the roads and noun
tains, and will observe the relative positions Of
the points named above, to Baltimore and
Washington, the Significance of the nboYe
movement Will be apparent. No real attacS
has vel been made nnon fhe Sforr1sna
Heights. What Was supposed to be such
yesterday, was only close reconnaissance
by which the position OF our troops there
was accurately asccrtained. The three col
umns Of Contederate troops aboyenamed,
ranced to md took possession Of Hagers.
town, Sharpsburg, Boonsboro and Middle
town. The cavalry is understood to-day to
be extended in line from the Potomac Ri7-
cr, in the neIghborLood of PoolsyiIle. to the
Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad, near Mouroyfa,
f. The center Of this liue crosses the National
road near ClurkEril1e. I cannot youch for
the accu1ucy OF this statement. But It ia be-
lieyed here BY those who er.Lt to know
PERI o1-s ros1rros.oF THE Tpoopz NJ, .1cr,.
Am TYLER
Thna then tho I1,fon +.ao - ,,,..1,nz
ua,nhsss a4J .n t,,a ~ S.nn m .t0oPs ~ Aa1y lano
he agrronnded rnd .an on 5 ~ etda5 na ap2ear 70
";ntnronn.e,,ts w r. smen 1au ~ ~ ~ llou
thesn aisnns;tio,s 10 ~ ~ 1eaty lae cuise.
Tho intnntfnn ~ o4tocCfnc. na1oa1 n1uG niiu
fnrcn 49, n tho hnns - oGnc.M l5tels
.en,fer ond - 1hc,' ~ % mot,n ". aofeins IT. e sn1
position ut the Marylau Heights, by the
route Indicated In my letter yesterday. If
these maneuvers Eare successful, Ipee1 not
eay the case win then have assumed crawl
t. that will probably, at the eleventh hour,
awaken the military authorities at Washing.
ton to sense Of the peril that threatens tue
capital.
DANGER OF THE 1so1.Ar1oy oF 1;,1r1>ropr .xn
wAsu1NcTos PROM ruE NORTH '>"'D
For, II these maneurefs arc successfu1 the
Government will be reduced tn thc aItnrnn.
tive Of recalling the army from before Rich
orr own capital iu the hands Of the rebels,
Once in possession Of Maryland Heights and
Frederick City, the next movement of the
Confederatcs will be to take possession OF
the railroads coming into Baltimore from
Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and thus to iso.
late both Washington and Baltimore from the
north and east. This could be prevented by
the prompt Wl19draWM oi the troops from
ne MafS!ahd Helghts and tue Monocacy
Ply er1Gg1, ana pY posting mem Where they can
nola . !ne fallloaas name9, nn!A they arc REIN
tylyanIa; B9t there seems to be no disposl-
So daring are the rebels, and so confident
day, While the column Of cavalry abors men
toned Tls In motion. q detachment from It
uttackcd one Of our outposts near Washing
'on' ahd ofoFe thcm as 1ar as the Chain Bridge.
STRENGTH OF TIE REDELs ADMITTED.
It meT be stated that even those people
tSa' nsae' "nu, " ~ }es!e[oas, sneelea at tne
iorce row say Tint % the, arc % mistaten % ~ an3 any
that they TIRE mistaken. and that thew are sat-
isfied tint there are at least forty thousand
Confederate troops north Of the Potomac,
tansa1r 1ora1 ss PeopaS IT. 80 an'
sonnhfc n;iv a f;w 49, a1n ~ sra;; ~ h;nt a.
the possibility Of Gen Lee being able to make
ang such demonstration ut Ill. The fact Of
the Ro seoel caFaly = navipg crossed near Point
the sicna, corne Wiz ceG5 s;ma, ond a9a9 ~ ~.