Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-07-14
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, July 5

south of Harrisburg, in consequence of ru-
mors that large body Of rebels are making
a raid on Maryland and southern Penusylva-
ma, and had already crossed the Potomac.
| Yesterday morning at 6, Gen. Sigel was at
tackled at Cheetavia and Darkville, Va, by
large force of the enemy, said to be under
Early and Ransom, and driven from his no.
sltton with slight loss, sSigel saws there were
| $500 cavalry. The number of Infantry is not
| known.
4 dispatch just received by the Govern
ment says that fifteen rebel cavalry men, wore
/ seen within five miles of Hagerstown This
P. m. Other reports considered reliable saw
there are rebels this side of the Potomac
1t is the object of the enemy to advance, "a
| Ear as possible into Pennsylvania and steal
horses. .--r .. .F.f FL.
ID BALTIMORE, July 5.
1t was reported and believed Yesterday
morning that Hagerstown WAS in the posses
sion of the rebels, the telegraph operators
having left their post under an alarm The
| operators however, returned about o'clock
in the afternoon and reported that ali was
quiet, and that there were no rebels nearer
than Falling Waters and Williamsport from
six to ten miles distance from the Potomac,
where 1T was said fighting was going on yes
! terday afternoon The same account also
says that fighting was going on at or near
Sharpsburg The Federal forces being com
manded by the brave Gen Sigel -.. ! =
Previous reports from Harper's Ferry had
| located Gen. Sigel during Sunday night at
Shepardstown, to which place he had fallen
back from Martinsburg, and where ajunction
was formed with him by Mulligan with force
from Leetown. The fight on Sunday WAS ten
miles below this point. A force, it was
thought, would move to the Maryland side Of
I Va TO- tb, L -. l..
if attacked by the rebels.
| An attack was made on Harper's Ferry
about or 10 o'clock yesterday morning by
a force estimated at 1000 cavalry, with more
than as many infantry. Gen. Weber how
| ever, set ABOUT making a vigorous defense,
and up to last accounts was holding his own.
Nothing had been heard up to o'clock D.
m. at Harper's Ferry from either Sigel or Null
| ligan's forces, which is accounted for, per-
haps, by the Hagerstown story of their being
again engaged opposite Shepardstown, to
which point they must have been followed
by the rebels After O'clock D. m. the
wires were interrupted near Harper's Ferry,
on the east side, and the operator at Point of
Rocks was understood to report that a body
of rebel cavalry had crossed the Potomac
there and interrupted the telegraph. In the
| mean time the excitement at Frederick, Md,
continuing. All the sick from Harpers Fer
| ry with the Provost Guard Of the town were
removed; the former going to Annapolis
| Government stores, also horses removed from
Frederick, as they had been previously sue
cesfully removed from Harpers Ferry. No
reason is g ven for this movement from Fred
erick, as no hostile forces were known to be
within 20 miles of the place, except small
detachment which was near Point of Rocks,
2 miles off, --g..tt .r..--.r.fr .- ,.E'
| Gapnro1 Tylar j.,
command of Gen. Wallace's forces at that
point, being the extreme western limit of this
department He is protecting the great rail
road bridge of the Monocacy river, three miles
from Frederick. ~. tgnsaa.g E-s T...
No sign of the enemy had appeared,up to
last night. The true object and extent of the
whole movement are as yet all mystery. a-
1t is known from refugees from Martins
burg Winchester and other places in Virgin
| ia, that the rebels are remorseiessly and re-.
lentlessly enforcing the CONSUMPTION. The
capture of supplies and diversion of the re-
Inducements going to Grant are very proba-
bly, the reasons of the raid. Provisions and
all kinds of supplies are no doubt very scarce
in Virginia at present, and the rebels hope TO
make a large haul on this side of the Poto-
mac, but they have evidently been disap-
pointed thus far
Major Gen. John Early commands the ex-
| petition, which is composed of cavalry, in
fantry and artillery. Gen. Ransom is be-
lieved to have charge Of the cavalry, and as
he is said to be Stuart's successor, the object
Of Tie enemy may be inferred to be an i'm
portant [movement?l on the part of Gen.
| Lee. - ---si.E.rE -.G.ls~.g w1r f.
| The infantry force is said to be under com
mand OF Gen. Early himself, Ewelrs late
corps, and probably now numbers not less
than ZOO men. rr.r e.. .fs...s
From Point of Rocks we learn that the en-
tire rebel force that visited that place yester-
day did not exceed 1000 cavalry, supposed to
be under command of Mosby, whose object
was to rob and destroy. They retired after
committing many robberies the same way
they came. The telegraph operator returned
| last night from the mountains where he had
concealed himself, and sent through several
dispatches announcing the extent of the rebel
depredations ,...-...-
WAsHfNGToN, July 5.
Intelligence from the upper Potomac states
that the citizens of upper Maryland are ter
ribly frightened, and are fleeing with their
property in all directions. The danger thus
far seems apprehended more than real. for
Frederick even is not, occupied as reported,
and a rebel command has not occupied per-
manently any town on the Maryland side OF
the Potomac. The enemy is supposed to be
part Of Ransom's Qate Stewart's) cavalry,
with infantry from Ewell's Corps.
.~ ALBANY, July s.
The President informs Gov Seymour that
a rebel force, estimated at 900 or &c, 900
strong, have invaded Maryland and taken
Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry, and are
threatening other points that the public
safety requires call upon the State Execu-
Il +I,o
and he calls upon the State of New York for
$4,000 militia as its quota to serve one hun
dred days. ..s a. OH ,a5rn--
... = ...- ~ HARRISBURG, July 6.
Dispatches from Chambersburg state that
rebel force, supposed to be Bradley Johnson's
brigade, entered Hagerstown this afternoon.
The Federal force at that place, under Lieut..
Mclean, after a spirited resistance, were
compelled to fall back on Greencastle, Pa,
with which place we till had telegraphic
| communication up to 8 o'clock this evening.
The following proclamation has just been
issued by the Governor: ~.-. ~. ~ q 80
1t is now ascertained that large rebel
force has been detached from Richmond and
is advancing on the North. SO large por-
ton of our army is at remote points, that it
becomes necessary to raise imme diately
sufficient force to repel them. They are al
ready within the borders of this Common
wealth You have always heretofore been
ready to answer the call of your country, and
you will not be less ready to come forward
when our homes and fresides are to be de-
Tended against prohigate horde of plumber
ers | am authorized by the President of the
United States to call for IL 900 men. in adj
dition to those required by my proclamation
to serve for one hundred days in Pennsylva-
MIA, Maryland, Washington and vicinity. I
appeal to the. freemen of Pennsylvania to