Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-20

to send a powerful army TO the verv gates o:
Washington.
MAJOR GENERAL ORD.
: General Wallace has been relieved, and Major
General Ord succeeded him yesterday in the com
mand of the Eighth army corps. General Wal
lace still retains command of the Middle Depart
ment. His duties will now be confined to the al
ADMINISTRATION of aflairs in the city, while General
Ord will direct all the operation in the field. Gen.
Ord has commenced his administration by one
very wise act. The citizens here generally are
calm, and conduct themselves sensibly But
some members of the City Council wished on the
eleventh 10 have all the stores, banks, and places
-Jf business closed, 10 have levy en- masse made
of all the male citizens. and to compel every
man to turn himself into "a soldier at a moment :
AOtice The matter was laid before General
Ord yesterday. and the General was asked to au-
.horiZe such course 10 be pursued General
Ord had by that time made himself acquainted
with the actual condition of matters around the
tity. with the position and probable number OF
she rebels. and with the position and number of
she troops that were a. his disposal. The latter
gre simply sufficient for the defense of the city,
;snd so General Ord informed the eager gentlemen.
He also told them decisyelv that he did not wish
the stores or banks closed, but that he wished
aud desired the citizens to continue their ordinary
avOcatiOns as usual. Ii he needed the assistance
Of the citizens. he would call for them
raALL FORCE OF THE REBELS NEAR BALTIMORE.
By Yesterday indeed, all appreheusions of an
Immediate attack on the city had be removed. IL
vas known that the man body of the rebels was
being concentrated At Rockville and Sandy
Spring probably for an attack on Washington
and that the party OF rebels who had cut the
orthern Central Railroad, twelve miles north
~ the city. not over five hundred strong. Ii
vas known that they were marching toward the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Rail.
ad. evidently with a design TO DESTROY the
tidge over Gunpowder river; but the utmost
confidence was felt in the ability of the large
baby of troops that we had been informed were
Stationed there. to repulse force even five times
as large the rebels had. and to protec, the
road efectually The event proved that there
Nas no ground for this confidence The two
trains that left here captured, the passengers
rCsDbed. the cars aud locomotives DESTROYED, and
tire bridge burned by party OF certainly not over
ior hundred rebels. Now. where were the
tr:Ops whose duty IL was To have kept open and
protected this road! Fortunately the bridge is
IA much injured. Ii can be repaired. il i said
shree DAYS from nov In the meantime. how
eyer, the only communication We have with
New York J. by water
N. ERRrPrlON or TnE WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
i'rains between this city and W Washington con
ur.Ied 10 run until alter noon YESTERDAY The
telegraph wires between the two cities were cut
n laurel station. fifteen miles this side of Wash
ms'on al L NJ at that time there we're no
passengef trains on the road. At O'Clock part
of he rebel army IN owing from Rockville. crossed
uiss railroad track at Belevile twelve miles from
Ashtngton, marching south. Their Numbers
NAV be computed from the fact that the time oe
cupied by the rebel troops in crossing the railroad
Nsasn hour and three quarters They consisted
Of pfantry. cavalry and artillery. 81
DESIGN o. TaE MOVEMENT
erom What can lesrn the following seems To
be-.'e facts concerning this movement During
ihe:9th. 10th and llth. the Confederate troops
via. had defeated General Wallace al MonOcacy
brege aud who, lop the llth. bad moved down
20 Eoek sille aud Coesville. we're joined by those
tocse- OF troops who had for some DAYS prev-
ous.y been moving up the Shenandoah valley
II i said also that one strong column OF troops
which LEFT Richmond quite recently did not
mar h through the Shenandoah valley but was