, 1864-07-17
THE RAID.
THE STRENGTH. OF the
Resell FORCE.


F.. -, From 1he r. +. Th5up9.]
NAsH1saroS, Thuzsday, July II. 1861.
Intelligence was received here this mo1u-
ilc that, Mosby crossed the Potomac into
E1rGinia. ut Rouse's Ford, on the 12th Of
nand..
Also, that Breekinridee's column CON.
mcnced crossing at Whites Ford and Ed
wards Ferry aud ct the Point of Rocks, be-
tWeen and ) so'c1ock on the morning Of July
Also, that j 500 rebel cavalry crossed It
Walkers Ford ut o'clock on the morn,,ir
Of the 18th, aud 1.s00 more At 5 o'clock IL
the afternoon Of that day.
:. Also, that the rebcls held every ford, from
EdWarde' Ferry up to the Top, with artillery
Also, that the head Of their retreat,ng co,.
umn was moving toward Ashby Gan.
At th1s hour Of p. m., tal:e IL TINT the
third aunua1 mid Into Maryland Is at an ind,
and that every man oonceined IN II, ana e,r.
y horse, wagon, mule, OK, COW, sheep, aud
hog that could make part of IL obJecttyeiy
Or snbjectiyely, to straiH at military Phrase,
Is safe on the Virginia side Of the Potomac,
Now what YES the strength Of this inya.
sion ?-wbat Was Its object?
First. That on the 5th day of July written
evidence was hid before Gen. ualleck that q
cavalry colonel had written letter which
fNA AAt<ANkH@EA AuA n A4C4 Vi 8S QutG0 len
miles northwest Of Richmond, Vii, June q,
In which he stated In the confidence Of writ
Ing to friend:
- " Ewe!fs corps, with Hampton's cavalry, over
IuWo Ct " In all hare received orders 1o march 10
Fcs1y. md the rat1ons for the men neces-
saly 70 50 thefe have been 1Esucd. We are lust
~ ~ know that for the first tins during the war,
left aluort dee.l1ute OF men, and IA but poorV de-.
isneed by few militia, and it is thought that ON
force ~ ample to take The city. The militia viii be
o4e4. s.sh
10 aaspesas Ferry, ny own belief is that we sh1tl
70 moro directly to Washington, and rnAns Of the
iax county and see you before this gets there
NeVd: 1t Will be remembered thst Fred
eriekEburg man named Howe was the envoy
q the sixty Fredericksburg hostages captuf.
ca TOR the sixty wounded whom the Fred
ericktbnrg mayor caueed to be spatchcd from
thtir aTbn'ances NJ at night on their way to
Etle Plain, and that he (uowe) came to
Washington aud stayed here several days, ar
farg'tg With the Secretary Of War the terms
OF their exchange. Tic sixty wounded were
ut Alexandria. On Howe's final return to
Alexandria he told what be had been to guard
Cd to tell at the Union Club Room, where be
wus feasted here, TINT Gen. Early. with
2',Co0 men, would soon leave R,chnood for
al attack on Washington. Sufficient heed
VAS not given to this tattling. But to-day it
is fresh In the remembrance Of utIlcinl per.
E0nE.
Third; Yesterday, July ID, tho examination
OF captured rebel surgeon WAS taken, in the
words and figures foll0wing:
WASHINGTON, o. c., July 18Th, 1864.
STATEMENT or \. 4. woLroKK, AAs1srANrt SUE.
cEoS ID MARYLAND BATTALION, CAVALRY.
Was physician in Baltimore; have been In the
rebel service three years: have been an Assistant
CfjEAUG OF EAfSlfTt Inheaarfk ri r1n hoo
operating against Hunter and Si.cl in the Valley
for ihe patt two months: left sianuton about three
shcpardttowl on SUNDAY, the Sd insf.: went rom "a
shepardstown to Frr]rtick, wlere we ar1iyed be-.
tore the TOW IN Tuesday, The 1ath Inst. wen. H.
70 o .wG three aa there
G}n. Imbod.n, Col. jackson, Oen NcCaas,ana'
r1d Gen. Bradley Johnson respectively, command
eth and sth yi1rin,a envairy: the I'D Nounted
lntantrJ ia in Gen. lmbodcns command, now
d!fuountcd aud under Breckinrldee; / sup
th!nk there are 4lo0 Or $1,000 infantry there arc
tEo corps OF three divisions esch; Early and
s .re Gem o1ao
and VAUGHN, and Ewell's corps has Gen. Ran
fem' 1hoass @ T.. snd Go.,onoiaui division commsn-
aN! recruits lrom baltimore, before which It ha6
SRS S s6f 4" ras sa ~: sd
iur going into house aud deu,ai1i.1x lady's
moues; strict orders aaains. taklu!; riyate prop
city Tere rend t9 TIC troops thre*:: tines betore
s'esenn by. Gen. johnson to watch the move
. 1hsnts oi INC Federal trsops; they lett the VI
fmn,n nTips. G,n..,ni Ea.,. nna @ vent !n"su
cro.n tue riyer unti he has taseu W,shint sHa 10.
! have acted as courier 10 Gen. BreckInrldce: Il
At cratn5y'1!e With 1eo %; nearly The Thole Tebsl
army is 10 a1rc,nla Iohneoa@s toEce ia the same
sf,x was ,o9 1neRFa1ng near We 5e;
1ho raruad a, Laursl St,tan hnrnInc u ,rsin ~
cats there are sud to b. i05,ssN With Lee. 45aM
lth Early, 7U,.n' with leaurtgard; Cen Ear.y La
2 peers 81 art'l, u t9o bafta1lons q Ii and il
p'escF eIy counted ~ attlery before
coun,ry, 1' e'sD4'' 'ssause Ane" 'ae
6a,,,s1 7 r,or- ,o,,.,x-,. ..,.
t,ons w..r, ,,S', n"o" " pesa.Ts'S lnat nrep,ra
Sunday uipLt. Tho ASSAM; was dai.vad iii ri
MnnInv ~ 1,oro a.so'.4 nus aetaseo X
Monday iGs net On
rorinnitv had hccn In:, h. -. a.s sts guiasn op
t sssanit ,ha1 erni ,e of'ess OF Rrepantion
cnrsed and da,,ne', III: c,,ann. Iausanna ~ men
and profantly ismentei fje Taste r. tho hposS' aE
1.t1;ttnn o,,' ~ "asle " tng e1-
pt tha ena the praetlcabily
Ths infant1r nsrti,nIar;r NJ, ;ho vu+.~,na ~
Stoneyall :Iartsnn;s hrirsd.. n,,s con,r,a,a', "
almost muttnnnsIr tbat ihav had ,,ia.a.e'.
IN ,u,;as ta.,nth. tuat ~. eue} naa mafcned
them the ca,.inre of Washin,,nn prG1nn KY 1h,t
the lob was under their hands casr r., s h.,
done and vas ,,ttar,v tito aaa, 49,. S*sss W oc
TUh: Tic corrohoratiyc eTid..nca ot N.
strrnrth Of the rebel invasion of WarTI,nd nj
and tic intention IN rantnre Wasbinvfar =
this: 40
|. Tbat two ahle ,rn,or General. rounynd
fbe expet]Irfnns AA0
9. That beth Of them cama within n n,,,e
of Washington defcnees, aud there establish
ed their hradousrtrra m hivh md nra--