Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-06
Great Excitement i'm Maryland
The Rebel Raid.

BALTIMORE, July Sit was reported and
believed yesterday morning that Hagers-
town, was in possession of the rebels, the
operators having left their posts under an
alarm. The operators, however, returned
about one o'clock in the afternoon and re-
ported that all was quiet, and that there
were no rebels nearer than Fallingwaters
and Williamsport, from six to ten miles
distant from the Potomac, where it was
said fighting was going on yesterday after
noon.
The same account also says fighting was
going on at or near Sharpsburg, the Federal
forces being commanded by General Sigel.
Previous reports from Harpers Ferry had
located Gen. Sigel during Sunday night at
Shepardstown, to which point he had fallen
back from Martinsburg, and where juno
ton was formedwith him by Mulligan, with
the forces from the Leetown fight on Sun
day, ten miles below this point.
A force 1t was thought would move to the
Maryland side of the Potomac to secure
Maryland Heights, if attacked by the reb-
els.
An attack was made on Harper's Ferry
about 9or 10 o'clock yesterday morning by
a force estimated at some 1000 cavalry,
with more than as many infantry. Gen.
Weber, however. set abo 1T making a Wig
orous defence, and up to the latest accounts
was holding his own.
Nothing had been heard up to O'Clock in
the afternoon, at Harper's Ferry, from Ell
ther Sigel's or Mulligan's force, which is
accounted for, perhaps, by the Hagerstown
story of their being again engaged oppo-
site Shepardstown, to which point they
must have been followed by the rebels.
After o'clock in the afternoon the wires
wereinterrupted near Harper's Ferry on the
east side; and the operator at the Point of
Rocks was understood to report that a body
of rebel cavalry had crossed the Potomac
there and interrupted the telegraph. In.
the meantime the excitement at Frederick,
MARYLAND, continuing, all the sick from the
hospitals, with the provost guard of the
town, were removed, the former going to
Annapolis. The Government stores were
also removed from Frederick, as they had
been previously successfully removed from
Harper's Ferry. No reason is given for
this movement from Frederick, as no hos
tile forces were known to be within twenty
miles of that place, except cavalry de-
tachment near Point of Rocks, twelve miles
off, Gslj .1it glaai io loqnl 9tioi gsHo m
General Tyler remained at Monocacy, In
command of General Wallace's forces, that
point being the extreme western limit Of
great railroad bridge of Monocacy river,
three milesfrom Frederick. No signs of the
enemy had appeared up to last night. The
true object and extent of the movement
are as yeta mystery tits known fromref-
ugees from Martinsburg, Winchester and
other places in Virginia that the rebels are
remorselessly and relentlessly enforcing
the conscription. taking all the males be-
tween sixteen and sixty who have not left
their homes.
| Every horse Is pakeli on the line of march
and scouting parties visit the country roads
and steal them all, whetherowned By friend
or foe. The capture of supplies and the
destruction of the reinforcements going to