Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-14
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On the road out we passed the Cd Connecticut heavy
arulley ana lew straggers just out of the city we
ho household furnitnretheir dwellings having been de-
streyed or taken possession of by the r
When within mile Of the fort we could begin to hear
the picket hiring, with its peculiar sound like unto chip
chip, as though some woodmAn cutting down tree
We soon rchd line Of sentry placed across the road
W sop civilians We got BY without lunch troubles aud
lns TYP OF the hill at the aide Of the fort and
about hundred yards down The valley
no opposing administers banging away at each other at
Times very ygofousy then again lung with only an 0c-
shot Here We could the ruins OF the houses
destroyed on Monday that the CoDederates could MOI
use tnem Tor cover The cbimDeys all standing re-.
us much OF the burnt chimneys near Richmoud
wnetp Inc sangaaIy tights took place between MoCls
Ian ana Lee just before the days fight The houses
hsa seventh street destroyed by forces
Richard Butte, W. Bell, J. II. McChesney Abner Shoe
msser, and the residence of the late M Merrsen. III,
G9 monday The COnederates got within handred yards
Fort stevens II only thin ins the men being
80 that the heavy guns of the fort could be
USED against Them but the infantry in tho drove them
packlle dwellings, that we're afterwards destroyed Civ
90 Monday night about ten O'Clock, while the Federal.
We're forming their picket line OUT the Seventh street road
near widow Carberys the Confederates assaulted them
WIN some impetuosity aud drove them back but the line
was nnaiy formed after slight brush After this quiet
moss felgned supreme all night 4, I'm $500. .r2
about daylight this Tuesday morning skrmishing
oroe on between Fort Stevens aud Fer De Russy
N WlaoW Carberry's woods. The gunners in the fort
!? Mcnean artillery threw few shells in this direc-
ton which had the effect of driving the Conaderstes out
when they worked around to to get
70 between FoitStevens and Fort Socum Here the frat
brigade second division Of the Sixth Army Corps General
Weaton, We're posted in skrmish line At fret the Fed
erals got the worst of but naly the were
driven back out of field of low underground and bushes
from which they terribly annoyed troops. Two pris
oaers captured belonging TO the 2st and 18th Geor
ga regiments They were dressed in gray Jacket and
pants ana presented terrible filthy though
Iney lsd marched many weary mies Two other prson-
es hsa previously been brought one belonging to tho
Virginia cavalry, of Morgans corps .-5,- aEsr sf
me CoDiederate forces in our front Gen Rhoads
Gen hamsers, and Gen Gordous diyisiohs; all under
time time ago made Lieutenant General. These are the
forces thst opposed Hunter in the valley Many of them
are from Wsstern Virginia. - H'.r.o. go go
UP to eleven o'clock thu skirmishng was continued the
still eldeayorpg to reach the field, of low
bushes on the right of the Seventh road At one
time they broke cover and the Federal troops could be
seen rushing across the road though pursuit Soon
vigorous banging took place. Several Federals were
seen 10 fa on the right OF the road among them was Col
Balier Of the Nneiyeghth Pennsylvania who was shot
Inoega the right thigh The wound is very painful, but
All this skrmishing took place within three Hundred
yards OF Fort Stevens the Conederaes occupying the
house OF the widow Carbey Several sbells thrown
a. ~ VIII wnat ehe Ct We could not tell though smoke
was seen 70 come flom it for tines .r.s1 81, -.r
large number Of spectators assembled the top of
the hill beside the Tort where bresstork of rails rua
across the read The COnlederates occasionally would
elevate their rifles aud send ball among them. Several
stampedes We're thus occasioned- About eleven o'clock,
two men standing OBJ tho raparts of Fort Stevens were
shot one through the head and the other through tho
stomach Mr. Geprge koontz, agent, and Mr.. White,
also an atteche of the Baltimore aud OHIO Railroad Com
pany were standing beside these men When shot The
Parrot guns OF Forts Stevens Socum, field battery
on the left threw shells whenever an opportunity
On u the Distance out The Seventh street road ut leas
three miles, heavy black smoke observed though
dwelling Was onfre 1t too much smoke for camp
fire. :
The Confederates no doubt desired to throw up rge
ut about three hundred yards from the FORTS but those
IN the ios threw too many large shells among them for
comort Whenever their detail attempted to work f.7.-
large number Of contrabands TO work in the
morning throwing up fresh rife pits between the iorts
his saves the men from the scorohing heat Il Ell,
While on. the ground the following wounded were
brought 70 Sergeant John Freud, company X, Ninety
eighth Pennsyyania; Geo. Roberts company FL Ninety
eighth do; Michael Bruenner Ninety F. Waters
company Ninty do shot through the head very
severely and VII probably de- George Eyerts. company
d. Eleventh Vermont, shot through thigh and hand-twv
painful wounds; Range, company c, Sixteenth Penn
syVanla cavalry shot IN foot Sergeant Worthngon, One
Hundred and Thirty Pennsy lyanis sun-stroke
On our return 10 town hundreds of small boys and To-
males were vending their way to the front also
cream and cake vendors ALL seemed though they were
gong TO picnic instead of OF blood and carnage
To Major General Alexapder McCo k the comn andsnt
OF the deienees, and Lieut. d. q. Jewett officer of the
day we are indebted for generous courtsies by ch
were enabled to accomplish more fully purpose in
visiting the lines. ~
No one divine the intentions Of Breckinridse but
he means 60 attempt the capture of this city he
ae us the forces Tor its protection adequate to the
task -s#i i- t E.tNit I'LL
We stated above that the Conederates TO be
rushing round IN the right We have since learned they
ARE evidently moving TO Fort Lincoln near the Bla
teusburg read, and at two O'Clock only two miles
distant.
4 DESTRUCTION or THE RAILROAD.
The raIrosd between and Baltimore has been pretty
eectuay broken up by tn, rebels between Beltse aud
Laurel, including the bridge at Laurel. ~, r. y.
The rebels appeared the road about haEpast twelve
o'clock The ten O'Clock train from Baltimore was just
missed by the rebels who apparently very near the
road at the time the train passed this way as the dust
raised by their movement visible and the alarm was
given to the train abouta mile and half beyond Beltsvie
The train cautiously down to Beltsvle and seeing
no sign Of the rebels came to Washington. The train
had scarcely reached here when the news came that the
rebels had struck the road behind them.
In the afternoon the agent of the railroad caused an en-
sne and to be prepared to go out aud make re-
connossance en- the road and ascertain its conditions but
when three O'clock the train was about TO start notice
received from the Secretary of War that no trains
could to Baltimore aud he deemed it, advisable to re-
tain all the rolling stock in the city.
NAVY YARD
The greatest vigilance is kept up at the Yard. Two
heavy guns are at the gate, together with number
small brass howtzers. The gunbust Yankee has been
launched from the ways where she being repaired
and fitted out with guns aGd ammunition The coast sur
vy steamer Bib has been transferred b. the navy for the
present The Dragon, Primrose, and Leslie have come