The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-11
LATER FROM the NORTH.

Northern papers Oh the atn naSe ueen re-
ceivcd. Gold was quoted In New York on
the.6th at a5Oa25s6.
THE SITUATION -rHs c0EvspKRArss IN MAINLAND
The New York Herald Of the 5sh inss has the
following " situation" article:
The latest news from General Grant Ii the report
that he made demand for an unconditional sur
render Of Petersburg, or the aResnauve OF short
time to remove the WomeB and children before an
attack was made On the city The answer 70 the
demand was not received st last accounts.
Further details Of the contemplated rebel inva
show that Gen Max Weber helds Maryland Heights
and has notified the residents OF Harper's Ferry
leave, as he was about shell out the rebels, who
were plundering the place yesterday. Heavy
firing was heard there last evening. gliding was
also reported 70 be going on at ShaTpsburg, the
Uaioh troops being commended by sigei A body
of rebel cavalry were reported 10 nave crossed the
Potomac al Pc nrpf ROchs aud cut the Telegraph
A great panic prevails ~ Frederick. All th e
Government stores have been Yemoved. General
Sigei says that there were GOO cavalry In The reb-
ell Iorces which attacked him at Leetown on San-
day The number of their infantry could moi be
ascertained, but IL Is supposed TO be large. lie
states further, that 100 Of the rebel cavalry had
got in hts rear by the way Of North Mountain. At
the latest accounts last night Sgel still he Mary
land Heights. despite the attacks of the enemy al
6 O'Clock yesterday evening The Chesapeake and
Ohio canal has suffered sew rely from the rebels.
number of boats were bu aed and teams captnr
ed. Iatens. excitement Lists al Cettys5urg, Har
rsburg and Wiliiimsc0rt. Troops were coming in
last evening from the West support General
Sigel.
series Of dispatches from Baltimore give the
news of the Confederate advance. They are
dated Juiy 5;k
An attack WAS made on Harper's Ferry about
niue or ten O'Clock yesterday morning, by Il force
estimated at some two ,hous md cavalry, with
more than AS many infantry.
Cen Weber, however, SET about making vigor-
holding hts own.
After two O'Clock In the afternoon the wires
were Interrupted near iiarper's Ferry, on the east
side, and the O( katOr at the Point Of Rocks was
understood TO report that body OF rebel cavalry
had crossed the Poiom &c there and interrupted the
Telegraph.
In the meantime the excitement was very gre at
at Frederick, Md, contain ng all the SICK from the
hospitals, which. with the provost guard of the
town, were removed-th3 former going TO An
napolis
The Government stores were als) removed from
Frederick, as they had previously been success
fu ly removed from Haiper's Ferry.
No reason Is given for this movement from Fred
erick, as no hostile forces were known to he with
IN twenty miles of the place, except cavalry de
tachment near Point OF Rocks, twelve miles Off
General Tyler remained at MonOcacy In com
mand OF General Waliace's forces that point being
The extreme western limit OF this department -
He is protecting the great railroad bridge of Mo
nocacy river, three miles from Frederick. No
signs Of the enemy mad appeared up to last night
The true object and extent of the whole move
ment is yet mystery ftis known from refugees
from Martinsburg Winchester and other places in
Virginia. that the rebels renOrselessly and re-
len.lessy enforcing the cOnscripliOn,- taking all
the males between sixteen and sixty who have
lett their homes. Every horse is taken the line
of march, and scouting parties visit the country
roads and steal them all, whether owned By friend
or foe The capture OF supplies and The diversion
Of the reinforcements goiug to Grant are very
probably the reasons for the raid.
Provisions and all kinds of supplies are, no
doubt, very scarce in Virginia at present, and the
rebels hope 20 make large haul on this side of
the Potomac but they have evidently been dis
appointed thus far. Maj Gen Early commands the
expedition, which IS composed of cavalry, infan-
try and artillery. Early is reported to be EweII's
successor.
Gen Ransom Is believed to have charge of the
cavalry, and as he is said 10 be Stuars successor,
tbe object ot the euelny may bc iafArrsd TO be an
important one Or the part oi Geu Lee. The In
faniry force Is said to b. under the command of
Gen Early himself Ewe's late corps probably
now numbers not less than IL 900 men.
Other reports name Brec hiuiidge, ImbOden,
jenkins, and even Wheeler, AZ leaders; but both
the Southern Jenkinses are dead. Wheeler is
known to be In Tennessee, and BreckinriGge's q
presence In the Valley is very doubtful
Gen Wailacs is vary active, and Is making every
preparation that prudence may suggest.
The rebel raid has been very destructive on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. We have informa
tion here that the canal has been badly damaged,
and that a number Of bosts have been burned and
teams captured
The following Ia the latest and most authentic
intelligence received up TO nine O'Clock this
in from the Upper Potomac:
About six O'Clock this evening an attack was
about being made pom maryland Heights, where
Gen Sigel's whole force Is conc centrated, and was
then formed In line of battle for defence.
Very little informa ZION details Of the progress
OF the siege OF aarper'S Ferry and Maryland
Heights could be obtained, owing to there being
no trains running that far up the road, and tn
telegraph operator not being In position to un-
deistand the true condition of affairs other tn
the defence wa, obviously successful, In view
of the Heights being still in Geu Sigei's posses
son.
Three hundred wagons, lpaded with stores, sup
iy from 5artinsburg by Gen sigei, and passed
through Frederick to day on the way TO Baltl-
more.