The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-18

In grove 0n the eproftse slide Of the foa,
from Hon ~ Rsif's sestdeRce was fouada born
Tue eighth volume OF Hyr0n's w0rEe-tacbea @ by
rebel soldier 10 q tree. which have brought viii
ma, and nanseBbe the fsIowinS iasettttion
which Is written on the by leaf:
- MAN WA-HissroN, July IL, 1854.
Now, Hacie Abe, you had better be quiet the
baiaac- 0f y0af adnsiafaIfati0h ss we only came
sear your tDsn this time lust 10 shaw you " ba,
We enaid dei but 1t You Ga on 10 yoHr msd career
We Will come ass 10 sooa. and The you had better
Stand from D6drf
yours, respectfully. the worst rebel YOU eve,
saw. FIFTY EiaaTH VIRGINIA isEasrRr
/ A citizen OF Maryland. who resides sixteen
miles northeas, .ot Washington, near cslesvti ie.
furnishes the GAroaicis with the following state
meat
/ The rebels 6tst made their appearance at Celes.
Vile about four OF dse o'clock IN the afternoon ~
I Monday last, and from AIT he could fearn
the rebel fusce on the Doah side Of the Potomac
consists OF Gems Johuson's, Fary's and A +
Hiii's corps, lie saw the most of Gems Johnson,s
aud Eary corps pass through aSd Co!esviile.
| When the rebels came into Maryiand nearly l,
! were on foot, ttt they have picked up all iha
/ horses In the county through which they have
| passed, and now the most OF them are in0unteaa
/ Johnson took the east rvad from Coesviiie aud
moved towatd Beitsviiie and ihs railroad. Far
iJ's corps came toward Washington on the 6e-
scnth street road. and IL was suaaefstapf tfsst
Hiii's corps moved toward WasMfRgt0n on a line
/ west hf Eary's corps He saw about seven thou,
sHnj or eight thousand rebels, and fhtnks these
were more than that nambtr that he did nnt Q.
lie cohvffsau Win the feb1l uenerat johnson
and other rebel 6nicers, and thinks st WAS not
tiivif intention 81 ,ate washington, hut 20 d:s sst
The attention oi Giant from Richmond, and IN De.
! stfoy the pfodnets OF the country, whch they
have succeeded In dolag TO the amount OF on Q
| miiiion bushels oI grain. They were earnestly
praying TOR dry weaiher enable theii 10 50 cross
ihf Potomac without trouble.
johnson had seven ptecr rs of artillery bu, dtt
hot see any Win kafiy
The Chroniete reports our forces TO have re-
treated fom befure Washington. IL says
AZ an early hour yesterday morning the rebels
fell back from their position north OF The oytiica-
lions at Tenaii} town To Rockville, where they
were pursued by our cavalry TO the number Of
ABOUT eight hundred. These engaged them
, throughout the day with varying success
Rockville has been In our possession half dozen
times, but reinfarcements being sent To the enc
inr, they w. u'd occupy II until our turn came
eg IN such was the fghting Ia the vicinity Of
Rockville yesterday. neither party gained any
thing worth speaking of
Preparations ere being earnestly made TO drive
The rebels from their position before Washington;
and Il VIII be matter of surprise II any rebels,
not piis0Oers, re main north OF the Potomac.
A,epoI.er who visited Fort Lincoln writes
Oa Tuesday morning, about eight O'Clock q de-
tachment OF The rebel cavalry appeared at a point
about three miles from the fort and about mile
northwest OF Baden5burg, planted a battery and
iiau IL sknntsn viii n uetacHment oil our cavalry
VINO mad been srEt out TO hunt the raiders at
early hour In the morning. The rebels fought
well for short time, bat Indfng that they were
sotrly pressed they fred once with their battery
and then drew OFF.
the result OF the sbt was a loss to our forces
of thirty i've men missing Rut few Of them were
found and only one came In. Oae man and sew
erai horses were killed by shell fioH the enemy's
battery. our force In the engagement was about
i've hundred, chit fiy of the Sixth Ohio cavalry.
The rebels consisted partly of dismcunted infantry
There was no Oihcr collision betw cen the op.
posing forces during ths day. The rebels, as
they Ietreated, EtRdied several fires, among thcm
what appeared TO be mi and quantity OF
lumber, about four miles nolthwes. from tbs fort
Tbis burned until night
Yesterday morning an addional 6etae hment of
cavalry was dispatched In pursuit. OF ihr taidefs,
and when We arrived nj the faft they were To be
seen securing the country In the vicinity, but
Iheye were no evidences vi u go nsian 1" be setn
Of heard few stragg glers were ptc1 ed mp, and
ii was believed hat the enemy had Shedaddied
during the night Of Tuesday.
There was a very Intelligent prisoner ct The
tort, from whom but II.!e ccuid be ssce.aned
The substance OF bis statement were That the
rideIs had had no Intention To make an attack
elmer Upon El!tin,fe on Washington, their de-
mons,ration here being simply that of their rear
guard. 10 cover the retteat of the main body With
the very large quantity of plumber which the y
have cleaned from Our Marylsnd.S Also, that
q large proportion OF their forces were tafintry,
which has been mounted on horses during the
-sid.
From other sources we learned that other pris.
oners had stated the entire body OF rade,s TO cGm
prise ,xO corps, commanded by Early ana Brcck-
iDrdge. including three Thousand cavalry, com
man,ed BY Ransom Their impressions Was that
their lac companions wonld endeavoT tO escape
by way OF Edward's and OlaR's ferries
The losses of our forces in front of washington,
In killed and wounded, so far we have been able
T. gather up 10 the present time, DO DOT reach one
hundred.
The ChroRicie, In an editorial on the situation
around Washington, says:
The sudden disappearance Of the rebels from
before the city, AFTER affecting 20 iny siege TO IL Tor
three days, leave lille doubt ia Il taeir OBJ teci
was merely to divert attention while their cavalry
were engaged In stealing hOrsts and cattle, ami
removing them beyond the Potomac.
ghe absence of any considerable United States
cavalry lofce In this department has enabled the
audacious rebels carry out their plans with con-
siderable success. 1t was next to impossible for
infantry to watch their movements, or to prevent
their ssfni dashes upon the railroads. wn,ie
the rapidity of their movements Ia small detach-
| ments and their sudden appearance al SO man,
| different points simultaneously, were we'll cacu
lated 10 swell their numbers In the Imagination O
tue defenceiess popu aton exposed to their depfe
dations,
| The raiders have succeeded in destroying or ap
pfopiiating a large amount Of property; and Il
l they make their way haca with their booty they
| will have much cause for cOngratulation by thei
friends But they have at the same time, although
they should escape, done an important service {,
1 the G government which they are endeaxosing u
| overthrow. They have rallied the loyal people
/ once more to ite support as Ao appeal from tn
auth orities could have done, and they have thni
maLe easy the otherwise difficult tasx Of recruit
irS the army 70 the extent which was deemed
| necessary 1he whole country will now be con
/ yinced OF the importance OF placing at the com
/ mand of the Government force suftlcient q
defend Washington and the North without weak
entng the armies engaged Ia asssiiing The rebel
+ s.iongholds.
7aE stTuATIoN ABOUT RALfidoRE--0UR FORCE RE
| PORTED 10 Z RETIRING FROM MARYLAND.
ARaltimore paper of the l4th thus sums up th,
| sad Washington
The excitement I'm Baltimore continues I.
| subside. The rebel forces that were aronnd th'
northwest ride OF the city ha We oil disappeared
and there were none reported during yesteFda!
wtLhin twenty miles OF the city.
| The situation In Western Mary yiand yesteYda,
evening W as follows:
There was no rebels on the north side Of III
| Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The Federal troop
no d the railroad fro N M0nocacy 10 cumberland
| Mart ;usburg, Fredeiick, Hagerstown, Hafper'
| Ferry the South Mouatala, sc, and ell row &c
cupted by Fceerai troops.
ihe enemy evacuated Frederick City, but nc
until they had burned all the Government buid
ings except the hospita ., and aad received fioi
tae authorities $3.50 900 demaaded Of them. he
left many OF their wounded bshind In the hosp
| tais.
The medical director at Frederick reports III
loss 10 the battle Of Monocacy 20 bs seven hua
| cred ard eleven In killed, wounded and prisoner
| on the Union side, and seven hundred aud lniTt
on the rebel stce.
Mai Gen Franklin Is also reported 20 have mad
| HIS csc ape from GilmOIe's cavalry while the
| were encsmped on farm near keeteItown III