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mo hearSarge was struck in twenty.eight different
ny ING snot OF the Alabama, and yet had only three
% ner ganant crew wounded. The report of Lieut.,
THORNTON her executive officer speaks in the hQhest
Terms Of the conduct Of all her officers and crew. Every
man and boy on the shp displayed the utmost cooness
Aoa ana courage Referring to the marine guard of the
ship he says that they naby sustained the heh reputa
ton Of their ssryics They fought under the charge of
Acting Masters Mate Oh III. rDanforth the rife. ann,
upon the topgaant forecastle with which the action an
our part was commenced, and lis FIRE was rand and
effective throughout" lS5." 2 1a4t GhnssI9 hre
One OF the hundred pound rifle shells from the Alabama
perforated beth sections Of the and e1pode
az IT was passing through 1t made q ragged hole about
three eet IN daneter and carried away three of the chain
guys. Another hundred pound she'll lodged without ar
podng in the stern part Of the ship She received alto
gether iwelye shots in her hull and sxtesn ia her
rigging. None of spare We're injured OF her boats
the third cutter received shot through its botta the
starooard gunwse was shot away and the gig was badly
shattered During the action there moderate breeze
from the westward The following extract from her oe
book will interest nautical readers: 11 n aag9.6s13
AT To- 20 discovered the Alabama steam, f,on
the port of CberbOurg BY French iron cIad
steamer and fore and aft rugged steamer showing fbr
white English ensga aud yacht flag Beat to RsasrAp
standing off shore At 1850 being distant r. tbs lind
about two leagues altered course aud approached the
Alabama At 10 81 the Alabama comlneucea the actsSn
with her s.arboard broadde heasaad Yards range
At III we returned her fire and came fairly ulo action,
when we continued nnt meridian, when observing sig1s
OF distress IN the enemy together with cessation her
fire. our hre was withheld AT IL 10 boat with an officer
from the Alabama came alongside and yes
sell with the information that sbe wss rapidly sinking aud
request Tor assistance Sent the bunch aud second
ter The other boats being disabled by the FIRE The enemy
The English yacht before mentioned, coming within hail.
was requested by the Captain to rnder in
lng The lives the officers and of the surrendered
vessel At IL "a the Alabama went down forty .thos
water leaving most of her crew struggling 10 the
Seventy persons were rescued by the boats Tmu pilot
alongside of but the other retained thepost The
English yacht steamed rapidly away IA the noyIhward
without reporting the number Of our prisoners she had
picked Hosted up BOATS and three a the eerYs
eutters Repaired thehgging temporarily Took French
pilot and steamed away for CAerbourg At 3I0let 70
thirty fathoms chain" 1213 oioeG97'
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FURTHER REPORTS FROM TIE ENEMY.

BALTIMORE, JUtY1o -fve O'Clock P Tie North
ern Central railroad has been between Tmoneum and
Cockeysvile. and bridge is reported now burning
supposed to be the bridge at the Ashland works 't
A rebel cavalry force, estimated at fifteen hundred
strong probably an raon--crossed the Northern
Central railroad above Cockeysve this forenoon gong
toward the Philadelphia railroad They expected to reach
there before night and cut that road OF destroy one OF the
bridges; but it Is hoped the force guarding the
road in that direction will be strong enough 30 drive the
raiders away. Ia t...l ....i. 81. .l..3 hi
There are many idle again aaoat this afternoon
but confidence in the ability Of our forces to hold the city
u gaming strength, and quence, there is less
excitement than formerly W., ...gS $500. y.
Among the rumors just started is ooe that portion Of
the rebel force which engaged Gen. Wallace yesterday
have struck the Washington railroad near Laurel factory:
but this it is thought pcorrect at all events the tee
graph line to Washington as ct uninterrupted and
is believed the troops are IN such position by this time
to eff c;ualy protect our commun oatops with Wash
ngton.
As matter Of precsuon the vsluabIes, records, Sc,
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EXCITEMENT AT BALTIMoRE. !

BALTIMORE, July 9, P. M-The city was thrown into
considerable state Of excitement this afternoon by the
announcement that the city Of Frederick had
by the Union troops and afterwards occupied by large
body Of Confederate This the more startling, be-
cause so entirely unexpected it had been supposed that
the enemy after accomplishing the object Of the raid had
retired across the south side Of the Potomac But APP
pears that the movement is of formidable nature
than had been anticipated and that the Confederates
occupy the western part of Maryland in large force Re-
ports state its strength at twelve thousand.
There are also reports seemingly well founded, that
another rebel force has crossed the Potomac, Ed
wards Ferry and have moved 10 the direction of Urbana
10 what force 10 not known but 1t s supposed to be
effort to flank We hourly gaming strength by
Inducements and will probably Illustrate the rebel move
ufents -. Pr Il
All day streets have been teemng with ruors from
the front, and active arrangements being made in
ticpston of emergency, which it is confidently be-
leyed only barely possible not probable, TO The
Loyal Leagues being armed and the defensive works
strengthened The Government needing horses inn
medatey the authorities con6scatng sill able bodied
horse Hesh, especially the astblooded horses If the dis
loyal In order to prevent giving information to the enemy,
one is allowed to leave the city without pass All
accounts agree representing the rebel force to be much
larger and the movement much formidable than
at frst supposed. ,sar. a# t.#a#r +, Hltul
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DISPATCHES OF CAPT. wINsLow.
u. s. STEAMER KEARsAReE,

1 s..r Cherb0hrg, France June 2lst, 1864.
SIR have the honor to report that towards the close
Of the action between the Alabama" and this vessel all
available sail was made on the former for the purpose OF
again reaching Cherbourg. When the object aPpa
rent the Kesrsage was steered across the bow Of the
Alabama for rsking fire. but before reaching this point
the Alabama struck Uncertain whether Captain Semmes
was not using some ruse, the Kesarge stopped 1t
was seen shortly afterwards that the Alabama lower
ing her boats aud an officer alongside 10 one Of
them to say that they had surrendered and fast sink
ing aud begging that boats would be dispatched mmed
atey for saving Of life The two boats not disabled were
at once lowered and it apparent the Alabama was
settling this officer permitted 10 leave in his boat to
afford assistance An English yacht the Deerbound had
approached the Keasarge at this time when hailed
and begged the commander to down TO the Alabama
as she fast sinking and had but Two boats and
assist 10 picking up the He answered ssirmstively
and steamed towards the Alabama but the latter sunk
almost immediately. The Deerhound, however, sent her
boats and most actively engaged, aided by several
others which had come from shore These boats were
busy in bringing the wounded others the Keasaree
whom we trying to make csmfortsbe as possble
when reported that the Deerhound moving
Off could net believe that the commander of that vessel
could be guilty Of act taking prisoners
off, and therefore took no 10 prevent it. but con-
nued to keep our boats work rescung the men in the
water sm sorry cay that was mistaken the Deer
hound made off with Capt Semmes and Others and also the
very officer who had come board to surrender. learnt
subsequently that the Deerhound consort of the
Alabama, and that she received board all the valuable
personal effects Of Captain Semmes the night before the
engagement.
have the honor be- very respectfully, your obedient
servant, yNo. A. WrNsLow, Captain.
Hon. GIDEON WELLEs,
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington,
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COL. SEWARD NOT A PRISONER.

Alter the intelligence contained ia the foregoing de-
spasch had been received in this city, Gen Wallace es-
terday sent the following later teegraphc communication
to Mr. Secretary Seward from which the whuie country
will be glad to learn that the previous announcements
spectg the wounding and capture Ct his gallant son
unfounded We understand that Col Seward came out of
sick hospital at the front to lead bis regiment which
formed portion OF the division of troops detached from
Cen Grants army They arrived at Baltimore Friday
and all the forces not being up or ready for advancing
Col Seward pushed on to Gen Wallace with battalion
OF bis regiment and was thus in time to be in the battle
the Monocacy: \. .., .asti r,i4,l., .isar laaa af
- l.. -, .H ELLIcoTT's MILLS july TO- :.
Hon, VIM n SEWARD Secretary of State: ii lsla-.
have the pleasure OF contradcting my statement Of
last night Col Seward y not prisoner, and am now
told is unhurt. He behaved with rare gslantry !. .,
I LEW WALLACE, Maj Gen. Comm andng
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OPERATIONS NEAR WASHINGTON.

On Sunday evening body rebels varously stated from
eight hundred to two thousand, entered Rockville and
dashed through TO APPOINT few miles this side Of that viii
aso Hating there for brief while they retraced their
steps TO the town where they byouscked for the night
On Monday morning they sssaed cavalry force ,nde
Col LOWELL thrown out to ascertain Their strength Pie
point Of this .kirtnsh in the vicinity OF Rabbits
creek post once between Tennalleytown and Rock
Subsequently heard Of their skrmshug about noon on
aud around the Seventh street turnpike near the Cavet
farm and the residence Of Francis p Blair, ESQ. We
also had reports Of their appearance at other points There
serious lighting during the day. On our side there
in all twenty thirty Casualties occurring from the
pckets and sharpshoOtsrs Of the enemy = !7s w
One Of the editors Of the Union who made yst
TO Fort Stevens formerly Fort Massachusetts, out on Sc
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lodged from their Diminishing position and our linz adj
Vanced beyond the house of Mr. F. P Blair.
CUR loss 10 this charge about three hundred in
sllied and wounded including the following officers Adjt
Wm.- Laughin, killed; Lieut. Col Yishsr 43d Nav
Iork, killed Lieut.. Col johnson 49th New York killed
capt Lambert. 49th New York, killed Maj Jones, 9TH
Maine Killed and Maj John W. Crosby 6lst Pepn.ylva.
MIA, arm amputated Maj. COSBY was wounded in the
WILDERNESS, and had Joined his regiment that night lust in
time to take part in this fight The loss Of the enemy is
unknown They left upwards Of one hundred wounded
including eleven officers, at the house Of Mr. Blair.
Ia ont Of Fort Slocum (o the right Of Steyens) the
reoe skirmshers were not active but whepever they
showed themselves 10 sufficient numbers the fort treated
mem % shell II fired during the day between thirty
ana ory and Whenever they fell among the rebels they
were seen to run All directions The main force Of the
rebels Kept prudeity in the woods and only showed them
selves IN any numbers when relieving their srmishers
u was reported yesterday that there was considerable
skrmshing on Tuesday evening mile beyond the Bladens
ourg road not far from Fort Lincoln We have no con-
nrmalon OF the report At late hour 1 o'clock) on
ursday night we had Information from the fort that all
was quiet" ! AZ ESQ., "t X 'T5a3 1T fS''"-', -
lAsfW HOUSES BURNT BY THE ENEMY . trp
ION Tuesday night about III o'clock the rebel force out
the Fourteenth street road fred number Of buildings
they mad previously been using as shelter for sharpshoot
ers' ana Is supposed they moved of Immediately after
wards 10 s6 al ia-a 1#r -l,r-., nm 8 7, r'fHrr
sa'fs aa' THE RAILROAD CLEAR AGAIN. ~ "-f
Anout noon yesterday engine was dispatched from
Inc railroad depot the condition Of the track
ana proceeded tor Badensburg, where Mr. Koentz, the
agent OF the company found railroad man who had left
The heiny House in the morning and learned from him
mat the rebels had failed to damage the read to any
extent They had set fire to the tresse work at Paint
Branch but 10 did not burn the bers being only slightly
soorched None Of the other bridges or any portion Of
lhe track had been Injured 10 any appreciable extent
Mr, hoontz was accompanied by Col. McCalum superin
1enoent OF military railroads, and they received
'ns they returned t the depot and took out
OF msa and implements to repair the telegraph The
road wilt also be speedily repaired srt t57o. b i
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A FIGHT AT MoNoCACY.

,." X BALTIMORE, JULY III, 1864.
BY this title the unexpected and brilliant action of Sat
urday last must be known in history 1t fought by
the Unior troops in command of Msjor Gen Lew Wallace
commanding the Middle Department and the Confederate
forces under command Of Major Gen Jubsl Early the
csor ofGen Ewell The Federa forces numbered about
thousand men, embracing parts OF Gen Ricketts
division Of the Sixth Army Corps; the third regiment Po-
tomac Home brigade Col Glpn commanding the eleventh
Regiment Maryland Volunteers, under Col Landstreet;
two companies Of the 9TH Ohio hundred days regiment
and Alexanders and hovitzsr battery.
The rebel force is estmsted by Gen Wslace to have
been twenty thousand strong and IL they must have
consisted Of the whole corps formerly commanded by
Ewell The division commanded by Major Gen. John
c. Breckinrdpe was also in the battle The rebels very
artiuy contested the true magnitude Of their forces until
the moment arrived for them to give battle at the Mon
ocscy Up to Friday night it seemed almost matter Of
certainty thai they had infantry north of the Potomac
and that their in various parts Of the State and
Of cavalry. 5s,4 ~. ..tss ,.te .ass.,s. .ea
On Friday evening Gen. Wallace learned by reconnois
sapce beyond Frederick, that they had larger force be-
youd that city than he had at fret supposed Recognising
the Importance of guarding the Monocacy bridge and Of
covering the tunpkes both TO Baltimore and Washing
ton which convergs here he determined TO make battle
at the point selected which was near the railroad bridge
over the Monocacy river three miles southeast Of Frede
rick and midway between the pike leading from Wash,
netop to Frederick and the national pike leading from the
West TO Baltimore. His lnecf battle stretched nearly
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! $3.50 s,l.iE d. 5. g. Kg.RsARae

Chsrooarg, (Franee) June 2lst 1854
SIR have the honor report that the numbey If nr
soners brought on board the Ksarsarss belonging TO the
Alabama was seventy siI officers and sixty four men One
officer (carpenter and two men dying aud seventeen
wounded are included in this number As we have ysrv
Contracted accommodations for own crew without in
crease it became Indispensable to send these prisoners On
shore and their parole taken with exception Of the
aoctof-pon,co@batant- put on parole that no
might attend to his wounded the officers were held az
prisoners OF war learn that three officers with six men
were carried on shore at Chbourg by pilot boats but of
'no NUMBER VINO reached England in The Deehound have
W" honor 70 oe very respectfully, your obedient
servant. JNo A w,Ysy, a., $500:
Hon. GIDEON WELLEs Secretary Of thu Nav
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GEN WALLACE STILL FALLING BACK

BALTIMORE, July 10-Ten o'clock The rebel cavalry
are reported at Restertown, sixteen miles north of Ba
more supposed to be making for the Northern YORK
Central railroad 10 cndesvor to cut communication
Ia that direction H8ftt-i4si
train which started out the Ohio railroad has re-
turned with number Of wounded rose esd Lf.fSf
The party of rebels at Restertown are said TO be small
body They stealing cattle and horses Reports say
they have struck the York railroad and burnt bridge
cannot learn az yet If il 10 true. -.os -4t IL &
Gen. Wallace, at last sdvices, was twenty-six miles
from the city, falling back with force OF fresh troops
covering his retreat The enemy supposed to be
following him, ut least they not to be seen on the
road over which be is retreatng His artillery reported
safe. - y5i' gt. af, HGF .r 8t A. '4lat : "a ssi
Our strest are swarniug with peoples the Union citi
gems are coming forward aud, if they well handled
will help much In the work of holding the city
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THE CITY OF BALTIMORE IN DANGER.

BALTIMORE, JULY 8, P, M-The following proclama-
ton, calling upon the people to quickly for the de-
fence of the city has just been issued by the Governor
the State and the Mayor Of the city: /. i..
-a 3 IA .g,ef,+ y BALTIMORE, July 8, 1884,
Citizens OF Baltimore We have been unwilling 10 Gre
ate an unpecesary alarm or agitation this community
BY any appeal for your Immediate assstaAce resisting
the threatened invasion that might be deeed
bnt we have 20 longer such and feel no
hesitation In declaring that in opinion the danger
which now threatens the city " imminent, and il you
would avert 1t EVERY LOYAL MAN MUST at prepare
to meet it. $500 IN ,g;.s., n ts-. .f-, 4 '-ir-
The invading enemy by the last accounts
the CITY, Men, all the that can be raised are snn
70 occupy the Notifications already completed 70 pre-
pare others 1t is not important how yos should come,
but MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOULD COME Ar
ONCE come in your leagues come in your militia COM
panIes, but come in crowds and come quickly 3 .tF
Brig Gen Lockwood has volunteered to take charge OF
all the civil forces thus raised and has been assigned
that command. Il FL ,--N-r. 81 .,.~-p : ,.,...g :
The loyal men of every ward will assemble at their usual
places OF ward meetings and will report forthwith to Gen
Lockwood, at his headquarters. 81 North street.
EIGI = B "A. w BRADFORD,
Governor of Maryland.
srs~.r.,ts A1g yt 1sr W. .a JOHN LEE CHAPMAN sdE
sa4 AIN. .s4s G "a .,.r,6 qss5 MayortUf baltimore.
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GEN WALLACE RETsEArlNa TO i BALTIMORE TING
WAsHrsaTos, JuLy loz1 o,s,oek 4 NJ

.-c lEci--- sWAsIiINGToN, July 1911 o'clock A M
An official report from Mjor General Wallace just re-
ceived states that battle took place between the rces
under bs command and the rebel forces Monocacy to-
day, Saturday commencing at nine O'Clock A. NJ and
continuing till FIVE p Nj that our forces were 1T length
overPowered by the Superior nmbss of the enemy and
were forced toretreat in disorder He reports that Col
Seward Of the New York heavy artillery wac wounded
and taken prisoner and that Brig Gen Tyler was also
taken prisoner that the euemys force TO- ut Ieast twenty
thousand, and that onr troops behaved well but suffered
severe ioss: He is retresting to Baltimore y. = n'
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary Of War. \,
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!, THE LATE SIEGE OF WASHINGTON VI, io

F
The military demonstration made by an ung,
known force Of the enemy on the outskirts Of the
National Capital within the last few days has come
to an end. s, .- 1879.
This demonstration did not take the form Of,
any thing like an q attack on the city = except us
front Of Fort Stevens where some diminishing dez8
clared the presence Of hostile force on Monday
and Tuesday last. The number Of tho cnemy's,,,
force at this point or at any other was utterly UNI,
known to our military authorities, but il has been
subsequently developed that at this locality il
never much, if at all, exceeded FIVE or six hundred
men. We have received information to this effect
from officers who have traced tho marks Of the en-
campment Of tho besiegers since their evasion dur
ing the night Of Tuesday last after the reconnois
sance which, late in the evening Of that day, was
ordered by Gen, WRIGuT for the purpose Of feel,
ing the strength of the enemy 1t is, moreover !,
confirmed by the testimony of persons who have !
come into the city since the siege was raised -
Some slight demonstrations were made by the
enemy at two other points on our northern and
northeastern front, but the number engaged in
them, or in the dash made on the railroad between
Washington and Baltimore on Tuesday last, is of
course unknown, though, from the poverty of their
achievements, these cooperative detachments must
also have been small. t. ..- ,.
The reconnaissance on Tuesday evening in front
Of Fort Stevens resulted in smart brush with the
besieging party, who were easily driven by the
small body of our troops sent out on the scout I'M
til darkness put end to the pursuit. Our troops
lost about three hundred men in killed, wounded,
and missing, in the attack. The insurgent loss
was not SO great, from the paucity of their num-
bers in the engagement. They left upwards of ,
ninety of thoir wounded at the house of Mr. Blair,
and few Of Sheir dead on the field ta. aa
At daybreak yesterday morning the enemy was
no longer visible, and so, for the present, ends ,
what will pass into history as the "1wo days
siege of Washington" which terminated as mys-a
tcriously as it began. We shall be able to clear
up the mystery in day or two, till which time we
reserve further comments this suggestive subject.
The location, number, and distribution Of the
other forces engaged in the invasion OF Maryland,
during the siege Of Washington, are unknown to
us, and we presume equally unknown to our mill
tary authorities. Further information ON all these ,
points may probably be elected By the pursuit of /.
the enemy which is being pressed by the ex- 4
perienced aud gallant troops Of the Sixth Army
Corps.
We regret to state that before decamping from
the city the "rsiders burnt the country scat OF
the Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, the Postmaster d
General, and riAed the mansion Of his father, Mr.
FRANCIS Z. BLAIR, abstracting it is supposed, Is
the papers and correspondence Of this gentleman,
covering period Of forty years. ~