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-Four or five companies Of thirty days vol
unteers have been put in forts least likely to
be assailed By the enemy.
The city throughout has been much more
| excited than On previous occasions: Through
| the isolation from the rest Of the world quite
as perfect advantage has been taken Of the
opportunity, however, By the grocers as
well as coal dealers, and flour which was S1e
purchased week ago, is now held at from
see to $25, and restaurant keepers are raistng
the tariff on most Of the articles on their bills
Of fare. Business goes on as usual, and the
work on the Capitol and Treasury extension
is not stopped. Picnics are held in the sub
urls, but country rides are necessarily some
what shortened, unless those taking them
haye passes.
The annual school examinations are pass
ing off with great tcIat and to crowded
houses.
The reports that the rebels had retreated
from our front, which have been flying about
the city all day are officially confirmed by the
commanders Of several forts, who say TINT
no gray backs are to be seen In their vicinity.
It is now believed that the whole line was
moved during the night, and that the NUN
body, which never advanced beyond Sibley
Spring, began crossing at Edwards Ferry.
Thirty eight hours ago the coolest observers
DECLARE that no infantry has ever approached
our fortidcations, aud that the largest body
at one time on foot. consisting Of dismount.
ed cavalry, was not more than four or five
hundred strong. Before leaving they burned
The house Of Montgomery Blair.
They have gone, it Is believed at the War
Department, just as We were about to as
glud to learn that Washington Is safe.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttlbane.1
NEW YonK, Wednesday, July 13.
All the reports, rumors and facts yet
cleaned about, the invasion are not conyin-
cling that there are more than ID, 600 rebels
in Maryland. AL the reports OF Hills ap-
proach with Corps are mere inventions.
The rebel in chief command is Jubal A.
Early. He has tEo divisions Of infuntry,
commanded By Breckenridge and Rhodes.
Bradley johnson, who figures conspicuonsly,
commands brigade in Rhodes division.
There are about 5000 cavalry, under the
chief command Of Gen. Ransom, formed into
two brigades under the command Of limbo.
den and 1:cCausland.
This force is broken up into small bodies
and scattered oyer the country in pt1laging
parties, thereby greatly magnifying its
strength. At noon to-day there was no
considerable force OF rebels known to be
in Maryland, north OF the. Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
Gen. Crook had appeared at Westminster
and Gen. Averiu at Frederick. Four hun,
dred and fifty rebel wounded at the latter
place fell into our hands. The South
Mountain gaps are not held By the enemy,
nor are they fortified. Our forces hold Ha-
gerstown, Martinsburg, Harpcr's Ferry and
Maryland heights. Tie Rebels cannot recross
the Potomac at any point north Of De1and's
ford, unless they do SO tomorrow. They
will he restricted to Edwards ferry and
Seneca Mills. At the Inter place artillery
and wagons cannot cross.
The situation in front Of Washington Is
not fully known, but in none OF the accounts
is there any evidence Of determined assault
upon the defcnses Of the city.
The railroads and telegraph, Of course, arc
interrupted.
Annapolis City is not taken. Annapolis
Junction may be, though It is not certain, for
the telegraph operator ran away before he
saw rebel
In the raid on the Wilmington Railroad
the treebooters, under. Gilmore, numbered
BY actual count elghty-three. Their sole OBJ
jeet was robbery. They began It by high
toned assurances that private persons and
private property should be respected, and
ended It by stripping everybody Of mone;,
jewelry aud valuab1es. The capture Of Gen.
Franklin was an accident. There comes
circumstantial and apparently reliable report
of Lis escape, but Is JET to be confirmed. Not
a rod Of the Railroad was destroyed, aud the
damage done the Gunpowder bridge. was
measured by the length Of the
burning train that was run
into. The chief disgrace, Of the whole
thing is thnt attaching to party OF Ba1ti-
more female rebels who disgusted all pres
ent, sid debased female virtue By their nf-
fectfonnte familiarities with rebel officers.
One of them who Claims to be, and hereafter
will be VIGOROUSLY known as Kate Lee, went
$50 far as to divide with her own hands among
the rebels the shirts taken from the private
baggage Of the passengers.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, July H.
A special dispatch from Baltimore says an
employee Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, who left Washington between and
o'clock this morning, reached Baltimore this
evening. He walked from Washington to
BeltyilIe, and from there he proceeded On
hand-car to Relay House. He states that the
railroad track between Washington and Bal
tilnore Is not cut, and beyond q triaing
damage to small bridge ct B-lt7ille, there
is nothing to prevent the running of cars to
Washington.
He is Of the opinion that there are not one
thousand rebels between Baltimore and
Washington. They can only be seen at
distance, in small squads of three OF four.
No firing was heard in the vicinity Of
Washington this morning, and he heard none
while coming through to Baltimore.
The, statement TINT the rebels we're on
their way to Annapolis is discredited on good
authority.
We have statement from military head.
quarters in Baltimore that the railroad com-
munication Will be opened between that city
and Washington to morrew.
The city is quiet today. Recruiting pro-
gresscs rapidly.
LATEST.
The midnight special to the inquirer, from
Baltimore, sa7s the rebel raiders are trying
to retreat.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, July 1s.-The
But'<ttn eays that gentleman who left WASH
ington at Z o'clock last evening, has reached
this city this afternoon. He states that
though there was great excitement in the
city up to the time lie left, there had been no
assault made.
New YORK, Wednesday, July 13.-Havre
De Grace epecial to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
says: Lieut.. Col. Mitchell, Assistant In.
spector General Of the Ninth Army Corps,
was with Gen. Franklin when he was captur
ed. He snys Gilmore was lonl-frr FIR