The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-13

pected and brilliant action of Saturday last must
be known in history. 1t was fought by the
Union troops in command of Major General
Lew Wallace commanding the Middle Depart
ment and the Confederate forces under COM
mand of Major General John Early, the success
sor of General Ewell. The Federal forces num-
bered about seven thousand men, embracing
parts of General Ricketts, division, of the 9th
army corps; the Sd regiment Potomac Home
Brigade, Col. Gilpin commanding; the 18th reg
ment Maryland volunteers, under Col. Land
street; two companies of the 9TH Ohio hundred
days regiment, and Alexander's and howitzer
battery.
The rebel force is estimated by Gen. Wallace
to have been 10000 strong and if so they must
manded by EweI. The division commanded by
Major General John G. Breckenridge was also i'll
the battle. Gen. Wallace fought three times his
number, and fell back in admirable order, losing
no artillery, and not much other material. The
enemy terribly punished.
The plunderng and destruction to Baltimore
county has been extensive.
Baltimore is now cut from all telegraphic and
railroad communication, excepting Washington,
and apprehensions exist of that soon being in
terrupted.
Governor Bradford's supurb country mansion,
six miles from Baltimore, on Charles-street
avenue, was burned by the rebels this morning;
ALSO several other houses in that region, and i'm
mense damage was done. Harry Gilmore, with
1900 cavalry, is perpetrating these depredations.
Gunpowder bridge, the Philadelphia rail-
road, was fire about noon to-day, and train
of nine cars which left Baltimore at eight clock
| this morning, filled with passengers ana having
on board the mails, was also on fire. The pas
| sengers escaped 1t is feared that Bush river
bridge and the bridge over Stemmer's Run are
also destroyed.
The banks and insurance companies have all
| deposited their valuables on board of a steamer
chartered for the purpose, and ready to leave at
a moments notice.
| Arrangements have also been made to remove
| the archives of the State from Annapolis.
General Ord has been appointed to the COM
mand of the 8th army corps, and General Wal
| lace commands the department..
! BY this arrangement General Ord has COM
mand of all the troops for the defence of the city.
Two morning trains from Baltimore were
captured by the rebels at Magnolia about twenty
miles from Baltimore. Major General Franklin
was captured. The station-house was burned.
The rebels were repulsed by our gunboats at
Bush and Gunpowder rivers. One OF the trains
| was recaptured.
| Firing was heard Yesterday in Howard and
Carroll counties, from the direction of Frederick
county but as it did not with Wallace's
forces, it is supposed that either force from
Washington Howe's troops, from Harper's
| Ferry, have attacked the rebel rear.
Doctor More, of Havre de Grace with loyal
party, started out this morning and captured
| twenty-five of the bridge burners.
HARRISBURG July 11.-Genera1 Kelley tele-
graphs from Cumberland that there is no truth
in the report that ohm Morgan and lmboden are
following Hunter.
Hunters forces occupy Martinsburg, and an
other body hold Hagerstown.
passes While their main body is demonstrating
on Baltimore and Washington.
REBEL ADVANCE ON wAsHINGToN-sKIRM IsH-
ING NEAR THE CITY.
From the Washington Chronicle of Tuesday
, morning. we clip the following review of the
rebel operations in front of the city:
Visiting Tenallytown, yesterday, to ascertain
the truth of the various rumOrs respecting the
rebel advance, we found that our cavalry, under