New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-18
PURSUIT FROM THIS SIDE GIVEN UP
All Serene i'm Washington.
Travel and Mails Move Regularly.
The Psrsuit OF the Raiders-Their Escape
Number Of their Force.
Special Dispatch to TIE n. Y. Tribune

abandoned and they viii probably Succeed IN reaching
Lynolburg with their plumber in safety unless Gen
- inteIcopts them between StGunton and Lynch
burg
Scouts report TO headquarters that the Rebel rear
guard passed through Ashby's Gep early on Friday
morning and we're making all possible haste up the
Shenandoah Yaley. Persons residing near The Gap say
at their train composed Of ell sorts Of vehicles and
over milo long, was filed with every variety OF
p,uoGer.
Over 900 head OF horses cattle and mules and large
doycs Of sheep and hogs seat through tie Gap rs
the Rebels rreyiors their retreat and were pastured
ia the meadows along the river until the Withdrawal Of
The main body commenced which was early on Tuesday
morning.
Several hundred wounded, in carriages md embu-
Iances, were brought through the Gap Among them
were one Brgader and several Coouels beside num-
Der Of officers OF inferior grades most o. them wounded
in tie battle Of Monocacy.
The Government has been put in possession Of the
roster Of the force that invaded Maryland 1t was com
posed of infantry artillery and cavalry. The infantry
consisted Of Earys corps Of veterans, formerly Ewels,
and BrcckiEridgo's provisional corps. There were
three divisions in Earlys corps commanded respect
lively by Gems. Rhodes Gordon, and Ramseur. There
were two divisions in Breckinridges corps commanded
b. Gems Bel and Vaugnn.
The Rebel divisions are. for economy, made larger
than ours as arc also their regiments The exact num-
hers In each Of the above five divisions OF infantry Of
course cannot be ascertained They can be approx.
mated By tie measure Of the strength Of single d.
vision in Breckiuridges old corps the 18th Of June
last The Government here knows that On that day
that one contained 1900 effective men. The artillery
known to have been brought here by the Rebels Is q
mounted raed battery with the cavalry, and two parks
With the infantry cOlumnsone Of fourteen guns and
,pe Of eighteen The mounted battery probably con
ainel six pieces the others four each. They would
altogether comprise at least l2OO men.
Tie evidence in possession Of the Government as to
e numbers Of the cavalry shows that it consisted OF
Rensom'9 division Of four lrisades, commanded by
Gems. InbOden. McCausland. johnson and JacAson'
No soldier here places this force below 7COO most place
Il above 10000.
Engineer officers have been sent out on the Rockville
road to measure the lines Of bouac and occupation not
only on both sides Of it bat r into the woods on either
hide. and on the farms of the main highway and ont Of
observation. These indicate beyond Question very
rone force opposite Forts Stevens, De Rusfy and So-
ann which command q single avenue into the city.
The houses Of two brothers named Wilcox, mile be-
youd Silver Spring. were the headquarters Of Gems.
prcckinridce, Gordon Evans and others. Both Evans
and Gordon were wounded al the battle Of Monocacy,
tho latter severely so in the arm and abdomen, the
former in the thigh.
Tho Wucoxes state that the Rebel advance appeared
ealy on Monday morning and that troops continued to
arrive without interruption until Tuesday morning.
They say that the exhaustion and encouragement Of the
6rht at Monocacy and the hot and dusty march Of IS
miles 10 Washington Immediately after it, 50 used up
the iafntry that tho attack intended to be made on
Monday night could not possibly be made and that
Early equally worn out with fatigue oversight himself
on Tuesday morning and deranged the plan Of attack
Tor that morning. and that the furious charge on Tues
day evening Of the brigade " the 9th Corps surprised
the Rebels with the evidence Of the unexpected
prefence Of the veterans Of Grants army council OF
war was called NJ O'Clock ut night and it was unan
rcusly voted that Washington could not be taken il
defended By troops like those ofthe 9th Corps ana the
order to retreat was Immediately given. The Wileoxes
counted IS pieces Of artillery
Pehl officers have Acknowledged that their Losses at
Monocecy were over l,loO killed and wounded and
here about six hundred. the most Of them from the
charge Of the brigade Of the Sixth Corps The Co.'S Of
the Thirty. Ninth Georgia and the Twelfth Georgia
were killed in Tile charged
Marshal Bonifaat OF Maryland cent word today 70
Washington that there was this morning Rebel cav
airy force at Newport Mills this eide Of the Potomac
over 400 mules belonging 10 Government con-
tractor which we're on pasture Laurel Station,
the Washington branch Of the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad IS mics from Washington, were gobbled BY
The Rebels last Tuesday Seventy i've OF the animals
which were deemed by the Rebels TOO worthless to steal
were recovered.
The Baltimore fnd Ohio Railroad will be in running
order as fur Is wheeling tomorrow. The only damage
done T. the road was between HaTper's Ferry and
lialtnsuurg and is mach less than was olPrehendod
Only one gan Of the bridge across the Shenandoah ut
Har2crs Ferry was destroyed and that was repaired
before he enemy had fairly got away Duplicate and
in some eases. trpHcate bridges are kept or hand
constantly ~ the painfully experienced Managers OF
this road.
P.ymasi,rs leave here tomorrow with money to pas
of several brigades in the I'd and 5th Corps.