The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08
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The Frederick City Telcgrams.
FRRDKRIoK, July Up. H.
Tho enemy ID ono mile from the town, on the
Hagersown pike All the sick and government stores
| have been removed. Ronforcements are arriving.
| The Baltimore kilograms.
| BALTIMORE, July Z, 1854
The city Is full Of this morning Of exciting
character In regard to the rebel invasion.
After careful inquiry. with Q desire TO silt out the
truth far possible, and with view to avoid acting
tho part OF aarmst hand, by stating, Or
the other encouraging false security by undertaking
the state Of aIAs, send you the following account,
| which ia believed TO be correct
The most reliable intelligence from Maryland Heights
| and the region beyond this morning warrants the
belief that the rebel force this side Of Poso
and tho line Of the Virginia 81 Ia larger than At
| first supposed.
believed the rebel force is nos far short OF
thirty thousand.
Advices from Sandy Hook down TO ten O'Clock this
morning say that officer from General sigels head
quarters Maryland Heights reports that diminishing
going back OF tho Heights; but the number OF
| rebels there is small
with the aid OF glass and the Signal corps the rebels
Can be observed towards sharpsburg driving off cattle,
borses &C., and plunderng the farmers Ia the valley.
| No large force, however, is visible.
Atviccs from Grcencastlo Penney !vania this morning.
say tn 1T the rebes occupy Hagerssown this morning,
but ia what force is not known.
The train from Frederick is just in, and reports til at
Colonel Coles OF tho Maryland cavalry had sk!rIsn
with small rebel scouting force, four miles west of
Frederick, about two O'Clock yesterday afternoon IL
asccrtaned subsequently, however, that the force
| was cutie small.
Tho rebe, officers dlned at noon At Hagans Mountain
| House.
later in the day two pieces OF Alexandcrs Maryland
battery de,achmonts OF tho Eighth Illinois cavalry and
Colonel Coles Maryland cavalry pursuit Of the
rebels and during last night drove force OF about
hundred rebels through Mddietown.
While in Niddletown yesterday the robes made good
Of their time, in plundsring the OF their
horses and other property. One citizen stable keeper
pamed Joshua Corrcx, called upon deliver up his
horses tut he resisted and said he would die rst where
ulou be was shot, aud is reported dead.
Active of troops going on. which II
Is not proper for prudential reasons, to parcuarze.
The railroad is st unobstructed far Sandy Hook,
opposite Harper's Ferry.
At last advices II was believed that there only
small force OF rebels the Virginia shore, opposite the
Point o. Rocks
The rebels ia IIarpers Very have destroyed all the
railroad property thore including the telegraph and
ticse Offices They have also burned large quantity Of
1 forage.
20 Far tho robes have used no artillery agains. our
forces.
| BALTIMORE, July 7-oA5 m.
There no longer be any doubt that General Ice has
sent conrierabe portion OF bis army this direction
Reliable reports from Loudon county Va. say there
has been robot force 10 that county Mosbys
sistng Of about two hundred ami City three hundred
nea about half Q, whom crossed tho river aud committed
the depredators Point OF Rscxs Monday. They made
another attempt 10 ceoss ruesdoy bat deferred
by the Appearance Of some Of cavalry They have
fallen back guard the leading the river
prevent loyal citizens communicating with the
Maryland shore
despatch from Sandy Hook tonight says the rebels
are again burning property n that place Large lres
burning. Tho bridge over the Shenandoah Is
also IN nanes the conagration casting glare OF light
over the country for miles.
BAIarioRE. July T-Nidnight
General Wallace has met with success at Frederick.
he has fccc the rebels thus fer all tier efforts
drive us from the town.
TITO rebels threw several shells into the city one fell
Bradley I0hrson's old residence, and another
the Court House.
BALTIMORE, July ST. A. NJ
The following particulars gathered a. head
quarters from Information received there tonight
This afternoon the rebel advance made cnrt TO
gain the bridge tho Monocacy. General Wallace,
with only small portion Of his force, moved ont to
check them. General Wallace formed his line about
milo eastward Of the town. and shortly after four O'Clock
lighting commenced, and lasted with more or less
severity up TO eight o'clock when the rebels after being
times ropuscd finally retired. leaving In posses
sion OF The ground.
During the action several shells fell into the city but
did no damage OF moment
Tne citizens viewed the fight from the house tops and
from the outskirts General Wallace confident hold
lug Frederick.
We have no estimate OF the killed and wounded.
Renlorcemonts rapidly pushing forward and there
every reason to believe that this movement OF tho
enemy will result only disappointment aud disaster 70
the rebel GAUGE.
The Chambersburg Kilograms.
CHsSBrRsBuRG Pa July Z, 1884
man from Hascrssowp just arrived at Greencastls,
that McCaGsisnd's command formerly Jenkins 1f
teen hundred strong, cavalry and mounted infantry ana
battery entered Hagcrstown yesterday and left AZ
eleven O'Clock by the Frederick pike, where the main
body OF the rebels have all gone
Small parties returned this morning, and made requ
son the people for fifteen hundred outfits and twenty
thousand dollars under threats Of burning the town.
which was paid.
The Harrisburg kilograms.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July o, 1894
General sgel s,i holds Harpcrs Ferry out or danger
General wallace's advance has been Diminishing all
day with the rebels Frederick, Maryland. Result
unknown.
our forces driven out OF Hagorstovn to-day,
though they whipped the rebels there yesterday taking
enc lieutenant privstes prisoners and wouudlng
plumber Of others These prisoners sent to Fort
Delaware to-day.
nmor has that Hunter Is coming East as fast az rail-
and steamboat can bring his column.
Tho number Of rebels is reported al from dvc thousand
20 ten thousand.
our forces have been driven towards Cnambcrsburg