Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-07-22
GEN. sHERMAN's PROGRESS.

since SeItlnS INTO lne open country eouti
Of Kenesaw mountain, Sherman has beer
reaping the fruits Of his campaign, ant
the great superiority Of our troops 10 the
rebels in fair open field, has, been made
plainly manifest. Heretofore the rebel;
have had all the advantages of positions
and their loss has perhaps been light
compared with our own; but since we
got into the valley of the Chattahoochie
the rebels have lost 5000 or 5000 men,
while we have lost none.
An officer in Gen. Thomas staff, in a
private letter, states that the flank move
ment to the river resulted in the capture
Iof 5000 prisoners, besides recovering
numerous deserters. Great numbers are
reported falling out Of the rebel ranks at
each retreat of Johnston. The morale
OF the rebel army is now almost as bad
as when it vas under Gen. Bragg, and
Johnston is looked upon as a repetition
of the great retreater. A captured rebel
report OF July I'd makes the strength of
Johnson's army $4,000.
WELDON RAILROAD CUT.
Gen. Gregg, with division of caval>
ry, supported by Barlow's division of the
I'd corps, attacked the rebels on the Wei
don road, near Kearn's station, a few
days since. The enemy was driven and
the railroad cut. This stops commune
cation b etween Petersburg and the
South.
STRENGTH OF THE INVADERS.
A correspondent of the N. Y. World
was at Frederick when the rebels were
there, and, by passing himself for citi-
zen, picked up considerable information.
He says the rebel force there was from
10000 to $4,000 regular troops, and A.
300 or 5000 partizan rangers under Gen.
Early. They claim to have 1000 or
5000 men in Hunters rear under Nor
gan, and from $4,000 to $4,000 under
A. P. Hill south Of the Patomac. This
asst item the writer discredits.
The rebels say they have not only got
III Hunters stores and nearly all his ar
illery, but also great quantity of stores
It Martinsburg. Hundreds of their men
Vore U. S. Army pantaloons and shirts,
nd in truth it would seem that both ar
nies drew their supplies from the same
ource.
ITEMS OF THE RAID IN MARYLAND.
Great credit is given to the colored
len of Baltimore for volunteering to de-
md the city. They formed companies,
lected white officers and marched to
ne Notifications.
There was general CONSUMPTION of
orses at Baltimore, and in every case a
eceipt, valuing each horse at the regula-
ion price of $3.50 was given.
Little favor was shown to rebel sym
'athizers b y be raiders. In general
hey robbed all alike. A rich traitor at
1agerstown invited the rebel officers to
nake their headquarters at his residence,
nd use bis property freely. This they
id, and then plundered his estate of ev-
rything movable, and conscripted the
han himself, but finally released him, af-
er frightening him almost to death.
Captured rebel soldiers say that they
1ere informed on the march that Wash
1gton was only guarded by clerks and
Militia, and therefore it would be easily
AIKEN. They profess to have been IN
eceived when they saw the columns of
he Peninsula veterans of the 9th corps.
Gen. Franklin, who was captured in
has arrived in Philadelphia.
lie escaped by feigning sleep, and SO
eceived his guard, and remained thro'
Wednesday concealed in a thick wood.
Ie venturcd out at sunset and found
Jnion men who sent him to the city Of
Baltimore.
CAPTURE OF TRAINS AT MAGNOLIA.
A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald
'bo was on one of the trains captured
y the rebels at Magnolia, states that
ne enemy we're mostly Marylsnders.-
1ajor Gilmore, their commander, lives
'ithin 5 miles of Magnolia. The lady
risoners were remarkably we'll treated
y the rebels, and it was somewhat anus
,g, when the train was stopped, to see
ne rebel horsemen ride up to the car
'indows, where they were greeted some
hat as follows "Why, Tom, is that {
on ?" Show are you, Harry ?" "Oh, {
ome inside" Small white hands were
rasped by the brown hard ones of the
'oopers and warmly shaken. Many of {
lem dismounted, and on entering the '
'r, we're very affectionately kissed by
Ieir ladv friends II annearad IN ha 4