The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-09
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The Rebel Raid.
Fight on on the. Monocacyn
REBELS 10000 STRONG!
IMPORTANT DETAILS.
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BALTIMORE, July 7th.-Following par.
ticulars are gathered at headquarters frou
information received there TONIGHT. Thi
P. M. the rebel advance made an effort t.
gain the bridge over the Monocacy. Gen
Wallace with only small portion Of hi:
force moved out to check them. Wallace
formed his line about mile eastward ol
the town, and shortly after 4 o'clock light
ing commenced and lasted with more or
less severity up to g. o'clock, when the
rebels after being three times repulsed, ID
nally retired, leaving US in, possession Of
the ground. During the action several
shells fell into the city, but did no damage
of moment. The citizens viewed the fight
from the house tops and from the outskirts
Gen. Wallace is confident OF holding
Frederick.
We have no account of the killed and
wounded. ,
Reinforcements are rapidly pushing for
ward, and there is every reason to believe
that this movement of the enemy will re
suit only IN disappointment and disaster to
the rebel cause.
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE, HARRISBURG,
july 1.-The 70 lowing is the substance or
q despatch just received and signed by Gen.
Couch. Oficers of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, telegraph here privately that
the invading force is either in Maryland Of
in full march for that State. Not less than
10000. They say they have ascertained
that fact from their own private agents.
The enemy, consisting of 10000 infantry,
artillery and cavalry, chiefly the latter,
loft Hagerstown on the old national road
in the direction of Boonsboro enroute for
Frederick city, as they declared. They
marched Just at daylight, This rumor
prevails that force Of several thousand
encamped Just south of Middleburg, between
Green Castle and Hagerstown, but this we
do not believe. The force levying contribu
tions at Hagerstown is partly Imboden's
and party the old force of Jackson's which
led Lees advance into Pennsylvania last
year before the battle of Gettysburg. l
have trustworthy information that there are
no rebels this side of Hagerstown
A special to the Tribune from Monocaey,
MARYLAND, dated July 7th says
Harper's Ferry is still held by the reb.
els who have sharpshooters secreted in the
houses and behind fences to prevent our
men from coming down from the heights.
Wallace had, understood, sharp fight
with the rebels last evening but cannot dis
lodge them from their hiding places.
The rebels last night set fire to the bridge
again at Harper's Ferry destroying fifty
feet of the treble and wood work under
the iron span on the Virginia side. Gen.
Wallace who has established his head
quarters for the present here, sent Col.
Clendenian with force of cavalry and two
guns, to feel tho enemy with orders to
force his way as far as Boonsboro. Clen>
denian met the enemy about mile east OF
Middletown, and had brisk skrmish. He
feund the enemy had superior numbers
but drew him on toward Frederick and
then showed him battle.
Meantime Wallace, and reinforcements
under Col Gilpin and May Yellott took
position three quarters of 3 mile east of
Frederick city, and were then attacked by
the rebels. The battle opened about FIVE
P. NJ. and was continued with more Or less
severity for three hours. Col Gilpin in com>
mand dislodged and drove back the enemy
three times.
The artillery firing was continuous and
the musketry brisk. Our men, the Sth ii
linois cavalry, Col Clendeman, lst battery
artillery, Captain Alexander, and 100 men
from an Ohio regiment. fought bravely and
when the battle closed, Gen. Wallace was
informed that Col. Gilpin held his own
The object of this fight was to hold the
bridge across the Monocacy at Frederick
Junction. This was very important as re
inforcements are enroute and will arrive to
night for Harper's Ferry.
Gen. Wallace informs me he will hold
Frederick.