The New York herald., 1864-07-14
REPORTS FROM BALTIMORE,

Mr.. Dob. Randolph Ksim's Despatch.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S-A. n.
Yesterday q considerable party Of rebessmade dash
upon the railroad between Elcotps Mills and Baltimore
for the purpose OF capturing train bound South. They
werc however, defeated In their intention by timely
discovery OF their presence.
axnsrs AROUND TEE CIT.
The country around Ba,mors 10 infested By q large
number OF guerillas and legitimate rebels. There are
also q great many stragglers and skuMers Who have
abandoned the rebel ranks 70 prowl about
tho country, robbng, insulting and committing
all sorts Of dspredattcDs without hindrancc unless
from the victim, In tho form Of rescluts Of
rife shotgun. Tho absence OF officers or any p,rcn
Of The rebel army enables these to carry their
barbarites 70 unlimited degree. Persons who ned
from their homes, with their valuables. upon the ap
proacn OF the enemy returning as fast sber
neshbornood evacuated BY the rebels. but frequently
they fall into the hands Of the men whom have just
mentioned, and are robbed Of all
oFxKRAL ORD.
General Ord, who IL now In command at Baltimore,
has established his headquarters thc house Reverdy
johnson. The entrusing Of tho safety d the city TO
General Ord has given tho greatest satisfaction, and the
excitement Of the people y now materially aayed
Business has been In . measure resumed To be pre-
pared, however, for an emergency some OK the banks
have placed their money ard papers cutter,
while others have returned 70 their usual business
fns CALLING OUT crlzE@ on pAITmoRs
Al one time during tho excitement In Baltimore Il was
determined to call al tho cizeus between eighteen
and sixty This plan Afterwards abandoned, ony to
be used a. last extremity. Ihis measure moro than
any other tended 70 tho qustins of the Batimorsans
'..s astri xovEnEsrs.
Nis now generally supposed That the rebels DO not In
tend 10 really attack Baltimore but merely keep in
uron Washington. II Ia positively known thai their
main force has turned from ulcotrs Mis toward The
sasional carisal.
On Monday an attack was made upcr Fort Massachu-
seats on tho Seventh Street Railroad 70 Bal more the
enemy however, gained no advantage durog the day,
and toward evening fell back mile and bali, as rrse,
in the nope Supposed Of drawing ont TIE garrison,
Ihes chcms failed aud tno made further attack
YESTERDAY morning ho,vy osDnonsdins was heard
toward Biadenstars. ko.hng has yet been learned as
70 she actual cause.
now 10 rrpAr arcyss.
u was hioiod yessorday hat tho ssccsh Of Bs'tircrc
were bs pui in tho trenches and made 10 work. A
large have already been pressed INTO srvicc and
were Yesterday engaged IN rolling quartormasicr's
boxes, No. lhey found 70 10 very useful this
purpcss
rvscvrviSo orvssAL ysAvxiIS.
We can learn nothing conceralng the rumorcd eo,pe
Of Ccuesal Tsankn. highly doubtful that be has
ueel 20 fortunate.
II wss rnr,rcd yesterday morning that ioree OF
rsbelp m ide ,her appearances Al Ecotl Mills
pellcd Alcxarders battery 10 miles; also
an Nt'sck had mnto upon tho pickc,s sstonsd
ycodnur, inclory, back o. Druid NIL Park There
also ,tne orect that quite spirited contest vas
bid to~f sn, between Harry Gimor's comm md
AMI reiherordses laaepeudeot Scmrs. The movements
Il the resci smssterous ever Their forces are
scauorei 10 al d,rec,iocs which induces rnsuy persons
- bc,eye TIM, their combined foros Ia no, sss than
forty tho'.esnd mae. Tho main force, wnoh encou.
telsd General Wallace on Saturday. passed down lhs