Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-14

before he care upon 6odyof rebels VINO made an in
mediate attack upon men The attack made at
small place called Bunker H on the pike between lar
tinsburg aud Winshester Gen Muligan Immediately
dered up his entire force when the rebels threw three
coIumIs-oss to tie LEFT at Rupksr Ill., smother to the
right at Leeown and the other keeping the front toward
Martnsburg the latter evidently intending to gobble up
siQe and Bis command, who at that place. Gen.
Muligan punished the rebels severely at Leetown, and
fought them several hours thus enabling Gen Sge to get
away from Martinsburg Though fighting against vastly
superior numbers MullgAn succeeded at the proper time
ia retiring in good order, and making his Toward
Shepherdsown and Sbarpsburg where he joined SigePs
forces who had by this time come up from Martnsburg
In the vicinity OF Sharpsbg another but short
engagement took place with the enemy between the
bned forces Of Sige and Muigan The enemy having
been felt and being found superior in point OF numbers to
forces Gen SgeI swung his column around the river
toward Harpers Ferry which place he reached on the
morning of the 4h uniting bis command with that of Gen
Max Weber on the Maryland Heights, commanding Har'
The rebels continued to advance without interruption.
and re-occuped Marnsbug, where they helped them
selves without stint to whatsver pleased their fancy
The Baltimore and Ohio Bairoad Company, upon being
apprxed Of the attack at Bunker HILL succeeded during
the time that Muigsn kept the enemy at bay saving all
their rolling stock with thousands Of dollars worth q Gov
| and Wheeling soy EEi
On the morning of the 4th body rebel cavalry about
one hundred and fifty In number, with two pieces of ar
ery appeared at Point Of Rookie and crossing the river
commenced Smelling troops, 1.-TWO companies LIST Regi
ment Home Brigade) who had command Of the place. To-
the shame of many of the men be said they mmedatey
threw down their guns without firing shot, and fled ia
dismay down the road making their way with all possible
| speed toward Frederick and MOnocacy. A,-rts4aG
Brig. Gen, T. Tyler, commanding the post below,
embracing that portion of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
from Baltimore to Monocacy Junction and the Baltimore
and Washington branch of the same road to Annapolis
upon learning Of the movement of the rebels put himself
in battle array determining to give the enemy warm
reception should he make appearance the Mono-
cacy river Gen Tyler up to Monocaey from his
ut the Relay House Sunday morning. and
has been experimenting personally every movement
for the reception Of the rebels He joined during the
afternoon by Major Gen. Lew. Wallace, commandment of
this department, and Brig Gen Howe. Of the artillery
of the ss,1 SiHf+eret a-t7 h--aIfG Il
This morning Gen. Tyler sent upa special train with a.
number of troops and under their protection the train
in which came hther enabled to run down to Mo-
nOcacy. 4 .tts3as IF .t sr8llrl[ sgaa4cL 4-z SIS III
Upon reaching Monocacy Junction this afternoon took
down to Frederick, where i found almost every
body in great state fright ruors having reached the
town momentary during the preceding twenty four hour
that the rebels, from fifteen 70 thirty thousand strong
were about re-entering the city. Hundreds Of people
had closed their stores and dwellings, and fled in dismay
toward Baltimore, of the trains that left tho city on
Mopdsy swarmng with men, women, ard children both
inside and out The excitement ut Frederick 80 in
tense that the extensive hospital there rapidly cleared
The severely wounded sent to Baltimore special
train and the coavalescents becoming suddenly possessed
of vgor. started off double quick, much to the
surprise Of Dr. Bartho the surgeon charge In tbs
the hospital cleared of about one thousand
convaescents and the slightly wounded Of previous battles
found only too ROUNDED here from the fight al Lee
toon having had his shattered by She'll and the
other shot through the leg; neither dangerously burt
Inef6WAs this movement from
beyond fright account ofruers, positive infor
nation OF the presence OF any hostile force than
Point Of Rocks had been received. -s-As. ~ t-'-"
Returning to Monocacy during the night found vgcr
preparations in progress to give the rebels
caption should they show their faces this way and to rein
force Gen, Sigel ut Maryland Heights Gen Howe, with
Major Hsmln and Lieut. Tarnbu of his staff lethee for
the Heights this evening I. Jq' gH"T aot 7.i %'et
| .a,s-t,-.yo.r- H. f,, July Go O'Clock A M
Gen Howe, who took up reinforcements to Gen, Sige
has Just returned and from him learn that ne enents
thu
having from fifteen to thirty thousand men absurd.
Harpers Ferry again evacuated by troops under
Gea Weber on Monday when the rebels came into the
town No damage OF consequence has been done to the
bridge at this point, and credby informed that the
rebels have this time given the railroad tbs goby The
track s far as can be learned in its usual good order
damage whatever having been done to it. At Martins
burg the rebels obtained about 900 bushels of and
quantity of valuable stores belonging TO the comssary
quartermaster aud ordnance departments time being
afforded to them of by the agent of the company at
that point E. p E.,g 49,.
Every thing is quiet at the Ferry this morning Last
night the batteries the Heights opened on the re-
brls and they kept at respectful distance 1t is
believed that there hostile forces this side
Of the river About dusk long column could be
frem the Point of Rocks making their way toward Noans
Ferry Mosby with his isvsh and mardsrous crowd is
dsshpg about here and there pressing every that he
get hold of into the service 1t this gang with
pieces of artillery that crossed at Point Of Rocks and
Generals Wallace, Tyler, and Howe are still here, and
will probably remain until the rebels have been driven
lished by rail with Oenera Kelys Department at Cum
berland. II n stat LrI yftJ4@ hl. : Saf6 z"
Refugees from Marnsburg aud vicinity state that the
rebels enforce the CONSUMPTION the most relentless
forcing into the ranks every they find be-
tween the ages of sixteen and sixty The country for
miles about has been robbed of horses aud other pro-
perry whether belonging to friend foe The infantry
force of the rebsl is commanded by Gen Early person
This force evidently detached from Lees army with
view of gobbng up Hunter but not finding him where
they expected they made this raid with view of securing
| forage, subsistence, and other property. ..rs
ff" MoNocACY JUNCTION July 6--1 o'clock
Cspt Shut one Of the conductors the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad who passed through here this morning
with train for Frederick about hour and half ago,
has just returned doubequick having been ordered
away by the agent at that place At the time he left there
report that the rebels coming into the place,
and then engaged action with the Second Mary
land Cavalry under command OF COL Cole. Before the
train left one two of our men came in with slight
wounds could obtain definite information to the
| rebel force engaged. M #rf.s5.s ..-
Half past too oclock-About an hour ago the agent was
informed that there hundred passengers at Free
derrick who wanted to leave and being told at the
time that every thing yet safe he dispatched of
the trains 10 waiting here thither. t .#,.g
Three M-The train has just arrived, and reports
people skedaddng in every direction number of SOL
dsis came down Some say it is big others think
| otherwise to. b. / i. H,4 #..is..i
MoNocAcY, (MD,) JULY7, 1854 |
Halpers Ferry ia stin held by the rebels who have
sharpshootes secreed in houses and behind hnces pre-
vent our coming down from the Heights. Sgel, |
Weber, and Wallace hold Maryland Heights,
The rebels last night set FIRE to the bridge again at Har
pers Ferry, destroying fifty feet Of treste werk and the