Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-07-07
The RaiCi.--The Panic.

The Raid---The Panic.
We have again been favored with the
usual annual raid and panic. The pa
roxysm has come very nearly the same
time each year. though the one this sea-
son has been less violent and of shorter
duration than its predecessors. On Sum-
day morning we learned that Gen. Ewell
and Breckenridge were coming up the
Shenandoah Valley with 10000 men.
and the calculation was speedily finished
that the BALTIC. & Ohio Railroad would
soon "go up the spout" and Maryland
and Pennsylvania again invaded. In the
afternoon the report was that the Rebels
we're in possession of Martinsburg aud
sigel whipped out. On Monday NOR
ming the reports were that large force
were distributed al along the Railroad
from Martinsburg to the North Branch
Bridge, giving the Railroad bridges and
everything else particular fts," and ev-
ersbody here supposed tina. Cumberland
would 90 up too, and SO it might too, on
some other occasion, but for the fact that
our rebel friends would be the greatest
losers by the operation. They keep their
friends in Dixie too well posted on this
and all other subjects for cool and de-
liberate sack and conaagration. If they
were to whip their way in, we are not
prepared to say they would not do con-
siderable damage, but there Is too much
raluer for the risk.
The facts. as far as they have come to
our knowledge, are, that on Monday NOR
ming Gen'l Imboden with 700 men at
tackled our small force at the South Branch
Bridge, who, in their blOckhouse, success
fully repulsed several assaults, till Capt.
petrie Of the End p. H. B., came up
with his iron. clad feet. and dropped q
shell among them, when Gen'l Imboden
concluded it was time for him to git"
and so he did, minus few men killed,
some wounded, and few prisoners taken
by our friend Petrie. Imboden had how.
ever sent couple Of detachments across
the river to the canal and burned fourteen
boats. and we presume toraged their hor-
SEES and mules. There is one redeeming
trait in this affair, one drop of consola-
ton in this bitter cup. This morsel Of
comfort is. that certain Rebel citizen Of
ours lost two boats in the burning opera
ton on Monday, The redeeming trait is
that on Tuesday morning be was eIdeav-
cring to convince the bystanders that it
was all right and a ncedful retaliation for
Gen'l Hunters devastation in the valley
Of Virginia. though he thought they
ought not to have burned his boats; yet
be consoled himself with the hope that the
National Government would pay him for
his boats and stock!
The bridge across the canal at Patter-
sons Creek, We are informed, was burned
by seven rebels. when about twenty Of
our troops were on tho hill above them
looking IN, and might have shot the whole
lot If they had tried. At the same time
McNeill was burning tho Pattcrsons
creek bridge. and fully succeeded in that
job, but bis attempt at the North Branch
proved failure, A detachment of cav
airy, under Col. Thompson. about this
time. very ipappropos for his plans. and
some others. lit about him and compelled
him to back his boat to Frankfort. six
miles south. But before the chivalric
gentleman ahsquatulatcd they visited the
store Of our friend Conkling. and relieved
Him Of some three or four hundred dollsrs
Worth in the shape Of pen-knives. paper,
enrslops. and other light, but needed and
ecsscc articles in the Confederacy. The
rssult Of the operation. 30 far as the result
hero i known. is that the railroad has
snizarsd the loss Of the bridge at Patter-
sons creek and few rails at one or two
other points, and that in a day ortwo the
Nod can b operated TO- Hancock. Our
sitiscus had tolerably large scare; some
pf them, hAt not up 70 the fighting
uoipt. Tho Quartsrmaster's and Com
nis.ary aod other Government stores and
uppli1 sot ~ airing BY being rusticated.
md nobaay.naeh hurt anywhere about
,ers. ma - result may be about
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