The New York herald., 1864-07-14
Newspaper Accounts.


- Confsderatcs bessgiog Warrington. They
bsvs railroad telegraph between Washington
I'd Basnaore. Thsysars reported 70 be within three
Dae@ u The white House.
- wsshiagtou the srsts named BY numbers north
~ ssush Ihs Capitol and the While House . mile
~ quarter apart First street north aud south
su shs Cspcl grounds esvsntssuth street runs north
- south sr.n sbs White House Georgetown 70 two
Usss psrtbwcst Of Wellington Tsnaiiytown b . mile
= 400 worth Of GsorSsss~n BsdsDsburg y six miles
ssrsessss Of wsshingsonI
yroa sbs Potomac, just above Geosgetowu around 70
uA1saaburg the line Of defensive forts. Ono or two
lsHsssd ~orks built beyond this limo about milo 10
- right q sbs Dltimore Rarosd for its protection
- me d ors- orossss every Of the streets running
sussh ard souso. Tns WORKS separated IRON each
ssr Without any line Of rs pits connecting
nss, ssd with abasis 10 froas. Their long dsuss,
- shs sy of shs oty hAs caused them 70 be some
sAss nexlccs-d. some have guns mounted % them ;
ah~s svI Unless tho foros Of troops Washington y
10y large mono Of thom have adequate garisons. Do
pnnsnt clerks and cisizsns make bus poor sstieriss
o. hosday mornios The cOnisdsrasss approached
washington from the northwest They came In swc
wssnas Oss marched down tho Potomac from Edwards
psrry: marched sosthsast from Rockville. On
usadsy evening Confsdsrasss snesmpsd about ave
ptlss lc ws-hiugton. rhs Edwards Ferry column was
ustA seventh s.ssi, abou. stx nllss from the oy az
ssus shcy b.. sas up their forces Riairs house. on
n<SssA r,ss VA bursed xvory attack BY the federal
e<ksss vas rsS1lssd.
Yesterday usr.iug sannooadisg began betsn aay
pssss, rhs uosfsdssalea beyond lsnallytown were
hspd % 10 10 largo force Tho Rockville column on
hvsa.h street large. The federal troops, few
= sumber, ~it,drsw towards .he fsrs. rns enemy
saac~d isa,llytown captured. Down Seventh,
fsurtesnib s,vontssuta streets they came until, a
ssvsa och cw. thay but three miles from The city
t>sy w the morning the CcaeserHte1 had detached ON
Wsw eastern aaox cavalry sxpsds son which, passing
se~ss o. shs detached works DEFENDING the baltimore
nAlrosd- tarnst sseswM towards H. rba road wa IN
l~tsx.si. rsoy rAehsd ~ sons time In the Nierao,u,
l~rs ~ The track AMI cut me wkos. washassos wAs
'es.sisi fem 10 S.stn.
v iss cetarrerces emo the wires were ous nothing
s~dsrs v kao~a A. esvcu o'clock 10 tho morning the
r~c- oesan ~ tho forts on Fourteenth a5d
ssserte'ain streets rhssc works about two m,ss
vtn iheety. Athai'-r,si battle b-gan. Heav,
s>c 'oaSAi ~ vas heard ~ i've city. what occurred
Aswsa d ~ not natacnt oAily known. IA ~ r, ortod
sssever tnst Fort stevens sevsnteenth src,t tva
-~~ eortn % tes wsits Hsuse wu sttrsxsl ant c.o
vsrea rms Is the curren, ramor, On uSh ,ncro \. M
tvsy % ts-tae IA ~stb. whsp tne telegram virs<
Rsrs broksu severe conss-, ragInx. rho rebels
&sss -itnin three mics Of washington.
Nfrns above .tst~rson, y iro,n copperhcsd Iourns,
n greatly s,assssaisd. We have Inflammation from
vsshirgtou of . later date a fort four miles fro,,
'sshmstcu 90 tuesday sakso BY the rebels, bu
. Mtsrwsrds rscApsorsd and held by Que sorccs A
"a asy Thousand rn,os svoopA now In and aroun<
tsososioo, ana W. s6ssy secured beyosd sues
ks--Eo. HuAlnl 4A
DsD. Ranassph Ksim's Desp asch.
rssLADwiams. July IA N.
sAus fron wsshin<ssa = = We most stirring and