The New York herald., 1864-07-14
THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
RepIlsc or the RebcIs at Fert Stevens
Retreat Of the Enemy Across
tie Petomae, .s

WASHINGTON, July la, 1894
skrmishins had been constantly going on, and our
troops had acted strictly the defensive until yesterday
evening" when the robel sharpshootes becom annoy
ing was determined TO dislodgs tho front Of
Fort Stevens. This enectualy accomplished amid
the shouts appliance those witnessed the action
The rebels retired hot haste leaving at the house Of
r. p. Blair, at Silver Springs hundred Of their
wounded, including eleven officers and their dead upon
tho ncld.
Reconnossa thr morning showed that the rebels
had disappeared during the night from tho front OF our
forsincatops after firing number Of buildings they had
previously occupied shelter for their sharpshooters
soouts report that the rebels were this morning
rscrossing the Potomac, nearly opposite Poolss-
vilIs driving before them about two thousand
head Of cattle which they had stolen; whie
despatch received BY Gen. Haeck from Rockville
says rseating rebels passed through that place II
three O'Clock this morning moving in the direction Of
Edwards ferry.
The rebels Bladsnspurg moved on between eight
and carrying with them number Os horses, CATTLE 60,
stolen from that nsghborhood ar
The militia and volunteers and employees in the several
departments OF The government were called out to-day
and performed ihs duty assigned them. There has
been no extraordinary excitement in Washington.
Several squads or rebcl prisoners were brought N
to-day and taken TO the Old Capitol
Our killed and wounded Of yesterday amounted 70
about two hundred.
Major Crosby, sixty .arss Psnnsyvanis has had his
lsft arm amputated.
Lsu,suass Colonel Jehnson, Forty.ninsh. New York,
was killed.
Colonel visscher, Forty third New York killed.
Lseatsuaut Mclaughlin, sisty arsi Pennsyvana. was
IN sHn''' ...--r-~---s-. So s..,4.
Major Jones, Seventh Maine, was killed.
Tho bodies Of these ofncsrs arc now being smbalmsd
Our Special Washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON, July -, 1854.
The siege OF Washington 10 ended. whether Il has
been real mock s'sge-whetber . formidable force
actually ccute plated the capture Of the national
polls inoonsderahc rebel rsdiug party taking ad
vantge the CONSERVATION occasionsd BY appSar
ancs the north side OF the Potomac have boldly ven
turea 70 very outworks o. the city merely agra
vate she scare, is Jet TO be determined.
Up 10 thia hour nothing IL positively known a. 70 the
strength of the enemy Al nrst hs'evsd by those
bieb IN military authority here that was simply
radns parry, perhaps i've or six Thousand strong ana
tha. ihe de nonsatona AsFynd sess for tho doubts
purpcsc Of gathering mp horses cattle and proviaops tor
tho beieagucTcd army M Rtnncp and pelcrsorrg.
and ano,d opportunity Of sw enns cthe rich harvest
| IN the Shenandoah valley Al igpt the bess prevailed
among military officials this ,hs rebel nrco nvostns
4 Washington mensclng Baltimore yc,n thirty 70
forty thousand strong, and cOmosed OF E~cs corps,
| commanded by Eas; BreckeDriares cimnlla taAt had
been operating against rcgei md hinisr, ani all ho
rebel forces scattered hthe issrent ppos IN Elst
and West Virginia outsdo Of the army proper under Con
eral Ice In addition these has been suggested ny
~ the federal officers just arrived from M sorts
west that some portion of the rocenty nodsr oe
Johnston In Gcorris had beon up swell III COZ
Intended 10 turn the tables Grant, pare
The federal capital IN condition ~ assc whlo was
thuoderne away At the gates Of Richmond.
ny somc II consendsd that this demoos,ratior
as''nst Washington n part OF tho programnc 81 Js'f
Davjs so rsAvs pssseasOn OF sll the orLua slave.