The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08

aoops three miles this sdeNo the state ine ana sna
their packets b, edArai scouts two uos south
l OF Greencsstie.
Rebel prisoners taken In the ssirmisb at Hagersso~n
on Tuesday state thus tho present raid TO pro-
cure horses bu, oros and provis,ns that rs hoaded
by Lee and composed OF Eweis and Iensstreets cors
aud will endeavor TO invade Pennsyisa1a and other
Northern States and that the capture Of 3amore and
the destruction or the National Capital aimed at
While Loo is thus opera ing against Washington CITY
Beauregard has been left In command at Petersburg.
where he has sufficient force. rebel informant
states to bold Grant in check and hts advancing
on Richmond.
despatch just received from Grsencastle states that
tho rebel force has Hagersown retiring
the road towards Frederick.
The headquarters Of General Couch removed from
Chambersburg to this city day. with view OF facu
Eating the organization OF the militia recently called ous
by the Governor. The headquarters here still IN
communication with Greeucase. but It is almost inpos
sibe to get anything but vague and
ports Of the rebel movements beyond that point
HARRISBURG. July Z, 1854
The following ia tho substance of despatch just re-
ceived, and signed BY General Couch
The officers OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tele.
graph here privately that the invading force either
Maryland In full march for that State is not than
thirty thousand They say they have asoertaned this
Iaot from their own private agents.
the enemy consisting Of fifteen hundred infantry artl
lery and cavalry chiefly tho latter left Hagerstown this
morning the old National road in the direction of
Boonsboro en- ro,us for Frederick City, they declared
They marched just at daylight
rumor prevails that force Of several thousand
encamped just south of Mddeburg between Greencaste
and Hagerstown. We DO believe IT, The force levy
Ing contributions at Hagerstown partly Ibodens and
partly the old force OF Jenkins which led Lees advance
into Pennsylvania last year, before the battle OF Gstys
burg
rebels this side Of Hagerstown.
The Washington kilograms.
WASHINGTON, July 7. 1864.
We have information direct from Hngorstown to the
effect that Tuesday afternoon three O'clock robel
squad, consisting Of fifteen cavalry men, commanded by
Lieutenant Shaver formerly o! srnsburg Va, entered
that place. His force appeared TO be reconnoitering
party, and they had only been in the town few mo.
ments when detachment Of regular cavalry, from
Carlisle, Pa, commanded BY Lieutenant Mclean dashed
into the place.
brief cavalry 6ght Immediately the streets
Of Hagerstown, which resulted being driven
out OF tho town with the loss Of lieutenant pr
Yates, taken prisoners
About half hour after this fight the rebels again en-
tered the town. their forces consisting OF cavalry and
mounted infantry.
Lieutenant Mclean, OF the Union cavalry. finding his
force too small to cope with the large number of rebes
slowly fell back to the Pennsylvania line carrying with
him bis prisoners.
The robe's, after entering the town, get 20 work
stroy the telegraph but they had made demonstration
against the railroad when nrorman.s left
They also plnndered many Of the atores and Fesm 70
have adopted different from the they pursued
last summer, as they mako no distinction between
rebel sympathlzers and Unonists
Many Of our ctizeDs perhaps anticipating this treat
meat, rau thor horses into Pennsylvania.