, 1864-07-13

I ager Wilson, Of the American Telegraph Co
pany in Baltimore, went ont last night q
rebuilt the lines destroyed by the rebels, th
rcopcning te1egrnphic communication |
tween there and Washington. Trains nj
run regularly from Baltimore to Washtr
ton.
PEHR1v1IIr, Nd. Tuesday, July 12.-T
reported capture Of General Franklin n
incorrect. The mistake Was made by Il
resemblance between the General aud q "a
senEer: This statement Is confirmed by OF
OF General Wa1lace's etaff.
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, July 1o-1 p. m.-
Everything is quiet around the city. La
night force Of rebels. passed throue
jamestown, on the way TO join the mai
force The rebels had with them Gener.
franklin and stal, captured on the Phil.
dolphin road On Monday.
Only one bridge over GunpoWdcr river, O
the Philadelphia road was burned.
Business is at a stand.still. Nearly all til
outlets from the city are closed.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, July 12-3p H.
No" only two Government wires are work
ing south Of here.
Rumozs prevail ofan attack by 1t, 900 rebel
| on the northern Notifications Of washing
ton, but can't be traced to any det1nit,
| source.
There is much excitement here. Business
is nearly suspended A public meeting Il
being held now in Independence Square. Re
c1uitjng is very brisk, md before tonight 6
large number Of men will be ready to leave
for Washington and Baltimore.
FROM NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, Friday, July 12.-Another drat1
OF seamen will be made up from the receiv.
Ing ehip North Carolina and sent by steamer,
with all possible dispatch to Baltimore, where
they will be used In manning the impromptu
batteries for seamcn ordered to Baltimore.
which have been md are still to be raised
for the defense Of that city.
The draft will be double the size of the
previous one, and will be in charge of an ex-
officer Of the navy yard, Capt. Paulding.
New YORK, Tuesday, july 12.-On sundry
night orders were received at the navy yard
here to dispatch at once to Baltimore as large
force # sailors as could be mustered Mt
th's station, to man the impromptu bate
nes In the neighborhood of that city.
Admiral Paulding Immediately answered
the call by sending quite number from the
school ship North Carolina, and It is pre-
sumable like drafts will be made on other
navy yards for gunners.
FROM HAyRE DE GRACE.
HAvRE De GRACE, July 12.-There is no
doubt Of the capture Of Gen. franklin.
which Is confirmed BY Col Mitchell; Jnspec-
tor OF the 9th corps, who was present at the
time and afterwards escaped.
The rebels hare 1rafrnrad dsn r,o4 ~
Gunpowder bridge, including the draw,
Five hundred feet more was partially de-
sHoSed, the strong peices and ties being
burned The repairers expect to replace the
work In four days.
The construction train which started this
morning for Gunpowder Bridge aud Mag
nolia returned safely this evening, the rail-
road and telegraph men having accomplished
their object.
The rebels only destroyed dozen te1e-
graph poles ut Magnolia.
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, July lave have
nothing from Washington but idle street
stories. No dispatches. No papers. No
[rains.
Inc dnt'1cdn has just received informa-
Ion from Frederick that yesterday the reb-
Us were again driven ont of that city, and |
hat the old flag again waved over it.
Abont 9 o'clock yesterday morning the
dvance Of Coles cavalry came dashing in,
nd fight took place in the street between
ur troops and the small rebel guard left them
i only one hundred mea- The rebel Captain
Fas Killed, and the balance were driven and
ursued in the direction of Monocacy. The
ebels had demanded contribution of
in greenbacks, and committee Of
lttzens was appointed to negotiate With
hem for the safety OF persons and property.
nd u pledge was finally given that
the money was paid none would
e molested, which pledge was given,
nd the money paid down. The only
roperty destroyed was the Government
tables, which we're fired on Sunday. During
le time of the rebel possession their
raging parties were sent ont into the couu.
; to secure horses and cattle, and came in
ith large droTes Of cattle, pigs aud sheep,
I'd ut the same time the main streets were
terally filled with horses and cattle, all Of
h1ch We're driven down to the fords and |
mt across into Virginia.
Our informant states that he came to the
y By the Baltimore pike, and the only.f
oels he met on the road were some fifteen
valr5 near Carroll's Manor, fourteen miles
'm Baltimore. They inquired of him if he
IeW anything Of the whereabouts of Brad
7. Johnson's cavalry. He replied that be
! lot, but shortly after learned that John 9
had crossed the pike at Carro11's Manor, |
$ o'clock yesterday, with an immense I
In Of captured horses going towards the :
tomac. AS he had command of the raid i
In this Vicinity, it may be presumed that Il
> hare ali gone towards the Potomac, II
The rebels did very slight damage to the I
'nocacy iron bridge. K
The conductor Of the o'clock WASHINGTON 81
in reported that there had been no fight II
up to the time he left. At quarter to | =
o'clock the telegraph WIS cut. b
We learn from Annapolis Junction that the [ n
els obtained possession Of the road at Bell 81
e and Blodens5nrg about o'clock, and p
to the latest advices still held 1t, amusing L
mselEes BY destroying bridges and tear. di
the track. IF
hey are said to be in considerable force, G.
IAiM;TiAoRE, r. Monday, July 1.-THE news ps
n Washington is exciting. The Sfarsays: ta
ekir1nishlDg on the Rockville road, that &c
nmenced at an early honr this forenoon.
continued BY the advance of a rebel force
! point about four miles west of Penns1- VI
'Wn: There their progress on that road By
pped, and they disappeared in some other St
sctioD. Subsequently ne hear OF them ec
between II and IL o'clock. on ~
around the Seventh street turnpike, near II
Claggett tarm and the residence of r. r. fol
IT. II is reported today that the rebels | La
ned the residence Of Mr. Blair. La
here we're eight hundred infantry In force
anped at Rockville Inst night, though
ic. stricken refugees arriving To-day from ca]
vicinity Of Edwards Ferry, report them tra
sssing north at that point yesterday and thj
~ IN lArge numbers, some saying II, 900 ! te,
'Dg, others $1,000. Breekinridge is be- wr
ed to be in command Of their advance in We
J direction, and Imhoden commands the
airy now hangiDg around the fortifica- scl
,s. All YVES quiet In front of our picket riv
s, upon what Is known as the River road, th'
to noon to-day. 1o1
he &ar says: The numbers and purposes fro
he rebel invading force are confusingly lar
flicting. We give elsewhere the opinion
erta1ned BY many around us that the rebel
:e is not Of weight sufficient to undertake
rious attack upon the Notifications Of fat
and that 1t is not their purpose | pc,
10 60. bv
nr coptra, we have Just received the fol. lar
ing from source Of great intelligence col
reliability, one that has on repeated oc- In
obs had the earliest and most accurate Pr,
rmation Of rebel movements In Virglnfa. The
Information received from this quarter rec
) follows: 80. els
he 1rebcl army of invasion marched tic
n the valley. As COO strong, including tio
cavalry, under command Of Breckfn- str
e, Ransom, 1mboden and McCausland. ma
gst1eet Was at GordonsF1lle on Tues "a
Inst, with additional forces to JOIN the S
il a eff H.. ia IF !