Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-07-14
THE GREAT REBEL RAID.
Diving Operations North Of Balti-
more4-Railroads and Tele-
ie1r rar graph Cut. -
Capture Of Railroad Trains--Cars
Burned--Maj. Gen. Franklin Cap
tuTed amonp the PASSENGERS.
Great Excitement nt Baltimore
Washington Cut on froIn Conn
rnuItcation with ft,ci North.
Encouraging md Important Rumors-
7, The 18Th and 10Th Army Corps
at Baltimore.
WAsHrwsroN. July IO--S:8O p. M.

WAsHINGToN, July l0--S:30 p. m.
Disbeieve all secession rumors of dan
gers and terrois in Washington. The
Government ia wide awake, and has been
SO for many days. 1t has been rein
where in MARY land, most abnndantlv. and
the preparations for the defense Of the
National Capital are ample. Large
reinforcements reached Baltimore this
morning Hunter Is supposed to have
arrived at lIarpor's Ferry last night, and
to have made junction with Howe'S force
WAsmNeFoN. July I0-1o p. NJ
Travellers from the North need have no
appre ension Of injury to any portion Of
the track or bridges on the Philadelphia
IL Wilmington Railroad. 1t is accessible
to our gunboats. Secretary Welles has
done bis duty to the public interest ex
posse; to Ibis raid, wherever possible for
him to do 50.
General Gilmore. who was sent for by
the President. arrived here this morning
and will be Immediately assigned to an
active command in the field
Parties who arrived here this afternoon
from Rockville, Maryland, sixteen miles
north of Washington. say. Early this
morning a rebel cav airy force, 400 or 800
stronS,dashel into Jamestown. a small
hamlet five Of six mile3. north of Rockville,
and after plunaering all the stores apd
stcaling al the cattle and horses they could
6nl, left in the direction OF Frederick, bat
before ihey left they sent to the Vir. ia
ii le all their plunder-
Persons who come from the upper fol,,s,
report the rebels conveying large numbers
of cattle, horses, hogs AMI sheep. stolen
from farmers along the river, across into
Virginia; that every ford is held by
small rebel cavalry force. and sections OF
batteries 1t is estimated that they have
already carried off several thousand head
Of cattle. AMI from 5000 to 10,0 0
valuable horses. The rebels plunderej
indiscFiminately, making no distinction
between Unoni>ts and Southern sympa-
thizers.
Nrw YoRK. July little Heralds
special from Washington. 1920 in the
evening, says: from the latest information
it appears that Breekntidge crossed above
IIarper's Ferry and operated at leisure
west OF South Mountain, with view Of
drawing our forces in that direction. in
order to enable Early, with the main
body. to cross Edwards Ferry. 50 as to
flank and capture our command advancing
on Breckenri.lge The whole rebel force
united this side OF Frederick. AMI com
menced operations on the line of commu-
nications TO and from Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. July ll.-Rebel cavalry
burned the residence of Gov. Bradford
this a. m. only four miles from the city.
on the Charles Street Road. A squad of
rebels came to the house and ordered
out the family, who were only permitted
to take few valuables. Then they fired
it. The Governor was in this city at the
time. The rebels are now operating on
the Philadelphia Road.
HAEEispuRG. Pa, July 1.-THE
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wilmington
Road is still intact this morning. y
telegram from GLEN ck, on the Northern
Central Railroad, this m morning, states
that body of rebel mounted infantry
and cavalry, twelve or fifteen hundred
strong, are destroying the road fifteen
miles south of that place, and marching
northward
The rebels appear TO have retired from
Western MARYLAND. and are concentrating
to the Northern and Eastern part of the
State.
PHmADzLrnIA. July ia special to
the Bulletin from Baltimore this mornin
says: "'Tbere is nothing reliable about the
movements of the rebels.
"Rebel svmpathzsrs are believed to be
at the bottom OF the burning of the Gov
ernor's mansion.
Business is transacted as usual. Citi-
zen soldiers are on duty in the fortiica-
tions. "'t
The telegraph lines that cross the
Susquehanna at Port Deposit, Maryland.
have been cut Other wires along the
railroad are all right"
FROM HARRISBURG.
HARRIsBuRG, Pa, July ll.--Headquar-
ters here are no longer in communication
with the authorities at Washington. The
Department several days since telegraph
ed TO Gen Couch, investing him with am-
pie power to meet such contingency
It's understood that at least eight bridg-
cs have been destroyed on the Northern
Central Railroad, between Moncton and
Conkeysvi!c. rrl ..rag.,
a rebel dessrter representing himself to
lie native of Indiana. states that the reb-
ell force Invading the North is very large.
There are three brigades of cavalry. and
Disadvantages. Rhole's and anoth-
er's divisions of infantry.
Hunters force occupies Martinsburg,
and another body of our troops hold lia-
gerst0wn.
The rebels still occupy the South Noun
tain passes, while the main body demon
strate on Washington and Baltimore
from points between the Monocacy and
Baltimore. eJs
A train was captured by the rebels at