New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-11
Battle Of Frederick City.
from !, Special Correspondent.
FgEDEmcE CRY. July E. lsCi.

from u y special Correspondent.
FREDERICK CRY, July 2, lsCi.
Learn from Mr.. Donahue, one Of the agents
on III. baltimore and Ohio Railroad who suecesded
yesterday in making his way TO Maryland h2hls tna'
A. R.,el. in considerable force occupied HsTpers
xegIy their stArp-hooters being hidden nom INC We"
=, az, NC, behind stone fences old walls and In the
houses Approach 70 the Ferry was thus iehueieu iu
Y.ss,be a. every man was picked off the moment ne
show-a himself near the bridge Gen. sigel with
Syaher and Muligen stn held the nights but we're in
~r.a, strait being obliged account of the sharp
.hooer, 20 haul their provisions up steep aecuTiy
sor;,g .he night Now and then shells were thfOwn
Aver INTO London and BovsT Nights for the purpose OF
See,ine the main body from approaching the LOWE o
"Wednesday night, the Rebels set fire again 10 tne
htldee DESTROYING n feet Of the trestie work me
kooSs crk OF the iron span On the virginia soe "u'
also destroyed. m, .,..,o,e1 80.
b,,nsd nv Gen Weber when he evacuated haiPsf ;
ferrr ON the 4th. and retired 20 Mbryshu i'Ens,
Or the commencement ., tn,s ,s,u .ne Of Mar
tpsb,,rg nv Gen Sige and their retirement 20 w,
Ujg6t- have already 10 formed you BY telegraph anu
letter constant firing was kept up eotMes w. uu.
.I.rr.Soo4ars and tha Rebels but without ntch daul-
sys 10 ,he latter. Thus matters stand at HARPER
Ferry. v.,ca. rau Wallace who
established his headquarters az honoescY, h"W W
frederlck City junction the extreme western INN
kis depa-tment 1ueHddy ate rh'OO' sivht.
slry force with two guns, under conmnnd OF toL
Clendennin. was seq, out yesterday morning WIN
orders 70 reeounOitef the country and 10 proceed ~
yond Mddletown, If necessary, in order 10 iee1 INC
enemy. .. ,ho
THIS forca started about dsybreak and met the
Rebel, "A mile east OF the town which they had con-
ne,sy piI,aRed robbng both niend and foe Bhke. Co
teniepin had brisk sklnsh with iha Rebels. WHOSE
numbers he found ya-tly superior 90 bis own Slowly
fellng back the Rebels eisurey followed considering
IRA, they had good thing in hand-namely, oagcine
Csndel;ns men and the repossesson Of rederch cli
which n about six miles dbtant nom hiddletown III
ths manner the Rebels followed up Clendenin, ssir
risbiog occurring at intervals during the day. Gen
&sacs having been informed by COURIER OF me siso
condition. Of affairs rneal,ipe sopt forward reinforce
gents under command OF Col Gispin: comprising IN
"a Maryland Baltimore Artillery, Capt. Alexander
and other regiments The Rebels deouing that thel
eDad easily obtain victory over Clsndsnln f"fDle<
Sine o, ha,hs little bOioye O'Clock il the afternoon
about bslf . mile west ~ che City or tfsosreh sne
Ared the trst gun from battery which tney hld 60
jnto PosfoR on the brow o. NJ ID, -. A.,
Their line wss formed In holt circle rom ms WV
Aoess toward the Hsrpers Iery Pike chhosnlh
Battery promptly replied ard the hrlng Nss eoutInu
~ short Intervals Meantime, Col 6illin SSino u
YIN bis column and took the command. The ngnt wa
SOW opsaed in good earnest Col. Gip!n advanslng ~
kass and repuLing the enemy three limos, bat SUI
ssss:yey falling back toward the city before fhe sup
ror forces Of the Rebels We hna three batieries-th
same the Rsbels-though their guns were rintd' an
vastly superior ~ ours Their shot and sholi iOr ~
Rs ?agt passed oYeI the heads VI our .D sSYeiA "a