The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-15
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
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RETREAT OF THE REBELS.
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PURSUIT ny our TROOPS.
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FORCE AND INTENTIONS OF REBELS.
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HOW THEY ESCAPED.
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WHO Is TO BLAME?
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WASHINGTON MARKETS TO-DAY.
RETREAT OF THE REBELS.
PURSUIT by our TROOPS.
FORCE AND INTENTIONS OF REBELS.
HOW THEY ESCAPED
WHO is TO BLAMEq
WASHINGTON MARKETS TO-DA1
Special 70 The Evening telegraph.

| special 20 The Evening Telegraph.
WAsHNGToN, July l5.-rho enemy have sue
cecdcd in eHecting safe retreat across the POto-
muc, which they began last tuesday aftem lou.
| Our forces followed them on Wednesday, but the
| pursuit has as yet accomplished nothing beyond
the picking up Of straggles. Rockville was the
Rebel base Of operations, and its possession Sc.
| cured their safe retreat. On Wednesday noon the
Rebels passed through Rockville.
When they were leaving the town on their re.
| turn to Edwards Ferry, they were harassed con-
sderably by Colonel Lowell, Of the I'd Massachu-
sets Cavalry. His force, numbering about 500
dismounted cavalry, driving them until their
rear guard was reinforced, when he was Obliged
to fall back Before doing SO, however he had
| quite sprightly engagement with them, during
which he had seven wounded aud one killed.
The Rebels lost several killed; colonel be-
| lieycd to be morally wounded, who was sup
| posed to be somewhere in the vicinity Of Rock
yille two wounded whom they could not carry
away, and large number of others, wounded,
whom they took with them in the carriages and
| wagons they had stolen.
Tie retreat was simultaneous throughout their
whole line, or nearly SO, small portion passing
down the River road, and the remainder Of their
force concentrating from various directions, and
passing through Rockville, en- route for Edwards
! Ferry, where a most their entire force crossed.
| They commenced retreatng on Tuesday
| and their front line passed Rockville
and other adjacent roads upon a line with tha,
place at twelve O'Clock on Tuesday night, AMI
was continually falling back until twelve o'clock
on Wednesday, when the rear of their main body
had gone. They retained their pickets at Rock
vile and at the crossroads, aud on river roads,
as well as upon the road leading towards Frede-
| rick, until between five and six O'Clock on We'd
ncsday evening. Almost their entire force is be-
| lieyed to have crossed the river on Wednesday
night.
The foe consisted simply of stragglers, a con-
siderable number Of whom were captured by our
dismounted cavalry and the advance of one ofour
| corps. Last evening, our advance commander
had his headquarters at Poolesville, about thirty
miles from Washington, and three miles FROM the
Potomac. 1t is much to be regretted that we did
not know as much about Rebel movements Tues
day. p M, as we did Wednesday afternoon. Had
such been the case our men might have gone
out from the fortifcations, made the reconnos-
SanCe, and on Tuesday evening made general
forward movement and caught tue enemy in ali
the foe, and while we waited for the assault upon
the Notifications OF Washington, our shrewd
and willy enemy was making good his escape
under the very nose of our army. He has gone,
carrying with him all his stock and plunder.
The North has been a third time disgraced with
invasion. If the enemy should fourth time
appear in our border, will VIC have one good
militia regiment TO oppose them
GueriIIas ON Ihe James River.
On Wednesday afternoon, ut 8 O'Clock, while
one of our propelers WAS going up the James
river, the Rebels fired upon her from WilcoKs
Landing. Two solid shots struck the vessel
just above the water line bat failed to inaict any
material damage. A gunboat Immediately
moved up and shced the Rebels, aud then
landed force, which pursued the enemy quite a
distance.
CrORkings OF the wIseacres.
There are hundreds of people here who are
trying to prove that the Rebel force lately in
Mary land numbered seventy or eighty thousand
men. We wish, for the honor OF the nation, 1t
had been so, as wo should not now be suffering
from the disgrace of our capital having been In
vested by twenty thousand men.
Somebody was to blame-hrst, for the advance
of the enemy into Maryland, and again for allow
ing greatly inferior force to threaten the very
gates of the capital. Who was the man There
is no leather medal large enough with which to
reward him for his military ability.
Another Account.
II seems to be generally conceded that yester-
day most all Of the Rebel forces crossed at
Nolan's and Edwards Fords into Virginia, Our
forces occupied Poolesyille last night. The
Chronicle this morning publishes some semi
official facts going TO show that the late iuyad.
ing force reached nearly 10000, and thalit WAS
fully planned to seize the Capital.
Un.ceIs from the float say, Early's aud Breck-
inridgc's Divisions were all Wednesday forenoon
passing from the north Of Washington TO Rock
vile. The Washington markets this morning
we're nearly destitute of provisions, owing to
the devastation Of The country northward.
The siiIItiR OF District at C0IUlsDia.
by direction Of the President, the order calling
for the services of the militia and volunteers Of
The District of Columbia has been rescinded, and
they are accordingly mustered out.
Prussinn Consul az Chicago.
The President has recognized H. Clausssnions
as Consul Of Prussia at Chicago, and Giovanni
Luize Ayczzani as Vice Consul Of Italy in New
York
Rebel Statement.
The National hitelfgeHcer understands that
Major (or Coptain) Spencer, Of the insurgcnt
forces recently demonstrating against Washing
ton, embraced the opportunity before they de-
c.mped Of addressing to one Of our citizens, who
is a relative Of Spencer, a letter, in which he
states that the Confederates crossed the Potomac
with 5000 men for the purpose Of obtaining
horses, cattle, and other supplies, and having
accomplished their purpose they were on the
march back to Virginia.
Only "a small portion of these forces appeared
in front of Washington, while their comrades
were collecting the booty for transportation
across the Potomac.
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