Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-20
THE INVASION.


Communication with Baltimora wul
probably be fully re-esiablished by even.
ing.
The balance of the passengers who were
on the trains captured yesterday, consist
Ing OF ladies and children, arrived al Per-
rryVllle this morning on q steamer, and
have left by train for Philadelphia.
PHlLADELrMx, July u. The Baltimore
Amer'eon OF last evening, received here bv
express, announces The escape of General
.iyler who was supposed to have allen
INTO me hands of the rebels at Monocacy.
lie eiuded the enemy and arrived al Eli.
colts Mills on Sunday evening.
ne same paper contradcts the report.
ed burning of Ashland iron works. on The
rorthern Central Railroad
! Twelve rebel deserters came into BaIti-
more yesterday and took The oath of allie.
glance. . .
BALTIMORE July I'LL A. u.-The ev.
c!tement IN Baltimore has increased tv
/ renel operations arounl the city.
To-day Gunpowder bridge was DESTROY
ed by burning train which tie rebei,
run upon it. It's approaches being guard
ed by a guntoat lying in the river. tho
'r"lh "hicf they used to accomplish their
purpose they bad previously captured, be-
, Baltimore. ''''''
me passengers were turned out, rob.
oeu, and their trunks pundered.
ihe destruction Of Governor Bradford,
house, four miles from the city, on Charles
street avenue, was complete They nlnn.
dered the house Of all valuables. md
would not allow Mrs. Bradford to save
even her own clothing. They carried off
the valuable deeds of the Governor. ann
read to Mrs. Bradford an order from Gem
bradley johnson TO destroy il in retalia.
tlon Tor The destruction of Governor Letch.
er's hou'e by Gen. Hunter.
The turnpike bridge over Gunpowder
has also been DESTROYED
| Fears are entertained that a number of
mills, factories and foundries around The
city will be destroyed,
IL is thought, as far as can be ascertain
ed, the whole cavalry force in Baltimore
county which has done all this mischief
does not exceed eight hundred. undet
command Of the noted Harry Gilmore
The defences of the citv ara ba;n,
strengthened aud manned. and the cit;'
zens are arming and manning the en-.
trenchments IN large numbers. Its sta.
companies have al deposited their varua.
bies On board of steamer chartered for
tho pnrpose ond ready to leave at a mo
ments notice.
Arrangements have also been mazda n
remove the archives of the State from An.
napolis
The city is full of rumo.s to.nicb, of n,
attack on our pickets around The ci,v.
ana IL is reported that Ellicots Mills are
IN Their possession, but we cannot ascer-
tain the truth of the report.
ilAvRE De GRACE, July l2- NJ
farties from Bellair, sixteen miles from
THIS place, report force of rebel cavalry.
l,oOo strong, at that point.
There is no doubt of the immediate no.
cessi'y Of heavy renforcemcn,s for Wash.
ington. .r r'a
PERRyyILLE, July l2-0 A. u.--The nass.
engers who were in the captured trains
all reached here safe, and have gone
north on special trains. They were all
robbed Of their money watches. and even
many articles of clothing, especially boot,
and shoes, 10y Harry Gilniores pets.
HAvRE DE GRACE, July l2- : A.. u.-AE
Ter writing my dispatches last nipbt a.
Perryville | crossed over 10 this side of
the river, finding there was q strong guard
here and no rebels supposed TO be in the
vicinity.
The Bush river bridge was saved by the
timely arrival OF gunboat, which reach
ed point commanding the bridge abou,
noon.
The enemy shortly after appeared in
sight on the hills, but retired on comiua
in range.
Gen. Franklin was in the train in cjti.
Gems dress, but was pointed out to Gc,afl,
Gilmore 10y Balti more lady on the .-air
and he was taken prisoner.
The rond is no" reported entirely clc,r
Sr,d start for Baltimore immediately.
PHILADELPHIA, July l2.-The wire, Nc.
cut between Baltimore and WasbinUton
Nothing has bee. received for the press
from there to-day.
BALTIMORE. July H. -Eeyerylhing is
quiet around the city.
Last night force of rebels nassed
through Tows ontown, on their way 10 ioin
the main force. They had with them
Major General Franklin and staff. oantur.
ed on the Philadelphia railroad on Mon.
day.
Only one bridgo-that over the Sun.
powder-was burned on the PhiladeIphia
road.
HAvRE DE GRACE, July 12-it i, appre-
hended that rebel force is in the yicini-
ty OF Conawingo bridge, ten miles north
OF layre-de-Grace, on the Susauehana
river.
The bridge will, no doubt, be fred if
the rebels make any denomination
/ JuLY l2.-Noon. relation To the
capture of Gen. Franklin, Is is now assert.
ed that the rebel General Gilmore recos.
nized him, and politely requested him to,
leave the cars. lie then placed the Gen.
in buggy under guard
PnILADBLPnIA, July l2.--Tothine i,
known in Baltimore of affairs In and a.
round Washington. All the wires be.
tween The two cities ara out.
BALTIMORE, July l2.-We are entirely
ignorant OF events iranspiring in and a.
rouno Washington, as the wires were cus.
at some interrNedie'e point sbou, ,,roe