Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-21

nine miles distant.
Gen. Franklin subsequently made
his escape and arrived safely in Balti-
more. ~ ~
The chief disgrace Of the whole
thing is that attaching to a party OF
Baltimore female rebels who Disguised
all present, and debased female virtue
by their affectionate familiarities with
rebel officers. One of them who
claims to be, and hereafter will be no.
toriously known as Kate Lee, went so
far as to divide with her own hands
among the rebels the shirts taken from
the private baggage of the passen-
gers.
The excitement at Baltimore baffled
all description. The people finding
the outlets to the city closed, rushed
aboard the Philadelphia boats in
crowds, abandoning their trunks on
the wharf 49,
Skirmishing had been constantly
going on, and our troops had acted
strictly on the defensive, until Tues
day evening, 18th inst, when the reb.
Of sharpshooters becoming annoying,
it was determined to dislodge them
from the front Of Fort Stevens, 5 miles
north of Washington. This was eff
fectually accomplished amid the
shouts of applause of those who wit.
messed the action. The rebels retired
in hot haste, leaving at the house of
F. P. Blair, at Silver Springs, 100 of
their wounded, including ii officers,
and they left their dead upon the field
The President and the Secretary of
War were present, encouraging the
troops. Reconnaissance showed that
the rebels disappeared during the
night from in front of our Notifications,
after firing a number of buildings
they had previously occupied as a
shelter for their sharpshooters. e..
Scouts next morning reported the
rebels crossing the Potomac nearly op.
posite Poolesville, driving before them
about 1000 head of cattle, which they
had stolen, while a despatch received
by Gen. Halleck, from Rockville,
says:
"The retreating rebels passed
through this place at O'Clock this
| Wednesday, morning, moving in the
direction of Edwards Ferry. The
rebels near Bladensburg moved off
this morning, taking the road east
ward, and carrying with them num-
Der of horses, cattle, etc, stolen in
that neighborhood." a .ef
Several squads of rebel prisoners
were brought in, and taken to the Old
Capitol. Our killed and wounded
on Tuesday amounted to about 200.
The fighting Of Monday and Tues
day was to cover the retreat, and en-.
able them to get their plundcr safely
across the Potomac. -......
A despatch dated at Lockawoxen,
Pa, July 18th, says train with $50
rebel prisoners, on the way to Camp
Elmira, collided with the Pennsylva-
MIA Coal Company's train between
there and Shohola, that afternoon, kill
ling and wounding a large number
reported at 100. Brief as was the
combat before Washington. it was
bloody. The rebel loss in killed and
wounded must have been 500. Our
veterans of the 9th corps made sad
havoc among them.
1t is said that the rebels captured
10000 head of cattle and horses, be.
sides droves of sheep and hogs, which
they got across the Potomac while
threatening Washington. A portion
of Moseby's command. 200 strong,
passed near Leesburg at an early hour
on Tuesday night. Each rider led
horse, and they were driving before
them nearly 10000 head of cattle.
When last heard from they were max
ing for Ashby's Gap as fast as posi-
BILE. 1t was expected that Sheridan's
cavalry would be looking over this
property in day or two, and it was
doubtful whether the raiders would be
able to escape with their ill-gotten
booty.
This rebel raid into Maryland I'M
doubtedly had two objects-to draw
of a portion Of Grants forces for the
protection of Washington, and to
steal fresh supplies of horses, cattle,
&c. 1t failed OF the first, but was
partially successful in the last object,
because Of the shameful lack Of mill.
tia organization in Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Enough able-bodied
men ran away from Western Mary
land and Southern Pennsylvania to
have captured and Gagged every rebel
who had crossed the Potomac. Mary.
land, with not less than l00, 900 men
able to do military duty. has not ten
thousand whites in the Union armies,
and had not one thousand militia in
the battle at Monocacy. We trust
that her metropolis will erect another
monument to Maryland vaIor after the
war is over but the deeds Of hero
ism that are to glorify it are yet in
the future.
AS to Pennsylvania, one would sup
pose that largo and powerful COM
monwealth, exposed as Pennsylvania
has been to rebel invasions, would
have furnished at least her quota of