Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-20


we doubt whether thought of the safety
of Atlanta once crossed the minds of the
sage prophets who were ingeuiOusly plan
ming iu imagination the details of the fu-
ture campaign across the Potomac.
And our people had a right to be excl.
ted. For where does the war furnish any
thing that apProximates to a counterpart
of the present movement. Silently body
of troops, which the Yankees say is large,
at least it is too large for any force they
have ready to meet it, is hurled into Mary
land, and after having destroyed railroad
bridges, Viaducts, commissary stores, and
in fact every thing they pleased, are now
threatening the Federal capital aud the
| City of Baltimore, while a conquering
Yankee General is asleep or Supplied by
Virginia juleps in front of Petersburg, wait
ing for something to turn up that will save
him from the disgrace he merits. Northern
papers have boasted often that Grant fully
comprehended Gen. Lees strategy, and
was prepared to checkmate it. We didn't
think so, but now we know he does.
Brig. Gen. Tyler, who was captured at
Monocacy, is no doubt the same Brigadier
Tyler who figured at the battle of Manas-
sas in July 1861. He has since been Off
ciating, we believe, as Provost Marshal or
post commander at Baltimore. AT all
events he is a ''small potato" and it will
be observed that his capture is mentioned
next in order to that of Col, Seward, from
which circumstance it is inferred that Sew
ard is a more important character-proba-
bly, the son or nephew of his Snakeship the
Yankee PRIMER.
One of the Baltimore kilograms of the
18th says, active arrangements are being
made in anticipation of an emergency
which it is confidently believed is "greatly
possible, not probable" What is this
Iemergency" thus alluded to. We dare
say that:it is the uprising of the people of
Baltimore to put down the tyranny by
which they have so long been oppressed.
The arrangements" may be for ought we
know to the contrary, the planting OF can
non in the streets of the city. We pray
that the deVOtees of liberty and indePen-
dence in Baltimore may soon have cause to
thank God for their deliverance from the
brutal foe. "Msryland, my Maryland"
may yet redeem herself.
THE NORTHERN EICITENENT.
From the Richmond Dispatch, July II.
The public mind was happily affected
yesterday by the news from Maryland,
furnished by a Washington paper of the
10th inst. For the time, Grant and Pc
tersburgh were forgotten, and nothing was
thought of or talkeu of but Baltimore,
Monocacy Bridge, Lew Wallace aud the
invasion of the North. The situation in
Georgia and the safety of Atlanta ceased |
to be topic of conversation, and every |
body was discussing the probable effect of
the present skillful and we'll executed |
movement upon the issue of the campaign |
of 1864. 1t seems that confederate force |
has advanced quietly and almost without
opposition many miles into the enemy's |
territory, destroying railroads and bridges, |
and levying contributions upon the people |
at will, and the Iatestnews we have through |
Northern papers is that body of troops |
drawn up to dispute the advance was de. |
feated and driven back in confusion
When Northern journals admit this much, |
we may be sure that the victory was deci
sive and complete, aud attended with inn
portrait results.
The Yankee accounts say that "active |
arrangements are being made in anticipa
ton of an emergency which it is conf |
IDENTIFY believed is only barely possible, not |
probable" These ''active arrangements"
doubtless have reference to an appre |
hended uprising of the people of Baltimore,
and may include the planting of cannon in |
the streets and other measures to enforce |
"loyalty" 10 the Monumental City. At ali
events, it is apparent that the authorities |
there were terribly frightened, and busily |
coucerting meas sures for the safety of the |
place.
A letter from Winchester, dated July Z, |
says that a body of Confederate troops is
between Harrisburgh and Baltimore; that
Harry Gilmore, with his command, is at
Gunpowder River, between Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and that Bradley johnson
is operating at Annapolis Junction, be-
tween Baltimore and Washington.
RUHoRs.
It was currently reported, yesterday
morning. that after the defeat of Wallace at
Monocacy Bridge, our forces in Maryland
encountered Gen. Couch, who had been
sent out from Baltimore with reinforce
ments, defeated him and took him prison
er. This rumor was invented by some i'm
aginative person who probably desired to
keep up the excitement. Late in the eve-
ming it was reported that a letter had been
received from Confederate officer in Ma.
ryland, announcing that our forces we're
within sight of the outer Notifications of
Baltimore, and still "marching on"
THE FIRST PRISONERS.
Eight Yankee prisoners, captured by
Mos6y at Monocacy Junction, Md, arrived
at Lynchburg on Sunday night. Among
them is the son of HArbuck, one Of the
large shipping merchants of New York
city. Two hundred and twenty prisoners,
captured at Martinsburg, and sixty cap
tured at Aldie, Loudon county, have ar.
rived at the same place.
MosBY's RAID ON DUFFIELD's DEPOT.
The dashing MOsby made a very sue
cessful raid on Dufield's Depot, station
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, six
miles west of Harper's Ferry. He sent in
flag of truce demanding the surrender OF
the place, and the citizens came out to in
quire upon what conditions the enemy
would be allowed to surrender. Mosby
replied, "uncODditionally, and that very
quickly" Whereupon the Yankee force of
eighty-two men surrendered. Mosby also
captured thirty horses, and gathered many