Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-12
8g GelegraHB,
Afternoon Report.
The Maryland and Pennsylvania
Raiders-Thelr Operations.

WAsHlHGToH, July lO-S:3O p. m.-Dls-
believe all secession rumors of dangers
and terrors in Washington. The govern
meut is wide awake and been so for days.
1t has been reinforcing the troops in Bal
timore and elsewhere in Maryland. most
abundautly, and the preparations for the
defence of the capital are ample. Large
reinforcements reached Baltimore this
morning.
Hunter is supposed to have arrived at
Harper's Ferry last night and have made
a junction with Howe's forces.
Travellers from the north need have no
apprehensiOns Of injury to any portion of
the tracks or bridges of the Philadelphia
and Wilmington railroad as they are ac-
cessable to the gunboats.
Secretary Wells has done his duty to
the public interest exposed to this raid
wherever possible for him to do so.
Gen. Gilmore who was sent for by the
President, arrived here this morning aud
will be Immediately assigned to active
command In the field.
Parties who arrived here this afternoon
from Rockville, Md, sixteen miles north of
Washington, say that early this morning
a rebel cavalry force of 400 or 500 strong,
dashed into Darnestown, small hamlet
FIVE or six miles north OF Rockville, and
after pluudering the stores and stealing all
the horses and cattle they could find, left
in the direction of Frederick, but before
they left they sent to the Virginia side all
their plumber.
People who come from the upper fords
report that the rebels are conveying large
numbers of cattle, horses, hogs and sheep,
stolen from the farmers along the river,
across into Virginia; that every ford is held
by small rebel cavalry force and sec
tons of batteries. Itis estimated that they
have already carried of several thousand
head of cattle and from eight to ten thou
sand valuable horses. The rebels plum
dered Unfortunately, making no distinc
ton between UnioRists and Southern SYM
pathizers.
NEw YoRK, July 1.-THE Herald's spe.
cial from Washington, July 10, says: From
the latest information it appears that
Breckenridge crossed above Harper's Ferry
aud operated at leisure west of South Noun
tain, with the view of drawing our forces
in that direction to enable Early with the
main body to cross at Edwards Ferry, so
as to follow aud capture our command ad-
vancing on Breckenridge. Failing in this
the whole rebel force united this side of
Frederick, aud commenced operations to-
wards our lines OF communications to aud
from the enemy in Fairfax since yesterday,
our cavalry coming in to day from Lees
burg, without seeing any rebels. few
guerillas are reported to be pro wing about
Fairfax Station, but no further annoyance
has been given our lines, or TO the people
in the vicinity. Many of the loyal residents
remain upon their farms without molesta-
ton.
BALTIMORE, July 1.-THE rebel cavalry
burned the residence OF Gov. Bradford
this morning, only four miles from the city,
on the Charles street road. A squad of
ten rebels came TO the house and ordered
out the family, who were only permitted
to take few yaluables, aud then fired it.
The Governor was in the city at the time
The rebels are now operating on the Phil
adeIphia road. ,
HARRIsBURG, July 1.-THE PHILADELPHIA
Baltimore and Wilmington railroad is still
intact this morning.
telegraph from Glenrock, on the North
ern Central road, this morning, states that
body of rebel mounted Infantry and
cavalry, 1900. or 1900 strong, are de-
stroyiug the road Is miles south of that
place and marching northward.
The rebels appear to have retreated from
western Maryland and are concentrating
to the north and eastern part of the state.
PHILADELPHIA, July ia special to
the Bulletin from Baltimore this morning
says:
There is nothing reliable about the
movements OF the rebels. Rebel sympa-
thisers are believed to be at the bottom of
the burning of the Governors mansion.
Business is transacted as usual.
Citizen soldiers are on duty in the forth
fcatOns.
The Telegraph lines that cross the Sus-
quehauna at Port Deposit, Nd, have been
cut. The other wires along the Railroad
are all right.
LATER
PHfLADELPHIA, July 1.-THE train was
captured at Magnolia, which left Baltimore
at o'clock Magnolia Station is burned f,
and it is feared that the train from Phil
adelphis is also captured.