Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-08-13
TIlc Rebel InNnsinn

BALTIMORE, August So 80 p M.---The
Amertcdn says: We learn from gentleman
who arrived here this morning from the
Upper Potomac that the entire rebel force
yesterday evacuated the Maryland side of
the Potomac, moving off in great haste.
Their rear guard crossed at Sheppardstown,
at II o'clock yesterday morning, and the
balance of the invaders crossed at Hancock
about the same time. Previous to leaving,
they sent a cavalry force back to Hagerstown
yesterday and arrested and carried off four
prominent citizens as hostages for the rebel
citizens of that town arrested hy order of
General Hunter
From the south side of the Potomac we
learn that Early has been moving up the
valley towards Winchester with his harvest
teams during all last week searching the
country for conscripts and grain, and conse-
quently making but slow progress.
The information received, week ago,
that the rebels would make feint move
ment merely on Maryland, to cover his re-
turn trains has been verified to the fullest
extent, and they are now all moving of to-
wards Harrison.
WASHINGTON, August s.-The Star says
gentleman from Hagerstown, where he
has been sojourning for two weeks past,
gives US some interesting particulars Of the
rebels in that vicinity.
When they took possession Of the town
they proceeded to institute thorough
search of the stores, but as the merchants
had not replenished tEeir stocks since the
former visit of the rebels this season, the
raiders got but little plunder, with the eK-
ception of small quantity of shoes and
hats, mostly taken from Samuel Rouskup
halter. At the grocery stores they filled
their hayersacks with sugar and their can
teens with molasses; and at one or two
stores they turned the molasses casks up
side down, and let their contents run into
the street.
Seeing that many Of the citizens were
| frightend and anxious to get swav, the re-
| bels told them to remain quietly at home
and they would not be molested. They did
not, however, keep this promise, and,
amongst other acts of robbery, compelled
several gentlemen to take off their boots snd
| hats, and give them up. Jared Ford, prin-
| ter, of this city, who was in Hagerstown at
the time, had his hat taken from him while
standing on the street viewing the proceed
ings Of of the rebels.
| The rebel sympsthizers Jared worse, il
possible, than the Union men. Jonas Win
ter confectioner, who refused to open his
store, had his doors broke open with an axe
and most of his store fixtures destroyed.
Rev Dabney Ball, at one time pastor OF
the Wesley Church in this city, was with
this marauding party. He did not take an
active part in breaking open the stores, but
he looked on and countenanced their doings
and no doubt shared in the plunder. The
train of cars reported to have been burnt by
the party when they entered IIagcrstown
was destroyed by our own troops, in order
to prevent it from falling into the rebels
hands, as the cars contained d valuable car
go Of freight, including several thousand
dollars worth of sugar. The rebels had Il
list of those merchants who had goods hid
away, which list is believed to be furnished
to them by prominent secessionists living
in the town.
HARRIsBuRG, August s.-A despatch was
received at headquarters in this city at nine
o'clock this morning, from military opera
tor at IIagerstown, announcing that all was
quiet on the Upper Potomac.
BALTIMORE, Aug. S.-The latest reports
from the valley represent the rebels in fore,
south of Winchester. 1t is thought We shal
have an engagement with them near that
place. This is reported on good authority