The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-06
BY 1ELEGRAPH
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Portland Daily Press.
The Rsoe, Raid North. Occupation. of Har-

The Rebel Raid NORTH Occupation of Har-
Psr's Ferry.
BALTIMORE, July 5.
1t was reported and believed yesterday
morning that Hagerstown i, in possession OF
| the rebels, the operators having left their posts
between and 10 o'clock under alarm. they
returned about z. nj. and reported all quiet
and no rebels nearer than Falling Waters and
Williamsport, six or ten miles from the Poto-
mac, where it is said lighting was going on
near Sharpsburg.
| 1t was thought that Mulligan and Sigel
would move to the Maryland side OF the Po-
| tomac 10 succor Maryland Heights il attacked
| by the rebels.
| An attack was made on Harper's Ferry
! about 8 or 10 O'clock yesterday morning by
| force estimated at some 2000 cavalry, with
more than as many infantry. Gen. Weber,
however, set about making vigorous defence,
and up to the latest accounts was holding his
| own.
Early commands the expedition which is
composed OF cavalry, infantry and artillery.
Early is reported to be EwelPs successor. Ran
som is believed to have command of the cav
! airy. Their forces probably number not less
than l., 600.
Gen. Wallace is very active and making
every preparation that prudence suggests.
Gen. Tyler was at Tumocacy in command OF
Gen. Wallace's forces. He is protecting the
great railroad bridge of Tumocacy, three miles
from Frederick.
No signs OF the enemy had appeared up to
last night. The rebels are remorsely enlorc-
ing the CONSUMPTION, taking all males between
sixteen and sixty who have left their homes.
Every horse is taken on the line of march,
and scouting parties visit the country roads
and steal all whether owned by friend or foe
The capture of supplies and the diversion of
renforcements going to Grant are the proba-
BILE reasons for this raid.
From Point of Rocks we learn that the en-
tire rebel force which visited that place yes
terday did not exceed 100 cavalry, supposed
to be under Mosby. Their whole object
seemed to be to rob and destroy. They robbed
loyal storekeepers US we'll as rebel syInpathiz-
ers, leaving nothing behind but such articles
as could not be easily carried off. They were
followed to the river by citizens, who are said
to have carried off goods into the interior.
LATEST.
The telegraph is still working to Frederick.
Up to noon no rebels had appeared IN that
city. The excited has abated, and IL was be-
lieved that the provost guard at that place
could efiectually protect the city from all the
rebels that had appeared in the vicinity OF
Point OF Rocks up to this morning
Sgel and Muligan's forces reached Mary
land Heights about O'Clock last evening
There is no doubt now entertained that our
troops will be able to resist any attack of the
rebels at that point. Reinforcements are on
the way to Maryland Heights.
Max Weber, who commands the post at
Harper's Ferry, has given notice to the people
at Harper's Ferry TO leave as he Intends to
open his guns on the town to drive the rebels
out. The rebels are all on the Virginia side
of the town, busily engaged in their work of
plumber and occasionally sending a shell over
TO this side. A pontoon bridge which crossed
the river at the ferry has been successfully re-
moved, and span of the railroad bridge on
the Virginia side has been DESTROYED 10 pre-
vent the rebels from crossing.
On Monday, Mosby, who has a force of cav
airy and artillery opposite Point OF Rocks,
fired into train passing that point, causing
the greatest excittment among the passengers
No one was hurt, except the fireman, who was
shot in the leg. The train ran back as far as
Sandy Hook, and the employees of the rail-
road company were this morning endeavoring
to bring it to this city.
A large number of the citizens of Freder-
lex have arrived here in the train which left
Plance No. at Z o'clock. Considerable ex-
element prevailed there at that hour, but
there were no signs of the rebels.
No rebels are known to be north of the Po-
tomac or east of Sharpsburg, unless il be the
force that Sigel was engaged with, which has
followed him. Sigel succeeded in securing his
train this morning. A number of his wagons
passed through Fredericksburg. Heavy tir-
ing was heard in the direction of Harper's
Ferry this morning, supposed to be Weber
Smelling the rebels In town from Maryland
Heights.