Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-13
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA. July 5

The Inquirer publishes a special dispatch
from gettysburg OF the 4th, stating that much
excitement prevails there and in the country
south of Harrisburg, in consequence of ru-
-mers that large body of rebels are making
a raid on Maryland and southern Pennsylva-
MIA, and had already crossed the Potomac
Yesterday morning at g. Gen. Sigel was at
tackled at Cheetavia and Darkville, Va, bT d
large force OF the enemy, said TO be under
Early and Ransom, and driven from his po-
sition with slight less. Sigel says there were
1900 cavalry. The number OF infantry is not
known.
4 dispatch just received by the Govern
ment says that fifteen rebel cavalry men were
seen within five miles of Hagerstovn this
p N. Other reports considered reliable say
there are rebels this side os the Potomac
1t is the object of the enemy TO advance as
far as possible into Pennsylvania and steal
horses.
BALTIMORE, July ..
1t was reported and believed Yesterday
morning that Hagerstown was IN the posses
sion of the rebels, the telegraph operators
having left their post under an alarm. The
operators, however, returned about O'Clock
in the afternoon and reported that ell was
quiet, and that there were no rebels nearer
than Falling Waters and Wiliamsport, from
six 10 ten miles distance from the Potomac,
where 1t was said fighting was going on yes
terday afternoon. The same account also
says that lighting. was going on at or near
Sharpsburg. The Federal forces being com
! manded by the brave Gen. Sigel
Previous reports from Harpers Ferry had
| located Gen. Sigel during Sunday night at
| Shepardstown, to which place he had fallen
back from Martinsburg, and where junction
was formed with him by MulIigan with force
| from Leetown, The fight on Sunday was ten
miles below this point force, il was
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| the Potomac to suecor the MARYLAND Heights
| if attacked by the rebels
An attack was made on Harper's Ferry
| about or 10 o'clock yesterday morning by
| a force estimated at Z, 900 cavalry, with more
than as many infantry. Gen. Weber. how
ever, set about making a vigorous defense,
and up to last accounts was holding his own
Nothing had beer heard up to O'Clock p.
| M. at Harper's Ferry from either Sigel or Mul-
| ligan's forces, which is accounted for per
haps, by the Hagt rstown story of their being
| again engaged opposite Shepardstown, to
| which point they must have been followed
by the rebels. After O'clock p. m. the
wires were interrup ted near Harper's Ferry,
| on the esst side, AID the operator at Point of
Rocks understood to report that body
of rebel cavalry had crossed the Potomac
| there and interrupted the telegraph. In the
mean time the excitement at Frederick, Md,
continuing. All the sick from Harper's Fer
~ with the Provost Guard of the town were
removed the former going TO Annapolis
Government stores, also horses removed from
Frederick, as they had been previously sue
cesfully removed from Harpers Ferry. No
reason is given fer this movement from Fred
erick, as no hostile forces were known to be
within 90 miles of the place, except a small
detachment which was near Point of Rocks,
II miles Off
General TYLER remained &C MOuocacY in
command of Cen Wallace's forces at that
point, being the extreme western limit of this
department. He is protecting the great rail
road bridge of the Monocacy river, three miles
from Frederick.
No sign of the enemy had appeared up to
last night. The true object and extent Of the
whole movement are as yet all mystery.
1t ia known from refugees from Martins
burg Winchester and other places in Virgin
Ia, that the rebels are remorselessly and
lentessly enforcing the CONSUMPTION. The
capture of supplies and diversion OF the re
Inducements going to Grant are very proba
! | bly, the reasons of the raid Provisions and
all kinds of supplies no doubt very scarce
in Virginia at present, and the rebels hope to
make large haul on this side Of the Poto
, mae, but they have evidently been disap-
, | pointed thus far.
Major Gen. John Early commands the ex-
petition. which is composed of cavalry, in
fantry and artillery. Gen. Ransom is be-
lieyed TO have charge OF the cavalry, and
he is said to be Stuarts successor, the object
of the enemy may be inferred to be an i'm
portant lmoTement2l Oh the part of Gen.
Lee.
The infantry force is said to be under com
mand of Gen. Early himself, Ewell's late
corps, and probably now numbers not less
than u, 600 men.
From Point of Rocks we learn that the en-
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day did not exceed 900 cavalry, supposed to
be under command of Mosby, whose object
was to rob and destroy. They retired after
committing many robberies the same way
they came. The telegraph operator returned
last night from the moeutains where he had
concealed himself, and sent through several
| dispatches announcing the extent OF the rebel
depredations.
WASHINGTON, July >.
Intelligence from the upper Potomac states
that the citizens Of upper Maryland are ter
ribly frightened, and are fleeing with their
property in all directions. The danger thus
far seems apprehended more than real, for
Frederick even is not occupied as reported
and rebel command has not occupied per
manently any town on the Maryland side of
/ the Potomac. The enemy is supposed to be
part of Ransom's slate Stewards cavalry
with infantry from Ewelrs Corps
ALBANY, July ;.
The President informs Gov. Seymour that
| a rebel force, estimated at $1,000 or &c, 900
strong, have invaded Maryland and taken
Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry, and are
threatening other points; that the public
safety requires call upon the State Execu-
tive for militia force to repel the invasion,
and he calls upon the State of New York for
II, 900 militia as Its Quota to serve one hun
dred days.
HAERIsBURG, July 8.
Dispatches from Chambersburg state thai a
| rebel force, supposed to be Bradley Johnson's
| brigade, entered Hagerstown this afternoon
| The Federal force at that place, under Lieut.
Mclean, after spirited resistance, were
compelled to fall back on Greencastle, Pa,
with which place till had telegraphic
communication up to O'Clock this evening
The following proclamation has just been
| issued by the Governor:
1t is now ascertained that a large rebel
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