The New York herald., 1864-08-16
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

The Painful Excitement Exist,ng In
Maryland and Pennsyivnnia-The
Ear,y's Raid Nearly Brought to "a
Close-The Affair at Moorsfieid-Mosby
Itrom the Richmond Examiner August 1871
Sympathy Is aroused b. the accounts which come
through Yankee papers, Of the painful excitement exist
ing few days ago In Maryland and Pennsy vanin both
among the pesceable Inhabitants and the Union troops
and militia, which are supposed to be protecting The
country To read of the marchings and counter
marcngs OF these latter, when remember that the
thermometer ranged 50 high. and that many Of them
of full habit OF body. excitcs pity, ard
pity is akin TO love- The worst of was they did not
In the least know whore TO 20 10 find the rebes They
just to meet tom a far field. 10 which they
would have prayed God to have mercy The rebels
souls Somehow during those several days hen General
Farly's men we're ~ Maryland and Pennsylvania, the
rogues could never be ouDd although told that
the moment they crossed the Potomc. at Spring run,
thirty thousand federal soldiers marched TO
Frederick, arriving there . Sunday evening. But
Monday morn ing, learning that Early and Brcckurdge
which way they could te they reixaced their ste
- the erv and commenced marching uShe valley OF the
Shenandoah. But again, before they hsd got we'll In
on the orders were cOunermanded and they ossei
the Potomac and marched straight for Washington" Al
Washington, however. was no rest for them, and they
instantly sent ck TO Frederick No wonder the
correspondent adds "Tbe commands are fearfuly
outn But the most singular things that in all these long
tosone marches they could never meet with Tarly
and Brecknrid1e nor indeed gain any certain tidngs
OF their movements. his was surely strange enough
nasmuch as il appears by other accounts IN the same
Yankee pa that General Early all this while
peacefully fhresbing wheatn in the valley. White
those thirty thousand ardent federal troops we're
laboriousy toilipg dusty roads, in the and
dropping down by hundreds with fatigue and hadshp,
as they eagerly rushed in search Of the rebels every
where where tho rebels not IL would SEEM by this
other a.count that General Early addc ing himself
10 the sweet pleasures and gentle tolls OF agricultural
shade of trees In sequesered wales and the rebe
was turned into reaping hook, and brgades that bad
often reaped harvest OF Yankees were now sweenng
down the yellow ears 10 swathes ong not TOO ardeny
but like GDy Arcadian swans, while haversacks and
blankets were placed In the shade near gushing
spring, the place OF their evening repast and reIose
Some are detailed to pull fodder (foUt opts)
for the fair herds that come vending their way
with musical ringing OF bells from pastures beyond the
rver-for Early has abundant swarms OF cattle and
sheep dottug the rich green gades hch stretch
himl many amie; also his banks u furnished
bees and while one regiment is on duty milking Inc
and churnng the butter, another is despoing the
industrious insect Of its stores Of honey and Truly
Georgical and bucolical scene altogether.
EARLY's RAID NEARLY BROUGHT TO A GLOSS.
We may, perhaps, collect from the latest intelsepce
which has re cDed that General Early nearly
brought bis rural and pastoral pursuits to cosetbat
long trains wagons are now asceadng the Shenandoah
valley ut losursly pace. collecting they the new
threshed hears OF golden treasureand that
professions OF fine and beeves moving southward
slowly, laying tho stubbe fields bare thev advance,
for not too much hurried must be the milky mother,
while Confederate reapers threhers and drovers
ther warlike array and await the appearance OF
those ing hosts which are searching for
them with such headIong fury General Early has laid
aside his pastoral crook and his outer pipe longer
makes music snder the greenwood tree. As 10 the thirty
blood would take the liberty Of advising them to
90 not dndiug him let them carry on the campaign
they have begun It, like who study how not 10 do IT,
f he is at one gap Of the mountain let them rush fu
rousy through another, only let them beware OF dis
turbing Jubal Eary's harvest home.
THAT AFFAIR AT MooREptELp.
length able 70 state the material fscts cf the
unfortunate affair 81 MooreHed Hardy county, last sun
day. one OF the cavary brgades OF Gene al Bradley
hnson command was surprised aud routed at Moore
field aud lost four pieces Of ctunon The effect OF this
disas,er 10 the retreat Of the whole
airy towards the valley. the Yankee papers say Averi
took I've hundred of prisoners dispersed
balance the mountains and pursued them twenty
nye miles From this statement feel sure that
our loss In prisoners did not exceed Two hundred
and CITY As TO dspersnR large cavalry .ofoe into the
mountains, aud then pursuing them twenty miles Is
too obviously absurd to comment though
did know that there the least foundation for the
statement What hft OF the sleepy headed brigade
may taken 10 the mountains and we dare say they
did wisely. Following them would doubtless have born
found too much OF an uphill business to have been kept
up twenty 1--we miles.
MosBv AT WORK.
Tho hot weather does not keen Noeby idlc We learn
that yesterday he sent u ordonsve seventeen prisop
the result OF skrmish with body of the enemys
cavalry near Fairfax stttiol. While not n.
formed as to the substantial fruits OF bis
know that Mosbys men, usual, made good biOg "
IT, aud that many Of his cavaliers rode back better horses
than they carrcdnto the fight. The Yankees we're pur
sued az near Mexandris as was deemed prudent
There was nothing current at Gordonsvile yesterday
restive TO the movements OF General Early