, 1864-07-11
THE MEEsEL RAID.
Our ForCeH Eracnnte Frederick.

PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-The Ba!leti1 has
special dispatch from Harrisburg, stating
TINT the corps Of Ewcll, Brecken ridge and
Rhodes are all on this side Of the Potomac.
BAlr1MoRE, July 9, Bis F. M--0nr forces
haye eyacuated Frederick, and fallen back in
this direction, and now occupy position
cupy Frederick, but in what force is not pos
itivc,y known. Reports cay e.000 are under
the command Of Breckenridge.
There are reports. seemingly well founded,
that another rebel force has crossed the Po-
tomac near Edwards Ferry, aud has moved
in the direction of Urbana, in whit force is
not knewn. This is supposed to be IN effort
to Gank us. We arehourly gaining strength
By re1nforccments, and viii doubtless frus-
.rate this rebel movement
NEW ToRK, July 9.-Tle Herdd's special
from Frederick, Md, 8th, says: Tho enc
ny continued to press Colonel Clendenin
him. Just ae the Sd Maryland infantry came
10 his support. They all went in md drove the
rebels back to the mountains. Our troops
fouglt well, and although they had superior
numbers to coutend with at first, held them
In check till the Infantry supports arrived.
Our reinforemcnts are coming up, and Cen
erals Wallace and Taylor have restored dis
ut"
The Eerald's special from Chnmbersburg,
eth, Z o'clock In the morning, says: "The
rebel Riders in Pennsylvania and Maryland
orc in much stronger force ttan has been be-
lIeycd, They consist OF cavalry. infantry and
artillery, and q, 600 is the lowest cstimate I
inye heard.
bodcu. entered Haserstown this morning st s
o'clock. The force that left yesterday Tor
Frederick took the Boonsboro road, and
these new raiders came IN by Waf o. VI
lfsmguort They are rausacktng the town,
aud committing al manner Of f:depredattons.
Thty have burned several private dwelling
houses, notwithstanding the $50 coo the In
| l,abitaIts paid for protection. Imbodcn In
! sisted on burning Seeler 8 Co.'s Warehon@se @
unless the citizens would pay him S1,500
morc, which they did.
| L courier has arrived from Hancock and
reports u Union force at that point, probably
Hunter's-
| A New York Tribune special from Harris
burg, the 8th, says:
The telegraph operators who have been
close to Hasefstown, but hare not yet reach.
ID there, rtpon that the rebels set fire to the
Court House, the railroad depot and all other
railroad buildings, burning a large quantity
ofhay. The buildings were On fire 1t II o'clock
to-day.
Gen. RoTley, just from Washington, met
Gen. Howe Just from 8igel's command On tle
way to Buffers. Gen. Howe reports that
there have not at any time been over 4 ,0ol
rebels on this side Of the Potomac, and that
VIC are entirely out Of danger. Nothing,
however, is known by sigel as to the forces
in the Shenandoah Valley, Immediately il
Ills front
4 scout Just In from Boonsboro reports ia
General Couch that two brigades Of rebe}s
are lying at Boonsboro, comprising in
| known, and the number OF the force ie moi
reported They crossed at the Antlctan
| Ferry.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-The BuHet;n has
dis; atch from Baltimore, stating TINT tn
rebels occuIy Frederick, Nd, md that on
troops have fallen hack to the Monocacy.
NEW YoRE-1 o'clock p. m.--Well aathen
ticatt dur more bare confirmed the abore