Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-09


Fight nt Frederick, Maryland
The Rebels Repulsed-The Ene-
my Reported at 3O,OOO-Harper's
Ferry Still i'm Possession Of the
Enemy.
BALTIMORE, July 1.-THE following par
ticulars are gathered at headquarters from
information received there tonight: This
evening the rebel advance made an effort
to gain the bridge over the Monocacy.
Gen. Wallace with only small portion of
his force moved out to check them. Wallace
formed his line about one mile eastward
of the town, and shortly after four o'clock
fighting commenced and lasted with more
or less severity up to eight o'clock, when
the rebels, after being three times repulsed,
finally retired, leaving us in possession of
the ground. During the action several
shells fell into the city but did no damage
OF moment. The citizens viewed the fight
from house tops and from the outskirts.
Gen. Wallace Is confident of holding Fred
erick. We have no account of the killed
and wounded. Reinforcements are rapidly
pushing forward, and there is every reason
to believe that this movement OF the enemy
will result only in disappointment and dis
aster to the rebel cause.
Especial to Tribune.l
HARRIsBURG, July 1.-THE following is
the substance of a dispatch just received
and signed by Gen. Couch:
Officers Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
telegraph here privately that the invading
force either in Maryland or in full march
for that State is not less than 10000. They
say they have ascertained this fact from
their own private agents. The enemy, con-
sisting of $1,000 infantry, artillery and cav
airy, chiefly the latter, left Hagerstown this
morning on the old national road, in the
direction of Boonsboro, EN- route for Fred
erick City, as they declared. They march,
ed just at daylight.
A rumor prevails that force of several
thousand encamped just south of Middle
bury, between Greencastle and Hagerstown.
We do not believe it.
The force levying contributions at Ha-
gerstown is partly Imboden's and partly
the old force of Jenkins, which led Lees
advance into Pennsylvania last year before
the battle of Gettysburg.
have trustworthy information that there
are no rebels this side of Hagerstown.
[Trbune's Specall
MoNoCAcY, Nd, July 7.-Harper's Ferry
Is still held by the rebels who have sharp
shooters secreted In the houses and behind
from the Heights. Wallace had, under
stand, sharp fight with the rebels last
evening, but can not dislodge them from
their hiding places. The rebels last night
set fire to the bridge again at Harper's Fer
ry, destroying fifty feet of trestle work and
woodwork under the iron span OH the Vir-
ginia side.
General Wallace who has established his
headquarters for the present here, sent Col.
Clendennan with force of cavalry and two
guns to feel the enemy, with orders to pro-
ceed as far as Boonsboro. Clendennan met
the enemy about mile east of Middletown
and had brisk skirmish. He found the
enemy had superior numbers but drew him
on toward Frederick, and there showed him
battle. Meantime Wallace and his rein
forcements under Colonel Gilpin and Major
Yellott took position three-quarters of a
mile east of Frederick City, and were there
attacked by the rebels.
The battle opened about 3 p. NJ, and was
continued with more or less severity for
three hours. Col. Gilpin's command dis
lodged and drove back the enemy three
times. Artillery firing was continuous and
the musketry brisk, our men of the 18th
Illinois cavalry, Col. Clendeman; 1st battal-
ion artillery, Capt. Alexander, and 100 men
from an Ohio regiment fought bravely, and
when the battle closed, Gen. Wallace was
informed that Col. Gilpin held his own.
The object of this fight was to hold the
bridge across the MOnocacy at Frederick
junction. This is very important as REIN
forcements are on the route and will arrive
tonight for Harper's Ferry. Gen. Wallace
informed me he will hold Frederick.
BALTIMORE, July I've are assured at
headquarters that everything is progressing
well; and with the reinforcements now
reaching the front the rebels will soon find
their expectations sadly disappointed. Gen.
Wallace says the detachments of 100 days
men in the fight behaved well.