Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-13


Ia this movement against Washington amount 10 ffty
thousand men, or fifteen hundred We cannot FROM the
abundant information before US, determine tell the
reader where they are, where they have been ell this
time what they have accomplished whittier bound.
lis painfully evident however, that tbs good people
OF the Maryland and Penny border counties have
been frightened cut oil their wits by the and.oul
stories of reliable gentlemen, and that genetsl
stampede has followed and thas sore OF our military
cleftans within range Of this remarkable emigration
of whole skedAddlng community y. have been bum
bugged snd seiz I'd with the prevailing panic, until Gen.
Wallace rskrg fight for the defence OF Frederick,
has proved to what extent senseesS panic may be car
RED. .r .
We bops that Secretary Stanton will soon be sufi.
GENTLY recovered TO his bulletins to General
DIX including come reliable account Of this terrible
rebel raid.
We copy the following Dispatches:
FREDERICK, Maryland, July s.
The enemy continued to press Col Oendenn pretty
hard yesterday, and finally hInked him just as the
Third Maryland infantry up 10 its support They
all in aud drove the rebels back to the meuLt'in.
The latter had appro lched tba. ten dozen
shells fell wi hin the limits of the town. and one struck
Bradley +. Johnstoas house. He 10 said to be tie
leader OF this raid.
Our troops fought well, AMI although they had
superior numbers to contend with at frat held them ID
check till the infantry supports a'flged.
No rebel infsnry has yet bsen seen HIRE Our rein-
fore :menta coming up, and General Wallace and
Gen. Tyler have restored order aud discipline, aud
personally present to SEQ the same maintained.
OaANBERsBURG, Pa, July 81 A. M-The rebel
raiders IN Pennsylvania aud Maryland in much
stronger force thaa has been believed They consist OF
cavalry nfAntry and artillery, aud 20 600 the lowest
| estimate have heard made Vs to their sIengh
1be rebels levied contribution OF twenty thousand
dollars en- the inhabitan Of HAgcrstoWn, pay which
many of ths we're Obliged TO dispo0of their
wearing apparel Aside from this outrage the rebels
robbed and pill Lsed ind ofminas,y, forcing many OF
the city Of gertOHn to give up their money, watches
aud eli their VAuabss None OF the raid have been
| seen al HsgsrstoWn since noon Yes,erdiy
Heavy firing heard oil yesterday afternoon in the
Cumbarlsni Valley. The sound would indicate an en-
gagement Frederick City. The force that visited
HsgsrstoWn went IN that drscton.
The rebel csvISy ia Jenkins old c'mm'nd.
-GH1NBENBUkG, Pa, July s, P. MA column Of
rebels entered HagerstoWn this morning at O'clock
Toe force tlag left yeiterday for Frederick, took he
Boonsb road aad these raiders came In BY the
way of Williamsport. They raLslcking tbs town
ID committing all Of depredaions, and Rave
| burned several private dwelling houses. Hos large
farce occupies the town is not stated.
The greatest excitement prevails all ovet the county,
and the people leaving their homes AID taking tae
| cars to OAFii.ls and Harrisburg in lirge numbers.
When tho Ci izsns # H3geratoWn paid the $4,000
that the st party demanded they were promised tns'
themselves aud property should be protected but the
scoundrels laundering and destroying their houses
in direct opposition to their promises
CHAMBER BURG, July s-The column of rebels that
took pOsseeeion OF HSger,town this morning Gem
handed by Imboden. He evacuated the town alter
holding four hours, following the Sharpsburg road
No Wthstsndng ths $40 900 toe inhabitants bad plii
for protection, Imboden insisted on burning Zsler Il
Co.'S warehouse, unlesI the citizsns would pay him
81 500 more, which they did.
courier has arrived from Hancock, and reports a
Union force a. tia. pOnt-probsbiy Gan. Hunters.
WAsHIkGroN, July s.-There is nothing of startling
AZ. ATan
opinion still prevails In the highest military quarters
here that the rebel orcs engaged in the raid has been
greatly oYerestmlted and will be fortunate in gettirg
away safely with the plumber it has already sccumu
lated.
FAEDERICK, Nd, July g. P. M-The rebels have
treated fully four miles from Their position serdsy,
on the road TO Boonsboro' and HagerstoWn.
The Eleventh Mary land hundred days men, have
| rived here aud b:ea enthusias cally received.
FRIDERIoK, Nd, July 8, 2 P. h.-There has been no
fighting here to-day up TO this ms tIoept some picket
firing by our skrmsher', who are feeling tho position
oil tue rebels. During last night they fell back from
the line which they occupied during the fght aud
now reported to be in position in AiddetoWn Valley,
ho lirg the road TO Middleton and HagerstoWn which
crosses the Cotoclin Mountain. Two guns mounted
in tbs gap. Tee rebel force is estimated to be
| about five thousand strong.
PHILADELPRrl, July s:h, 'ls64.-General Couch has
sent despatch 70 Mayor Henry use his personnel ic
huence at once to raise under the recent call OF
Governor Curtin.
A despatch dated two mics North of Hagerstown,
A. H. TO day states that $50 picked Guerrlas from
| Aosby's aud lmboden command, entered HagerstoWn
at O'Clock, where they rob1ng tie stores and
had fred the engine house, Thur tons warehouse and
| two hnndred tons Of Government hay. They aso in
in ended to burn &c Co . ware house. and thrca-
ened burn tie The turntabls OF the railroad
had not been touched. The rebels heavily laden
with plunder
The rebel General EcOauslaud, with his brigade,
at liam. port his ming, but reports say he will
VIII leave to-day. bic Oh wind was blowing The fire
Up through the town. (d4garstoTn and great des
| of property was feared.
ORR Army ooRP', BEToRE PErERsBUfG
% July IAN.
1t is reported that a rebel Lieutenant aud 20 men
into Geo. WiUcxJ lire', after dark last even pg
aud gave themselves up priso-ers saying that
garrison at Petersburg sdort Of ratons. Owing to
the early departure OF your courier, unable TO in
vesgste the fac in time for this letter. but il nor a
al surprising if he report prove true l. il the history
of Vicksburg repeated, nightly dsserhons took
pce 10y those whose somschs got the better OF their
patriotism. Bsfore the present campaign Richmond
and Petersburg we're filed with refugees from Norfolk
Suffolk, Fretercksb1 & and o.her places and they
are oveIaowing with those who fed before the
army In its march rom the RAPID Ann and James. Il
computed that be less than two hundred
thousand of these people in both cities aud vicinity s
of whom, with Lees army, ar9 dependent for su6sist
ance upon the railroads recently cut by cavalry
As the rebel Government Is compelled a. such time
TO feed get rid OF them the problsm Of the siege s
the solution OF which lies not very far distant in
| the future,
General Ledle commanding LIST division of this corps
cas- rendered his resignation, dating from the 4sh
instsnt. q
Capain Johnson, Inspector General on Gen. WiIco1s
s.sf was wounded ye terday in the thigh but foriu-
nately not seriously This is the sixth officer of Gsp
WilcoIs staff Wou ID d in the preseai, ca npagn. Toe
General himself was Bit By pecs Of shell in the last
hght.
TIE HERALD ON CHAsK.-The New York Herald, in
lis editorial notice Of Secretary Chass's resignation
says:
Mr. Lincoln long srce had sufficient evidenc, OF the
i9capseiy Of Secretary Chase msnage the finances Of
the country in crisis like this He has beenfor three
years committing blundsrs upon blunders, Kept the