The weekly union record., 1864-07-16
The following news is from the dispatches

{ OF LEc fsQCaFHle ESS1 CO.14ICICSl e.
hour this forenoon Q1ih), and was followed
by al advance Of rebel force to poiut about
four miles west of Tenallytown. Their pro
gress on that road vas stopped, aud they dis
appeared in some other direction. subsequently
se hear OF them skirnishiDg, between eleven
and twelve o'clock. on and around the Seventh
sirert turnpike. ueer Clsgget's farm aud the
residence Of F. P Blair. There were eight
hundred infantry in the force eucamped at
I Rockville last night, though the paDic-stricken
refugees who are arriving TO day from the
vicinity of Edwards Ferry report them cross
+ ing north of that point, yesterday aud to day,
10 large numbers, yariously estimated 1t from
twelve to thirty thousand. BreekiRFidge is
believed to be in command of their advance 10
this direction. Imboden commands the cavalry
DOW hanging around the fortiications- All
Was quie. in front OF our picket lines upon what
/ Is known as the river road, up TO noon to day.
The Star says the numbers and purposes OF the
rebels are eon:usingly conflicting. 1t is said
that the rebel force is not of weigh Sufficient
to undertake any serious attack upon the for
ti6calions of Washington, and that it Is not
their purpose to do SO. Per contra. We have
/ Just received the following from source that
has on repeated occasions had the earliest and
most accurate information of rebel movements
I 10 Virginia The rebel army of invasion
marched down the valley $4,000 strong, in
Guiding 5000 cavalry, under command Of
Breckenridge. Rawson, Imboden and McCaus
land. Longstreet was at Gordousville on
/ Tuesday last, with additional forces TO join the
rebel army Of Invasion. The purpose Of that
army is to attempt to capture Washington by
surprise. The Virginia Central Railroad has
been repaired, and is now in running order
from Richmond to Stanton" This last
report Is evidently from Southern Confed
eracy" chap of the female persuasion
In the fight at Aldie, Moseby captured 81
of our cavalrymen, killed twenty, and captured
one twelve FOUNDER kinchello's command
one company, is operating near Fairfax Court
House; and near the Occoquan.
A later dispatch says, up to quarter past
two o'clock the state of affairs 10 the vicinity
OF Rabbits Branch post Office continued about
the same. During the morning there has been
DO general engagement, but cavalry skirmish
ing has been going on at intervals The enemy
has not made his appearance anywhere within
range Of our guns so far, and has shown no
disposition to do SO.
The raiders destroyed all the lines of tele
graph on the turnpike between Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
The Washington Chronicle of July l4th
says: The rebels first made their appearance
at Colesvile, north of Washington, at four
o'clock P. NJ, on Monday, the eleventh. Our
informant says from what he could learn the
rebel force on the north side OF the Potomac
consisted of .Johnson's, Early's, and Hills d.
visions. He saw most of Johuson's and Ear
ly's men pass through Colesville. When they
came into Maryland nearly all were on foot
but they have picked up all the horses in the
country aud now most of them are mounted.
johnson took the east road from Coesville
and moved toward Bellville, while Early's d-
vision moved toward Washington on the sew.
enth street road. 1t is understood that Hills
division also marched toward Washington, on
line west of Early. Our informant conyersed
with several rebel officers, and thinks it was
not their intention to attempt to take Wash
ington, but to distract the attention Of Grant
from Richmond. johnson had seven pieces Of
artillery, but our informant did not see any
with early. On Tuesday morning, twelfth,
the picket's of Johrsons and Early's divis-
ions fred into each other By mistake, near
Colesville. F. P. Bar's residence was the
headquarters Of the rebels while in the vicinity
former friendly relations between Breckenridge
and the owner Several rebel wounded W as
left at his house. The residence of Montgom-
cry Blair was burned, with all It's contents.
At an early hour yesterday morning the rebels
tell back from their position north of the for
ti6cations at Temallytown to Rockville closely
pursued by our cavalry. These engaged the
enemy throughout the day, with varying sue
cess. Rockville was 10 our possession bali 8
dozen times but reipforcements were sent to
the enemy, aud they would reoccupy it till our
turn came again. Such was the fighting 10
the vicinity of Rockville yesterday. Neither
party gained any decided advantage.
a special dispatch dated Washington, July
l4lh. says: The enemy began to retreat across
the Potomac at midnight They had held
Rockville, five miles from the Potomac, as q
base. This morning. our forces started in pur-
suit. They are carrying their puuder, as well
as impressed citizens, with them. Our losses
altogether Will not exceed 500. We have
made considerable captures.