The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-08
BAIT aoer, July 7, 1864


RALr.MoFr, July !, 1864
II. pos'5u and strength q tie ercmys orcos tbe
Upper p,caisc still involved great uncertainty.
fbe TS;t that come IN by apparently reliable persons
are n.tea totally rreconclleabe and unreliable Scme
nddl!ona particulars, however, Lave transpircd day
General Sta abandoned Martusburg The approach
q the rebels without much rug gun, and pre-.
asu occupies Maryland Heights Ills force Il considered
nu-cient 70 icid his position against the entire rebel
army q. inion is evenly divided Ia whether
Ewca o. rsriy commands the rebels. The prcba.
blIiics iat II any considerable force Of Infantry
O. there al all is that detached fgcm the defence Of
Richmond operate against Hunter at Lynchburg, and
understood at that timc to be Ewes corps Larry may
be in command. The cavalry Is asserted to be led by
General Bradley Johnson, formerly OF Frederick. They
are rldns aud rotins throughout the entire border
GIN az VII. With none to mocs, make them afraid
am Informed no organized resistance has been made
0y the cigens at any point. All are abandoning their
honosby tho FIRST available conveyance and every road
and aorinw ard Is ned blocked up with rugi
Gives o. all and wagons carriages
and horses 90 mules and on foot There be
no question OF Widespread panic aud general bcgira.
TIE excitement, "a more than airy former inva.
sion and cattle have beef driven northward by
thousands T several days. and stores removed or hidden
Or the mountains wherever practicable General Couch
notieed the farmers DO in readiness TO drive
BY ringing the town bells
At niuc O'Clock last evening the 6es OF Uagcrsown
sounded tho note Of alarm, and living, pancstrcken
ehfans Of and animsis surgcd 10 mighty torrents
Through OIL it, outlets the veiong night The Of
alarm fright described by eye witnesses as being
alike iudicrous ptln aud shameful Nothing appeared
O. be though, a. but flight and the salvation o. personal
property
mcechaut OF Martinsburg arrived here to-day who
fcs bis stock goods He reports the collectors
noasc ost Oce, and other public buildings burned by
che rrbr ucs their occupation OF the place. that eigh.
unicu soldiers we're killed In front Of the Everett House
chat the wholly dcserted that tho depot Quar-
eermastcr, Captain wray, was capturcd that Colonel
Mo.sby wounded at Harpcr's Ferry Tuesday aud
uksn 10 Frederick and that large trains OF wagons,
goaded with quartermascrs and commssary stores were
ssfcy brought on by Major williams, OF the
First New York veteran cavalry These trans cspnc by
chcpherdscwu TO Frederick. About thirty waronsbr
down rpd we're abandoned. Our soldiers broke open
Nie boxes ana attempting 20 eel the shoes Al fifty
oen,s per pair on the hre Of the march.
Asusua secession procliyiics were often unaffected
~ eli .cns one old farmer refused our soldiers any.
4hng 10 eat or drink, but sold thsm small
hsndsful OF hay for their animals 81 twonty-
Eve cents eacn. lie wcut so Tor N 10
apply % qusrtsrmast.r for government voucher for
two hundred pounds OF hay taken BY some one, aud
worth al m ost but q dollar.
siss has b cen Smelling Hrpor's Ferry occasionally
rovgn the day, and reported have burned house
o. Two
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