The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-12
THE INVASION.

Frosl Ds Tinea
No collision Of auy moment has taken place
between our forces aud the enemy In Marylanl
since she affair Of Saturday last on the Memo
cney. But the Rebels have, for the last two
days. been dashing freely and furiousy round
Msry sryland-epprOaching to within half A dozen
miles Of Baltimore, and an eousI dis-
taIce Of Washingtou-lestroying the rail-
ROAD bridges, capturing railroad trains.
VWo)' burning the houses OF prominent
men IKE Governor Bradford and the elder Blair.
marrying the horses and cattle Of tho farmers,
ana creating confusion among pesceabe folks
generally. In no instance does II seem that any
PORTION OF our cavalry, or infantry, or artillery
mas come In contact with any part Of these rough
oeTs or tted TO stop their career or thwart their
tctemts; but we are nt-rfaiued with the in,elii
tehce hat gitnb9at, s0meS here In a stream
v.se 70 baltimore, hHs fearesSly opened upon
uem th gits. fury.
We trus that this gunholt, which has come
go orpO1uuely to our aud Baltimore relief, will
ulhlbvhinRly do is whole duty in the emergency
arc urtue these Rr.el ruiiuns frum the M1li-
mental CITY, across the moutsins and down the
Shei ando- Valley, tU the vor, presence of Jsf
Davis. There is no,bi & like horse marines
IL is rather surprising, however, that thsy
tiou'd not have met with some resistance az
some Of the innumerHble poin's or roads that
bave been tOuched-that a score or two of in
fantry on some highway, or piece of artillsry nj
some cross-TOad, or lev mounted flrners
should Dot have mot some Of tue parties of
small wy
o Those who attacked Governor Bradfo-d's man.
sion were but ten In lumber aud tue party who
nsSaihd ana captured the trains on the PhlA-
delpbia and Bhl.imOre Road arc estitn ted at
only Iwc hundred, Now that we know ,he value
oftar hworks when te ~ determined mea are
behind th'm with ia,s, we should think they
mieht have been flung up in au hour on some Of
tie lehdii rOsdS, aS the Rebels have often done
against Ms. But It Is evident there was no
proper preparation, no organization, and no
militia companies on hand in either NJ .ryland
or PeUnsN lvani9.
We have very frequently, during the last two
years, u geo upon the & gat State of Pennsyl-
TSna ihe imp ratve necessity of keanng an
Organized State military force on lud for lust
such emerge Lcies. Now again we have a proof
OF the damaging results of her bacAwdrlnes in
this rPsrect "
We have no proof that there Is any Rebel force
but cavalry In the vicinity of tltimOre aud
trey Lave MOI op.rated upon the rallrOa or tele-
graph heiween that city aud Washlug;on-bOth
OF which were IN running order up % tbs latest
hour 'aSt night. Bat the account, set forth thIt
a heavy force OF Rebel infantry is gathering NJ
short distance NORTH of Washiig on.
Ie In u force at Rock vile, who have
beru skiImi.hinR M to within half a dozen
miee OF the National CIpital, and another force,
estimated at six cen thnnsaGd rOlg, IS encimpei
on the fIrm OF Francis Blair, Senior, just
OUTSIDE OF the Distrct limits. Lpugstrces II
rBmored 10 be coming up the Shenandoah VAL
ley, and there are many wild and exaggerated
reports. But still it would seem thas The Rebels
entertained an idea tbat perhaps, they could tako
Warrington by surprie Q. We learn tnat large
bodies oi our troops are arriving at the scene of
action.
There is no necessity whatever for any publjc
panic about the iuar'er. But still we urge all
loyal and gallant young men who love the lioa
ard would rcpel the enemy frIm the Uaion
capital, 10 hasten forward a. tho cal of the ioy-
eminent 10 drive away this insolent Rebel foe.