The evening times., 1900-07-11

began an assault upon Fort Stevens at
Brightwood. The hghting was continues
during July r. when the forces defend
ing Washington. having been strengthened
by the arrival Of the sixteenth Army
Corps. from General Grants army. and a
part of the Nineteenth CORPS. the Confed-
crates retired. General Early had under
his command about 5000 men. The Fed
eral loss in killed was about fifty, and
the Confederate loss was estimated at one
half that number. President Lincoln. from
the parapet OF Fort Stevens, viewed the
fighting.
General Early. in an article on his march
to Washington. said that during Monday.
July Il. he received a despatch from Gen.
Bradley T. Johnson. near Baltimore. that
Washington had been re-enforced by two
corps from Grants army. 4 had there
fore reluctantly 10 give up hope Of cap
turing Washington after / had arrived
in sight Of the dome of the Capitol. and
had given the authorities terrible fright
News of the Invasion.
The National IntelligeRcer" of Monday,
July II. 1864, contained an article on the
third page. under the single-line head.
sion Of Washington"
The attention Of the country has during
the last nine or ten days been attracted
10 certain underlined and desultOry move
ments of the enemy in the neighborhoOd
Of Earper's Ferry.
"A portion of the forces lately coop
Grating with the army of General Lee in
the defence Of Richmond, after penetrating
the Valley OF the Shenandoah. seems to
We should say presuming on the careless
ness-Of the Federal commanders in the
region Of the upper Potomac. that the ma
ture and extent OF the irruption were not
developed until the enemy, as II now ap-
pears. was able to effect an entrance into
Maryland with considerable force mask
ing its movements by what at first seemed
20 be little more than the predatory OF
lions OF guerrilla troops engaged in a piun-
dering foray. rather than meditatlug a Sc
riOus demonstration.
But within the last few days It has be-
come evident that a considerable body OF
the enemy has been detached on this ex-
peditiOn. in the hope. doubtless. OF Great
ing a diversion in favor Of General Lee. by
exciting such an alarm for the safety OF
Washington or Of its communications with
the North as would have for its effect to
cause General Grant to raise the siege OF
Petersburg and abandon his campaign
against Richmond.
We have. however. the best reason 10
! believe that the enemy has entirely mis-
/ calculated the bearing OF his demonstra-
/ tiOn. which we do not uoubt will be
/ promptly repelled. without producing any
l interruption in the plans OF General Grant
who was not Clprepared for the movement
{ OF the enemy in this direction.
The measures taken by the War De-
| partment are believed 10 be entirely in
adequate to meet the emergency. and little
excitement has prevailed in this city since
/ the proportions Of the incursions have been
iuiy developed within the last day or
i two"
In the next column is the simple two-
bank war head, the top line being in small
/ compact type, Rebel Successes in Narv-
land and the second bank OF four lines in
/ italic. as follows: Fight at Frederick
/ The City Captured-Subseoucnt Battle and
/ Defeat OF General Wallace-Novement
| Toward Observation-Disclosures and Prem
= -son for Defence in That City" eJc.
I Then follow four columns of telegraDhic
natter, consisting Of TWENTY-FIVE +es-
! patches from Frederick Baltimore. and
ChambersbuTg. Va in all about 6OOs
/ words Near the bottom Of fifth column
which is next TO the last occurs this para
graph under the One-line head The Rebels
at Rockville: The town OF Rockville on
from Washington was captured yesterday
afternoon by body OF rebel cavalry. sup
posed to be MOsby's band We have nor
learned that any Federal troops were there
to resist the marauders. Il is not proba-
bic that they VIII be permitted TO remain
there many hours
Operations Near Washington.
The "Intelllgeneer" Of Tuesday. July y.
contained the following under the single
headline. Operations Near Washington"
On Sunday evening a body OF rebels.
yaricusly stated from 500 to , 900. entered
Rockville and dashed through to a point
Few miles this side Of that village.
Hating there for a brief while. they re-
traced their steps to the town. where they
bivouacked foT the night
Yesterday morning they assailed a ca =.
airy force under Colonel Lowell. throE1f
cut TO ascertain their strength. The point
OF this skirmish was in the vicinity OF
Rabbits Greek Postoffice. between Ten
leytown and Rockville Subsequently We
heard OF their skirmishing about noon. on
and around the Seventh Street TurnDike
near the Clagett farm and the residence
OF Francis p. Blair Esq We also had re
ports Of their appearance at other POINTS
There was no serious fighting during the
Gay On our side there were in all twenty
or thirty casualties. occurring from the
pickets and sharpshoOters of the enemy
There seems to be no doubt that a
large number OF the enemy are in cur i'm,
mediate neighbOrhoOd. II is stated that
Major Gen. Alexander McCook has been
assigned to the command OF the northern
defsnces of Washington. Brigadier Cen
erals Harding. Haskins. and Homer TO
serve under him. General Payne has also
been assigned to a command in this de-
partment. Major Gen. Q. A. Gilmore.
who Is now In Washington, has been as
signed to the command OF the portion OF
the Nineteenth Army Corps now here.
'All remained quiet last night and this
morning up to 2 o'clock. when this paper
was pu- to press.
Our communication with Baltimore was
interrupted down to IL o'clock about
which time the latest train of cars arrived
from Baltimore. The telegraphie wires
were also working"
story of the Fight.
The Union" an old-t time Washington
newspaper. on Tuesday afternoon. July u.
published the following: "one of the edi-
tors Of The Union yesterday made visit
to Fort Stevens. formerly Fort Massacbu-
sets, and gives the following accoun+ of