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'Eljt Vrtss.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1862.
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Vona. We do not return rejected mannecripte.
Iffir Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parts
Of the world, and especially from our different military
sad naval departments. When used. it will be paid for.
THE WAR,
Exarnta and most cheering news from Freoo
- appears in our columns to-day. The invaders
have been punished on the soil of Maryland, and if
this success, which marks the change , in our tide of
fortune, be promptly followed up, as we aro as
sured it will be, Pennsylvania is safe The rear
guard of the rebel army, which was driven out of
.Frederiek several days ago, has thus far been
chased with unusual energy. Before it had, pro
eeeded more than five miles from that city
it was overtaken by General Pleasanton, and forced
to fight a battle, the result of which was a retreat
of about three miles to Middletown. Here, in the
afternoon of the same
-day (Saturday), it was again
attaoked, and forced to seek safety in flight. If
not overtaken, it is now very probably on route for
Williamaport, where, it would seem from our de
spatches, that Jackson had ordered Longstreet to
retreat, for the purpose of repassing the Pete
mac. If closely pressed, Longstreet. may have
the temerity to return to its assistance, in
which case General Pleasanton may be tempo
rarily worsted, but as he will be able to command
as many reinforeemente as the rebels, we have but
little apprehension for the result. We expect to
hear of a battle in Middletown valley, and expect
to hear of a great victory, to consummate the suc
cess we have already gained. While writing
these words we, have received a despatch front
arrisburg informing us that a battle haB taken
place in the locality indicated, but no partioulari
are given.
The (imager of invasion is .the one grand theme
now absorbing all other interests. Whether it has
been magnified or not, is a question "which has, we
think unnecessarily, been raised, but one which
few patriots will pause'. c in the present crisis to
argue, pro or con, and whose merits are not made
one whit more palpable by the myriad communica
tions which have filled our newspapers fur the past
month in referenoe to it.- The danger exists—that
should be sufficient.- The man who pauses
now-to calculate its proportions to the nicety of a
freedom that he determine whether it is impera
tively necessary for him to leave home, family,
and business, cannot lay claim to the proud dis
tinction of patriotism. Ilis loyalty is of that nega-.
tive character that, while it does not willingly in
tract the letter of the law, it utterly fails to
appreciate or fulfil its spirit. It cannot
rise superior to his: self interest or business de
mands; but is a mere summer garment to be,
thrown off at convenience, whenever the character
of the season renders it oppressive. How different
from the impenetrablecoat of Mail that havens the
man whose fealty to the Government is an inspira
tion, n religion ! How . true it is, indeed, that there
can 'be tie' qualifiedly loyal Men in a struggle for
the• nation's life They boast that they are willing
to fight for their homes and lives to the last ex
tremity, as though anxious to establish a parallel
between themselves and the brute creation, whose
selfdafence is an unfailing instinct They Cannot
appreciate that the whole country is 'their home,
and that its sanctity is as much deseCrated by a raid
on Missouri as by a march on Philadelphia. They
conceive the word to mean a comfortable brick
building, without encumbrance, in a respecta
ble neighborhood. Such a home their loyal
spirit. -impels them to defend, provided the
title deed is in their own name. Thank
Heaven, we have but few such loyal men,
as the movements of our troops to Harrisburg,
recorded in ourlocal column, nobly attest; but we
have too many for our unanimity, rienthusiasm,
or safety. The influence of thhir apathy is
only too plainly apparent by every public
indication, and the danger, whiCh belay met,
might be the utter destruction of the rebellion,
is still being looked upon with the telescope
reversed, and only prepared for, in accordance
with our old delusiVe, fatal, defensive policy. The
Union can never be saved by being defended ; ag
gressiveness is its only hope of salvation. Let all
our people realize this fact; and letPermsylvanians
especially realize that the moment of their greatest
peril may be the very moment when the enemy
seems to be baffled, disoomfited, and retreating in
confusion.
Tun story of the invasion of Maryland is °hang
irg. Instead of swift marches by the enemy, hia•
occupation of important points, and his apparently
unimpeded advance to Pennsylvania, we begin to
get news of great battles, the repulse of the enemy
with heavy loss, and the evacuation of the towns
which be bad fancied securely in his grasp. Our
army is now on the advance, its fortifications
have been left behind at Washington, it has recap
tured and occupied many pointa f and the rebels in
turn:appear tb be falling back. If this should ac
tually be the case, it assumes the importance of a
grand victory to the Union cause, which could
only be made more complete by the capture or
dispersill of the rebel hordes. Their retrograde
movement may be strategic, fer the desperate
condition of their arrays is such, according to
all accounts, that its utter deatruation would be but
little more fatal to the Southern . cause than its re
treat to Virginia would prove. We hold this cam
mon. sense view, however, that if the opportunities
of advaneing or retreating were equally open to the
enemy, he would not willingly embrace the latter,
nor would he hesitate, as he has done, to embrace
the former. It remains to be seen whether the
theories of common sense a. d those of strategy are
reconcilable.
THE NEWS.
Wu publish to-day an interesting letter from our
special Cinainnati correspondent, who explains
away much of the mystery investing the retreat of
the rebels, although his letter was written many
hours previous to that movement. He says:
Buell has waked up at last, and his army is noW
on the move to some purpose, as the course of
events about to transpire will show in a few days."
The events indicated have transpired, and Cincin
nati is pronounced safe.
Ort our first page, we publish very full accounts
of events in Maryland, including the battle near
nerper'a Ferry, the occupation of 'Westminster,
Frederick, HagerstOwn, Liberty, and the rebel
programme—as far as guessed at.
Finn accounts of the dangers of invasion which
threaten our State, and of the preparations made
to repel them, are presented on our first page to
day, as derived from ipecial and other sources.
One of our correspondent has learned from a citizen of
Ohambershiirg, who was captured at Hagerstown
and paroled, that the rebels have heavy siege. guns
with them. This fact would seem to indicate that
they came with other than foraging intentions,: so
far as Pennsylvania was concerned, 'although 'in
Maryland they were purify a band of commercial
travellers, buying in their winter stock, and giving
their promises to pay in highly edifying business
atyle.
A Ma. G. L. WEST, of Hampden county, Mass.,
deserted on Thursday from the rebels, who im
pressed him last January. He makes the followlag
statements, that the rebels are under Lee, and that
Longatreet, Mackall, and Jackson are also in
Maryland, with 150,000 men. The rebels keep their
troops close together. They have no tents, and
build no fixes, everything being conducted as se
cretly as possible.
A FIRE broke out in the Protective Union store
at Grafton, Mass , on Thursday morning, and before
it oould be oheoked, several stores, the Unitarian
otturoli, the to An hall, and much other valuable
property was destroyed. The total worth of the
property burnt is variously estimated at from $.30,-
000 to $BO,OOO.
-SAILORS are so scarce in New York that thirty
dollars per month has been offered in several °saes
without effeot, and vessels are now lying in the
harbor loaded, and cannot sail for want of seamen.
A New variety of flying-fish was recently caught
about one hundred and twenty miles from Mel
bourne, in Australia. It was aoventeen inches long,
and the back bad a beautiful rose color. The flappers
.or wings were diiproportionately large, and varlet
gated with irregular spots.
Tax Seventh Annual Exhibition of the New_
Jersey State Agricultural Society, takes place at
Newton, Sussex county, on the 30th of September
and let, 2d, and ad of October. The' Monmouth
.00nnty Agricultural Fair will be held on the 17th
and 18th inst.
Tax next annual maiden of the United States
Convention of Universelists is to be held in Chicago
on the 16th, 17th, and 18th inst. A large atten
,dance is expected.
1r is estimated that the army of the United States
<longtime daily more than six hundred tons of pro
visions.
A SCOTTISH paper states that "poor Kossuth, the
Hungarian patriot, is in the final stage of consump
tion, and that probably,' before many weeks piss,
away, a noble country will have to mourn the lies
of one of her noblest and most gifted men."
Tax largest cannon in England is one mannfao
tured at the Mersey Steel Works, Liverpool. It
has a bore of 13 inches diameter, and it Weighs 24
tons, exclusive of the carriage. It throws a aolitt
shot of 270 lbs. •
Pennwylivanla's Danger
A private despatch from his Excellency Go
verner CrRTIN, received last evening, gives
us the` highly important information that a
battle was in progress in the Middletown !alley
yesterday, General LONGSittzsr having come
up to the assistance of his rear guard, which
was driven out of Middletovrn on Satur
day afternoon by General PLEAsmerox.
Upon the issue of this engagement the
fate of Pennsylvania may depend. It our
arms have — been - blessed with triumph,
as we hope and_confidentlY believe they have
been, the rebels will probably be driven across
the Potoinac, the insult they have put upon a
loyal State be amply avenged, and the safety
of Pennsylvania insured beyond a doubt. But
if the result should prove a reverse to the
Union troops, our State is in imminent
danger. Governor Cuumn, ever'` wake to
the high responsibilities of his position,
appreciates the danger fully, and appreci
ated it in its full magnitude when- few
could be made to perceive that it had any
existence. - He has done his duty to the'
people; he has striven, and successfully
striven, to arouse them to a sense of duty,
of safety, and of patriotism; but in his
anxiety he fears, as many of us fear, that the
crisis has not passed with the smoke of the
battle at Middletown, and that nothingl could
be more disastrous to our people than to be
lulled into their old, fatal security by the news
of that success. The.promptness and earnest
entinitiasin with which they responded to, the
Governor's proclamation will form one of the
brightest and most .glorious records in the
annals of the Commonwealth. The Governor
feel: proud of such a constituency; 'who
have not failed to see, *to acknowledge, and
to act upow.his prudent advice. It is his per=
pose now to remind= them that their security
from, invasion, to be permanent, must rest
upon the expulsion , of the rebel hordes from
Maryland; or their total annihilation. : Let his
wise and timely warning be heeded, and all
may yet be well. .
Gen. McDowell's Letter, and Gen. Pope's
Accusation. • •
At this particular time, am practical mili
tary affairs are not in a more critical condition
than the state 'of ''feeling which exists in the
army and the public. It isnot wholly strategical
blunders that have brought us to this pas's'; it
is rather the Want of conlidenec evinced by
the people for the commanders, and by
Commanders for each other. =There is an op.
position of interests between tbe generals, of
which a fatal opposition of purposes is the
result. - The Executive has attempted to
create a reconciliation -by 'the-establishing
of separate and independent commands; bat
so far from an . amicable result following
this equalizing adjustment, the •bitternessiden
gendered by rank's gradations has given place
only to the more intense bitterness ofjeal msy
and rivalry. Our great army of the West
was once an organic unit, acknowledging one
supreme command, and, under it and its offi
cial machinery, proceeding to victories that
had more tangible results than the repulse of .
a guerilla band, or the telegraphing of: , s All
safe; the enemy's killed were two to our
one."., When the absolute• command system
was aolished, the army fell into unwieldy,
isolated fragnients, its wedge like action was
.
converted into wide-wandering impulses, and
its decisive results disappeared.
So much for the army's relation to itself;
but is the people's relation to the army any
better? Have we not all indulged too much
in thoughtless eulogium after victory, in un
measured criticism in the midst of defeat 7
The simple fact is, that the North has lost
what it has lost by its want of unity and con-•
certed action. We have made our generals
responsible for too much--doing., them the
further injustice of enforcing upon them a.
one-sided responsibility; success has been
partly attributed at least to ourselves, but
disaster's burden,has been laid wholly
on the shoulders of commanders. Need we
adduce proof of this?'Then take the mass of
the journalism of the Nprth, (Philadelphia is,
we are proud to say, an honorable exception in
most of its;papers,) cut.out the anti-STANTON . ,
anti McGeeLeast, anti-this and-that-man ar
ticles,. and ask -how any degree of unani
mity is possible to be derived 'from such a
heteregeneous s reediey growlings--accordant
only in the fact that .they are all the offspring
of the same'ill-tempered parent. •
Still a third kind of this unhappy discord is
before us, in the letters of Generals ItloDowerei
and POPE. Not only must the people unfairly
beset the army, and the army disrupt itself as
an organization, put our leaders must now in
dulge in personal quarrels at each other'S ex
pense. General POPE fails in his plans.
Forthwith General Pore attacks his under
officers— our most distinguished military vete
.
sans. General McDowans has the bad luck to
make a similar misadventure. Forthwith his
under-officers attack him. Ile is accused, not
_of incapacity but of treachery; he is wanting,
not in courage but in loyalty and honor.
Now, ibis is a very serious matter. It is
the most serious matter—as regards both, p:i
vete and public interests—that can occur in a
time of peace ; but doubly serious and trebly
hazardous to be made at a critical juncture of
civil war. But there it stands. General POPE
has made his charges against Fortree, SUM.
lint, and •FRANKLIN, and the dying Colonel
has made his charges against General MC- DOWELL. Is it not enough that these
sad altercations and imputations should
occur ? It is not• enough, at any - rate,
that they will be thoroughly investigated by
the proper authorities? Is it a prime neces
sity of public life that we must savagely fly at
them, tear them to pieces, twist the fragments
into all sorts of imaginary shapes, and then,
pronouncing upon each, hold ialeDowete and
Tore responsible for all ? Is the imbroglio
not turbid- enough without, our throwing in it
another discordant element?. Is-it - not shanae
ful enough as a personal matter, without our
giving it a public recognition?
We are not defending these men. We
know nothing of the justice Or injustice of
these respettive cases. If one is a traitor,
be is so to an extent, too horrible to con
template, and let him meet the utmost doom
which an outraged civilization can adjudge.
If the other is a military genius momentarily,
under a cloud, let the sunlight Clear it up,
hunt out the real culprits and fasten the dis.
grace on them. But we maintain that none
of this is our business. It will be attended
to by other parties more competent to
decide. We have nothing to do either
With making a . defence of the men, or
with taking offence against them. Our
duly is plain and simple—in presence of only
partial testimony, to suspend all judgnient on
the eases. it is merely an act of common
justice, to say nothing of public dignity. We
call for it, and let this"call be nothing but an
exponent of public opinion. We must not
embroil ourselves with thia troublesome mat
ter, 'nor add fuel to. the flame that already
threatens to destroy us. '
The Late Senator Thomson, of New
Jersey.
JOHN R. Trromsos was born in PhiladOphia
on the 25th September, 1800, and died at his
residence, in Princeton,„New.Jersey, on the
night of Friday, the ,12th September instant.
He was bred a merchant, and 'early inlife went
to China, Where - he rentainad 'Borne years, and
became consul of the Uriited'States at Canton,
and left there whilst holding that office, oh the
lst March, 1826, and at the Close of the year
was married to Miss ANNIE STOCKTON, a very
lovely and highly intelligent woman, a daugh
ter of Hon. RICHARD STOCKTON and a sister of
Commodore ROBERT F. STOCKTON. From this
period he has constantly resided at Princeton,
and bedanie, in feeling and views, a thorough
citizen of his adopted State. In 1830, he be
came identified with the two great works of
internal improvement—the Delaware and Ra
ritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad,
and was 'a director and confidential officer of
them and their kindred improvements up to
the day of his death. He had always . belonged
to the Democratic party, and, after the death
of, his first wife, he entered largely.kto the
general politics his State. The COnstitu
bon of New Jersey was a very imperfect in
strtiment, adopted, as a temporary measure,
on the 2d Ju1y,1776, two day. before the deck-.
ration of independence. The whole real poWer
of the State was vested in the Legislature,
who occasionally altered articles of the frame
Of government, and who annually elected the
tio - vernor, who Was - ex oft . cio Chancellor , and
of course, always belonged to the legal pro
fession. There had been attempts to revise
this imperfect Constitution ; but each party,
as it got into poWer, forgot the 'promises made
to the people before the election.
- After the election of 1842; Mr. THOMSON de
termined that the people should have their
wishes, And 'he accordingly prepared himself,
travelled through 'the State, and delivered -
ably
ably prepared addresses at different points, to
meetings called irrespective of party. In this
enterprise he was aided by several distin
guishedcitizenai and their efforts were crown
ed with success in the election of a strong re
form Legislature. His next effort, and that
of the friends of reform, was to keep the party
coming into power true to their pledges, in
which they succeeded, and an act was passed
on, the 23d of February, 1844, to provide for
the election of delegates to a — convention to
prepare a constitution and submit the same to
the people. Ilya very honorable and wise ar
,
Jangenierit between the two political parties,
an equal number of the mostdistinguished men.
of each party was placed on the several district
tickets, who were elected delegates, who met
in convention, at Trenton, on• the 14th of May,
and adjourned on the 29th of June, 1844, hav
ing framed the present constitution, which was
adopted by the people, at an election held on
the 13th of August, in the same year, by an
overwhelming majority. Mr. THOMSON was an
active and able member of the convention, and
was familiarly called the Father of the Conati
tution. He was nominated by the Democralic
party for the office of Governor, but was de
feated by a small majority. He immediately
issued a characteristic address, calling upon
--all thepembers of the party to unite.cordially
at the Presidential election. He used his best
efforts to promote its euccessibut the almost
invariable rule proved true, that the Gover
nor's election decides that of the President.
In the fall of 1845, Mr. THOMSON, who had
been several years a widower, was married to
Miss Josarmaz A. WARD, very beautiful
woman, a daughter of General AARON WARD,-
of Sing Sing, New York. Upon the resigna
tion of Cominodore STOCKTON' from the Senate
in 1853, hp,was elected in his place, and upon
the expiration of his term, was re-elected in
1857, - having been unanimously nominated for
the post by his own party. His term would
have expired on the 3d of Mareh. next. Mr.
Thomson's health' had been gradually giving
way during the last session, bat he persevered
in attending to his, senktorial duties, when-
almost-any other man would,
,have been can
fined .to his bed. These exertions certainly
ended 'greatly to weaken his e•onstitution.
Mr. Tnomsort was a highly intelligent and well
read man, of great experience, and of excel
lent common sense, and with strict business
habits, of clear comprehension of all matters
coming before him, both in detail and italic
general. Mr. Tnosisox was very ready in
conversation, and an able writer, though not
what is called a speaker, but a most valuable
member of committees, ,and 'taking in active
part in the business of the Senate.
He has left a widow, a brother, three sisters,
and a nephew and nieces, and numerous 'at
tached friends, to deplore his loss.. The uni
versal esteem and affection displayed towards
him by the citizens and people of Princeton,
his place of residence for nearly forty years,
form the best evidence of his kindness of heart,
and the excellence of his private life.
THE RANGER TO OUR STATE.
THE GOVERNOR APPEALS FOR FURTHER EFFORT,
THE BATTLE IN MIDDLETOWN
VALLEY.
]Special Despatch to The Press.]
[The following despatch was telegraphed to 'this city
at midnight, by Governor Curtin to a personal friendd
HARRISBURG, September 14.—A battle is reported
to 41ave occurred to day, in -Middletown Valley, and
our last advices are that Linsgstreat Marched with'his
division to reinforce the rebel army. We have not
as yet learned the result.
I invoked the.people of Pennsylvania to take up arms
for the defence of, the btate, after careful deliberation,
with all the knowledge I could gather, and with the ap
proval and direct authority of the Preshient of the
United &etas. '
I believe that destructive raids, would have been
made into the State, hut for the raising of the people of
Pennsylvania, and the actual presence of. troops on our
border. If our national army is defeated, no one Can
doubt that Pennsylvania is in greeidenger.
Raving done what was my duty, I cannot be more
earnest in my appeal to the people. The People are re
sponding to the
n oel!, and ,I feel that this will prove the
most brilliant event 3n; the history of_the.loyalty and pl.
Wolk devotion of PennSylvauia In this rebellion.
In addition to the army of ,the State now passing - into
active service, it is to be hoped that all the men fit for
tuilittuy service will enroll themeelves, to be prepared
for future callti to meet any emergency that the fortunes
of War may bting tans. We are pushiiigforward troops,
and Gen. Reynolds visite Ohambereburg in the morn
ing, to take command in person. A. G. DUSTIN.
TOE WAR IN MARYLAND,
Oce,upation of Fre . deriok by Our
Troops.
THE MARCIUJEROM WASHINGTON.
SENTIMENTS OF THE PEOPLE.
SKIRMISH ON THE MONOOA.OI'.
A FIGHT IN FREDERICK. CITY.
The Rebels Driven Out of the City
Gen. Burnside's Corps the First to Enter.-
231111IISIAM OF THF, INABITARTS
Strong ilnion Sentiment of the People.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF GENS, BURNSIDE AND
CHEM
REBELS TOWAIWS,RWERSTOWN,
OUR TROOPS IN CLOSE PURSUIT.
[Special Correspondence of The Press.]
PIiEDERIOZ, Sept. 13, 1802. -
• You will observe by the date of my, letter that Fre
derick is again in onr posseseton. This happy - event was
consummated yesterday ° afternoon, .the rebels at that
time being driven out of the place and our forces taking
posseislon of it. However, before telling you how the
town was again placed in our posstesioa, I wagive you
a brief sketch of my journey from Washington to this
ARRIVING AT ROCKVILLE.
Leaving Viraahington shortly after dinner on Ttunelay •
we, in company with an artist of an illustrated . weekly,
reached Rockville, distant about 18 aluirily before
dark,
AOCKVILLE.
This is in Montgomery county, one of the strongest
Secession counties of Maryland, bui where the Union men,
and there le a large number`of them, are most bitter In
their hostility to. Secessionists, and,who believe
,that the
State of Maryland should not be ..suriendered to the re
bels, no matter •in what number they come,' or under
what pretexts they put forth.
'Starting early next morning (Wednesday), we march
ed all dsiy, and stopped at the farmhouse of a Union man,
about four miles from •Damseca9. ' This man, although
surrounded by Secessionists, still' preserved his love for
the Union, and any soldier who presented himself was
entertai .ed to the best of his ability. •
About noon the next morning we arrived at Damascus,
where we met General Banks' corps, now tu dor com
mand of General Williams. They had scarcely pitched
their tents when General 13urriaide's corps arrived, and
rapidly marched on, preceded by the division of General
Oox, of Western Virginia notoriety.
When seeing General Burnside's corps I was surprised,
for . I had started froth Washington for the purpotte of
overtaking him, and reporting for your rea J ere his move
Inimts, and I expected that be had already reached New
/dirket, some nine miles distant. But unforeseen acel
dentadetained him on the road, and prevented his ad
vance as quickly as he deelred.
ON. THE ROAD TO NEW MARKET
Leaving Damascus on Friday (yesterday) morning,
we soon overtook General Reno's corps, who were pro
ceeding along ibe road that led to Monrovia and New
Market at rather a rapid rate.' There had been a sharp
shower of rain during the night, which had not only laid
the dust, but made the atmosphere cool and pleasant,
and the men, by thoir fast marching, appreciated it.
ARRIVAL AT CAMPTOW2(
At Camptown, in Frederick county, some four miles
from New Market, we halted, and the arrival of our
troops in
.such large, numbers raised the people to the
highest pitch of . enttinsiasm, and they warmly greeted.
our, troops on their entrance. The rebels he'd visited this
Place on the day before., and bad pickets stationed there
the previone . nigitt., There le but One store In ttie
and thecae]. patronized this, paying for their purchases
in Confederate scrip.
ARRIVAL AT MONROVIA.
Three miles further on we reached Monrovia station,
- tbe ,Baltiniore and Ohio Railroad, and the ennui
thine 'Om correspondent was at last Saturday, when
be rebels were at New affil ke t , thiree•qUarters of a mile
to the rfoht.,
Idonrovia .a quiet, little village, which never hears
a solid with the exception of the snort of the locomotive
and the bisY,bum of the machinery in Monrovia Mills.
Tiese mills are :rather extensive for this section of the
country, they having to &rind ail the wheat that Is used
within 1i circle 'of nearly ten , miles. They ace owned by a
TILE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1862.
Mr. Rbinehart, a staunch Union man. The rebels . came
to him and took what they wanted, paying him for It in
Confederate scrip, Mr. Rbinebart le a loser by this . aisit
of the rebels to the lune of $4OO. They also took a hoise
from him. •
There are only one or two Secessionist families at this
piece, and wben the Confederates first visited it on Sa
turday night, 'these people took particular 'pains toln
form them of the sentiments of their neighbors, and who
had, and who had not, tecedsion flags in their houses; •
They visited one house adjoining the railroad office, for
the purpose Of taking a gag that wits concealed in no
house, tut when they were told that it was the property
of a little child, they could not conecieotionely demand it.
Tho rebel*, broke into a oaks and pie store, aud Adams'
Express office, and helped themselves to whatever they
could lay.hands on,
- itESTING AN OLD PENNBYLTAIataf:
Here I met Mr. Isaac Price, or Uncle Isaac," ea the
litho onee called hire, and found him a *good and true
Union man. He was formerly of Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania, bat lately he bee been living in Maryland.
Be is a fine specimen of a Pennsylvania farmer, and
bears that love for his native State that Is only exceeded
by bib devotion to the llonetitation of the United States
and the emblem of its antbority.
Mr. Price was not in Monrovia, an, it was' fortunate
for him, as the Btmellt were very inynivitive for a live
Yankee, and if they conic not get that,they would take a e
Ponneylvanion i and it is probable that if Mr. Price had
bean there he would have come in for a little treatment,
not altogether suitable to him.
i.e our troops were yansing through Monrovia they'
wale met b) the Union ladies of the place, who cheered
them as they went tiling, and waved innumerable Liege.
NEW MARKET.
From New Market to Illoorovia is three•uuarters of a s ;
and the entrance of our troops there occasioned n 1
little 'aatonishment, especially among the Secesh. Our
cavalry had mhdo a dash io there' the evening previous,
but immediately left, and the Secessionists never expec - ted
to tee our forces again.
The rebate bad been ciating dinner io this place yedter
day, fully aware of the approach of our troops, but not
thinking they trues° close at band. But when thelidin
hire were liojahed onOot their scouts rode in and in
foimtd them of the near approach of our cavalry. dories
a ere unmediately saddled, and everything got ready for
a move. ' •
MC REBELS LEAVE
At the first approach of our forces tke rebels spurred
their horees and rode rapidly away, never halting Anal -
they reach( dthe bridge across the Mouocacy, five mites '
distant from New Market and three miles from Frede
rick. As soon as they crossed the bridge:they attempted
to blow it up, but on account of the strength of the
ttructure and the near approach of our troops, their
efforts proved futile.
Tam . PLANT A BATTERY TO • PREVENT' OUR
PURSUIT
Ae soon as they reached an eligible spot, on the other
side c f the river, they planted a battery to retard our
puranit, but our Mmes. aha- planted a battery whioh
complettly, and iu a short time, stlenced the rebel can
non. 'lbe rebels only fired five ,shots, none of which
did any damage, with the exception of kiWog is horse
Our battery killed two rebels and several horses.
•
THE PURSUIT KEPT' UP
The rehele, fineing it impossible to further'retitrd our
program, Bothered up and rapidly moved away; closely
followt d by our' cavalry and two pieces of
They went along the maie road until they reachadllit
rick street. Bore they turned and fired a volley, and
were reepmded to by our cavalry, oonsistiug of ptrts of
the It a Harrie t New York, 6th regular, and 4th Penn
sylvania cavalry... Our two .guns were ales brought up.
Our men cbarge, but, owing to_some confusion, wire
obliged lo fall back, when one of the pitices of cannon
aim fired cff in 'a very hurried manner, killing four of
our horses. This increasing the panic, the rebels took
advantage of it and charged on our two pieces of cannon,
coettiring them, but they were stib.mnently forced to
abandon them.
Colonel idoore, of the 4th Panneylvenia,hot command
ing a brigade of cavalry, together with eevon privates,
waa captured in this tdiair, but Colonel Moore soon
afterwards made his escape, and came riding into town
again.
THE APPEARANCE OF . THE TOWN
When cur troops entered ,the town, it presented is
death-like scene, :with the exception of the exchanging .
cf the shots andthe loud shouts of the cavalr7zneu.-.
During the skirmish, all tnes houses and stores.were shut
up, and, with the Exception cf a Seceett flag living
here and there, one would suspect that the town had no„*.
occu pants.
But when the shout of victory by our troops broke
forth, as if by magic, every door and window 'buttes.
flew open s and the stars and strive were ran out by th e
little ones, while the parents and old folks flocked aron"ad
cur soldiery., bringing them water and congratulating.
them on being once again in possession of our troops.
Boon it was noised around that our troops had full poe.
minion of the city, and in a short time every street Was.
crowdcd by men, women, and children, who waved flags ,
and handkerchiefs, and bid our cavalry, who had gone
in pursuit of the rebels, God speed. The rebels during
their stay bad eaten nearly al! the bread and provisions,:
but still the women might have been seen rushing here.
NA there supplying our hungry and thirsty
(THE INFANTRY ENTERING FEZDERI9II.
Our infantry, es soon as they heard the tiring, formed
hi line of battle, and advanced towards the town. They
eme.r t d the town in this way, the soldiers cheering, the
bends paling, and the citizens huzzaing. A edassathu,
iette retiiment, the Thirty.third, t thinkNwas the drat
fautiy regiment to enter the plane, add - they marched
thiongh the town cheering, helloing, etc.
ENTRANCE Of GENECR&L, TIIRNSIDE
Shortly afterwarde General Bat nside, at the-head: of
hie staff. canie dashing into town, and wee received with
the most d islet:dug cheers. The citizens and ladles Minket.
around him. shill:ins hltn):lytlnkhand, showerieg bong - net 9.
on bim, bud thanking them for being , ine‘tirst to enter
the place.. !The General Sat Upon his hcirWand for eiere.
tal moments could not - speak, he Was's° over] >red.- Alter
giving some orders he estctollstitdrhisheadhuertersika
lot at the east side of the town.
THE SCENE AFTER NIGHT
Boon after. it beciuhe dark, and the scene on the
•
street waiOne only met with once in & lifetime. The
infantry, for the'most part, bed been' . eAti , ,ititpid octrafda
Init
the tewn, along each Street were loie.fge ! i fi f*r.
The wagon trains wore also coming fit, and the
curses of the drivers, together with the sharp, ehr-111 or- •
dere' of the cavalry officers,' made one think that'ke'
bring order out of the chaos of that mass'wouid be a
virtual impossibility.. But thie was• not, all; •
.
...All Of the Union houses were thrown open, and the
iiicupantit; dressed in their beat clothing, with red,
white r and bine ribbons, pinned to• their garments, were
out on the doorsteps 'and sidewalks, waving flags. and'
chatting and congratiilating our soldiers. Many houses
were illuu inated, end American flags hang from every
window.. doe of these houses, on
: Patrick Street, was
estecially sonspicuoue, the whole of the occupants being
dreseed in our national colors, while every window had a
flag:: The same scenes were visible on Market, Church,
and other/At eets. - - .
A provost marshal was appointed, and soon guards
were placed at every street corner to arrest straggling sot.
diem and remove them to the guard-house
,and thence to
their regiments. Thin was soon accomplished, and the
citizens returned to their hoinee, bat many passed a sleep.
I. es night.
THE SCENE' IN THE HORNING.
At the first dawn of daylight the troops commenced to
move through' the • town, and (Weedy after.each houao
and street• . corner was crowded, and the eame eceaes
the night before were Enacted. Every class of aooiety
lives represented,lrom the rich merchant' to the laborer,
and the poor contraband, and each endeavored to outdo
the other in marks of demonstration: towards our troops.
ARRIVAL OF GBFERAL M'CLICLIAN
. About nine o'olock, this morning, General -McOlellati,
at the head of. his 'gaff, rode Into town, and. the reoeP
t
.tlen"..be.met with threw all the .others into the shade.
El e had:not gone a eingln.pquere until bouquets were fairly
showered upon him, anirs hen he reached the corner of
Patrick and. Market streets the enthusiasm knew no
bounds. the penile formed thunselyee in the streets,
and would not let him pass without having a good shake
of the band or hear a pleasant word from him. Gray
haired mtn of seventy put on a doable share of elasti
city, and were the most eager in their determination to
see htm, while the young men, who . were prevented
by the crowd from taking the General' by the hand;
made the air ring with their cheers.
And the ladeis were not behind 'the men in their
marks of approbation. They fairly "swarmed" around,
him, lavishing their praises en him, kfseing hie hand,.
bidding Lim-C/o.speed, . and presenting him with bon
quail, and tying little flags on his 'horse. . The General
would every now and then reepond, thanking them for
their reception, feeling glad that they felt more comfort.
able, and expressing the hope, before long, of there not
being one rebel in arms north of the Potomac.
After staying upwards of twenty minutes, the•Geners
rode ont to the beadunarters of General - Burnside, and
after. consulting with each other for some time, they
marched to the front, where cannonading is now going
FIGHTING iliyMknONT
Every now and then we oseheit , the of can:
nonadlng about four miles out of town. T just learn from
a reliable - source thst.the rebels hake planted a batterY
on the mountains, and that several of our batterlee are
reolying,vigoronsly. It promisoo to bo a long artillery
duel instead of a regular battle.
TES "FIRST APPEARANCE OP THE REBELS IN PRE-
EEIME3
Brom eaverel citizens; both . 'Union and Secession,
Learn the following intereiting particulars in regard to
the rebel occuPation of the town d' 2
•OU Saturday morning, about 10:'o'cli;c1t, two Sec esh
cavalrymen entered the town, leisurely, rode 'along filar.
het and, arriving near Ohnich street, dreir their
eabres. and gave three eheare ter Jeff Davis, and then
esid they took po ssession of the town.'Shortly atterward
more of'Stuart's cavalry arrived, and the tWo bridges,
public end' railroad, were taken peas oaten of,:vickete
were thrown ',out. and. everything necessary to guard
Agsinst surprise was done. The cavalry continued to
came in all day, and the same evening a body of them
proceeded to New Market, when theYi.torti down the
American flag at that: place, trailed it lathe dust, and In,
its place hoisted the - rebettlag.: One of the persons who
helped to tear our flag . up WM knee 'Mien ithinehart, a
Cousin 'of the Union miller of the seine name, at biota°
vie. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee established his headanarters at
New Market. in the residence of Dr Mobley: "
XRRITAI. OF BRADLEY T: JOHNSON.
Tiredly T. Johison, one of the renegade Of.arylanders
in•the rebel army, arrit'ed and aPPOillted, by Gen.
Lee, provost marshal of the city.. • He immediate yiseined
a Proclamation, but they wets so coerce; and wheritier
posted on the street corners had been torn down by our
solditrs before we could see it, that your correavmdent
could not obtain a copy. The proclamation of General
Lee was distributed more largely
All the liquor ebtabliabments in town were placed ins,
der guard, and all • straggling and noisy soldiers were
attested.
ARRIVAL OF TIIE lIBBEL INFANTRY. •
On Monday morning the rebel Infantry,..which had
..1-• •
been crossing at Noland's and Edward's ite m day
on Saturday and Sunday, marched into town : pawl imam,
distal, marched out again, where . they eisnitaisprel. , The •
else of the rebel forces is variously, estimated on all
sides, tint I have soon none who ‘plitoed ° ::* . itt a lower
figure than' imi;000. Indeed, some place it as high as
250,000 this figure le preposterous. A strong Union
Man, who watched the rebele4re came in, says that
be counted about. 130,000 men, 208 pieces of 'artillery,
and 3,000 cavalry. •
i The small number of cavalry is accountable by this ,
fair that the cavalry were scattered iddiffsrent direr*,
tions, scouting around the country, &c.- The mrstof the'
rebel force went out the Hagerstown road, but still large
bodies filed out the Georgetosim, Liberty, and Baltimore'
turnpikes. • - •
TEN PEOPLE SATE TO CLOSE TREIR STORES.
Al noon ea tbeeoldters entered the town the first place
they visited Ras the stores—especially olothing and boot
and ehoe stores. They invariably gere Confederate mo
ney in return for the purchase*. The crowds began to
be at last so dense, and no money being offered but their
wen tbless scrip, the shopkeepers, on Monday evening,
closed their stores, and did net open;thena again till last
evenlost. Some of thee* itorekeepers will be entirely
ruined. •
All the stack they bad' on hand was bought up directly
and nothing given in exchange but rebel notes. It these
had been refused, the soldiers would have broken open
their stores. Everythleg eatable, sweetmeats and mine
ral water, and each articles, dinappsared very fast, The
Secession sympathizers here took the rebel money very
readily; as they knew they would get thirty °Minion the
dollar for it in Baltimore. '
•
THE ,BEHAVIOR OF THE REBELS.
Outside of this kind of 'business, it is acknowledged on
all hands that the rebels conducted them mires very or
derly, considering the place they occupied. Before they
crooned the river General Lee issued orders to them,
telling them that if any behaved in a disgraceful man
ner, or dietnibect pa ivate property, he would sboot them.'
This threat was the means of preserving good order.
A lthongb the rebels say that they behaved themselves
orderly in Maryland, for they now claim_ her as one of
their own Confederacy, they say they will show no mercy
to Penusylvania, and thou as they get in it that they
will °airy firs and sword..completely through it. They.
state that Jackson has. promised neyerto rest milli he
places Ponxisyrratis WAIN tame condition as Virginia '
GENERALS LEE AND JACKSON. • ."
Generals Lee and Jackson had their headquarters
about 3 miles out the Gdorgetown road, and they
scarcely showed themselves in town. Those who saw
them saystbey were scarcely dreseat Vetter than privates,
but loligetreet, Bill. and especially Stuart, were dressed
very grandly, and seemed ambitious of being lionized.
TR% DEPARTURE OF TEE REBEL TROOPS
The rebel infantry commenced to marsh towards Ha
geratown about 3 o'clock-on Wedneeday morning, and
were accompanied both by Lee and Jackson... F. 13111 that
time -until Thursday evening one continual'. Strewn of
troops poured through the town, and out towards Ha
.gerstown and Pennsylvania. ; They had no wegonir ex
cept ammunition trains, and therefore were not bothered
mush by army wagons.
Stuart's and Lee's cavalry Were left behind, with two
batteries of artillery to cover the retreat, and these had
all gone on When our.troops crossed the Idonocacy, with
the exception of Wade Hampton's
. Legion s .and a bat
tery. This is the cavalry regiment that opposed vur
cavalry in Frederick:
- 7 • .WHERE DID THE REBELS OD?
The ultimate dettination of the rebels is a mystery, but
itloconjectured on all hands that they are bound for Penn
sylvania. ' The largest number went out the flagentoWn
read, but other large 'messes went out towards Gettys
burg. It is probable that as soon as - one wing of the
army reaches liagaretown they will push on to Green
cattle and Chambersburg, and then form a junction with
the force that started for Gettysburg, some place in the
neighborhood of that town. .But no.matter where they
go, tht:y are -closely followed by McClellan, end ever,
one is confident that he will overtake and defeat them.
WHAT HAVE THE REBELS MADE?
,To sum , up, what have the rebels made by this visit to
Frederick 7 Literally nothing. If they hoped to fur
ther an northing of the .people and. the putting down of
,the Union men, they have ignominfously failed ; and*
they hoped to gain recruits for-their Cause, they have"
"failed - also, for, notwithstanding the induceitents they
offered, they cnly enlisted, in this large county of
Frederick, fourteen men.
They have only succeeded - in • augrucnting• the:bitter
feeling now existing between the Union mon 'and the So
ceshionints, and made themselves bitterer. foes than ever
they were. Their reception in Maryland, outside of a
few sympathizers with them was very cold, and if they.
reach Fenneylvaoia, I hope it will be a cold one from the
lades, and a warm one frol the midterm and citizens.
FREDIRICIL.,ISID., Sept, 14;1862.
In my letter of yesterday there were several tittle inci
dents, which for want of time I could not insert.
THE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE MONOCACY
The railroad bridge over the Elonocacy at Frederick
Junction wee destroyed by the rebels on Wedlleeday
morning. It was ticonslderable sized bridge, and will
tete acme time to repeir it. What they hoped to accom
plish by destroying this bridge and leviug the other
one standing, is a Mystery to all.
CLOSING OF TUE STORES
All the stores of Frederick closed on Monday night,
end did noire-oven until yesterday. All of the stock
they knew the Confederates - wanted, and would pay for
in - Confederate scrip, they hid from sight i so that al
thtugh a great many were swindled, still a large number
were ebrewd enough to pursue the former course.
hinny other expedients were resorted to to prevent the
Secesh fromobtainlog what . they waisted, such as shaking
apple and peach tides, and then gathering the fruit and
hiding it, and burning such articles as tobacoci, dce. As
loon as our troops entered tte town the storekeepers
opened their stores and sold to our soldidrs Whatever they
bad - ini hand, and received ii return gladly "green
backs" and Northern bank notes. • --.
SEARCHING FOR FLAGS
Efunting . for Union flags was also one of the bobbies of
the fl;eceih. They would ask the flecessicnist residents
of Frederick the names of the Union people and who
bad Hasa in their p4ssession, and ea soon ay. they ob
tained the information destrid tbey.would go and eearch
the houses, but the Union people were too emett for
them, rind had bid them some time before, 5o that in
case of the , sudden advent of our troops they would:have
lb ,m to put forth to cheer our soldiers on their onward
march.
THEREOPLE EXPECTED OUR TROOPS.
The Uniiiii7people of Frederick daily expected our
troops to'regain p3sseseion of the town = and the §eeestk
ttobebitants Were also a little nervous on that score. The
,
Union ladles would sal to the Seceeh, 46 Well, you won't
be bere long—McClellan and Burnside are after you;
and they will Soon catch you. , ' .To all of Which the re
bel.sidd:iers _ lanslyd, stating that they.dld not care for
all the Union soldiers in creation ; and as for our gene
rals, they would just SS soon fight one as another.
.I . know' it positively to be a tact that, during the time
Ae . city , was occupied by the rebels, numbers of Union
4/lies Rye busily eDgagtd making -Union flags, red,
.#llie:;:itust blue penfite, Bc., and when oar troops entered
tL pleiterifiey found those Isdiei covered over with
Ebel°.
GESERALS STUART AND
The reports that Gen. Stuart bad been killed in the
engagement at Bristow Station, several-weeks ago, and
that Gen. lwell bad, died from the effects of an am plata
tiOn of one of hie limbo, are undoubtedly untrue. have
conversed with a number of rebel soldiers who were
taken prisoners, and they state that although Gen. Ewell
was wounded at the battle of Alanaseas, and had Olt leg
amputated,, he is fast recovering. Geo. Stuart was un
hurt. Gem. Trimble is now in command of Gen.
division.
REBEL PRISONERS BEING BROUGHT IN.
The , large squads of cavalry that have bees sent'ont
to pursue the
..r . ebels are sending, i d . large lots 61-
ere. At least three 'hundred arrived yesterday, and
more aro being brought in as I write. Thoy are from
all Stales, and are better dressed than those I bad seen
some Weeks, ago. They were. nearly all supplied with
shoes, undoubtedly the same they procuredin Frederick.
They are stationed in an engine hones-on Market
strter, and in front and on .each side a large display of
merisan flogs is visible from every house. They are
_also in lull view of our troops passing. and-the ladies and
Men waving flags, handkerchiefs, ,at them. This
does not pleas Seecesb, and they call tho thy a "d—d
Lincolnite hole," and express sorrow they had notharned
it.
'WHERE HAVE TER REBELS GORR ?
Since my last the ldea that the rebels ere endeavoring
: t o cross- into Virginia - again at Williamsport is gaining
ground. It is thought that the noble uprising of the free
men of, the Keystone State and close , purstiit of_Cleneral
McClellan, has deterred them from tuarchlig- into Penn
sylvatia, and they have determined to recross in 'Vir
ginia, Canling with them all the plunder they colleoted
in Maryland. No matter what way they go, they will
find our forces, and to the next day may be pregnant with
big events.
CANNONADING ON TIIN SIONNTAINS.
The cannonading heard here distinctly yesterday pro•
Ceed - ed' from a battery of the rebels stationed on, the
Mountains, about four miles from here, and the reply of
several cf our batteries. In the morning, Hawkins',
ionaves and another regiment were sent out there, but,
beiond a little skirmishing, nothing was accomplished.
They returned to camp teat evening. As lan wilting,
Bring
. is again heard, and I istirn - It is from the same
Boot as yesterday. - MAO.
Vi r .ASHINGTON.
Special Despatcheii to "The Press."
WASHINGTON, September 14, 1882. •
One of Jackson's Letters Found—The Re-.
bel Progranime.
A letter, received from the army, stated that a
portfolio, containing JecnsoN's orders, was toned in
the advance• ydeterday, in which a portion of his army:
ii instructed to proceed towards Middletown, Maryland,
and a portion to Hagerstown, and thence to Williams
port. The fact that cigars and oilier thlygs were found
with it indicates that it was left in confusion. It was
carried to bealiquarters, and believed to be reliablis,"as
showing that the robot programme was to make a retreat
across the river, as.was generally believed here.
The Mkt. at Harper's Ferry not Serious.
The eghting yesterday, in the direction of Itairer's
Ferry, is understood now not to have been of a - very lb'
riot!" character, though no details have arrived. ' •
The Burnside 'ltuuror. -
.The reported encounter.betweeu BORNSIDH and the
rebels at Poplar epringe is wholly discredited.' Hie arm'
bee been bead from since Tuesday, but it'would be con.
traband to intimate its locality or destination. , He and
Blom will strike the .enemy simultaneously and effec
tively.
ranee Required to Cross the Potomac,
EIRADQUARTRILS OF Tug MILITARY
DISTRICT OF !NABRLNOTON;
•
. GEREB&L ORDER No.
By order .of Major General BANKS, commanding the
defences of Washington, tho order from theirs headquar
ters autborizing civilians to cross the bridges and ferries
over the Potomac, within the District is countermanded.
Passes will be required as heretofore, and will be
granted at theta headquarters In cases of extreme no
canny only .
By command of Brigadier General WADSWORTEL
JOBN P. BEIEBBII.RNE, A. A. G.
Accident to the President.
While coming into the city from the Soldier& Home
yesterday, the President's life was put in peril by hie horse,
a spirited and powerful animal, running away with' and
h eav il y throging him. He succeeded in checking the
career of hie steed,at the coat of a sprained wrist.
Small Notes.-
The Gloternment has not; as 'is generally supposed,
issued an order interfering with the issue of small notes
by the regular banks of the District. Xt . !. tinderstOcid
that no such older is now contemplated.
From Fortress Monroe. •
FORTRESS Itlosnoß, Sept. 12.—One handrEci and silorieli.
,
rebel 'prisoners were sent to . Aikeu'i Landing M;asi far
exchange. They were.taken near Suffolk week hetet*
• •- • .
entricient number eteameis have gone up till.
truce to bring down the 6,000 Union prison
seivravratiing transports.
Death of Senator. Thomson, of N. Jersey,
I TRENTON, Sept. 13.—Hon. John B. Thomson, United
Slates Senator, died at hie a eoldenoe in Princeton, at an
early hunt after midnight. Hie official term would have
expired on the 4th of March next.
LATER FROM THE BORDER.
Lee and Jackson Recross the
Potomac.
THEY MOVE TOWARDS suLTINsBugGe
TEE OCCUPATION OF FREDERICK
The Rebel Pickets Retire from the
State Line.
BRILLIANT CHARGE OF ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
HALF. A MILE OF 'REBEL WAGONS BURNED,
GOOD NEWS EXPECTED.
BALTIMORE, &qt. ia._l..tera. 7 a reconnoissance to
the vicinity of North Mountain, about seven mike month
of Williamsport, encountered the rebel pickets. We
killed two and captured thirteen.
'lt was discovered tilt Lee and Jackson had crossed
the river at Williamsport, and were moving towards tater
tinsburg. Longstreet, it wee thought, would cross further
up the river. '
The whole rebel force is retreating acre:: the'Polo . mew.
We Live positive inforination that the railroad and tel
egraphic communication has been cut between Harper's
Ferry and Cumberland.
BALTIYOIII6, Sept. lb.—A. gentleman who tat Frede
rick, at two o'clock on Thursday, afrerneon, states that
when he left there was considerable conaternstion among
the rebels with regard to a rumor that hal just reached
tewn of a heavy battle at Harper's Ferry, in which OM.
Dixon H. Miles had repulsed an attack• by General
Loring, with great slaughter.
The account was that General Loring had croaSed the
Potomac at Wildameport eituultaneousty with the cross
ing of Jackson and Lee at Leesburg. Instead of march
ing towards Hagerstown, be bad taken the river read by
the canal; down the • river, in the direction of Harper's
Ferry. A• abort . distance above Harper's Ferry he at
tempted to ford the river with a large body of cavalry
and infantry.
The report was, that when the river, which is nearly a
ball mile wide, was covered with troops, Colonelfdlles
opined upon them, with bie batteries from Camp Hill,
and from the trestle• work of the railroad with grape and
can'sttr, cawing the liver actually to run with blood,
W btu the attimptwae abandoned.
They had aim previously made an attempt to storm the
batteries on the Maryland Heights, and were repulsed by
the masked batteries, scattering them, and screwing the
earth with their dead. .
That there woe a fight at Harper's Ferry, on Wednes
day afternoon, was well known in Frederick, tie the can
nonading wee heard there for fully tour hours. •9 he our
tent rumor,, when our informant left, both among the
'rebels aid the citizens, was as aboie staked.
Colonel iis3lee, wbo bad a large force under his com
mand et Harper's Ferry, has beem, acting as Bilgadier
Utneral. If be has turned the ti le of Federal defeats by
eo glorious a repulse of the rebels, we bespeak for him a
full COMMiB6IO/1 for his most timely gallantry.
BALTIN.OItE• Sept /a —The police Made' an important
capture last night at the home of Dr . L. T. Williamson,
maven miles from the city;'on the Heoltetown road.
Having received information that some rebel officers
from the invading army were being feted, the polioo pro- -
ceeded thither, surrounded the house, and while those
within were baying a jolly good time, bagged the whole
party, as follows : Harry Gilmer, Cuptaia
. 00. r, t3tn..
art , s Cavalry ; Grafton. D. Carlisle, lieutenant of the
same company, disguised in citizen's dross:
They also seized their entertainer, Dr. Williamson, and
the following gentlemen frit nds : J. P. Hayward, I. IL
Buchanan, Alex. Casey, and Martin McGraw. •
The whole party: wore .brought to the oity, and are
now in close custody. The. police were armed with rifles
and prepared for every emergency.
The following booty was ale., found on the premises:
Two 'splendid horses, sword, gun, revolvers, a large knife,'
poitder flask, some shoes, boots, flannels, sheets, &c.,
tended for the rebels.
Theee rebel officers belong to this city. It is thought
they Rill,as they jaritly should, meet the fite of spies.
BALTIIVIORB, Sept. 14.—Two railroad employees, who
were taken prisoners by the rebel Jackson, near Wil
liemsport, have returned. They say that he took them
with him across the Potomac, and when his division had
crossed on Friday, allowed them to r. turn.. There can,
therefore, be no doubt of the fact that Jackson is on.the
other aide of the river.
WASHINGTON, September 14.—Tbe following was' re
chived this morning.by a Dania' messenger for the AsSO
dated Press:
FRSDBRICK, bid, Sept. 13.—Frederiok is ours. The
advance of our forces entered the east end of the town
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ilelf an hour later,
a cavalry force, under the cemmat d of Gen. Pleasanton,
entered the city by way of the Market-street turnpike.
The Main .body-of the rebA forces evacuated the city on
Thwadaj A few cavalry, from the command of General
Stuart,-and .the - .Hampton Legion;made a charge on oar
troops when- the latter entered;• but the enemy were
e'pcedily„repuleed. Our loss wee two killed and isir
wounded, whilst the rebels suffered at least to that
eri
tent:
The reception of our forces was of a moot enthusiastic
character. The entire population seemed overjoyed, aad
the people turned out_ in m r ctsst to welcome our forces. ,
All alotz the street° .through'whlo our forces passed
flags w.re waved from hot:isotope and wind)ws, and the
sidewalks were tilled with opectatore ) including, a full
tnprebentatlon of ladies.
The rebel forces are represented to be about 125,600
strong. The citizens of Frederick have suffered maoh
from the rebel incursion, including the loss of domestic
supplies. The enemy were in a starving condition, many .
of them being without shoes. They cOnfidentl) expected
that ar least 50,000 men would flock to them in Frederick
county. '
Jackson was here, together with Longatreet and
They left Frederick 'With the intention, as reported, of
going to Pennsylverita, put .subsequent events seem to •
ludit ate that they will endeavor to retreat into Virginia,-
by the way of Williamsport
This morning an engagement is going on at the foot of
the mountain's, on the road to Sands , Hook, between the
rebels, consisting of 2,000 cavalry and three batteries.
A ,portion of the enemy sent to Hagerstown, while
Jackson took the left hand rood toward Harper's Ferry.
Tho rebels left fotii hundred and fifty , of their sick in
Frederick. Ahout forty prisoners were taken last night
and this morning, between this city and the mountains.
Unnma, Md., Friday. evening, Sept. 12, via Wash
ington, Sept. 13.—We learn through one of our cor
reipondente that General Plessanton reported this af
teinoon that the cavalry under his command crossed ;ha
I . llVitiacy on Thursday s near the Potomac. Thoy
fonrid no tneniy in lorce, but saw a train of wagons, with
a lafge gnaid,*oceeding in the direction of Prederialt.
There is no doubt that the troops under Jackson sa4
Longtorset, who were at Frederick, have gone to Ra.
genttoirn.
. . .
• General Ain's diVlBloi2 left A.darrietown yesterday °nite
way toward the Point of Books'. Sugar Loaf Mountain
was occupied, on the tome day by oar forces. The rebel
signal officers were captured.
Four regiments of cavalry and one battery, under Gen.
Fitz Hugh Lee, who were located at:Hew Market, eva:
coated that point ati five o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
Everything shows that the enemy aro leaving the Mo
nocacy for Hagerstown. What their intentions are is
unknown, but the impression is that they will not leave
the State without a fight. •
If the rebels do not dispute our passage of the Mono
cacy, we shall be in Frederick to• morrow. If the repels
want to fight, all they have, to do is to wait until we
come up. }lvory ono is in good spirits, and none have
any doubt as to the result when we meet them. Their
encampment is within eight miles of Frederick. No
wittily is to be foundhy,the reconnoitring cavalry.
SATURDAY MORNlNG. —'Yesterday afternoon onr oa;
yalry entered Frederick and found it deeerted by the
enemy. •
We have all been kindly treated by the people of
Frederick county.
WASHINGTON, Eept. 14.—The following Interesting
news has been received by special meesenger from Fre
da! ick
FREDERICK, Sept. 13—P. M.—On our way hither, this
morning, from Urbana, after crossing the Monocacy,
General McClellan and staff passed through General
Sumner's corps, who opened their ranks for the purpose.
The s'enthusituiraWithY*hiCh'he was received by these
veteran troops was beyond description.
Before the rebels left Frederick, tliey wrecked and de
stroyed tbe Union newspaper
The ladies hero were foroeditp bide :Risk American
flags about their poreene to prevenC the rebil from car.'
sling them off. I • . . r. r
In the artillery duel yesterday, which lasted till 1
o'clock, between General Pleaaonton and the rear guard
of the rebels, we had three hamei killed,'and two men
Wounded.
The repels, fearful of being surrounded by the infantry,
fell back three miles beyond the mountains to_hfiddis 7
kin, from which pit'taa they were driven in the after
noon. Our troops held tile'tovin daring the night.
LATER.
Sunday morning—There la no probabilitY...that .
troop' will remain Inactive. The troops are In ex
cellent spirits at their reception by the people of this
The sick and wounded rebels left here hare been
"waled.
Yesterday afternoon the Bth Illinois Cavalry, Colonel
Farnsworth, charged on two rebel regiments and three
guriri,n shortdistauceheyond Middletown, on the road to
Hagerstown: Welled three men wounded and took forty
prisoners. This charge is represented as having been a
splendid affair., .„
Later in thediem6On four squadrons of the 3d Indiana
Cavalry obeirged on ir regiment of ovary supported by
artillery, on the road leading from Middletown to Har
per's terry. It was a desperate affair. We lost thirty
men killed and wounded. The lose of the enemy yester
day. was double that of 'titan.
Our cavalry so pushed tho onomy a wagon trains yos• !
tot - day" that they Wire - forced to burn ball 'a mile of
wagons to prevent thew falling into our bands.
A man who lest Harper'. Ferry yesterday afternoon
reports that Vonnitreet was repulsed there in the after
noon.
At this writing, B o'clock A. M., the battle has been
renewed' in the direction of Harper's Ferry. The firing
is rapid and harry.
Our main column, it is thought, will come up with the
enemy this'afternoon, when a battle must take place.
The forces engaged by our troops yesterday were those
covering the rebel retreat.
Tbe men are in fine opiate, and are anxious to be led
forward to rid the Marylanders, who have treated them
BO well, of all invaders.
•
BALTIMOIIB, Sept. 14.—The information with regard
to a rebel attack on the Northern Central mad 18 Un
founded. • . _
There wee 'cannonading in the direction of Harper's
Ferry all day yesterday, ceasing at 4 o'clock P. ftl. The
result tiss'iot been ascertained.
General Burnside passed
whole'
Frederick early on
Bahia a 4 y rcrorldiriiiiuld' the arMy ,wiled - on after
the enemy bx every. road, and , eves, crossing the fields.
The . peopre turned out to welcome Burnside with the_
utmost entbueissm, including men; women, and children,
acid - when Gen. McClellan - came the; people blocked 'if ,
the streets so that it wee difficult for him to reach his
headpasrters. The Neenah, described as most imaiting—
the people waving flags and handkerchiefe, and even the
women screaming words of welcome at the top of their
voices.
Th• advance guard entered Freditick on Yrlday ever
nip, at b o'clock, and bad a skirmish in the streets with
Stuart's cavalry. Beveled were killed and wounded on
both eider,. aid Colonel Moore, of the loyal Y►rginia
cavalry, was captured by the rebels atd carried off, bu t
was afteriards rescued.
The rebels did not destroy either of the three turnpike
bridges over the Monocacy, but left nothing but the
piers etandlng of the eplendid iron railroad bridge.
A rebel train or 100 ammunition and piebsistence, NOl
gone was captured by General Franklin, and about 150
rebel prisoners bad been sent into Frederick.
W 4SHINGTON, Sept. 14 —Midnight.,--That a severe
tight hre been progreseirig in the direction of Harper's
Ferry, seems beyond Question, both on the Virginia atid.
Marybud sides of tbe Potomai..
Heavy fixing has been heard all day, with butbrief
in
terrngtion. The reports wars audible two mdsefrom this
city. •
'The newe:thne far received.. tbrortgh private en:Purees
givee promiee of beneficial reialte to the Union came,
and has correspondingly elated the epirlta of our loyal
MM.
The mall communication with - Frederick, will be re.
framed to•morroW.
•A',„ltAilitilk - ,)Ol)IltETQWrei- VALLEY,
HARRISBURG, Sept 14 -.SfIDNIGItto-A. battle took
Place to-day in' Ididdletown Valley, between the Union
troops and longstreet's division, which was moving on
the Boonsborn" road, in the direction of Williamsport,.
with the intention, no doubt, of recrossing the Pot:natio..
'Nothing officisd has been received of the vomits of the
battle at headquarters up to this hour.
FROM HARRISBURG.
CANNONADING HEARD.
Supposed Battle Between Gen. McClel
lan's Army and the Rebels.
G.E.N. REYNOLDS ASSUMES COMMAND.
HeLaurel:tuna, Sept. - 14. -Heavy cannonading has-been
beard distinctly at Hanover to-day, supposed to be a
portion of General McGiellan's army engaged with the
rebels south of that point. This c i annonading has also
been heard at GI e d eficastie and Otiambereburg.
The following general orders have just been issued :
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PENNSYLVANIA,
HARRISBURG, Sept. 14,1852
GENERAL ORDERS, Pio. 1.
First. In pursuance of (adore from the War Depart- -
ment and his Excellency Governor °Loftin, the under;
signed &mimeo command of the, form assembled for the
defence of Pennsylvania. - • • ;
~Second,. The follOuing named officers are announced
as the staff of the getanal commanding, and - wilt 'be
obeyed and respected accordingly : Capt. O. Kingsbury;
aysistant adjutant general ; Capt. Edward dic ?her
eon,- yolunteer aid-de-camp; Lieut. 0.- B Lamborn,
aid. de. camp ; Lieut. Wm. Riddle, aid-de-came.
y JOBB E. BEYA OLDS,
Brigadier General of Volunteers.,
G. KINGSBURY, Jr.,. esst, - Adjutint General.
The Goa. Edward McPherson, of. the Sixteenth Con
gressional district, and present nominee for re-election, i
will appear from {he above, has volunteered his services
as en aid to General Reynolds. His ability to fill credita
bly the position is unquestioned. Notwithstanding his
numerous engagements, to meet his friends in popular
meetings, as he no doubt would be glad to do in response
to the nomination recently conferred upon him, he enters
at cute up - on his duties, and, of course, cannot falfil his
political engagements. The appointment is an excellent
One.
Last night a man, named Glaesmith, was arrested at
Dauphin, and brought to this' city. He is supposed tm
be a spy. Five rebel soldiers were captured by the
farmers in the vicinity of Ohamberiburg. and committed
to prison. They were sent to the city, handcuffed, to
day; b> order of the sheriff, for safe keeping.
BeRIOSBI3IO, Sept. 14.—Information obtained by our
scouts from rebel sources, received at eight o'clock this
evening, at headquarters, states that the rebel pickets
had retired from the State line into Maryland, and that
our pickets had been extended southward. No Witte of
the enemy wereyieible in the neighborhood of Middleburg, „
Md., and , Waynesboro', Pa. Yesterday a portion of
our cavalry appeared within three miles of Hagerstown
without any • signs of the enemy, though their scouts
were reported three miles south of Groencaetle the same
day.
Heavy cannonading was' distinctly heard at Green
castle this mornint, in she direction of Harper's Ferry,
It continued until salient ono o'clock this afternoon. Ids
to the result, nothing has been ascertained.
HARRIEBORG, Sept. 14.—The . excitement here has
been considerably increased by the• desrpatch lust re
ceived frem HhembeCebtirg of tho heavy cannonading
hoard at that place and Greencastle. Military ope
rations are progressing finely, and the officers are doing
all that can be done in order td send troops to the valley,
conseoner.ce of which regiment after regiment are
.
leaving hourly . Troops have been pouring in from the
. surrounding counties, on foot and by rail, during.the
entire day.
The Governor still requests more troops, as there are
arms entugh here to arm any number offering their
services.
.
.
• Ifesersousa, Sept. 14-10 P. 31,—0n the receipt of
tho'news here this afternoon of the occupation of Freda
,
rick by General Burnside, and the advance of General
blicUlellan, the people became wild, and their enthusiasm
knew no holands. The telegraph offices were besieged
with SlntioWS iignirere in regard tothe result, and great
Confidence is now felt here as to the safety of the State
capital.
Troops are still arriving on foot and by rail, •nd are
being forwarded to the border.
THE. WAR INIENTUCKY.
A BATTLE AT MUAIFORDSVILLE:
THE REBELS REPULSED.
Lomsyrnis..Sept. 14.—There was much excitement
in tlie efts this afternoon in consequence of the news of a
- battle between our forces and the rebels at laumfords
ELIZABSTHIOWN. Sept. 14.—The rebels, under Gen.
Duncan, attacked our forces at Green river, near Mum
fordevllle, abcut three o'clock this morning. The fight
lasted till eleven o'clock A. hi. Our men fought bravely,
firing the last shot. The rebels were repulsed with
heavy loss.
The rebels sent in a Rag of truce, asking permission to
bury their dead, which was granted. 001. Wilder, of
the 17th Indiana, commanded the Federal forces.
DANSVILLE, Sept. 13.—A gentleman from Frankfort,
arrived here to•day, says only 150 rebel cavalry were
lllost of the troops had moved some distance from
the town.
Reliable information has been received to the effect
that Bragg is now at Tompkinsville. Two deserters from
Buckner's army say Buckner was at Sparta, Tenn.; on
Sunday las 4 with 10,000 mon. He wasmarching towards
Kentucky. •
Captain Morris, who has Just returned from a scout
ing expedition, reports bOO or the rebel cavalry at New
Castle. They captured the telegraph operator at Emi
nence, and threatened to hang him unless he gave them
his instrument.
IMPORTANT FROM. CINCINNATI,
Kirby Smith Retreating in Con-
fusion.
He is Alarmed at Baell's Movements.
THE OHIO MILITIA RETURNING HOME.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 12, 8 P. M.—A reconnoissance in
force wee made to-day to a distance of twelve mSes from
our entreLcbed position.
A deserted camp of the enemy was discovered three
miles from Fort Mitchell, containing a quantity of pro
visions; turkeys, chickens, and beef, recently killed,
shelving that their departure bad been a hurried one.
Five prisoners were taken, who said that the rebel
General Kirby Smith had intended the attack of Oincin
nati, but heard that a large force of ours had landed at
Warsaw, thirty miles west, to take, him In flank and roar,
when he ordered a hurried retreat, which was com•
menced last night at nine o'olock.
A large blidy of our troopi have been adyaneed to. day.
and bold tbe new position.
CINCINNATI, Friday, Sept. 12, 9 30 P. X —The enemy
have s fallen back, but whether in retreat or only for the
purpose of drawing us out, is not yet ascertained.
Several captures et the enemy's pickets have been
made, who give favorable accounts of the condition of
their army. They report it largely reinforced, and that
the men were anxious to be led forward.
It is thought that they were retreating on Lexington,
but I think they only want to get us out of our en
trenchments. • -
OrscrNwert, Sept.t3.—The rebel' army has fallen back
beyond Florence. Some stragglers taken by our scouts .
Ray they had twenty thourrand men.- Others say only
ten thousand advanced this aide of Florence, under Gen
' Prisoners say the retreat was made because they heard
of Baeli's presence in Kentucky. and had not heard from
Bragg.
Our scouts, late lid night; reported that the enemy was
retreating In Cobras!'On.
• SePt."lB:—Governor
,Tod has ordered
bomo the militia sent here for the defence of the border.
The Cinoinnati troops returned to the city this afternoon,
tbeir services being no • longer required to Kentucky.
The force: of regular troops is sufficient for any inner-
The streets are thronged with People to welcome them
homi.
The rebels are reported to be at Walton, twenty miles
south.
It is roported tonight that Charleston, has been
.
evacuated by our troops, who are falling back towards
the Ohio.
THE WAR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
A Succession of Severe Battles.
Retreat of the Union Troops from Gattley
GALLimmis, Sept-14.—0n Wednesday a coluoua
there bele, about . 6,000, said to be under General fearing,
befits the first notice that he was in our rear between
Fayette sod Gauley. made an attack on the 34th and
37th Ohio, under Colonel
,Seiter;.eray 1,200 strong, en.
camped at Fayette. A 'desperate battle was fought,
lasting until dark. Our forces cut• their way through,
reaching Gauley durhig the night, having lost 100, killed
and wounded. halite meantime, another coition of'. the,
enemy approached Gsuley bridge, on the Leeriskurg road,
cutting off the 47th Ohio, two oompanies of the 9th Vie.
and one company of the 2d Virginia Cavalry, who
Were at Summerville. Nothing has Since been beard of
them. .
•
' •
Under these circumstances, Col. Lightburn's front and
Sank being threatened by an overwhelming force, he
was compelled to evacuate Gauley, which wee sucoess
folly done on the 11th, after destroying an tbe Govern
ment properly. he. was unable to remove. : ge moved
down'the Kanawha in two columns, one on'esoti aide of
the river, reaching Camp Pratt on the afternoon of the
12th, skirmishing the whole way, . •
Hemmed hi l l trona" on the north bank n{
Pemba, but being hard pressed, retreated d,, rw.. 6
might, reaching Elk river, just below Obarldt,:',
the 12th he made another Stand ore the lower bit da
Elk river, where a desperate fight ensued, 1, 30 err,lo in the morning till' dark. Our force r 8 :
burned Oharleaton, only two house/ tieing l e h ‘ki
reivilt of the fight is not known. ' h e ,
Nothing has been heard from Colonel Lighttinra
Batruday, at 6 o'clock*. M. Up to that tittle Dt , r e+4
were holding their ground, and punishin g 'qsa
severely. wb anek
It is understood that our •forces destroyed e a,
works. - chts
Celonel Ligbtburn brought six hundred load ed w
safely to Elk river. The retreat to But river di , ' 4° 4
ducted in good order.
Great anxiety is felt for the rafetY of C O l O , Ol L.
barn's command, as well as Point Pleasant end 4 , 111 .
The mill i% are flockiii4 here from this and th e at
icg counties. 4
412 e rebel force is represented to be ten the
The Indian Wai ßid ti—Gat Defenc e or
gelY an
wAszasurozr, dept, , u. — The follol ving Gian t
been received at the headquarters of the allay: "s
BEADQUARTBSS FORT Repeats, g
GENERAL: I have the honor to reportn u , t
was•aesaulted by a large force of Sioux led.sc„44
20th kat. The small remnant of Oempaey g 4th''' h irelent of Minnesota volunteers, togeroer with
went of Company 0, sth reglmeut Mienesota 4 . 4 1-
and the Renville Rangers, a company les, argn
one
of the regiments of this htate, were the o:l ' , Zbi tri
had underimy commend tor its defence, a n d c j:t:lapi
they'do their duty. ~11 4
The engagement lasted until dark, when the
finding that they could not effect a red N a thhh 44 4
was prevented In a great measure the stia,,,.' t ;ki
the artillery,' under the immediate chime of OW I
Sergeant J. Jones, United States army, wh it , c,
them to evacuate the ravines by wnich thb p c ,„? 1 11
rounded, and they withdrewtheir forces, and t b it 't7*.
little garrison resteda their arms ready for g , lad
During iron r sevotal wide, rein occtt ' Q rLict
th r i v i ng eareilme, arrived at the post in a tad &
condition, mSs,rs n,
some traunderfl and sevcrely oa r
• . h.
trutde the ir *swains from their elsvelh..gs, which oar h„ ' ".
by the Indians. The people in the t ernieeratb r i 4 ," 41
fled to the poet, and were organized and stem . '''',/
practicable in the defence
On the 1241 they returned with a much large,„„.
anti attacked us on ad sides, but the inert Catarr h
was on the east and west corners of the fort. c i tru •N
in the immediate vicinity of the ravines. y g , w 4 t th
nor was also covered by stables and leg buildicsi, .„. 1 h !
afforded the Indians great protection, ma ctr :t
protect th e garrison, I ordered them to es 0e,ie„,,4
Scum were fired by the artillery, and the talent, 0, - ;
Dimino Bangers, under the command of fun' LiQe
Gorman, to whom, and the men under Atli
great credit is due for their gallant conduct Tel
fell _thick all over .
,and through the, wooden,
ere cted for offi sifthoctcers' quarters, still the men , 411,
their ground. The Indians prepared to atom, eits.
gellant conduct of the men at the guns pu,ds. 2h d t
and commied them to withdraw alter one of ttel4'
deterremed,attacks ever made by Indian, or, a ta
The men of companier B and 0, eth Regular yin
sobs Volunteers, aided by citizens, did good er tttu ta ' m
and deserve the higheet pfanie for their heroic conduct
I beg leave also to bring to your narks Pr go er
the acting assistant surgeon elite post, wh 0 ,, c4 , 1 , 4„,1
his eacrirent lady, attended the woneded erothoer asi
I am happy to say that under his careful trtewria
all of them are prosperiug favorably Mr. W.t,, /
party: of the Indian Department, with many 00 1 ,,
mini, rendered efficient seevices.
Our small. arm ammunition nearly lathy, on cos;,;
don with Orderly Sergeant J. Jones, I orderer t1.,.,r,
to be removed from some of the spheric cir.eatr ~.
with the bath, fired by the Indians— ...any
collected-recast, and ammunition propane
03 man and ladies, orger.6zed for the y , W 4
worked night and day until a good supply wad
The buildings composing the garrison prom
up, but they are very much wrecked ; ail of no oa.
buildings except the guard-houss and tritgirae r:
entirely destroyed; most of the mules met oreil
lug to the qtiartermaster'a department were eat en
Indians, and we are left with a scanty supply of
per tatton.
I adopted every poseible means in coy power tge„
defebce; by' erecting barricades, covering die .tocea 0- 44
with earth to guard Realest fire arrows. several of wl
,wrrs thrown, determined to sacrifice but roa ch ., ; ‘
atiatters and atorebonsee, width are stone buil : wa g ,.
1 also Inrowirti enclose a list of kilted and
Three killed Ind thirteen viounded.
Very respectfully, your obedient senrant,
T. J. SHECT.IIVi,
First Lieut. Co. C, foth. Reg% Minn V .13,
Commanding M
Commercial Intercourse with the
- Nwv DEPARTMFAT, August I& ]BB2—The ac -_, r
of naval ofticfrre in called to the regulations of th.e
tery of the 'Areasury concerning coanaerciat
'With iniurrecttonary Btawa or neoioon. duet' .t...:41/
28, 1862.
I °pomanders of naval vessels will rocder szca
as may be necessary infcarring out the proviemg
Bald regulations, and enforcing observance tberxt cica
'client directed by the Secretary of the Irea.ury, y,a ;
os can possibly be done without dung to the otecOls
or safety of their respective commands.
IL There will be no interference with trade in of tijp
m, Wei cf cotton°, other marchano Lae, cOaductad la pt.
euance of said reirulations within any of the vi lf ,
controlled by the naval iorces of the United is m ,
unless absolutely necessary to the auccessfal crecou l d
military or naval plans or movements. But is rabd
the violation el the ootditious of any clearauce or prti
granted under said regulations, and in news of ncivii
traffic, the guilty party or parties will be anode], re,dul t
facet' prorupAy reported.
111. No officer of the Dail' will seize cotton or Ost
property of individuals within the territory epeAti
traffic and subject to the regulations or the Secistuid
the Treasury, unless the seine is exposed to desnove
by the enemy' or needed for naval purposes inform.
flecation under the act of Oongreas and in WI out
cases the fact. with all attendant circnosstancee, that k
promptly repotted to the Department.
GIDEON WELLES, Seaellit
THE CITY.
[FOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL 13W8 nyt mare ntil I
AN EXCITING SABBATH,
All our Troops Roving to Harrhbarl,
STREETS ALIVE WITH SOLDIERS.
Yesterday being Sunday ; did not in the; least tad h
allay the e.citemtent into Wbith. the city had heat , cnit
by tiii - annbulicemeutthat our bordet had been ilirtamst
by an invading foe. The stir among the many o;d set
newly formed military organizalione was more greater
than on any previous day. Every armory in the :its as;
opened frtm an early Lour in the day =AI raii,:;-.1
umbers of recruits wore obtained, and prem.r.cim
were being made for a hasty departure. Numeroonarns
end companies left during the day. 'rains prepsr4
carry .treope to Harrisburg were in waiting et Neat
ladelphia et 9 and Ue. X., bud 4, and 6 I'. id. OiF
one hour's notice was neceaeary to be given to the elys.
'intendent of the railroad, and any amount of :Merl Ca.
be accommodated with transportation. Ever,thinues
conducted expeditiously, and with care, and nothlagiri
a blunder occurred.
The - feeling during_the day ran high among our citi , -a
The news that hicUlellan had occupied Freeenkt frt:r.
milted with joy, ana caused much entbutaasm =esp.:*
Civilian soldiers. During yesterday the present edit. A
our national affairs was eloqueutiy alluded to in Ms:,
the public plucks of worship, and fervent sad imp;
prayers for the success of our brave trcupa
The excitement everywhere was great, but WA dt:T.H
'with nothing whatever of a boisterous or Hamel ;Sc.!.
ter. The rights of none were infringed non, s!Lz
the day wee nqt, as is usual, a « day of quiet sad
TUE MILITARY STIR
.Tie streets yesterday were alive with soldieis--fa!
with =atoms, some without, and some with porciNs
unifamti. Judging front the appearance of some JI it!
meads, every available " soger" coat, veer, ant
moot have been brought into requisition. Sono 'Li
vote their own clothee, adorned wAn the Draft
while others less fortunate were robed in ciri,ise
Every One was convinced, from the pleasing brclle.,l[
yesterday, that it is not the handsome uniform.: •••
ganoy, epaulets that make the true sddier it a
firm and courageous heart, arch as that possessed b: es
many civilian soldiers, who have left good and oafs*
ble 'homes in response to the Governor's ca.l. bon
hornet' active pr eparations were in proves., to tt Lc
fathers, husbands, and brothers, for ureic , &plasma'
terday or today, to the field
. of a9tive Service.
The Governor having accepted the Home Gran:slot
Reserve Brigade as organized bodies, ordcre 5J
once, lamed for the company commanders to ear M . :
met together eetei daymorning, prepared to teens
any hour. The officers 'of the Home Guard' rose , :
their numbers, &c at the armory, Broad suet S+!:
streets. The Reserve Brigade, let regiment, rests'.
over 1,009 strong on Saturday evening s and ready el pg
a moment's notice. The National Guards starrel tt:
centring party through the streets, and over Two hub!
Men were secured. It is a grand mistake thst area
one dollar Is jednired to join this regiment. The (»
stint moving from one point to anetheroi all the tato
organizations and independent companies girt hl2
city quite a warlike arks:mune.
NEW ORGANIZATIONS.
Among the many new organizations just formed a
be mentioned the following: .
An orgisi.ization, known as the Independent fill
Guards, numbering one hundred of our most promital
and influential citizens; many of whom are exeang 01 ,
the pertormance of military duty, has :net been forma ,
'United States Marshal Millward has been elected or
taro. The men will be armed with the Springli.ld
as manufactured by Jenks do lion, at Bridteeurg , "
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which they furnish at their Own expense. They 161
furnish thi it own übiforms. equipments, and everftlal
complete, without asking one cent either from the '3 O
or city. Among tome of the most liberal enbactire o
given towards the organization of thin crack corpieg
the sum of 154,000, by George Bullock, Req.. and ttiel
ef
Dlr. (bailee Berliners. The balance of the Candi re
mitred will be raised among ttihMembere of the bit.
Messrs. Bullock and Harkness] both tieing members.
On Saturday morning numbers of mechanics est b•
borers, employed in erecting buildings, laid ssids Oar
shovels, trowels, and jack planes, and BM:addend lher
muskets- and Proceeded to their armories, preoaratoo l
going to Harrisburg. leas than four cometoie;. o f
one hundred men each, organized at Baldwin's. l „ u" „
are respectively commanded by Captain Ches. litelrert.
Captain Robert Patterson, Captain A. fishes,,ClP" l
0. B. Wileon. These four companies were ecceelee fe r
tel day by Mayor Henry, and a telegram to this efiet ist•
niediattly forwarder' fo GOVerhOT Curtin. e l
The car builders at Mnrphy allt.ou's were lull
DalliOlieln on Saturday, and several comeanhe c " re
forming at the time our reporter left the piece.
The workmen'cif the celebrated piano msatifactrild,
Bch maker & t.. 0 formed themselvee into la compel o
one hundred solid men, and, with banner, saving. "°'”
11(4 / 3 114 we ere reedy, " proceeded to the Illeyor'so sS,
'and formally tendered their services
.„ One full company has been formed at the Weehle o
1 " 31 lh e Company's bowie. It is now reedy for O r°
under command ofCiputin Adam Sherrard.
' The 'Athlete Guards have been organized etas 01
llembiuse. It is supposed that the corneal' 0111 , A
full by this morning. The Athlete. will be counasta'
by ()argent Barnet, a member of the Rope. ~.„.est.
Upon the receipt' of the Governors efoe."'"'" -- 4
calling uron the citizens to enroll themselves In le e .
ferent precincts, the operatives of Blundinia ':
Twenty-fourth word, met together and formed the
Mous of an organization, which has since, by the
ration of other citizens of the sth precinct and titiler .
hood, attained the number of one hundred sad
trni
able. bodied men.'` Though sataroelY yet e-rre "-
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company, which has been raised as above, met tog ,
at the precinct hot se, corner of FOrtl.llTB4 Street
Beverford road, and offered -theirserviced to the MA . '
t. their 1 *
to march to the defenc.e of th e State. Althoug h
triode offer was not: accepted by the Mayor for the
Sentftbei still hold thsmselvre in readiness for any
e re' '' .
gency that natty occur.- They meet every •irenteg for
• THE CORN NOLC/I t eiGH.
Poin tlobauge Association held a oteetinß
turday, and. resolved to raise three companies la an!, to
Co tbe proclamation of Governor Curtin. TheY
commended by Capt. Benjamin James, Oapt. 11. P . U
tranft, sod 'Capt. Joseph P. Marshall
About forty thou and dellare of the bounty doe ti to
Coto Excbange Regiment has been paid thi, weda
their families, from the hall, at Second and G
Francis ,Pdoeutcheon, the youngest mew . en.'" 3`..
Rnapp's 'battery, for gallant conduct at the bbattle s l
der Mountain, - bas been appointed second iieti tenest
Co 0, in the Corn . Racheage Regiment
• Recruiting iroareesea favorably. The old r e g ini ...bre
Which:.have pitched tents in Independence Stlli's,v,
&tag Among those who are meeting with this
success 'May ' be mentioned Captain Town. wbo
on ailing for the 96th P V., late Colonel Govline•
inducements are offered to join this fine regita" t, w .rma
ti now nearly again filled to its meximum M110 19 “ 4 ',, f.
regiment is now under the commud of Ckdonel
ToWirlOraterly lieutenant colonel. and meat s 010
oc t;
efficient officer. The fame won by this reg
batik:4lold has been .the means of adding a large
_oni
bet of fresh men to the ranks. Only a few dial c
are offered to those 'isho swish to join this orgsnittPn
Recruiting for Colonel E. G. Chormann's Indenl.l7o
Mounted Bergen , Is' wi stagging et No. 62 6 T 7 4.
street sud Seventeenth end Carver streets. u rv o.
stand that this bcdy is being tornied for glacial I° TO
aid composed of none but picked tai
men .will be armed like the regularcasein'. aro
troop, 'when complete, will be one of the &get till'