The New York Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERAL —_—_— WHOLE XO. 9496. , UR REBEL INVASION. ADVANGE OF GEN, M’CLELLAN'S FORCES, ‘The Pesition of the Rebels in Mary- land Ascertained. They Are Posted in Force at Frederick. THE UPRISING IN PENNSYLVANIA, The Rebels Determined to Invade the State. EXCITEMENT ON THE BORDERS. TOE PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE, Cur Washington, Baltimore, Poolesville and Harrisburg Despatches, &e. &o., a. MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL McCLELLAN, Waswingroy, Sept. 12, 1862. ‘We learned last ovening by a messenger from the army of General McClellan that he had advanced his headquar™ ters some miles beyond Rockville, and that the army had ap roached the Monocacy river, the bridgea over which, ¥ a portion of them, had boen destroyed by the rebels. From careful observers it is ascertained there is no force of the enemy at Dranesville—scarcely a picket; that Jackson, Fitzhugh Leo and Longstreet came up be- hind Hunter's Mills from near Fairfax, remained Wednes- @ay and Thursday laet at Leesburg, and thon crossed at Edwards’ Forry into Maryland, with 49,000 men. Jt is furthor stated that at the Iatest advices there was.# large rebel force at Lecaburg, General Leo counanding. FAVORABLE INDICATIONS FROM GENERAL MoCLELLAN’§ ARMY. Parapsipara, Sept. 12, 1862, Thero are many rumors ia town, mainly from General MoClellan’s army, all of which have @ favorable indi- ation. BEBEL FORAY INTO WESTMINSTER—NEW MARKET OCCUPIED BY OUR TROOPS, Baramong, Sept. 12, 1562. Last evening, at half-past seven o'clock, the rebels ‘trade a cavalry raid into Westininster, about five bun- dred strong, with two pieces of artillery. As they eharged through the village they discharged their pistols em unarmed men in the gtreets, OC. N. Webster, District Attorney, secing the rebele coming, mate for Lhe rall- road, and after proceeding about a milo met a train from Baltimore, which, on bis fuforma. tlon, returned immediately, Thero was at Union Bridge a train of the Western Maryland Railroad (a locomotive and ‘two cars, which should have arived at Westminster at five o'clock this morning, and in this city at eight o'clock), ‘Fhis train has probably been capturod. ‘The Union troops cecupied New Market, on the Ralti’ moreand Ulio Railroad, ten miles from Frederick, yea- tertay. Liearn from a gentleman whe left West minster at noor yesterday that the rebols avandoned that pince nt eleven clock yesterday morajng, marc! ovwrd Uniontown, which i# in the direction of Hagerstows, They came from New Market on tho Baltimore and Frederick road, e@oming acress the country, and not by road through Froderice. The route by which thoy left passes thruagh Vrsontown, and thence by way of Cayetown to Hagers- town. Thoy number about three hundred aud fifty, Being ono portion of Stnart’s cavalry, with twelve pound Beit pieces, under command of Colonel Rosser. ‘They darted into town about nine o'clock at aight, @ationed their cannon ona hill, immediately picketed ‘Weir horses, told tne citizens who had not fled thoy liad Bothing to fsar; that thoy came as friends and would in terfore with no one not in military service. ‘The secession @ympatbisers in town kept aloof from them as mach ns Possible, but female traitors flocked around them and wel o1ed them in a most enthusiastic manner. Their couduet fe described as most disgusting and immodest. They @rrested Dr. Diilingslea, tho Provost Marsha!, afterward. paroled him, All the Woks and papers im counection with the enro!ment wore destroyet. They also tock )o# fersion of the Post Offee, and seized al) tho posiage Stamps, which they carried of with them. They opened ‘afew lotters, but left the bilance. ‘In their intercourse with the citizens they professed the greatest frieudehip for powee, avd desired to ba ro- @eivot asfrionis, Noone was interferod with or ques tioned with rogard to their contiments, They had plenty ofmoney, such aa it was,and spent it freely, purchasiog what they wanted from stores. Among the money wore motos on the Union Bank of Baltimore, some on the West, stor Baul, and Virginia monoy and robe! serip. They purchased food for their horees. Many borses the rebels wore marked “U. S.,! and Cologel Roseer r @aplendid charger which ho sald bod belonged to Ges. Poye. They bata picket guard out dering the aight at thie side of Westminster, but called it in a this moraing, and wok ap the live of march westward at cloven o'clock. They eald thore woull d° U9, but_ap to the Low t uone had arrived, 44 emall rajiroad bridge about three , at Uoendorfs amills, but af. terwaris ox: i at having done it, Colonel Rosser cuclaring it ty havo been unnecessary. Yoetorday morning their pickets brought tn eleven do g@ertors {ror the One Huadred and Fourteenth Peaasylva® ia regiment. They gave as their reason for lerorting ‘What thoy bad not recetyed their bounty money. They vbtuined @ number of recruits at Westminsierr refusing all oxcopt those who camo fully armed and equipped. ‘They wore all kinds of dreas; but our informant eay thoy wore comfortably clad, aud were not in bad condt tion, nor wero their horses. POSITION OF THE REBEL FORCES. Hanmsuene, Pa., Sopt, 12-~2:90 A. M One of our sorts, just returned from Frederick, says that the robels hay ken up their encamyp Frodorick, and aro wabching on Hagerstown. The rebel Sorces consisted of infantry and artillory, and they had over ihroo hundred pieces of canuon, some of which were wory largo. Tho revel generals Rovert fi. Lee, Stonewall dackeon, Howell Cobb aad others were with them, Onr reout saw, ae be expposed, five thousand rebel @avalry near Now Market, who bad not left camp. Tho vobels had many pieens of cannon marked “United Biotee,"’ and alo many herses, mules aud wegons marked $m tho sarae way, ‘The omicion provatied among all the rebel soldiers that Moy were going Into Pennsylvania. Binee the reveipt of the foregoing, reliable information bas beow received that Stonewall Jackso, with hin ad- ‘vauco, is now in Hagorstown, preparing to move with bis whole army upon Pennsylvania, Our souts rom Hanover, Gettyshurg’and Taneytown arrived here at a late hour oat night, and confirm the eva vation of the camps at Frederiok by the rebvis, Governor Curtin has promptly adyinod Presidont Lin. erta and tho genera in command at Washington of ail fnforwa:ion that bas reached here through the numerous obanvels under his control, ‘The most active Measures are boing put @ force to Gasomdlo a large WMY to FoRiet the rebel Invasion, and M possible save oUF Capilul amd State from devastation fad ontrage. Foo Wwlograph vorracor Bb Chamborsburg, Mr, Wilson, more there to come by the gamo ti ‘our inform: They desir miles west of feouts were seen last night at a point on the Nortb- ern Central Railroad, wear Cockeysville, @fteen m ties from Baltimore, and at ® point on the Philadelphia, ‘Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, about half way be- tween here and Havre ae Grace. This report ie not cred- ited here; but if it ts true it indicates that the rebels de- ign to cut these two roads. "| ‘The publication here yesterday of General Lee's procia- mation to.the-citizens of Maryland created a prodigious sensation, Ite pablication in this city is regarded by many Union men as highly injudicious, as jt exeites among the secessionists hopes that cannot be realized. ‘The advent here of General Lee’s army i# regarded by the secessionists as a fixed fact, and they bail his procla- ‘mation as the herald of his approach. ‘The trains on the railroad from this point to Harrisburg are running as usual, The road is effectually guarded along ita whole extent, and there are no rebe) troops with- in forty miles of it, During the four weeks preceding the 5th instant im- mense stocks of boots and shoes, clothing and blankets, were received at Frederick, part of them coming from Baltimore, part from Harrisburg and part from Philade)- phia, Frederick City being at that time a loyal city ina loyal State, of course no suspicions were ontertained when the goods were purchased, And ae care was taken not to buy too large an invoice of any one firm, nothing strange was thought about it, These goods, howover, were all bought by ‘‘kuowing ones,” who were wel aware at that early day that they would soon havea great rueb of customers about this time, General Miles still holds Harper’s Ferry and Martins- burg with what is supposed to be an adequate force, OUR POOLESVILLE CORRESPONDENCE, > In Came, NEAR PoouEsviLLe, Sept. 10, 1862. Artillery Firing Near the Monocacy~The Retels Falling Back~-Capture of Redels—Cavalry Skirmish--Narrow Escape of a Signal Ofticer, ée., €e. , Our corps struck tents this morning early just this side of Darnestown, and are now encamped near Podlesville- Consider ing the heat of the day, which bas been oppros- sive, the men marched splendidly, aud with but Jittle straggling, Quite a mmber of battery horses gave out. Hearing the roar of artillery in the dircetion of Sugar Loaf Mountain, a8 ovr columy cormenced to move, gave impulse to the march, and maiy were in hopes of an op- portunity to participate in a fight before the day should close. ‘Ihe cannovading was kept up but a short time, has rendered serviers almost invaluable, in reporti7,g to @evernor Curtin the condition of affairs, often, when almost surrounded by the enemy. # ‘Men composing the companies under ‘he call of the Governor for militia should provide thengselves with guns, ‘nd sixty rounds of fixed ammunition @ach, to suit the call- bre of their pieces. It will be impossible for the State to farnieh arms to go large a pumber of men. THE REBEL PROGRAMME IN MARYLAND. OUR WASHINGTON CORRBSPONDENCE. Wasamaron, Sept. 11, 1862. Whe Theres Rebel Corps d'Avmec—Jackeon @ Maryland— Leeonthe Left Bank of the Potomac—Reserves in the Rear—Frederick City the Point of Operations Against Baltimore and Washinglon—The Strategic Triangle in Ma Movements of the Rebels, de, ‘The defeat of Gen. Pope, culminating in the concentra. tion of all our armies for the defopee of Washington, and the surrender of the Upper Potomac to the enemy, does not create any extraordinary seneation in Rebeldom, be- cause those events were confidently looked for when the rebel armies, relicyod by she evacuation of the peninsula, began pouring northward to initiate the agzressivo, Con- fident in overpowering numbers, and flushed with the success of compelling McClellan to raise the siogeof Rich- mond, they were certain of overwii*!ming Gen. Pope’: army, and anticipated the investment of Washington and the oceupancy of Maryland as copsequences sure to follow. The details of the plans of the rebel gencrals were not marked out further than these events, and hence we have the secret of their late swift and successful opera- tions, and also an explanation of their receut inactivity and apparent indecision, With the occupation of Mary- land they had arrived at the end of their programme of immediate operation, and paused to extend it by examin- ing tho situation and agreeing upow further concert of action. For one week the enemy have now held possession of the gardon spot of Maryland, seemingly revelling in the abundance around them, thereby creating the foolish im” pression that they considered deliverance from short ra- tions asufficiont recompense for their bloody journey from the Rapidan to the Potomac, and were willing to quit way for a while to satiate thoinselyes in the midst of newly found plenty, Vain delusion, Cornand cattle only aro not the fruits that such generals as Lee and Jackson her from their lato successes. Far haan tt pai paar ince the haut of ‘the however, and in regard to Oghtivg our men were disap- Potomac has not been employed, as some sup- pointed, But they know they will not bave to pose, only. im gathoring guppies to koop the | Wit long; for everything gives somo promise of a blood y ee, 0D q batcle in this ricinity within a very shors period, Wanything our new camp ground is pleasanter than the one we had last, between Darnestown and Daweons- ville. During the early campaign of Gen. Banks in this section, tho country here was-too frequently and mi- nutely described in the war correspondence of the Henao to render further description nevessary, There ig abundance of good pure water, and im this respect both soldiors and horses fad a most pleasurable contrast from that experienced in the wearisome march and countermareh over the peninsula, ‘There are no further details to be given of the skirmish yesterday in this vicinity, It ia certain that the rebei$ fell back before our inferior forces—a single regiment did all the fighting on our side—and with considerable loss, The enemy, thus far, does not show that boldness in fighting on this side of the Potomac as on the Virginia side, Each day is beginning to show that we are better prepared for them, The futuro will enforce: this tact with inercased and overwhelming potency, Your rebel prisoners came within our lines shortly after our errival hore. Scarcety had our picket lines been established when one of our sharpest boys succeeded in making them believe that we belonged to Parson Jackron’s party, It did not take long to open their eyes to the fact that they had been most seriously sold, They took it very good naturediy, and evidently were not tuch displeased at their exchange of positions. Like all recent prisone s, they are very shabbily dressed, They ray the sedel army is in splendid spirits and sangnine of working Its way tbrongh this State, ondas muck further North ag thelr jead ers may be inclined totaketbem. month fro now It is promised that they shall be m Washington, As to tho proposed route of the rebo) army before their triumphant entry into the fede...’ motroyolia, aud the present strength and position of the enemy, ihey are studiously reticont— @ reticence that probably proceeds from ignorance. They have been gent to Geveral MoCiellau’s headquarters, IJearn that a slight cayalry skirmish took piace on our right to-day, in which the Pennsylvania cavalry reg!- meouts took leading part. The rebels, it is said, wer? completely “routed. One of our men was shot in th° foot, which comprised the extent of damoge done on our Bide, Lieutenant Rawloy, of the signal corps, had a narrow escape to-day from falling into rebel hauds. He mistook some of their men for ours, and was proceoding to join them, when ho discovered his mistake. He beat a very lively retreat to the music of whistling bullets, and unde, the escort of a protecting cloud of dust, raikod by his ro, treating ated. OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE, Hanatsnves, Sept, 1-12 M. The Danger, to Harrishurg—Of What Does It Consisi?— Lhe Mititary,Camp—Determina ton of the Newly Organ- ized Troove—The Valus of Home GuardomPic Ander som Rangere—Agitirs at Chambersburg, Gettyburg and the Cumberland Volley, dv., de. This erty hes suddenly beon transformed from a place rebel army of Virginia on ite last lege, with tho imtention of retreating when the country was stripped and their plundering fpterrupied by our forces. This small buei- ness they left,to their ragged commissarics, while they theinselves were marking out an extended programme for the permanent occupation of Maryland, and making it the scone of their dying struggles or their complete and final sueceas, by the capture of Washington and Balti- more, and tho expulsion of our armies beyond the Sus" quehanna. The invanrion of Pennsylvania, except, perhaps, in fo- Taging raids, bos never been seriously entertained by the rebel authorities, and never will be as long as our arm, holds its present position on the Potomac, It bas becn threatened for certain purposes, and, from presout ap- pearances, with seme success. Pevnsylvania imagines herself in danger, and {s holding back her troops for e'f- defence, which is jnst what the rebels want her to do. ‘The rebel forces now operating ou the Potomac and in Marylond are cone hundred and eighty thouzand strong, ivided into thr. corps @armee, eagh of ucarly eqnal Strength—about sixty tiorsand. Jackson commands that in Marglend—consisting of the divisions of Long- street, Hill, Walker, and that lately commanded by Taliaferro, which is Jackson’s original division, These forces hold the bine of the Potomas and Monocacy rivers from Edwards’ Perry to the headwaters of the latter stream, in the direction of Hagerstown and Westmuinstor, The corp? ander Lee's immediate command comprises the divisions of A. P, Hilt, that lately commanted by well, and pumerous other independent brigades, uum- bering between fifty and sixty thousand men. It occupies both sides of the Potomac from the upper end of Harri son’e Tsland to Berlin—between Point of Rocks aud ar- per’a Forry—and holds ail fords and ferries in that dis. tance. Each portion is in ¢loso proximity to the river, and oan cross rapidly to the opposite side. They are reported to be construeting pontoon bridges at various points, and ereeting batteries op the Virginia side com- manding thom. o The third corps @? armee is eld in reserve,fand also to protect the live of commuuication and retreat of the whole. It consists of three divisions of about twenty thousand each—one at Aldio, lie camps extending to- wards Least another along the road to White Plains and around that place; and avother weet of Contreville, at or near the Jumetina of the roada loading to Ajdie and Thor roughfare Gap. ‘These poeitions of the enemy's forces would leave bub little conjecture regerding hs plans, even if they were not from sources of information aitherto always found refiar ble. They sre altogether st -mtagic, and success is antici- pated without fighti.g more Gan cne battle. They have made the Monocacy the liae of oporatious against both Baltimore and Warhington, have arranged their Jorces so as to concentrate the bulk of their army in tho smallest possibile time either for offensive or defensive ac tion, and at the eame time bold a line of retreat across the Potomac. The cities of Frederick, Baltimore and Woesh. ington forin au equilateral iriavgie, with sides of forty miles, Making k the peint of opera. | of quiet and security to one of danger, and tac contre of tons, by cecupying the line of the Monocacy, | agreatcamp of instruction, The danger, it 4 well to be they throgea both Baltimore and Washington. | apie to say, ie (ar more imaginary than real, Drame wile MeCiolian, engaged in conblo task of defending | are constant'y beating about the town, and tho both, Ja compotlod ta stretch bia army along the sides of the triangle between the twe, thus giving them an op- ity to rue a superior force upon cither of his Jackson at this moment could make the attempt ower with eighty thousand men his (SeClellan’s) cat wing vowarde Raltimore, and leave Lee with forty thousand to menace his left, aod, if aeeessary, fight it with nearly equal numbers; or the two uniting could dash on his to attempt to it by overwhelming nombere. h io not their plan. They are watting for Aw MoCletlan advances his army from | Washlagton be must keep his lef well up to the right bank of the F mac, thes extending his line and weok- g jt proport ly. Besides this, he mast also leave guards at eath ford or ferry as ho passes them 1° the snemy crossing in bis rear. Lee and Jacksqu ‘waiting for oar army to como within serie ing distance, and when it dows their blow will fall, but whother towards Balt\nvore or Washingtoa they will eoly decide when tho moment arrives. “ Se far Genoral McClellan shows be is master of the situa. tion. Ho doos pot rush into the trap of the encmy, but Nugers in the most secure line to be oecupied under the circumstances; and if the exemy attack now he must make forced marches, which will be likely to damage bis prospects of success. In te meantime our army is daily recruiting in strength, and bas nothing to do but ¢0 mtor- pose betwoen Washington nnd the enemy, and at the | same time keep out of tho snare until it ta in fit condition | to assume the offensive against all odds, streets resound to tho steady, determined tread of armed meu—suddenly improvised soldiers. This seo- tioa of Pennsylvaaia has become a great military school, th short, and this city the beatquarters of a great new army, No bunvers are diaplayed; jittle noise beyond that of the constautramble of tho drum gr blast of the trumpet. No flashy uniforms are seen parad ing in holiday fashion; but the citizens are coustantiy at drill, Every man belongs to a military organi- zation, ‘Thoy are tn citizens’ dress, with arms apd ammuvition pouches alone to say that they belong to this aewort army of the Union. These “Home Goards,"’ as they are tormed, are ready to march at aa boar’s notice, Wik rations and all other necessaries al- ready provided (ur a catapaign. The feoling of exaape ration at the proepect of a rebel luvasioa is very evi deut. YNowhore is it plainer than in the faces of there men who have boon euddenly called upon to Yeavo their Dusines and shoulder tbe musket to drive the rebel foe from their threshold. The Yome Guards of Pennsylvanta, 1 feel firmly con- vinced, will be @ more forjous enomy to encouuter than any the rebels havo yet encountered, and for the ample reason that they cuinprive a dilferent class of men trom any which baye yet taken the teld on our vide; that they are aniinated by feeliags of patriotism to avenge the injury and insult to their country’s Lonor, and that they will bo fighting im defence of their cherished ymes, There aro now forty thovsand ready to take the field io the threatened counties alone along the borders of the State, and at au hour's notice, Wao will not sev at a anes, then, that danger from rebel invasion hervabous far more imaginary than real? Governor Curtin’s order, issued yesterday, calling on all the able bodied men to arm aud be ready to move, nob only hercabouts, but throughout the entire State, gave gTeat satio(potion and onevuracewent hero, and is another evidence of the promptness aus decision which character ive the State Executive of Vewn-ylvauia, Besides this, the fegiment known as the Anderson Rangers which, merch ‘6d to the Stave line yesterday, was sent thither by the Governor's advice, to act as ecouts aud messengers, not only wiong the fromtior, but between it and the State capital. There are no rebels near Chambersburg or Gottya- burg, nor in the Cumberland valley at ali, vor jndeod in the State, wiles (hey are here either as prisvnors or apices, Military men consider that it would be the height of folly or madness ip the rebvis, oven if they have Ju0,000 men in Marytond, a8 is reported, to attempt aa invasion of this powerful State, which of itself could present a hostile (TOut-to Lhom wlmost equal to their entire oumerieal mill tary power, Such a movement would bo utter and nay destrvctioa to thom and their cause, and it would be weil jor the cause of the Union if they attempted jt. We have @ uumber of distinguwbed miliary mou here At presont—mong them Gouerals Andrew Porver aud Joho A. Geary. The latter was stopping at the house of a friend nbout three miles from the city, and jp coy seavence of tho present state Of aflairs thought It advisuble OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE, Bartrwone, Sept, 12, 1862, Movements and Plans of the Rebels in Maryland—Phey Iniend to Sprnd the Pail in Maryland and Pevneyloae nia—General Lee's Proclamation to the Citisens of Mary- land, de. Tam in posscesion of ome facts to-day which throw Additioual light upon the devigus of the rebel forees now ja Maryland, i of the aplendid and costly iron bridge over the Movocacy 18 futenaed to deceive the Union generals, and to moke the latter boliove that they are going to retreat, jut they do not intend wro troat; and neiiber do they intend at preseat to give bat. tle to the Union troops, They intend to hold ana occupy for tho present, and for some weeks to come, ail that part of Marylana west of the Monocacy, and to make it their base of uperations northward, They occu. pled Hagerstown yesterday, They are massing troops at Romuey to-day fer an attack on Cunnberiand, They are said to be advancing on Gettysburg this morniag. With Cumberland and Hagorstowa tn their possession, they in- tend to advance into enneyivania at ovce and capture Harrisburg. The rebels were bur'ly sooupiod yesterday ia intrenoh- ing and twrow ing up (or ificatins on various command fog positions along the ryzht bavk of the Monocacy, Thie in done in order fo preveut the advance of any part of Gonoral Mot lollou'# army ‘wont of the Monocas y, Kt ip rumored bere Jbis Morning shat rebel ouvalry NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1862. {© move into it, He is fast recovering from the effects of bis wound, and expecta to be at the head of » command in ten days from the present time. BRADLEY T, JOHNSON’S PROCLAMATION TO MARYLAND. ‘The following is a eovy ef a proclamation addressed to the peeple of Maryland by Colonel Bradley T, Juhnson, @ Marylander, who bas accompanied Jackson’s army to ‘that State :— To us Proriz or — After sixteen fo pepe more pie than Austrian tyranny, the victorious army of the South brings freedom to your doore. its standard now waves ioe tee oe Maryland — Hy the last long wi months have been crushed under the heel of this terribie des; now have the opportunity for working out their own redemption, for which they have go long wait- ed, and sutiered , and hoped. ‘The government of the Confederato States, is pledged ‘by the unanimous vote of its Congress, by the distinet dectarat on of ite President—tho soldier and statesman, Davis—neyer to ceaso the war until Maryland has the opportunity to decide for herself her own fate, untram- meljed and free from federal bayonets. ‘The peoplo of the South, with unanimity Noperalicied, have given their hearts to our native State, and hundreds Of thousands of ber sons have sworn, with arms in their hanes, that you ehall be free. You must now do your t., We bave the arms here for you. 1am authorized to immediately muster in, for the war, companies and regi- ments—the companies of a hundred men, the regimenis of top companies. Come all who wish to strike (or their liberties and their horea, Let each man provide himself with @ stout pair of shoes, a good blanket and atin cup. Jackson’s men have no bagvags. fijcers are in Frede- rick to receive reeru ts, and al! companies formed will be armed as 8000 as mustered in. RISE AT ONCE. « Remomber the cells of Fort McHenry, Remember the dungeous of Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren; tho insults to your wives and daughters; the arrests; tho midnight gearches of your uouses. Remember these your wrongs, and rise at once in arms and strike for liberty and right, BRADLEY T. JOHNSON, Colonel C, 8. A. Srrremper 8, 1662. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS, THE INVASION OF MARYLAND—FOUR DAYS’ EXPERIENCE IN FREDERICK, {From the Baltimore American, Sept. 12.] ADVANCE OF THE ARMY, ‘The National Int Lrgencer brings us the intelligence this morning © the advance of the federal army on the ingur. gents’ lines, General Mecielian bad advanced at ten o'clock yesterday morning to Damascus, which is near the Baltimore turnpike, thirty-four mi’es from Washing- ton, about four miles from the Frederick county Hae, and sixteen from Frederick City, ‘The movementof go large a rebel force as that represent- ed to be with Juckson yesterday towards Hagerstown a dis tance of thirty mi.ea West of Frederick; may be regarded aa evidence that the whole moyerment is now to be merely a foraging expedition, Lee wil endeavor to hold MoCiellan back while Jackson robs Washington county, and de vastates nome of the border counties of Penveylvania, and carries his plunder acroae the river at Williamsport, which is but geven miles from Hagergtown, Lee i# turing up iotrenchments at the mouth of the Monocacy, doubtless tor the purpose of protecting his ap- proavhes to the fords, when too strongly pressed to re- main longer on Maryland coil, PROM WESTMINS! * We learn from a gentieman who left Westminster yes- terday moruing that there has been no demonstration of tho rebels in that direction. There were a number of un- armed men straggling about, supposed to he deserters, anda pe of ubout a dozen men, supposed to delong to the rebel army, vis ted Wesuniunier on Wednesday even- og ‘They were unarmed, and, after remaining » time, TUR NORTBBRN OENTRAL ROAD. ius eo! that b Re oD i road are now strongly protected. and that troops are being posted atone all tho roads leadwg to it. The trains went ont ab usual yesterday. RUMORED CANNONADING. We learn that a degpatch from Elysville; on the Baltt- more and Ohio Railroad, reports heavy cannovading as having been heard thereat anfearly hour yesterday, ap- parently in the neighborhood of Urbana. All was quiet along the road, and the traing are running as u@ual os far as Filicott's Mills and Sykesville, HARPER'S PERRY. Wo learn that up to last night all was quiet in the viel nity of Harper’s Ferry. Both the raijroad and telegraph liaés aro uninterrupted between the Ferry and Wheeling FOUR DAYS’ EXPERIENCE WITH TER REBELS mm ‘ YREDMRICK. ‘Wo had yesterday a conversation with a gentleman who was in Frederick when Uratley Jebnson and hia rebel foliowergyeame into the city, abd remained there four days, not leaving unul Tues!ay evening. We ap poud the substance of the copversationa. Q. What is the naniber ot the rebels? A. It would be impossible to say. ‘Shey aro, however, in large force; L should supposo not less than 70,000 men, though they claim to be over 390,000. (mo of the most fatelligent of them told me thatnoarly the whole forco who fought Pope are with thei Q. Do they intervere with the poop'e? A, Not in the foust. Tmixed among them after Gene. tal Lee’s proclamation wag tesued, aud spoke my gonii- mente very freeiv. ‘They took it ail in good part, and replied to me wa they thought proper, * 9.8 pe Kheey any federal money used by them in their parchas A. None at all that I heard of. The only money besides - Confederate gcrip was gome South Carolina moucy. They aved everythivg out of the city in tne way of elu provisions, Po mach #0 that if they remain a week longer both soldiers and people will b6 ua starving condition. They go round the town also beg- s to eat, but always offer Confederate scrip orekcopers fore? A. They have gold everything, and been compeliod to give good mo ay in chanye, They wore ordered to open their stores by Brad/oy Johngon, and did not dare to re fuse the money offered. Bir. A. J. Delasiman, o% loading Fecessionis '®, had a large atock of boo! t dealing them out for rebel serip teoth in silence when som tulated him oo the fine y erik bis of his Unton friends e ngra- ueinees ho was doing. Mr. D. was one of the committee of eitizons who weut out to welcome the rebels to the city. Q. Has any of the houses of tho Union citizens who ab- emipalves boon invaded? AT only house occupied by the rebels ie that of Gen, Gooper, aud it ia not abused. A party of soldiers, i cited by some of the secession twn people, broke i: to the Froaerick Beaminer olen ant commenced to destroy the otfieo furniture, when a secession lawyer named Ros# rid the Provost Guard coming up goon die Uradiey Johosou tod thom thet soy he outrage on private property would attompt to Fo be punished by . Q. Id ihe; many recruits iu Froderick? A. Not rosty 1 Frederick, but there were about flyo hundred who camo in from Baltiinore, Anne Arundol, Montgomery and Carroll counties, and vome from Bait. wore city. Afler veotig the character of the army and the lite Whveb the men led many of them revised to join, aud were gottmg home agatr. Whon leaving mysnit { met six young me from Carrol! county , and piloted them to Westininster. They vcknowlmige | thus they had been to Frederick to jola the arr at, altor “seong and smelling” it, bai conctaded wo return bom-, They begged kive (heir names, What did they mean by smelting it? . Tuey meaat exaery what th y said. T have never soon a mast Of Kuch Mihy strong emellirg men. Throe «f thom ia ar yako it unbewable, and whe marching ‘y @ (io street the sm sli from tem wae me oF the bovter chu of men among thom, but the goat mass are men of lowest engte, nud although under strict diseiprine, the dith that pervayies thom i® most remarkable. Their sympathizers at Fr@iorick bave beeu greatly dieapmnnted in the clas ructer of Ube ariny, and mst oF thon are now A anxior § for ther te dia pour as they were for them w come. ‘Their coming w Frederick has been a ead visitation ty the midaitug clagses, many of who © lot overy thhag fp exchange for rebel reriy, expe he storekcop They have no unvorms, bi d andl eq pod, aud have bec me ure | wo hardships that they care bus lit W any of the © mio: ta + Hatin. Q. What was the general appearance of the rebel soldiers? A. They were tho roughest looking -et of creatures T over saw, their feata-es, hair nd clothing matted wih dirt avd Mtb, and tho seratehing they kept up gay rant of verini: in abondance, Frode i noral Ranks *nasiy, dirty creatures,” and the Unionists had .doyied a speci 6 of signe to remind them of (heir old tavn's. Whenever a sist Met A secessjonist on the serees, he woul! com- 2 to scratch, which all rmlergtood, Q. What de you think ef the purp se rf the rebel army? A. They adiit that thei coming Into Maryland wa question of starvation or food. ‘Thoy wore almost famished for food whon they reached the Votomac, and Bay that for three deys wey had lived priugipally op green corn and applies Q. Wut what is their purpose now? A. ihey are in full free, and undoubtedly proposed when tuey crosved the river to meet General Pope and serve hint as they did on the ether side of the river, and quplare Washington. But when they heard thet General Moc leilau was bulere them in fll command they booaine more ea:tio heir meveronta. @. Wht ts their opinion of Genero) MoClellan? | Thoy reepect aud fear bin, in inet and Mobowell, aud say that they ad ni inst copiidence of defeating them aad destray: 4 the rarroy. Had they fouud Pope in cinmand on the Meu yond side wee think they would have been ja Wash- days. their purpose now? L loft Frederick on Toosday evening tt Vietion that they were abo tt leave, and U seared tint they uigit desi @ to tako m: with u J had inixed aun og them go much, aud take go ny iy that b feared they would think 1 kuew two much to behind. ‘ilere was overy iadwation that they Alarmed at the rystemotic movements uf ‘king well to secure a safe Tho starting of Goneral estimated a from al MeClelian, aud were back to Virgiott, his imme vi of all arms cd apenas the frat’ tel Movement, ‘here were also evidences Of trepih tion ato: ng Ue treyp#, who began to think thoy were not on ajo gyn, ‘lorous countenances. Q. Did Bradley Joburon ride around town with the Ame- to bis spurs? A. [heard he did, but did not seo it myself, 1, howe ever, Reaueeity ste horeemen driving through the city with the Amer! flag trailing in the dost after them, They took down all thoy conld find, and thus dragged them after them to their cainps. Q. Was their language violent A. Yee, very violent aga'nst the Yankees, It was a gemmon saying that they desired no better sport than to kill and quarter a Yankeo. An officer, speaking to 4 secession lady in this etrain, said he would “kill, eat up and fry a Yankeo with as mach pleasure as he would a chicken.” A little pet negro.pf the lady, called Topsy, who was listening to this valiant speech with her eves and mouth wideopen, here put in the exclamation, “And, massa, would you eat him, too? Q Have they priven any catile across the river? A. Well, L cannot say, positively. They have driven a great deal of cattle through the town, seme of thum oui in in the direction of their camps, and some toward whe fords, Of course no one is permitted to go toward the fords. Ihaye heard, however, that they have driven large quantities of catt!e across. . Q. Vo you think ioe Intend to enter Pennzylvaniat A. Not unlees they defeat the army of General MeClel- lan; then, of course, they will be able to go where they choose. Themovement of Jackson vp towards HUngers town is with the intention of mating raide into Peunsy} vauia; but if Ceueral Lee is driven from the tine of the Monocacy by General McClellan Jaekson will hasten back into Virgimix b of the ford at Williamaport. A heavy raingiorta wight also hurry their movement back across the river without making @ fight. Q, Do the rebel soldiers look to be in good how A, Yes, generally speaking. They are g hard> ened by exposure, though many of them wore ring wih diarrbeea, ou aceount of the food they had been eat. ing. Q. Did you meet many Ballimoreans among them, A. No, not many. Iquestioned them with regard to the Maryiand troops, and they generally answered that there were but few of them leit. ‘They bad been in so many bard fights that they were elther in their graves or in the hospitals, ‘Tie Maryland regiments bad been go diminished 1p numbers that they were disbanded, Those service ard acting ax substitutes in jous regime nts, Q Are there many frisb and Germans among them? » A. Yes, thero is pretty much the same proportion of foroign clement asin our army. They are not so bitter as the native born, but all boast of their prowess over the Yankees. . Do they think that they are superior soldiers to the federal troops? A. The men do, though the officers candidly edmitted that our soldiers fought well, but that our generals were not eqnal to those of the Southern army. They said that their victories were obtained by out geoeralling our enerele, Both officers aud men admitted that If Gen. i tellan was out of the way they would soon be in Washington, Q. Were there any church sorvices at Frederick on Sunday jast? E a? A. Yes, thore were services in most of the churches, and some of the suldiory atiended. At the Methddiet church, the Key. Robert Cadden prayed mort devouledly fur the aucesss of the Union army, and for (he l’res.dent of the United States avd ail In authority. Q. What do you think of the rebel cavalry? A. They were quite pumerous, but their horses pre- seated a poor appearance, they bore the evidence of bard ussge and scarcity of provender, Q. How many leading generais wore in Frederick? A. Genera!s Lee, Jacksun aud Longstre¢t were all there; Roger A. Pryor is there, and bag ali the appearanoe of an incarnate fiend, Bradiey Johasou, ay Provont Marshal, gave no offence to the Union men, anit seemed desirous of Reouring their ecod epinion, LATRST PROM FREDERIOR. We yesterday met witha geatierman who was within sight Of Frederick City on Wednesday, and returned by way of Union Bridge and Westminister. He witnessed the departure of Jacksou’s division of the rebel a from Frederick, and its movements along the and Cayetown roud towards Hagerstown, seavalry, artillery and in antry, with atamun aud but few other vebieles. ‘The line cout bo traced across the monntains by the dense cloud of dust that rose la the diatange, the Hue of march having been taken up about three o'clock jo the morning. The number in the columa was vari. ously estimated at from 15,000 to 40,000. A portion of them came directly through Frederick, and the balance had previously been camped on the Emmeitts- burg road north of Frederick. The enemy had not vanced to kmmettsburg, vor had therg beon any pickets periee ‘Westninster than about five miles beyond Union ridge. We also toarn that ® proctamation to tho people of Maryland had been iseved by General Lee. He prolessos to come to redvem the *down-trodden poople of Mary- land” {rom the yoke of Uncis Sam, which is grindiig them to the 5 Parties w Tived at Union bridge from Frederick tate that a number of young men of Mrederick had staried out to join the rebel army, but that mostof them seeing she forlorn condition of the men, came to the conclusion that they could net sland such @ pesvice aud prodeut'y returned to their homes. The best order ha been kept in Frederick by the Provest Guard, and the storea hod heen cioared of all kinds of produce, ant wagons and vehicles iad been presesd fate (he servic werchont had eight th ¢ gecip ja bis porsession, which hat beon given L fox his stock of flour, at the rate of £16 per borr \ paid for everything they tock ia this kin’ of tu aithe:gh come of them bad Uulted Stats amury notes Vaey would not part with them, They even refered to Fecsive in change any of their own m: demanding nidtiotes. Of course the storekeepers dare not re ihe (arme:s of the surrounding country bad ‘od similarly in the seizure of Wael stock, and thi sym) athizers of Jet. Davis have fared in this repeet the same ae the U) thia visit of the destroyed their . Washington county The rebels are wait to ¢ mpiain that their 5. Mary and ia notso cordilos they aatic Loked tn yain for the ty chion thr more, anda rally of the M nd, d pected ja Balti. faithful to their flag in Western Those who have been sending prayers to Jef. Davie to emeto thelr reseve, have pot, they say, rushed forward to weloom THB REBELS IN > (From tho Wo? We hear that ¢ RCE AT FREDERICK, ston Star, Sept. 10. moCleilan is satistled that the force of the rebels that have croseed the Pocomac wero y sterday massed in th of Frederick. This ac counts fer tho failure to find them tn foree nearer Wash- ington or Kaitimore, « thelr progress porth or beyond the + “rstown. If they con dW remain twent e iweks. on Monday, Septernie sting of mauntry, artikery and wagos, bot ammunition traias in a froves ‘of cai he., have b them frou Maryland iavo @ also Aroyer of onttie cross thy on driven by aw several 2 ¥ Fania ito Mary find, The ovemy allowed hita to bring bis boas toa with Ttold nim thas they did vet wish wo distarb any they (the hem being without ping bo vinit Vhiladelpby: wants will be sup He estimates sheir force which crossed with- iu his sight at thirty thoneand. THB ADVANCE OF McCLELLAN'S ARMY. gto Star, Sept. 11.) Nowe Of dof the Monoen Recent recone duy or two siace, that on the other sive of the river the roves bave no pickets nearer Washington thon a late drawn from Centraviilo Ww te inmediate vicinity of Dronesville, Our ows pickets hold the country on this fide quite up to Dravesvilie, we believe. Aa the enemy kvow well that the lower fords of the Potomac have been practically seized by General MoCiellan (whose novermeuts of yoeterduy and the day befure pat bie troops in peaitions giving bim th command of we take it for granted that Dighsiall par that they are being wns mieb nearer the upper fords (betwoen tha Monocac) the P jot of Rocks) than the pesiiien helt by their mata foroe np Wo Yesterday afternoon. Tha threatening et of the wea ber mutk oh a change of position indiepen- sable for thei, unlews they too “take no thought of Hoes of retired ment made a General MoCieilan to com: @ general advance of his mies. IS seems to me that jo i ony must eesartly arivance ds italbimore or towards this city, f but to disindge Nias from the commana of some of their absolutely lines of retreat, They bave all to lose aud no- toror to gain by dc laying serious work in Mary aud tho Cact bit they jelayed them ap t tats looks mvc ae thong if only purpose ih crossing river was t b foud, aloes, cb + A0., 0nd to feturn into Vi) yiait as 800m as eeriousty threatened by Mo’ leilan. TUE REBEL MOVEME Ts IN MARYLAND. pin the a ed « Wes, | A deterter froin thy Fabel ranks, named Le Wes , | four ours bey who aicived at Hanovor, Pa,, on tho 11th, milleos the to lowing diseheures:— Mr, West origiaally camo from Ct ering en gosaty, Mass, Mo jaforms me tor Factory, in the rovel PRICE TWO CENTS pera soe, tnnst the fight witht: General army, been prom the command of @ 5 portion ot the rebel army reached Frederick pens o = on bepmyn evening. iF subsistence on the march was igi benny 4 enough. All they had to eat {rom the time they left Potomac were apples and one ration of rice, The cavalry, fared even worse. The horses were fed but once during the entire march. Whea the army reached Fredericlt foraging parties were gent out and a large number of eate tle plenty of hay and other necessaries were brought in, ‘When Mr. West ieft the rebels appeared to bo well sup- plied. He knows nothing of the purposes of thé iu command, bus thivks their idea is to recr: jand, and lay ip stores enough for the winter campa! Parenthetically allow me to remark that (hoy are taking a precautiopary measure which t# entirely unnecessary. for If I correetly construe the signe of the times they will a}l be bagged in less than three weeka. J have information from a private source, which would be contraband to publish, that leads mo to bolieve that Unis Last prodietion of mine will be literally verified. Mr. West was drafted into the rebel service on the 136 day of Jannary inet, and was a member of the Firet Vire givla up to the time of his desertion, He gaye that it has been ineorrectly stated In the Northern papers that this: regiment was dixbanded. tt ‘owt now Muster only about forty men; but it.still holds position in the rebetormy. Thefare of the rebels sin Ubey left Centreviite jive been of @ very inferior quality. The best rations fasned weve flour and bacon. Vor ame days thoy snbsisied on our alone, and at times they were not provided with thst. Mr. West, in desc: ing the battles between the Rapra- hannock and Contrevilic, says that only about one-third of the army was engayed at awy one time, The prinoipal divisions that attacked onr foreer were Ewell’s, Juckson’s and Longe:reet's. Loogstreet was in command, alt n did most of the fighting. Mr. We: that the r pear to be iv high apirite J insist upon it that they ean whip: generis: Mi over their au apy army th Most of the inditierently elad, ane some are BO Tis their garments will hardly bavg on them. Our intormant considers himself one of ina most fortunate, as his regiment was @ fayorite with the citizens of Richmond. He says be was clothed im the best thut could be afforded: yet, with all the care taka of bim, ho prevents a sorry sizht. Hv is now undor arrest, awaiting the identilieation of nis friends, Ho Jeaves'a wife ia Kichmond, and, to howr the poor fellow’s story, one can but deeply sympathize with him, re very THE REBEL GENERAL-IN-CHIEP, alled «The Hero of the Revor bo! frionds, was, at she earlier pertod of tho rebellion, and still is, Commander-in Chief of the rebel army. This officer was born in the State of Vir- ginia about the year 1808. He is therefore betwoen fifty and sixty years of ago. His father was the dfatinguished General Henry Leo (called by his contemporaries, im familiarity, Harry Lee), the known friend and eulogist of the Father of his Country. la fact the whole family of Lees always, until now, devoted their jes and ability to the cause of the young republic and to the union and integrity of this government, Tho present General Lea, whose name is tho subject of this me- moir, married tho danghter of Mr. Custis, the representa- tive of the Washington family, and by this marriage becatne proprietor of the Arlington estates, aud, through Mre, Wasbington, of large possorsione in the county ot New Kent, among wiiich was the famous and recently destroyed White Honse, on the Pamunkey river, ijn which Warhington and bis family had passed mapy days. The young man, who possessed a high order of ability, graduated with honor at West /’oiut in the year 1820, standing second in his cinss, of furty-six membera, among whom we find the names of Generals C, P. Buck- ingham, Acting Adjutant General of the United States Army; 0. M. Mitchel, and others now in the service of the Union, and Joseph FE. Johnsten, a general in the rebel army, Shortly after this the subject of our eketch visited Europe, where his manvers and acquirements secured bim the entree to the desk society of the European capitals, During the Mexican war he was ontrugted by Generals Seott and Totten with the important charge of the engineering department of the army ia Mexico, General Lee wee formerly a colone) of carairy in the United States army previous to h’s joining the rebela, who made bin a major general, With regard to Lee’s skill as a commanding general thore is yet a great deal of doubt. He was held at bay in Weetern Virginia, at Cheat Mountain, for some length of time by General Reynolds, of Indiana, and was even at one time ourgeneralod and driyen from his positioa by that general. Althoogh actual Commander in-Chief, ho hast boen kopt in the backgrovnd by Beauregard, Johnstoa and others, aud but for hi nt plans would still be in tho same posi ceived the pian of bagging MeClellan’s army on the Peningnia, and it ts well known how sigually be failed in doing #0, and which plan vesult- ei tn the seven days battles, He next started a plun for the bagging of the whole of Pope's army and the making of a degperate dash up np Washington. Although he had Ai one time everything ia his favor for the success of his scheme, yet lie nogected the opportunity aud allowed himself to be outgeneraiod entirely. Pope, with the as- tistaneo of McClellan's forces, escaped the snare, and the whole plan proved @ failure, Lee noxt bas tried auother scheme, by entering the State of Maryland, and thus to take Washington, Weshal son know whether ho will succeed any better in this than in his other epter- prises. As is said above, Genoral Lee graduate’ with great dis- tivetion in the year 1829. He was noxt, on the Tet of July, brovatiod as socoud Neatenant of the Engineer Corpe, recelving his full commlrsion on the same day. Among the public duties assigned him Jn his creer, in all of whioh be exhibited talents of (he bighest order, are che following: In 1806 he was aetron mer for fixiog the boundary be- toon Obie aud Michigan; a first Heutenagt in September, in fn July, 1898; chief engineer in Gen, Wool » Mexican war, ia 1847; brevet major for tho battle of Cerro Gordo, April, 1847, brevet Nentonant: colonel for the battles of Contreras and Cherubuseo, t, 1847; brovet colonel for the battle of ( itepee, which he was oly wounued yperintendent of United States Military Weet Point, 1852; lieutenant colonel of cava On the 1ih of Starch, 1461, he was promoted to the culuuele be Firat United States ea , and on the 2hth of April resigued the service and jolued the rebels. Of the personal apperrance and physique of Gen. Leo, one of his admirers and laudators thus spoke not many months ago:— tember, 1847, be appears to be every | whahy, Mmeny char eral Beauregard, dour > or four inehew ved, whieh logos vod intetlec- it es; a fine pro biel, um rena, expecially the perer, filo, a keen, oxpressive dak brown eye. curbed by anything bolting ft, w to a Quaker, But, aroused, luoks as if he we Which im rep on air of military rigidity, 04 Tit up with a sintle eevms to cootaim wsuttet fitolkeat heuediction; ® nose slightly on the Roman atyle of architecture, and @ mouth whict, if ono may judge (rom te around tteive it is concealed by aheavy tran yray mustacheeia full of spirit and de- termination. Like Beauregard, his manners are affable, rteous apd refined hg 80 nicely the bomkommd aman of the world wih the dignity of position that you caa hardly tell where the one begius aud the other anda, Ho dresees in plain Black clothgs, wears an old folt hat, which, in nine times oubof ten, ts kaveked ia ou sidé,and in thie autire i® the Jast win in the world who would be taken for General Lee, the tfet Comman- der-in-Chief of the Virgin army. ‘Tho wife of General Leo, in a letter written by her to @ friend, atated that General Leo had shed ‘tears of blood’? over this cerrible eivil war, THE UPRISING IN PENNSYLVANIA From our Philadelphia exchanges we ons ie follow ing Interesting intelligence of the oxcitement and movements of tho poopie of Pennsylvania, produced by the wear ap proaeh of the rebel aremy:— HARRISBURG, re nen gan eed om orning the impression ame military mon wi bg arn, stead y moving on Hagerstown, would Hievet from Freseriek, through Cavetowu, Md., posourd, Pa., to Chambersburg; but Welt suppest- ot hare alrewly learned, wore itor: ec! a two inch plank. i. The Anderson cavalry are doing duty in the Cumbere land valley. nance stores are constantly arriving. Before twent, fore uoirs have passed there wil be au astounding acksou #hould conaidar ‘discretion tho bets ter part of valor,” and succeed ta akedaddiing home wiveb God grant he may I. OE ey onduribtediy a. farce. 160,000 salen GUN IINCED ON FIFTH PACK