The Liberator

INCIDENTS OF THE REBEL RAID.

We copy the following incidents of the rebel raid in Maryland:-

The chief occupation of Major Gilmore's gallant command, at and around Magnolia, was breaking open and rifling trunks, valises, carpet bags, boxes in care of Adams's Express, containing delicacies for sick and wounded soldiers in rebel prisons, burning private dwelling-houses and barns, and in the true Dick Turpin mode (but not with half the magnanimity of that highwayman) stealing money, watches, and even shirt and sleeve buttons from the defenceless victims.

The capture of Gen. Franklin, through the agency of a rebel Baltimore female, gives no color of legitimacy to their proceedings. It was a mere accident. The transaction, that better illustrates the raid, was the capture of a poor sailor boy, discharged and on his way home, and the stealing from him of $800, and the robbing of an old man from Maine (returning from visiting his wounded and dying son) of every farthing he had after purchasing his homeward ticket, and of another poor man of $250. his all!

One report gravely says that Major Gilmore gallantly saved a car from the flames, and dispatched it to Havre de Grace with the ladies and children! He did nothing of the kind. An application was made to one of Gilmore's captains for such an act of kindness and humanity, and was refused on the plea, explicitly stated. "You'll tell on us!"

A party of female Baltimoreans deserve special mention. They were cordial rebel sympathizers. One of them, an elderly person, evidently belonging to good rebel society, took possession of the photograph and letters of the wife of a surgeon of the navy, and on his application to her for them, replied that he could only obtain them through the consent of Major Gilmore. Another, a pert and pretentious Miss, calling herself and rejoicing in being called by the rebel officers Kate Lee, and asserted to be a relative of the traitor General of that name, not only fraternized in the most open and affectionate manner with a rebel captain, (said to be a Baltimorean,) but lent herself in every possible way to give aid and comfort to the thieves. She pointed out officers' baggage to them, and with her own hands distributed boots and other articles from the trunks of the navy surgeon alluded to, among her rebel friends. In fact, she spared no pains to proclaim, both in word and deed, her active and hearty sympathy with traitors and treason. Her shameless conduct attracted universal notice, and, outside of her rebel associates, excited universal contempt. The indignant rebukes she received from loyal ladies of our captured party will be likely to remain in her memory quite as long as the endearments exchanged with her traitor friends.