, 1861-10-16
SKIRM|SH|NG ALONG The LINES,
The Enemy in Considerable Force.
BOTH SIDES PLAnTINGRATTERIES
An ADVANCE BEYOND lEWlns7IllE.
R1B1L EA11tRlEs on TIE raT7lAe.
4 LARGE ONE SUDDENLY UNMASKED
Movements Of Government Vessels.
BRIDGE BURNING In MISSOURI.
49,
Result of the Cameron Visit
Day Of Excitement in St. Louis.


A letter from the Point Ct Rock, states that |
several companies Of the Massachusetts 18th, /
FLETCHER Webster's) recently pasaed through
on their way to Hsrper's Ferry TO protsct the
rebuilding Of the railroad bridges. There il
i fair prospect for the opening of the Bllti-
more s1d Ohio rai1road within few weeks.
Lieut.. Cross, Of the Engineers, with thras I
hundred OF the New York 49th, reconno:tered
yesterday two miles beyond Ls1lnEv:lie, il
front Of Gen. Smiths position, where the :, !
found the enemy strongly posted in and about
henees. There was little firing, but nobody
vas burt OIL our aide.
Tvo Shells we're thrnsn last night into Gen.
McCali's camp. Oae burst In the air, and the
other fell harmless. Tbs rebels are to BIS seen,
t1-5ay, Throwing up eazthworks.
4 letter was found at Lewin5yil!e, from
rebel officer to bis mother, bidding her fare.
we'll, saying there could be no hope Of escap-
iGg battle, since, when Ger. Ban6s crossed
above, 2nd Mcclellan had advanced 6 Ittla
iurtter fol Taf6, the army Of the Potomac
wculd be crushed.
To save trouble to 81 c,lcerned, it is an
rourced from the he@. laassers Of the army,
that the Government has ceased to allow tray
ele1s to go South through the United States
He's.
A traveller ft5m Upper Y:rgiria says
there is no rebel force at Winchester, although
there were seycrsl thousand militia at Mar
tirsbnrg. There is a strong undercurrent of
Unicnism At Winchester. Groceries thereare
at famine prices.
The Washington Star expresses the opinion
that the Uuion sentiment was never so strong
in The valley ct Virginia os now.
The report from New Orleans Of succasz-
fn1 attack upon cur vessels at the head of the
Passes, is disc1edited at the Navy Department.
Hol]sr:s is known TO be great old liar and
booster.
DIR Depiohrat, published at Peoria, Ill has
been Denied the uEe Of the mails.
Tie 1ebe1s Lave Of 1ast fairly unmarked
themselves. They showed fight on the lower
Potomac tc dsy, eGd disclosed batteries that
they have long been building. This morning
at II, the Pocshcntas, while passing Shipping
Point, ten mites below Indian Head, #as seen
from the Yaukee, at anchor four miles above,
| to throw shel!s iuto the woods, receiving no
| 1esporse. ehe pesscd on. Presently the
| Yarkee's crew observed the woods being cut
| dowr, and falling into the water, at and be.
| lew Slipping Point, Disclosing their foriifica-
tiens and guns In position. The Seminole,
| gcizg dc7n sccn after the Pocahoatas, was
i:ed into from the guns at intervals fer six
inilef. Sixty shells ard .hot were counted
bursting and filling near aud oTer her. She
replied with eleyenlnch guns, which appeared
to be Ill directed, ind With ether guns, from
which ehel's burst emong the rebels. The
rebels' guns are very heavy, aud are computed
to be dozen in number. ss1en ninc-ineh
eurs are knovn to be in the nesghborhood.
the explosions shook the Yankee p1rceptibIy,
The cl annl ie three quarters Of a nile wide
at this pci2t.
Meses Kelly, Chief Clerk Of the Interior, is
sppointed Register Of Wills for the District
sid S. c. Smith, son Of Watson Smith, is ap
POINTED il Lis place.
1Iaesc6 slo1g our fasthest advance line to
cay, 1em Falls Church Northwa1d to Lswins
Vile. Our plckets are yeiy strong, sud the
Ioti,icDs cccupit BY the enemy arc In full
| y:ew-itfs than tHo miles distant. 4 clumI
cf poode, b< <lieved 10 mask battery, Wa
theltd, yesterday efter1con, from our worke
cn Miners Hill, ih1ee shells being throE1
| hrrs3{Ts sY witEfn fhe KnnHa M refncnen yai
usae Int this Yncr,ino- txo ehel1a fhroz,n !,
- .a,,a a;-eot;o,r ,a1iea r,,t eora-a, sta1,
from the enemy at that point, which burst /.
the ali midway. The pi2Eetb are very nea
tach ether, and ffcquea, sE5rm:shes are noq
sca,,tsneE .a~tv ov .no = 90. ,s,:s.,,7~!t.:,
M@ona5.,a n Y AN. -;,z+: ,,<stfi5 ~ y i;
i chu1cb. had q sharp little brush with bod
: of rebel ipfant1y, in which one Of our racu q
!. the !crme mer regiment, vss wounded. Sewers
e Of The e1ery, and one captain Of Mort
+ Carolina company, were killed.
! !. To-tsy, in full sight Of our lines, lust ahoy
n Falls CLu, Oh, the rebels, Numbering abou
It one 1dzed, burned the horse of a w;do,
: t.bi]ds, of knoBn lcyM sympathy. who ha
: teen clcee prisoner on her own place fo
i rcrne week. her propertv heine nnotec.ea h
tie !. l .duenee o. o. ar 1eoel D5: Baae1, the ~
!: 1sel.n n'ps "ae aes'1osea.
i LIS a1lefnoon leoet troopet was soot .
g o1e OF the scouts Of tie New Ycrk l4h.
e Atseversl points along their lines to-day,
y eaw With glsse rebel cavalry and infantr
/. 1t Is believed generally that their show aton
y theh lines is a 1eint merely, though 1t is 8
IL serted that they ere in considerable fore
,s Increased within two weeks. Certainly MOI
IN CT GET operations are pfedicated on assum