New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-18
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Touchiag the grand advance movement We
have no Cd news to communicate this
morning.. TIE important fact that the march
commenced .; the appointed time, viz, on Tues
day afternoon, is confirmed; and we may now
hourly expect mos: stirring tidings. Gen. Tyler's
coltrnn biyoua cked On Tuesday night at ard
around Vienna, Al miles from Fairfax Court
House. Col. M les, with the left center, moved
up Little River Turnpike to point within FIVE
miles Of tho sane pace. Col. Heintzelman
probably rcsted feF the night at Springfield.
Col. Hunters division welt to Vienns, and there
probably effected junction with Gen. Tyler,
by a part Of whose foice Falls Church was
occupied. Hfll,
TIE skirmisbers reached Fairfax Court Houfe
st half pact ii o'clock yesterday, and the ad-
vance cnarl uttered the place at noon. Trees
lad been fesi across the road at various points,
b.. 10 s,SOus obstruction resulted. Near tie
tlwn an embankment had been thrown across
tse road and prepared for guns, but no guns
had been mounted. The pickets retired early in
the day, and the Rebel troops, after being drawn
up in line on the west side of the town, aed
with precipitation, leaving behind them great
quantities Of tools, camp equiVage, and sup.
plies.
A gentleman from Richmond appears to have
told the Philsdelphisns that the Rebels at
Manassas Junction number 10000, and that re-
endorsements daily arrive from the South. This
climate is absnFdly large. Nothing can be
clearer than that the Rebels in Virginia have
for the pact fortnight been growing each day
more dishesrtensd. premonition Of total de-
feat and overthrow has pressed down their
spiiits. They have long known that their cause
is Enhcly, bat they have made themselves believe
the fctions they have Invented as to their own
strength and prowessand the weakness Of Ourforees
Now, however, they sec that an army on paper
is a very different thing from an army in fbe
field: the former they have inyented-the latter
we ekavs brought into action. So. AZ the last
moment, when detpair ehills their energies. tbev
are making spssmodic efforts to recruit their thin
rarks, and with threats they call on the unsil.
lUg yirginiaus to take up arms, paying their own
expenses. This the Vireiuians decline to do, ard
each day scores of them Ay from the persecution
which makes their homes intolersbe, and come
TO Geek The protection Of the Government against
which they win not fight. TO such petty attempts
to raise force no Governor or General would
resort when he had $1,000 men in arms at any
point within his reach. The suPpoSitiOn Of such
strength is ridiculOus.
Gen. Patterson on Monday moved 10 Bunker
Hill Va. Gen. 10 nam bIOke up bis camp and
fed. Gen. Patterson followed hard after in pur-
sait, ani when last beard from was within eleven
milo, of him. When the National troops were
near Buaker Hill. zine pniles below MaTtinsburg,
@ / Stewart, with coo Rebel cavalry, drew up
f,r charge en- the 21st Pcnnsylysnia Regiment.
Ths Rhode island Battery was with The latter, but
tho Colonel did not perceive it. When be was
elose upon the 2lst, the battery was diselosed,
and at cnoe opened such a ere that the Rebels
broke. and retreated in utter confusion. Then
Col. Thomas Of the regular cavalry cbsrged on
them, and captured captain and private.
Two Massachusetts regiments enlisted for three
mopths, being the Sd and 4sh, are about rsturn-
ing homo from Fortress Monroe. With thela
goes Brigadsr-Gen. Pieree. Col. Daryes win
probably be tbs acting Btigadier-6eneFal in
uight. In Western Virgins, tlroe
- 80 the Cd Kentaeky Regirent, Col.
lt,s.ked coo rebels between Mad
Barbouryile on the KsDswba River,
Tsutiog them, killing ten or twelve,
iuz seyerni. OF tie Ketnuekiaas one