Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-10-24
NUMBER 43.
The News from Richmond.

RICHMOND, October 18.-The details
of the retreat of our army of the Potomac
have been received. The main body of
our forces fell back between midnight of
Tuesday and daylight of Wednesday morn
ing. The movement was executed expe-
ditiously and in good order. If the object
was to put our army in its old strong po-
sitiou behind Bull Run, the maueuvre may
be called a success. The retreat was the
result of information said to have been OBJ.
tanned by the Government here, that Nc.
Clellan's plan is to make agrand simultane-
GUS attack upon our lines from Harper's
Ferry, Alexandria and the Rappahannock.
This attack is, by many, looked for hourly.
Others believe that Mcclellan has no idea
of fighting in the open field, and that he
will be content to advance and fortify every
point from which we recede.-Mercury.
RICHMOND, Oct. 1S.-Iti is reported that
large Federal fleet from Fortress Monroe
is lying below Evansport, unable to passthe
Confederate batteries there. The Potomoc
| is believed to be blockaded at last. s
This feet, if the above report be true, is
between the upper and lower Confederate
batteries on the river, and can neither get
onwards to Washington or back to : Old
Point Comfort The lower batteries suffer-
ed it to pass, no doubt, in order to get it
thus hemmed in. In other words, if the
guns at Matthias Point are alright, the feet
is between the upper and neither millstones,
and may be considered as apart of the Con-
federate Navy. -.
RICHMOND, Oct. l9.-Eighty-6ver fede-
raj prisoners have just arrived from Norfolk,
captured on the Fanny, at Chickamacomi-
co; also six prisoners from Harper's Ferry.
Oct. 20.-One federal vessel was burnt
on the Potomac yesterday and two to-day,
by hot shot from our batteries near EvaDs-
port
RICHMOND, October 19.-Passengers
from the batteries near Evausport state a.
bout thirty Federal vessels are below our
batteries and seven above them, fearful Of
passing. Some escape up and down on
foggy nights, but none in daylight.
Oct. 2O.-I have private and entirely
, trustworthy news, dated the l7th, from the
camp of Gen. Bonbam's Brigade The
entire country, as far back as Bull Run,
has been abandoned by our army. Bon
hams Brigade: consisting of the Second,
Third, Seventh aud Eighth Palmetto Regi-
ments, are now encamped on the latesbat-
tie field at Bull Run. Mcclellan is drill
ling his men in musket firing by battalion.
His practicing volleys have been heard
distinctly at our out-posts for the last few
days. ........- ..... n
Oct. 2O.-Up to this morning, there
have been 20 indications of an advance Of
the enemy Their pickets are near Fair
fax. The track on the Orange and Alex
audria Railroad, between Fairfax and Ma
nassas, has been torn up. ..,,..
Over 100 vessels are now below Evans.
port, unable to pass our batteries.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, ofythe 18th,
says that the Federal campaign in Western
Virginia, is ended for this winter. Bor-
age cannot be procured, and transportation
is found very difficult. ....
RICHMOND, October 21.-Passeogers by
this afternoons train from Manassas report
everything quiet, but they apprehend active
operations every hour. s..s'I ~...-'
1t is reported that Harper's Ferry is now
in the possession of the Confederates, they
having driven off the Federals.
Seventeen prisoners from Western Vir-
ginia arrived by this evening cars, three of
whom are desertsrs from the 18th Indiana
and fourteen Union men from Hardy and
Pendleton Counties. t.
Lee had fallen back to Meadow Bluff
Loring is at sewell. Floydis at Fayette
c. H., Jackson is at Greenbrier. "
Messrs. Breckenridge, Marshall and Pres
ton, arrived here to day, and were greeted
by hundreds at the depot Breckenridge
made very short speech at the cars, and
returned thanks for the compliment of the
large crowd 10 calling him, but said this
was not time for speeding, but action
and although he had been driven from his
home in Kentucky, he was proud to breathe
the free air of Virginia. .-. Fs