Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-10-31
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From Washington.

.-.---- fIOnl washington.
It is now conceded that the first
great battle in the advance will prob
ably take place at Centreville. The
rebel army is massed between that
point and Bull Run in force. From
the cautious manner of McClellan's ad
vance they see that it will not do to
give mp Ccntreville nights without a
struggle, as they may be used to shell
the batteries on the old battle ground.
From the present rate Of advance it
may be a week before Gen. Mcclellan
teaches that point. There may, how.
ever, be dash in another direction
% a diversion, but it now looks as
though there would be series of bat
tlcs-at Centreville, Bull Run and Ma
hassas. Once in possession of Cen.
trcville and the surrounding nights,
four miles from Bull Run, we shall be
enabled to shell the Notifications of
the rebels and drive them upon Ma
nassas, where they are expected to
make another stand. With Leesburg
occupied, and strong force at Fair
fax, extending toward the river on the
left, in the neighborhood of the rebel
batteries, the enemy will be almoet
completely surrounded.
1t is now decided by Government
to send 10000 Eastern troops to the
West. one-half through Kentucky and
the other half into Missouri. These
with the Western troops will make
lage army. Out of those in and near
Missouri another wing will be 70 rmed
under new command to proceed with
the new gun-bo ats and transport
steamers down the Mississippi. 1t is
understood that Gen. Wool will COM
nand the river fleet and army. Why
10 Fremont denied this command
The President unequivocally denies
that Gen. Fremont has been removed,
or that in Cabinet meeting such con.
clusion was arrived at.
Our loss in the action at Edwards
Ferry was much heavier than the first
dispatches led us to suppose. The
regiment which Col. Baker command
ed. made up Of returned Callfornians
from Philadelphia and vicinity, were
nearly destroyed, being assailed by
5000 rebels. Bakers regiment took
into the action $50 men, and brought
back only 1874. There were killed 80, |
wounded l25, drowned in the retreat
across the river 81. taken prisoners
S00,-total loss 400. This is severe
blow. 1t is stated that Col. Baker
was killed by rebel dragon who
rode close to him and fred five shots
from a revolver, each ball taking ef.
feet. The slayer was Immediately
brought down by Capt. Derriel, who
brought off the body of his colonel by
heading desperate charge of his
company for that purpose. Col. Baker
was dressed in full uniform.
1t is reported that the rebel loss at
Leesburg was greater than ours and
that their commanding General, G.
w. Smith, was among their killed.
The traitor who communicated to
the rebels McClelIan's plan for captur-
ing ten thousand rebels at Munson's
Hill, short time since, and thus cna-
bled them to escape, has been discov-
cred in the person of one of the clerks
in the War Department. He is now
safely lodged in Fort Lafayette.
All the Notifications, old and new,
about Washington, are rendered more
effective as defensive works, by che
rasz de fri~, which renders an ap-
proach to the bitches impossible ex-
ccpt under exposure to murderous
FIRE.