Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-09-12
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

/ The news from Washington on Sunday, in.
dcate the speedy opening of activs hostities
Gen. Mcclellan on Saturday made balloon
assertion with Prof Lowe, and spent two
hours III making reconnoisances of the enemy'S
positions. This was followed on Tuesday
morning at daylight by a movement of our
pickets, who were advanced one mile from
their former positions, the rebel pickets re-
treating before them without any attempt at
resistance. 1t has recently been discovered
that the rebels, in addition to their fortifca-
tions on Munson's Hill, have recently erected
formidable battery. commanding the Lees
burg turnpike, about seven miles from the
Chain Bridge. There dose not appear, how
ever, to be any considerable body Of troops
in this vicinity. 1t appears, also, that on
Wednesday the 4th the rebels, actually made
an attempt to effect crossing of the Potomac
at Geat Falls, about sixteen miles above
Washington, but were repulsed with consider
able loss. They planted a battery of rfed
cannon upon an eminence aud fred about a
hundred guns at body Of our troops on the
Maryland side, attempting, meantime, to cross
by constructing temporary bridge with planks
The sharp shooters of the Pennsylvania Seventh
however, met them with such CALLING FIRE
that they were forced to give up the enter
prise, and retire with their battery. Only
one man was slightly wounded among the
Pennsylvanians
A conclusive evidence Of the sympathy
felt for the Government of the United States
by the Eemperor of Russia, which has been ex-
pressed in letter written by the Prince Gorts-
chakoff to Baron Stoeckel, the Russian Minis
ter at Washington, by command of the En-
peror. His majesty recognized to the fullest
extent the Importance Of maintaining the Union
and directs Mr.. Stoeckel to use all his infu.
ence in behalf of the Government. This im-
portant letter has been suitably acknowledged
by Secretary Seward
Our latest intelligence from Fortress Mon.
roe, and the coast below, to the Tth inst, is
confrmatory of that previously received, rel
atiVe to the condition of sentiments in North
Carolina. The George Peabody had arrived
at the Fortress, from Hatteras Inlet with q
number Of fugitiyes families from the mouth
Of Tar River, who had succeeded in escaping
to the Inlet. They report that the lower
counties of North Carolina are ready to hoist
the national Gag when assured Of Support-a
prominent clergyman declaring that should a
National force land near Beaufort, it would
Immediately be joined by at least two thous-
aud North Carolina Unionist. A perfect
reign of terror exists there al present.
On Sunday morning, a coachmaker, named
A. Williamson, was arrested with wagon and
pair Of horses, with which he was travelling
toward the Potomac, with the intention of
crossing. The wagon bad false top and bot
tom, and in it were found concealed quaint
ties Of revolverS, gold lace and red flannel,
and package o: about 120 letters, directed
to persons in Petersburgh, Richmond, Norfolk,
and Fairfax, some of them from frSt-claSS
business houses in Baltimore.
An important order wasissued on Saturday
by Gen. Mcclellan, providing for a better OBJ
servance of the Sabbath in the National Ar
my He recommends that all work be sus-
pnded on that day, xceptu case of an attack
by the enemy or some other extreme military
necessity that no unnecessary movements
shall be made that the men shall, as lar as
possible, be permitted to rest ; and that they
shall attend Divine service after the customary
morning inspection.