The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-15
Organization Of the New Regiments
in New York,
h., &c. Gc
ON SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH Es.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA, 1861.
1szzIa FROM PRESIDENT LINCOLN TO GENERAL
FREMONT.
Ihs following letter from President lincoln 10 Major
General Fremont transmitted to the latter on the
Nh instant
WASHINGTON, \. O., Sept. II, 1851.
AA1oR GENERAL JOHN c. FREMONT
6n-Yours Of tho sth, In answer to mine Of the ID
M4. Was just received. Assured that you upon tho
eund could better judge Of tho necessities Of your po
ssjon than I could at this distance, on seeing
ysu proclamation Of August 3d. perceived no genera
objection to IT. the particular clause, however, re
I'm 70 the conscaton Of property and the liberation Of
Gves appeared TO TO be Objectionable In con-
erniy TO the act Of Congress, passed the 9th
4 last August, upon the subjects, and
Aense wrote you expressing my wish that that
olaase should be modified accordingly. Your answer
~ received expresses the preference your part
thaA should make open order for the modification
whsh very cheerfuy do. 1t is therefore ordered that
Dc said clause Of said proclamation DO modified held
AnA construed TO conform with and not to the
vscvsions the subject contained in the Of
Congress entitled "An act to conHscate property used for
tasarreccnary, purposes" approved August g. 1861,
end that said act DO published length with this
eS6eP. Your obedicnt servant
A. LINCOLN
IN MAIN BODY OF THE REBEL ARMY AT MANASSAS
A BATTLE NOT ANTICIPATED BEFORE MONDAY
MORNING.
balloon reconnaissance to-day dcvelcpes the fact that
ne body Of the enemy advanced last night fell back
Sehind Nson's hill that there also large camps Of
rebels at Ccntrevc and Fairfax Court House. and that
thc main body Of the rebel army has falon back to
Manassas and 10 now encamped there.
NE enemy cannot forward in sufficient force 10
give battle earlier than Monday morning. judging from
ne Developments made to-day
1bere s doubt that the enemy making an effort 10
persuade forces Of ther inrenchments fearing
70 attack u.s. but preerrng be attacked so that they
fall back behind their masked batteries again, la
Bun run.
ne enemy withdrew this morning from before our
Ass rather hastily than they came upon them last
oigh The opinion Of experienced officers Is that the
enemy did not like the appearance Of works They
are not Masked but present bold 'front.' or course the
sepitate return Of the enemy subject of specula.
atson. Some Of our military chieftains that he
only dashed down upon lines for fent attract the
attention Of Zen. Mcclellan away from formidable
demonstration IN the direction Of Great Falls or Edwards
gerry Others think that tho rebels breaking up their
entire camp between here and Manassas and made
movement forward to engage attention while they
move their towards Richmond destroy their
sarthworks at Manassas This latter opinion Is enter
tanned by very few The general belief is that the
intends to give battle somewhere upon within
sorsyeight hours
THE REBEL ADVANCE YESTERDAY.
The sudden approach Of large body Of the rebels On
s lines yesterday net the harbinger Of an inne
Asafe battle to-day, az was generally anticipated
There Is doubt that the enemy arc in some force
along lines and the system Of the sudden forays
.su pickets may at early day be followed
ny a general attack the defcncss of Wash
fngton. The attack pickeis yesterday was by
pody Of twelve hundred rebels, divided into proper d.
visions Of cavalry artillery-fonr piecesand infantry.
hls rebel force started from Falls Church about two
veock In the afternoon proceeding towards pickets
m front OF their centre, Balls Gross Roads, firing
wsd discharges of grape canister and shell wherever
they thought our pckets posted without counting
On an attack from any force that might have sent
Nneet them They proceeded in quick time along the
sist Of our line OF pckets driving them into camp and
keeping up desultory Are with their artillery The
snemys artillery cross field in full view of
the Union lamps near tho Chain Bridge proceeding in the
direction of Great Falls As the enemy proceeded they
committed various acts of vandalism burning the houses
barns and cribs OF oil those people suspected oc
being devoted to tn Union To-day line OF pckets
fully established and strong scouting parties scn!