Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-08
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The Confederate Army ON the POto-
mnc--Federnl Occupation of Mum
SONS Hili=-A southern Aecount-=A
Fort McHenry .Ertsoner In Rich
mOnd--DeaIh 0fTTYo Maryland Sol
diers--A PeriIous Jonrney--The
Ioch's Call for Troops.
From the Richmond papers of Thursday Oct. 3D.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY Of THE POTOMAC.
The Dispatch has the following tele:
gram from Fairfax c. H., datei Wednes-
day:
The President arrived night before last.
Yesterday, rscorled hy the Adams Troop,
of Mississippi, he had n personal recounof
sance in the vicinity and towards the out
posts. At Beauregard's headquarters the
rain to-day prevented a general review of
lhetroops by the President. He was greet
cd, however, by the soldiers, whenever he
appeared, with enthusiasm.
The Federnls advance cautiously, and
hold Falls Church, aud press our lines near
Anandale. "A large volumn Of smoke is
seen towards Falls Church. learn that
the old church, which was built prior to
the Revolution, was burnt last night.
The Eramiaer says:
The people of Richmond were again in
tenseIy agitatedi yesterday in speculatious
on the general subject Of affairs on the Pa-
tomac Rumors of various eredibility
were circulated. 1t was said that Presi-
dent Davis, in his address to the soldiers
at the railroad station, had told them ~
they handled their DiuSketS iOeil, by merit SAT-
urtlay niqht ttey iCouLd be IN baltimore" +"
Other evidences equally emphatic of an
approaching action were told and circu-
/ Al, f,ifN 1Na nj
ticated facts in relation to the movements
on the Potomac are very few. There is no
doubt but that on last week orders were
tissued to the Confederate forces at Fair
fax Court House to hold themselves in
readiness, with three days nations, to
move forward. This order was a general
ono to the whole army. The occasion OF
lit is understood to have been the advance
of several thousand of the enemy in the
direction of Townsville, from which
however, they had at last accounts retired
THE ADVANCE ON NUSsos's AND MAsoS's
HILLs-sCENEs ASDfxCIpESTs.
A correspondent of the Di,pateh writes
as follows:
FA1RrAx, Sept. ls.-Last night the Fed.
erals advanced on our piekets, who fell
back from the lines by Mnnson's and Ma
sons hills to Falls Church. The enemy
pressed forward and occupied our lines fol
4 some distance. The 27th Virginia were il
advance, but on the approach of the enc.
my they fell back, leaving behind them the
"Shriver Grays," single company, who
were not notified of the removal of the
regiment by the sergeant-major who post
ed them. Through the night they main
tanned their position until ordered, at half
past six this morning, to ioin their regi-
ment. Their absence gave rise to the be-
Ilief that they had been captured by th'
| Peierals, and Major Gribsey, the officer in
command Of the 9th, Immediately started
out in pursuit of them. AS / wrote in q
previous letter, the night was dark and
1 stormy. and the poor fellows had dis
NAL time of il; for watching for Yankees
on a dark night, with every thread of ones
clothes saturated with water, with a chill
ed body, and with small streams trickling
down into oueis boots, is by no means q
cheerful occupation. They were found ali
right, however, but very wet, cold aud
| hungry, but With their usual enthusiasm
and vigilance undated by the storm. On
approaching their regiment they were re-
ceiyed With great pleasure by, their COM
panions, who supposed them lost, and
| cheer after cheer burst forth at their safe
return. For once, at least, the. HGrays'i
have had their metal tested, for it is such
trying circumstances Us these that bring
ont the true qualities of men.
About 19 O'clock to-day large number
of the enemy. came up to Mason's Hill aud
made preparations for an easy time. They
could be seen smoking, chatting, playing
cards and amusing themselves generally.
Just as a portion OF them set down to din
ner, Colonel Tom Taylor, of the First Ken
tucky Regiment, came mp to the foot of the
hill and prepared to drive them from it,
The gallant 'Kentuckians were elated with