, 1861-08-31
Especial Dispatch to the N. 7. TribuAe.J
WAsHIEGroN, Aug. rs, 1851.

An ADVANCE ORDERED.
:. Last night At 10 O'Clock, Gen. Fr.nklta's
Brigade-tbe Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Thirty
frs', and Tbirty-second New York-were or
deTed to advance without knapsacks. They
marched to within ~ miles OF B 4iley's Cross
Reads Early this morning the enemy
opened with two Filed cannon a on hill top 3
quarter Of mile beyond Cross Roads, drove
in our pickets, and followed them about half
mile.
troops, and five cannon, marched to a point
NEAR the crossing, aud 500 were sent into
ccrnfeld. 4 detachment Of psckets, under
Lieut.. Col. Washburu Of the 3lss. vent for
ward. The enemy were seen about 8oo yards
beyond our advance guard, an2 fired upon
rebels we're seen to fall II is thought that
the enemy is advancing On the Orange d Alex
ahdria Road.
WoRK DONE BY THE NEW JERSEY BRIGADE
The New jersey Brigade have fe1led some
ac1es Of timber, and are actively employed 10
bar1icadipg the Leesburg turnpike, shout
talf mile beyond the seminary near Alex-
andria.
EXTENSION OF TIE ESEMY's LINES.
The enemy's lines are extended ten miles,
and drawing near Us.
CAPTURE OF BAECRoFT's N11S
Last night the enemy captured Barcro:t's
Mills, with 200 huahsls Of corn belonging to
Lawyer Wiley Of Waahing ton. Yesterday Col
bridge at the mill, and we're fired upeR- Upon
returnir e, they found the floor Of the: 'bridge
had been taken up BY the rebels. They 1eaped
their horses acroBs aud escaped.
ATTACKS UPoE THE HOUSES OF UH1oNIsTs.
Yesterday the enemy shelled the house Of a
Unionist just beyond Hunters Chapel, and q
few DAYS ago fired cannon ball through Con
ufo an 3Y1f0 0nf rpn hyy Na11y
Union families, not far from Alexandria, are
feeirg in haste to Washington, bringing with
ttem au the household goods thsir haste
Would permit them to put IN wagon. They
must fight Tor the rebels or leave Vlrgnia*
ADDITIONAL CAVALRY.
It is eaid that the President will call for two
! additional regiments Of Cavalry from Pennsyl.
| Yania tomorrow.
| To-day, Washington was excited by hearing
| distant caDnonading for several hours, partly
| caused by experiments with new guns at the
Navy Yard, and partly by the rebels, Who
threw six pound shot at house occupied BY
two Of onr companies, mile to the left o
Balls Croes-Roads. All the shot fell short
although thrown from point only q milt
| distant.
Some believe that the enemy Is taking NJ
position On ridge In advance Of the formel
line, intending to fortify there, in order to de
lay end obetruct any forward movement
Others still hold that their operations are onl,
parts OF a Reconnaissance in force.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.
t Gen Mcclellan, who did not return from
Virginia till nearly midnight yesterday, crosse'
at an early hour this morning, and was in th
saddle till 9 o'clock to night.
Especial Dispatch to the n. Z. Herald.]
That the rebels mean mischief is unmit
taxable. They cannot help It. They hay
nothing in Virginia to support them. The
! have eaten everything ont. They have levis
, contributions on farmers, and are now in sue
desperate strait that they must make lgh
: CT retreat This il the whole Eecret of tn
; rebel movements. They are obliged to attac
Washington OF 0isband their forces. Th
people Of Washington do not fear their attact
aTd tht CEion forces across the river are eage
: fef an Opportunity to prove that General u
, | C1elIe,l is General Wao understands what b
il doing.
, Tie skizmishing upon our line to day, in th
.. Estimation Of army officers, amounted to NJ
l thing. It vas cnly the faint muttering Of til
/ | storm that is to come.
I The rebels approached within two and
half mics of the Virginia end Of the Georg
town aqueduct to day, and wantonly fred III
the house Of Capt. Gea.y, who is commando
Union cavalry company, about two and
halt miles from the aqueduct, Oh the Virgin
: Eide.-