Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-05
LATEST FROM TnE NORTH.

LATEST FROM TIE NORTH.
We are Indebted for the following extracts from New
York papers, Of the so nit our enterprsng coE-
temporary o. the Petersburg EsPrsss:
TIE YANKEE TROOPS At &UNSoN'S HILL.
The NewYo Herald, of Aoaday, gives the follow
leg from its Washington special;
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 1851.
Daring las. week il so frequently reported from
day 10 AZ thai troops bad tsS'n possession Of Nun
s5s Hi that when LIST night this lc1g predicted event
took ulos il QUAD tSW believers among hoJe 'ast eH.
cissi by sensation reports. personal visit, loSsver,
puls the fac beyond dolb,. The American d g now
hjtts there in ptico of that Of the rebels
Oss chnears from Generals Il richardson's, Reyes aud
W.isxorths brigadez and aso from G,Uera Fclukln's
d via or, nov cc:upy Hunson's Hi, being ia command
Of Col Terry Of the fifth Michigan regiment.
THE OCCUPATION or FALLS CHURCH.
Elry this fofeaCon the pickles from General Smiths
division advanced to and now occupy Falls Church
Nber this ncr the preceding movements met WITT any
oaDo,ition whuever as the rebel army had on Friday
"a from me whole line Of their positions on the lice
O Wasbi7g.oa Up.oa's HILL this side of Falls Church,
Il siry included among the points nov held bacA
By tie Union forces. s..
The works of the enemy a. the places they had evac
u,ted wsre in military view, almost worthless being
u7.hiug more than rds pts OF very commonconstruc'
ton. TITO positions At HuusOns and hurrAys Hdl ei-
frdsi tie rebels unobsitucted view OF all cur torch,
cations and other defeuces. The app Irance OF the
=
eat in those arrangements which TO make camp
M. comfortable hlVing tents bul merely sa'lters
rudsly constructed There we're no signs to sho" saa'
they had ever mounted any guns. Our troops are nov
80 emil wed as 70 show thAs aey 30 not merely intend
temp lrar'ly TO occupy their present posi- ion.
ANGrdFR LGFTLs BETHEL AFF6tR-DePtoRA
BILE RlsrAKE-SEvERAL YANKEES KILLED
BIZ THEIR OWN FRIENDS.
The advance of ,ueFal Smith on Falls Church from
the Cain Bridge was accompanied by events OF toe most
d-n,orahls chMasser. II wing passed VaEdsrworken's
a A Vander berg's houses their way 20 the former
ultc, aud when about hff mile from L; oy some nn-
s.rosnt,bo blunder, CO. OEen's Irish (PhilsdClpba)
reymspt ia the darkness Of the night mstskug fer Ret-
"a Go N,ts battery which was in the advance, SUI
Isi,sdbv General Bakers California regiment Bakers
p,adelobii ZluAves and Col FietmILs cavalry, hred
f,ll lev into the troops las. mentioned killing and
Wourdug large number. The California regiment, not
k,osipg Nheuca the firing cam, re uruedh win usrked
ETC. Tue h,rsss attached to Ao:i's battery me
uuruanageaoe, AID Tia Tongues OF toe ,ssoas were
brak,n owing TO the rarrO Sness o. the ROAD ....-
Iept r. vut having command Of the s:st section, Or
a.d tbe ,ps to be loaded with grape and canister and
soon had them in range 20 rake the supposed enemy
word vas sent 20 him that he was IN the company
Of friends. ,,..t.... A..
An was exeemsns aud long tune ehpsad before the
tal condition Of Glirs ascerained and confidence
NJ eorti cling stories prevail as to IN, parties on
or the blame should rest but G1rsrAl Snih iuuedi'
slv ordered Col Ovens regimen. 10 tail back to camp
r. ki,d were al buried to-day near their eneanp-
msps with military honoTs, while the sounded were e
moved 20 the hospitals in Georgetown ptlhcipay Whsre
thew are receiving the hes. attention
ero -e rcports OF others beeg killed, but no pos 81
,; intoFnatiou has 90 far been obiaioed concerning
them. - - ,,,,,,-rr,,
WANTON DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
The eondncs Of the Federal troops today, while oecu'
n,ing the grounds recently vacated by the reos result
~ i tbe burning of property 20 the amount OF S5OvUO
"a s4G000 iurading houses with th:ir contents, oai
si,h wer untena1ted, no shnenon oeiL mace rs W
,ss notical character of their owners fntse Wantoh
IN a,,,bess undergo investigation by the military
s,,. ~ tbsy we're strongly condemned by General
NCI.,p Who vent over TO the Virginia side at an early
boar TO-DAY visiting the various LOCALITIES reeeny va
v,ors negotiations are rife 10 tho whereabouts Of
the rsbsl AMY, as no traces Of tne can o,
=; igs force their usual pickets OF Infantry and eAVA
,i beiog discernele at distant points, hoVeios as
for observs'i1n purposes yD..
iO' CONDITION OF TIE YANKEES
a. cu, r,porters this morning visited the Uaioa
s,crmpuents on the Lower Po;omAe Inc troopS are
A. ~ spiovmsn of excellent health Tne gen'rsi Sa
~ - .s,,h which now prevails has bad most pen :
go and the ho.pitsls are consequently nearly
empty -, ,ur poroyac
"a, ,rint pubised here asserts, upcn what calls
s-onsnt authority, that the runor thAt tne Io'0o
80; i eff ,ctuiiy closed TO navigation = nosuue. a.
49, ~ s,S IL Il simply because the rebel e"'tres co
nor ehooss to core it, Ths gues control ,nc eaanIs
s0S no ysss can pass up doWn without coming WITH
49,, of th.u. Such vessels are At the mercy OF 'nes'
10 be battery at Frees.one Point IL is true
WOO eel can take the Iisk Of passing; as many
S. a 5Sus s' and either we're fred a 20; his Th,
nav, O';1se only as loos as the rebels vi" That
y t q: f ,.. s1e rou iS'i Ssrs e as
CO. .1,,;Ils nssies thrown at tn m than have
cape s,s of vessels pavigadag the river Should hot
Coa;.sS by fase statements. whe:her Put forth BY
b ,Ospt authority or made for speculative purposes
FEISTs OF TIE REBELs -
most probable theory is, from what can be gath