The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-25
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lOnmeut VI LeebUuTk ny tho ioooi
forces is confirmed to day. They
are said to have proceeded towsrds
q point on the Manassas Gap rail
road. 1t 10 presumed they went to
Manassas to join the main body OF
their army there. But tho tact is
not definitely ascertsined, and the
opinion is entertained in some quar-
ters that they have gone towards
Harp re- Ferry by way OF Strasburg
md Manchester. Tho latter, how
.ver, is hardly .robsble.
For some days IT., rebel army has
occupied the segment Of circle
several miles in extent, reaching
from Leesburg to the mouth Of DC.
coquan creek. Tho movement re-
Gently made by withdrawing from
Leesburg, Vienna. Fairfax Court
House and annnndale. was unqnes
tionnbly intended to reduce the front
which now only extends from the
Potomac river at tho mouth Of Dc
coquan upon that creek, and along
Bull run to Manassas Junction. with
Oentervillu and Fairfax Cour, House
occupied as one post.
A very large body oi their forces
y known tp have becu thrown to.
wards the Potomac III the ncighbor-
/, mood OF Shipping point. Tho move
nent IL purely defensive to meet the
opposed intended advance Of our
army OF tho Potomac IN that direct
:on, 40 as to cut of the comnnnica
/ ,ion Of tic r, bel army Mt MANASSAS
with Richmon
| General Stahel, OF the New York
ighth, with u email force, made Il
reconnaissance, first to Annsndnlc
which leads to Fairfax Court House
n The village was not deserted, a'
nthers had been. The inhsbitanti
said several rebel regiments lett ther,
only yesterday morning. Genera
D Stahel then commenced advancing
upon Fairfax Court House. Afte
proceeding Il mile, he discovered
four mounted rebel pickets watching
r our movements. Our iorco arrived
g at a hill called Coyles near tn
s church.
n Our men were very much disar
u pointed when ,boy learned that the
would not be permitted TO 90 on I
C tho Court House. Some OF then
r actoslly shed tears.
The object OF the reconnoisanc
was sinrply to ascertain the positio
K Of the enemy and not to seek ar or
, ssgement. Having satisfied himse
,e that nearly sll tho rebels had disal
,"ared beyond Fairf Court House
= General Stahel returned late in Ill
10 afternoon
ie The withdrawal Of the enemy iroi
his advance position in front of til
. Union lines, ia fully confirmed h
:, Professor LnMount.in. who made
=" hallon ascension this afternoon abo,
10 five o'clock. He aecendcd from
- point about six miles West Of Ale'
a. andria. The wind carried him tiy
!, nr ak miles over the encmy's camy
" around Fairfax station. when risir
NJ in anothen cntrent, he took circn
!, TO Fairfax Court House and then,
o, hack 10 onr osn lines, landing
General BIenker's headquarters. =
i" He had an excellent view Of the cr
:. emy's position and could see the
Of cncanpments at Manassas.
an There were no rebel forces eXcel
, here and there a man this side
y FA,r'sx Court House. At the Oou
'f ll"usc there were only II few con
ir panics, and tho appearance of Il
g, hivouscs demonstrated that the p,
sition had been recently almost el
'irrly evacuated
ID AT Fairfax station there appcarc
s, to he larger force.
Il Two or three officers. promine,
y, in the volunteer service. .rc suspcc
y ID ~ giving information Of o,
u. movements to tho enemy. A Ne
Of York Colonel, now under arrest 4
Decentralization, is one Of them =
Only yesterday Mr.. Seward assur,
n member OF the diplomatic hoe
that the littlo affair of the Sout',c
u insurrecuon would blow over with
Q, theo months; the ports wonld be d
T. opened, and peace and prospcriI
% reign.
>, Five Of the New York twenty. O.
~ cond went scouting Yesterday. An
81 advanced nearly to Fairfax Cou
ne llouse. They saw about half a T,
-. gimcnt of rebels and no more. Tho
were frs, mistaken by the inhnbi
" ants for Southern Soldiers. AMI wei
81 "nlightend Ne to the plans Of III
I. rebels, 40 far ns was known to I'll
citiz"ne.
II Was stalled iha, Beauregard an
III j 'hnso; intended to n AXE no e'ar
e this side oi C"ntreville. on III
Is lights. II followed there. howcve
they world oppose the Union force
or while, but when pressed the
wonl withdraw TO the old positio
= beyond Bull run. They report n
N "bstructions or b .rricades on til
wny.
u II is certain that tho rebels have
very small, If any force Mt Lecsburs
70 and are evacuating it altogether a
y, fat az possible. The same is ,ru
., Fairfax Court House. as is estAt
al lished by reconnoi- -ance. II ther
4 ia aDy line of defense hcyond tha nj