Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-09-03
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NEW PORTIONS TAKEN By THE ENEMY.
WAsHsorQa, Aug 20 Matters pear the Csion linz
on tn, Virginia eide Of the Potomac remain pretty mcea
as they were yesterday. The enemy ttili continue 10
show themselves reir our pickets aud occasionally ne
ct them. No movement Of inpoe saee, however, has
yet been made by our troops.
The enemy hsvs not only rsestabsbed their cid libs
Of pcke's before the battle Of Ba Rua. but have
tualy erorosohed upon the territory formerly held by rs
nearly one half mile line Of forufcations-
They occupy several Important strGtecsl poots,
upon which they throwing up TO- ica ions Toe line
OF the enemy pckets covering our n"t the Virginia
side Of the Potomac commences on the Orange and
AleI,udris Railroad, running there in az irregular
course, taking advantage o. sl the ural nes OF de.
fence across the Little River turnpike. between Lcues
Mills and Bentons Tave.p, 10 Bsroraffs NILS at the
JUNCTION of Hunting eek ard the l1mbis turnpike.
At ,his plscs the enemy have consui I'D bressxok
commanding tie turnpike in the dir cion Of Bisy's
Cross Roads. Proceeding from this point over TILED
felds and through heavy woods the n OF Co1fedesae
pckets continues 20 Aucsons Hill, one end quarter
miles from Bs,leys Gross Roads, on the eeblIg turc
pike On this bill the enemy cons ing works -
They have now Temporary battery oil ted cannon 4.
be southery face Of The bill from whic, for the East
few days they have kept up deslicf our troops
At Biiley's Gross Roads. Proceeding IN norhvose!y
direction from hunsons HILL tbcu: ami bat miles.
We reach Dsll mountain the nit o. which command Dc
The country for four miles around overlooking s IA
nous Union works at Airing on. Tbs moun,ai6 three
days ago. was within TIE easy grasp OF ctr troops. but
sirce that time has been seEsd by the Confedestes and
upon Il they constructing large tcr,fcA.lons This
point Is Of immense srAtegcsl value TO e Copederstes
10 cbstrucpg The march OF our troops into the Interior
OF the Sat- should such measure he adopted. from
this mountain thu enenys lice Of pickets stretch along
in northwester direction, 70 the farm OF B.su Ha
and from there in westerly direction TO point oppo
ste the Cbaia Bsdge. Along the route referred 10 the
enemy have several dep0ts Of supplies and reinforce
merit, at lees three fortifcsors, s7d probably
double that nun r ccncealsd aud rcdss ructiou
From De sonal recon 1osssnce, MADE by our special
correspondent Of the enemys force al huDsons Hill be
discovered that it consisted OF seven turdr'd cavsiy
one thousand f.nry and three pieces Of ia eannon.
o. all these Confederate movements Gen. scCiol.n Ia
fully appr,ed and be will doubt, when The proper
imes arrives, pay biz respects 10 The enerly.
Prem the N. y. Herald, August 81.
THE CONPEDERkTES.
A gentleman, who arrived at Washington yesterday,
from Richmond via Louisville, states tia. hs Copf,d.
erae army in Virginia now amou1s 20 over $4,000, OF
shom lsO coo are on the socih bstk Of the Prtomsc
de says that Manassas has beep to sa txgDi, aSaa.
doned and the main force Of the army moved to the Up
ptr Potomac whore they intend 10 make crossing, t,ke
possession Of Ma'Ilind Eo1 thus surround Washington
and get of all the army stores and Munitions
lying there He rpresents tina: the enthusiasm OF the
South knows no bound, tince the battle OF Bu Run.
fro5 The NEW YORK WOLF, ApS. w
BOLD STROKE CT TIE EsRfY
The enemy are pressing upon our lines n lerce acd
are seling upon every hill weed that vii cOnIHaad
any portion Of camp They evidently rHedate scme
bold stroke and tina, i. will be- both skLl and bold We
have 10 doubt In view OF what they have al
ready done Raw troops nothing against irspch.
ents while b.hind them they are almost "a good AZ
veterans This was weakness az Ball Ra; Il will
be strength 10 the ensuing sht But u useless 10
speculate II we lose Washington II will NJ 10 os
tban dozen Bull Runs. II bes, the usi.y ihe+ids
Of will have been turnsd against lem icfe'ec -
The mex: few days are big VITA the fate CT the Great
Republic.
Froa speclsi Despatch Of the Philads'p re9g'rsE
THE POSITION OF TIE CONCENTRATES.
WASHINGTON Aug. 20 -It Ia more than likely that In
the courte Of the rsxf days there will be some i'm
portant military mogemens Ia tho iI.edsie vicinity CT
Washington. IL will be Interesting, therefore, 10 know
The position Of the epenys !orees Wish the aid
Of the maps Of the vicinity OF Washington hsetciors
published IN the lrql:rer the reader WI De ab'a TO io
low description. Il must be borne In Ind shat il Is
new FIVE weeks since toe defeAI of at b. Ron
thai that defeat has had the efct Of e:oic slcck
throughout the whole South: that has lUei the en-
thu iAsm OF the South CHER pth ,h,n ever; hat
during the last 'e weeks troops have been pouring INTO
Virginia from all the other Southern SGcs; tia: the
Confederltes baye in Mms socoroi TO tnsir own
accounts, forces distributed about as fol- pNs:
W. Of M.-.
Bssuregsrds forces, west Of wsshiDgto., 50 eco
J ohnstons forces at and near Leesburg 5000
Asgruder's forces, at Aqua Greek aud D ed.
ericksburg, 10000
At bait ries on Potomac, York, James and
RAppahanrock rivers, 1a,Oco
At yorktown, 1900 8
At Norfolk and Portsmouth 1000
At Richmond, 5000
Force, Of Generals Lss and Floyd. In West
ern Virginia 5000
At LynchSrrs (oaup Of Instruction. 10000
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Total $50 Oc0
TIE disposition OF the forces In the Mediate vicinity
OF Washington Is apparently IN the form OF crescent,
the heras resting near the Chain Beige and Shooters
Hill and the crescent Balls and sys Cros, Roads.
There are strong detachmens at FAILS Church, al W.
emma at Fairfax at Centrevle and Germtntcsn The
great Parrot gun, captured by the enemy al Bel Run,
hiss been brought up BY them TO Bailey Cro's Roadr
and wss placed in position there yesterday, behind
thtir entrerchment II Is not beeve5, however, tnat
:hse preparations indicate any d,sgn OF an immediate
attack Washington, bu. only closer approach 70 10
on all sides, In order b, ready for al attack II that
measure is foslly decided on.
WAsHISercx, Aug. 50 The WIstcgton Republican
expresses tne opinion that battle acTCss tie Pocmc
cannot be avoided many Gays lorgr.
despatch 10 the New York TliouDe says; :" General
Soott expressed the opinion to-day that he Confederates
must make attack upon Ines, and that 100, at an
early day"
H.on s2 .eai DsspAtehsi 20 Thls Leafer.
TEE LOAN.
WARRINGTON August ga considerable number OF
wsl-known fnauc.ers row In Washington, amotg'
whom are recognized he Prsscents OF some Of tho
chief banks in New York They make no Of their
erand here which s they say to urge npon tue PIesi.
cent only :he vigorous prosecution OF the war, bd
also such chsrg, tie nannsr OF conducting IL -
sl hsvs the effect Of scattering the In uense Corfede.
rate force Low concentrated before Wsslirgo 90, BY
Confec o
points /, might be thought iha. had had enough Of
such business and that the President b. tbis tine bad
learned TO turn deaf to advice from acy such quar-.
ter Certainly nothing il ridiculous than the sp<c-
tsc,e of civilians 10 aoy rank Of lie pfsu@9g 10 ~
"a tale :. ia. Ad K. Pr a as Of e wa
Gels; and you may rely upon H. such at emp 4 btr
ference will have no q upon tn pIanp<f an
Scott and Gen. Mcclellan than the bosilg Of ~ Nj,
wiod The fact that hos, gensmen rrpr, sent ils3so
300 900 which the banks have subscribed 20 the nsord
loan gives them no poser ptive right 10 oSss1 Ask
views upon the government.
TIE ENEYY's CAMP FIRES.
The Confederate camp fires can be seen from George
own Heights, near Falls Church, about six miles from
Fort Corcoran. %
TIE SEPTEMBER CONVENTIONS.
wisHsGrox, Aug. 90 Three conventions are sd,er-
ised TO be beld on The Josh prcX nsey the Sece-s on
State Convention Of Maryland called by ths rcubers Of
he Legislature Of that STATE 10 meet at Bal iuor the
Armed Neutrality or Peace Convention o. tue Sat IL
kentucky, at Frankfort and the New York German Re-
publican State Convention. at Syracuse The AdnIrs-
ration has decided that the interests Of the republic
lure that the hrst t~o shall not be bed ard ihey will
be suppressed. The administration regards all
'saos conventions a. In the highest degrse T. .sonsh
md al adveo,tes Of peace As trsisors. -,.affIGt
r AID AND COMFORT FOR TEE EsEN1aX II
We understand tha. oui.e n numher of .ixsevfsuu