The national Republican., 1861-10-10
FROM THE GRAND ARMY.


ANOTHER IMPORTANT ADVANCE. -. Yesterday,
Gen. Smiths division advanced from the Chain
Bridge, to Lewinsville, which they took with.
out opposition, the rebel pickets retiring, as
our army advanced A portion of the force
remained at Lewinsville and the remainder
went on to Prospect Hill, and took possession
Of that important point.
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There was brisk little skirmish between
detachment Of the twenty-fourth New York
regiment and company Of rebel pickets, on
Tuesday night, about a mile beyond Balls Gross
Roads. A brisk fire by the twenty-fourth,
killed three rebels, upon one of whom was
found a watch which had been taken from the
dead body Of one of the twenty fourth, who was
killed. by She rebels about four weeks ago,
while on picket duty. Besides killing these
three, they took one prisoner, and captured
five horses, thirteen revolvers, and quantity
| Of blankets.
| THE CAPTURE OF THE TUG FANNY.
The Hon. Mr.. Potter, chairman of the inves
tigating committee of the House of Represent
atives, on the Sth instant called the attention
of the Navy Department to statement in the
newspapers that Captain J. Fl. Morrison, of the
steamer Fanny, recently captured by the rebels
off Cape Hatteras, was impr soned at Fortress
Monroe, for refusing to take the oath of allie
glance, aud inquired if the statement was true
In whole or In part.
The Secretary Of the Navy responded as fol.
lows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, 9th October, 1861.
l,tNn nf tha snota M lot.
to the newspaper reports concerning the mas
ter of the steamer Fanny, has been received
The steamer alluded to was not, at the time Of
d. her capture, In the service of this Department
, and has never been employed by 1t; and the
= same may be said of her captain. This De.
partment has no knowledge Of him whatever
and l have no reason to suppose that, at the
, time Of the capture Of the Fanny, single per.
: son in any way connected with the Navy was
on board Of her.
Very respectfully, GIDEON WEI.LEs.
Hon. John F. Potter, Chairman, &c.
DOWN THE POTOMAC.
The Jacob Bell has arrived at the navy yard
bringing two prisoners arrested In Maryland
for holding communication with the rebels
They were brought here for examination She
reports all quiet down the river.
SOLDIERS AT ST. MARY's, MARYLAND.-Weta take
the following from the st. Mary's Beacon Of
Thursday:
"On Friday morning last a detachment Of
Sickes' brigade under the command of Cap.
tain Burgess, and numbering about fifty men,
made its appearance in our village. They were
: without tents Or baggage wagons, and took up
their quarters in the courthouse, with their
lines circumscrbed within the limits of the
; yard On the following day another squad Of
> nine arrived, making the aggregate force there
=, about sixty men. The bearing Of the officers
4; was polite and courteous and the men conduct
ed themselves In very quiet aud orderly man,
ner. No arrests were made in the town or
neighborhood, nor were any depredasions com.
mitted upon the rights or property of any one.
The object of the visit was not stated, nor did
the officers or men, during their sojourn, drop
hint of the character of the mission they were
sent upon. They expressed themselves as en-
tcrtaining friendly feeling toward the citizens
of Maryland, and declared it to be their pur.
pose to modest no one, which declaration, we
are happy to say, they strictly adhered to,
They left on Sunday morning last for Chaptico.'
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