Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-09-05
LATEST FROM THE VAR.
Rebel Movements in Missouri.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
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SkirlniSh Near Bailey's Cross Roads
BATTLE AT CROSS LANES, VA.
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Skirmish Near Bailey'S Cross Reads
BATTLE AT CROSS LANES, VA.
Hatteras Inlet Fortifcations Cap
tured by the Naval Fleet.
General Fremont's Proclamation.
Palmyra, mo, Taken Possession Of by
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SHARP sKIRMTSH NEAR BAILEY'S
CROSS ROADS
WASHINGTON, August 80, 1851.


WAsHNGToN, August 80, 1861.
General Mcclellan received intelligence this
morning that sharp skirmish took place this
morning on the other side of the river near
Baiey's Cross Roads, between a body of
about two hundred rebels and the picket guard
of General Richardson's brigade. The evident
Intention of the rebel skirmishers was to sur
prise the Union pckets, and ei,her take them
prisoners kill them, or drive them in; bat our
boys, although less in number, charged hand
sOmely upon the rebels and killed some, took
some prisoners, and Stampeded the rest This
daring move on the part of the rebels is taken
as evidence Of a determination by them to
bring on a general engagement General
Mcclellan is ready for them.
THE POSITION or The HOSTILE ARMIES.
The relative positions of the two armies re-
manned up tonight the same as yesterday -
The rebels are throwing up immense earth
works on both sides of Munson's Hill, on the
LeeSburg turnpike, one mile from Bailey's
Cross Roads The bill referred to is of cleared
land, and the enemy make no secret of their
movements Their cavalry, of which they
have several hundred near that locality, ma
nnuvre over the hills, and sometimes venture
so of the Union pickets For this presumption
several of them were shot to-day. The tenn
porary rebel rifle cannon battery alluded to in
my despatch of cSterday-located at the
south side of Munsol's HILL and used to cover
their working parties-was kept in play at
intervals to-day. AT one time, when one of
the Union piclets killed one OF the rebels who
had the temerity TO expose himself on the
turnpike, the rebels got terribly wroth, and
opened their battery with great vigor upon
the empty buildings at Baey's Cross Roads,
in which they supposed our troops were shelter
ed
The rebels are throwing up works at place
about three miles from Bulls Crossing. The
extent of these works am not able to state
but it is said the retel 7olIiery are in consd-
cradle force at that point.
During the entire day brisk skirmishing has
been kept up bctg cen the pickets of the two
armies, but with no definite result.
The Union officer captured by the rebels on
Sunday last, near Bailey's Cross Roads, was
Captain Fish, of the New York Thirty-second
regiment, and not the ThrCy-fgst regiment, as
previously reported.
Private Lorenzo Cronk, of Company D. of
the New York Thirty-eighth regiment, who
was reported as among the list of the captur-
ed near Bailey'S Cross Roads on Tuesday last
returned to camp the following day, having
escaped from his caplorS and concealed him.
self IN tree until an opportunity offered for
him to return to his own camp
Sergeant Fairfield and privates Van Dusen
and Tyler, of the same regiment, are still in
the hands Of the enemy
THE DESIGNS or THE REBELS.
Under the whip and spur of necessity to do
something, the rebels are pushing forward,
erecting defensive works Immediately in our
front, banging away with their artillery at all
the houses within our lines that are in reach
of their missiles, merely for the purpose of dis
tracing attention from the movement of a
heavy column towards the Upper Potomac
with a view Of crossing over into Maryland at
some point just below the Point Of Rocks -
They expect to find fewer of our troops il
that direction than at any other location, and
to be enabled TO throw into Maryland suli
cent force to form nucleus for its secession
lists, aud inaugurate civil war there.
1t is estimated, by men entitled to know
that there are seventyfve thousand of tbt
rebel army between Harper'S Ferry and
Edwards Ferry, awaiting an opportunity tC
force crossing into Maryland, and willing tC
take the chances there Of an inSurrecJion o
the malcontents, that will enable them tC
transfer the conflict to that State, and 20 place
Washington between two rebel armies