Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-08
THE RICHMOND Wig.
nnor, nnRrmEr.N SOURCES.

Loving extracts are taken;
TgE MOVEMENTS OF SATURDAY.
The fact that few brgades Of Major General Mcelel-
LAM srmv advanced his lines avesge Of three miles
on SATURDAY last created intense excitement here the
uovement having been very generally misconstrued TO
mean general forward TO Richmond" one.
The truth IS for two days previous il had been evil
ant that considerable force that Besuregard bad for
weeks kept his extreme front from opposite the IMAM
Bridge to Edssrs Hill below Alexandra, had retired
AZ least out Of sight from the Union army points Of OBJ
seryAlion, leaving very meagre blind in the way oil
pickets Il therefore became necessary to determine
bow far back Beauregard's main force had gone, ana
Gen. Mcclellan sent Ont few brigaces 70 tost Gnu
They found no enemy in their works at Uptons, Nun
sons Essons or Edsars hills, their struggling pickles
leaving there before our advance This proved that the
previous charge Of position on the part OF inc uuu!oI
army had been general one Ter some PURPOSE wuSh
continues to be matter Of surmse on the pari Of the
public. 49,, me-,
GEN. HeDowelrs brigade rested on Munsons Hill on
SATURDAY night last bis piCkets holding the intervening
territory to the tolgate within quarter OF mile OF
F,u's Church By daybrcak on Sunday morning they
entered the village and there learned that the troops
previously there in considerable force had two
ana half DAYS before marched back in the direction OF
Fairfax Court. House. The village was immediately oc
cupied by strcug Union picket force, and is now held
as picket station from which the Union scouts yester
day ranged tte country TO within mile and half Of
Fairfax Court House. without molesaton on the part OF
the enemy. From points mile and halt from the
Courthouse the enemys piekets we're seen around tie
village.
Washington is full of theories counting for the ap
parent retrograde movement OF the enemy, none Of
which strike teing truthful One insists that the
forces had been concentrated in front of Gen. Banks
This is untrue. Our information from his position rs TO
nocn yesterday when there had been no evidences wta
ever that Johnston Is stronger now than before.
Another theory saws that Beauregsrd has thrown his
army Immediately on the banks Of the Potomac, in the
vicinity Of 0ccoqlan This We do not believe, though
e IL al
ened OF late. He has been building tA's there-we think
for blind Our Impression is, thai he has simply
withdrawn towards Aanass in the hope OF inducing al
attack upon him, perhaps a. Bull Run again At any
rate icel certain that bis movement will not cACa
Gen. Mcclellan Into q forward one on hls part until be
has everything 50 arranged he is now arranging them
sc leisure.
OCCUPATION OF EDSALLS HILL BY THE FEDE-
RAJ PROVISIONING Mt. VERNON.
fcragiog expedition started on Saturday morning
from Gen Fsaukus DIVISION consisting Of infantry, cav
a and artillery 10 strong force. They prce, to
Elsalis HILL on the Orange and Alexandra Railroad,
eight miles from Alexandria AZ they advanced beyond
our pieke lines The rebels retired to Springfield station,
airnie and nails beyond EiSars Hill From this hill,
which our foic,s temporarily occupied, while desach
ments went in various directions for forage nae view
Of the surrounding country is afforded, Dut no earth
works or new constructions Of the enemy could be scen
The Offset OF the expedition successful and large
Quantities Of hay corn and transported 10 the
camp Nos a gun was fired on the other side curing
these proceedings The party did not return I'LL late IN
the afternoon.
A company visited the Mount Vernon estate of the
late John A Wa,hirg,on recently killed in Western
Virgins. aud brought away ABOUT 500 bushels OF oaiS
spd IS barrels Of sh-a Of which has been stored in
in the commissary depo. At Alexandria.
GEN. FRENONT'S STAFF.
The New York Her,ld publishes list Of the staff OF
Gen Fcemont &c byacing the names o! his musical d.
Lew n i
fas 70 chief OF staff a., &c.
rte u,sal5s lie De- incomplete; ins"much as II
fails TO tell Who is The RIiHs to the Major General
comnardrc evidently the busiest and most accomplish
cd gentleman upon hs slsh Judging from the style in
Sich he is daiy psh,d in the ST. Louis Demccat and
Republican, che style IN which bis regallty 'h1ns are
dole Up, Including tie coverings OF hs dispatches sent
70 Washog'on through the mails Toe correspondence
IRON the foreign oc Of the present Alexander OF Rus
sis With his miuis abroad is TO. more replete with
huge seals and mpeneirAbe monster dig cmaiic en-
velops Sc Than tie dispatches sent bihtr~ard iron
Frsmonts headquarters.
A SKIRYISH THIS FORENOON.
AGA NJ to-day, a disunion force embracing three
or tour regiments made it, appearance, accommodating IN
tAcimcdl,e vicinity OF the Great Falls OF the Potomac;
when Gen McCal-CpDcste Ire head OF whose division
the Falls sre-Uuta battery IN position on this sd Of the
river ard treated them TO hell dozen rounds OF shot
Al she'll which caused them 10 retire beyond the
range Of our guns separating hlrreoy as the did So
Thus they retired both up and down the stream. There
could be design Of attempting TO cross the river in
this movement OF small portion OF Johnstons force;
that being an impo5sibility there
A BATF1E- EXPECTID.
l. Is believed TO day o. mnJ. y around us, that
Becurcgard VII attack our troOh in the advance,
very shortly though nothing in th way OF preparation
70 that particular end is far visible Not anticipating
speedy forward movement on Gen. McClCans part We
DOUBT whether viii venture TO attack him IN the &C.
cuplrcy Of the heights he (Beaur'gart) has 90 hey
abandoned which far defens6le from attacks
on the Yves, aud North than from attacks the South
and E8st-the osiGOus Of our main forces.
DEAD
MsiorGeneral George Gibson, long the faithful Com
isary General Of the United States army departed hi,
life this morning 81 o'clock. Seldom has it been ouT
LOT to announce the death Of citizen dessryedly
spected and so universally esteemed. He was empha
caly good man, friend Of the poor, aud bis death will
be keeny felt by hundreds Of citizens who enjoyed
his hospitality bis society and bis confidence.
COURT MARTIAL DISMISSED.
The cour,-martal Illegally instituted by Col McCuun,
has been dismissed by General kcCl'lAn. The officers
involved were Lieut.. Col Burke, Who u now in COM
nand Of the Th;ry-ssveGth New York Regiment AtJu-
tant Murphy, and Clp;s. Kavansugh Riorian, Doran
aud McHugh. These gentlemen have accordingly been
restored to Their command
A REPORT.
L "a believed around the War Department that two
MARYLAND regiments in Johns.on's and Beauregards ar
INV have seeded from "SscSsh." That is thrown down
their arms ard absquauated on the ground Of dissa
faction with the failure invade Maryland something
Of the sort. We place Little faith in it.
AFFAIRS AT MUNSON'S HILL
[Spys,Al Correspondence Of TIE Start
NUXsoSs Hill, Sept. 90, 1851
Editor Star: Your correspondent cane up 10 this Ia
nous locality this afternoon, and found things mrcA
changed since bis last visit when the pekets on either
side wsrs indus,riousy popping riae-ban eourtees A.
each other under in the cornhelds between this
place and Baeys Cross Roads, ihreequarters OF mile
~, "A n He'll Ice
the hin WAS lined With visitors in carrag horseback
ana on foo. pushing boldly along to get close look at
the much talked Of emiuenee.
Among the vsiters Just leaving as arrived was Sc
rotary Seward.
The New York Thirty.ssverth regiment was in occu-
nancy OF the Hill az least such portion OF the regiment
ss was not struggling round tne neighboFhood commit
ting depredaon1 The deeds Of this regiment formerly
McConn's) done yesterday viii doubtless receive On
;nvsstgaon AZ the HANDS Of General Mcclellan. Thy
.r.ainlr of the dsyraceLLl character. Scno-