Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-09
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FROM GENERAL BANKS COLUMN,
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Correspondence Of the As,ocl ,ted Pres.

Correspondence OF the Assoched PreS.
MosrGoxrRY CoUsTY, Maryland Sept 2, ls6l.-At
the latest adyces iron Leesburg there supposed 70
be about 900 Confederate troops there IL has been
ascertaned however that the Contedcrates bu-ly
engaged in throwing up entertainments at the JUNCTION Of
the Little Falls road win the Alexandra and Lsesbrrg
turnpike, and that nearly all the negroes in the northern
part of Fairfax county employed on the work Above
Leesburg there large hocies Of Confederses but
iher pckets limo the shore aud guard the iord aud
ferry
An eyewitness states that the ar at Conrais Ferry
week ago. wes as follows A party OF Union
ed the rver took prisoners in arns and four horses
Reaching the river, their return, they succeeded in
getting over horses, wtel they attacked and
compiled to leE the pi.oEers Co. Toe next day bat
terry appeared opposite entertainments ald conmen
ced Smelling No battery being there at the lime
men responded with mpskets and rides. Oa the arrival
of battery the Ooniederates soon bea. retreat
Three days subsequent the above exchange OF cour
esies large camp OF the Secesonists discovered 10
be within range Of s batteries and near Leeburg
An active bomba dnent caused the Confederaes to
leave their quarters for asaer position mile at least far
ler from tie river Our tierist they threw shells
from their red guns and beyond the town OF Lees
burg.
Information given by negroes induced search yes'er
day south OF Poolesye for arms, supposed TO be In.
tended for Maryland volunteers in the Confederate
cause The search successful. Some twelve or liz.
teen complete ets Of cavalry equipments were discoFer-
cd and retained by Residents OF the neigh
bcrhood esseEt however, that the equipments belonged
10 a company OF Home Guard Cavalry, which was raised
last winter to guard against the rising Of the negroes
that the company Quilted by the State, but owing
10 the d;.tiuce from the place of assembling at which
many of the members lived, the company was disband
ed before General Patterson took command OF the de-
par.ment. Toe cspsin and some OF the other officers
are now In Virginia. The company was naued the
Pooesyi.e Light Dragons Two men, supposed to be
active Secessi0nists captured Q, the time by
scouts fom the 29.h Pennsylvania regiment, Colonel
Murphy Two complete sets of cavalry equipments and
the same number Of magnificent horses taken by
the same party.
The ne OF the successful expedition OF General But
Ter on the NORTH Carolina coast received here this
morning, and had inspiritipg effect on troops.
PooLksyILLE, Sept 2-Intellgence from the Virginia
shore l. 10 the effect that from opposite the White House
Ford the mouth OF the Seneca river down TO Ar
linston Heights the Coniederates have heavy pckets
and are daily expecting renforc mens, To enable them
TO extend them 20 Conraos Ferry There are at least
600 TO 200 now along the limo.
Ga Friday, 1000 Aississippans, rs guard, reached
the vicinity Of Flrar Court House with sixty pieces OF
artillery Tie force opposite Washington Is es mated
by the Confederaes at l25000 with heavy reinforce
mepts daily arriving They Say an attack is TO be made
on Washington the present week.
simultaneously with the attack Washington demon
stratious be made sccordng to the author
ty) below, the mouth 0! the Occcquan and above,
al Eiward's, Nolan's or the White House Ferry.
FROM WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON Sept. 5.-Respec'able gentlemen who
have arrived hero from North Carolina, BY crcuitous
route say that the Union prospects in that State are OF
the encouraging character. The acting Governor
reliable Union Secret lsagues OF loyal citizens
exist 10 every county, which are rapidly Increasing
strength, and already number one-haf OF the Young
population Of the State. provisional State Goyefn.
inent will be put into operation In few months Two
full byigades Of loyal have been enrolled ior 'ne
Union cause
The Leagues made extended arrangements Tor elect
Ing member of Congrs from every district and Tour
we're known TO have been elected on the sst Of August