The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-01
WAR NEWS.

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4 reconnaissance was made on Thursday,
by Gen. Sickles and staff, accompanied BY
squad Of Indiana cavalry, along the Mary
land shore Of the Potomac, about forty miles
from Washington, when they were fred upon
by Confederate battery on tho Virginia
shore. One of the shots fell short and anoth.
or passed over them.
On Thursday the pickets of Gen. Wads.
worth captured private of South Caroline
regiment, about three miles beyond Falls
Church.
There seems to be no doubt that the Con.
federates have large number of fat boats
at Occoquan Greek, manufactured at Fred
ericksburg, designed for crossing the Poto-
mac.
The St. Louis Democrat says: General Sci
gel arrived at Springfield on Sunday. The
people displayed national flags. No pro-
fessed Confederates were visible. Major Sa-
goni's loss in his charge was {ifteen killed.
twenty-three wounded, and twenty-six miss
ing. The Confederate loss is reported at over
fifty killed and forty wounded. 1t is sup
posed that Colonies Price ard Turner were
killed. Gen. Price is supposed to be at Car
thage, but nothing definite is known as to
his movements.
Buckner's main army, heavily reinforced
and numbering twenty to twenty-five thous-
and men, still lies at Bowling Green, Ken
lucky, with outpos,s and pickets thrown clear
up to the Green river.
A correspondent of the Louisville Jour-
nal, writing from the Union camp at Nolin,
under date of October "a, says: "You may
expect to hear of hot work out here shortly.
believe serious fight will take place very
soon. This division is beginning to feel It's
strength, and to desire to use it, The dis
lance between us and the Coafederates will
be very materially shortened in day or two,
and If Buckner's men are as keen for fight
H. l think they are, he cannot help but isht."
The official report of the affair at BalPs
Bluff, as drawn up by Colonel Edward w.
links, Of the Ninteenth Massachusetts Re-
giment, makes remarkable charge against
the New York Tammany Regiment The
Col. says that 1.-The remnant of the Tamma-
ny Regiment, under command of Major Bon,
deserted it's post in the intrenchments on the
island at an early hour on the forenoon of
the 22d, and passed to the Maryland shore,
in disobedience Of orders, while l was enga-
ged arranging for the removal of the wound.
ed aud the dead"
On Sunday last the picket of the Goth
which regiment was stationed
on Muddy Branch, discovered a scow floating
down the Potomac near the Virginia shore.
James Magee, with others, procured skif,
crossed the river and intercepted the scow.
1t was found nearly full of water, but con-
taking thirty-cne guns with fixed bayonets.
Twelve haversacks and three knapsacks. It
Is believed that this was the principal boat
used in transporting General Bakers com.
nand from Harrison's Island to the Virginia
shore, and which went down loaded with
The dead and wounded Of the battle Of Balls
Bluff. The guns were the same as those
'sed by the California regiment.
The Washington letter writers all concur
n saying that the grand army of the Potc-
nae is not going into winter quarters The
correspondent of the Philadelphia Bulletin
sserts that he has assurances from the "most
uthentic sources that the President has in
ormed several gentlemen high in authority
hat the army will not go into winter quar-
ers as intimated in various sections; but
hat forward movvment is a thing deter.
mined on, and will take place at the proper
me-"
The Kansas troops, under Lane, now oper-
ting in Western Missouri, have generally
cen represented by administration journals