The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-14


Ascoutng party sent out by General Smith yesterday
report that the enomy have advanced their limos 70 Hun
sers Mills, two miles beyond Vienna. which place thsy
now hold In force The rebels the night before burned
Two bridges over Difficult creek tho Alexandria and
osourg turnpike, three miles this side OF Drsinesvis
believed that their In this direction
"Aoe 70 cover an intended their part 4
an advance BY General Mcclellan.
THE ARMY.
Ing 10owing officers Of the United States Army we're
"dAy appointed Assistant Inspector Generals with tn
rA"A MEor-Aptain NJ II. Davis Second infantry
oAP'a'n James iotsen, Second ARTILLERY; Captain John
Bosd, sscond dragons; Captain R. Jones. Assistant
Qarternastsr; Captain Absalom Baird, Assistant Adiu
ssnt General With the consent Of the Secretary Of war
Captain Davis has been acting Colonel Of tbs Seventh
regiment Massachusetts, yoiuntecrs His promotion In
the regular army win deprive the regiment Of an sxos
Loot commander.
Generai Denver has boon ordered TO report 70 ajcs
General Hunter, At Fort Leavenworth.
General W, 7. Sherman has been ordered WHOM 70.
ieved by General Buell. report for uty TO Major Gene
raj Halleck. At ST. Louis
Tho following appointments were mads to-day BY The
War Department.
George Fl. Burns, Of Phadelphi., formerly oonasc.sA
with tho American Telegraph Company at Washington;
Edward d. Waite, William b. Barney and John f. Yard
W ID.
Dyer was appointed Brevet MAYOR, aud Coioas Henry
Van Rensselaer, Inspector general.
NEWS FROM GENERAL BANKS DIVISION
A letter from Jamestown has been received today
Nothing now is contained in It, Some the stan were q
Rockville yesterday looking at tho adaptabiity Of the
location and buildings for winter quarters. Genera
Banks has fully recovered from indsposition.
Holland and alleged accomplish in tho murder or
battery man at Pooevile last night nest
Sugar Loaf Mountain. Hollands wife was tho prinoipal
witness against them.
AFFAIRS ON THE LOWER POTOMAC,
The HErALos special Potomac river correspondent says
that at Indian Head at quarter nine O'Clock thu
morning, heavy firing heard down the river beyond
! Ship Point. 1t was supposed to be at Aquia creek
The late Acting Master Of the Yankee arrived at Indian
cad from Washington last night leave Of his late
| shipmates board that steamer. He has been d..
ached from that vessel ordered 70 report to Como
dore Pendergast at New York for duty with the GuH
| squadron.
Professor Lowe made ascension in ono or his obser
yatory balloons at Maawoman Crock at six O'Clock this
morning AT the time writing was too hazy for suo-
essfu observation At eleven O'Clock he made another
ascension going very high The result his expedition
not known when correspondent closed his dee
| patch.
Professor Lowe made two ascensons from the Mary.
land shore Of the Potomac river Monday night, and
The atmosphere being very clear no discovered cauuu
fires extending all along tho of the rebel battcrcs.
and for twelve miles the direction Of Manassas
indicating that tho enemy yet considerable force In
| that vicinity
The Of the erection OF rebcl bnttcrics al thu
! White House appears 10 have foundation in fact
Nino vessels passed up the river night and one
| down.