Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-10-04
Movements about washington.

l. w ASHiNGIoNs sept. OOs-- ne 1XeF-
aids Washington special states that Nc
| Clellan and staff visited the out posts of
the army of the Potomac this afternoon,
inspecting the nature as well as the con
st!nctel Notifications about Munson's $
anil Upton's Hill and Falls Chnrch.
! The inhabitants in the vicinity state
that the Rebels were but halfclad, worse
fed. anil most of them without Shoes
They had no money, but an abundance
| of Virginia shinplasters, with which they
! p i'll for their forcel purchases.
In deserted house near Munson's Hill
several let:ets writtel by the rebels were
found, in which tlicy state that it was
! Gen. Brauregard's intention to attack
our troops on the Goth of September
Up to 10 o'clock to night every thing
| is quiet along the line The observatory
balloon has been advanced to Upton :
Hill, mile and a half this side of Falls
Church. Considerable changes have ta-
ken place in the tlifferant camps.
On Sunday thorough reconnaissance
was made on Munson's Hill and OF the
surrounding country. A newly con
structed military road three miles in ex
tent, connecting Mason's and Munson' &,
Hills WIS discovered. It was located
with a admirable judgement fol tho de-
! fence of a retreatIng force. AMI bore
marks of the recent passage OF troops.
The river to day at all the places
where the rehels have ,anv hope Of. cross
| ing, IS six feet above for ling depth =
FoIding depth is whore the water is mp
to the belt, say about 2 or feet deep
The reconnaissance Of the rebels probably
developed to them the condition of the
river.
A dispatch from Gen Stone this
morning. announces that every Thing is
quiet on the Upper Potomac, in the vi
cinity of PoOlevilie.
| Nothing has been sarn of the rebels in
front Of General Banks column TO day.
A powerful squadron is blockatiing
Frer>tone Point and Occoqusn Creek.
while Aqnia Creek anI lower down are
WATCHED by several United States steam
| rrS.
The flag staff which hail she rebel flag
flying ut Freextoae Point has not been
seen since Saturday. and tho place is
npphr"utly deserted. though this move
n,''nt looks like feint.
| IL is believed the rebcl chief have sent
/ forward to X ntucky by rail road, via
Nashville, large part of tho force re
ccntly in Virginia. II this is true the
] abandonment ni sho lines in front Of
w TashingtOH, is partially accounted for.
/ add it is. believe that Buckner has been
largely reinforced from. the rebel army
I Of the Potomac. \ dispatch has been
! Teesi79i here this evening from a re-
spon$iEle gentleman of Cincinnati, to the
! fOilowiak effect:
Gen" 'fhdHiaS at Camp Dick Robinson
j telegraph< to Gen. Anderson at Louis :
VILE thdt lhS -rehels are a. london, about
Gay niles southeast of him, and ap-
| pr6aehsng himi force Gen. Anderson
! telegrsIi!,s for all the rein fo!cement with
"a reach tn come.
WAsms SGT6N. -0r'. IA large com
eaay of telegraph men and bridge build
Rrs arc at H:6tES today on the Virginia
sirle Of tlie TsbtoGiar.
Great act;i*ity prfvaffs along our lines
There are nd signs of any movement
Of the enemy ioaiy' anil no new alarms
oeedfre,l last night.
All the 1I6al.s on this side of the Po-
tom"c are in 'reaIiaeas fos' aa imm ediate
attack.
IkosAxAroraa. Oct. ii-Tho morning
papers will iSsuc an address from Gov.
Morton, calling on the people o { Indiana
to enroll themselves under the militia
laws ofthe State. fer the protection OF
] oar bor,lers.
It is reported froOl Evansville, today,
that on'' Saturday excnings 1000 rebel
tinfantry and l5is 'c&ealry were at White
Plains, l2-nile& ErOnY HoI kfnsville, Ky,
marching on Henderson.
Kentucky
Messengers from Camp Dick Robin
4 son arrived at the Bnrnet House, in this
city, last evening. TO obtain'immediare
aid. They state that ZoIliceffar is march.
ing on the camp with Sc nae twenty thou
, saRd troops. and that the camp will be
taken nnless assistance is immediately
rendered. Gen Mitchell hal confer
ence last evening with the Colonels of
Camp Dennison; and we understand that
every assistance in the power of General
Mitchell win be rendered the Union men
Of Kentucky Immediately
We may look for stirring news FROM
| Kentucky = CincinRati Enquirer. OF
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