The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-11-02
Wtta(ua y rec GRADER .
OTTAWA, ILL, NOV. 3. 1861.
War News Of the Week.

Since the repulse near Leesburg, oul
! troops have all been withdrawn to the
Maryland side on the Upper Potomac, and
| the rebels are again in force on the oppo
| site side. The rebel loss in that affair APP
/ pears to have exceeded ours in killed and
wounded. but not in prisoners. Brig. Gen.
Burns takes command of Baker, brigade
Mcclellan it is said, will hereafter accom-
pauy all our movements across the POto-
mac with pontoon trains, of which he has
an abundant supply.
A portion of Gen. McCalrs command,
while out accommodating on Saturday in
the direction of Drainsville, met a large
force Of the enemy, before whom they re-
tired 1t now appears the enemy has
$1,000 men near Leesburg, anticipating a
flank movement in that quarter, while his
said to be more active than at any time
within the past two weeks. The President
says that a forward movement is deter
mined on, but at what time it is not pro-
per to state; that the responsibility of such
IA movement rests on Gen. Mcclellan, and
that it is the purpose of the Executive to
sustain him.
The Potomac continues cfftctualIy closed
aud All f.ai..... f--.. below must now come
by way of Baltimore This has SO over
taxed the capacity Of the Baltimore and
Washington r. r. that a wagon train has
been put upon the route by the side of it.
The little rebel steamer on the Potomac
has become so saucy that Sick les brigade,
encamped on the bank of the river at
Port Tobacco, has been obliged to retire
inland to avoid being shellcd 1t is also
said the rebels are preparing fire ships in
Aqua Creek to destroy our shipping on
the Potomac
The great naval expedition to the
southern coast sailed from Old Point on
Tuesday. There was a report that the
private secretary of Commodre Dupont
had absconded with all the maps charts
and sealed orders of the expedition, which
would cause another delay and total
change of all the plans bat this has been
fully contradicted. No one knows it, dies,
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who may offer themselves for employ meri,
and to assure all loyal masters that Con
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Vaite brilliant victory was achieved oy
our western 'rs'hia troops at '"'''"ey
on 'oA'U' Jay mere were Soii'7 '''00 *
oels-'h oe'' part 0. ROY" army 1t
th' P''c''' ""o'' '"' iN''!H ''''''H 'o''''''
taxing ~ prisoners ana an 'he'r camp
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% rebels from that vicinity on iu"t'
Three companies OF the 'th l'i'n"lS fe-'-
ment, from PadGcah' went 10 miles up the
Cumberland on saturday ana "'Itls'u
camp Of rebels at Saratoga N"hH3 To- an"
taking u prisoners WItt' o. horses &c
At West Liberty on ehhe7"'N' 'He ~
Ohio resldent routed 4 reoel camp N'i''"s
H. Inc army @l camp '.u al - - s'.''''
since the defeat oil Ao'iic0Hef' are moving
forward towards Cumberland ford "eh-
Sherman Is sun quiet not having sUiiic'el''
force to venture to attack bucNner' lie
says It VIII take -o''ooo hiea % clean o"'
Kentucky.
From Missouri the news looks more
cheering. The removal of Fremont has
been twice positively asserted and as often
oooouo., Of Div, ,,Ia,, b;-,, n. -S,ri,r6aId
with his whole army within striking dis
tanca Price was at last accounts near