Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-30

RICHMOND, Oct. II The army of the Po-
tomac has fallen back from Fairfax Court
House, sure enough. The main body is now
at Centerville. This is just what | gave you
as news, yesterday, that such movement had
been ordered, They will fall back further
yet. They will keep falling back. They will
conjngate the compound verb to fall back, in
all its moods and lenses. Or, rather, | might
say, in every mood except the potential. No
body has tue least idea OF what it all means
that is nobody about town. The president,
who keeps his own counses, and the bright
eyed little secretary OF war, who doesn't wills
per word of the business of his office, even
to the partidges he eats for dinner, may
know, but all else are ignorant, That the
army will retire as far as the Old lines of their
entertainments at Manassas Junction, l have
learned upon good authority
Meanwhile the town is wild with rumors.
The Yankees, we are told, are moving in
strong column under Gen. Banks upon liar.
pers Ferry. There was report 10 day that
they were landing at Urbania, on the Rappahan-
mock. Also, that another heavy attack was
about to he attempted on the Transport bat
terry, and that an effort would be made to put
troops ashore to take it in the rear. In addi-
ton to this, great activity is reported at Fort
ress Monroe. a large number of horses, and
sixty or seventy rihed cannon, have been re-
ceiyed there within few days. 1t is inn os-
sible to get at the truth OF any one Of these
rumors. Probably there is Just enough of
foundation for them TO justify us in believing
that several euts will be made in the east,
while a powerful army will be thrown into
Kentucky. The great struggle will be in that
state for the present If | might venture to
suggest the reason for ihe backward move
nlent in Fairfax. | should say it was designed
10 nfT ob
army for operation in another quarter, leaving
Beauregards command to defend the border
against an advance of the Yankees, which it
could successfully do, should the odds be ten
to one in favor OF the invaders.
One Of the Armstrong steel guns brought
over in the Bermuda, passed through the city
yesterday 1t is tremendous piece Of ord.
nance, and excited great attention as it was
drawn through the streets. Numbers Of tile
new Enfield rifles with the sabre 5ayonet,
made their appearance this morning in the
hands of soldiers TO whom they had been dis
tributed. 1t is a beautiful and very dangerous
looking weapon, which the Yankees may soon
become acquainted with at the other end.
large amount of real property has been en-
tered on the books of the receiver, for seques-
tration, in the county OF Albemarle, belonging
to two sons and daughter OF Hon. William
G. Riyes. Three bodies of land, of eight hun
dred acres each, which were settled upon them
by their father, are embraced in the list. They
are all married at the north, where they re-
side for the greater part OF the year, though
William c. Rives, Jr., has built a beauti'
ful residence at Cobham, on the line Of the
Central railroad, which he inhabits at stated
intervals. Francis r. Rives, Esq. who was
at one time secretary Of legation at London,
and who has risen to some eminence at the
-astY l,ag al, ,In5r a
citizenship in Virginia, and has manifested Il
special interest in the exhibitions of the State
Agricultural Society. The sequestraton is
now in course of adjudication before the re
ceiver, and, under the. peculiar circumstances
of the case, it is hoped thai the property may
| be saved to its owners, upon their removing to
| Virginia as a permanent place Of abode.