Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-10-25
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q. THOMSON. Editor
Delaware, oct. as. 1864.
THE NEW2.

Late advices from Washington are Import
ant. On Monday hostil;ties commented on
the Upper Potomac. in tie vicinity Of Lees
burg. which have continued Tith slight inter
ruptions up TO last adYires, aud there seems
to be no room for Doubt that 1t Is The COM
mencement Of the general engagement that IS
TO decide the contest 90 fer as the Army Of
Washington iz concerned. We give elsewhere
such details as have come to kand up to the
b lar OF goin; to press. The falling back after
the sharp contest on Monday in which the gal
liant Col Baker fell, was at first regarded as
serious rcpulse; but subsequent adTiees show
that our forces are not only holding their own,
but are in strong force on the Virginia side of
the river anil following up the enemy as they
gradually fall back toward Manassas, where
they doubtless mediate making their final
stand
The rebel batteries on the lower Potomac
have become so numerous and formidable that
navigation has become exceedingly PerilOus,
and the river is regarded as practically closed.
A defeat Of The rebels at Manassas or wherev-
er they may make stand, viii soon dispose of
the batteries on the riYer-and this is prOba-
bly, the plan upon which their promised re-
moval is to be effected rather than by sending
force to attack them directly.
The ball has also opened in Kentucky. We
IL off lrc
made by q ,llikofTir on the forces under Col:
Ciarrarl at Wild Cat Camp, and their repulse
at each encounter with considerable loss
Col 8arrard has since been reinforced By sew
eral Ohio regiments, and no fears are en'ertain-
cd of defeat in that quarter. Probably fifteen
! thousand men have entered the State4ron the
North during the week, and tue rel,es will
soon be compelled to retire into Tennessee OF
sustain disastrous defeat. There arc reports
that the greater portion of the rebel forces
concentrated at Columbus have dcpartcd for
New Orleans to gtiard the ccast aeuiHSt en-
anticipated visit from the formidable fleet and
land force that recently departed from Annap-
oils and Fortress Monroe.
In Missouri Fremont is in full chase after
Price, but at date of last adtices had not YET
succeeded in overhauling him. There have
bceu, however, several skirmishes, and ono bat
tie, in all OF which cur forces were victorious
aud the prospects in that Stale have natcrial
" improved of late.
There is nothing Important from Westerr
NirgiiIia and no immediate prospect of bat
tie in that region. It is supposed that con
siderable portion of the forces under i.ec ant
Floyd have been sent to Kentucky and Eas
Tennessee.
The rebels sill slSim dceiled t.iumtph a
the late battles on the Mississippi, below New
Orleans, and on Santa Rosa Island, though
in the last uarEed encounter they say the fight
ing was desperate and their loss severe
Nothing has been heard by our Governmen
of either of these battles through the officer
+ ir command of our forces.
The formidable feet for some time prepar-
ing has 6sal.y y departed accompanied by a YER
large land force and we shall doubtless 500
have accounts of its doifss ON the Southern
coast,