, 1861-09-20
From W1 eh1MExuns

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-R. F. Morley, of
Pains, lVELl., has been appointed General
Msrager Of tse Military Railroad rousea, in
l lsee u Col. 1hos- A. Scoit.
Corporal houehlacc, Ct Niles. Michigan,
Cc1npars E, 2rd Michigan Regiment, was shot
'lis n crning whlie on picket duty, to the left
OF Bailey Cfoes Reads. TIE bail pe2etrated
ore shoulder aud passed out OF the other,
stg;Ejrg private woo s:ood behind him In
tse arm. Houghlsnd's Injury, though severe,
is ntt Hkely to prove tatal- The rebels OF
A!.xantria have fine opportunities to CON-
uuuicste with their Virginia friends By pass
liz GoH1 the river in boss beyond our lines.
New York Herald's specialI
BALTIMORE, stpt- ls-Au reports about
g. u. Jah1ist<'n crossing the Potomac are un-
founded Th.r 1s much alarm At Martinaaarg
sr1 Winchester about Gtn Banks crossing the
Pctonac With q, 600 men. The reb.la had
sens to Johnston for assurance, Reliable &C
counts rom Winchester state that the railroad
te.ueen S1Easbnrgh and that place is not t'e
ing huiit as reported, anu that the rails taken
up near Martlrsburgh are TO be used for lsV
il Z The line trom Richmond to Manassas Il
tas hi: he1to required three days for the trans-
p01tation Of ttoops bet"sen those pl.e=s:
from Washington says The difficulty zelstise 20
Gen. Fremont has ht en- canEed By the inter
ttrsnce of the Blair family, Postmaster Gener-
81 BlssE, aid Col. Frank 2. Blair, Jr.
It Is from them the charges have emanated
I understand the rel eecret Of the
not print them to dictate to him, aud would
not 1eEd himself to con btuatlou OF contract
o1e nom New York, Phi1adelpnia and Ci1ctn-
Eati, aud t1se where, who had the patronage
Of The Post master General, some ten days
ago. F. P. Blsir, jr-, Gema.ded That 93,o0o ,0o3
| Wctth OF coutrsct6 sruuld ba given to that
| combination, and Ger. Fremont's resFonaa
| wBs, that his duty was to oppose all enemies
| Ct The Cover ment, whether 5outhsrn traitcTz
| or Northe m echemeTs.
| Upon inquiry vt the headquarters OF the
Army Of tie Potomac, I have sscert Aine !
| lsve yet been Issued by Gen. Mcclellan rel1.
.l7e 10 tEe fugitive slaveR, SO that all the re-
rcrts and comments on that suniect which
| Lave sppeared IN tee papers arc, TO SAY tee
lesss, premature. Ntturg hes yet occurred
| rtQnit ing actlon On lila part on taat sunjes1
DAhsEsTowN, Mo-, sept lS-ls "as under
stood tc-oAy ttat Gen. MsClesllI would arrive
lere tomorrow, or his way to reVie~ th'
amy It the Upper Potomac
On Saturday lsAt q scontiug party clcsset
the Pttcmac at the 1neutA Of seneca Cs-=E
AID ptneta1ed ne country in the vicinity c
tantrJ tf1lins on the LeeAburg Fair Grounds
there II tg:mentx-lhey Were Informed o9
btgrc-Were Misaas;pqiane, whil' a fourtt
sgimsnt from that STATE hid nuf1ned aae
otebauued.
Information has s1So been derived that ther
were other laEgr bodies Of rehels in tnat sec
ton, and If aslt, coffee, &c, were not short
1e:e1ted, general distress would ensue both I.
the army and lam lies. The scouts saH not
Irving b+iDg, except the negroes in the couE
try. Tbs wheat mad been harvested, but tn
Ct m fields Were drying up. From tae bsst il
formation obtained, there Is little doubt bu
Gtn- Johnston's army, now apparently mo-
itg in. detail Opposite Washington t;
Hards Ibis section, 1ully reaches, if
does not exceed the hishss. esl;m a.e given b
rnmor. Neither is it impossible that JONI
ttua will endea7or to crpss the Potomac
The neighhorhood Of Monocaey, with d vie
Of attempting to reach Frederick TO protee
the Legitlature while they pass the oraiasac
Of eecessiop, trusting to thu well known 81
. cession seAtlment in Baltimore aud tue lowe
counties Of Msr51aud 20 raise the standard {
rebellion, and divide and weaken the Unio
army.
Either this movement OR an abrupt abandon
ment OF the whole line Of the Potomac Al
pears iltyltas1s.