Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-09-24
Skirmishing on the Potomac.

Skirmishing on the Potomac.
News continues to arrive here daily. from Man
assas of continued skirmishing. In the aHair
few DAYS ago at Falls Church, we are SAID to
have taken twelve prisoners, belon ing to the "a
Maine regiment, together with Lieutenant,
who had gone out to post the party OF p'eKe's'
which was cut off by detachment OF our men.
Gen. Beauregard has removed his headquarters
from the Junction to Fairfax Station. A day or
two ago, the General met with a violent tall from
his horse, unattended, however, by serious acci-
dent. 4
! We have accounts of an engagement between
detachment of a South Carolina regiment and
another portion of our forces with the outposts
ct the enemy near Munson's Hill. 1t seems that
tie enemy were annoying our pickets, when Col.
Wlnder, of the 9th South Carolina regiment,
seat word to Col. Stuart, commanding at Mum
sons Hill. The Colonel Immediately ordered up
several companies of infantry, aud one section Of
the Washington Artillery, under Capt. Bosser
The enemy fired with some spirit while at long
range, but fell back as soon as our artillery came
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upon them, but owing to the rapidity of their
| flight were not able to do much execution The
enemys loss was one killed, and six prisoners
taken.
The enemy made no rally whatever after be-
ing driven from their position, but left behind
them cots, blankets, canteens and bave-saces in
their haste to get out of our fire. Ouremen got
talso dinner which they were cooking One
thrifty fellow att mpted to carry off pot of po-
tatoes, which were cooking, but was forced to
drop them in his fight.
The enemy sent up their balloon at Washing
commenced firing.
/ Our forces are reported to have occupied an.
other eminence in the neighborhood of Munson's
Hill, heretofore used by the enemy as point OF
observation of our movements.
Information from Manassas Junction reports
the utmost activity prevailing there within the
past few days. The only regular regiment left
there is the Eighth Louisiana, and they were to
break camp on Tuesday afternoon. Regular and
extra trains are CT instantly running and leaving
for Fairfax Station, freighted with troops, amnu-
milton and army stores, ttat point having be-
come the great centre of attraction since Gen.
! Beauregard removed bis quarters there few
days since. great proportion of the accession
to his forces, during the past week, consisted Of
artillery, a number of fine corps having passed
through Manassas to the advanced lines. A
! mong those of the troops late in camp at the
junction, and those passing through, the best
spirit and an unmistakabe eagerness for active
service prevals-tEe desire being universally
: Baltimore.
The skirmshing which daily takes place along
the river is resulting SO disastrousy to the Yam
KEGS that their fright generally serves to defeat
them, as our scouts are, in most instances, COM
PEELED to shoot them in their retreat, they beine
decidedly averse to close acquaintance, an6
e willing TO fight only at very long range.
q On last Tuesday, the enemy at Arlington
Heights were reported to have been reinforced
by ten thousand troops from across the Poto-
mac.
1t will be noticed that, ia the accounts fron
d the Potomac, we have observed marked reti
e cence as to the movements of Gen. johnston
I, division of the army of the Potomac We shal
y not violate the constraints of public and oficia
If prudence to engage the interest of our readers
n The events OF the next few days are likely, from
what we CAP understand, to astonish them only
u little less than the enemy themseves.-Eran
> sner.