The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-10-02
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TERRIBLE ALARM AT New ORLEANS.

TERRIBLE ALARM AT New ORLEANS
~ AsHINGToN, Sept 30.-The fol-
lowing letter was received here recent
ly.
U. S. STEAMER NIAGARA, 18th Sept. 1861,
0tfthe mouth of Mississippi.
The latest news from New Orleans
is that there is much sufferings and
distress there.
Placards were posted on the cor
ners of the street, few nights ago,
inscribed . Lincoln and Bread z"
I" jeff Daris and Starvation 7"
There are great apprehensions of
Fremont's decent down the Miss.ssip-
pi river, and fhe comes many are
ready to JOIN him.
The blockade of New Orleans is
closed, and becoming closer every
day.
THE SITUATION The position of
the Federal army is about the same as
Yesterday, there being no material
changes. The dav before our forces
occupied Falps Church, the rebels
evacuated it with six regiments and
four pieces of artillery.
The Federal pickets now occupy
one end of the village and the rebel
pickets the other, both positions being
on the Leesburg turnpike The oppo-
sing pickets are not more than a quar-
ter of o mile apart
From the Falls Church this morning
was seen rebel regiment of infantry
drilling on the hill beyond the Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad,
Artillery was also observed crossing
the turnpike tofhe left of Falls Church
at mile and half distance Fresh.
rebel earthworks are being thrown MP
on the eminence commanding the vii
lage.
A large scouting party started out
in he direction of Fairfax Court
House this morning, the result of which
was the capture of three cavalry hor.
ses +; also, three privates and liu5en-
ant belonging to one of the North
Carolina regiments
A contr band was brought to head.
quarters at Upton's Hill yesterday -
He was the groom of Gen. Beanre-
gard at the time he occupied Falls
Church as his head quarters. The
contraband states that he overheard
several conversations between Beau
regard and his officers, and in one in.
stance the General remarked that he
was fearful Of attacking the Federal
troops opposite Washington, owing to
the fact that by so doing he would I'M.
necessarily sacrifice so many lives, but.
would fall back, and within six miles
of Falls Church he would be happy
to welcome the United States forces
"with bloody hands to hospitable
graves 'fs +" 0 +
GENERAL. FREMoNT's ACCOUNT OF
THE SURRENDER OF LExINGToN.-Th
following is the text of the original
telegram of General Fremont to Wash
ington, relative to the surrender ut
Lexington ,ra.
HEADQUARTERS, WESTERN DEPARTMENT, !
ST Iouis Sent o.
To Col E. D. TOWNSEND. ADJr GENERAL ::
[ have intelligence from Brookfeld
that Lexington has fallen into Gen.
Prices hands, he having cut off Null
igan's supply Of water. Reinforce
ments, fonr thousand strong, under
Gen. Sturgis, by the capture Of the
ferry boats, had no means Of crossing
the river in time. Gen. Lanes force
from the southwest, and Col. Davis
from the southeast, upwards of eleven
thousand in all, could not get there in
time. / am taking the field myself,
and hope to destroy the enemy either
before or after the junction of the
force under Gen. McCulloch. Please
notify the President immediatel.
JOHN C. Fremont,
Major General Commanding.