The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-26
;a, From the Daily Of July 20.
T II E G. b AND ARM Y .
NEWS FROM GEN. MCDOWELL,
GEN. PATTERSON, AND THE
nKANAWMA EXPEDITION.
PATTERSON DRIVES THE ENEMY
FROM BUNKER,s HILL
SUCCESS ON THE KANAWHA.


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We group below the latest news received
by mail from the seat of war, together with
a summary Of our last nights dispatches.
First as to the army under Gen. Mellow
ellis command
WHAT WAS DONE ON TUESDAY.
The formal movement across the POto.
mac was inaugurated on gigantic scale
to day TUESDAY, the l6th). At an early
hour the troops were mustered in every
camp, and their arms and accoutrements
put in the finest order. The bands played
their most inspiriting airs, and thousands of
citizens and strangers poured forth to wit
ness the imposing spectacle. About one
o'clock Gen. Scott and staff crossed the
river, preceding most of the regiments. The
sight was most impressive and grand The
aged General seemed to have renewed his
youth. His snowy locks we're the only evi.
dence OF his venerable age. His eyes
sparkled with the fire which confidence alike
in the justice and triumph of his cause
had enkindled, and his almost giant
stature rendered him conspicuous among
the officers around him. The stranger could
not mistake the Chief.
The demonstration considered as a pag-
cant only was most successful, and the pub.
lie are nearly az enthusiastic as over the
news or even the sight of some hOtly
contested battle. All seem to feel that the
Rubcon has now been passed and the war
actually begun.
AS previously arranged, the columns
moved to their advanced pickets, and in
the evening pressed forward to Fairfax
Court House. Colonel Lewis Banker, of
the New York German skirmishers, com.
handing the first brigade of Gen. Niles
lfifth) division, led the vanguard of the
whole column. The force put in motion
numbered $4,000 men by actual count OF
regiments. General Mcdowell left Wash
ington to lead the army at 81 o'clock en-
Tuesday afternoon.
WHAT WAS DONE ON WEDNESDAY.
WASHINGTON, July Ill have just seen
messenger who comes from General
McDowell's camp. The troops sleep to-
night beyond Fairfax, from which place the
rebels marched tO-day-six thousand strong
on the approach of the loyalists, and
without firing gun. There has been no
fighting yet. 1t seems most probable that
the effort will be made to cut off General
Johnston, now in full retreat from Winches-
ter. If so, Mcdowell will move towards
Manassas Gap, leaving Manassas junction
and Richmond for another day. 1t is fear
ed, however, that Johnston has been al
lowed time to effect a junction with Beau
regard, and that our boys will have double
task to perform. No doubt is felt here,
however, of glorious result to our army
None are allowed to cross the river, not
even Senators.
Later dispatches to the President, from
Mcdowell, says the columns will camp
three miles beyond Fairfax. He says the
march has been hot and hard, the road much
INSTRUCTED by trees, ETC.; and the labor of
removing these distractions, and the hot
weather, has so fatigued the men, that it
was thought unadvisable to go on tonight.
Secretary Lane reports that Messrs. Van
dever, Colfax, Verree, Washburn and Pet
tit, went with the advance guard of the
army to Fairfax this morning, and returned
tonight, having left the village at 4.3O.
They report that the skirmishers reached
Fairfax at l1:30, and the advance guard
reached there at exactly noon. Trees had
been feled across the road, but offered only
slight impeachment.
teries. The Confederate pickets retired this
morning about an hour before the advance
column. This morning the Confederates
were drawn on the west side of the town,
and the inhabitants expected pitched bat
tie, but at O'Clock they precipitately re-
treated, leaving camp furniture aud pro-
visions behind.
Another Dispatch. advance was led
by Gen. Dixon Miles. A short engage
meDt was had at Fairfax Court House this
forenoon in which our advance put to route
the rebel forces which had been stationed
at that point. They retreated towards Cen>
tervile. Seventeen of the rebel forces were
killed.
Large quantities of flour and other pro-
visions were captured together with several
pieces of ordnance and some ammunition.
The enemy are concentrating at Centerville
nine miles west on the turnpike The blow
is now to be strucS, and the design is to
push Immediately forward, looking for an
early union with Gen. Pattersons column,
from the valley of the Shenandoah.
Gen. Mcclellan, from west of the Ale
ghany Mountains, when united, the force
will prove invincible against any body the
rebels can muster, aud will march to Rich
mond and will sweep the last vestige of sc.
cessionism from Virginia.
THURSDAYS woRK--A REVERSE.
Our dispatches last evening show that on
Thursday evening, the Federal troops met
repulse at place called Bulls Run, about
four miles from Manassas. Another masked
battery Our loss amounted to $50 killed
and wounded, including fifty killed. Col.
RICHARDSON, M. c., of Illinois, arrived at
Washington at IL A. NJ, yesterday, having
left the seat of war at 81 Am. lie reports
Gen. MCDOWELL did not propose to make
another attack on the enemy at Rnl's RIM