, 1861-10-01

ErOopA IN Full. 7P0as&BAf0ns-Rek4-
meal. Firing on One Another by
WASHINGTON, Sept. ao-Dstachaenfs from
G.Efrals Ricba1 dson's, Keyes'a and",Wa5s-
wolth's br:gadea, and also from Gen. Frank
ing il COMMAND OF Col. Terry, Of the Filth
Michigan regiment.
EsriY yesterday morning the pickets from
Ger. Smiths Division advanced to, and noW
cctup7 Falls Church. Neither this nor the
preceding movements met with any opposi-
ticn uhatever, as the rebel army had on Friday
night retired from the whole line Of their po.
sitlon On the line Of Washington.
Upton's Hit, this side OF Falls Church, Is
necessarily included among tie points now
held By the Federal forces.
The positions at Muneon and Murray's
Hills sfford the rebels unpbstructed views of
ali cur Notifications and ether defences. Ther5
we're no eigns to chow that they had eyer
mounted an3 guna. r.,
Our troops are now SO employed as to show
tLat they do not merely intend to temporarily
occupy their present position.
+ The advance Of Gen. Smith upon Falls
Church from Chain Bridge vas accompanied
by eEtnts Of the most dep1orab1e character.
/ 81 some unaceountable blunder, Col Owens
Iieh Phi]adelphia regiment, in the darkness
OF the night, mistakipg for rebels Capt Motifs
battery, which Was in the advance, sustained
bY Gen. Bakers California regiment and Bax-
tkr's Philadelphia Zouaves and Col Friedman's
cavalry, fred vo!ley into the troops last
ber. The California Regiment, not knowing
whence the firing came, returned it with
marked effect. Tie horses attached to Motifs
| battery became unmanageable, aud the tongues
| CT the caiEsop6 were broken, owing to The
I narTownees Of the road.
Liept- Bryant, having command Of the frat
[ Et cton, ordered the guns to be loaded with
grape and canister, and soon Ind them in
large Of the supposed ENEMY, when word
| vas cent to him that he Vas in the company
/ ct friends.
| All IVES excitement, and 1org tiue elapsed
Es5ore the actual condition OF affairs " "a as-
e:1taiued a1d confidence 1e-estahlishad, SsT-
t1ai we're killed and large number wounded,
Our troops, while occupying grounds yaca
! ted By the enemy, have burned houses and
| dsstro5e ed property to considerable amount.
This will be Investigated, as Gen. Mcclellan
! strongly condemned it.
| The Whereatonts Of the enemy have mt
! been discovered. Their piek5ts are disesrna'
| BILE at distant points. The most plobabie
theory is that the rebels arc making fe1nts oi
| retreat, as they did previous to the battle oi
Bull Run, with the view Of drawing onr troops
they had IT no time over 10000 nen in front
{ ol Washington.
| ny. He1ala's Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Ihere was long
| session Of the Cabinetto-day. Gen. MeC.ella1
! Yas present.
Our pickets st Chain Bridge are gradually
| advancing and forcing the enemy slowly to
yards Falls Church. The enemy are in grsa1
i force there.
MHnsob's and Mason's Hills hare beer evac
ps;ed BY the rebels, and together with Upton's
Hi, a1e now oeenpied by our troops in large
fo1ce un1er Gen. Mcdowell. The Tebels hsFt
4 1ststed ahont miles back.
! AL the rebel entrenetments fronting ar
4ngtcn are abandoned and now occupied b.
| Federals.
! l. is reported that johnston, with n ,ool
tccpe, is moving from Lsesburg towards the
liver, md that the rebels are pnshiug iarge
ot Pooisvills -ana down he rivsF towards
i Aqaia Creek. Indications are that they vii
closs the river immediately.
The weather Is cold aud prisoners state thai
tie rebels are suffering from It.