The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-24

49, 49, 1865 ~
Baltimore al N o'e'ock A " saw the en-
campsneat Of Cen BAsks. ia the distance
passed rapidly through. and took The cars FOR
Washington. The whole road from Baiti-
more 10 Washington Is lined with soldiery.
The troops are encamped by the road side.
n squads. a tent OF two ia a place. Tie peo-
PIE All through Maryland seem 70 he loyal.
{ the vas, number Of American flags which
loaf over nearly svory residence, may be
received as any indication.
At Washington. everything is military
Uniforms deck the person OF every other man
YOU meet The depo,s and trains are filed
with material Of war. Every street shows
ONE thing connected with the war. Long
lines Of military wagons pass quietly and con-
sanity along. Ambulal.ses and wagons NIL
ei With mattresses meet one almost constant
y, all passing slowly down 90 the bridge
leading over 10 Virginia. On Monday morn
ing. the advance guard of the grand army
moved southwark from Arlington Heights.
All day Tuesday and Wednesday the solid
CoiuulH iostONeh- VI eAc 3oSNc7" a. ~itiAA
Cour: House. and the steady advance Of the
Federal troops YOU are already advised.
To day the city is filed with rumors vi
an engagement, at Manassas Junction. or the
approaches leading thereto. Nothing how
ever can be learned with certainty about Il
II i supposed, but not upon good auihori-
", that an engagement IS progressing. but
not a general one and reports arc favorable
to the Federal forces. This i probably uu
true. Our party attempted 20 90 to the
scene Of battle. but were refused passe- over
the river on YESTERDAY. To-day rncther at
tempt WAS made To get through our lines. IN
tho direction Of Manassas. Extraordinary
effort was made for US 10y Senator LANE, Ma
jor McCLlRK, Judge HrGHEs. Judge Law
and others. but passes were refused, utterly
We were two days too late No civilians
are permitted 20 cross the rive, to-day. We
shall make another effort this afternoon.
Profound seeresy seems 70 mark the move
merts of the military officers Of the Govern.
inert. Nobody knows. with certainty about
their NOV emen1s. There i 40 ali o. strength
and confidence about them. but perfec, quiet
and absence Of oil ostentstion and talk. FoI
a fortnight past long lines of men, s~quadron'
Of cavalry. and parks Of artillery have goas
daily and nightly down the streets TO the Pc
tomac bridge. and quietly passed over. No
body knows how many Of these there are
The number Of men about the city i stl
immense The whole woods and heights
surrounding the Capital are lined with them
Our party in driving out last evening with
Judge HrGurs aud Congressman NooRHrEs.
passed fifteen thousaai upon two roads. How
maay more there are. no one seems to know
There seems 10 be no excitement here about
the war. All are confident OF the success o.
the Government. la fact nobody can b,
about Washington a half day. without ieelin.
the wonderful strength Of the federal author
lty aud knowing that the tsrmiaafioR Of n.
rsr Of the r,Jeilion Is o.iy ! mere question o
Tvs.
There are many lndian.sns nero. Cover
nor NoRroS. Treasurer OF State JoSArHA,
=. HARv,T. Agent Of State R. y. HvDsoS
Cuit.d Sts,e. Marshal Col GARLAND RosE
are among the liss OF officials there are al
% citizens from nearly every town in III
State. No State IN tho confeteracy seem
20 be better represented here. than Indiana
and Just now. mono seems to be moro highl,
esteemed The conduct Of her troops Il
western Virginia - a matter Of universe
praise
Congress j. gong steadily along making
every las and appropriation needed for tn
speedy prosecution Of the var. Sobod.
here talks about compromise except know
aad notorious secsssionis.s. of which Their
are not over a half dozen about Congross--
There doe. not seem TO DO any secession il
Washington. Everybody here is for the Tn
loo aud for spending the last ceu,. am 1sht
to the last minute 20 maintain H. The new
Of the uort few days from the army will b
startling ADD glorious. II Il not probab
that any general engagement vii occur 70
some DAYS. c.