The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-10-17
Rrnn Washington.

,nr troops are in comfortable condition
Tho Army of the Potomac will probA- l
biz. soon bs divided into several corps ,e
4 d'armee. according 10 Ihe practice Of Eu- Il
robeaf, commanders. This plan has met =
With strong opposition IrOm military men
Of the old school, but Mcclellan has in
Siistea upo6sh, and it Fil probably be ad' !
opted. Should it be edone, Generals Nc L
Oowcll, franklin and Porter will be am,
ong the commanders OF these divisions,
which will be from thirty 10 City thous'
and strong. 'ao .fH ''a"''b
tWAsHINeToN, Oct. l3.--During to daV
advanced ina large force in the
direction Of Prospect Hill, driving 10 our
pickets to that point. The division OF
Mccall was soon formed in line OF battle,
with e.orders to advance, supported by
cavalry and artillery. Several shots were
cred by Arebel battery, but without any
injury. The divisions Of Mcdowell, Por'
Ter and Smith wele soon prepared for bat |
lie, but nothing further took place. '
Mcclellan. was on the Virginia side tho
create part of the day,l4 -. ao 'e II
The Star complains that the over r-estl,
mate of the amy Of the Potomac has an
injurious effect upon the people OF the
North, Diminishing the number OF enlist.
meht 81 1t says 81, 900 troops are wanted
bera i,pWediately, iat !..fag81. So,
Indiana has forty regiments IN the
A ID, already. -,.-..
m'WAsIiiSdfos, Oct. 1s.-Miscliieveous
Consequences AoW'8tom tientxaggerated
estimate prcvalent of ths numbers Of The
Potomac army. Mcclellan has not two
bundled and City thousand or two hun
Idred thousand available troops. Wehave
no fisht tS'bs afhors specific e. Probably
ltHe same tendency exists to exaggeration
smong theIrebels, whose, force all the az
counts of prisoners, deserlers and negroes
represent as very large, much larger than
ours. Blythe Cautious. gradually advan-
cling poHcyiof Mcclellan. one lp'e Of hills
has been ocdupIedqrwitbia ton days, and
strongly fortified. @ ghsre will be no sec
ond falling back p, Washington. ...
Capt. HArrelt. commanding The steamer
Union. yesterday morning burned a large
rpbel schobuer 10 Dumfries Creek. feS
miles aboye Aequia. ,,.sL lar.p. n
Three boats -Pplle37up stream, The
ssntinels, were alarmed, and the camp
u Blaze guided The enomy who fired from
Q botl, ants, hitting the boats and them"u''
cIoshes, but killing nobody. A'rlargt
!. number Of troops are in the vicinity, fo'
the purpose, as Howell thinks, Of crossing
the Potomac,
= Half com pany of National soldiers
encamped on the island opposite Ed ward
:. Ferry now. but near tue Yirgipia shore
: we're, attacked, but drove back large
+ body of rebels. who made good their re-
; treat.
. Only nineteen deaths have occurred Ii
Woofs department in three months.
A new battery has been erected on the
: Potomac. ........ ......
The city and the camps have been th'
= scenes Of more than usual excitement To-
!, the past thirty hours, the prospect OF
ba,lle on Saturday evening appearing i'm
=, = minept and near. During an exlende
- - reconnaissance on Saturday afternoon lh
:, y enemy werv discovered drawn up in line
~ y as il for battle, and in numbers that show
- cd q recent great ACCESSION TO their troop
70 in that quarter. ...,-. :.
y II was believed that II was their intel
!. T. lion to engage US tth't point; and Gen
! Nc CIelan at once made preparations
\, Egive them battle. ,t. i.e} 50.
;" Though no battle resulted, the arm
= has carried itself on what wGs believed
!. night before battle. with asplrit and Ell
~ ,husiasm most gratifying and suspioou
"a Later in the evening, skirmishlns bega
W. W. among the pickets, aud some OF ou
~ ~ were driven in by superior numbers
-" !" rebel cavalry. Numerous shots 1--WE
20 20 exchanged, and one of the rebel cavall
Il IN was killed. Gen, Mcclellan and his o
=" lieers were in ,he saddle all the nightsu
10 No. the, moruing saw them offering au imp
ID sing line Of battle, with readiness for
-. general engagement. should such be Il
~ result, when it was found that the Tebe
10 hal prudently retired. having withdraw
,so s their pickets two miles beyond Levin
m ~ vile. The affair. though without mar
r,o ed result, is still most valuable in t
~ proof it gives OF tho effective mobility
In our troops. which cannot be far dista
Iva Iva from a more brilliant and practical test.
- This morning, about three O'Clock, o
90 Of loves. balloons, inflated at the 6
40 ~ works here, was towed up 10 tho Cha
S;o Bridge, and over the river at that point
,o,, be sent forward for roconnoissnt
~ ~, Just aiterit crossed the river, the wi
al rose 10 a gale, and the balloon was 10
: Of f,om its iasteniugS and carried away
,od the eastward, and was lost.
e Gov. Yates has left this city, having
~. is believed. secured promising forwal
, 'V If ness in the matter of The needed supply
h, arms for Illinois troops,
.on Col G.. W. B3ll returns to Chicago
@ |na day, with commission TO raise a caya
ri regiment, Arno Voss Of Chicago is to
hs HE Major.
-, ' Much disappointment is caused to p
n = ties arriving here wishing TO visit iriel
was @ iu the camps, by the strict adherence
ion, | the order prohibiting such vista to
"a lroops The rule has increased string
t,, G cy and sh ind be uhderstood abroad
sn % save expense and an uuavailihs jour
s.,o s to the seal Of war
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neyi Disappointment of the Rebel Buckh
'ing The Louisville Journal says;
w We arc informed on reliable autho