, 1861-10-03
FROM WA8HINGT0Y.
TIE ADVANCE OF OUR LIsKs

THE ADVANCE OF OUR LIsEs
.{Cseretpondsnce Philadnlphia Gazette. aDth nlt.1
Ths flint great step IL taken, .nd the 1ar of
The Untep proudly waves oxer Mu1son's HM.
IT,! IT, esmy .eandoasd DO ,l bis Position without
day worship Sod upon the heights from which
the rebel banner haA 30 long hoated.: .Thts yic
tory u no 1ess :coaplete beeause pchiared:
without tha, shedding af blood. Tha rebela-
aEe beats!e4 TO b In full retreat, aud It is not
oot . Retreat Iaough We are ready, quite
ready, to recalve them "above and below tas
Capitol" It Is not at Ill probable they Will at-
tempt to cross the Potomac. Onthe contrary
their retreat ] believe, will be general along
their whole line, and, With McClellAn's well
lowing up IN their rear, they can scarcely afford
to stop this side Of Richmond tits considered
possible, however, that Beauregard and Jnhns-
-ton hHve a}Rfven point Of meeting, where thera
aremaaked batteries and strong entrenchu1ents
and to which Pofnt,, 1t is believed by them,
Msy be the rebel p}an, Gen. McCleIfkn il fulIy
up to It, and the army OF the Union viii here
after take no steps backward. The forward
ms!eAent Of our army win not, be r. haried
ND nncaatious one, hence it will more cer-
tMnig M ree9t y Glonphantly, a1d the Wholesale
was determined Oh Friday, 1t council Of var
advance should be made. and within fo7n-hn ~,
Afterwards the enemy prepared f1r fI;rht
This msg be comcta6nee but it il more Ike
y that information Of our snteuded onvsnaent
was carried directly to he rebel camn Peha1
spies abound here stlll,- and they epnstentI1
manage irgepiouelV to eend ayerto tha ana@y
all the information they "a inpen;ons1y nos1,
age to otaafn. It II inPosaib!s 1olpre.ent this,
A. a1l eTtnts it il not 1oW Of great eonsequenca
as nothing can be ssid vhich viii nor serya ~
impress lie enemy with The madness ~ of - A. ~
ttmptine TO capture Washinrton. or ofne-
kim anY serifns fratIsfaor - ~ tha ;,nr1a-,a.
srmy Of hfeClcl1an. A''1'NA' '4A'0
THE f1G8f, B19SpER--oUR TROOPS FIRING on
EACH OTHER.
1co,,eenondercs pn,,. a.,..;. 1--,
0n:s.tp-ss<, -, ,a,..s-s. ,p-" ~. ra4unsf, oosa
VI sateiusy 4otalng 1e9; takers Brigade
receive. oteH y mo!a 70 Foolesyine, Mary
lsaa: Anont aan past ,elessa O'Clock that
peal anotner 9 ?rder W. lasqed lor The Whole
GeF'gaae to la tau 1nto column and narch on Falls
Chnlch: Tie division Tss under the cen-
nan9 4o1 3 o. Gsn. smith, AID was composed Of
~ ~ - fr1eomennb regiment Of Cavalry,
oae company O Berdan's 6harpahooteIs, Col
1o 2ooos Forty Reg1mEnt OF Ptnnsy1vania
VotunteeIs, the second Vermont Regiment,
~ ~ tnE r.5sts seeeld and third Regiments Of
ceHhahd ot Lasut Col: yWistar, tho second
Gnaef command OF Lieut.. Col. O'Kane lin the
acsenee saa e of Gol Owen, who had been detailed
ler fpeclal duty to PHILADELPHIA and the third
UNI nnoet @ gommand Of Col Dewitt CLIFTON Ba1-
Ma. 1sf: me order Ras ? very unexpected one.
{4 t1e IF nete loassd out of their qusrters and
to1mea ~ " INTO col9mn, and after having marched
~! ~ ne ioao 10 f@1s GanrGh, some OF the enc
~ cavany attacsed the lead Of the column,
Nais "as petMeeR Twelve and oze O'Clock yes-
issas5 em9otIIne, y Fheeleo, 2no retrested. Bar
cah,s sfafEshooter9 we're deployed Al skir-
ai14eln, ,an1n ano pp9n tne9r return, soma Of the
yet been aecertaiaea-mistakizg them for the
enemy, e. 1elG hffo upon them without orders and
G.olgeo. 1nmeMa!ely therenpon the firing
ocean. 1eeame general u u the fIst, Second and Third
hegsments q Bakers Brigade, which fired
p1qmlsen9utiJ p 4n INTO each other This occurred
n n me nldst Of FeIJ thick and dark woods,