The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-16


repuise OF detacnment or the enemy, with -FOUR kea
anu sUo seven OF eight prisoners our nanas H "
tnc .,c roue INTO our INES ana gave hmsei up, uecM
ing tna ms three months term OF service had expeu
ana IMAM 90 constrained TO endure the
u poli VI wA longer, ne preferred the iazy so easy
observation-disclosures Oh prisoner IN hicnhonu' nc was, VI
Surse accommodated TO his liking Firing was astincsy
M on our lines yesterday AFTERNOONS supposed 70 20
'e Vcni'y u the advanced portion OF EAry orSaoe
ACTION NEAR MuNsoNS HILL .
report, however, has reached here-tne e1treme
right OF the advanced lines-of heavy Diminishing at
Munsons HILL A detachment of the enemy Is said TO
nave oeen REFUSED win seventy or eghty killed. Ihee
Is no doubt OF the erection or battery by forces ut
this extreme position ON our advanced lines.
Inc extent OF the action and Of the loss OF the enemy
variousy reported The enemy wero engaged AZ Halls
from Arlington Heights, which position had been held py
te enemy Tor some days, and which they were engage
lortuying The enemy were repulsed, ana HAL hii
S now occupied by our forces, under Gehera
me occupation OF this position by our troops Is posve,
ana ID now the extreme point OF the advance u our
lines. 49,, -,
on Wednesday last skrmlsn oi arunery opA p",e
between south carolina regiment (Coonci Jenks)
posted in the vicinity Of the Great Falls OF the Potomac,
ana Two federal on te opposite sue OF sne rver
Inc enemy were drven IRON ther position ihere was
no attempt on our side TO cross the river.
SPIRIT or TIE SOLDIERS.
me pes. Spit. prevals IN our camps. Not woru Q.
or any o'ner anxiety thah Una. "
engaging the enemy III health the incubus OF nactioh,
inc eheroachments OF disease inc melancholy specsces
OF soldiers buras in the drear and distant valleys about
Inc camps, are endured aKe Win iorttude ana ghteh-
Gu ny hopes Oh oeter DAYS ihere seems 10 DO put one
general expression OF desire for march upon Washing
s .'oio scis anu NO s"se
houses provisions are objects OF no ordinary regard 10
our army ana we are convinced that our troops VIII
never nsS' ne.ler tian w,rh ine wacnworu u ais.cty
Pa'seu VI FORWARD 10 washington Inc oisappomt-
men at not following up the victory OF the 2s OF Juy
Is oiy more extreme IN the camps than ~ Is ~ hichonu'
The lack OF means OF transportation is treated as an in
adequate excuse or not moving an army twenty mics
from us position me lact douotess, s mat the extent
OF the enemys rout was not known by generals until
the Tuesday following The next general action Will be-
not on inc WORKS OF washington az least IN sucn posi-
Ton as 70 pc followed up. ihs, at least Is positive, ana
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| tatiohs oi inc future.
,, ,,,. -, hnALII OF TIE cAMiS. ,,, w.. go,
INC ne'n VI .ne ca'ps Is very Daa inueco, pu' Uut
oi 'he hper VI cases pu very lew result iataiy Inc
peVet usenses are measles, muinps ana Hlu FORM
VI 9pnoia i.ner' noa u'nssl,us' g'ess SYMPTOMS W
Phcumohia are supormuuceo' Inc nWhess ol .ilo
country .ne slea' ia'o ram ana tne corupon oi inc
atnos inele uoout manassas, py causes wlcn might GER
fanny De corrected, IN lhe extreme hh OF the camps,
nave surrounded our brave soldiers with almost every
circumstance calculated 10 excite naiailous diseases.
Inc water too IS pad, ana It's supplies scan An arte-
san wen rs beng bored within few steps OF the rail
road station:
Inc hospitai accommodations are probably mol as ex-
tehsNe as inc necessos OF .he army require, ana me
o. the SICK 10 tne towns continues ay
| "A VI iaIW nouses III tho oi Tue
CAMPS are converted INTO hospitals Many OF tue SISTERS
ohaIty are Nv M'issas as nurses anu give pcauti
la anu aspect 10 every scene OF suerg ana
SICKNESS accessoie 70 heir walk OF charity; lner pre-
ssco ABOUT .e cntsi N ihe'i simple Hai Ds, ana Win
ir pam ana cheeriu looks one Of those spectacies
human ST iathics than
All the beauty ever throhed IN womahhood.
A RIDE OVER THE MANASSAS BATTLE FIELD
EaIy yesterday morning, before oreakIsst, i took
RAPID rae over the Famous battle e about Elk miles
from tne Junction Inc elect was not appetzng Be
neVe me, II was ,cIIoie. inc Ieu Oh patte suecheu
desolae but not blank, before the eye The sky above
Seemed ueu, as u put hperecuy lshlea up Va he DARK,
aIAng ram 'ne hofro,s " tnc scene Oh aeai Most Oh
the lahhee aea had been merely erd up 10 shaiow
senGics ana from ,hese broken MOUNDS pltokaid lutri
ned MINDS sue'che1 OUT 10 ne sight' iefe was mead
PHtH'n! uhcoVvco, win we h',r uiVPpihs Oh az inc
toucn Oh the hhscrthere buhch Oh ghas'y ana putri
T TSa III rs ocheu over INC saiow sf. 81 It's grnve
Inc stehch was almost hloerape, even IN inc morning
ar. an iny suIgeoi WHO accompanied US III or WEI
70 the hed says mat on visiting II nrt aday after tc
oatte he iound the cofpses win which II was s,rewn
pach ls nceroes ns hia. cTcIulna. ~ oeihs-Why,
now many negro sgnehts we nave kiileol -
Inc neiu sel SHOWS no Signs OF te scars Oh war Inc
srass 's sIown asan' put Wv. .oin a,u nr'siou ''.h
per every direction SHOWS the terrible Ell cts OF the
nv Ven ~ n'.a tree' soaleey 'nc 'ivkess VI .hc
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s.i' .. sh,"nea ouk Niuer spanals uiM'sh' aions
lhcln, anu bearing .he i.''e hait oi w. mere
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h had 49, no ."s .n ~, ua.poe W hho', aa
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| ties
From the Richmond Examiner, Sept al
stirring skrmsh took place yesterday in the advance
OF the army of the Potomac. For over ten days our
forces have besn gradually driving in the pkets or the
enemy and closing up our lines sezing and fortirying
strong positions Having possession OF Munson's Ma.
sons and Uptons hills and strengthened them by suta-
Bile intrenchments it was thought advisable to push on
"a -h""b'"i "hu 'ee.iPy
Halls HILL mile further in the advance where the enc
my was posted IN some orce Colonel coise Alexandra
regiment ana detachment OF the washington Artillery
were &c paca,d oSthls purpose Inc enemy defended
The position AZ hrst with some spirit ont soon retired
after loss Of between one ana TWO hundred Killed aud
wounded Inc confederate loss Is estimated at about
twenty.
The day before, Co! Jenkins, commanding one OF the
south Carolina regiments attached to Gen. Bonhnm
brigade, WAS sent with kempers battery to look after
two regiments reported to be encanped on the other side
of the Potomac in the vicinity OF the Great Fails Col
jenkins marched eighteen miles, starting at eight in the
about Two h9urs pelotc Jay. waiting aor .he gray ol
cary u..",a, nu pe i, nv ,h 'y w., " ~ ~
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