The national Republican., 1861-10-11
FROM THE GRAND ARMY.
ALL QUIET.

scertained that no such event had occurred. fl
GEN. INGALLS, DIVISION. y
On Wednesday night Gen. McCalrs division a
eft Tennallytown, and after advancing ten v
niles. took possession of Langley. This Is
.mall village about Ave miles beyond the Chain
Bridge. Gen. Mccall now occupies this place +
as his headquarters.
GEN. SMITH s DIVISION
The main body Of Gen. Smiths division has
to its former position. His pickets
have been thrown out still further into the 10.
terror.
GEN. KsYEs's PIcKETs.
The pickets from Gen. Keyes's division fire.
quently advance for miles beyond Falls Church
before they encounter the rebel pickets.
NEW pRIGADIER GENERAL
Col. De Villers, who was taken prisoner at
the battle In Western Virginia, and subsequent
ly made his escape from Richmond, was on
Monday made brigadier general.
GENERAL SMITHS ADVANCE.
The news of General Smiths advance to
townsville and Prospect Hill, was received
at SO late an hour that we could only announce
the fact of the movement yesterday. We are
now enabled to give some particulars.
The movement commenced at six o'clock on
Wednesday morning, when the division under
command of General Smith, at Chain Bridge.
| advanced aud occupied prominent positions In
the neighborhood Of Lewinsville.
On the advance arriving at Langley's, the
hitherto outpost of our army, the division was
divided, a portion of them continuing up the
Little Rock River Turnpike and occupying
Prospect Hill, the other part OF the division
taking the new artillery road and occupying
SHUTS and Maxwel's Hill, mile and a half this
side of Lewinsville. Batteries were drawn up
in prominent positions, and infantry placed In
positions to support them.
A portion of the troops under Brigadier
General Porter also advanced and occupied
Miners Hill. to the right Of Falls Church,
commanding both that village and Barretts
Hill, the latter of which is in possession Of the
rebel pickets.
Gen Mcclellan and staff accompanied by
Capt. Barker's Mcclellan Dragoons,' crossed
over the Chain Bridge at an early hour this
morning, spending the whole day in making
reconnossances Of the new positions taken by
the Federal forces.
After remaining about three hours, waiting
in vain for the rebels to make an attack, in
+ TACT inviting them to it, our skirmishers ad-
=. vanced and occupied Lewiusville, the rebel
u forces retiring.
e Lewinsyille will be retained, rs well ss the
e other positions taken by our forces to-day.
About 5 O'Clock, yesterday afternoon, Capt.
= Barney, of the twenty-fourth New York ad'
+ yanced three miles beyond Falls Church, on
S the Leesburg turnpike, with ten men, where he
s surprised o picket guard Of eight of Col Stu
arts Cavalry. Three Of the enemy were killed
and one taken prisoner. They also captured
FIVE horses equipped, thirteen navy pistols, four
sabres one carbine and a telescope.
One of the horses was killed. q white one,
which has often been seen by our pickets, and
y is believed to have belonged to Capt. Powell
of Stuart's cavalry. The capture took place
! within half mile Of rebel encampment. Sc
n sudden was the descent of Capt. Barney upor
, the rebels, and 30 much were they frightened
Y that they had not time to draw their pistols
rs Only two horses out Of their eight ESCAPED.
re Our Camp Correspondence.
* UProNs HILL Oct. 10, 1861.
On Tuesday morning there was report il
Of camp that the rebels had fallen back durin
g. the night as far as Fairfax Courthouse an
r, that there was no force Of them this side @
III that place.
ie To learn the truth or falsity OF the repor
n. Capt Barney, of the twenty-fourth reg linen
"a New York State volunteers, selected party {
fifteen of the most experienced scouts in th
~ regiment taken principally from companies
Is, and G, aud started for secessiondom
or After winding along circuitous bypath
tts with which Capt. B. and most of his men hav
become familiar,) for several hours, they spie
a party of rebels in the distance, carelessl
'ol feeding their horses by the roadside.
g. Captain Berry and his men succeeded
bo getting in their rear without being noticed Z
~ ~ this time the rebel party were moving slow
irs back towards their camp. Capt. B. let the
ed advance till they were within few yards. ar
an then commanded them to halt, which was IL
40 first knowledge they had Of his presence; b.
oe they put spurs to their horses, and endeavort
ed to make good their escape, while a dozen bu
lets made three of them bite the dust, al
he many of them lose their horses and take to u
70 woods. -.
" Had they known the number OF the attackil
party the result might have been otherwise, b
air as 1t was, Capt. Barney and his men came in
It's, camp in the evening, bringing one prisoner, fl
10y horses, (having left one wounded horse b
ray bind, some dozen pistols, sabres, and blankets
spoils enough to make them satisfied with t
days work.
the The captain speaks highly of the conduct
Corporals Mards and Lear, and privates WI
ney, Wait, aud others.
.ae The prisoner seemed satisfied, and when u,
The Keyes asked him whether he wished to be
,si- soldier on our side or to remain a prisoner.
49, said he had " enough OF fighting"
o'e The pistols taken are old fashioned hor
the pistols, and the sabres speak Of age, and OF
La. ing Uncle Sans property; both have be
VS. badly cared-for. The horses were in good G.
-, dition, but their habiliments were good d.
nv patched.
Gus; Us; On the whole, Judging from these as spt
81 men of Colonel Steuart's Virginia Cavalr
aus in one would say he had picked 1t up among
III farmers-their sons, horses and harness.
irai There was no watch found on the person
o, o, one of the dead as stated in your issue OF
a 'aiu morning.
ing THE BALTIMORE UNION RELIEF AssocIA1
rds, have their headquarters in two large buildi
u, ,he opposite the Camden Railway Station, and h
'rid thus far relieved very large number OF
dioro not only by suppl wing them with &c