Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-03
LATTE NOEYHERE LETELLNGENlE.
rem Aorthef!. .'a!cs rs late Is August 29!ih
wc cstrGc! lie following:
items from Sanltiuston.
,f:3lA the Washington STAR Welneiday G'r'.;ms

TILE SITUATION.


TIlR SITUATION.
Washington is full O: ru;aors OF the m,aG
apprJach Of battle Oh t:.r either side oi the
river The circumstances 81 Wn!ctI they ..:c
:,mscd amol;i!. t. i;tc nIorG .IaI the q :la,iii,
advance 81 the :'col:lag OUT a5iS oi bc:llre
CARDS army % points alIlcs! 'l;!l!n raa@c Of
the guns u th4 l'f;iiicatioIs Ul The lnifed
s!a!e:; which, however,, ave not attempted to
ic held (by t!c cug:n:l - lar, Tor mOlo than
sufficient ;i:l." ~ WINCH 10 irakc Yec0nnOi.
:a2ccs.
II is by i.p 'tieaiis iinpiobaois tia: il the
.!:erny peYSeTeic III making such rcconnoI.
;..,cg:. Il considerable affair Of J3tpostS may
cy.ac oil within, possibly, lHcl!J'.;Dar hours,
.or:iesiere no. more than !3ur OF live miles
,listan: in direct line i.ct:s ,i:c Capital; as
;:ici. collisions alncst invariably srnw ont oi
such advances.
We Stale liz" ~, that rui '"G@.r.:i2Crs
RAY :,t o:ic= f::.w, i! hearing :ic hoo.H Of ar
tlilcry aver ihc giveG just What j. auioun:s To-.
General McCc,aa, who is constantly in the
saddle, is well informed as u aii the move
4Den,s ard pars Of lie enemy, and certainly
prepared far them at I'll PointS--s:om l!arfcrS
fsrrY 20 p1iri. Lockout
&; iuay add t:ial l. i, utterly impossible
tiat BcaIcvcLrd ca;I;cmpiatc; serious move.
ncnt against - iar.:iirtioas Oh the other side
.! la: .;vcr.
ThE SURPRISE - = Union rlc&.LT suAEn ~ &t%.
SONS EL..--SAgRow rEosAnLr rScAF. Of
"ASlEi. Hr1S7S, krt., EE4Is Elf
ALrxASDglA CorHTY, Sa. Near Ea!ey 5
Cross Roads,) August 33. 80 Yesterday, shortly
after noon, our picket guard, twelve men strong
Vi Muaaons I'd hill, mile above Bailey s
Cross Roads, vas surrounded suddenly hr :,
force ur about 500 Seccssionlsts, "ho opened
;lr" upon thea, killing one man. Another vas
killed by being shot in the back By one Of his
own IitGradeS Six Of the twelve were cap
!gre.! hy' the encmy, and the othcr lour eS,
capcd back 10 our guard (of Il company Il
! haiey's Cross Roads.
Mr. Daniel Manson, hearing Tie ire 30 ;iuar
his residence, mounted his horse to ride t..
wards uur lines. IS hr emerged from i.i&
gate on the turnpike, 4 volly wns fred ;Icln
the hill, two hundred yards Up the road, one
sho. bringing his horse to the ground. The horse
fell, and be e*tricated himself and ran acros2
Bailey's field in ihc direction 'of BIS house.
Nothing OF his whereabouts has since beer
heard here He probably got of safely, how
ever.
The se.,ss,.J!,GSts pursued Lie four retI eat"
men 10 point near Bailey's Cross Roads, wien
the appearance 6f II company oi regniar cav.
airy coming to the reinforcement nt The suc!d
there, caused the enemy to face about and MAX
again lrr Munson's hill.
iie:etc:o!e that guard has 5sen but sing:
. company. 10 not believe that ii will scon
again be set upon in any such fashion, un!ea'
general attack be designed BY the enemy.
sElIsMIsH OrER THE POTOMAC.
.tn!IyGroH IIsIGurs, August IS. Col. iio@.
man, o. ;ae o3Ll New York (ElmlraJ regiment,
VITA Capt Dingee's company and one other,
started yesterday afternoon 10 the v!cinllE .!
Balls Cross Roads, tor the protection ol 0"I
p!ciiets in that locality. Near Balts Cres'
Roads they encountered abcut 800 SECESSION
lists, when voIcy vas excharged. The t'1
Federal companies retired, in presence q: tle
superior force, in excelIen, or.ler.
About thirty rounds were exchanged, aisd
- Carrc, CT Ellnira, "as killed.by L sho: lroui
the enemy. lie vas :. young Inan, and vas
vcrT popular with his reg iInent. Another vi
cur men was wounded in the neck, and had =
finger shot otf. Whether the Confedera,as
suffered any loss is rot known. Our cGu,.
panies and The pickeis fell back to the CAMP
about half Il nile beyond Arlington.
COL Hoffman and the Quarternaster Of ;At
regiment, bearing that 6 large force of it:e Con-
fcdcratcs were iu the vicinity Of Falls Church.,
took crcui;ous route, and 60. on top Cl a
house about mile from the church 10 recon
noitrc. They had good glass but were IN.
able to detect the presence Of troops in any
force in that vicinity.
! PROFESSOR LOVES MAMMOTH BALLOON.
Prof Lowe now has his balloon ready :or
service. He has it so arranged as 10 take up
an army officer, who will make the obserTa-
tons. and writo ort ali the detIi4 on paper
The paper will be rolled up inc bali, 4 bull
let tied - it, and fastened to c ring 1t will
; be TIL! down cord to be stretched i-Gtn the
balloon 70 the ground. The telegraph wire
can GIso be USED, but it renders il necessary to
! have third person up 10 operate the ins:rn-
! ment and the paper eIp-egss caH 5e used :7it
sufficient rapidi:y.
DrsLoTAL PENSIONERS.
i; is though. that many pensioners il :ht
District snd Maryland will refuse to take ths
oath Of allegiance prescribed by the Depart.
! nent. No pensions arc paid il the slave States
except ct go places in Tennessee, and in kea-
tuctTT, Iaryland, Missouri, and at Wheeling
All loyal counties in Virginia arc annsIed to
| the Wheeling District
: ZEE PASS SYSTEM SUPPRESSED.
Tae Provost Marshal has recalled oil passes
hitherto extended 10 newspaper reporters, ant
ordered that under TO circumstances shall they
| De allowed to cross the Potomac at present.
This is to protect the government from certain
black sthsse' Who have acted improperly
No news agent: will be allowed 10 ero57, ent
hereafter soldiers must get the papers through