The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19
The Advance or the Union Army.
Correspondence Of the Tribune.l


The occupation Of Lewinsville is the regular
eouence Of the occupation OF Falls Church,
~ days ago. Those who before doubted the
srainiy Of a positive and formidable demon
ration against the rebels can now hardly con-
tue to do So There can be no other purpose
advancing and extending our lines. The
rsment need not be very sudden, but it will
zone the less decisive. believe that, from
present time, the progress Of the army will
4 be interrupted. Such, certainly, are the
esns, which are SO apparent that there can be
impropriety in discussing them. The sepa
s advances are duly chronicled, and it only
nands an examination of the situation to de.
bop their general object.
The withdrawal Of the Rebels from their posts
Aunsons Hill and proximate points was the
&guning Of their end. For many weeks they
ltA very bold and q very determined 'front.'
bel, troops had been pushed Gut from Aan.s.
& iAe base and center Of their operations, in
Per- direction to the north and west. The IA.
EltDg columns were so formed as to present q
.s extending irregularly from points opposite
sa Stone, Oh the upper Potomac, along through
nfu county, and down to the vicinity OF
BE scuth of Occoquan River. We know how
.uy in many places that line approached to
5shington 1t included the country just be-
Z. Lewinsville, the valley Of the Four Mile
4k, this side of Falls Church, Aunson's and
lsons Hill, and other stations within . shorl
saace from the Capital. For time its atti
h vas intended to be threatening. The re.
ssusut beyond Falls Church was the FIRST &C.
hos'sdguent CT inability to hold the position.
he failure to oppose our occupation Of Levins.
nie is another, and more emphatic one. A
sssth ago We should not have possessed it with.
t0as resistance on their part. At Lewinsville,
spprcach, however, q region through which
sd vital consequence to the Rebels to main
S communications, until their force from the
pa Potomac Is drawn in. A few miles fur
as-eIaetly how many it is, Of course, impos'
st,o say-and We should cross that line which
8tasyer betide, they must not have broken
ne should once get between their troops neal
Potomac and chose near the Occoquan anc
xsout Manassas, they are lost, and they know it
II! eaniot hope to preserve this line for any
40 Of time, and so tl!ey will, undoubtedly
Nh all distant columns, and concentrate them
.Na once more at the old point, or, at al
aas, no, far from it. Yet they may not Dc
sihou, endeavoring to annoy and retard us
Suewsy should not be surprised il they
mood offer some objection TO our moving on
.fa from Lexinsville, or even TO our occupa
Iva Of that place, although the latter is no
1T'esble. We are ranging ourselves 90 nea
1'sn that they must speedily demonstrate il
'sy 6s another.
hFe heretofore expressed the conviction
The Rebels will not, of their own accord
lsssad against US at Fairfax Court House, or q
nv place this side Of their old and, as the
~, tested battle-ground. If they should b
s.ted before having brought their forces gel
S.Aer from their present extended line, the
I'd fight for seif.preservation. To allow q
ssrsnce unopposed, either at Fairfax or in tn
seton of Vienna, while they have lsrg
ID posted away 70 the north, would be fatal :
Va But it does not at present seem likel
u this will be forced upon them. Our &C
'ns, which is certainly going on, will prob'
Y oaunue for days TO be gradual. therefor
believe that the next battlefield may b
tae very spot where We we're before re
sa-aot upon it, since The Rebels have ther
e!sntage. And believe that the contest
l.sah comes, will be 90 ordered and devise'
nsseep sway and crush the Southern arm
aet hspeiessnes& It has either this fey
M. NJ II or retreat; one or The other Il tnsvi