Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-29

The MOVEMENTS OF BEarPEc,pn,,
1DFA NGE-THsI EFFORTS 70 C0N
IraL THEIR POSITION-ROBBIv TIL
rs rAH Sr1 - THEIR DEFENSES re
1879 PREPARED-THEIR Souri,
TO DRAW GEN. MeDOWELI IN TIE " &c
Especial Correspondence of The Sta,
ALEXANDRIA, June %. 1s6I
Editor Of hs Star: For some niob,. "a a..
past Larger numbers than before of tho d,,,r,or
forces nave been scouting around US a. mes, >.
eiouds Mill They thus move about IN ,h,.
vicinity In parties Of from so to 100 Tbe,, e,,,a
seems 70 De 70 intmidate the Unionis.s LIVING no
tween thelr pickets and ours from convev,n, %
'he Union commanders intelligence Of the sI,c,
Pos'Hohs OF their forces, their numbers md ths
oeiensiVe works Of various descrip ,ion, they bavs
.oaue In 'hls nelghborhood. Their parties m.n.
'oneo ABOVE are also engaged in collecting all The
gram &C, which they are able to seize I, a..
nahos OF farmers-of course without counsr,,
''0" o'ner inan written acknowledgment tba, .,
was aAen IN fnrtherance Of the cause OF t,e,.on
&C ihey permit no farmer to leave hi. o,vn
PREMISES even 70 20 to mill-arresting all. ind,..
ofiihlna'ely' found of their own propertv.
'uins ou-and have positive and reli,b,.
inioliialoh OF The fact-that their main c,rn
Cna' OF beauregard . advanced laws from sn,,ra
neid TO Fairfax Court House, between IN. p.s1
ROAD and the Little river Turnpike. eY,snd,n.
ao"n In this direction to a point NOT mo,a ,h.s
eight miles distant. This territorv .mh,,o..
much OF the Ravenswood estate NJ ,nr,. o..
thousand acres, nearly all of which 4, IN 49,.
Iofes' OF original growth or In old field ntn., =,
.nhy or forty years growth. In such Ioc,li,,s.
.neif camps are placed deep In the wood, mi
mus concealed as far possible from ob,c,v,,,an
! am 'ansned that they have full four mr. a,.
thousand men dotted over the territo,v I d..,.,,o
above, one half Of whom have taken pos,.,on th...
Pfooaoiy within the last week They bav. %, =
fortnight and more been engaged I'm const,nc,,ra
ueiehses asainss the advance Of the Union troors
Ia lna' direction, In the shape Of the destruc,,an
% the fCads the formation Of barbados Of felsa
uees' WIN me branches, boughs and leave, Isf,
on theun, ana the erection Of some batter,e, Tbs
oarilcades are liFely to give our friend, most
trouble IL The advance be attempted in that d,,.c
NOM a. while entirely concealing those behind
'oeih' 'hey are 40 deep-extending so far back-
'ne' 'ney PROBABLY cannot be uaversed rb.v
pave doubtless made lines back Of lines n, ,rch
oeiehses clear back TO Centreyile, II not 10 Man.
esas. Everything about their preparations there
leads 10 the conclusion that It 10 their purpo,e ~
possible TO suPerinduce their pursuit by General
Into that labyrin whenever they may
0e ready 70 seek an engagement little in advance
ofit - "0'aIice
lNo" =" stLink our correspondent Is deceived
;" A's e'H"a& OF Tie number Of the disunton
LOOP oe'ween Anindale and Fairfax Cour,
house and the Little-river turnpike and the Or.
'oge and Alexandria railroad. From other ,on,cs.
d information, we set them down at two icons.
ino a necessity for foraging keeps them con.
10y on 'ne 60, when they are not making
relied Tree barricsdes, &c, which are no, a. for,
nidable distractions there a, onr co,,s.nons",
'eiieves.-Ed. Sta,.l