The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-10-01

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an1af Gn MrnomeA fha Felsel have
ralFd ahH lsr miles bak. 40 tie
reb3 eirenelmgnh fnslae Arlnatou
re ahsndoafd. sal COW ocapied 81 Fd-
erals
Ii upariel tonig'l lhst Johnston.
fhs head e 10000 mea. j. moving from
l.erslureh g tbe rt J. reported
f ilal ii rebels afc pasiIag large .ou %
ihe nei9ltarboo8 q P0lallg, aai down
lbe r,cr ieuar4s Ae4aa Crrk Indie
foas are tbas he uh. uilI attempt crosse
ns ~ paamae immediately. but ihe.f
movements arc closely eatched nd pre-
paralioas io mces il.e,n promptly 81 bein2
made.
Tie weather Is Qsge cold ard lhe rebel
prisoners state ibai iheil forces suffer con.
sileahiy fom is effects.
Washington, Sept 29.
D8rna lasi week il va, 80 frequently
reported from day 10 day TIA, oar troops
+ l,al taken possession 81 Munsons lliIlihat
when last night Obi. long predicted event
TOOK place. i foeni few believers among
hosc least excited By sensation reports.
4 personal visit. however. put. the fact
beyond doubt m American aag row
Goal. tlsere ia place 81 tbat d the rebels.
Early tbs forenoon The pictei. from
Gen. Smiths division advanced %, and
now occupy Falis Church.
+ Neither this nor the preceding move
mem met asy opposition whatever as the
rebel army had on Friday night retired
/ from tie ga line 81 their positions Of the
/ line Of Washington.
up,on's Hill, this side e Falls Clarch.
I Is necessarily included among the points
moss hcla BY the Federal forces. The
works IF tie enemy a, tie pisces ihcg had
eyaeuated, we ID q military poini Of
view, almos, worthless, being nothing more
than rife PITS If very common conaruc-
ton. The positions a Murray and Nun
sons Iiill afforded the enemy an unob.
strucled view Of all our forlidcations aad
other dc.cnses The appearance Of the
ground deserted indicated that they were
i q feenl Ia those arrangements which
serve to make lile comfortable, having no
I teuts, lat merely shelters rudcly consiruc-
ted.
+ Tie advance Of Gen, Smith on Fails
Church from Chain Bridge. was aceompa-
MED by events Of the most deplarable
/ character Having VanderGcfkcn and
! yandenburgh's houses on the way 70 the
+ former place, and when about half mile
/ fom Il. saw some unacconntab'o blau-
der. Col. Owens Pa. regiment in the
darkness Of lie night misiakiug for rebels
+ Cap. Mot's hatterp, which was in ihc adj
vance, sustained ~ Col Bakers CaAtof-
MIA regiment. p Xcr's Philadelphia Iou
aycs. mad Col Freeman's cavalry fred a
! full yolicy into The troops last mcntioaed,
I killing and wounding o large number.
+ The California regiment not knowing
whence the firing camr, returned il with
marked effect. The horses attached 70
/ Moi's battery became unmanagcable, and
tie tongues Of tae cai.sons were broken
owing 10 the narrowncss Of tie road
Lieut. Bryant. having command Of the
4 first section, ordered the guns 70 be loaded
with grape and canister, and soon bad
them in range to rake the supposed enc
ms, when word was sent him that he VAS
/ ~ lie company of friends. All was ex-
citcmcnt, AID long time clapcd before
the actual condition Of affairs was aseer-
tanned and confidence re-established,--
Many conflicting stories prevail as to the
parties on whom tie blame should rest,
+ but Gen. Smith Immediately ordered Col.
Owens regiment to f.li back 10 camp,
/ The number killed was wounded 20.
/ Tie killed were all buried to-day near
4 tioir cncampmeds. viii, military honors
while the wounded were removed 70 the
/ hospitals in Georgetown. where they are
receiving the bes, attentions. There are
reports Of others being killed, bnt no pesi-
+ live information has So far bcea obtained
concerning them.
I The conduct Of the federal troop to-day
while occupying the grounds recently va
Gated by the rebels, resulted ~ INC DaFh-
+ ing Of property 10 the amount Of from
/ $4,000 to $4,000, including houses with
their contents, but which were untenant-
cd no distinction being made as 70 lie pc
i liiical characters Of their owners. These
wanton acts viii doubtless undergo inyes-
+ LEGATION by the military authorities, as they
were strongly condemned by Gen. Me
+ Clelian, WHO went over 70 the Virginia
side ai an early hour to-day, visiting the
+ various localities vacated by tic rebels.
Various spscalations are rife rs 70 Tie
whereabouts Of tie rebel army, as 10 fra
ces Of them can Be discovered ID large
lorce---il.e usual pickets Of infantry and
cavalry Only being disccraible at distant
\ poiuis lowering Is il for observation pnr-
poses. The most probable theory i thai
from what can be gathered tie rebels are
making feints Of retreats as they did pre-
yious 10 the Laile Of Boil Run, with the
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