, 1861-08-20


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" p4say talfs5 oayS e11e@ rs ta4M - ~
sktif ove1 the advance Of cur ssInY II YffEiAaA
We were then in the whiti of ! srask saf,va.
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Aents "nch' IL was cosad3kg nopeda W. 4
but the first step in tRi1mpAsat mas& b.
the yeyv epat nF CnnfederaAa Y,nxrar 'fhe
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aAte o. taa1 atappeansed ena Ill ceaao-
cred expedition has passed into his--
tory, Irdeed. how mtch of history
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has tnlB sno1t montn W seens An sse)
enacted. Comparing ouE sltuHtEon fAan nd
now, one il almost appe1led st-the con
tras+ W. h.va--1os+- nnc1, and wa bava.
s,e~a ]ss. w. lay ~ ~ .a - I-. ~
quite ~ nouc1 a. has Bon 3 stned, md are In
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fore % our sluy wa wicked upon ; BuI Run.
Meanwhile, tie enemy has xained IN numeri.
G cal ana nsora strength, aad Thfle ws hsye
~ a1,r sae1;aS nnse
Ks h,s hasn act1s N ~ 1s,r1sr{n~ ~ 1,nif sn3
, 1H aas 1esu 4H E ~ 1t1.eg ~ r th g.o eaa
Fave in Wash;nrton ~ and a1cnp ~, Pato;,nse p, a.
an army Of some 5000 men. nea1lT hsif a
whom have cor,e tn taks fte piace of
yoInrteers 1nne hnyue. With The ereeI,fIon of
an occaslonsl noyement Of q faw milne. onr
advance is strictly cont1ned to the Nue Of tha
Potomac intrenchnents. The eaemy's fag
is-ln pfafn right from shuter's Hill: It is no
rare Event for his scouting parties to come
Within almost hailfng distance; and cur
pickets are thrown out each day 1T the peril
cf their lives
As to tbs zeal strength Of the ens1ny, sad
bis Intentions for the future, much Is said aad
but little known. Some authorities place his
force At 16o,o0 men. This Ii p1ohabIy too
large. It may be that jeff Davis las this
number N Eastern Virginia, but Beauregard's
poshon, IN Which We sre more pfHcularIyin in.
fsrested, probably does not exceed 10o,Jo0t.
hat, WaalsFef lt may ne, re should not datter
ouiselVes ey unde1E:nng the enemy, nor have
We any reason te believe that he viii give Us
euos, - We nave ln7af1ably given him. 30
l ar as u Is possible TO kDoN, the batteries at
s Maaaseas nave been greatly strengthened,
u LIE nun iheY nave fu!I Possession
OF me intervening country, but
plster g Fegafo these a1STehchnenss ~ e the
~ uaee @ o. laen opsIaLaoas: Inc army = thrown
o@s s sasn + "as a i,om a,anas, nn1y 20 tae
- a wfssf
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fotomac a9s are lepfa f oa5ses1es. ts Ihe thck
glon.Ii " t,1npra tet aonS aasse o:nks eonces
opsIa..uuh ~ etaa aay "nly sppsa. N Tue Iosuse
tha ~ ~ az vta,dod M.5s "
lne May' ~ 50 f1a. " unewotshgs no very
noge1n a. ugs aga, um aens ~ ltYeE snore Ana
viii Viii ruors ION beyond t The ~ Vrpnia INT 1aik hilis
t!a1 tha. 1aG 1epets M are gtaonany aavancuag eau
oos'y y 5fne' nat - @th stfata$etle certain
y. inis Ii tne 1otn OF August. IL ls now G!N
gays pelofe tne NOUN s1nce buH run WILL
Lase :esen as s94ple!eo. Is Y ZOO much TO eI'
fec. tnat ye1: a4 Das1s Moala De pleased to o.
se5ss taas @ aa;e-.ee 1stL1oJ reEnEnng A1Lsn
CONS compnmene, and here al the very gates
ot Masnlhgton = a.h 10 pfophet, and yet
taas ls Tue way tulngs are neadea Just now.
u y u21ortq1ate that Just at this time dis.
aneeIl9n p sao4,a ol nave entered on camps. re
1eeo1t s4 II ne fsI1' ana the @ 20 Mane, ale ne
ssa1 moss ielaos, ons tnels nave 6sen Ifoqoies II
a an1 ulsc'pIne. y T. Ing .sla aas oeen spouea py
dattery. It has now been put on ifs good be
| ha9lor, ana win the mtschiei~makers e suited
gu ets n3 ana seA: 70 ioMugas, @ ekpeetea tha'
r. nae dlgnisnoels VII Ieasem tner character
EooI !at1ons, naee peeh tne proAnc cause O
a al Ihls ulsconteIt, a1a somepsdy 1s a. 1aul
u Inc ma1ter. Ine osn9fsl9g otheers chaIgt
tne oeiay upon Inc toloneie, N not having
perfected fhe pay rolls. And yet, Regiments
Wnose folls nave 4een correct, nave oeeI oe
| equally neglected. II there is no money will
| which to discharge these claims, why not sfte!
the boys Treasury notee, which many Of them
If not all, would willingly accept. In tn
Commlssary Department, also, oil is not ye
| well regulated The venerable chief
General Gibson, -(noW eighty years old,
is sick INTO death at hls resdence
and his subordinates gre slow u
meeting the exigencies OF the hour. Con
gresB provided for iVe inspectors of Bubsist
e1ce, with the rank Of majors, but they hay
not been appointed. 1t was designed that Nj
sanderson, Of the New York Hotel (and Wiz
was to be the Soyer OF the wary, should be On
Of these and he viii be: when 3he red-tape o:
fee gels around to it. Until that time bis Sc,
vices are not available.
The Provost Marshaps department Is nos
well arranged. He has companies staione
Yesterday to our neigh6orine city OF George
town. As rapidly as possible police fore
will be orgarized-of loyal men, Of course
to relieve them. The Police Commissioners
Just appointed tpr this purpose, are Zenas {
Robbins, Joseph F. Brown and Richard Wa
Georgetown; and sayles G. Bowen, Of Wash
ipgton county, Maryland.
foT FauIkneris arrest has made some talk, bu
1t is getting to be an cid story. he viii b
held, if nsf for Punishment for his OWE YieHI
ut least as tarfage tor eome OF the prlsoue,
| HI .1GGf4 are QEne&& S&T3 W0
ought to be taken in the eame Way-the bankt
Corcoran among them Rebels enough mipf
be picked up in town to makea very respeetab]
Offering for our friends in Virginia, and thei
arrest would, furthermore, relieve as of
great nuisance By the way, It is stated tha
Congressman Ely has been visited by his ol
"friends" Keitt, Bocock and Pryor, who II
formed him that they called on au errand q
mercy, and were desirous of doing somethin
to better his condition, provided it did nc
| conflict with the military regulations, It j
related that tho earnestness OF these gentle
men in their proposal, and their forgetfalnee
OF present fe1ds, made grateful lmpreasio
, On the mind Of Mr.. Ely; 1T least, that's th
story told here.
The New York journals are making vast on
lays here for news, azd At time when the
| cannot afford to do 1t. The EeraM distance
| all the rest in the outlay Of money for snsp
mesDs. 1t teleg1aphed seme eight columns
Senate confrmahons, paying to the telegrap
company seven or eight hundred dollars theI
! for. It manages to Keep on the right side
. men in power by inditlRg fulsome editori
) articles. It's last was devoted to Mr.
|. Lincoln, and I hear th3t she Was high
pleased with It. If this is true, it
E the worst thing have ever heard of be
: .,rdar thr s1,re-P;a;nn ~ s;mon = . Hs.sonn
= The Tribune haa tf,rea or four men hera VI
? were foime.iG under the control OF Fitz Hem
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