Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-10-05
WAR NEWS.

and staff visited the outpost OF tue aVWy vi Z;
tho Potomac this p. NJ inspecting the ma. =
ture as well as the construction OF the tortl' Z
6cotions about Munsou'S and Upton HilIs,
and Falls Church
The inhabitants in the vicinity state That
the rebels were but half clad worse led, o
and mos, of them without shoes. They have
NO money. but an abundance Of Virginia 7
shinplasters, with which they pay tor Their p,
forced purchases. ...-..,, iran I
In a deserted house near MunSon'S hul, ,
several letters written by the rebels, were
! tonnd, in which they state that it was Gen.
/ Benurcgnrd's intention to attack our troops
on the 20th Sept.
| The observatory balloon has been odvanc.
ed to Upton Hill about a mile and half
! this side of Falls Church
Considerable changes have taken place In
the different camps.
On Sunday thorough reconnaissance was
made on Munson's Hill and Of the surround
ing country A new constructed military
road, three miles in extent connecting
Mason'S and Munson's Hill, was discovered
1t was located with admirable judgment
for the defence of a retreOting force, and
bore the marks of the recent passage Of
troops.
The river today at all the places where
the rebels have any hope Of crossing, is six
feet above fordng depth. Fording depth
is where the water is up to the belt, say
about two and half or three feet. The
reconnaissance of the rebels has probably
developed to them the condition Of the
river.
A despatch from Gen. Stone this morn.
ing announces that everything is quiet on
the upper Potomac, in the vicinity Of Pools
Vile.
Nothing has been seen of the rebels in
front of Gen. Banks column today.
A. powerful squadron is blockadnS Free
Stone Point and OccoQnan Creek, WINE
Aquia Greek ard lower down are watched
by several IT, s. steamers.
The flagstaff which had the rebel flag ly-
; inc at Free Stone Point has not been seen
since Saturday, and the place is apparent
: ~ deserted, though this movement looks like
! fcint.
| It believed the rebel chiefs have sent
: forward to Kentucky, by the railroad via
, Nashville, large part of the forces recent
" in Virginia If this is true the abandon
ment of the lines in front Of Washington is
partially accounted for, and it is believed
that Buckner has been largely rein.
forced from the rebel army of the Po-
tomac.
A dispatch has been received here this
evening, from q responsible gentleman OF
Cincinnati to the following effect : Gen.
Thomas, at Camp Dick Robinson, teegraphS
Gen. Anderson, at Louisville. that the reb.
els arc at London about SO miles southeast
of him, and approaching him in force
Gen Anderson tclegraphS for all the rein
rorcemeuts within reach to come up.
The situation at Washington is without
" material change. The exact position of the
e Rebel army is not known, one report plac
ing it between Acquia Creek and Manassas
Junction with the right wing Oh the PO
tomac another, that it is divided, one por
=. ton being above the city and another be
low it. The latter statement, however, is
not credited at Washington, perhaps be
:; cause it is fIicult to understand wha
le object the enemy could have
1t in thus dividing their forces. The fedora
y. pickets occupy one end of the village o
Falls Church, and the rebels the other
while they are putting up earthworks on
N hill, which commands the place. Our for
ct ces are fortifying The points taken possession
m OF on Saturday The heoel batteries
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