The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-21
TIE REBELLION.
a Quiet Sabbath in
Washington.
Reconnaissance by Union Troops To-
ward Fairfsx Court HeuSe.
IMPORTANT ADvICES FROM EUROPE.
Activity Of the Agents of the
Rebel Government.
tnsdrU ctions to British ConsuIs in the
Eleckaded States.
TIE Purchase Of Blankets in
Europe for the Troops
The Government and the
Spectators. E
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TR0MANT NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
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EKs RECAPTURE OF LEXINGTON.
iDsspERSl0N OF A BAND OF REBELS.
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Espture of Two Hundred Prisoners and
Large Quantity Of Goods.
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THE NAvEATION OF THE POTOMAC,
&c. &c, &c.
OIR SPCf7aJ WAsUyNcTOy pCspa CCuES
iDlspERSION OF A BAND OF REBELS.
Gspture of Two Hundred Prisoners and
Large Quantity Of Goods.
THE NAvlSATI0N OF THE POTOMAC,
&c, DC, &C.
OUR SPEC11L WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1861
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WAsHNGroN Oct. 20, 1851.
o,TV SABBATH IN WASHINGTON.
To-day hasbeen.cbscrved in this vicinity upver-
sally as day Of rest than any Sunday the begin
ming Of the aasurrecton The city has beer remarkably
quiet rne advance Of the Union forces creator dis
tance frou the capital has much diminished the number
Of uniforms upon the streets and around the hotels.
General McCelans Sunday order appears TO have been
strictly oteyed There has been dearth OF news and
hardly AIRY rHovement Even the accustomed rumbliug
Of conmksares wagons was unheard, and 10 stranger
thePe evidence whatever OF the presence of vast
army in :h'e immediate neighoorhood tho capital
From all directions along the Potomac complete quiet
b reported tonight.
xEC0NNe,ssANcE TOWARDS FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.
General Mcclellan and the principal portion Of his sta
have been in Virginia all day. This mornnga rcconnois
sanoe force made from General Smiths position
under the immediate supervision Of General Mcclellan.
The conducted by Major Palmer of the
Engineer corps. The reconnotcrug force OF twenty I've
hundred amen pushed through Vienna to
the line Of che hil about mile beyond
the town. before any signs Of the rebels were
observed A. this point rebel pcets Disco
vered by skrmshers of whom, aprivatc OF tho
Fifth cavalry, badly wounded. The rebels retired
upon the 2 roach OF our forces, after firing one voey
The reconnof ering party afterwards proceeded
miles TO the right OF VIENNA to the Leesburg turnpike
bu. Other evidences of the presence enemy were
discovered General Mcclellan at General smiths
headquarters late hour this evening, O'Clock
had not returned to the city
IMPORTANT .snOM EURoPE-MovEMENTs OF THE
REBEL AGENTS.
Rhe governsun is in receipt of volumnous despatrhe
from our Mniser in Europe, brought by tie Arabia
The aspect OF ars this country is concerned
b both satisfactory and pacific The rebel agents. how
eyer, active They moving heaven and earth
OF he
vernmentor, f they fail in tAst to bring about rupture
between the tnssed States and Of The great
Powers in EurnSe fe agents OF the rebel gevcrnment
also busy ssS Asing arms, and secretly fitting ont
vessels at various ports with these articles shipped
teSouthern ports and to the blockade The agents
Of our government watching these opcratoas and
have called the attention Of the English Fsench 90
vsrr ments to the y soceedings
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST MEXICO.
In regardo the expedition fitting out snst
Mexico, Ministers to London and Paris assert nosi
lively that neither Of these gnvs en cred
intosany arrangement with Spain join IN theallaged
cxped ton The reply to the communication Of Secretary
6ewaed which xas addressed time ago to those
governments respecting the design of those Powers
has, no. yet been received. Our government has ell
along boon assured byboh England and France they
had nocbect in their interference the affairs Of Mexico
other tan protect ha citizens ai reyaration
long stanlng.
. gaMrORFArT lNsTRUcYIONssO BRITISH C0SsULs TX TUE
BI.oCKApRp STATES.
Lord Sns has addrosseda brief circ lar TO her Nes.
sy Consn in the southern 81 aes enclosing the follow
ing emlSdied the eisia OF she Secretary or
STATE, namesY
Tic Law OF ulockade, whacila9ss not permit a yesse
In bockatkd port take or board a csrgo after the
laesccmen. Of the blocsage Ay bo expected 10 ss
striIty observed by all vessels hisckaded b. the naval
forces ar The In led States.
Lord Lyons nsructs those consul. TO take .ais law for
their glsSance.
TIE PpEcHAsF ELANxETs IN EyaQpr-THE
SPECTATORS OvEhRf~sSHED.
The gtsVsinnent anticipating that sbcre ward be a
scarcity III vpolen goods such wouh be reagired for
the use o. ,tas army during the win,a, campaign de-
patched asa.s EuTspe n early day, 20 procne
gain kinds Of goods and especially blankets. oneerder
as for three hajred ihGusond pairs of the attcr article
sod long ago the for this purchase Septout
" Europe that some ~ these blankets have a.
ca,.y arrived 10 Washington, the great relic!
Of 7sc soldiers gns asatacton Of GepeTal &c
Cellap, who has becn greatly exercised Of
ste, fearing that his sovemaf,s would be retarded
isg tlo SAINT Of The ncsossary ticles requredSr he
ecaoort aud a lis irooa, Fearing that cod
wes hr wus!d before ,lesbalkets arrived from
Europe, taken TO ascerta4h he condition II
ihe New E0gapd woollcn mills. when tgsas stated thlt
they working 70 their utmost exe,1t 70 supply
government contracts with wocen goods All, could not
ia more Most Of these goods were ascertansi 10 he
isnnes, for shirts, and Goth, for unifornsleayng
little room for the production Of blankets |
Agents were then sent out to purchase all tie |
blankets TO be found in tho Now England New York and