, 1861-07-19
The Advance MovemeIf.-Further Par.
t1cnlara OF tho Progress Made On
EKEAnAnfnV.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Gen. McDowelrs
account of his forward movement has been
received at the War Department. It does not
appears that the artillery and cavalry dashed
Though Fairfax at q gallop in chase Of the
Confederate troops, following them four miles,
Is far IS CenteryiNe. It is understood Cen
ttrville wi}l be defended by the rebels.
At Gre O'clock al the enemys Worke IN tho
ntighbo1hood Of Fai1tar and Centeryille, were
attacked Meeting with no resistance, the
ta.r;cades were easily surrounded, and the
rosds we're cleared Of trees which had been
felled, delaying the advance out few minutes.
At steep hill there were statloned two hun
to ascertain tie atrenat I'll Of the advancing
! force, fled upcn the hrst ap pearance OF our
| Fknmishers.
They found Gortifcations about half q mile
| frora The Court House, conslstlng OF simple
j entrencbment, extending about four hundred
! 1or eight guns. This had been oceupied for
.bout four weeks By tie Second and Third
| South Carolina Regiments, under Gen. Bon
/ Lam. On approaching. this point, our skIr-
/ uishers had bruth with those Of the rebels,
] ir which one man received Uesh wound, ana
=? rebel officer Was captured.
+, The advance Of Burns:de'a Brigade reached
the fertilization in time 10 take one prisoner,
: South Carolina officer
The command then proceeded to Fairfax
. The rebel flag. was stu flying At the Court
House, when the advance Of the division, with
the band Of the First R5ede Island Regiment
playing national airs, entered the village. Il
| was taken down by the Second Rhode Island
Regiment, and banded tv Gcy. Sprague and
transmitted by him to Gen. Mcdowell as a
! see!nental trophy.
GERMANTOWN, July Ill p. M.-Tht first
! Division Of the Grand ARMY, under Gen Tyler,
&C commenced moving at h.dfpast this morn
lrg. About mile from the village heavy
obstruction was discovered in the road. In
lvss than twenty minutes the whole OF the
| hsrricade was removed. The rebels aban'
deGed their position as socn as Gen. Schenck'f
Il lunn commenced moving.
i EWlen kent's Hill, some 21z miles west q
Viebra, Hps reached, the enemy evidently still
! yet.eatirg Q thick piece Of timber WAS entered
in an opening Of which tangible evidence O.
! the bury III which the rebels had retreate{
; ! vas found in the shape Of . large number o
blarketE, pistols, guns, c&nteeIs, etc. Tht
column was about marchiEI; on, when scont
reported battery Of several pieces less thai
! lalf nilc a1ead. Mealxime other scont
came in md reported tnAt the rebels Ind pre-
;.-tai...s r ;,osle The sSt1nJ disappeared, ant
/; the enlfeLchments were quietly entered ant
, | taken possession OF by tle skirmishers. Tn
. position was very strong one, and could
lave easily been defended. The division will
mcvc on Ills afternoon to tho vicinity Of Gen
| ksAf144SJ "A1A0 NAA~ @AA~AoJ ~ ~-|- ~ -- -
1852. M-Gep. Mcdowell and staff hay
juGt arrived. All four divisions will moge 0,
9 towards Manassas Junction tomorrow.
= Special dispatches from Washington to tn
NV York evening papers a. that the t2
try which accompanies Mcdowell cons SITS {
c:gbt 80 FOUNDERS, the largest field battery I
tie service. Advices from Gen. McDowell
~ ! read qua1ters soy tkat the army marched easl
) ttis morning for CenteTviile+ Gen; McDowe
Al ] Joo+ hat 4,o half 10
e would fght there. 1t was report that II
+ rebels, under johnson, were endeayoring
tf1ect q junction with .ReaurcgaFd-
Federal scents report 80 ,0c0 to 10000 rebe
at Centeryille and Manassas.
WASHINGTON, July 1S-The Var Depar
ment received a dispatch this morning fro
!, Fairfax C. Il, eaying that the ilrst Divisic
- under Gen. Tyler, Is between GernantoW
- and Centrevi]ie the second Division, und
e Col Hunter, is about to move forward to c..
e treyillea; the fifth, under Gen Miles, is al
Il | ordered there.
~ sNGsTEn.s sTA11oS. ion the line Of Il
II | Alexardria1, July 1Tsh-Wc have seen t
ENEMY flying before us, but Il consequence
j. the rousllnsfs of the march, and owing to t
IN bare succeeded in making their escape vii
er cuta fight We have now full possession
~ The Railroad ee fer ss this citation. The {
my con msnced tEen retreat tod
ID ard tarc]y escaped by tic CID Fairfax ro
re which is occupied ss Car as F&irfax Station,
Col Wilcox, Who took II prisoners. Abou
u o'clock the following dispatch Hss read 1rt
~ Col. Wilcox:
10 tGl. Hctnt<tlh'an:
Fairfax srATIoN-~Wc have taken Fair
Station, with IL prisoners. a large number
Infantry ard some horse1nen dsd over towa
The left, and Franklin can intercept the
: Ne have . Aag &c,
NJ (S;gncd.( O. 3. WILCOX
Several regiments cf rebel troops arc
I'M Tcrted to baye Iaseed Saagster's Stat
,e curing the day In retreat before Col. Fra
"a Inns column. An Alabama regiment was
"a. csnped within tEo miles Of tie forks Of
Ice road where we arrived at noon, The camp Il
[ia. Of which were still bu.Birg when re pas
" this a11errccn. Quantities off1csh beef, &C
,tc., we're left behind.