The national Republican., 1861-10-09
FROM THE GRAND ARMY.
THE GRAND REVIEW.


people appear as anxious as ever TO see them;
and there were probably not less than ten
thousand people to witness the grand military
spectacle of yesterday. The recent rains had
made The earth quite damp and uncomfortable
to stand upon, but yet, vast mutitudes Of both
sexes and all conditions covered oil the local.
ities where q sight of the review could be had.
This immense multitude together with hun
dreds Of public and private carriages, filled
with the beauty and fashion Of the capital made
the scene unusually lively aud attractive.
During the forenoon, large masses af sOldlers
we're moving through our avenues, on heir
way to the plain upon which they were 10 be
reviewed, and ahout twelve o'clock the roar Of
artillery announced ;hGI Gen. Mcclellan and
staff had arrived. and in o short time the entire
Iine was ready for review. There were about
6 800 cavalry, and 600 artillery. With eighteen
batteries, in all, about ninety pieces of ord
nance; there were sixteen batteries of rlcd
guns, and two batteries of 24pounders.
The cavalry were drawn up in line facing the
Capitol, with She left wing resting upon the
cemetery near the Washington Asylum, aid
the right wing extending far acrcss the plain,
nearly up to the woods. The artillery was ar
ranged next to the cavalry, and extended at
| right angles toward the city--forming, with
the cavalry, two sides Of triangle. 1mme-
dately after the review, the army left the
Ga.d, and again passed through the city to
their respective encampments
President Lincoln and lady were upon the
field, and were about to drive within the pre-
scribed limits, when they were promptly
stopped by sentinel, and were not allowed
TO pass until duly authorized to do so.
MORE ABOUT THE FIRING AT GiN. KEYEs.
| A correspondent at Upton's Hill gives us the
following: On Saturday afternoon, Gen. Keyes,
accompanied by Capt. Woodruff, one of his
through the line of pickets, and when on their
return short distance this side of Falls Church,
while giving instructions to the reserve posted
on the hill side. (tbe guard being turned out,)
four shots were fired at the general and his
pirty, from gun posted about mile and a
quarter distant toward Fairfax. The first shot
fe, nearly on line parallel with the general.
about three hundred feet distant; the second
fell directly in line, and about the same dis
rtance; the other two balls fell in nearly the
same place.
The general immediately rode to Capt. Ed,
wards's battery, and directed two shells from
2O-pound Parrot gun at there bells who had
so unceremoniously opened on him. What
effect followed the discharge Of the generals
shots is not known, but hope 1t will teach
them that we are no. fighting on q nonrosist-
ance principle.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN is quite active in visiting
the troops, fortfcatons, Nc, and is becoming
acquainted with the vast detail OF army move.
ments. Sometimes, at midnight, he visits the
telegraph Office in the War Department, and
sits there cleaning all the information which
has centered at that point from different por.
tions Of the country.
ARRIVAL OF A NORTHERN LADY FROM TENNESSEE
Miss Harriet Morrison, Of Rensselaer, county
| New York. who has been a teacher in Ten
ncssee seminary, has escaped from that State
and is now somewhere within Our lines on the
other side of the Potomac. General Smith
has sent person to conduct her 10 his head
quarters. She is a lady of fine Intelligence
and Ia said TO be possessed Of complete in
formation a. to the strength of the rebel army
and its plan Of campaign in and about Manas
sas Junction and Fairfax Courthouse. She
hes been six weeks In efTecting her escape
She was taken sick at the Junction, and was
allowed to go to Fairfax Courthouse on the
plea of having brother in the rebel army
there She knew Beauregard well, having
been introduced 10 him. She walked from
Fairfax Courthouse to Falls Church, thus get
ting into our lines. General johnson, Beaure
gard, Lee, and JEFF. Davis, were at Fairfa1
> Court house last Tuesday.
At Manassas, she says, the rebels have three
} entrenchments of batteries, one within tht
other. The geEt!eron who heard Of her arri
val, cleaned the above information from hi
informant.
\ NARROW ESCAPE.
General Spinner, United States Treasurer
. Colonel Harry Longworth, Of Pennsylvania
Colonel Sherman, and number of ladies', wen
out to Falls Church On Sunday last, (so say
the Philadelphia PreSs.) Advancing past Nh
village half nile to our outer pickets, Gen
erel Spinner and the ladies halted. Colone
Sherman went on till he was saluted wi!h
volley of muskct bullets, some OF which whizze'
past the horses head, while others ruck tn
ground at bis feet The colonel beat a suddel
retreat but not befre he discovered q yer.
large oven built in field by the enemy, whc
indicated, from its size and superior structure
an intention to remain there some considerabl
time. 1t had not been used.
ACCURACY OF RANGE.
A few days ago, Capt. West, of the Coas
Survey, attached to General Smiths staff
T. ranged rided cannon, according to the char
. of the Coast Survey. for Fails Church. Th
ball was fred from Fort Marcy. the other sid
;, of the Chain Bridge, passed over Falls Church
b distance of four-and half miles. One q
| our cavalry officers, being In the vicinity o
> the thot when It struck, was so much alarme
that he left his sword in the ground, anG
mounting his horse, rode away In hot haste
Falls Church was not in sight of the engince
who ranged the gun, and the shot is said to b
remarkably correct one.
TIE SECOND VERMONT REGIMENT.
The Colonel Of the second Vermont reg
c ment finding that Il few of his men skunk ava
, from their duty few nights ago, when the