The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-30
JOnNsTON's ARMY, MOVING ON THE
POTONAC.
mysterious Disappearance Of
Beauregard's Division.
THEIR ADVANCE POSTS OCCUPIED BY
GENERAL HcDOVELL.
ANOTHER MURDEROU- MIsUSDBR-
STANDING.
Important Military Appoint
ments.

'''''''''sf''"t a'I's gu lit hln'IlftO nag
nov floats over Munsons Hill. DeAchments
from Generals Richardson, Keyes' and wads-
worth + biigadcs, and also from Gen. franklin
division, now occupy II, being in command Il
Col Ferry, Of the 9th Michigan regiment.
FALLS CHURCH OCCUPIED.
Early this forenoon, the pickets from General
Smiths division advanced to and now occupy
Fails Church. Neither this nor the precolinl,
movements mot with any opposition whatever,
~ the rebel army had on Friday night retired
from tho whole limo Of their positions on tho
line Of Washington. Uptons Hill, this side Of
Falls Church, is necessarily included among
the points now held by the federal forces.
room pEPrSCEs.
The works Of the enemy at the places they
had evacuated were in military view almost
worthless being nothing more than rifle pits.
The appearance Of the ground deserted by them
indicated that they were deficient in those ar
engagements which serve TO make camp life
comfortable, having no ,oLts but merely shell
icrs rudcly constructed. There were no sign,
70 show that they had ever mounted any gun.
ANOTHER DREADFUL MISTAKE
The advance Of Gen. Smith on FAIL Church
rom the Chain uriI,c ~. ,r,c,,r,oi.t H..
ey,pt. Of tho mo-, d,,l,-,Ilo o,,,.,,,.. n.
ny passed Vendewcrkens aud Van lcrb,ry',
house IN their way to the former place, anil
sbcu nhoot balt mill, from, :, a., .o,,,,
a,uu, Al. hlprJ,, rJ n..an.,t,;.h nru,ti.
Ihia regiment, IN the dirkncs, Of tho night,
uis,,l ir,. i.-,,l,l. Gan, u,,..h,,,.,,. ii.
va. i'm the ndy,p,. .n,,,i,,i h, C.., Mt.
r,lf,u,i, Rc,ipsu, u,,,,,,. p,il,t,t,l,;,
Ioua,c, and Col Fri,l,n,r', C,v,lr, Grcl a
bdl volloy into the ,roop, l,, pentinnoI KIN.
ng AMI wonnIin, a l,t,o puu,lcr. TN, cas-.
lurnia regiment. not knowin, whence IN, firm
came. returned il with marked effect, Tn,
hor IS attached to Motifs battery b. g ,po unp an.
a,cabc aud the tongues of the cai,.op, y,.r,
broken, owing To tho narrowncs, Of tho road.
| Lieut. Br, ant, having ,onminl Of IN, fat SOC.
tion, ordered tho guns 10 DO loaded with prapo
aud canister, aud soon had them in range 4,
rake tn, supposed enemy. when word wa. son,
/ him that he was in the comrany Of friends.
Msuy conflicting stories prevail a. 70 the p,r.
ties on whom the blame should res, Lut Con.
smith Immediately ordered Col. Oy en-, repi-
mont 10 fall bacl, 10 camp.
Some the federal troops were guilty Of wan.
olt,a,es Lur, iu,, bouscs irJis,ri,,i,,,,t,.
T.. ,,,o, -. r. .on 1on -. ,,o.oon
Wv '''"' =" s''''"" W s'o'oo"' GENERAL
Mcclellan denounocs the outrages in the strong.
cs, terms The perpetrators will doultlc.. IA,
s,,r,I,, nroishoJ
"S P'"''
| Nhli'uN 'Fcula'iohs arc rife NJ TO tho where
abouts Of the rebel army. a. no traces of them
can he discovered in l,r,, fore. tbcir usr,r
- ~ '"H' INV '"'' u'u'
P'ch',s VI "lao'fN ann cavalry only being dis
ccrnahlc at distant points, lowering a II for ob.
,cryation purposes.
m, ,,,,., ,,,J,iio ,,,oor,. r,,,., ~, ....
'',',' l''''''' '"''"y '"'" "na' ca" oc
gathered Is That he rebels are making tein'-
Of retreat, rs they did previous TO the battle Of
nnI Pm, ,,;,I, ,i., -. ,r =.
| W "'h '"' "''l'
'"'o 'ni""'eaueS' Inns p mon Is strengthened
| hy ih" repetition Of conversation which far.
| m,r residing in iLr neirhborhool Of Fall.
| ,.b,,r. +, ,,,.,,l.,,t a.. ,..',.r. ~
| " Wv wv va! 'o'o'o '''y oN'eul-