Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-08-22
Advance on Washington
DlABOLlCAL PLOT
NEGROES IN THE REBEL
ARMY.
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS.
Large AMOUNT Of funds Seized
in Missouri.
GENERAL SWEENEY NOT KILLED.
A WAR VESSEL FIREDINTO
AT AQUA CREEK.
&c, &C., &c, &c.
CORRESPONDENCE

WAsHrscroS, August l6.-The special
Of the Herald says.
Numberless incidents terd TO show that
the rebels are on the eve OF attacking our
lines. Last night Il vac discovered that
tie rebel lines had advanced IN all drec
tons towards the Potomac. Their force
at Fairfax Court House has been largely
Increased. Heavy forces have been thrown
out on all the roads. \ large body is
proceeding towards the Point OF Rocks
Their scouting parties are IN the immedi-
ate vicinity OF our lines along the whole
extent OF the Potomac.
The rebels IN Baltimore to-day received
Intelligence that the rebels were then
marching upon Washington, and the in
formation was published in an extra.
1t - thought that they were only lit
tie premature. Scott does not think the
attack Will be made, but Gen. Mcclellan,
who was a class mt:e OF Beauregard, and
IL familiar with his mode of combination,
is well convinced that he will make an at
tack upon some point on the Potomac.
IL is said that the rebels have nearly
100, 900 men between here and Richmond.
They have not the means to provide for
this immense army. They know that un-
der the management of Mcclellan, our
army Is becoming more formidable in
number and discipline daily, while their
forces are getting more disorganized ana
demoralizcd by DELAY and the poor pros
pcct OF provisions tor their comfort aud
maintenance during the winter. They
cannot wait for the result of Zen Scots
plan Of starving them out, or Gen. Ne
Clellan's programme of having the army
perfectly disciplined and prepared before
he begins to advance. They must either
fight now, or see their army melt away
from necessity, without another blow be
ing struck. That an attack will be made
within u very short time, IS very generally
conceded.
One of 4 regiment of negroes, who took
part in the Battle OF Bull Run, at which
time he made his escape, and has since
wandered about until he got within our
lines, asserts that there are III the rebel
army IN Virginia two or three thousand
negroes, armed Nth Halls rifles Most
Of them are from further South than Nir
giRia. The negroes from down South, he
saws, have been taught that they would be
nptcacred if they fell into the hands of the
Unionists, but those picked up in virginia
have different idea, and would all run
away If they could.
WAsHINGTOS, August l7th.-The spec
ial dispatches to the y. y. Post say: a
new battery has been erected by the enc
ay at point a mile or two below Aqua
Greek. Yesterday it SUD 1enly opened
fire on the steamer Pocakontas bat infic-
ted no damage. This is the fourth battery
which has been erected at that poiut- Its
situation is very near the shore of the
river
Officers report, unless the Government
takes immediate action to expel the rebels
from these positions on the bank Of the
river. navi cation will be completely closed.
The enemy's batteries already commanc
rye part of the Potomac.
Since our capitalists have taken the
new GOvernmentloan so freely, the Treas
airy Department entertains no doubt that
it will be largely taken abroad, in spite OF
the croaEing OF the newspapers
Advices from Kentucky state that The
new Union Legislature will request Breck-
inridgc and POwell 70 resign their seats
in the Senate. The Union men in Ken
lucky aud Tennessee say that Federal
victory IN Virginia. when the next battle
occurs. will e1tinguish the rebellion in
those States.