The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-16

The Richmond papers of the 9Th allude to the APP
preaching great battle on the Potomac. tiG = 49,
has the following which would seem to indicate tha'
the enemy has nearly gotten reaay 3of w ooi.1e
We have been careful in our statements OF the move
,,onts of the army on the Potomac not to FISK Tue
truth Of the merely popular and vague reports tlo'
reach u.s. Yesterday, however, we ootaEeu mo- iii@
tion that puts beyond all reasonable DOUBT or spee
finn the imminence of early general actleh on ny
line Of the Potomac Our readers may rely upon lhe
absolute truth of the statement that the enemy mas
ossad the Potomac with the bulk OF his iorces anu
That there at present by estimate which puts the
matter out of doubt, one hundred thousailo leue''
troops on the Virginia side OF the Potomac
DESCENT Upon GcCoQUAH.-The Enquirer OF the OH
From the Potomac to-day we have tidngs that the
northern invaders in large force, have erected lanu
inc at Occoouan about twenty-five miles south OF a
ganst the batteries which we have lately built lower
dwn the Potomac and which the northern papers say
La efpetually closed the navigation OF that river
We may reasonably anticipate immediate active move
ments in that quarter on both sides.
The Dispatch OF the same DAY, referring W '"o ~
scent upon 0ccoquan says
The war department received dispatch yesterday
stating that the enemy had crossed the fotohac az TX
coouan in strong force, for the purpose OF capturing
one of our batteres-perhaps the one loca'eu ne''
Transport As they have no acquaintance "i'i .l,5
country it believed that they will be cut OH and oeea
to surrender. r1
| THE FEDERALs ATTACKED AND RoUTED.-Ihe Lynch
burg Virginian of the 5th has the annexed items:
We learned Saturday, through a reliable source, tnaV
Latbams battery had returned to their camp at ar
fax after successful engagement with the enemy
| The persCn from whom received our intelligence
states that he was informed by officer attached 70
the battery that they made successful attack on ng
/ enemys encampment near Big Falls. They fired l0l
guns which considerably damaged the iederals, IN ad-
dition to battering down portion OF the works py
which the city of Washington is supplied with water.
/ GEN LEGS CoMMAND--Ir would seem, from the foi-
lowing paragraph which copy from the richmond
Dispatch of the inst that there has been no en-
ragemcnt between Gems. Lee and Rosencranz, as has
/ been reported The Dispatch says:
We have late intelligence from the west by passea-
GERS arrived last evening Affairs at Big Sewel noun
tain presented no material change, and no battle had
taken place between the opposing forces. Gen. Lee
has now under his command sufficient force to hold
his position should the enemy make attack though
it is the opinion of that how'll await further rem
forcements before undertaking an advance movement
The position of the southern forces IN the west Is
thus stated in the Enquirer of the 9Th:
Our forces at last advices occupied the northeast
south and northwest spur Of the mountain ranges
Rosencranz was on the main top OF the mountain Ills
force was estimated at 5000 strong-yery little superior
to our own The camp of the enemy was within mile
and half of our lines. Gen. LOring, with his division
of the forces in the west, about 1000 men-had joined
Lee on the Big Sewell, Skirmshing continued daily
on our lines but without serious loss either side
Our own loss during the entire continuation OF the
skirmishing, had not exceeded two men killed and
few wounded There a considerable fall OF snow
in the encampments Friday night last.