The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-24
Details Of the Battle ut
FrcdericktOWn.
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 1861.
IMPORTANT FROM THE UPPER poToMAc-TnE UNION
TROOPS IN POSSESSION OF LEEsBURG.
Generals Mcclellan, Banks and Stone, have been the
Virginia side q the river all day, the vicinity Of Lees
burg it is teegraphed tonight to headquarters that
our troops are in possession Of that place.
The whole of General Banks command have crossed
the river that forces in sufficient strength
to meet any Of troops the rebels capable Of
concentrating at that point. &
The repulso We received on Monday e. Is was tho
result OF the advance OF our forces beiug sur
prscd by FIVE times their number The rebols,
taking advantage Of the fact, made desperate
onslaught upon General Pakers brigade, cutting it up
badly tho less being heavy. The Fifteenth and Tween
ticth Massachusetts, regiments suffered most. Report
Gays they in the hickest Of the battle and fought
like tigers.
The facts in regard conduct OF General Baker and
AM and win eanal the most daring and gallant
poits ever recorded in ancient 0 modern times
Gen. T ,kcr not mounted when shot, but on
foot with sword hand at the head Of his men, shout
Ing "come on, boys'oliow the flag of the Union, and
repel its alucersp He fell, his body being riddled
with balls.
RECONNAISSANCE NEAR FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE,
A reconnaissance in force made today from the
lamp General Benlera DIVISION by way OF Annandale
within few miles Of Fairfax Court House, without dis
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tho observations made, that the enemy has retired still
farther bsck from tse front Of limos.
Up to tho enemy not in force in our immedi
ate frort to Washington than Centrevi!lc. All
their troops withdrawn from Fairfax Court House
and THO station, except mere picket guards.
AFFAIRS ALONG TIE UNION LINES.
Yesterday afternoon General Mcclellan, accompanied
by single aid, went up the Potomac to the scene Of
General s.oncs action. He had returned to head
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Everything reported quiet tonight in tho whole Of
McClels.n's department.
TuE,CAsE OF GENERAL FREMONT REFERRED TO THE
PRESIDENT FOR SETTLEMENT.
! am informed, by the highest authority in this
government, that the published statement in a New
York paper to-day, that at Cabinet meeting yesterday
all the members of that body pronounced their Judgment
shat General Fremont should be superseded in his com
mand by Major General Hunter and that the order to
this ecc. would he issued to-day, is in whole and in
all its parts untrue No such decision made in Cabi
net and "a n matter of such order has been
issued.
The facts sizaply these.-The subject OF the cond
ton or affairs in General Fremoats department dis
Cusscd Cabinet yesterday Some tho members were
in favor OF dcprfving him OF his command Immediately
ard ordering lrim here to be tried by martial
others opposed such action while be occupied hts present
position hched, in face Of the enemy. The subject
occupied The President and Cabinet for several hours
when they decided by leave the whole matter to
the decision of tho President.
The latter faas the question very difficult ono to set
tle inolyng rs It does only tho great pecuniary
interests OF theeayernment but perhaps immediate
impor mil.terr results. President Lincoln will not
hastily untdv!edly in the matter. Together wit,
the irw officer OF the government he viii give tho sub
ject a@horoueh investigation anu decide Il ia accordance
with the facts.
CAaarEs ". CLAY ANXIOUS TO ENTER TUE ARMY
Cassius NJ. Cay our Minister to Russia, has ntimatel
tao covernmenthat in view OF tho threatening at
ttude the Rebels he woad prefer surrender his pre-
sent con aissson representative Russia, and
entr the army inactive defence Of the government. TlC
presten. ard Cabinet have lie subject unaer consiccra
tioc and Hcnokias hero anxious for tie return d
TIE galia1t Cassigs
MA1.IEls.ss TIoGs .nT LOYALTY N EASTERN VIRGINIA
Reliable information from Virginia conlrm the storic.
OF dscont.at aud lnprmurng oay In The camps, bu
a.lnasses attic management q affairs by tho
-caat s,lthcrn fovcnmeut, WHICH while it subjects
continual sse10ecs and priyatlons, bestows NJ
advantages ~ return. 1t is believed that but for th,
over awl1gpesencs Of he Southern army Eastern Wiz
ginia ayoUld BOW b. re1ty to return 10 loyalty. Many
cvidcscc e welcome displayed by the inhabitants
LodaE county coward ta newly arrived troops 81 Gen
Banss.
rHx EuRoPEaS POWERS AND THE BLocRADE.
II is W understood hese that the reports cf iatandc
interference with eur blockade ~ European Powers ar,
fox The nc part tic iaventnrs o. cotton spectators
those who vish - esg9 e ~ t',c business
THE BATTLE AT WE'D car CANT, KESrUTgY-pEs
.Aseh 80 T!iE PRESIDENT.
Gre following despatch naceycl by tie President
soay, IN regsld g The eight l. Kentucky tie rs,
,nsLs--
Hon. A. LINCOLN, rfesldeHt:--
yeslEy az Zc!ocer, wtth seven thousand men, made
three sltacSs ccihc GAfgard. wlth Twelve hanarc
men, d ctlne Wiz Cn aGd was rcpased each time will
heavy io9a Gafrafd lost toir hied anl twenty NO ted
Just TIE corier let taMp Wild Cat, tho Flarteclil
ar lcry AMI battery og archery arrived to reinforce
6syrara
Camp Wild CAT is " Laurel county, Aellasky, about
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