Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-02
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

Intelligence comes to US Of operations in
Virginia and Maryland in very meagre and
unsatisfactory quantities. AN quiet on the
Potomac" is still the burden ofthe telegraph
&c song. The announcement Of highly i'm
portant movement was made day before yes
terday, no less than the advancement of the
headquarters of our army of the Potomac
three miles nearer to Harper's Ferry. Con-
lectures Of tremendous results to flow from
this were ofeourse INDUCED in by newspa-
per correspondents, At Williamsport the
rebels continued to picket the Virginia
side of the river, while our troops were
facing them upon the Maryland shore.
The main body of the rebels however, is re-
ported to be at Winchester, receiving rein
forcements, and it is rumored that Lee con-
templates making another advance. A pom
toon bridge was completed, and the railroad
bridge was in progress of reconstruction, at
Harper's Ferry, and when completed We are
promised active operations by our forces
That our army suffered so severely (though
as it appears from Gen. McClellan's official
report much less than the enemy in the pro-
longed and most desperate fighting in Mary
land, as to render rest, supplies of stores and
re-inforcements, absolutely necessary, has
IL IL, a \ Il.
while the necessity of using the rail road
bridge with the road beyond, for transportation
and quick connection is perhaps another
While preparations are being made by Nc
Clellan as rapidly as possible for an advance,
there are cheering indications of important
operations in other quarters. Constant re-
connoissaneeS have taken place southwest
from Washington; Sigel, with the numbers
Z" who fight NIT him" said to be largely in
creased, has pushed on beyond Centerville
md Bull Run to Warrenton, where bis adj
vance under Stahl took 1900 prisoners, and
thence to Bristow Station and Warrenton
junction, capturing engines, cars, AID stores,
te enemy skedaddling.' 1t is also re-
ported that Hcintzeman is upon the advance
In a similar direction, and that wo different
corps of 10000 men each, left Washn gton
on Saturday. 1t is further said that large
numbers OF our troops have been concentrat-
ed at Suffolk and vicinity, for an advanc by
way OF Petersburg. If these reports Indicate
flank movement, cutting off Lees commu-
nlcaton, and an advance in other directions
towards Richmond where there can now be
but small force of the enemy while Nc
Clellan occupies Lee in front, no one, we
presume, will be inclined to grieve over it.
At all events We cannot but believe that the
present quiet will soon be broken by the
shock OF conten ling armies in the next land
we trust the last necessary great advance
8 upon the sacred soil" We do not believe
that any more of the present vitality i'm por-
tant moments will be allowed to pass than
are absolutely necessary, before the forward
movement will be inaugurated in earnest,
and when it is, we have an abiding faith
founded upon the destitute condition of the
enemy in the exhausted region to which they
have been driven, and the overwhelming re-
Inducements being received by our army, to
speak of nothing else,-in successful issue.
The Philadelphia Press uses the following
significant language
The armies of the republic are marsha |.
ne for the last time in the history of the great
'ebelion. The organization which exists
low must remain to the end of this war
Soon an advance will be made very oener. |
lily, IN every direction and by every corps !
II the army. The day has teen fixed, the
eaders have been chosen and assigned to
heir positions, and the necessary orders have
'een written"