The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-10-17
Another Federal speculation.

From the Washington Star Sept. 3O.l
Last night extensive military
movements were evidently commenc
ed in this vicinity, one body OF quite
twenty thousand troops taking VI
their line of march in one direction
and another body in different one
1t does not become us to intimate
their respective destinations, and We
state the fact of their movement only
to the end of letting the impatien,
public know that the troops in this
vicinity are by no means idle.
Ourimpressions are that our friends
of the Baltimore American are in err
ror in their statement this morning
that Gen. Sumner occupies Charles.
town, eight miles out from Harper
Ferry. On Saturday his advance
was camped on the heights, half way
between Charlestown and Harper's
Ferry, while the former point was held
by two brigades ofrebel infantry (trom
Louisiana and North Caroliha). the
9th Virginia cavalry, and the LIST Ma
ryland battery. Cen. Summers pick
cts, however, then held the ground
to within about two miles of Charles
town. Gen. Green's corps hold the
Loudon Nights, which are on our left
in Virginia.
Hcrculean efforts are being made
to prepare for crossing our entire ar
my over, it seems TO us the energy
with which Gen. McClellan's energies
and construction corps are preparing
facilities of communication with his
base of supplies in the rear, in the
shape of building pontoon bridge
over the river and repairing the SUI
pcrstructure of the railroad bridge
there. The former should have been
passable last evening, and We trust
In. latter will be this or Tomorrow
evening. Thusit is evident that Gen
Mcclellan does not despise such nee
essary precautions as the due defense
of his rear, neglect of which, unde,
the inspiration of the ncver-to- beior-
gotten Pope, led rot long since to re-
suits so disastrous. The busy !abo.
Of portion of the amy i'll the CON
s;ruc,ioE of these works doubtless
gives rise to the now general belief
that most of McClellan's army will
soon be in Virginia.
Deserters and prisoners continue
to assert that Lee is strongly tortitv-
ing Winchester, which does not st rike
MS as being probable, in view Of its
! great distance from the base of sup
plies.
I, is very generally believed here
that JEFF. Davis is about 20 send So
600 of his best troops on a forced
march over the mountains to Wheel
ing, in hopes Of being able to take
that city and destroy the government:
arsenal, etc, near Pittsburgh, and
then to take Cincinnati and cross over
into kentucky and form junction
with Bragg and Kirby Smith. all be-
fore our troops, that are really sol
diers. can be placed in position to in
terfere with any portion of this pro-
posed striking enterprise. 1t is ar
gued that the rebel commanders be-
lieve that militia hastily assembled
even to the number Of 100000. will
prove no obstacle whatever to the
movements of such 4 body Of veteran
rebel troops I; that they surely calcu-
late on being able to seize sufficient
steamers to transport an army of fifty
thousand whittier they choose on the
Ohio, and that the fall rams will soon
place the river in fine boating order
according to the rebel programme
which first came hither in whispers
of Richmond gossip. Whenever Nc,
Clellau crosses in large force in Vir
sinia, the balance Of the rebel army is
to fall back on Richmond as soon as
possible, and there garrisonins its de
lenses, now claimed to be stronger
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