Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-03-14
The war NeWs.


A Fersard movement at lasi. Manassas
Esdsuaisd By ths Rebels sad oeeapisd
BY or troops. Lee5peg osrs.
Wv de-, de,, az W y
CHARLKsrowK, Va, March 5.-Las,
night squadron Of the lst Michigan Cav
hlIJ sflvaSoed as far as Peryville on the
Winchester turnpike and ambushed and
surprised party Of rebel cavalry, disabling
and routing lhelol. The Michigan par
ty returned With Q rebel cavalry horses fuly
iequippedNs trophies Among tbem the
celebrated black stallion rode BY Col, Ash
4 ley, and Rithout the loss, Of a man, The
aamopnt Of forage and provisions captured
1 BY our right wing since tho adYapce into
4 tlviFginiar is estimated 70 be worth 800 600.
4 This includes 1000 pounds Of bacon stored
for the use Of the rebel army, a rlifg 49,,
4 Leetown and Loyettsyille arc now among
tho places held for The Union up TO this
\ time. The success Of the movement on
the Upper Potomac has been complete. N
4 CHARIEsrowN, Va, March 9.---Hundreds
of contrabAnds are arriving from the coun-
, try. The course adopted in regard TO them,
il they have been employed by secession
, authorities, is TO turn them over 10 the Di.
: vision Quartermaster to be employed by
j tho Federal Government; but if otherwise
, they are returned totheif owners.u m isf
LERsBuReH, VA, March s.4-COl. Gcary
has taken Leesbufg and driven Gen. Hills
y army from the town and surrounding forts.
3 The American dag floats over ALL. yea p
The rebels thought this one Of their
, greatest stroBgholds. 'a aaiAR % ft9-
], We toek many prisoners and stores and
possess the bank, post Office and other pub.
u lie baildihes. oa5 lAH ,tlictiu io UGa
,h This brilliant achievment is Of vast i'm
portance. A detachment of The lst Michi.
gan cavalry did good service. a7'i sai ii
CHARLEsrowN, Va, March O.--Tbe oc
cupation Of Leesburgh by our forces is off
: cially confirmed The enemy evacuated
the town early on Friday morning, taking
all the supplies and baggage 10 Middlebury
Il is supposed the enemy have gone tc
Winchester. t.-s .f.f-.
WASHINGTON, March lo.-A fight took
place at Langston's Station yesterday, be-
tween Kearneys Brigade and an equal
/, number of rebel regiments. The latter
were driven back. Several were killed on
/ each side. Lieutenant Weldon, Of tho
Lincoln Cavalry, was killed. Thirteen reb
! els we're captured. % t9Ia 61s 3. ~ ts.l
, WAsHINeTos, March liza telegraph
from Fort Monroe this morning announce:
that everything is quiet there and at New
port aa 12tle .E5e3 aa- f}1a3 ssin y
Manassas has been evacuated BY the reb.
els, and our forces have taken peaceable
possession. There has been no other news
! Of public interest this morning. 'its a
4 The National Intelligeucer of this morn
ing asserts in positive terms that we occupy
1 Oentreville and that the rebels evacuated
Manassas. The Intelligencer adds, s'This
news was confirmed by intelligence received
at headquarters last night. = esq i''
4 The Supreme Court will not hear the
Argument of any case after Thursday, the
: 20th inst, or any motion after Friday, the
! 2lst., the Court intending to adjourn on
the 25th Of March,
: The whole Notifications Of Manassas were
] abandoned and everything possible burned
+ Full particulars will be sent as soon as re
l. received. ota as..,,,i. i Of, f...Il i,
It WASHINGTON, March II.
Before dark last night Col Avefili with large bod
Of cavalry entered the far famed rebel works Manassa
stronghold The Intelligence gathered at Manass sas an
in The peghborhood tends 70 show thatlhe whole rebe
army has retired southwark II is not credited they viii
attempt to make stand here the country open
" level and unPromsing for defensive warfare The opin
ion Is gaining ground that Gordonsvle was simply th
ba Of Pm
toinac, as II is the junction OF the Orange Aexandr
withtbe Virginia Central R H. The ony point at whie
stand is near the junction o the Fredetiet and Potona
with the Central Virginia R. r. In which heighbooo
the North ANN and South Anna rivers unite and fprr
the Panaaky river about twenty directly north
RiehnoDd. At this point the eouptry is much broke
their retrs, tis rebels have destroysd tbe r. 5rids
across the north fork Of the RappNhannoek, ln the
haste they haze lett 1ehaa sssasgSg parties Of sGde,
eyerthey have gone, u is evident that their army eor
moral effect OF the retrsAt from Mannassas to RehmOn
L will be the throughout the South tits in h
part Of Virginia and the Impression prevails that th
o Southern C3needsEaey has collapsed, and many Of til
The forts are all abasdoned hut log hats hundreds
Il st remain; also an immense humber cf tents Heap
Of dead horses cover the aelds In the vicinity ThelO
1SHs ss sRa Mana.
The stoHe bridge across Bull RAN. on the Wsrrento
turnpike h blown up also the bridge across Cab Ran
Every thing at Manassas indicated precipitate hgh
OF the rebels. Some cassons found but no
Piles Of bullets and cartridges we're left aud umens
quantity Of qnartermasters' stores. Ia place
discovered about coo bushesof which had beer
set % Gre and SIN touldering Among the treneh
pack saddles, army ORDERS muskets, reVolyers
bowie Knives letters, de- Over 000 pack saddles
found, al new Apd marked 3. A; People In the yien
troops n benassss and sGovefsng hs hTens
works were what ApPeared 70 be cannon but exapps
ton tey proved 10 be wooden ars got fof effect
Two Pennsylvsnis Cavalry regiments tie RrstUl
fee hahhsans homo gaardhAd been 0rganized 70 pm
teet themselves against the secessoDiStsf .,,s-3
70 Large numbers OF contrabands have reached n
ghieh nov extend beyond Manassas Junction, aud nj
The eafthworks s.Centrevitie we're greatly nsrepr,
sented Ihfy ges not Of the prFaabe character snE
posed The enenY before sYacuating had somew hat n
juFed them BY breaking the embrasuf and
On enf trpops arriving At FpirfAx C,H they found
more than dozen faniiies Tie into tn
Cont Houae aud broag Soma of the TecOfda bn
h being discovered the ofeers directed their return
Ated thsr pis snddsay became depressed - they Ia
: anticipated spirited conflict with the epemy.
!, CEsTREyirLE, March 11.-Yesterda
afternoon, our forces proceeded to Manassa
2 from here. Therebels had destroyed every
Z thing they conld not carry away, incindinl
the railroad tracks, bridges, &c,
4 LEEssuRoH, March i I,-C Go. .Geary mad
4 a Reconnaissance yesterday as far as Carter
4 Nulls, The enemy has completely falie
4 back, Their path was blackened with th
4 ruins Of bay aud grain stacks. Geary an
i bis officers went to Balls .Bluf and burie
I.-I 4 Il - "a ENIHH Nla.