The national Republican., 1862-09-11

Pate War News.
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Their Effort Supposed 70 b. 70 get bstws,I
Gen. Mcclellan and waiabssa.
Newsfron Ric h m on d
II was reported in the city yesterday
or last evening, that Gen. Mcclellan 10 salts.
aed that tAe rebels ars masesd 10 large forc'
near Fredsrick, Maryland. II this be 70, "
trust they will find n rather Troublesome u
get tack 70 Virginia again. A man from ul
river reports that the enemy crossed over tbs
Potomac, nine miles this side Of The Point o.
Rocks, on Monday last They had no baggage
wagons, but abundance Of ammunition. They
also were driving droves Of cattle from Vir
ginis into Maryland. They say they are or
the way to Philadelphia and New York. H,
estimates thsir forces al $1,000. o..
The Star has tbe following:
Copies Of The Richmond Dispatch Of the 5th
and 9Th inst have been received 10 this city
and from them We CLEAN the following import
ant Particular:
The Dipa'ch states that the Confederate
force now operating against Washing gton l,
1000 men, and they are determined now 70
49, -. -. A.
the Federal force for the defence Of Wsshii &
ton at 100000.
J'f. Davis has issued proclamation for a
day Of Thanksgiving for their recent victories
nj Bull Run.
A, thos. battles Gen Trimbls va, sboi in
The foot, and Gen. Ewell was badly wounded
In the knee.
From the Bait Anne ricsn OF lsst evssirs
We have some later intelligence this morn
Ing from The rebel lines which indicate that
whatever may have been the purposes and 10.
tentions Of the rebel chiefs in crossing ihe 20.
tCmsc and ssizing Frederick. that they are now
closely hngging the Potomac, and with the OK
ception Of cavalry demonstrs,ions and picket
guards their whole army is nassed between
Frederick and The river. ..g.
General Mcclellan here cenfronts them with
a large army, bis line extending from the Po-
tomac to q point considerably north Of the
Baltimore road, and protecting even Westmin
the cavalry raids Of the enemy. He has 40
eucompased them that they must
either cross the river again or meet him in
deadly conflict on the banks Of the Potomac
The great body Of The enemy is massed ncaf
New Market, on the Baltimore road, aud at
Urbana, on the Georgetown road, the latter
under Gen. Lee, and The former uudor Gen.
Jackson. They have not even sent their cuy-
airy scou's as far North "A Emmit.sburg or "a
f.r West a Hayerstown, the rumors 10 the c,n
'rary having oil proved unfounded, growing
out Of the panic occssiOned among The rurai
population along the lines Of the invasion.
To have accomplished anything either 10 the
direction tf Baltimore or Warrington, this
movement Of tbsrenemy must necessarily have
been rapid one. The i've days that have
retiripg Of their lines eight or ten miles from
Washington, within thai dms. may be regarded
as m abandonment Of such . purpose. They
me now evidently endesvoriDg 70 draw Gen.
Mcclellan o. far a. possible from Washington
Ia pursuit OF thsm, 40 as 10 cr0aa with the
army in readiness on the OtheT side, bstWssn
him and Washiogton, and thue gel IN Ms rear.
Tie plan 0f The rehsis was doubtless framed
with Tho expectation that General Pope would
be in command. but Of course General McClel
Ian cannot be caught in any such trap.
As 10 The number OF the aasmy on this side
ot the river there 10 good reason 10 believe
thst u does not exceed thirty thousand men.
and II We should have iood On the Potomac
they wosId very likely be in bed way.
Our forves still hold Aartinsburg and the
Maryland Heights, which Indicates that no
large army has attempted 70 cross the Poto-
mac above the Point ot Rocks.
Ths Baltimore and Ohss Railroad.
SO fsr a ssoeriaiBed. no dam.ga has been
done by the rebels to the Baltimore aud Ohio
RailrOad, even within their present lines. The
Nonocacy bridge il eaid 10 be standing, a. we'll
as other bridgee and oulverts In the vicinity.
On the upper line Of the road, from Harper
Ferry, The military trains are said " be run
ming,
- AnAtrs In CsrroI County.
We learn from Q gentleman from Westminster
that the excitement OF Saturday and Sunday, at
lhs. place and ihrough ghaut Carroll county. has
abaisd, It being ascertained that there had
been no rebels nearer than Unioptown, on the
line Of Frederick county, nearly twenty miles
distant.
There was a rebel picket at Union bridge on
oight; and ss 10 the main body Of the division
that passed through Frederick. they did not
proceed further than SIX miles out on the Err.
mittsburg rosd and have made no advance
tropl their camping ground either north or
west
Thus, With the exception Of u fsw cavalr y
scouts and pickets, gathering cattle aud horses,
aud paying for them in worthless rebel scrip
tbs whole body Vi the invaders were, at the
latest accounts, encamped within radius Of s
miles of Frederick.
FoErREss MONROE, Sept. 9-The Richmond
Di'pItch of the 9th. says: There are now
sixty.eight Of Gen. Pope's commissioned Off.
GERS aud one OF bis surgeons 10 conanemen,
bere. They are not considered prisoners
ot war. An aid Of Gca. Burnside, recently
capturtd is, however, placed in that category,
There being no boats at Varnis to take
away the two thousand Yankee prisoners yes.
terdSy, their departure was delayed"
The same paper says: An unusually large
numbsr Of Federal steamers were vIsib,s of
the bar from Charleston, South Caroline ear
on Tuesday morning.
The Columbia Is. o. Gmrdidn says Gen
Baauregard on reporting for duty was ss
| signed 10 that department which, we believe
includes Charleston and its deisncas'
CouRAGEOus WOMEN Latest advices iron
Minnesota are up to the 6th inst, when all wa
comparatively quiet. Al the lstn battle n
New Ulm, Mrs. Caruthss, who escaped iron
Beaver Creek, WAS at first taken prisoner, b,l
two IndixBs became eDgaged 10 quarrel .,