Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-11
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
The Invasion of lIaryland--Interestins
Details.

ing particulars regarding the invasion OF
Maryland, the preparations to meet it, etc.
WHERE JACKSON CROSSED.
ROCKVILLE, MD., Sept 8, 1862.
Jackson has crossed the Potomac, meet
ing no resistance except a bang or two
from two or three pieces of artillery and a
feeble cavalry charge.
Between midnight and morning yester
dav he crossed and is still crossing at Ed
wards and Conrad's Ferries, and also at
Harriss Ford, but nine miles distant from
Rockville, in very large force. Mr.. Bos-
worth, who had charge ofthe mail at Pools
vile. and the telegraph operator, narrow
" escaped being taken prisoners. Near
ly all our forces sent to guard these fords
are said to have been taken prisoners.
The landlord of the Washington House,
in this village, has Just told me that Har-
ris's Ford is one seldom crossed, except in
cases of emergency-that Jackson, by
using il Eow, will be able to throw all his
force over during to-day.
DISPOSITION OF OUR FORCES.
General Banks now has the advance, al
though he himself IS compelled to remain
in Washington several days on account of
i'll health. General Williams commands
the corps during his absence, and now
has his headquarters at the Washington
House, in this place. General Summers
corps supports that of General Banks. A
very large cavalry force, supported by ar
tillery and infantry, is pushing towards
Darnestown, where a battle may be ex-
pected in few days.
Last evening supply trains were sent
nearly 10 Poolesyille. This morning they
are all returning through fear of being
cut off by the force which Jackson is said
to be crossing at Harris Ford. If two or
three rebel army corps succeed in crossing
the Potomac, a terrible battle-prObably
the most sanguine of the war-will be
fought between this point and Harper's
Ferry. Jackson will not receive much as
sistance from the rebels in Maryland.
Their hearts are all with him, but their
heads, or rather their pockets, are all with
US. Death to themselves and desolation to
their homes will surely await all who JOIN
the rebel standard in Maryland.
Battery after battery Of artillery IS pass
ing my window as 1 write. God grant
that it may soon sweep the rebels from the
loyal State of Maryland. But they may
sweep US. Who thought, few weeks
since, when General Pope declared that
his headquarters should be upon his horse
that he cared nothing for "lines of re-
treat" and did not want any "base Of
supplies" that before the return of anoth-
er full moon the rebels themselves would
establish their base of supplies in the very
heart of Maryland2
GENERAL MCCLELLAN IN THE FIELD.
WASHINGTON, Monday, September 8, loA. NJ, 1862
At an early hour last evening General
Mcclellan and staff, with the ID United
States Cavalry as body guard, rode through
| GEORGETOWN toward the front to take COM
mand of the army in the field. For two
davs old General Sumner has been holding
| the enemy in check, his troops being
drawn up in line-of-battle at Rockville
On Saturday and Sunday he was Joined by
| other corps. The troops were for three
hours on Saturday evening marching past
| General McClellan's house in close order,
cheering him as they passed. Among the
corps which marched were that of General
! Hooker, formerly General McDowells, and
| of General Reno, formerly General Burn
sides, both augmented by raw regiments
brigaded with old ones, under the command
of General Burnside, and destined to form
the right wing.
If this army finds the enemy it will beat
him. Ofthat there need scarcely be doubt.
The soldiers are under the immediate COM
mand, for the most part, of fighting Gen
erals, and will fight themselves. They have
! ina great measure recovered, am assured,
] from the Generalization of the past; they
/ realize that It'll they, now, not the rebels,
who are contending in defense of home
and freside, and they will be assisted by
the over confidence and reoklessness of
the enemy. They will win victory, if
they can find force large enough to beat,
| and will roll back the tide Of invasion.
THE REBEL POLICY.
To us here who incline to the opinion
that our army will fight, and who know the
excuse which may be framed for delaying
n forward movement unless it be a neces-
sity for the purpose Of defense, the mena-
cling policy seems the wisest course for the
Rebels to take, and the invading policy the
most desirable for us. If they throw all
upon one cast at this moment and lose,
they must wait long before they can or
ganize another army equal to that with
which they drove Pope within the foFtif-
cations, and terrible blow will have been
dealt the rebellion. But if on the heels OF
their victory comes long period of repose
and stagnation, the advantage remains
with the rebels during its continuance
But with the rebels who think soldiers
towards, who are urged by the public SEN
timent Of the Southern people to take the
offensive vigorously, and TO make the Free
States feel the horrors of war, the more
daring rather than the more cautious pol
icy may prevail Probably three days, a
week, at furtherest, will tell.
NO COURT OF INQUIRY.
The hope that there was TO be a Court Of
Inquiry into the causes of our recent dis
ast?rs is disappointed. Charges were filed
by Gen. Pope against several Of his officers
Gen Mcdowell begged for an invesiiga-
ton; q court was constituted, and il was
to meet this morning; but. 1t may
be unwise at this moment even to hint al
the reasons which led to a change of pur.
pose on the part of the Government. Ger.
tain tits that the Court is not to held-proba.
bly, never. Gen. Pope is sent to Arkansas
Gen. Mcdowell is granted leave of alb
sence; Gems. Porter, Franklin, Griffin anC
Alexander remain at the head Of their res
pective commands As yet no court of in
quiry has been convened during the war
Will one ever meet? And if not, why
not?
THE Rebels IN FREDERICK.
Wehave met with several gentlemen Wit
left there short time after the Rebels haC
arrived and taken possession. Their state
ments in the main agree as to the condi
tiOn of affairs, though, being loyalists, they
kept as much as possible alOof from the in
Eaders.
They variOusly represent the Rebel fore
that passed through the city as from 1900