Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-16

THE POSITION OF THE a R,s,E:Y!s::.
FyGIT7A- PooLEsrILGr. MARYLAND.
Tile YAHKEES uLAinI i vIGTnRr
Through the politrneSs oi friend, We
haze received II copy Of the Nav IolG
"ukEALD" of the 10TH INST.
We make up tbs i;II"w:ng interesting snin-
mary Of E.ws;
y Washington despatch tn the Herald"
dated Sept. 9th, says that, Oh the 9Th lnrt.,
IA detachment from ls,rnsworth Indiana cav
airy attacked the Twelfth Eirsiuin cavalry,
near Poolcsvi!e, scattering thcm, killing and
wounding several, ard capturing six prison.
ers, who were brought TO the Provost Mar
shal Of this city this morning, aud Sent 10
| Old Capitol. The officer in charge Of the
prisoners reported that it was thought the
reb"l cavalry wGra cut otI: aud many lt!3ra
w0uln hs captured.
4 correspondent. writing 10 li,e e,it"ra
Of Enquirer from WarrentoD, VA, Sept Sth
| says: a courier arrived here lasI ryruine
from heynni the POTOMAC, an. reports that
Gen. Hill is now in Hngerstnwn, and that We
had fight at Psolesvillc, where we captured
! ore thousand prisoners and a large quantity
Of coulmissary stores. Miue divisions had
! crossed at lcr,h'rl. IT, crossipg the canal
boat Mas captured filled with salt, cara, &c,
a very large quantity al blankets, medicines,
socks, sugar, coffee, t"2, tc., ,rc., were
brought to this place (MarrcEton) last even
| lug all captured Oh the rlaiDa ui MinaS-
saa.
TaE FpSIlI@I or Y4K ,'u"FEDEatTE&
WAsHlHc roS, Sept. y-ll:45 ?. M.-lne
news from the front To-day is ntofether Of 81
negative character. The IcconnoisaNces I"ade
| hav. Jailed to find the enemy in such force
Oh tho Maryland side as ha- been represent
cd. They are occupying The principal points
from the mouth of Seneca creek to Treer-
ick and westward To Hagerstown, and east
ward as far rs the vicinity Of Eilicot,, NILS
within twelve miles of Baltimore. Within
this range they have POSSESSION Of three i"rds
ACROSS The Potomac, and they appear 10 be
industriously obtsininG and sending Tito Eir-
ginis all the supplies they can lind. Large
quantities Of horses, cattle, forage and bread
stnfia have been procured in the frrtIi: coun
/ ties Of Montgomery, Frederick, Washington,
Howard and Baltimore. All these lhi,'cs are
.enl rapidly ,2rosj the Potomac lGlu llr-
gina.
Tn. whulc rebel force that hAl I.a-sed
, n"rth" ,rd through Frederick docs moi EXCEED
iifteen ,huusand They represent that they
are only The advance sTRrd nf one hundred
and fifty thousand who have crossed iuEo
Maryland, but they haYesnot yti been ,uLi.
II Is definitely ascertant1, however. that ~
many ss 0rr hundred and fifty thniSand haze
curIli; tt the banks ol the P"tolnac, and the
impression prevails that they are trying a
piece OF strategy, forurihg rxprdiliuusly ia
MaryElnd while their I,'rcrs :,rU lnnssrd in
the vicinity of the lords. ready to come down
either side Of the river, when they can toll the
army CT Gen Mcclellan far enough away from
the capital to leave Il clear roadway TO v ash
ington.
General Mcclellan is wide awake, and does
not intend to be taken t.. surprise, nor 10 al
low considerable rehel iurcc u get IL his
rrar.
The recent "Reminiscences have induced
the belief that the rebel ylsir to Maryland Is
only bold dash for iorAg'ng. with the hope
of arauaing the srct:I.iimnSts there, aud Uf de-
coying General McClclIan's army away ir"n
WASHINGTON In all respects, cSr"ri obtain
ing forage, the movement is Il failure. The
MARYLAND seccsSonisl.I outside of the rebel
lines manifest less disposition To rise than ever,
and General Mcclellan is TOO wary 10 he en-
trapped by the enemy.
In Baltimore the sGccSsiGnista arc rcprc-
aeIlt,sl 10 he iu much greater state 0f alarm
than the Union neil. They are for the most
part large property owners and haze il ElGr-
tsl dread Of tie missiles from the ior!S, and
the rain Of Clutch ovens" from the mortar
boats, tha1 would follow sn attempt t. enter
| RaltimGTc.
lrro;a lbs washiustoi. Iuleiiis 1s7, Sept
BY persons from Rockville yesterday we
learn that ile insurgents, in great force, &C.
cup.d the western hank OF Seneca geek
| from its mouth ct the Potomac, twenty two
miles above Washington. 10 the public stare
road sL hiIIilebroek Mills a line oi svrr- len
| miles.
| AIihdlrhrook Is about eight miles west Of
Rockville, On this tufnpk. road between
t,ee'In-,hr.. milss from Washinrton
Gen. Mcclellan passed through Rockville
on Sunday night, halting there short tune
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49, ,o,d w s,m. ,n;,as ,h:, ' a;do ;:
Another despatch, dated at Chamhcrsbnrg on
r.. stb .t,,es thar tbo Confcdcr0,cs waro
a. 11,c,rstown in considerable. force All
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