The New York herald., 1862-10-30

Oeitet
fact, there still good chance for pursuit that
would force Lee and give battle Tho position Of
army good for accomplishing this. We mold the
shortest Gordohsve, and have the best and
most roads ct command.
Our recannossa,sces made by General Pleasanton dur.
ing fsw days. have miDutoy examined the
Try which the pursuit would be made, and been
fruitful Of much experience that will DO valuable Unless
Lees retreat much further advanced than probable
possible it would that Cenera Mcclellan has the
power BY rigorous forward movement aided by sui
advance from Washington to force Lee 70 stop and
dght before he gains Gordonsvllo.
The New York and Philadelphia papers persist in TAIN
ing Of heavy and swollen We have not had
heavy except for few hours on Sunday night,
and the mol swollen. II is still fordabe amnss
anywhere.
No News OF Importance from General
Plea san nton's Corps--The Position Of the
Rebels, &c.
HKApou ARrxRs, ARMY or PoroMAc,l
Oct 2g-Evening. ]
No news or importance has received from General
Pieasanton to-day.
The news received to-day from the vicinity Of the main
body Of the rebel army shows that Generals Hii,
Jackson and Hampton encampcd between Martins-
burg and Bunker Hin the majority being the latter
place.
request was made to-day to remove the bodies two
consent OF General Lee General stuart could BE-
Obtained which occupied hour This shows that the
loading rebel generals not great distance from
Ines and that the rebel army has ye re;seated up
the Shenandoah wiley.
The rebels have thcr s;ck and wounded back
saanoh evidently. anticipating early movement Of
the Array OF the Potomac. stes
II believed that large force Of the oncmy have
crossed the or tho blue Ridge. m I'll
The Strategy OF the Enemy-Ncws OF .
Da tile Expected ANY Moment.
PHiL,psLrat,, oct 20. 1852
The Washington stor OF this evening, says
1t Is believed in front that has divided hts army
large corps-cne Jackson and tho oLhee
updct Longssrcetand leaving the region in which he
has posted rccrossng the river into Virginia
IRON information received this forenoon, hclieva
portions OF Jacksons army have crossed the Blue
Ridge by the 81 Front Royal hic are also salts
ci force u eight Thousand rebels, under Walker,
il k,o~n 10 have past at Upperyile
The absence Of Lonestree,s corps
The expectation OF the reoei generals probably 70
be sbe make u successful dash al sgels corps
around Centrcvlc their retreat towards Gordousvie
fencs the appearance there OF these troops at the points
Indicated above.
We may appropriately Add that our Army Of tho Poto
is promptly In motion 10 meet these rebel move-
mcnts. aud Burnside and Fz John Porter already
.he heels Of Iongs army that he VIII pro
badly essay retrace his stops towards Winchester
scek retreat down the vanoy. rather than edvsnce
f,rthcr down in this direction The public, therefore,
may not be surprised 10 hear nomcnt OF consder-
able battle that quarter.
Destructive Fire at Iiarpcr's Ferry-A
Large Quantity of Forage and por-
tion OF Fridge Eurned.
HARr;Es FErnv Va, Oct. %. lsc2
About one clock afternoon fro broke among
sans Forage stored the tesselrg
The railroad bridge this side OF tho Potomac high
wind blowing at the tmo IL soon in fierce blaze.
age train, consisting Of 1feen twenty cars loaded
with hsy 6e was standing the track Immediately
above the tire, and was oon lighted.
the engineer this tram Immediately across chs
Temporary bridge tho Maryland side but before had
succeeded in crossing burning aercey The train
beyond the bridge, however. TO Sandy Hook,
mile and ha from Harper Ferry, where II entire
| ly consumed save tho epg,no.
The tier f the ties Of the railroad beneath 90
| burned nccessitate their removal
In the mcantime the ireste work Of the road and Q
quantity OF forage lumber, &c, belonging 10 the govern
nent the vicinity whore the fire ers, occurred now
| burn,ng.
The neo s said to have originated from stove placed
beneath ,reste work. and hay Cor tho
| oe The guard detailed FOR the post
Tho nrc ncaiiy stoppeu ~ TUG oriuge hiter
four or Ave hundred feet had been destroyed There
were twenty ail entirely destroyed with their
couien.s The total los by the Ore be less than
from scy enty ave 10 hundred thousand dollars
! There s some dispute as 10 the Lanncf in which the
occurred but appears pretty certain that caughs
from the engine instead OF from stow beneath the
bridge as first reported II that tho engineer, in
stead backing his train up tho track whom he found
that IL was on re hesatcd until the nre had dropped
Il ht- s~~.os
blaze which set the oombustbie contents Of all the
in a tame.
The engineer and nrcmen arrested and held unit,
this evening when their services being required 70
another train down the road they released the
| time.
largo force was Immediately set 70 work repairing
The damage " the road aud expected that the trains
I'll, be run into this place to morrow morning
seccsh soldier belonging TO the Second North Caro-
lna regiment undcr General D. II. Hil in today.
and gave himself up stating that he tired OF ths
service and willing take the oath OF allegiance.
He manifested strong dsDcination 10 be exchanged
He very free, apparently, in giving information bus
such should be taken with greas deal Of dsirust.
| He states that his regiment left point four miles
beyond Chaestown towards shcpherdston cary yeser.
| day morning.
| Correspondence Of the Baltimore American
HAarER's FERRY, Oct 70, 1882
destrustive fire took place hero this afternoon some
tsamsers cooking dinner undor the trcste work
,he vicinity OF point where quantities Of hay
wcre being unloaded from the Tho names commu.
ucs,ed 10 several hundred bales Of hay. and en-
yeoped twenty four cars loaded with hay on the troe
work Fearing that burning would communicate
tho flames to the BRIDGE locomotive attached and
,hsv werc hastily the Maryland side whers
,hsy soon burned up Upwards of dve hundred scs a