The New York herald., 1862-09-06
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

WASHINGTON, Sept. a--Afternoon
There rs nothing new from the front today. Our
troops arc still occupied 10 getting into position and have
for tho greater part resumed precise localities held by
them previous TO their leaving for the peninsula.
There seems to doubt that the Maryland side
now free from armed rebels.
Five rebel scouts spies crossed yesterday at Ed
wards Ferry and at near Pooiesvie. They
did not long continue that nsgbborhood Such
nossances arc believed TO bo Of frequent
regiment Of rebel cavalry a, Edwards Ferry yes
rerday aud amused themselves by saluing
this ,he Marylandl side with their asd pieces, dong
damage.
II is ascertaned that the cnemys forces last at
Vienna were for the most part out or invalid col
d,ers, gathered there as place Of refuge.
The most reliable among the conflicting rumors Is
that the rebel forces comprising, ~ guess, hundred
thousand men, were eth moving yesterday through
Thoroughfare Gap, branching OF into the valley and
stretching upwards towards Harper's Ferry.
paroed prisoners say that the rebel soldiers expressed
their confidence Of crossing into Maryland in heavy
force in the course Of four days They doubtless VIII
make the attempt.
Nr. Emery, connected with the Quartermasters De
barten who went with other clerks 70 the aid Of
The wounded ana who lsn Csn,rcville on Wednesday
ssnoon says that oonversing with the rebe soldiers
ho found them with exception "a Texan) expressing
"a wish that the war was and that they back
aca,n under the dear old Hag With The odicers, how
ever 1t was difsrent.
ON Tuesday Mr. Emery cav large rebel force going IN
the direction Leesburg He learned that the enemy had
a corps Of unarmed men, whose duty was to bear on
their killed and wounded FAST they should fall or A.
soon as their removal could be Effected.
The rebels in tho recent engagements did not nghi
with their entire forces having powerful reserve 70 he
made use Of as the exigcncics might require.
There arc constant arrivals of troops, IN regiments and
in squads.
Baggage wagons line the streets, an their way TO sup
ply our troops both the Virginia and Mary land sdes
q, tho Potomac This description Of business has never
been more lively than Il is at the present time.
Quite number Of field officers in he cty to-day,
including Major Generals Pope and Summer.
General s,gel arrived here to day and on his appear
ruce AZ his hotel was warmly welcomed by his friends
General Carl Shurz Is aso here, and publicly dshNs
the statement that General 81 se lost auy guns.
Large Numbers Of wounded Union soldiers from the
recent battles continue 20 arrive lore,
The general hospital At Aesaudia contains tecn hun
drsd and sixty scyen wounded soldiers.
From careei calculations II ia Acved that the entire
number wouncd In the late battles will nos exceed six
theusand kiscd, one thousand, aud two uousand pri
soncrs principally picked up by shs enemy while strag
ging ard Who wah the exception Of the cIccrs. bave
been parcied.
wssnIsaros, sept. i--1tp N.
The recent events In Virginia continue 20 form the teo
Of fgsneral ccpvarsatioA. The military movements and
ether conduc. Of the respective generals afford prolific
theme ,or both military and civil crics Almost every
can see how disasters might have scen avcded and
victories secured but, unfortunately the advice comc'
Al too late period 70 be cnsctual.
- quiet cf the city SAN continues No one seems
hold enough to manufacture and circulate exciting
mcr to disturb The general monotoDy.
There 10 disagreement whatever in the belief that
the rebels ne extending their lines into the valley d vr.
GINA having view tho crossing into Mary land TO carry
gu, their military programme. is not known that even
skrmisb has yst tassn place recently On the urpsr
Potomsc, but active movements are Of course an,iei.
pated In that drseon wsn as in tho Intermediate
country on tho limo OF tbe Potomac river and sho Ccsa
peng, md Ohio Canal
IN the absence of facts regarding the rebel movements
much 10 necessarily sf e copsctare It's only teces.