The New York herald., 1862-03-13
THE PROGRESS OF OUR ARMY.
AFT AIRS AT MANASSAS.
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THE REBELS AT GORDONSVELLE.
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Occupation cf the Batteries on
the Lower Potomac.
IMPORTANT FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC
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Winchester In Possession Of
Our Troops.
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THE REBELS FLYING In DISMAY.
What the Rebels Say About the Evacu-
ation OF Manassas.
&c., &c, &c.
rHE REBELS rLYING In DISMAY.
THE ADVANCE or GEN. MCCLELLAN.
THE OCCUPATIONS AND THE ENTHUSIAST
OF THE UNION AEMY.
WAs nINCION Jan


No change has occurred in the disposition Of The army
divisions from that given in previous dispatches One
thing is settled fact: the advance nov begun viii be
vigorously prosecuted The army of the Potomac, for
scme me 70 come, viii not want employment, and it is
probable there viii not be many more sunsetngs bcIoro
they will have the opportunity they have long patiently
waited for of meeting tie enemy ia u.cn 6ghtiat IS,
II the latter by continuous secession evacuation
movements and demolition Of railroad tracks and bridges
do not keep out Of tie range Of our guns
In The .aco of this SUI Die coi eenc!, Il is onlsOa
tory to our ttooIs know that The Gall of Mexico
tend, sog lie Whole line Of lho Southern boundary,
and ha! he rebels in their retre must fetch up there
at last where the only alterations VIII be unconditional
surrender fight and got whipped, 10 plunge into tho
CUR and get owned Could yoe Of the men be taken
to-day there is not single soldier in The army OF tho
Potomac who would not throw NJ both hands in favor OF
pursuing the reircaiiEs foe, ana Cor pursuit OF
them tin they should b, comp ocd to fight surrender.
Such enthusiasm before seen among troops.
The experiences Of lie past three days have rosed feel
ings or endeavor and set thc hearts Of tho men sgo
" it'll patriotic ardor Such cisc and deafcni yels
we're never heard before under tho skies occurred
al sight secession gag carried this afte noon through
tie camp grounds by detachment Of cayay The
incident wasrifng not intended for effect but The
effect il produced was TIN ing
notable event Of the day has been tho bringing in or
fye rebel prisonersa captain and four privates They
captured BY squadron OF he Harris Light Cavalry,
Colonel Davis al Bristol station six miles beyond Manas
sas They lad been left to guard quantity Of baggage
and stores with orders TO await The arrival Of another
train from Manassas They made no attempt 10 escape
On being brought in they were taken 10 General Ne
Clellsns headquarters, where they gave tie FOLLOW
Ing as their names and the regiment TO which shey
belonged William W. wool Captain, Company D,
wheat's Louisiana bat, lion M.ehsel Rcuk, private,
Company Y, first Mary isbd regiment Gco:ge Linsey,
,riyats Company u, First Kentucky regiment; James
Tool prvse O. Company c, Forty nth Virginia regiment
Peter Hayerty, private, Company A. Twentieth Georgia
regiment.
All OF them wero dressed unlike, wilb curious aud
shabby mngg OF seedy civilian attire and shodd, sol
der uniforms. Each expressed laikfulEess 81 having
been captured, and did not hesitate to dcnornce
in forcibe terms tie rebel leaders particularly
aud the robe Cause lc.oraly. They state
itrt there ninety thousand trooIs at Manassas be
fore tho cvacuatioon and that they eft with the nten
tiop to unite in force Cordonsv!le ty six mics from
Mauossas According TO their statement, al he rebel
Virginia regiments whose terms Of enlistment had ex-
pred have ro-enlisted The rebels would have elt
notbiog behind them undessrcyed had they not been
afraid, If ,ey delayed too long the, would have been
rounced uroa vnaw hy TIE uiien troops.
On Sunday afternoon tho last rsa LEFT Manassas. The
munitions In addition grls, swords pistols letters,
orders &c, they secured meat bill against 6oneIal
Hsaul sgard, in which mutton is charged the rate
Of seyeuy five coats pound, and othcr tbi,gs in pro-
portion 80 the bill is irted is prcsuma5lc that
General Beauregard was rot particular as to the prizes
put down Wy his pabuiatcry proyider
The Union troops arc in splendid health Gosving
their comfortable wnl-r quarters and taking Up with
shelter tents has not hod the slihes, uBsvoroh' eiie.
great many, IN tLoir oagocss t"lso wh Tho advance,
lett sick beds IN lie resneuaI hospitals. There are NO
of disa!iiy .epor led now, except fOm ee
ealuscd by the march.
| sat!ors' wagons have been coming in sbunjenty TO-
| day. This looks though they nk the Union troops
| msy remain there sonio time.
Mounted nsashoys, with their bundles OF Nsw YoRG
BrAlps, are as plentiful aud prompt in their visatioos
as when the regiments worc cncamrcd in sight cf the
capitol dome. The cntefprisns juveniles meet wi;i,
! hearty welcome
Eocd many "a GERS 'scd up he fore part Of the day
riding 20 Manassas and visiting, en- route centrcvNe ahd
tic Bull run battle fold. IhoFo who were at B run on
tho oist cf last July found ths present visit more
| sgree,be enc.
Tho activity Ct the regiments at dfi.l is incredible,
and perfect palisades OF brisng bnyoncts ana moving
noun, CA r.tsous and cleaning banleis cover the has
| ard piars cons antly during the day.
Several coutrabands came III to-day They wcro put
through the usual pucstionug, and gave The usual
sponses aud excepting those retained as servants
sent TO Washington, TO be taken Of i ths usual
| way.
This afternoon second batch " FIVE CAPTURED rebels
| was brought into town They we're taken q.
| Grovc,on, ten miles beyond Manassas, by a
| squadron sf the Third pcnnsy lvnnia Cavalry
| Colonel Aver 1his squadron ycntucd this
distance in pursuit of struggling rbel ustiyes, but
| only found this number, whom they secured They
were all pr,ates, and belonged to as many different
regiments In dress thoy the counterpart Of the
lot mentioned above. and tell the same story as 10 The
eyaeas.eu ot NaD~sss aud The present locality OF ths
| rebels
! General Mcclellan aai seysral mstnbers Of his