The New York herald., 1862-09-04
THE SITUATION.


quarters Of General Pope, save the fact that he
was falling back from Centrevills towards Wash
lngton. The rebels are said to be about to cross
Into Maryland At some point below Harper's Ferry.
They were reported to be ct Leesburg on Tuesday
norning.
General Mcclellan returned to his army in front
u Washington yesterday, with the honors of his
new command thick upon him. He was received
with intense enthusiasm and deep feeling by the
troops while he went through an inspection of the
men and the Notifications. The history Of his ap-
pointment to the command Of the Army Of vir-
ginia b given in another column. by our
Washington correspondent, as it was understood
and believed in the capital. The President and
General Halleck, it appears, were decided in
thsir opinion that Mcclellan should be placed in
ahis position, while some members OF the Cabinet
were st first opposed to it, but subsequently &C
seAsd to the Presidents proposition. Such, at
issst, IL the story.
The details Of the action near Chsntilly on Mon
day, in which we lost the three valuable officers.
kesrnsy, Stevens and Hiram Banks. brother of
Che General, win be found in another column,
snd is highly interesting. The troops behaved
superbly in the Aght. The object Of the rebels at
all the late battles to obtain supplies, of which
they stand in absolute need.
The excitement and enthusi asm In the West
still continues with unabated vlgor. The news
ehat roha1o vix lar1 a
vanoing steadily towards the Ohio river,
through Kentucky, and had already taken
possession of Lexington, Paris, and proba-
bly, Frankfort, the capital, has stirred up the
pstriotism of the citixens Of Cincinnati and
louisville, the two points most seriously mesnced.
Earthworks are being rapidly thrown up on the
Hills above Covington and Newport on the Ken
suoky shore, the only place from which Cincinnati
ssu be defended The rebels. who are said TO
number thirty thousand, were reported ct last &C
counts to be within thirty-nine miles Of Covng-
son. and would probably arrive there to-day.
The people Of Cincinnati were not idle
- their preparations to receive them. Equal
activity prevails in Louisville. The Legislature
assembled on Tuesday and called out . force Of
20 900 men to defend the State. Many people
were ssnding their property across to the Indiana
shore for safety.
The gusrillas are still busy in Tennessee. Col.
Eundy's Kentucky regiment had q severe fight
near Woodbury., on Thursday, with Forests
gusriiias Eight OF the latter were killed. thirty
wounded and fifteen taken prisoners. Our loss
WAS one killed and I've wounded. The guerillss
are committing great outrages in DeKalb county
and are sending Union men South.
The excitement in Western Virginia is subsiding
The Wheeling Inteligeacer Of the I'd inst. says
HAT the rebels have abandoned their idea Of taking
Clsrksburg. II also says that their force was
greatly overrated, and that they have skedaddled
back from where they came from for fear Of being
captured.
The news from Missouri 10 interesting. Governor
Gamble has made requisiton the banks and
brokers Of st. Louis for $50 900 to purchase arms
aad vas cordially responded to. The guerilla
shisf Poindexter has been captured. and now lies
w Jsn ehust senltuCe VI utstns
The steamer Atlantic arrived at this port from
Hilton Head, 8. c.. yesterday. BY this arrival we
have received an interesting letter from our cor.
respondent st that place, giving detailed account
Of the movements In General Hunters de apartment
Company u, Third New Hampshire Volunteers
while on duty at Pinckncy Island on the 2ls, ult.,
were completely surprised by three conpanies az
rebels The entire company we're either killed
wounded or captured.
Three desertcrs from the rebel army at Ssvan-
nah reached Hilton Head on the 22d ult. They as
sert that he majority Of the people in Savannah
sre tired Of the war. Poor folks are starving,
and oil are suffering. The rebel garrison Of sa-
vsnnah consists Of Ave thousand men, under
General Mercer. The work on the
rebel ram Fingal 10 siill going on. She
viii not be ready for i've weeks The floating bat
tery Savannah 10 conceded to be failure.
large side.wheel steamer. loaded with arms, sup
posed 70 be the Nashville, 10 now at Savannah
having run the Union blockade, via Warsaw
psusd.
The Asia. at Halifax, brings news from Europe
90 the 2tth Of August-two days later.
The London Tnes, Herald, and other journals
continue to give vent 70 their hypocritical lsmenta
tisas over what they term the approaching disso.
hsasa of shs Union. Our financial system IL az.
Dsisd on eas side. while the government measure