Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-07
THE ARMY MOVING.

Great Evsnts at Hand-A Brilliant Recon-
noissdnes Across the RiUer-Ths Rebels
Sksddddls-Our Sick and Wounded
Fight at MaIvsrn HiH-THe Rebels
Whippsd-The Divisions Engaged-C4p-
turs Of Prisoners.
Correspondence Philadelphia Inquirer
In CAMP HARRIsoS's LANDING, Va, Aug. S -
Nothing OF special import c a be told you to-day
The signs are, however that soon some exciting,
startling and important communications may be
sent you without In any manner violating The
parole that all correspondents have been required
to give.
While the loyal States are hesitating about
drafting, and have adopted the slow process Of
enlistng, our leaders here are active In planning
and making ready for their Onward to Rich
mond. With the present condition Of our army,
and taking in view the immense strength Of the
enemy, this Onward to Richmond sentence may
to some seem misapplied. Yet assure you Il
may. ere long, be not only a suppositisn, but an
actual fact. Our Government, our military Com.
mand'r, our troops, SEEM OF late, to have acquired
new strength, from the new policy so lately
adopted A new and stronger determination to
push the war seems TO have possessed each every
man among Us, and as they feel that this 10 to be
no longer kindly, coaxing war, but a war In
earnest, all their energies are being put forward,
every preparation 10 being made TO successfully
carry out the latter idea.
II would neither be proper, nor would II be
doing the country service, were we to itenize
and publish the new movements row being In
augurated. Butsufhce to say that they are OF
character 10 be, by the enemy, soon seen, heard
and felt. When these movements are made and
carried out, then, and not till then, will 1t be
proper TO relate them
All you in the loyal States are required or asked
to do Ii, to gather the troops that are already en-
lifted, organize them into regiments, without
reference u States, and send them to us at once.
OVER THE RIVER.
Yesterday another large body Of troops crossed
the river, 1T daylight, and In all probabilities
~ hsv inc AGAIN
10 this side some time during the MIG ht.
II NAV, perhaps, be contraband to state that
those Of forces who are thus sent to the ether
side are increasing In numbers daily, and, judy
ing from this fact, Ii Is presumed 10 be the pur-
pose OF our able, brave, skillful and much
loved commander to thereby lay the corner stone
for the establishment Of another large army there,
who, a. the proper tTnP, Will act In con- Inction
with abe force already on this .ide.
We are aware that II 10 not considered, by
those well up In military Affairs, judiciOus to d.
vide an army, when OppOsed by a superior force,
as Is ours STILL In this case the division W, uld
not be seriously felt, as the rapid and speedy
communication from one side Of the river TO the
other-the passage we'll protected by our gun
boats-would make the transmission Of a mes-
sage easy q II cent from our center 10 either
extreme right or left wings.
THE REBELS WHIPPED AT MALVERN HILL.
Gems Hooker, kearnsy and sedgwick, with
their divisions, made an attack to day on the
rebels encamPed at Malvern Hill, completely
routing them, and driving them from their posi-
ton. The cannOnading was very heavy. The
enemy were driven some six miles A number
Of prisoners were captured. Gen. Burns brigade,
consisting Of al Philadelphia troops, were en-
gagged.
Heavy firing is now being heard on the front,
ii having Just commenced, O'Clock a. N IL Ii
doubtless bit the beginning Of what we have pre-
viOusly iDtimated when we spoke Of new move
ments. The nature Of II cannot be det =rmined In
time for tuis mornings mail. lwiH, however,
send II to- morrow.
Our gUnboats still occupy the position hereto
fore designated. Their number, during yester-
dav, was materially increased. Everybod IL
anxious 70 know why the "ramsn do not come
down, and none more so than the various col res.
p0ndents.