Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-08
SUNDAY Night Dispatches,
from washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Late and reliable re-
ports from private sources from Cehtervllle state
that Col. Tourney with a regiment of cavalry was
in command of that place, and that their pckets
extend to within less than twelve miles of Alex
andria.
Union officers taken in the late, battles were de
taineG at Gainesville until Friday last when they
were conducted to Richmond, with thesexception
of some severely wounded, who by the humanity
of Dr. Guild, Director of Gen. Lee, were allowed
to 90 to Washington in our ambulances under
nag of truce.
The last of the Centerville wounded reached
this city tonight.
Major General Reno has been assigned to the
command of the Sd army, corps, Gen. Mcdowell
having been granted leave of absence for fifteen
days
A Washington letter to the Herald dated the
9Th. SAYS
Its understood that &c, 900 rebels have crossed
into Maryland.
1t is said that SeceSsiOnists are buying horses
here and in Baltimore for the rebel artillery and
cavalry.
Tonight Mcclellan was placed in command
of the Armies of the Potomac and Virginia. The
whole army is ordered to be provided with three
DAYS ratiOns.
section of Wheedan's battery silenbed a re
bel battery on Thursday night which was anus
ing itself by throwing shells into our camp at Mi
nors Hill, only three miles from Washington.
Mcclellan is placing the new regiments into
old brigades.
Fredericksburg has been occupied by the rebel
infantry and cavalry.
Washington dispatch to the Herald, dated
midnight on Saturday, says:
1t is known that the rebels are in the neighbor-
hood of Frederick in force. They captured moth
ing as the rolling stock of the railroad had been
sent away.
The bridge across the Monocacy is not injured,
but trains are allowed to 60 within three miles
of Frederick junction.
Our military authorities are confident that
this raid will cost the enemy exactly the number
of troops who have crossed.
The Mercury has a dispatch dated at ] o'clock
A. NJ. Sunday, stating that there is tremendous
excitement in Washington on account of the re-
bells crossing into Maryland; but it is not believed
they can hold their ground against the Union
troops.
There will be battle soon.
The Times Washington dispatch contains the
following:
General Pope, at his own request, was on Fri
day relieved of his command, in order to make
charges against Generals Porter, Franklin and
Griffin.
Hentzelman and McDowell's corps are to be
consolidated, under the command of Heintzel
man.
Three or four hundred rebel cavalry, from
Leesburg, attempted to cross at Edwards Ferry
on Friday last but were repulsed.
At two O'Clock on Saturday, the rebels sue
ceSsfully renewed the attempt, and crossed at
several points. They Immediately raided Pooles-
vile and Jamestown. The operator of the lat
ter place escaped, and cut the wires of the militia
~ telegraph
Fearing there we're Union troops in the vicini
/ ty, the rebels soon retired and stationed pckets
Il short distance from the town
The rebels also crossed between the ferries and
the Point of Rocks, and marched to White Oak
Springs across the Monocacy.
The Times also has the following, dated eleven
o'clock Saturday night:
The latest from the Upper Potomac states that
jackson and his army entered Frederick this
morning. They have possession of the Baltimore
d Ohio railroad, and have torn up the track ard
destroyed culvert east of that place. They
also cut the telegraph. All the rolling stock was
saved.
The Washington Star of Saturday evening
says:
Acquia Greek has been completely evacuated
by our forces, and everything brought away from
there that could be of any possible use to the
United States. We take it for granted that the
temporary buildings, railroad arrangements,
wharf, &c, constructed for our military purposes
at that point. have been rendered useless to the
enemy.