The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-09
Rebel Army in Maryland.


WAsHINT on, Sep. From one ofthe
Times correspondents VINO has Just re-
turned from Poolesville, we learn that the
rebels commenced to cross. With cavalry
at or near the mouth of the Monacay.
They brought over two regiments of cav
airy and threw over a pont0on bridge
and crossed with artillery, and threw out
piekets towards Poolesville.
On Friday, about IL O'clock, column
commenced to cross with infantry and
artillery, They were crossing in three
places besides the bridge, the water be-
ing up to a mans waist. No. resistance
was made to their crossing. Some cav
airy who were watching them were
chased to Pooles1ille There the houses
were closed and the streets barricaded
by the citizens. The farmers fired upon
our flying artillery as they passed
y About dusk Gen, Lee rcdeinto Pooles-
vile at the head of four regiments of in
fantry, guided by "a farmer who had been
professedly Union man, sf ss.-.
Their infantry went off towards Fred
cricksburg. -
Gems. Lee, Hill, Stewart and Fitzhugh
Lee are with the men. Their wagon trains
were crossing on Saturday and Sunday.
The farmers are bringing in hay and pro-
visions of all kinds and giving them
away
There is not loyal man with one or
two exceptions there. Women received
them with flags and tokens of joy.
II 2. M-The following account has
Just been received from the upper Poto-
mac:
The rebel force at Darnstown and
Charlestown estimated at 8, 1000 are COM
posed entirely of cavalry. -E-~
A body of |, 800 crossed, the river last
night at Whites Ferry and are supposed
to be en- route TO Frederick.
Our forces hold the bridge across Sen
eca creek, which was not injured by the
rebels on their return from their recent
dash on Darnstown.
1t has been ascertained that Jackson
crossed the Potomac opposite the mouth
of the upper Manassas and passed along
| the bank of the stream to Frederick
A rebel picket captured near Clarks-
burg to-day says Jackson's force is
5000. 30 SIX
Hon. Henry S. Lane and Garrett Da-
Wis of Kentucky are here to obtain GER
tain changes in the management of the
war in the West. t
SAdvices from GAINESVILLE about two and
a-half miles beyond Bull Run say the
lrebel. General A. P. Hill arrived there
day-before-yesterday with $4,000 men
from Richmond A division under Gen.
Walker has left GAINESVILLE for Leesburg.
My informant says Jackson, Long
street and Hill are at GAINESVILLE, and he
counted A pieces of artillery, none lar
ger than l2-pounders. At Centreyille he
was only few cavalry and battery
which was returning from having, as
they said, driven the Yankees from Nun
sons Hill
One of the Times correspondents left
the vicinity of Fairfax Court House
about 4 o'clock this morning. Oul
| pickets are within miles Of that place
The enemy's pickets seem to be within
about a mile of Fairfax in a seni-circulal
shape in the Southwest. There has beer
no new action there.
The Times correspondent, at Port
Royal, under date of the ID inst, gives a
report that a large steamer, supposed tc
be the Nashville, had been burned in the
Savannah river on the preceding Sun
day morning. -fr ---.ar
She got aground within range~of the
guns of Fort Pulaski While attempting
to run out early in the morning, and be
ing unable to get her off, the rebels were
forced to burn her to prevent her falling
into our hands.
The Tribune's correspondent says q
rebel surgeon, who amputated General
Ewell's leg, told one of our surgeons
Yesterday, that Ewell had since died.
Aequia Greek was evacuated yester
day. Fifty-eight cars were burned and q
quantity of stores destroyed The en-
CINE and whatever else could be coven-
iently carried away were brought to the
city.
Before the transports got out OF
sight squad of Cavalry appeared mile
from the river and were scattered by
shells from a gunboat.
A citizen of Fredericksburg who came
into Acquia Creek day or two ago re
ports the inhabitants were armed within
two hours after Burnside evacuated the
place.