, 1862-09-11
TIE HkR liz MARYLAND AND
VIRGINIA.,
MOVEMENT or OUR TROOPS Up THE
POTOMAC,
Correspondence Of the \. T. Tribune.T

N0''O3 "A~@~ u oaILA~ 44A1+ DC NApCNlVA 1E1QI9
many Gays.
Although nearly all the Inhabitants OF
Rockville are rank secessfouists, get they are
u a great state of rrepidation on account of
their property. They fear the rebels will
make 10 obstruction between friends and foes,
ard that - booty and beauty will be their
only atchworj. The CLion families all have
The stare and stripes floating on their dwel.
llngs. Lave been able to count but seven in
this village Of seven or eight hundred inhab-
itants-
Last evening supply trains were sent out
nearly to foulesVilie. Tuis morning they are
all returning through fear Of being cut of by
the force which Jackson is said to be crossing
at Hafr1s' Ford. If two or three rebel army
corps succeed in cro*s sing the Potomac, a ter
r1ble batt1e-Frobao1y the most sanguine OF
the E4r-Hill be fought between this point
aud Harper's Ferry. Jackson will not recsi7e
much assistance from the 1etels in Maryland.
Their heurts are all with him, but their heads,
or rather their puckets, gre Ill with us. Dea.h
TO themselves and dceulation to their homes
will surely swat ali Who Join the rebel stand.
ard il Mar. land.
Battery alter battery Of artillery is passing
ny NY window Us writ, God grant that il
NAY foun swetp The rebel: from ,1c loyal st tie
# MARY lard. But they may sweep us. Wac
thought, lew weeks since, when Gen. Pope
declared that lis headquarters should be upon
lis lofse-When he cared nothing for ''lines
OF ftt'ca:," and cid not want any "base Of
EACf4&Hf tuit pC1tIE lIt IELuTu Oh a1QGQrf
tull moon the rebels themselves would estab-
1ieh heir base Of supplies III the very heat Of
Mary land.
Especial Dispatch to the II. 7. Tribune1
WAsn1sGTos. Sept. g. 1852.
There is no decisive information, SO far as
eau be ascerlalnt i, as 10 the torce, position,
cr designs OF the ent1ny. Rumor reports
them at Gettysburg, Pcun., but 1ne sto1;
lacks confirmation.
r. f1yr 81 u,
and ea1lc North in Gen. Huger's division, and
who escaped frotu Lttsburg, reports that tae
divisions Of Hill, HugeT and Lu1p,st1eet have
CROSSED the Potomac aud not lets than 80 0I0
men are upon tnls side, jackson leading tue
advance, acd Lee brins with Lhe last division.
He computes tie ~Eulr army OF the renels at
lGo, ,GC0 stoDg, and says that almost all Of it,
WHICH has lot ihvaaea Mary lAnd, is nlsssed IN
the neighborhood Of LersburE, Very few
troops, II any, have gone in the direction Of
Harlvre Ferry.
an officer " ho escapci from Poolesv.llc, or
was paro1t d, having been taken prisone. at
one OF the battles week b-fure lat, s.ys b:
touI1ed twenty seven batteries OF four guns
each, on this Tide Of the river.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Sept. :, 1862
rs yet there has heen no lighting in M4ry-
land " -r;h mentioning. Our own pi:E-ts
aud tlc tneml's s1aad facing each o1her,
| about tour nlles from this village, in rne
| direction Of Darnstown.
| Last evening I heard that Gen. Sumner
! would advance TO-DAY and attack Tue enemy,
whether he Manifested q dislo -itioa to do
likewise or not. To-day, ho weyer, up to tie
preEent hour e o'clock. p, m, there has been
70 lighting, and not tie least Indications Of
any.
Reports With regard to the euemy'z strength
| and position Oh this side Of the river are
| very conflicting. One ii that he has lc.urned
10 NirEinla, aid lett nothing but regi nent
| CT cavalry to wa ch ouE movements; another,
| that Gen, Hill, with &c, 900 meu, is moving nj
the stuec2 road in tie direction Of Washing
t ion.
| IfthiF last rumor is true, Gen. Hill will soon
| eoiue in con1llct with Gen. Couch, whose di-
| vision lo tfrcLcl=d Over tuat opening, and who
| occntlts the left OF the aruy. advancing to-
ward 1te enemy. The !esose Vi Geu. Su.nscr,
who occupies the right, and Of Gen. B.nks
/ Who tas the center, may be q mtre ruse oa
| THEIR part to lead the enemy where our arsi-
/ ltry cal be brought to bear with effect pom
! Kim. Il Gen. Hill can only be CO 1xed in o
tbe jaws Of Triangle, formed By more t1au
| lU0 pieccs Of artillery, We can only atrord to
liz quiet q day 1wo.
But | doubt very much whether all the
[ Yankee generals can persuade him to tall
| INTO trap he las SO frequently and so Sue
cezs'uliy LAID 1or us. Ouf better way, it seems
to 1nc, eud canuot see why correspondent
should not have an opinion US we'll as any
one else, is to assume the offensive at once,
dash upon linn with cavalry, infantry and
arulleIy, and before the 1uatn body Of the
any Can cross the river, surround. cut off or
drive back 10 the sacred soil Of rebel Eif-
ginia.
1t would require hut little display of energy
| 10 actCnt tllth bis. Tee rOud from Geor.!e-
town to l.ockEillr is one Of the finest iu the
country. Yesterday l saw two regiments aud
q Tain Of wagons ABREAST, all marching in
eaeh oshtr's dust upon j dou5le-uuick. An
Immense column could be hurled upon tic
cueny alo1 g this road ii the coma;lnder. in-
CHIEF would but give the order. The force
uow here is clca,ly iuadeuuate to contend with
the enemy, if he is allowed any more time to
cross 1he rlyer. Il may be, however, taat re-
enforct1nen1s are being sent BY tn: Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad tu strengthen our right; il
SO, cur chances will br fully equ4t to those
OF The enemy in the next engagement.
DEPARTURE OF GEN. MCCLELLAN FOR
THE FIELD.
Correspondence Of the n. i. Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, Sept. s, 1862,
at an carly hour last evening Gen. McClel-
lau and s1ait, with the I'd United States cay
airy as body guard, rode through Georgeto wn
toward the front to take command of the
army in the field. For two days old General
snn,ncT has been holding the enemy in cneck,
bis troops being d1axn up iu line
Sunday he Was Joined By other corps Tue
troops we're for three hours on Saturday
! evening marching past Gen. McCleiian 5
house in close order, cheering h1su as they
E~sscd, Among The corps which marched
Tere that OF Gen Booker formerly Gen. H.,
DoWelrs, and Of Gen. Reno, formerly Gsu.
Buinside's, both augmented by raw reyi.
1ne1lts btlEadea with tile old ones, and boln
under Gen. Burnside. and destined to form
the right wing.
Il this srny finds the enemy it will bca,
lin. OF that there need scarcely be doubt
The soldiers are under the immediate com
nlard, Tor The most part, Of lighting generals
aid will fight themselves. They have il
great measure recovered, am assured, fruu
! that it is they, now, not the rebels, who ar
co1tcnding in defense Of home and tircside
and they will be assisted By the over conf
! | dtncc and Tecklessucss Of the enemy
They will win victory, if they cal
find force large enough to beat, and will rol
b.ck the tide OF invasion.
AFFAIRS AT MAKTlSSBCRG AND BALTI
II MORE.
Correspondence Of the n 7. Times1
BALTIMORE. Sept. S, 1869
| Col Nose' command OF Illinois cava!r'
! fought the enemy on Friday at Buuker's Hill
2 ten miles from Mar'insbur, to Sb'ppirgsowu
] Eh1ppng them and taking few prisoners
Bunltr's Hill is hut short distance frou
. Smlthheld, where seventeen Of our cavalr,
{ we're SIZED while on picket duty week befog
9 place in the vicinity Of Harpes's Ferry. /
nembr Of the 4.h Maryland cavalry, sta
l. tlored there, who arrived here yeSterd ~
II tootless, hatiess, and plucktd generaly-re
r ;,orts that several Of the company were nearl
j. anlhilaIed, Ole day last Teek, in tigh
! among the Loudon Heights, with a large forc
& OF eus Elllas, be among very lev Others
escaI iEg. I an inclined 70 discredis his -tory
Such is the aspect of affairs On the Uppe
Potou &c. What the designs Of the enemy ar
= IN crossing, is as much q mystery to our mil
= tary authorities at Washington as to tn Is
Il here, who express themselves completely at
0 less to understand the movement. Instea
Il Of simply crossing to secure supplies and
divtrslon o1 our forces, as some suppose, the
n have In my opinion, decided upon one Of ta
~ tour following piaus-rhe cutting off or ca[
NJ tufang OF cur forces a. Harper's Ferry By gr
~ ttug In Their rear; the invasion of Peunsg
sahla y way OF Hagcr5town; direct III nc
oIon " asnlngton, or an attack on Baltimor,
~ NV maze ailigeut inquiries, to ascertaf
: ~ s;tS ouio pc The chances of an uprising
10 ~ Gits, ana successful one, in the event I
~ ,a u '1e leoes approaching. Tue police forf
nue @ h9s- 1a,eni sulI o9o on active duty are tho
II stcessionists than the Un1on etS stSa volouS
of they would use their clubs lustilV IN f. ~ ~
is- of fresh disturbance, no one dona,s 4 x,
" Of the assistant commissioners remarked
1st my hearing, to-day. that he wished the rovr,
n, mint would place the city under martial Ia
IS. for short time, IN order that they migbt
'ne at liberty to administer drubbing to the
'ur ctesionists. The disarming Of the rebel 81,
re. pa hizers has been nearly complete, while,
Of the other hand, large numbers OF arms ha
been deposited at various points, to be dist
hnted to known Untooists, whenever a d
H. TIL E1f18nce OCcurR rifu eor hu hoIta5