The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13
THE WAR NEWS.

The telegraphio intelligence received
yesterday and day before, from the seat o.
war, is rather of an exciting character
For nearly o week the telegraph has beer
silent as to the movements of the Federal
forces, the intelligence having been sup
pressed for obvious reasons. But the late
dispatches state that Mcclellan is moving
an immense force up the Potomac, to oil
appearances with the view of getting in
the rear and cutting off the retreat of the
rebel forces in Maryland. The corps Of
Banks and Sumner passed Rockville, a
small town some ten or fifteen miles north
of Washington, some time last week; Nc
Clellan arrived there on the Sth-Monday
last-and was followed by immense bodies
of infantry, artillery and cavalry. At the
latest advices McClelan's front had arriv-
ed within sixteen miles of Fredericksburg,
the rebels falling back. On the 9th inst,
large body of rebel cavalry that lately
occupied Poolsvlle, attempted to recross the
Potomac at Edwards Ferry, but were met
by Gen. Keys and driven back into Mary
land, with the loss of eighty or hundred
killed The number of rebel trOops that
have crossed into Maryland is variously es-
timated at from 10000 to 100000; they
had not, at latest advices, got into Penn
sylvania, and as the authorities of that
State are making strenuous exertions to
oppose their advance, it is almost certain
that they will soon be confronted by an ov-
erwhelming force and driven back upon
McClellan's army, which is now in their
rear.
In entering Maryland, the rebels proba.
bly, calculated upon rising in their favor,
as it has generally been supposed, even 10
the North, that the population OF the State
was ripe for revolt, aud only restrained by
the presence of Federal troops. But we
have no account of any insurrectioDary
movement. Probably all the rebel sympa-
thisers in the State who have a taste for
fighting are already in the rebel army.
Gen. Heintzleman is in command of the
troops assigned to the defense of Washing
ton south of the Potomac. The fOrtifica-
tions commanding the approaches to the
Capital on the south are formidable, and
with the aid of the gunboats will enable a
comparatively small force to hold at bay
the entire rebel army that may have been
left at Manassas.
At Cincinnati, on the 10th inst., the mill.
tary authorities received intelligence that
the rebels under Kirby Smith we're advanc-
ing upon the city. Their numbers were re-
ported at 10000. The Federal force 10 the
city, under Gen. Lew. Wallace, was order
ed out, and formed line of battle on the
Kentucky side of the Ohio river where en-
trenchments had been thrown up; but the
enemy did not attack, though there was
considerable picket skirmishing during the
afternoon. On the 11th, several of Grants
regim ents arrived in the city, and it was
expected that the Federals would assume
the offensive aud attack the rebels
On the 9th inst, the rebels, twelve hun
dred strong, attacked the Federals at
Washington, N. c., but were repulsed after
a desperate fight of two hours, and pursued
several miles. The gunboat Louisiana
rendered essential service, by shelliDg the
rebels out of strong position. During the
action, the gunbOat Picket exploded her
magazine, killing the captain and nineteen
men. The Federal loss on shore was sew
en- killed and seven wounded. The rebels
lost thirty killed, a large number wounded,
and lhirI v -siY canInrah