, 1862-10-14
THE WAR ON THE POTOMAC.
Another Raid into PennsVl-
MIA Reported.
PROBABLY A CANARD.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. =

Edwards Ferry. Other accounts, however, |
eent him by other roads, and It Il not known
kere, for certainty, in what direction he &C.
tuslly went His force Was 500 cavalry and
four guna. He captured squad Of men be-
lo6kfnG to the signal corps, on the FAirview
Mountains and Mercersburg. He took all the
good horses he could lay his hands upon,
leaving his worn out ones behind He emp
tied clothing, hat, boot and shoe stores. He
arrived At Cbambersourg at 7,o'clock On Fri
cay evening. burned-after taking what he
could carry away, including the new uniforms,
With which he clothed his men, leaving their
rags behind them--the railroad station, gov
eminent warehouse, containing several thou
sand stand Of arms, and quantity of govern |
ment stores, railroad machine shops, and five |
fine locomotives.
Our army is much crippled in power Of pur-
suit by worn ont cavalry horses, several regi~
ments being on foot. Farnworth's cavalry
has done almost all that has been done by
cavalry on the upper Potomac. There must
he some entire reorganization Of the cavalry
in the service
The Florida direct tax commissioners were
receiving their final instructions On their way
to the field Of operations.
A party sent to A1die to find the caya1ry
who attacked us on Ihursdav. chased ntne
men to Middleturg, but could find no more
Another reconnaissance to Leesburg con-
firmed the report that there is no enemy there.
A released prisoner from Richmond, resi-
dent Of Fairfax, says jeff. Davis government
| Is extremely unpopular, and is denounced bit
| terly. Deserving coDscripts confirm this, and
saf LIZ te"el people' aou c'en soiatese' are
| getting tired OF the "ar Our OILERS, sta
| t;oned in front OF Washiuctpn derive similar
- .n'-ssa'.a.s ~ fram +a,, ~ ,,r;,aaans ;, n1asa
LII npieseions 'io11 s''n "'@n P1t7oneis' Ill =" n'S'
toue great change since year ago is obser-
yah'e.
| ..a ,.x
| u "As tepol'eo al LUG eanips eooto " 1ne
Potomac, yesterday, That the enemy had ap'
peared at Inycker's Gap, as if to gusrd
aoo;ne+ fiarl;np movement xh:1e ev,cutine+
.t - - ~ 1sS.
fetreat Gown tne saih's' Is eonh'nca'
The New York He57.d, OF Saturday, closes
leader with advising Seymour to Withdraw,
adiinp that his defeat is inevitable if he re.
mama a candidate He NAV carry New Yor,,
ia.''De =
city, Albany, and q fe" INFERIOR to"ns, out
the entire State will 60 against him. Private
| aav3ces received here point to the came con.
~1-ass.. .,s :-a,a.+a 1Uo5-no-+1,,. ..,;,u;t,-
cl'saei.' ano '1oiea's "aes "ot.a ~ n41o'a'' ~
likely to be in the neighborhood OF 5o,ooo.
The rebel line of pickets in front ct the
| n....a .ro ,-a-,. ,,o,. 60 +ha+ -,e,,-
Hlcn'aoho aE"3 afs very e1ose' ~ '''s 's'o'
gees-White or black-cannot get through the
advance guard.
pano,rea rnmors of military md cabinet
changes ere unfounded.
WAsn1SGTos, Oct l3-secretarg Chase Il
seriously i'll. he has transacted no business
u The treasury department Tor week. Gen
/ McClernand will soon leave to assume new
command,
aov: Evans Of Colorado having accom-
palshsd hfs mission, nameiy, WIN Eeterene:
70 mltaly pl9set4o4 VI tass nelttegiy 14ou,e ~ ~
y ington to-day On his return home. The terri
|, i1 'ncluded n the dePaftnsnt q Missouri.
l. Frequent complaints having reached To-
4 postoifice department OF the nefhciency
the postmas tef At Csaro, aH il1qols' @ t1e post POST
; master general has suspended hun and Placer
l. the ciiee in the bands OF special agent who
e it is believed, viii impart vitality aud energ
"a to its operations
# NEw f9nk, Get; "a IN n Y: Tribune let
1t eithstandinx the apparent inaction,
:, believe nerempt0ry orders have been receiye
~ fer one Of the largest and mos! inportan
r. movements OF the war. Preparations ar
~ rAtli{.ly QF1lHY4ASlQE aud Wltll1 tue QtN[ wee
" NJ tsn days the country will doubtless b
~ .-leddered with intelligence more gra.cfr
a. Than the ancient record OF "all quiet in tn
:, :.rpay Of the Potomac
It. Gen. Couch has assumed the comm1nd {
the ID division OF Summers CORDS HIS LAT
,i,Sisian ia now pnder Gen. Deyen Of Mass.
The Hsya7d's special Washington CORE
nondent eays:
at Tn rnycrnnent has come into uossessio
ot a letter from Beaurcgard to Bragg, CO..
.a19ng ~ s,,rxey of tie rahs Isson re-
d. 10y 10y 1.1a,.aote = a.,th m ovnlanation If The
its ru rSsPsus11,e II c1,ariv 1ndicates that ii
p.hs:i arn,ies arr n,ncI b.tteT than the faaer
- anthorities have hi1herto believed.
Gu a special washington dispatch to the N.
u Trihnu. saws:
led From CORRESPONDENT with Sigel we h.
~ ,,e % teiinxinr: "1
Rai F.wFAx Counr HOUSE. Oct. 13-The MI
sta sent tn Al.j;e to lind tie cayalry who att4ck
,at ~. ,,,e ~ ~, TsnrsJar Tatrned today. RI
49, ou1 QUIZ men tanna Ua n;na vt tht. enemy whom th
.ne u..s u',ass.5 o throno1 Aidie to MiddleburQ. b
l. cnasru .n.,a ~;1',!,nt ct!sctfng their capture'
F, t,,r,ner NJ naroied T.bel prisoners. re
ner fe,,ts ct this vicinity, who had been seut fri
~ W. o1d a co,,,tal nr3son here to Richn u
wv rcschad heIe a"atp to.day. They report Il
ow .nah ea.';ny .y;sts thrr., against :Jntf Da,
, of government, Ct vi srd tha: it was denounced in i
bitttrctt terms. ConBcrpts who react
nas .S ,t. uu1e w. y +hs rehaiI;on acd TonId
.ess tleu VI t4e " +,e1u 7.I1ssh,1 cor
III, e1 sneefa1 ~ the New York Isg,ss says: III
,ns @ news s Of tle Ycbcl raid into Pennsylvania
by ated intense eSe1ene9n ars 3n1sdiate,y 3ssnnd
.h,e sna aat.a1T ~ the cah;ret officer; at vi
~ s,,,ss5dcnt md The general-In.chiet "
pit o-oatr< What transn,rTd and tha conf
in HONS arrived At are Of course not public,
:, slJas ~ 80 J d;anatch VA immediatt]r sent
- st1o ahar a,spm pra[uesfino ~. stten3ance =,
'ofa sIa,NsI As sIs+t1a 1'