, 1862-10-31

the nounfAfne The forces which CIR
reconnoistances found in the vicinity Of
Wstchin9 arninst an attscE or The as1k Of tba i
msin army as It stretches towards Gosd1osss
Ti1ie. I1nle*s Tee1a refreet IL much f1rthef
sd1snced % % tfsn i nrohaSie It " Ronsd % seen thst
I'm. McCIeiian f.s the rower. bT = yiQoroua
fnrTard 1noVenerf 11de5 ~ 4 #u'iSr ~.
yance from Washinrton. to force Lee to etop
and fIRht before he Iaios Gortousyfllef:
s.T6e New Yntk and PhiIadeldbia rapef3
persist in talking Of heavy rains and swollen
rivers. We have not had besyy raius except
for few hours on Sunday night, and toe
river las not swollen, It Is sill fIrdahla
almost anrThereH ::
NEW YoRE. Oct 3O.-A letter In thu Nawt
York Tr;1uns fro,n Wf,,f.msnort. Va. a7xh.
sa5s:
younp man vim fss been In RIchnania;
ousrtfrs 1esterdav He was in Wiuehestar
List Saturday evening, and represents ths coai-
di,ion Of the enemv Al Thai CONT - awioI b.
yund description. He saws the small DOE md:
typhoid fever are raging feazful,y, and ii least:
fifty CT sixty are diving daiIN q. coun4e4A;
ore spot fifty-six dead bodies which hed ~:
NAMED unb1lried for two or three da1R;z Mo
troope, he eaye. are in Martinsbur9, and but
yfryftw caralrF ara het9eeu thera n1I3 -
riytr The maio norton of Tee'e arm1 II; bes
tween Bucket Hiil aud Winchester. Wiare the
next arsat battle win probabIv be fonrht.
N0tflUQ cHHl6 6H Ef9n Indicating dRHjQR
Lees psrt to retrext. There u no doubt tha4
Grn. Bragg is Fastening to the relief Of Lee:
4 battle Greater than Antietam win witkpx9
much doubt be fought before the end Of tas
wses.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 29-The Washington
Siar Of this evening says, 1T is believed III
front that Lee has divided his army into tw,
large eorks, one under jackson and the oth.f
ur0er Lcprs1xeet. and is leaving the rcxioa in
which te has been posted eipce recrossius the
river into Virginia, From information re-.
JarIs: Ms advance live rrnsse1 to Rlue R;dre
! by Way at Frnnt Roya1. and tiat n force o1
| 8.O0O rebels. uuder Walker. known to have
! tc.n for two daye cast at Uppc1rilIe, are the
| advance OF LonKstreet's corps. Tie expedi.
| ton Of the rebel generals was prob sbly TO be
t able to make successful dash at Gen. Sigels
| corps at and around Centreyille on their re,
trt::. TO Gc-do1 VILE. Our army Of the Poto
| r1ac is rr1,nn.lr in mo.;nn "a meet these
moy.merts, ard Burnside and Porter are al
1eadv 70 cl,'se On The reels Of I.,nrsfr.et tha'
he VII probably re.race his steps toward,
WINCHESTER. and seek TO retreat down the yal
lev rather 3han ad vance fnr-hrr in thts fiirrc
| ton. We shoal not be suro,isea to hear al,
| moment Of considerable battle il that tirec
1eetion" !;
suARPsBTRG, Nd, Oct gan Important
arrest Was made last night. Rev. eober
Douglas, an alleged secesstoDist, living nea
here, was arrested for exhibiting signals t
tie entMy, and was sent under guard to Har
per's Ferry last night.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-Richmond paper
report everything quiet in Lees army.
The command Of the rebel army OF North
western Virginia has been transferred fron
Gen. LoriDg to Gen. Echols, in consequence
Of the former officer disobeyiny orders in no
reporting his command to stoncw wall Jackso
at certain point on the Baltimore and Oat
railroad by particular route, and marchin
biz men bJ way Of Rcd Sulphur: Spring.
where he was met BY an order to hand oVe
TIE Richmond Enquirer says: Gen. Jac1
! sons division Ia DESTROYING the Baltimore an