The New York herald., 1862-03-09


THE SITUATION.
The news from the right wing of our army on
the Potomac is glorious. Leesburg. one of the
rebel strongholds on the Upper Potomac, has
fallen into our hands. On Friday night Colonel
Geary left Lovettsville with his whole force for
Aeesburg. He marched triumphantly through
Wheatland and Waterford. scattering the rebel
forces before him. He took possession of Fort
johnson, one Of the strongest defences of the
town, at sunrise yesterday, and entered Leesburg
with fixed bayonets and flags flying, driving the
rebel General Hill with all his command from the
town and the surrounding forts, in full re-
treat towards Middleburg. The Stars and Stripes
now wave over Leesburg, and our troops occupy
the bank, the Post Once and all the public build
ings. Leesburg is the capitol of Loudon county,
Va, AMI lies under the Kittoctan Mountains, with.
IN three miles Of the south bank of the Potomac
forty miles southeast Of Washington and l5O miles
north of Richmond. 1t has teen an important
point for the rebels since the opening of the cam
at Point of Rocks and winhester. The towns
Of Wheatland and Waterford are small post
villages lying north Of Leesburg, both in Loudon
county. The latter is situated on Kttoctan creek
six miles north of Leesburg, and contains about
1--WE hundred inhabitants. Our latest news from
this quarter came to US at late hour last night,
from Sandy Hook, and is to the effect that at that
hour heavy firing was heard in the direction of
Winchester.
The grand Army of the Potomac was divided
by General Mcclellan yesterday into five corps
dn7nee, respectively commanded by Generals
Hentzelman, Mcdowell, Sumner, Keyes and Banks
Our news from Missouri to-day is interesting
New Madrid. where the rebels have made a stand,
with force of nearly 10 900 men, with four gun
boats at anchor of the town, is completely in
vested by the army of General Pope. Some skir-
uishes had taken place there, in which several OF
our troops were killed by shells thrown from the
rebel gunboats New Madrid is a fourishing little
town on the Mississippi river, $50 miles southeast
Of Jefferson City. 1t is the capital Of Madrid
county, has q population Of 1000 inhabitants,
and enjoys large business in shipping corn, lum-
Der, and cattle for the Southern market. The
officers of General Pope's command are confdent
that as as the gunboats are silenced the town
will fall easily into our hands.
The town of Savannah on the Tennessee river. is
being fortified by the rebels, in the hope Of making
successful resistance to the advance of our gun
boats wp the river. Savannah stands on the east
bank of the Tennessee river about 1870 miles south
OF Nashville. 1t is post village, and capital of
Hardin county Before the rebellion it boasted of
an active business, and had for some years past
been improving considerably. It was prominent
place for shipping slaves and cotton, and has a
population Of between 800 and 900.
Our special correspondence from Columbus, KY,
Is full OF incidents connected with the evacuation
Of the rebel Gibraltar, which will be found highly
Interesting.
We publish to-day an excellent map Of Nashville
and its vicinity together with sketches Of that city
and the town of Edgefeld, on the opposite bank Of
Che Cumberland river, where General Buell. has his
headquarters. Our correspondence from Nashville
will be found full of interesting details Of the occu
patton of that place by our troops and the evacu
alton of Bowling Green by the rebels, the reasor
for which, under the circumstances, remains
mystery, but it appears that 1t was abandoned b!
The common consent Of all the rebel generals il
council, General Beauregard being foremost in ad
vocatng the measure.
Our extracts from the Southern papers are varie,
and important. Great discomfort with the Cabine
PfJed. Davis is manifested in many quarters, ant
tone Of dependency prevails throughout tht
Routh, despite the efforts Of journalists to keep ur
N appearance of pluck and hopefulness NTH,
Capital Of rebeldom, Richmond, II is evident from
&hs cQpppgA arrests. the enactment Of MARTA