Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21

The Tsrs York Times" in an editorial
thua suu up The news
The ft4rw. r.! iuoYcIh"nl Of tho Army Of the
Potomac, promised lrw days sgu III our
special correspondence, has commenced. n
portiou Of the army advanced early geater-
day morning and occupied Gharle3town, after
IN artillery fight of ahont two hours duration
vii tie outer forces ot tho rebels General
Mcclellan was nc Charlrstcwn last night,
aud The indications wer. that the place would
be held, even AZ tile risk. 1f a general engage
Genr.
Wo have re,.1:te>! ,mp"rt,L,t dispatches from
our sp ecia cor respondent, With tfrneral ST.
GELS army, wtlxh indicate Achr" work IN
Lhgr c-p.r:Ip.nG s""h. The rrhel GcIlrfni
Stuart is known In have been at Lrcshurg OH
Monday with his cavalry. bat he has since
moved away from there, md ii; now some
whcre bet1rcu tih. Bull Inn mountain and
the Hue Ridge. lie was yesterday threaten
Ing ah attack uprgi onr rlvance guard, ard
Geperrl Stahl ldvanc-h 10 meet him, with
The determination IL jnrce him to fight or
run \ recnnnoirsau:, Ia Rristow station
has established thu fact that thor" Is also a
fr,ce Of rebel cavalry there, while th" rebels
Ar., lyusy running isaine bptHreIi III rtrfon
,lld Wurrnton Ju, ttion.
Thu Washington "SRr' Of "Wednesday
saws: "ln tho last orty y-cght hours there has
heen much str ainUng our troops uiher
li,.,ntzrInlan and Si4EI. All their picket, and
guards hnve been G. uhied. and all their troops
hayr l,crn held In It pdineRs for instant an'l
active npnranons The TACT that Siuan II
cavalry rrcrnaSt-i thu river day Ut two since
MT point sutc clentIy near tn It's 70 mint OF II
nights damaging dash upon sHmebndy or
something in the ln,rnt sdiate vicinity Of Wash
rnyu1n, Georgetown or Alexundria, doubtless
cauaed this necessary l2recauton imEnehiste-
" around us. y rum IT prevails in the VlclIi-
itv Of Cent? evilIe, which agMiu alleges that
joe Johnson is advancing toward Ma
nassaS, from the other side Of the Rapi-
dan, with force rariouslv estimated
at from 10000 10 4u.0(G. While we have
no idea that jeff. Davis has any such force
in that quarter, It is highly p~obshle that he
IL S-iutiup al he hsa therr III the direction ri
hlnnnss,p, to uc:upy this IteI,1i"n uf fli1Intzel'
man and Slv.l while Lee falls back. II any
considerable rei,el force IS nsvlr.g III this CT
re,.tion from GprJos,svile and the Rapidnn, II
,niIst be to the end We mention aho@e. our
cers.iny 20 mi they gn"r1. H THAT n" rebel
movement rall damage them. Nor't" ~o BE-
nere that it @llI tor day drIny active CO.
operations IN the part Of lieintzcllban aid 81
, gel with wha .sver tie Army uf the Potomac
may inst now bavn in hand.
We have a1vlces trnn &e'S r1Tsn'is ta the
7ih Instant hy tho arrival AZ ,hIs port ~ the
steamship Potom~.. Th- he~S Is not sre'
ciaIlv int.artant. 0ur correspondent An"
nnulIcas tInat General B"i'>'' hHh SoIt 10
Psnsac ola, Wherr he intondi :" r"H.tin tor II
short period The cause - hIk visit is moi
stated; but it probably hs; connection with
the espditions rtting out ii Jig department
A marty Of guerrIas in tn 7cinItY OF Don
aldsonv;ie had fired upon =, ra transpor1S on
this Mississippi, bat VIZ dispersed by thu
rnnsosats. Lieutenant 4nH%,y, OF the SrinGo
Was killed in the elmou,n:,. alid hia hoiy
Was brought to this city "n hoarl tlis P"to'
mac. During the week "rit!ug Sept. - In"
United States Relief Cnm.;' '.:.mn had dIhtribu'
ted provisions to 3uri2V T.. .,vns in New Or
leans