New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-11
The Constructor Tightening Its Coil.
THE RETREAT FROM THE poT0MhC
CGntreVille and Winchester Abandoned
Occupation Of centerville and Fairfax
Courthouse.

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PoT0vAc FLorIIiA, March 81 D. N,
To Secretary WrLiEs.
/ SE: The information which I forwarded to Won
7 by telegraph is / consider. confirmed. The Cockpit
and Shipping Point batteries have been abandoned
They have been shelled for an hour without reply.
The enemy have set ire 10 everything al Slipping
Point and frequent explosions gave evidence Of tie
destruction Of the ammunition. The free and ey-
plosione G, tend some distance heel; between Cockpit
aud Shipping Point The Pace believe to have
been Sc, fire to and blown up.
Lieu, x. II. WYMAN. Cong Potornsr Fio.na.
+ TIE following vas struck out OF our dis
patches last night by the military supervisor of
the telegraph, acting under special order As
there Is tonight no doubt OF Its truth, IN even
Official minds, i, is allowed 20 20 forward to.
day. Also intelligence from four other points,
brought hy those loyal black men, each making
bis way to the nearest National camp announcing
that the Rebels were burning their quarters,
removing their artillery aud moving back
tOaard Fredericksburg. One came from Cen.
t-e,ille, one from Manassas, one from Rebel
camp north and one from one south Of those
stroughoids.
Still another pBrty Of four of the despised
slaves, Of whom one said that he was m
officers servant, came into Gen. Kearney's
lines and told the same story.
Light cavalry have been sent in pursuit to
harass and track the Rebel retreat. Ii is sup
posed to be their design 10 fall back first upon
Fredericksburg and then upon Richmond.
This retrogsde movement Of the Rebels has
been going on for o week, according to the
dispersed slaves stories. All other information
went TO show that the Rebels were strengthen
ing themselves on the Lower Potomac, and
we're burryng oil their troops TO Manassas.
Intercepted letters from well-iuformed quar-
ter, in South Carolina and Georgia, state that
large bodies of troops, mostly raw leyies, and
lily armed and equipped, are moving North to
Virginia, and il is believed here in high quarters
tn, they are falling back TO be ready for
spring forward al the wings or on the center.
Our troops occupy Centreville mud Fairfax
Court House Tonight Two companies, Under
Major Hatfield, were ordered yesterday morn
Braddock Road. When within mile Of the
place. they met the enemy, who rctrested be-
fore them. At = O'Clock last evening they en-
tered the Court House, followed by q full
regiment.
! The two companies under MAJ. Hatfield were
then ordered back 10 Ears Cross-Rosds, where
they met the body Of the regiment, and
bi,ouacked for the night.
/ At II noon to-day, Hatieds company were
within sight OF the village, and found that 1t
Ind been evacuated in the night, leaving tents
and other property behind IN large quantity.
LENT. Alexander Of the Lincoln Cavalry ar
rived soon after with detachment of men,
aud pressed on far a. Cubs Run, three
miles above Centeryillc where he discovered
vast number Of tents left standing. The enemy
had retrented toward GardonwiIle. Where il
The six.mouths. watched foe Of Manassas
- 49, W.snisGToS Monday. hsrrh TO- 1861
There il no longer any doubt that the Rebels have
evacuated C.ntreyille Winchester, and other i'm
portant ponn, indicating general falling back Of
their forces.
CnnLE.Towx VI. Monday March 10. 1862
1t is currently ruuored and believed that Wincbes-
ter wa fully evacuated yesterday.
A reconnaissance soui this morning TO rscer;sn the
facts.
The Intelligence from other quarters greatly en-
coursces all friends Of tie Union, M indicating a
speedy termination Of hostilties.
II il now asce:tained beyond doubt that Win
chester has been evacuated by the Rebels. The
prominent places between here and Winchester are
occupied by our troops.