Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-09-10
WAsHISGToN Sept. Z

of the Tunes correspondents WHO mas Just
returned from Poolsvile. we learn that
on Thursday night the rebels commenced
to cross with cavalry at or near the month
of the Monocacy. They brought over
two regiments of calvary and threw over
pontoon bridge and crossed with artjl-
lcry, and threw our pickets towards
Poolesville.
On Friday, about / | o'clock, aeolmnn
of infantry and artillery commenced to
cross. They were crossing in three plac-
es besides the bridge, the water being up
to q mans waist, and no resistance being
offered to their crossing. Some cavalry
who were near them were attacked and
chased. The houses were closed and the
streets blockadcd by the citizens.
The farmers fired upon our flying cav
airy as they passed about dusk.
Gen. Lee rode into Poolsyille n tic
head of four regiments of infantry, and
guided by farmer who has been profess
edy a Union man. Their infantry went
off to the left toward Frederick
The rebel Generals Robert Lee, Hill,
Stewart, and Fizhugh Lee are with the
men.
Their wagon trains were crossing on
Saturday and Sunday morning.
The farmers are bringing in haY and
provisions of all kinds and giving them
away. See.
There is not loyal man, with one or
two exceptions, there.
Women received them with flags and
tokens ofjoy.
SUNDAY, IL p. MA flying account
has just been received from the upper Po-
tomac, and is believed to be reliable.
The rebel force in the neighborhood Of
Darnstown, estimated at 5000, is com
posed entirely of cavalry. s'
A body ofthe enemy about / 500 strong
crossed the river last night at Whites
Ferry, and are supposed to be en- route
for Frederick.
A rebel picket captured near .Clarks
burg to-day, says Jackson's force is
$4,000.
Advices from Gainesville, about two
and half miles beyond Bull Run, state
thst the rebel Gen. A. o. Hill arrived day
before yesterday with $4,000 men from
Richmond.
NV informant saw Jackson, Longstreet,
and Hill, at Gainesville, and counted ii
pieces of artillery mostly rlhed guns, none
larger than II Founders.
One of the Times correspondents left
the vicinity of Fairfax Court House about
4 o'clock this morning. and says our pick
cts are within four miles of that place.
The enemy's pickets seem to be within
about mile of Fairfax in a semi-circular
shape on the southwest.
Iribatne's Correspondence Rebel
surgeons who amputated Gen. Ewell's leg
told ono of our surgeons yesterday that
Ewel had since died.
The order for court Of enquiry into
the causes Of recent events has been coun-
| fernandez.
Acquia Creek was evacuated yesterday.
IS cars were burned and quantity of
stores destroyed.
! The engines and whatever else could
| be conveniently carried away We're
brought to the city.
Before the transports got out of sight
a squad of rebel cavalry appeared amile
from the river and were scattered by
shells from gunboat.
| WAsHINGToS, Sept. s.
| A gentleman just returned from the late
battle field, states that quite a number Of
/ hacks pressed into seivice Saturday week
! for the purpose of conveying the wound
ed to this city, are still Oh the battle fell,
the rebels having taken the horses aud
thus preventing them from r>turning
/ homo.
An escaped prisoner who was in the
hands of the rebels four days, says that
all the federal forces at Frederick fell
back to TIarper's Ferry but..before doing
so had. Thursday night, burned the hos
pital aud commissary stores, and removed
the sick and wounded.
Friday afternoon the rebel pickets ex-
tended out as far rs New Market, eight
miles south east of Frederick. Several
pickets were withdrawn sixteen miles
from the same place.
The rebels had got possession of only
two or three cars at Frederick. some OF
which were loaded with old pontoon
bridges.
Intelligence received here last night
and additionlly, confirmed this morning,
of the occupation of FFederieks City,
Maryland, by the rebel forcess naturally
excited much surprise, mingled with
alarm. There was but limited opportu
mites for obtaining information from that
quarter, almest all the intelligence COM
ing by way of Baltimore.
The Government authoities received
the news early yesterday evening in a
written documentary from.
Last night immense bodies Of our troops
were in for the Upper Potomac and else
where and to-day the military operations
continue.
Nearly all the rebel troops have appa-
rently been withdrawn from our front
no large force remains.
There is no doubt that large reinforce
ments of rebels were yesterday passing
from Ashby's, south of Leesburg, as if
intending to cross at Smokers Ferry.
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