The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-09-11
a Rebel Force has Crossed thc Upper
Potomac and is Marching upon Fred

"A HkebeI E0rcc mas GFOsseu thS upper
Potomac and is Marching upon Fred
eric, YEf.
New YORK, September
The New York Times Washington cores
pondent says
From one of the Times correspondents who
has just returned from Poolesville, we learn
that on Thursday night the rebels commenced
to cross with cavalry at or near the mouth Of
the Monocacy. They brought over two regi-
ments of cavalry and threw over n pOntoon
bridge, and crossed with artillery, and threw
ont pickcts towards Poolesville. On Friday
about / O'Clock, a column commenced TO cross
of infantry and artillery. They were crossing
in three places besides the bridge, the water
being up TO a mans waist. No resistance was
offered to tn cir crossing. Some cavalry who
were watching them were attacked and chased
to Poolesville. There the houses were closed
and the streets bockaded by the citizens. The
farmers fired upon our flying cavalry as they
passed About dusk Gen. Lee rode into Pools
vile at the head of four regiments of infantry,
and guided by farmer crossed the Monocacy,
and passed along the bank of the stream to
Frederic ..
"A rebel picket captured near Clarksburg
to,day, says Jacksons force is 1000
Hon. Henry Lane is here to obtain certain
changes in the management of the war in tie
West.
'Advices from GAINESVILLE, about two and
half miles beyond Bull Run, state that the reb
81 general A. p. Hill arrived there day befor
Yesterday with 80, 900 men from Richmond
A division under Gen Walker has left Gaines
vile for Ii esburg.
MY informant saw Jackson, Longstreet and
Hill at Gainesville, and counted "A pieces of
artillery, most rAed guns, and none larger
than twelve Founders.
At CentePYilla he saw few cavalry only,
and a battery, which was returning from hav-
ing as they said ''drven the Yankees away
from Manassas Hill
Zone of the Times correspondents left the
vicinity of Fairfax Court House about four
o clock this Saturday morning. Our pickets
are within four miles of that place. The ene-
my's pickets seem to be within about a mile
of Fairfax. A professedly Union man states
that their infantry went off to the left to ards
Fredericksburg, The rebel Generals Robert
Lee, Hill Stewart, and Gitz Hugh Lee,a with
the main force, The wagon trains were cross
ing the RappahannOck on Saturday End Sun.
| day morning. The farmers are bringing in
hay and provisions of all kinds, and giving
them away. There is not a loyal man there
with one or two exceptions. The women re
ceived them with flags and tokens of Joy.
| Sunday l. p. M. the following account ha:
just been received from the upper Potomac, anC
is believed 10 be reliable
"A rebel force is is in the neighb orhood o
Jamestown aud Clarksburg estimated at 5000
and is com posed entirely Of cavalry. A body
of the enemy, abouH1'500 strong, crossed the
river last night at Whites Ferry, and are sup
posed to be Ell route to Frederick, Maryland
Our troops hold the bridge across Seneca
Creek, which was not Injured by the rebels or
their return from the recent dash on barnes
town. 1t has been ascertained that Jackson
crossed the Potomac, opposite the bank of the
seni-sircular shape, on the southwest. There
has been no new action there, .-..
The New York Tribune'S Washington cor
respondent says:
The rebel surgeon who amputated Gen
EweIl's leg told one of our Surgeons yesterday
that Ewcll had since died. ta.
"The order for Court Of Enquiry into the
causes OF the recent reverses has been counter
manded,
Aqua Creek was evacuated yesterday. Eff
ty-eight cars were burned, and quantity OF
Stores destroyed. The engines and whatever
else could be conveniently carried away were
brought to the city, Before the ansports go
out Of sight, a squad of Rebel cavalry appeared
mile from the river, and were scattered by
shells from a gunboat