The New York herald., 1862-10-31

valley at bscams witness or most animated
The noisy busting wagons here aud there. dsposng
the stores and baggage for transportation. Refractory
mules suffered In little degree, and teamsteTs per-
spred with tho agony Of their efforts notwithstanding
that the weather paroog OF wnterish character Tho
following day set In with heavy rain Storm and II was
feared that the departure Of the troops would be post
poned but in the afternoon the First division OF the
Ninth Army corps got in notion and crossing tho
river on the recently constructed rontoon Ut
Berlin marched TO LOvettsvilo the head OF the column
occupying the town and the remainder bivouacking by
the roadside IN the vicinity On hs next day the second
Having seen that the remaining portions Of his
mand were route General Burnside with hs stG pro-
ceeded Berlin where after interview with
Mccie,n he crossed the and rode to Lovettsvie
Quarters had been previously obtained for him at the
gratifying reception awaited him The citizens locked to
the doors and watched his progress through the Streets
ana a. me oe o. se oas
the General their respects. He Will remain at Ovetfs
vile for day or two only The road 70 Loesourg u
lined with the camps OF the regiments Of his command
Tho advance Of the army far, with such little or no
resistance induces belief in the popular opinion that tho
rebels hare evacuated Winchester, and that We WIZ,
therefore, hnye general engagement this side n that
place. The rebels always endcavor and generally ma
mage TO succeed in lighting with the advantage ~ po-
ston on their side II they made stand at Winchester
to which point there is no railroad communication from
stanton their army might DO endangered in the cutting
of OF supplies. From Stanton to Winchester transporta
tion can be had only by wagon and this disadvantage
they wish 10 throw upon us by falling hack nearer their
base Of supplies and drawing us further from ours
Reconnaissance this morning towards Winchester dis
covered the rebels in considerable force but IL is proba
bly, only strong guard OF the rereatng rcbc!
An advance by forces may result IN lie capture d
their stores.
Our Bolivar Heights Correspondence.
BOLIVAR HEIGHTS, Oct %, 1862
The Second Army Corps Making Themselves COMFORTABLE
A Nsvel Army Stoue, dc, dc.
While the other army corps getting ready to move
already the move tie Second remains quietly in
lis quarters thcso heights without really preparing for
winter quarters yet daily making some addition to their
quarters TO render them moro comfortable. When they
arrived here they found immense klns u brick in
addition to largo piles the ruins Of bSped buildings
which had been destroyed at various times by the armies
Of the two sides in their advances and rctcas Gom Ha
per's Ferry These have been converted into use Tor
floors and ends TO the shelter tents Ovens and ranges
for cooking have also sprung up in every quarter ba of
Whom the rebels last occupied tho place they burned
large number Of the railroad. Tho iron roofing Of
these has been converted into novel USE The men
dig trench from end Of the tent under and beyond
other end about foot deep and wido this they
building chimney around the outer end Fires are then
built N tho trenches and the tents made exceedingly
comfortable by this style Of " army stove"
Our Har per's Ferry Correspondence.
HARrERs FERRY, Oct. 20, 1862.
TIE Army Sill Adrdncing-Ths Fire at Harpr's Frry-
The Damage Done-Hoo the Confagraton Commenced
The Engineer and Fireman of the Train Arr ted de-
Up to the time Of writing this letter have received no
additional or Importance from the advance Of the
army via Berlin The headquarters Of the army this
forenoon still remained At Berlin, notwithstanding the
statement Of sn enterprsng Baltimore daily that they had
besn yesterday Virginia Tho crossing OF tho
troops at Berlin still continues and At the latest advices
the infantry advance was stli At Lovettsville. Oui
cavalry, however, had advanced as far as Leesburg
which, IL s understood had been previously evacuated
The communications OF your correspondents who accom-
papy the advance will doubtless post you fully in regard
to the facts.
The general duness at this point was relieved to-day.
about O'Clock, by the breaking out Of fire among
some government forage which was stored under the
treste work the railroad bridge running alongside the
Potomac and opposite the ruins Of tho United Statcs
Armory. Tho Are Is said to have caught from small
some hav and directly under the railroad This
stove had been placed there for the comfort o. me
soldiers detailed guard for the government property
A. tho time the nrc broke oat forage train stand
ing upon the track directly over IT, loaded with hay and
other forage having Just arrived. This was quickly
fre Tho engineer started tho train across tho
river. He succeeded in getting IL beyond the bridge
tender were disconnected and 10 Sandy HoDk The
view presented by the burning train as crossed the
bridge, n high wind blowing, and the flames forming
comet ike tail whole, magnificent. The and
their contants quickly consumed as were also the
and sleepers OF the track whoe tncy were e andng
the rails bent and warped by tho intense heat The
track this spot will have 10 be entirely rebuilt.
Meantime at the place where the FIRE orlrinated tho
work OF destruction going forceiy on. There
a largo quantity Of hay lumber aud other
combustible property stored under the bridge at this
spot and this almost instantly In norce blaze.
There fire engines other appliances at hand for
extnguishng the namss and all that could be done was
away portions Of tho bridge each side so ~ to-
isolate the burning fragment This done quickly
rs psssble several hundred feet OF the bridge
destroyed notwithstanding. All the soldiers and dcrs in
vicinity quickly impressed for this labor, and
such portions Of the property - were mot
yet on hrc 10 q safer locality.
Il is impossible, yet, TO estimate tho amount OF
damage done: but II must be considerable. IL will pre-
vent traas being through 70 Harpcr Ferry cr day
or two and until tho damage 70 the railroad be
paired The 70 the road and the travel
ling public, well as TO the government must DO con-
siderable. Until repairs be male the trains will DO
Sandy Nook. Luckily that portion Of the bridge
which crosses the river and the canal uninjnred.
Tho Provost Marshal has teegraphed 70 sandy Hook 10
have the engineer and fireman OF tho train arrested and
brought bore for examination II s thought that the de-
strustion Of property would have bees mach less had tho
burning train been backed up o'the upper end Of tho
trcstlo work, instead Of running across tho Potomac.
Besides this been done there would net have been
the interruption the passage sf the trains TO this place.
Il will be remembered that this bridge entirely
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