The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-09
n,,p ARMY IN MARYLAND--PARTICU
nr THE PASSAGE OF THR POTOMAC.

orrR ARMY in INSTRUMENTATION
or THE PASSAGE OF THR POTOMAC
r,s news received yesterday afternoon removes
.-.-r asue. tha, may have heretofore existed with
...srsaee to the passage of the Potomac by our
s.r,ss We have at last intelligence from the
,,,.hsrp banks at that stream which gives US the
..,s,.kshe assurance that the feet Of our gal
-, sol,,sss now tresi the soil Of Maryland
distinguished Officer. who participated in The
ss,,. Al and around Manassas, arrived in this city
zxarisy sfternoon ty the Central Il ain ana left
=. .ofras which he commands the len bank of
~ Potomac, on Friday night, To h,p We are in
.s.ea ier tie following particulars
,,a Thursday during the day. The cavalry force
.ssr command of Brig. Gem Robertson, engaged
cori.an of the ensmys forces Fsll's Church
x.svIv tie entire day WAS spent ia ssirtni hing he
,xaen tie eontending psIa.es. White ihis was go.
Inv an our army was being Withdrawn iroa the
xrpi,e 81 the late battle fields. and mar chei in
the direction OF ahe upper feiomae Al nigh,ia,l
a.a Robertson drew off his force and followed The
sgay Esriy the next morning his brigade crossed
he river ST --------, some distance below
,essharg At the same lime the division
x Gen. Hill commenced crossing al anesh.r point,
sss reached . and at once proceeded 10 pass
,y4r snd before night the passage hal been sue
esssiuily effected. ,len. i-onest corps follow
ed snd during the nigh: oi'. a the nth. corps or
The opposite shore. Aloshsr division Is SAID ta
lsye crossed st -~-, several ,i.les hisher up ,hc
s.ysr.
Ths officer With whom We couyer,a.i tnfoy,s
Ms iasr no resistance 10 their p passsse a, any
Lille offered and ,hs whole ,far Was aceom
p!ished Ia the most admirable order, anu without
tie firing Of gun. The condition Of the river
s7eatly favored The passage of troops. the
Nsier being 81 q low stsGe, ani easily foried.-~
TIE were IN the highest spirits, and shout
sitter shout went up AS regiment after regiment
reached the Maryland shore.
There ~ere nor "a few reports i'll circulation
Yesterday in regard tie movements OF our
troops In Mary iand These of eouse originate in
ibs brisk imaginstious Of ,hose VITO have litue
eI.a to do Than indulge ia speculation. There
eAn be no doubt tha; the Potomac has been egoss-
ed for purpose, and til ai that purpose viii
spssiily develops itself IN The .ieMonstraiions
an! future uts of forces Ne do moi
aoaai bui reports ~ 10 their operations since
hey reached Maryland premature. oar III
fUFaSnt tE lscesUlfs on SalnItlaS morning. ana
he news he brings is rs late any received -
Wien lie left fer Richmond the main body Of
'le sFmy was in Maryland lat any active
movement there h- ADVISED. nor wonld
Il be proper to InaSe them known
IL ths 4ih AlabaIna res.menI T. wert killed.
sld Sc wounded
General Pryor, IL is relate,. to us.
time prisoner. but escaped tom Lis three zap
tors killing two OF Them with !, tayonet which
lie bsd seized from the hands Of one Of them.
il Is stated that for ioug days trooFs lived al
most entirely on corn taken from the fields on tbs
route, A large proportion ii them ~eFa bare
footed, and goodiy number only bsl clothed.
When the army crossed the Potomac. al Ed
wardss Ferry. there was exciting race b-tween
mauy of the regiments to who should get i,cross
frat, and the boys dashed into the water with
laughter and cheers. They in the faest
spirits
The following is sn extraEl from letter from
oi ihe Richmond Grays
BN0UAC faIFfax county, Va.
Sept. Cd isn2
Iexpect we will start to-rnorro,y morning and
push forward for several Cays. We arc nov III
shout i've Ulifea of Fairfax Court House. Long
street had small eht there Yesterday eYering and
lock prisoners. The Yankees applied this
morning for arTnstice, which, believe WIS uot
granted. The fight OF Saturday last the largest
of tie war. We had about 50 000 troops engaged and
tie Yankees 20 0l1 but with the usual result
We whipped them badly. Our brigade suffered Sc
yerely. Gen. Malone was wounded early IN the
aeton; Col Weisiger was badly, snd, expect NOR
tally wounded short time afterwards; Major May
killed; Adusnt Cameron. Capt. Lewel.eu, Captain
Mark. Capt owens, and Lieut.. May, wounded.-
Tie casnaies in the regiment, which numbered IN
lie tight shout 22o were ia pretty large per
ceniage. George Nicholas and Marx Myers
siilsi Sergeant Heth A. K. Cranip, james CRANE,
George W Hill James Eoillngswortb, 4. f.. Rogers,
Boiling Pickett, ami Tom " Wiliiains, wounded The
wounds are mostly slight. think trump'8 is pro
babiy tie worst. He is wounded IN tie ku-e. The
surgeons say that Ihe bone is not broken, ana he
viii not lose bis leg, tut il may ba stiff. though
1tpe be may Recover and nave the use oi well
ever.
Two hundred and iiiry nine Yankee prisoners have
I1st passed they weTe iaken to-day at Ceut.eyile.
That place has been evacuated by The Yankees, and
these were stragslers; hey seemed to be in
first rate spirits and said they waiting to be
1Aken tien. keafneY Has killed yesterday even