Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-02

burg, and encamped near it, last night This
morning the party we're attacked by about
two hundred rebel cavalay and forced TO re-
treat During the skirmish, Lieutenant Bur
CESS horse was shot but the Lieutenant sue.
ceeded in hiding, and saw rebels ride by in
pursuit of his men, He then made his way
to tho Potomac at Point Of Rocks There he
learned that a number of Imboden's cavalry
had gone down the river The whole force Of
lmboden and White, amounting to about 5000
men, They we're prevented from crossing at
Edwards Ferry by the infantry stationed
there At Point of Rocks, it was rumored
that force of 5000 or 5000 were attempt
ing to cross below, and several pieces Of ar.
tllery have been sent down to prevent such
an attempt from being successful Tonight
there are rumors that large force OF rebel
cavalry we're at Great Falls, eleven miles from
Washington, probably the same body Our
cavalry we're sent in pursuit and can hardly
fail to meet them.
The report that Lee with 10000 men had
crossed the Rappahannock at Port Conway, is
discredted here no such intelligence having
reached the War Department 1t is conceded
here by the best military authorities that Lee
must commence offensive operations this
month or disband his army. 1t is believed
that to this end he is coDscripting another
large army for invasion, which is his only
hope, and is to be attempted as last resort
To meet these expected movements Of Lee the
Army of the Potomac will be on the alert
General Megs, Quartermaster General, has
been ordered TO the Army Of the Potomac.
Rumor has it that both he aud the Surgeon
General are in dungeon, and that neither
will return to their posts.
We learn that the President has received a
letter from General Grant In which be not
only pledges himself to aid Adjutant-General
Thomas in his labors, but also heartily en-.
dorses the emancipation proclamation and
raising of oolored troops and earnestly ex-
presses the opinion that with the latter great
results can be attained
The Herrlds dispatch relative to the re-
ported rebel crossing at Port Conway says,
parties who have arrived from the front to-day
know nothing OF any such movement OF the
enemy having taken place, and its improba'
bilityis shown blythe crossing having been To-
Gated at point accessible TO our gunboats,
which would have seriously interfered with
any such movement At iN4r HfH t3-
The Heralds special, Washington Septem-
oer LIST, says the Departments are without any
later or additional information, either official
or otherwise, than has already been published
in regard to operations at Charleston. Gen
eral Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren report
everything as progressing satisfactorily Re-
qdisitions for men and materials promptly
filed and the conduct OF the siege is left en-
tirely to their discretion, with every conf
denee that they ~ilI finally meet with com
| pete success
| Yesterday six trains went out to the front
heavily laden with conscripts The army has
no little dilhcnlty with some substitutes, who
require almost an equal number of men to
guard them, but stringent orders together
with recent executions seem to have had ben
eGcial effect and causes for complaint are
now less frequent