The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-09-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

New York Specials = Dull, Du1Ier,
Dullest = RumOrs without end
Nothing from CharIestcn-GiIImO
and Dahigren report everything
Going on Well.
Special to the Times.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The best infor-
nation locates Gen. Lee in Richmond,
and his army scattered over the line of
the Blue Ridge on the west to Port Roy
al and the Rappahannock river on the
east, and south as far as the line of the
Virginia Central Railroad His troops
are widely scattered to facilitate subsist-
ing.
Gen. Ewell has the left, and A. P. Hill
the center, lying on the railroad from
Culpepper to Orange Court House, while
Longstreet occupies the extreme right,
occupying the line of the Richmond ana
Fredericksburg road.
Cooks brigade of North Carolina
troops occupy Fredericksburg. A brig
ade of cavalry has gone back to the Sherl-
andoah valley. Stewart is still in com
mand, but is growing more and more
unpopular. 1t is expected that be will
be relieved by Wade Hampton.
Rebel guerrillas continue in our rear.
Rebel deserters continue to come in in
squads, and are willing TO take the oath
OF allegiance. Some of those who have.
done thus have been sent as substitutes
to our army. Some of them, after steal
ing horses and committing other depre-
dations, managed to rejoin their old reb-
Ell comrades.
Large numbers of rebel contratands
escaped from Charles county, MARYLAND.
They report that rebel agents are pick
ing up every negro they can find.
Especial to the Tribune
WAsHTSGToN, Sept Lieut.. Burgess.
with so of Col. Bakers mounted rangers
went on reconnaissance Yesterday in
search of a camp of Whites guerrillas.
The party were attacked by about 200
rebel cavalry, and forced to return Dur
ing the sklrmish Lieut. Burgess horse
was shot, but the Lieutenant succeeded
IN escaping, and saw the rebels ride By
in pursuit of his men, He then made
his way to the Potomac, and arrived at
Point of Rocks. There he learned that
large number of Imboden' cavalry had
gone down the river. The whole force of
Imboden and White amounted to about
1000 men. They were prevented from
crossing at Edwards Ferry by infantry.
AT Point of Rocks it was rumored that a
force of 5000 or 5000 rebels were at
tempting to cross below, and five or six
pieces Of artillery we're sent down to pre-
vent such an attempt from being sue
cessful. Tonight it is reported that a
large force of rebel cavalry are at Great
Falls, II miles from Washington, proba-
oily the some body. Our cavalry have
been sent in pursuit, and can hardly fail
to meet them.
The report that Lee with $4,000 men
had crossed the Rappahannock at Port
Gunday is discredited here. No such
intelligence has reached the War De-
partment
1t IS conceded here by the best mill
tary authorities that Lee must commence
offensive military operations or disband
his army. 1t is believed that he is con-
centrating another large army for an
other invasion, which is to be attempted
as last resort To meet this expected
movement of Lee, the army of the Poto-
mac will be on the alert.
Gen. Meigs, Quartermaster General.
has been ordered to the army of the Po-
tomac. Rumor has it that both be and
Surgeon General Hammond are in dis
favor, and that neither will return to
their posts.
We learn that the President has re-
eeived q letter from Gen Grant, in which
he not only pledges himself to aid Adiu-
tant General Thomas in his labors, but
also heartily endorses the proclamation
and the raising of colored troops. and
earnestly expresses the opinion that with
the latter great results can be obtained.
The Heratds dispatch says relative to
the reported rebel crossing at Port Con-
way, that parties who have arrived from
the front to-day know nothing of any such
movement of the enemy and its i'm proba-
biIlty is shown by the crossing having
been located at a point accessible to our
gunboats, which would have interfered
with any such movement.
The Departments are without any later
or additional information either official
or otherwise than has been po5lished, in
regard to the operations at Charleston.
Gen Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren re-
port everything as progressing favorabIy.
acquisitions for meu and material are
promptly filled and the Conduct of the
siege is left entirely to their discretion.
with every confidence they will finally
meet with complete success.
Yesterday SIX trains went out to the
front heavily laden with conscripts. The
army has no little difficulty with some
substitutes who require an almost equal
number of men to watch them. But
stringent orders, together with the re-
cent executions, seem to have had a ben
efcial effect, and causes for complaint
are now less frequent