, 1863-09-03
FROM PHILADELPHIA
Matters in Virginia and Before
Charleston,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trih1nc.j
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2, 1891
It is currently reported In high circles that
Misunderstanding exists between Admiral
Dshlg1en and General Gilmore. It IS not un'
likely that Admiral Fa1ragut vii be called to
supercede Admiral Dahlgren.
Some rebels, nine In number. who took the
oath Of allegiance, and then were received o.
substitutes for drafted men, escaped from the
rendezvous at Alexandria. Each fellow stole
horse and as much other property as he
could conveniently carry away.
I have It from the best authority that
Lees army is scattered over large section
Of country. Longstreet has his right occupy
ipg the line ofthe Richmond and Fredericks-
burg Railroad, Gen. Ewe1l has the left, and
A. P. Hill the center. Stuart, the raider, be-
canse Of u number Of failures lately, has be.
come unpopular. Mnry bands Of gueril1as
arc lowering about In the rear Of our army,
but have not met with any great SUCCESS re-
Gently. It Is stated that White and 1mboden's
guerilla bands, variously estimated at from
1000 to 5000, have made several attempts to
Cross the Potomac, but in every instance they
wire repnlsed by Union artillery and In
fantrJ.
A rumor, started few days since, eeems to
come from pretty autlentlc suurce today,
that President Lincoln viii issue paper, in
d thort time, defining the future Of the re-
billion.
It is said that the official report Of General
McClellan's campaign occupies nearly four
thouEand pages of toolscap, and IN extra ap-
propriation will b. required to be passed by
Congress to defray the printing expenses.
The rebel General Lee is evidently down
he,rted. He is reported to be in Richmond,
endeayoring to raise reinforcements for his
army. Rebel deserte1B say that unless he
makes battle his army will be disbanded In
less than month Gen. Meade's army will
not make any Offensive operations. This
seems to be 4 fixed fact.
There are no arrivals at this port from the
Charleston squadron.
The New York 1ri51ne's Washington spe.
cial fays:
Lieutenant Burgess, with thirty OF Col.
Baker's mounted ringers, went on recon
Whites gnerillas, which they found just be-
yGnd Leesburg, and encamped near 1t last
night. This morning the party were attack
cd By about TWO hundred rebel cav
airy, and forced to retreat. During the
Ekirmish Lieut. Burgess horse was shot, but
tie Lieutenant succeeded in hiding, and saw
the rebels ride by In pursuit Of his men. lie
flen made his way to the Potomac, and
crossed at the Point Of Rocks. There he
learned that q large number Of 1mboden's
cavalry had gone down the river. The whole
nh
crossing at Edwards Ferry by infantry sta
toned there. At Point Ct Rocks it was ru-
mored that force of 5000 or COCO rebels
were attempting to cross below, and several
pieces Of artillery were sent down to prevent
ench az attempt from being successful To.
rebel cavalry were ut Great Falls. eleyen
miles from Washing gton-probably the sana
body. Our cavalry has been sent in pursuit,
and can hardly fail to meet them.
The report that Lee, With 5000 men, had
crossed the Rappaharnock at Port Conway,
Is utEcfedited here, no such intelligence haT-
Ing reached the War Department.
u conceded here, By the best military
authorities, that Lee must commence offens.
we operations this month, or disband his
army. It IL believed that to this end be is
ro.sa1 copsSt[,ng l,3og a99ther l,rge army for an in
attempted as last resort. To meet thcse
expected movements Of Lee, the Armv Of Aha
Potomac viii be on the a1ert. - >N'e
Gen. Meigs, Quarterunaster Geaeral. has
teen ordered to the Army Of the Potomac.
Rumor hath It that both he and the Surgeon
General are in disfaVor, and neither viii re.
turn to his post
The Herald's Washington dispatch says,
relative to the reported rebel crossing at Port
Convey: Parties who have arrived from the
'front.' to. day know nothing Of any such move
rment Of the enemy haying taken place, aud
it, improhabillty Is shown By the crossing
having been located at paint accessible t0
our Eunboats, which would have seriously
tnteIft1ed With any sxcd moyements,