Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-24
From the Army OF the Potomno.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
March 22.-lt has been reported that General
Grant will review the Army OF the Potomac In
company with the President and his Cabinet,
Generals Halleck, Meade, slckles, oglesby and
others, on Thursday Of this week; but / learn
that, though spch review is likely TO occur at
no distant day, nothing official has as yet been
promulgated In regard TO II here. Gen. Grant
Is expected up on Thursday.
A heavy fall Of snow commenced here this
afternoon, and continues unabAted at this
writing-op. m.-which will inevitably trans
form our camping ground into one immense
mud hole. The grand review, II II should take
place on Thursday, will necessarily beunpleas-
antly damp under foot. The storm, think, is
the regular equinoxial, as do not hear of any
army movements on the tapis TO bring 1t about.
The utmost good feeling geryades all classes
In the army, and the advent of Gen. Grant will
be hailed with such an outburst OF enthusiasm
as no other General could inspire. His known
presence alone, without his Judgment or ge-
MUS, will be equal to q, 900 veterans when we
meet again JEFF. Davis tatterdemalllons.
detachment Of the 10th New York cavalry
yesterday arrested farmer u: his house, near
Occaquon, who had upon his person a pass
dated at Lynchburg, Va, March 10, extending
fifteen days. Such is the character OF the far
mers In this vicinity. Another detachment OF
tho same regiment came into Fairfax last light
with thirteen guerrillas, eleven of which be-
longed to Moseby's battalion, and two To
Stuart's corps.
A strong band of rebel cavalry has been
prowling about Fauquier county for some DAYS
past, and last night several Of them came in
such close proximity TO the plckets Of the Fifth
Corps, near General Sykes headquarters, as to
get several shots.
[CorreTpondenoe OF the PhiladelphiA Inquirer.l
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF Potomac, March
2l.-Colonel Bryan, Of the 18th Pennsylvania
cavalry, who was sent TO Grove Church, on
the nth instant, to ascertain the truth of
rumors In regard to the concentration OF
stuarts cavalry at Fredericksburg, reports no
such concentration has taken place, still less
has any force crossed the river.
The only troops the rebels have on this side
the lower Rappahannock arc the scouts OF par-
tiEan rangers, TO whom that section has been
all the time left open, and who have employed
themselves In surprising picket posts, picking
up men who wandered outside our lines, gain.
Ing and transmitting intelligence, and pToba.
| bly, Ito some extent) In conveying contraband
goods, mails, &C., clandestinely Bmuggled in
along the shore Of the lower Potomac. Most
OF these men (unlike their Gonfreres under
Moscby) are on foot, but of course never miss
an opportunity to furnish themselves with
| horses by capture.
The first two nights after Colonel Bryan's
arrival at Grove Church his pickets were re.
peatedly fired on, but this has now ceased, and
the only skirmishing that now occurs is be.
tween our patrols and small parties of rebels
whom they chance to meet while going thslI
rounds through the country. These patrol par
ties are sent down nearly to Falmouth, and
traverse the whole country for miles around
the camp OF Colonel Bryan's command.
Lieutenant Colonel Brinton, OF the 18th
Pennsylvania, who came up from Grove Church
last night, reports the capture Of thirty-lvC
rebels since the party went out, the last install
ment OF whom he brought up with him. Al
the time he left we had sustained no loss, ox,
cept one man wounded and two horses shot.
Many of the male citizens OF that section
have been arrested on suspicion Of harborIng
and abetting gusrrillas, or even acting occa'
slonally in that capacity themselves.