, 1864-04-27

WAsn1ScTos. april 2a.-The Star .ays: 1ntor-
nation rora the rebel lines late as Friday mprn
ing last ~ tho effect that Lee Is NOT has been
reported. moving toward the Shenandoah valley.
movements OF lis cavalry ae were going OH aee,ned
TO be in the nature of reconnaissance TO ascertain
Grants purposes. Lec'a army 10 preparing ior
sudden move tut IL seemingly dlspoaed to walt for
Grant to open aud develop Ills Eaalc.
The movement Of our gnnboats up the Rspps-
hanncck raised IN alarm III Richmond that Burn-
has bean ralsed among the rahels OF movement
ii, tls south side OF the James river. The rebels
are divided between tear that Lee may he invest
tenr that he may be outaankcl by Grant, shoald he
remain in bis present position.
Two WI ks ago Lee farces amoanted to 10, go
men, and It ia believed NOW that Wlrh the -fcfu-
forcements he has been able to bring up, they do
not amount 10 over 65,:U0.
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Cept18bands are asaia coming nom the sKamps Of
ChickatomIny within the Unipn lines at Williams
burg. For sonc time there bare been but fss y aE-
rivals OF 'hle deecripttop. The appear OF this
advance 'rd uf c. lort refugees, is an almost In
aliitte indication Of moTcments oa the part OF the
enemy From a reports so far received, the rebels
are evidently assiny troops In a stfopy positions,
10 resist the advance mp the Pcninsul4. The Rich
1nord authorities are evidently completely puzzled
at The designs Of Grant, and Information Is heing
marching OF t1ohps.
General Fitz Hugh Leo madc bis appearance In
the le1shhufhOUu OF CnafIE5 CITY COdfE 4Uuee.
with cavalrT force xarlelsIy estimated at from
4,5fD to G,009 The greater part Of th!5 force Is
composed Of rc-cnlisted veterans, who have lately
hins aisu commands a force In this immediate
u 1shtofhood. harlcs City Conrt House Is gar
risoEed by pickets Of The old infantry division,
under the command or General Elsey, aud rcgi-
ntnt of heavy artillery. The force is composed
principally Of heavy astilefy, stationed at Brom-
ley'E Station, on the York Rtyer. where they are
reported to be engaged in throw3ng up earthworks
nj IN m
| points bctneen the York and james Rivers. Con.
| irRbands state that great excitement prevails
amoEg the scattered Inhabitants ofthls region, aud
| i Yankee advance II fnoncntaf.1J expected.
The New York I7n:ts' Washington special sass
Wild rnmorB arc atloat this evening, that ths
whole OF Longstrect's corps arc marching down
| the Shenandoah Valley towards the Maryland line
II Is scarcely necessary to state that reliauc:
| can bo placed on them.
NEW YonK, April sG,-Tha Washington specla
to the Horid says: Gen. Grant has taken measures
to add numbers e.uuch to the rcgnlar armies In tht
field to make them irresistible. Concentration Il
the order OF tic day. The troops are now m7sset
uco1 such lines as tho Lieutenant General belieget
lead 10 ylal Strategic po,nts Of tho rebellion. In
stead Of being discouraged at the apparent Weak
1 Casclna ND elsewhere, tn: country shoald be CT
| cou1ascd BY that fact, ~ The explanation is tha
oE1 FORCES arc musscd agGlnst rosnts and nrmles .
| much moro temperance. When the next shock o
| battle cones, it will fnd the Union armies II
stronger force shan tacy have erer bcen before
fa tic tcfels who arc ROW pursuing the scattefasoI
| Lolicy, ard hence their recent successes In nnim
| pnrtant quarters. The storm VIII come at III
| most unIIopitious moment for them.