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keep the Yankees in a constant state of anxiety, and cause them to keep two or three corps of their "veterans" at Washington for the protection of the capital. We understand that our forces crossed the Potomac at White's Ford, a point a few miles below Leesburg, in Loudoun county. There was no pursuit, and the crossing was elected without difficulty. The Federal force believed to have been in Washington was Hancock's Second and Wright's Sixth (formerly Sedgwick's) army corps, and Rickett's Fourth army corps from Louisiana. The two first named were detached from Grant's army. This probably constituted a force of from thirty to forty thousand men. From Petersburg. There was some picket firing along the lines on Sunday night, which at times became quite rapid, but nothing approaching a battle occurred. The enemy continues his pastime of throwing shell into the city but if we except the disfigurement of a few houses and annoyance of non combatants, he has accomplishe