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y the men is nalla vestigia retrosum, and they are ready for an advance in any direction so long as hope, like some light-house lamp, leads them towards the enemy. It is believed the Federals have not advances in force into the village of Falls Church, but have located their camps on Taytor's, White's Munson's, Mason's, and Upton's hills. The time that is visible from our observatory is on Fort Walton on White's hill, some six or eight hundred yards from Munson's. Fort Wallon was commenced the rear. Taylor's hill, the site of Gen. Tyler's encampment before the battle of Manassa, has been re-occupied, and a regiment or more have pitched their tents there within a few days. It is about twelve hundred yards beyond the village of Falls Church, and is reached by a gradual ascent. Upon the summit is Taylor's tavern, a quaint-looking, old fashioned house, and in front an oak grove with little undergrowth of bushes, forming an admirable place for a camping ground.--Here and at Langley
--There has been no change in the position of the Federal troops on the Virginia side since yesterday. The rebel pickets still occupy the lower end of Falls Church, on the line of the railroad. The troops of neither army are in possession of Lewinsville. Our pickets extend only to Langley from the Chain Bridge. d the rebel encampments entirely deserted, and nothing indicating their presence in that neighborhood. A contraband came into our lines this morning, near Falls Church, and was taken to the headquarters of Gen. McDowell, at Upton's hill. He stated that he was the servant of the Surgeon of the 15th Georgia regiment, which was encamped, together with two other regiments, four miles from Falls Church, on the road leading to Fairfax Court-House. He also said there are no rebel troops there excepting those just mentioned. Neither were there any fortifications this side of Fairfax Court-House. He gave as a reason for the recent precipitate retreat o