Account Of A Refugee From Leesburg

Baltimore, Oot. '28. The folUxwing is from a cefugee irpni Leeburc: When tho intentioD of tlirowing the Federal troop Bcrow the Potonmc Iiivor first beeatue apparent tho rebel lovco n the neighborhood waa se sinall that t was nlinost deeided not to offer any resistunee. Reinforceirtonts, tio wever, coming lip from bnok oí Leesburg and with iho force thus gnthered not ultogetheresoeedipg 3,000. k was resolved to inako a stu'ul. Jioth partiea, it was admi'.ted at Leesburg, fought decperately. Tbe Confedérale fenred they wonkï be snrrounded by ft Inrge force which t had been antloipalod Bauks would tbrow Bprosa the ferry jast above wbere cho battle n.-s fouglit, ind thus inott desperate efiorta wuie niide to düleat General JJ.ikor before the ñxpected reiflfórcomeñts of Banfis cnuld enne to hts relief. Our inforü.ant suw ovor onehundred rebels doud. Üfutnoroua farm houses in tho neighborhood were occupied is temporurv hospital. The number of Federal soldiere captured our informant did not know. Ho aw one party ot ono hundred and ten taken off, but understood tliat two other squsda bad previously been sent away. The expoctation tit iirst prevailed that tho national troop.s would bo ablo 10 advanco iu overwhclming nmr.bers to Leesburnf, and it oreated the utmost excitemi'iit among the LTnionist?, of wbom there aru a largo number in the Vicio i ty who werp prepared to receive nnd weloouiü tho army, whilst many of tho prominent male secesionista made prt'parations to leave. After the battlo the rebels rapidly hurried up rcinforcement. It is now estituaied they had from 10,000 to 15,000 men at Leesburg and Wateriord.