, 1862-08-15

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The movement Of Gen, BnEnstde's whole
,rce from NeRport News to Fredericksburg
already known to the public The transfer
as accomplished with secrecy and celet1y |
Of the famous commander, and
lade without accident on misfortune. At an<
arly hour on Saturday morning last the en-
arkation commenced, and by sundown the
7hole Of Reno's division was On board tranR-
'orts anchored In Hampton Roads- The voy-
&c up Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac RiY-
I as far Is Aquia Creek was without any I'M
'ortant incident beyond the accidental drown
I'll overheard from the steamer Faron On
friday night while In state Of intodcation.
Although every effort Was made to save the
nau, he was carried away by the swift running
ide and drowned. The body WIS not recoF-
cred.
On Monday morning a portion Of the army
was landed and taken by rail to Falmouth |
Station, and In the evening the remainder OF |
Reno'e division pivouacked on the hills near |
kh1s place. They were followed on Monday,
Tnesday, and Wednesday, by Parke's and Ste
vens' divisions, whose camps we're distributed
the track, and at the same time within easy
supporting distance OF the other division, and
tie g1l1fsons Of Falmouth and Fredericksburg.
The baggage WAS brought up IS rapidly as pos
sibJe, and The rsgiments are now comfortably
settled In their camps-
Trains laiaen with troops, provisions, for
age, and baggage are coming one after another,
and the scream OF the engine whistle can be
heard almost from morning till night Burn.
sides chief business officers are SO accustomed
to their duties that they get through the heavy
labors imposed upon them with little trouble
and less display. The general himself is look
ing very we'll, and is full Of hope and conf
dence. Those who have followed him through
The North Carolina campaign know he must
have some bold and dashIng work ahead. for
he is riding from camp to camp, hur-
1yiDg bis aids IN exsry direction, ana g.Vt9g 9gg
det;lils of preparation. He WIS out at the
dress parades Of Hawkfn's brigade last eve
ming, wearing his hlne-ehecked shirt, his
Rhode Inland blouse, and that old steep1e-
crowned felt hat whose color was faded out
by The storms Of Hatteras and the hot Suns of
Roanoke and Newbern. Tnat costume is fa-
miliar to every man IL the army
The enemy has BEEN fcnce1 rating large
force ut and near Gotdoasyil!e, it is said, uu-
der eton=&asl jackson aad Lee Their strength
is 7a11ously Estimated, but so far as We have
learned, it il yet only nncleus Tor the ma
1audipg army which is devoted to the dsspe-
rate work Of q march over the lines into the
| free States. GortonsvlIle has direct railroad
| communication with Richmond bT the Vir.
| gfnia Central, over which their troops and
J supplies have been pouring for SONIC Time
! pasI. The Importance Of breaking this line j.
! too apparent 10 need demonstration, and Gen
| Kings division hare made tine two attempts
which have 70 lately been communicated tC
| the public The brilliant Reconnaissance o
| the Harris Light cavalry under Lieut. Col. Xii
| patrick, to Beaver D1m and that nelghbor
| hood, had this object in view. Ano.hsr We:
| determined upon, snd the force left here on ths
9Th in command of Gems Gibbon and Hssch
and Col Cutler, fbr Hanover Junction.
The force #as divided Into TWO colu ans
the first under Gen. Gibbon, and the oshe1
! d. Tn~, r-A1
boris terce consisted OF the I'd and eth Wis
conEin, 18th Indiana, Capt Munroe's battery
ard 1be3d Indiap2 cavalry, 400 strong. Taking
The telegraph and road they marched wi:hou
opposition IS far as Mat River, a distance Q
fourteen miles from camp, but hcre they cp
pieces Of Light artillery, which opened upo
Us at long range. The column matted, an
| the Indiana cavalry, which was in the I'D
vance, retiring beyond range were charge
upon BY the rebel cavalry. They repu1se
them, however, without any casualty excep
the Wounding Of one man, and the rebels nc
choosing to follow us up, Gen. G1bbo1 cor
cluded to encamp for the night, which he dis
| advancing his skirmishers and establishing
line Of pickets.
Before the force left Fredericksburg Gel
Hatch WIS ordered to be ready to follow wit
: reaching point two 1nlles this Side Of NJ
River. Early on Friday morning be joine
Gen. GibboD, and the combined column
crossed Mat without opposition, and advance
, seven miles. Hatch's force comprised thrt
companies Of the I'd United States shar
, shooters, Col Post, section Of the Ne
Hampshire battery, the 22d New York, Lien
| Col. Thomas, and the 30th New York. Lear1
ing that large rebel force was on bis rigt
, | and that there Was danger of his retreat bcl1
. cut of, Gen. Gihbon decided to retrace /
:, steps. Facing about, he marched to"ar
: Fredericksburg with as much CELEBRITY as t
B oVerpowering heat Of the weather a11owe
d and when near the Bowling Green road, 3 CO.
4 1>any of cavalry, under Capt. Lemon, aud t.
Companies OF the 7th wisconsin were sent
reconnofter toward the In and check
% supposed advance Of the etemy from that
rection. Capt. Lemon found the road Gle
and rode SO near the town rs to be able
10 look quite through it. Although he met
y hostile force he learned that Generals Stu
le and Lee had been there the aight before, a
= getting in our rear. This intelligence '
10 hardly received by Gen. Gibbon before vi
Of Vas brought that part Of Hatch's wae
[? trainihad been intercepted within sic miles
10 Fredericksburg, and captured, along "
- - eixty-seyen teamsters and soldiers who
H. given eut on the march and had been picl
In | mp by the train The wagons, eleven ID Mt
.at ber, n1so contained large lot of blankets
-. commissarf stores belonging to Hatch's b.
~ ade. They had become separated from
Is balance Of the train BY come miles. and
IT. rebel cavalry coming from Guinney'e got
- TWEEN the tHo parts and gobbled up the sm
w er train. Scme fifty Of them pursued
!. main train and charged upon it, but Cap
lty D1nm, A. O. ~, who WIS in charge, forE
it the one company of the 21st New York, wi
,,t Was actilg as &usrd, acrt IS the road, and G
=, ~ the Enemy such go1ley that they broke
al fed.
.ntf The second column, commanded by Acl
IN / Brigadier General Cutler, was more fortnn
Proceeding down the plank road, BY Wa,
90 spottsy1Vania Court House, through Wall
By Tavern road, they halted for the nigh1
,v Mount Pleasant. On Wednesday aftern
'oe Mansfield Davies of the Harris Light Ca
on ! n, sending company L, Capt. Walters;
ant point Two and a half miles above, led
+an mntn body to the station. Capt. Wal
~. ~. took up eighty lengths Of rail, cnt the !
fer Up The road bed with powder. a large ID
,np new 7 rails which we're piled alongside
- track, were made into ba1ricade across
'm road-bed, and warped and burned by
p. ling large fires under and about them.
cu- ra9tee @, Capt Gwintor, q, Capt., Ms1r
1,ea and E, Iisnt- Loudon commanding, ,
70 down TO the station and destroyed the ";
an talks, telegraph wire, and 5000 bushe
cts, grain and large lot OF whisky, and oIhe
IRA, my stores which were waiting transports
49,. 10 the enemy at Gordonsyilie- This force
u coInia&nA VI LIE ofAVe Aaa 0ashaa5 ~
ar- Col. Fitzpatrick, who commanded In th
,u,- cent brilliant raid to Beaver Dam. Adju
.- Ben1smin Gregory, with a. party, was
a1S down to near Bumpas Turnout TO b1os
zen the track and switches, which Was acc
INT pl1shed in The most thorough and satisfac
Tn manner. At this point the water tanks
depot we're burned; the tack VAS aestso
OF aud small culvert was blown up with I
urt der. A little further on the track was bar
een ded with new rails, rendered useless by
ing. as we're those above Fredericksha1l
'a1 Hearing that three trains were expecte
rho with troops from Richmond, the s5ped
,Wn commenced Its return march. The
t, IT, olaoge oFe. me 1y Fam9n1sy Was pafnt 20
ano 1er's Tavern, where halt wns made, Co
emy Cutler heard at the disaster to Gibbons
and fearing that the enemy would cut of
., three roads from the tavern were strongl,
ricaded by Lieut.. Raymond, Quatternas
ends the Harris Light Cavalry Although ths
the Eer Was imminent, and fully realized, tn
rise a1sh,1s ses3 70 cas @ me
leted their path. At s O'Clock On Th1rsday !
u. ing their march was resumed, and By s O.
Spottsyl7ania Court House was reached
ann ajunctlon was effected with Gibbons CO
:! Important Arrest-An Ohio IT
H. NRbbed.
| for Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati CONNIE
tion, co1u@8us, August Is.
The arrest of DR.. Edison B. Olds OF L
ter LAST night, became Known here this
, r ing. The warrant Wsa eigned by C. r.
cott, assistant secretary OF war, and
The tanee to be disloya1ty, using tIeaa'
ID st. Il gas GI.caa aau - qte haaa wv Go'ss, 81
- H. the national detective police, and ass
rebel Left hefe at D. m. sccomn~nied r.
- w. ~ bnss. aao Kefe driven thirty miles, t