, 1862-11-05
BaTHsfde'S and P0rter'S Divisions
Have Possession Of the
Blue Ridge.
THE FLANK OF THE REBEL
ARMY TURNED,
4 General Movement in Progress, and
= Great Battle Expected.
GEN. ECHURZ In POSSESSION OF
TROR0UGHFARE GAP,

Especial Dispatch to The Chicago T1buue.l
WARRINGTON, Nov. 1, 1864.
It IL believed here that the rebels 1naGa to !
fight or csn be successfully hanked at the
PRESENT rate Of progress. Their main army
is supposed to have gone.
There ID much exagggeratlon abous reported
Il hts.
Dispatches from Sfgel represent Bcaurz In
POSSESSION Of Tho1oughE4re Gap, aud Ssah1 |
and 5-eiEwehr within supporting distance st
Alcie The reported fight At War1eaton is |
doubtful.
Information ws* received By the govern |
meDt to-day that zoo or 500 Of S.uart's cavalry !
are still concealed at Peolesyille, h4ying |
been there since their Pennsylvania raid.
TIC military commission closed th4 Har-
p.r's Ferry case to-day, but adjouru=d over
till Thursday, when F;tz- John Porter will b.
taken up.
Capt. Gaines, lately Of sigePs staff, is to act
as Judge advocate McDoHell's case is still
adjourned from day to day. Probably new
court will be constituted, two members of
:hc court being engaged or the military conf
mission.
The 9th Vermont regiment, now at Chicago,
is to be exchanged as soon as possible. Th+
7&h Vermont is to be brought from New Or
1ears to Fortress Monroe, or some healthful
location, and recruited to It's full strength.
Disease and battle have reduced it to 20J
or $40.
Senator Collamer's son William has been
appointed assistant paymaster In the armg.
Investigations in the qusrtermaster's bu-
reau have disclosed frauds, and caused an ar
rest in one instance. Tie government is
charged with double the amount OF grain re-
ceiytd, tile brother Of the contractor being in
the department.. Col Icgalls, chief quarter
master Of the army Of the Potomac, drives 4
$1,000 pair Of horses, which, with an elegant
carrisge, were presented b5 contractor.
| Senator B.yard addressed meeting at VII
| mirgton last Eight, at which many ladies
| were preseut. Some patriot put sulphur and
assafrdita in the stove, which soon cleared
tie room, quenching the orator as we'll as the
| sudieEce.
| Miss Dackner, the quiaine buster, is still
| in Tie old capitol prison, but will be released
tomorrow If she takes the oath Of allegiance,
| as promised. Tie disposition Of Buck D alley
Is not determined.
Fairfax STATION, Nov IL p. n-Infor-
nation from the front says tnat our cavalry uu-
der Ger. Stahl, last evening drove the enemy
cut Of Thoroughiare Gap, and the division Of
| Gep. Schurz advanced and took possession Of
it. No eremy remained in sigar last ey-nir::
at duek- The other divisions Of Sigel's force
under stshl and Won S:einwehr are well up on
the railroad, in supporting distance Of S:hurz.
Our cavalry also now hold Bucklsnd's Mills,
where recently the rebels had pretty strong
guard. Bayard's force holds Aide aud the
country between that point and tue front 81
| Si:.tIs advance
The rtbel force at Cat}ett's Station and
Warren1 Oh Junction had not been changed VI
to yesttraa morning. Union people whc
have Just conc in report that there i: rebe
force Of 20 0tN intautr anu I, ,0@0 cavalry st the
town ot Narrenton, with some artillery.
Pn,.ApE1rn1A, Nov. 4.-Las: evening:
| Washington Star says:
Lust Light the advance Of the army IF tht
Potomac, under Generals Barr5!dc, Fig J oh1
Porter and Others. doubtless bivcu .ck=d u;'o1
The line If the Alexandria and Wlncheste
turnpike, from Up?erville, three miles il
tIcct, <r hello" AshhS's Gap. dowa 70 MID
d1ehurs, a distance Of ten miles Their ca1
: airy must have halted for the night very Ut 4r
if not on TIE line Of the Manassas Gap rail
read, somewhere between Trout Royal Ali
Tboroughfare Gap.
The torce CT SIgel, which took up the lin
Of march early Yesterday. must have advances
upon the linz Of the same railroad to Taor
! cu.afarr Gap, ere Aighttau, if not btyoa
that I.oint, while another GiSl:ion OF tn
;. army, in front Of Washington, under S;ct!es
I At the sa1ne time Was doubtless advancing il
the rear Ut Sigel, and At night within support
| tr&- distance him
Such, We judge from our knowledge Of til
IS country Eo:dt, etc, 10 have neees$ arily be-.
:, :he movements east Of the Blue Ridge yt:
Il ttrtay-
+ TIE march Of Geu. sick'es' division yeste1
: cay, before Alexandra, almost 10 The exiEen
n ircrt, reflects great crsdit Oh it.
: Up tc 22::;sD p lii. to-day, We have not bee
: :.b!e to larn .hst the enemy hid appeared
Z trent OF S'stEs cousrland il. Any .ar1e. "
t. would haze 1ear;.s.s he fAc:5 had the eneAl
ven1ured an attack o1 our forces ia thu: 41a
d *ef :bi> morning. We tbiuk it now clear til;
:; Luis flank has hreE turned.
- NCw YoNE, Nov- A headquarters di
j patch to tue II. y1,l,i, dated ''Wl,eatla2G, :.
% .yenirg,n contains the folio ~irg:
Gen. Mcclellan rceonnoisered the cne1
m !:cu. tie frx1t this afternoon, GenA Plelsa
D. t"E'e cavalry, supported by b:isa3e
-. Dontleday's cfsi-i"n, dE;yiaE the rebels fra
A- their positions, they con.es!ing tho grous
will cuneid. ratlt epirit.
~ n" Tic rehP!s clst ct the Blue Ridge design
= 7et7eatiug through the gap nesr Cpaer1il]
~. Jackson and Longstreer are Just beyo1
Suckers Gap, with . large force C4nno
adinC is 10. goiu. on.
Vs. TIE troops are in excellent condition q
~ eager for a haiile. 4 genera: engagement
49, e1J" cted to-1norrp~.
NY ny j Har2er's Ferry dispatch ct the I'd aay
~ No enemy opposed oar advance ua:u
H. The western side As our column reached I
TT st Of the hill, a body OF rebel cava'rJ
or- battery, ard two hr.Sadcs IF ln!a1tcy ener:
is. from tic ~opds in the direction Of Winch
IN ter. 4 PaTct+ battery sent m effective 81
US, amongst taeH:' "nen they rcsreated to
RS Neces: 4 EeoS Of them hare rem lined
u, thr bar q Of tint Shenandoah, afraid t, ret5
n III &C face Of tue l,stfle-
Our forces are III fall possession At Sni:ks
Gap. The rebels Intended to dispute tue p
session ot The gar, but we're a'or7 An hour
hind 1ime- Sa!ckesvilians state that Stu:
h,s with aboat 5000 r bel cayalrY, passed thzoy
rrr. th- gap On Thursday.
,,t The Impression is general lh.t great ha
Im1 viii be fought Tomorrow.
OIL HEAnorAKTKRa ARNy or THE poroxAc.
E1o"1E1r!r. VA. Nor. SIP. n
The advance Of the Army OF tue Pato.asc
y IN the valley, On the lett side Of the Blu. Ri,
A. is ttirE pushed forward With all disp.'
Gen. Pleasanton occupied Cppe1viiIe
atttrrOor, after spirited engagement n
tie enemy fer about four hours. We
Eoae killed, but several wounded. TIRE,
the rehcl Killed were left on tl3 field. u
w. vile Is four miles from Ashby's GAY, vi
;, ~, the rttcls are endeayosirg to hold.
troops now hold al the gaps up to Asa5
s.r With cvcTY prospect OF having that to-moFf
There VAS some tnrce of the enemy in Fl
,7,s OF Seekers Gap, on the left bank OF tle
nsI;taoss, to dispute our passage a. that %
this Tie ru.nor Of 'he iny-sioI Of Marysau
+ 80 way Of Da~nkvflle Is not believed. Tue
= Va reports from the rear show that these rep
hut ! are urfouncet.
b Of anS ~, - ttss4t aau ~ ~ 19
~, TO !ss.: .--ezn- The a-Dy is IN better CO
~ ~ tioE tS:a j: has ever been, with The exccp
Fr:,,, q 7l. Nah. Of more cayal1y-a want III;
.o,s4 EeA:'5 :r1'-
@ct'=- WASHINGTON, Nov. SIT is said to-nic'
+ho | military eirt'es tsat Col. Garsche, first
1diu, ~ 80 v. III, ~ LID ~ uut3 n tao
New a ~ 49,, >' =, 80 81 % .F - 1.!e ~ ~
Eng- ~ 80 ~ ~ ~; ~ e4eseeae9 ~
~" Bu+il
IT,. lie entire army haa been paid to the 80
~. JpCe, aHda portion M 10 til. Stst of Au,
ooeu TIE rtssou Tor nou-p pa. ment - to tn,
:'I.e. IN. ir54t;s ewing to +te tre-srr5 depart
7A4ue being rnahIc 70 hor 0. !he rcqnisi.ous G
pay department, the bounty and advance
10 the ne~ lcvies having to tc ti7s: = id
this trAr sactitn requires all tae ayai
xa;,r fur6s.
ii in WASHINGTON, Nov. 4--The procecdiu
reki- the military commission IN the CASE Of :
rexas zen ramtd Sell, Lewis, are nov made pl
he y IS tried At Memphis, chts@sG &i:l 8
[ckes- cling goods through the liuts az.iuss
rilay, c.1:y Of the c2c,uacdanE Ecnt-a!, AID