The New York herald., 1862-11-24
There have been collisions osswees We pcKsss tcday
Ihe Potomac 10 moi vieAs.

There have been collisions bsswess Va p,cEss today
M Potomac rs MOI rising.
The R~zasrsa Msvsmsnts Of stsnswsn
Jaeksen On Washsngton.
yAnpAx SsApos. Va, Nov. ~ sSSA
The impression here that jackson Nd actually
on biz way down from the mountains and now NOT iav
from Leesburg. with sOssy thousand men, designing 70
make dash upon some portion ef the defences on Ar
agon Heights with the hope Of getting Into them by an
COUP and turning their guns upon your city
Twenty four hsars viii whether be Is or is not
bent ON any such fsois errand
Presentation OF Horse and Equipments
TO General Sigel.
CxSrREvnIE, Nov. 23, 1862.
Yesterday being General sgels birthday the officers q
ms presented The General with . 6ne horse and
equipments In the evening the event made
Of general hlary; the band OF the Thirty third
Massachusetts doing the nusical h0nors, speeches
being made by the General and all hands. All quiet
here.
Our statE0rA Court IIousc Correspondonce.
NKwTes's DIVISION, IN BIvouAo,
MEAN srAs,Oap Cocar HOUSE,, Va, Nov Is, 1862 !
Long March Attending Discomfo,ts- Want Of
Pi~eeys-Ta.prsrised 6sads and bridges, dc.
Al last have opportunity VI writing you again. ana
hasten 10 nfOrm you Of my whereabouts and the dongs o.
the division to which attached. During the last
three days We have been kept SO continually on the
march only hatng when darkness came and rising and
stirring again before the Arst faint sign Of dawn that
found myself glad with the rest 10 spread my blanket
the damp ground and sink into . welcome sleep.
A. nine O'Clock sunday morning. the 1eth we struck
tents a, camp New Baltimore and, taking the
position assigned us in our corps, marched, by
means Of by-roads and open fields, to weaversvre,
~ fnrs sho
Monday started OF, marching until dark, and then
halting. THIS morning, before daybrsak, we recon.
msnced sseathy march. through woods and fields,
crossing AQUA creek Its that il seemed but
brook and halted At within tive miles Of Stafford
Court House and fourteen Of Fredericksburg.
During march on Sunday General Burnside and
star passed Catlsts Station, and the General
Was greeted with hearty cheers BY the troops.
The weather for the last few days has been disa
gresable 10 all. Without absolutely pouring rain,
there has been unhealthy humidity in the air, which
generator OF numerous colds coughs ana affections
N the lungs. AS write this dampness settled
cold uncomfortable driZzle which penetrate 10
very bones; but have been promised to-nor
for rest, have little comfort hope Nor
FOR the fst time since the pennsuar ca,npaIen our
Ieels the necessity q pioneer corps-such a one
az was dsbanded al Harrson's Landing. TN march
hither streams OF no little magnitude crossed and
trees to be feed for the passage OF artillery and
building roads and bridges Of rails was neces
sariy DELAYED for hours hours and then the
incomplete.
Our supplies reach us by way Of the Potomac aud
Aqua creek OF the enemy nothing been hear or
seen Not even the usual cannonadng has been heard
the distance.
General Franklin having been assign command Of the
whole left wing Of this army, consisting, believe of
Reynolds, Sniths (Franklins) and Stonemsns corps
General Smith, formerly commanding First DIVISION takes
General franklns old position, while BrgaAier General
Howe holds the reins Smiths division.
The gloomy storm which is setting in so sulchy
has promise Of being Of long duration The roads we have
passed have given every evidence Of the
ing reign Of mud, and the future army
viii be attended with the greatest difficulties in the
or a severe rain storm.