Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-21
LETTER FROM FALMOUTH. VA.

[Army correspondence of the Phila. Inquired
FALMOUTH. Va, Nov. is.-The Federai
army, under the immediate command off,en
eral sumner, arrived within a mile OF this nlsee
abont noon yesterday, having made the rnarch
from Warrrntcn, some forty miles, in two slsyv
and n half. This may be set down As very
good marching. as the corps was encumb4red
with a very heavy train Of baggage wagons
shortly after the army got in motion yester.
Gay morBing, cannonadiRg was heard soma
four miles IN our advance. No one seemed 70
understand IL, az we had no forces in the direc.
ton OF the sound. Parties We're sent ahead "a
ascertain what il meant, when il was ascer.
tanned that a body Of the enemy had crossed
tie RsppahannUck as a reconnoIterIng parry,
and while marching down tow ards Ealmouth
the Rebels opened on them, causing some con.
siderable cons ternation in their ranks. About
a dozen rounds were fired before il was ascsr.
tanned that they were firing '.oH Eroisa trospa-
The fact Of the Rebels firing on their own
troops proved TO us that they had one or morv
tatters Planted on the opposite shore, for The
purpose Of sweeping the road AZ we nd van sd
Gems. sumner and Couch soon came TO s con.
clusion that these batteries mnst be AT once o.
fenced, so that We might have free access along
the river road.
Our cannonading was immense; the enemy
could not stand It's precision. Every shot frrd
went directly over the houses an this tetI
frightCning the residents very much, as IL cam
so unexpectedly. They had no idea Of s'Ysa-
ke'4' army ever coming down here again. They
presumed that IL We ATTEMPTED 10 go 60 RIA
This movement OF Gen. burnside has con-
plricly taken them ny surprise.
The two trains OF cars that were OBSERVE
having Fredericksburg last evening carrie1
away with them. no doubt, many q guilty he'd
whose cowardly consciences feared 90 let tnea
meet the Cpicn forces. Each discharge OF on
battery At them as they hurried away mu
have caused their cheeks to bianch At the proL
poet Of receiving shell in the trains
Tn enemy succeeded, last night. in getriw
their battery away. About dusk they brougk
a Timber over a bridge that spans a brand
stream, and our battery gave them a parnse
shot Just as night came on.
The Harris Light Cavalry arrived in sova
this morning, and il is presumed thew will crs1
over The river and examine the country n
LIST New Jersey cavalry also on the scout h
this neichborheod. No sign Of an enemy =
visible on the opposite shore.
Gen. Lee telcgraphed 10 the citizens OF Fpds-
ricksburg, yesterday, that We We're coming h
TWO columns. lie was mistaken, a. we car
IN three, with the artillery On the road, makng
the fourth.
II rs said upon good authority that tss
are five Mississippi Regiments. and MAJ
Crutch's Rebel Cavalry Brigade in Frederieb
iure 10 dispute our crossing. The Thfrieo
Virginia, Col. Carey, is also supposed 20 betha
or n ady 20 come, a. houS's have been eleazvt
Ia fo used as barracks for them. This regD0
has lost great many men by desnrtion. IS -
mass of them are conscripis, who inyarizb9
leave at the first OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
hNe ii the bush rather than be soldiers. II
mass OF the Virginia troops say they will -
go out OF Virginia TO go into winter quarfsEA