The New York herald., 1862-11-25
Our Fairfax Correspondence.
HEApeuARIRRs, FAIRTAx CouRT HOUSE. Va,
Mo-, 1890

NOV. ~, 1907. }
Lfaifs ALoa Gaaassas-An Alarm-Reee' Cd,alry More
me.ts--Cartare of Our PicketsQuia al Aqasa Crec'i-
Riuer COMMUNICATION cih Cur 4rmy-A ChdrRahe
Man Helping the Ssck Soldiers, dc.
The lines Of this corps have been drawn up TO Ball
rup which is now our outpost Scouts going TO and from
this point are me, by rebel pckets Everything has been
conducted the orderly manner by our troops at
Thoroughare Cap but when the order came to fall back
momentary panic ensued among some of our soldiers,
they Of course knowing the object of the movement
and fearing that being outanked by the rebels
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania regiment, in the excite
ment OF the moment threw away large number Of arms
knapsacks, haversacKs and PROV isions
The rebels appeared with some cavalry and infantry
upon our front immediately after the evacuation Of War
ren,on and followed up pickes with an energy and
daring truly amazing unless be conceded they had
large force rear which enc supposed Tor mo-
nent major and eighteen prvates have been captured
oy the rebels within the last two days We have lost
some twcnty Of our pickes from the samo cause
Adyices from AQUA this morning show all quiet in the
army except some occasional skirmishng with artillery
me heavy rains may postpone opers.ons ny eoan ar
Aqua creek at eight O'Clock 4. H. and three O'Clock
NJ making the run in four hours. We learn that when
our forces arrived Fredericksburg Monday they
found they duly expected Citizens gay that on Fri
day morning last General Lee tecgraphed that the
Yankees would be there Sunday night; that all pro
visions must be shipped to Rchmohd and it was dont
before arrived there. II such is the case there
must 10 traitors IN our " camps yet . we n ought ,s =
without any trial whateyev, be hung 70 the neares
tree As il is now, jr scout is captured within oui
lines sent TO the Capitol prison some other place
for keeping and expense to the nation Our govern
mcnt will allow any messages TO be sent North tobe
published, put gives them to the Washington Ere'as
Sas and the news in Richmond before IL allowed e
be sent to New York. more supreme farce or more
stupid operation docs not harass a correspondent
here in he transmission Of early news, which is not i'm
proper be made public in the city Of New YORK Wher
Congress meets it WILL no doubt be dropped as rapidly
1 by the present operators as II was formerly
! Mr. Harten e at Fairfax Court House, doing
great deal Of good by giving 70 number OF sick soldiers
an invention which will soon be quite conspicuous will
the Union srny and viii, no doubt, save good man,
lives II is medisated supporter, made OF red flannel
nicely quilted, to the bowels entirely II i
! very pleasant thing TO on the march, and give
the soldier excellent support where hc needs itaroun
the stomach IL Is Intended 20 prevent malaria, CAM
fevers SC think the government we're 70 issue them
or something OF the soma kind, 10 The soldier from til
quarormasiers DEF a1tment us an artici: Of clothing
they would be dong good action. understand tha
Mr. George b. Evans Of Philadelphia, is the invehtor.
am General Ranks says they the best nven
tion Of the war and recommends the soldiers Of his
! pedition TO procure something Of the kind.