The New York herald., 1862-11-21
Our Falmouth Corrcspoudcn nee.

Falmouth, Va, Nov. Is, 1852
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The Sccord army corps left warrcnton on Saturday
morning moving 10 this point. Saturday night fond u
bivouackcd the Orange and Aexau,rla Rairead some
two miles from The waren,on Junction. Tho day
Sabbath days journey" of about eighteen mics.
over a rough aud tor,uous read. on Monday about
noon. the head Of the column reached the vicinity
Of this place when information received that The
rebels had battery planted oppose entrance nto
the place halt made while The generals rode nrwad
10 the Of its position anl Captain rei't
with his powerful glass, which ever bv him. mnac
independent reconnaissance find place Cor his hat
terry.
This he found and, returning roportc himself -
General Sumner. who ordered his battery HE rosi
tion selected The Captain took his battery aroond
rnvioc and up the hill. on which II 10 when
the crest before discovering himself 20 the enemy
he placed his battery 10 up and Instructions 70
with shell giving the degrees Of elevation and ih
length o! fuse. When all ready the guns run ub
the hill and salute paid the rebels the FIRST shot oily
passing few feet Their heads. bursting IN The cath
close their The rebels were ., their guns. and
returned the FIRE with precision than hey generally
aitan but owing to the ridge which our battery
planted they had but little chance Of doing damage
rapidly and precisely that eight minutes from their
first shot the csnnopefs left their guns and fed the
cover OF deep cut road by. After little
while, cur Are having ccascd, single man %
crawl out and attach rope TO one OF the guns when
general rush made The rope seized and the
gun rapidly drawn on a see nd AMI third ti,ne the
same experiment repeated both of which "a
vored with volley from owens battery, which led
taken position farther down tho river and nearly d
dangerous position attempt its and 1t ~
as IL stood where II remains s probably be used
should attempt 10 ford the river with infantry ,s
soon as the battery silcnced looks brigade which
had been acting support the batteries, sent 20
occupy the town. while the main portion Of the corps en-
cmped the high ground in the OF It. The SiSy
sixth regiment New York Volunteer. was the hrst -
reenter the place The corps quietly resting, and
remain in this position for some days.
After the encrnys guns siIcnced yesterday Ger
Sumner ordered the Irish Brigade under Gen. &esgncr
to cross ford and take possession Of the abandoned
guns The operation Of drawing of the guns caused hs
order be eountermsnded was probable the stus
would be gone before they reached theta b, u the
brigade opportunity 10 chow il osd ne afcd rcn
in Of emergency. Notwithstanding the, we., en-.
gagged cooking their coffee, whic' Is olac; ss,,
enjoyment. they we're in !ne sos o the uarch anhn
five minutes from the rcccip, 81 The order
The cars were heard running on the So ,h side a. liz
river great poriio % the night. Their signa ante II
were also seen IN motion during tho night. -.~
Notice OF our 'pproacb 10 ,roaeir ss,',e -. IA
sfaphod Il 5al place on ssordsy AMI the M, miner, d
large woollen uIl ordered taken down shipped 10
North Carolina a--the last OF It leaving rrcdercksbiYg
yesterday.
cotton min the Falmouth side found N runppc
ordeY aud had only stopped approach the propra
tor, Dun Green leaving his Invalid brother charge IL
the mill has been tent cloth FOR the rebel
goods and the sock or cotton, ton or 6f,ce
pao will PROBABLY be copascatcd Tor tie benefit Of tn
Gle Sm--Colonel Took having placed guard owe the
osi ipl-bmerts awaiting adviccs tron The Commanding
General.
The inhabitants report the rebel cavalry passing through
the place day morning with twenty PRISONERS
which they had pcsct up before leaving this side II tho
EIpIahannock
While numbers diminished this tho~e Of thc
rcbcls are not increased ncscrtons very nam eros
No less than c-hiccn members the ior,y.sovsn,b
Virginia regiment. witch raised in stafford county
having reached this side Of the river since We cam. nm
They represent The condition ol the rebel army a. /
anything but fdtcring. strong suspicion exists a. an
intention 70 ablndon Vrgni1 (Which IS hi.hlv dlses
mr. 70 hc Vrsn, troops, who declare they wiz not 20
out o .hc srar.
"pc renee. cern frem vcr fair authority have com.