New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-06
ANOTHER CAVALRY SKlRMlSH.
specss, Dispsieb to The N. Y. Tribune

epecssi Dispstch 10 The n. Y Tribune
W..uyeroS Wedne sisy Nov. {. 1859.
The following dispatch from your Special Cor
respon1ept dated five miles southeast OF Manassas
Gan. Nov. 4, has just been received:
Again the entire Rebel army is believed TO be
,est Of the Blue Ridge. jackson, Hill, Longstreet,
md Stuart are all reported in the Shenandoah Val
lew We hold Suckers Gap, Aehbys Gap, and
probably Manassas Gap.
Plessanton left Uppervie last night and came
down to Che Manassas Railroads. usual, fighting
and driving back the enemy. The Rebels resisted
him ct this point with cavalry and two pieces OF ar
tAlery, but at . o'clock they withdrew through
Manassas Gap. We had no casualties at O'Clock
kbis morning.
Sally.s brigade Of Go1msn's division. occupied
Ashbys Gap without resistance on Sunday, when
Hancock moved into Suckers Gap, the Rebels
withdrew without fghting Our losses there were
increased yesterday after Sykes division OF Porers
corps relieved him. a reconnaissance went down
20 the SLensndosh under Liert.-Col. Sargent OF
lst Massachusetts cavalry The l4th regulars, mis-
apprehending an order 10 deploy as skirnlishers,
charged down 10 the river in lire OF battle, and were
opened on with grape and shell from tie west size
Of the Shenandoah. They were withdrawn with
tomo loss. The following the most Of the casual
ties:
KLLro.-Capt. Pratt, lst Massachusetts Cavalry,
and five men If 1lth Regulars.
Wounded.-Iieut. Perry, Co. c, l4ih Regulars,
severely; Corp. Harris. Co. G, let Massechoeetls
Cavalry, il foot Sergt. Il. +. Ingorsol, CO. L, l4h
Regulars, IN hip; Priyates Robinson, Co. q. Let
uassachGso,ts Cavalry III foot; John o ilien, Co.
il, I4,h Regulars, in foot; Donald Mckay, 20. II,
6th Regulars arm soyefel~ John Higgins, Co. ID,
Itth Regulars, fnger; Alfred Jones, Co. ID, lllh
Resulars, head; Jeremiah McAuliAe, Co. a, l4tn
Regular, Lex; joseph Eurigot, Co. ID, llth Regu-
lars tligh; Granville G. Carroll, Co. c, 14h Rogu-
lars, boh legs; S. II. Sipe. Co. u, lith Regulsrs,
shouldor; jos. NJ. Simpson, Co. l., l<b Regulars,
groin Charles Mosier Co. B, ll;h Regulars, lex aud
shoudor; John Powell Co. ID, III Regulars, foot.
The Rebels prcfesa TO b. greatly surprised G..
rapid movements. They do Dot seem likely TO give
battle in this vicinity.
epeesl Dispatch to The y. Y. TriSun.
WASHINGTON wedr.,d,y Nov. 8. isst
Sgel'5 cavalry, supported by artillery, was nt-
tscted at Baltimore to-day by Rebel cavalry
with several cannon. After brisk skirmish the
Rebels were repulsed and driven some distance by
Col. Wyndham. No casualties reported. Fighting,
probably nothing more than skirhshing, is reported
from tie center and night.
Tuesday, Nov. s--lO D. IN J
Las; night Il was uncertain whether tie potsesion
Of Ashby's Gap woa'd be contested or not, Every
preparation was made to force it if circumstances
made il necessary, bat tie Rebels reireated this
morning, leaving troops in undispated po Session
Of the mountain.
From the highs favorable view Of the Shen-
hndoab Valley was had, but no large body Of the
eremy was TO be ssen. Winchester plainly
visible and the intervening portion of the valley. !
The commands Of cavalry and artillery under
Gems Plesssn,on aud Averill occupied Piedmont
last night. Tnis morning they pushed on, and aiIer
spirited ssiruish occupied Marquette. They now
hold the approaches TO Manassas aud Chester Gsrs
Oh the lefl of lie Blue hicge Mountain.
The Retel cavalry showed themselves to-day cp-
po,ite Smokers Gap. and were also yifbls from tie
Maryland ilighis.
Gen. Mcclellan spent most of ibe afternoon at tie
top of Ashbys Gap taking observations in the sheu.
sDdoah Valley.