The New York herald., 1862-11-16

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tshesa ~ Gi hifs Me tr'Hd " cfT ara ar SUPERIOR
dtJ ettftn OF al Ds1se avn.tSf
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In fine was SC Iai!an ths systematic
dminl nlon wiiCh, Ia iaco OF Lo iect OF the een}'s
fnrces, had taken iro'i hin s-cc ssvcy ave We eng
aud two thirds oi NcIoweii's corr g. .hout any colnu
sation, without sending bin single man 70 III w INC
gaps caused y cannon aid disca-e. N 3aS ~ az "eAe
scontrai ids, he hid cede IA ieadpo hs my po
The ,oaiis o Rifhaond. je he ior9es hui m means o.
.s,tag the g q o'O ,oacs acod iyop tts e"ee me
nothing scen aad vory little known. an afny - clh
SANITY ex osed to sar iscs That whoa soc ns u be
a simple reconnaissance may be- reality serious and
general attack II reises mauy troops to ga against
these surpies and relu ~ s,i moru to protect
line Of oomnun alton which cannot be interrupted wan.
danger. The army evidently IN need of being
reinforced. Could IL he Could the fecrals respond
by powerful concentration to that which was mkiig
place with the enemy and which proved by balooD
explorations well as by tho diiy tcstilndy Of desert
Such the iirst esion 10 ho answered Gen.
Wool might send some troo from Norfolk ana Barnsld
some from North Carolina but that would not amount TO
much while in Norhon Virginia in tho neghborhood OF
Washington terc wero more than 80 600 mon col ecied
or these 30 0U0 meD haf were employed IN Keeping IN
cec9 partisan Jackson whose presence Ia the valley
Of the shenandoah was still known. Tie rest were col
eccd, ulder the orders a Mcdowell. a. freaercSsourg
built the railroad bridge across e RappahannoCk and ny
following this line Of railroad II WAS possible for them TO
JOIN McCiellans army IN three or four days II was not
DO that they would expose anything by quitting
Fredericksburg FOR no enemy kept the field Ill mat
ne,ghbor mood 1be stopping in that city noor
ously useQs the ede III ha, IL was subec sJ
raery in the Confederate Journals, where this cofiS
ddsmee called the fifth wheel OF coach. Al the same
time known IN the Army of the Potomac hnt Iene
raj McDosa evidently dss red 70 cipe e lie 70 hee rds
by coming al the cisioe ne 70 bring 10 N linton
sss S srxsa srSS SS Ser cS sG S
first thought 70 inform himself OF VIII he was 70 ex
pcct from this SIDE M .l,cia notice, eitr Il on Wash
ino, from McDowcu hiSlef. had tnfore McC clan
ofe 1reseace OF e a. F dec baa. although they
were iarated from each oher by only twenty leagues
but public ronor SO paIsstently repsesened Gene
raj Mci owoil as moving in front OF the
federal army, aud that m,Vement was one
evidently mmn,ded by circumstances, that the Gene
ran Chei resolved 70 atompt establishing his COM
municatiops with him.
CAPTURE on HANOVER COURT nQrs8.
On the night u the 26th 27h IN ieFfal storm, he
sent General Porter wi division o. intry and ssmo
squadrons Of cavalry 10 Hanover Court House. village
situated about twenty mics to the north OF Richmond
whore the railroad Coming from Fredericksburg crosses
the Pamnnkey. portcrs troops marched rapidly, ard
towards the middle Of the day arrived near Hanover
Court House. which they iouid guarded by General
tackled II biskly, aud rdutel ~, cal urng Ole gun.
Asailed in their turn by Confederate troops, which, con
ceaIed in the woods let them pass desgnedy they
turned upon them and scattered them This brilliant
aght which cost the fcderals only four hundred men,
lett in General Polters hands one gun, hve hundred
prisoners and the bridges not only OF the railroad from
Fredericksburg but also that o the railroad from Gordons
vile. Mc D0epS ddtante posts tDerc near 0tOtinQ Green,
fifteen miles from, Iorcrs only necessary at IL
should be so desired and the co armies might form juno
on, IN aich the possession Of Richmond Wos assured
ALas, not desired ION ne e u0ul pas Literal
translation" They did rot 80 wish it.) cannot think
Of those fatal moments without real papation OF heart
Seated under the shade of orchard the bvouac of
Porters division amid the joyous excitement that fol
lows successful 0ght, saw troopers Of the Fifth reg
ment bring In prisoners whole companies Of C0nede-
rates with arms and baggage their officers at their head
but neither this conde ce OF triumph among the ledeas
nor the downcast attitude Of the enemy made me suffer
myself to be deceived and tho sadly Of hoo many
among these podnt youths oho surrounded me, redfn
thir exploits Of s day before, uoud pay Nth their lves
the ds,,i0rdbic errm that W1s Sring committed.
rnH JUNCTION oy McIELLANS AND MDoWYLLs ARMiBs
PREVENTED
Not only did TIE t,oo MT make junction, and dill
communicate Win each oheT but an order arrived
from Washington BY telegraph to burn the 6rdqs Qo had
Just been seized They thereby said as clearly az possible
TO the Army OF the Potomac and its chief that no matter
what occurred they must not expect the support OF the
armies of Upper virgina-:tho means Of forming juno
ton removed. This unfortunate measure had been
taken the OF bold stroke made at that time
the Upper Potomac by the Comic erate General Jackson
This Sft leader finding the federal forces in these region
under The orders OF Generals Banks Fremont Sigs,, dc
had p1oed BY that condition of anarchy 10 fgMthem one
after he other He had driven Banks TO the other side OF
the Potomac and created such confusion that II was
thought he was about entering Washington With more
than 900 protect that city, with the line of the
Potomac SO easy be defended and with the vast in
trenced camp that surrounds the capital was not felt
to be SAFE Mcdowell was summoned In all haste TO Co
operate the pursuit OF Jackson Mcdowell as was TO
have been expected arrived too late The bridges that
ans were cut, probably amid the trouble
felt ct Washington. The order 10 destroy hemnd been
given for the purpose OF preventing the Conederates
making use Of that way TO send 70 Jackson