Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
News Of the Week.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

still continues. Gen. Stoneman's division
took possession of Leesburg without opposition
On Thursday. Gen. Pleasanton continuing bis
reconnoissnces, came up with the enemy at
Philomont on Saturday and after an artillery
fght lasting five hours drove them back, three
miles, to Union. The fight was renewed al
Union, on Sunday, and after fight of three
hours our troops took possession of the town.
At the close of the artillery firing on Sunday,
the rebels came out into an orchard and fired
from behind the trees, but they were finally
driven back--we losing one man killed and
fourteen wounded. Gem Pleasanton then sent
detachment of cavalry under Major Keenan,
down the Bloomfield road. When they APP
preached the woods, about mile distant, ar
hllery opened upon them. Presently the enc.
my brought two guns out IN field to the lief
of the road, and continued the fire. A section
Of Lieutenant Pennington's battery was
brought up on the hill near the town and re-
turned the enemy's fire with fine effect. Our
cavalry engaged their skirmishers, and after
fight of four hours the enemy We're driven
from their position.
Our troops still following the retreating re-
bells again came up to them on Monday nearUp-
perville, where another desperate engagement
took place, lasting four hours, which resulted
in our occupying the town. We had none
killed, but several wounded. Upperville is
four miles from Ashby's Gap. 1t is thought
hat the rebels will make desperate effort to
hold this gap and that a general engagement
will take place there. Official dispatches say
that our army was never i'll better condition,
and that they are ready and anxious for gen
Nal battle when the rebels will meet them,
Our forces that marched in the direction
efSnicker's Gap (Which is forty miles from
Harper's Ferry and is in the direct route from
Leesburgh to Winchester) have also been sue
sessful. No enemy was met by this portion
Of the advance until they reached Snickerville
when thor scouts were met and driven in, re-
treating through Smokers Gap to the western
slope of the hill, where their camp was located.
As our column reached the crest of the hill,
large body of the enemy's cavalry, with a
light battery. were seen approaching rapidly
from the direction of Winchester, and shortly
after, two brigades of infantry emerged from
tho woods, some three and half miles dis
tant. When the column was finely out of the
woods shell was fired from Capt Pettis bat
terry, which burst in their midst, causing them
to retreat in confusion.
Our forces are in full possession of the gap,
the rebels for once being behind time
An hours advantage in time has placed us
in possession of position which it might have
cost us much blood to obtain had they reached
it before us. They undoubtedly intended to
dispute this passage with us but they were
too late and halted their forces when they
found us in possession, knowing that small
force could hold it against any numbers they
could bring against us. so
A detachment of Gen. Sigers command: I'M
derGen.S tahel on Tuesday drove the enemy out
Of Theroughtare Gap and our forces immedia-
tsly occupied it. General Bayard's force
meantime holds Aldee and all the country be-
tween that point and Sigel's front, Buckland
Mills is also in our possession. Thus the reb-
els are pretty closely outfanked, hemmed in,
and cut off from Richmond. Gen. Mcclellan
is fifty miles nearer the rebel capital than
Gen. Lees army, and vigorous movement
protected, of course, by cautious attention to
to his rear-may at any moment put him in
possession of that place.
THE WEST.
A partyIof about two hundred rebels re-
sfuited in Missouri and on their way to Join
tbs army were intercepted near Marshfe,ld
No., on the 10th ult., by 1t. Col Stuart with
a detachment of los men from the 10th Hi
nois cavalry. He came on their piekets early
in the morning drove them in, and attacked
the main force, killing and woundng many,
and capturing twenty-seven prisoners, a num-
bs= ofhorses, shot guns, rifles. &c. Our loss
was one killed and ono wounded.
Brig. Gen. Heron, with force of one thou
sand men, on Tuesday October 18th, attacked |
a rebel camp of three thousand men four miles