New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-14
skirIuish Of PleaBanton's Cavairy-Deser-
tions and smniI-Pox i'm the Rebel Army
"A General Engagement Ilafuinent.
from Our Own Correspondent.

tions md snsniI-Pox i'm tho Rebel Army
"A General Engagement IIsruiuent.
From Our Own Correspondent
OS 1HR FRoSr GRS PIsssSToS's HrADarARTrRs,
kEan AHssvILLB. Va, Tuesday nsA,. Nov. II. 1854
Alter two three days OF quiet, the stiffness
broken yesterday By skirmishing with q small body
Of tie enemy, which lasted from about 10 o'clock in
the forenoon till sunset. Gems. Lon .sireet and
Walker are Known to be near CulpeIper with
large force, and yesterday forenoon body Of Rebel
troops composed Of three regiments Of infantry,
seven Of eayslTy and battery Of six euns advanced
on the road from Culpepper toward this point.
The force here at press 1T consis,s Of ssdo for
merly Ayerills D commanded by Col. FnnsworIh
consisting Of the 5ib Regular Cavalry. the 81 aud
4th Pennsilvanis Cavalry and Iidbars Battery,
eomloaing the first brigade Of Pleassuton's CON-
rnand; and the 9th Reguer Cavalry, the Sih Penn
syyauia Sth Illinois 9TH Newi ois and ID Indiar a
Cavalry, with IeTnlgon's D.itery, forming tbe
,eoOad brigade, directly commanded ~ Gen. Pleas
anton. Brighten. Nlgle Of u,c 9 b Army Corp5 +
also here VIII hn brigade
Fortgo days past MsjJr Herman, Of lie s,h Peur-
sylyania Cavalry has been stationed al Clal eCrss
koads, with three tqusdrort II cavalry frc the "a
Brigade Of Plcusautou's Division. Sunday evening
lis pickett driven IN, and yesterday morning
he was stac kct by the force mentioned above, and
fell back, hgliirg al the way, five miller. 10 ,bis
placc Gen. PiC4uuioD NJ ouct advanced 10 lis 70
lief but found point IN the thick woods through
which shinnish,ru were refining 70 use li- hat
lenes Nth elect. lie accordingly Toll back 20 his
lrst poaitOn, wleo, IA turn, Lc drove ihe enemy,
and a, dght occupied oil TIE points hold BY " lie
night before.
Dnriuq the dsy, the diminishing was continuous,
with VeIy slight lo-s on ouI tide. Five or Fix VIII
cover oar killed and wounded whose nance have /
not, a. yet been enabled 10 ascerainl. We have
three men killed, one in the sih Pennsylvania CAv
airy, and two m tie 4lh from the rene state. The
poor fellow ia tie sth was stripped naked by tho |
Rebel iufItTy while he lay sui lying on tbl field.
While The tkirmishing was going on with the
force from Culpepper, two regiments from Hamp-
tons Bdgsde, hitherto pcnnsd IN tho mountains by
Pleasanton, drove ia our pickets 1T kewby's aud
Ganezs Cross Roads, come Elk or seven miles from
here aud made their way 20 Culpepper.
Upon tho alarm caused by The attack upon Gen. \
Pleasanton, our heavy wagon trains were seut 10
Waterloo five miles back from here, on the further
side Of tbs RfIpahannock, and Con. Sioneuans
division crossed the river from lis camp at that |
village ana beld IN readiness 10 support Us, If
LeceHsary. Ihe necessity not oc 1urring n Was
stationed for the night some four mice ~ onr rear.
An attack by the enemy, N force, 10 somewhat |
expected to-day, and can sny with confidence that
we are fully prepared to meet II.
Five prisoners taken by Us give various &c cunts
Of tho strength Of tho onemy near Culpepper but I
al agree that hc l. in force. suppoue IL still re-
mlus an open question whether he VIII make "A
stand at or that place, retire sill further
South before giving battle. He Is evidently feeling
our strength and endeavorioa TO ascertain our por1-
zion along the front. Gen. ferreros Br ade. oil tins
corps stationed at jeff rson, three or folr miles
from here, sklrnishing NIL yesterday with small
result, aud guns be heard ia that direction To-
esy, Few and far between however.
Tue Rebel Infantry aTe, as wo have everywhere |
iouaa them poorly clad. Their csvalry-whose II en-
fursisb their horses and cl0thinglre In far bet
ter plight than the foot soldiers and see mito take
prido IN beng well mounted and decently appointed. /
..,ffg a. .i,y
portiop, in fact, who manifest any considerable
ssDrf du corps. The poor infantry soldiers, o. /
leciay cf coursel the conscr pts, as sorry sol
Of slaves as ever carried muskets.
have just seen copy oil TIE Lyaehbarg RcPHb- |
iican OF the 10Th yesterday from which l extract
follows.
Ds.rrroSsThe number OF Of de,eTtsrs from the
Not dey Iasre ba soye ase reported to " snd some
Instance. exAHaon Poyes ien 20 be 81 the better class II
soldiers. hi. Of affairs {. attributable to nothing ss
bot the discipline Ia the army until very recent period
snd Immunity from Pun.hms for this gave crime.
which be-. until -ly obianed. Now, though, that thu
sfonsed tho magnitude OF the evil and 10
punLins svey deerler to tho fun extent OF the military law
b believed thst shall hear In the future OF but few
and they among the drpsved ella. composing the
The pun.hmes Of de'h for hi: crime seems fearful ono
out i s tho only radical cure Tor 1t.
Tie Repubi'cah rays;
All tho ssns indicate thnt carly eon,ion b,,wesn
y advancing m fore. In 'eveIsi columns with view of
sinking snohsr gree. blow for tho P9es'ien OF The oonicd
sfse capital before Winter sots In. This effort will be lat
s1d spefse and may require ali the genius aud gal
lrny OF our snie- hwat HE designs. But ths, II will DO
DONE have ssft Of doubt Uen Lee vi" PROVE hi,rl
equal to all and o0nhdenty believe HoCielan
IL dooHet 70 smother Ditrr reverse. .
Jhe RtDaj!cah sODtaius d number Of advertise
ments for seA,tnutAe. 1t mentions numerous cases
Of smallpox IN Mo Rebel army and among tho cIi-
zeDs. The general tone Of the paper is not hopeful
-" on the contrary quite tho revere except
some little scraps q comfort il manages to Pick up
from The heu.Y0fk Herald aud World, which arc
quite freely quoted from. The editor had only seen
New-York papers of the 5th inst, and mentioned
with appreciation the heavy Seymour vote Ia New
York City, and the election Of Ben. and Fernando
Wood 10 Congress.
1 saw th morning a specimen OF bread taken
from one of tie prisoners captured yesterday. IL
was pure -four and water, baked In tina, round
cakes. of a clammy, tough consistency like India
rubber, and must DO highly indigestible. When
taken, the prisoner had with him quantity suhc-
lent tor one company. W.
Arrival Of n Prize.