The New York herald., 1862-11-02
NEWS fRoM lA'clELlAM's ARMY.
Reconnoissance 60 within Three Miles o4
Wtnchesesr-The Rebols in Strong Foses
Between ehicker's Gap and Philmont.

l RecOnMoissance 60 within Three Mtles oR
Wtnchesesr-rhe Rebels An Strong Fo~ee
Between shicker's Gap and Philsnont.
WuzArLASD, Va, Nov. I, 1864
Our cavalry made reconnaissance Yesterday within
three miles OF Winchester At dusk large force OF lho
rebel cavalry with artillery discovered the slopes
IN the vicinity of Snickers Gap where the enemy have
| also r. 'entiy erected signal station.
Heavy q. Nnonading heard last evening OF Purcell
I'M, ana Il VS. supposed there that skirmIsh was
,o,na q, between Ce. Bayard and Gen. Stuart.
!, ,no r. onossauce towards Winchester we captured
| a number OF r.Soners
reconnossance tns morning ais the TACT that the
rebels are in strong force between zap aao
| PhiImont on tho wesle,n side Of the Blue RAs.
The prisoner arrested yc<crday has been taken
quarters Little doubt exists that he is spy Provost
MNsha Mitchell TO the ho.ss where he arrest
3D. md by adopting the following b. raagem obatEed
anots proof Of gult-Hc inorme1 people OF the
house thai the prisoner had confessed an and had sent
for his cotNes which Immediately giss1Gp Among
them q as foAnd complete rebel uniform The prisoner
SAWS that he came within tines avoid hN rebel
conscripson.
ReconnA issa nee and skirmishes wf& the
EnemyAs Pickets-Probabic Fight Be-
tween g en-. Bayard and Gen. Stuast's
Cavalry, sc.
PuRoE1vL11, Va. Nov 1, 1852.
command was yea terday employed reconnoterng
country about Snitsersvilc Gap Captain Crane. COM
manda the regi,ncat took squadrons round to tho
right and passing the end of short Hill, the cnemyr
pcka's posted along tiA' slope OF tho Blue Ridge II was
positively ascoraincd BY pcrsona observation that tho
large force in the Shenandoah valley juss
beyond She Gap
Lieut. Baldcr OF tho same regiment, won't with
another dctschmen, the round 70 the left,
xao oI~c, ;ln
aud half from the Gap He chargeson about twenty.
five rebel pckets drove them confusion into tbs woods.
and captured TIVE carbncs and two swcris and bchs.
Lieut. Thompson. ono Of the Generals aids, who went
yesterday afternoon to communicate VITA Gen. Bayard
commanding the cavalry in Gen. Sigel's command.
stopped his way by a column OF sebc cavassy
passing down the PIKE leading q Aldie. ne
heard cannonading and saw shells exploiting in tho
direction Of that place. It was supposed thas
Generals Bayard and Stuart having fight.
IT ascertained that General Stuart has passed
through Snickersye Gap the day before TO this sde OF
the mountain, with several thousand cavalry and four
pieces of artillery. He encamped at Union that aght,
and yesterday pursued his way down the valley trot.
General Peasantons command has been very actively
engaged in securing the country the extreme frSns.
On Thursday Companies and OF the Third Indiana
cavalry under Captain Patton. wont out to within ue
o SnckcrsviIe, driving In tho rcbcl pickets 40
that point tho enemy were found with hke
N ankcrs extending the the side the
tain The sound Of their drums heard and The
noise Of their artillery rolling the turnpike. About six
hundred rebel cavalry behind knoll close %
Snckersvile Gap Infantry or dismounted cayalrymeo
we're also seen in that vicinity. few shots were ex-
changed. We tsok two prisoners
Lieut. Col Rabbit, OF the Eighth New York eavsary~
made reconnaissance Union BoomGead. 7hs sshj
p,cots found six miles from Union and wersArtvsa
towards snkersvi'o From Union tho rse Pssasss nsA
bloomfield, within short distance Of witch pasey
faad three hundred rebel cavalry formed bsiaA
high the road between Snickersviie aoA
Mddebarg. Our roconnotering party passed vsishAa
carbine range them and twomiies furtor pasa
lei wph the rebel line bat encounter took place.
supposed rebel spy was caught on Thursday near
Goose creek by picket, court martial was iumsr
diately convened The proceedings commences
last evening and resumed this morning The is ~
concluded yet.
vile, and with artillery cavalry and infantry appear
determined hold Snckcrsviie Gap while their army
operates in the valley.
Yesterday Lieutenant Ward, OF General Plcasantons
stan returned having successfully established alne q
communication between cavalry advance In thisls
caliiy and that OF General Siges command,
Adv anco OF the Union Cavalry to. Dha.
mont, SC.
PHnMoSr, Va, Nov. I, 1884
Our advance under General Peasanton left Parcslvlla
this morning, aud proceeded to PhilmdAt which was
reached about eleven O'Clock hundred'rebel cavalry
chased out Of the town.
Phmont IL about four miles from snckersviile. The
town and the gap in plain view from hero.
The enemy is reported 70 be in considerable foroeAA
UppsrviIle.
detachment Of our cavalry was sent to occupy ~
of Union where General Stuart encampea wiihhie
cavalry few nights ago.
Out Of twenty citizens OF Phmont arrested by Leu
tenant Keen, the Provost Marshal, Immediately after
occupation the place only the oath OF als
glance Nineteen avowed themselves bitter secessionts
and distinctly refused TO take the OATH
Results or q Balloon Reconnoissaass
from Bolivar Hcights-CannonadiA
HARrsR's FERRY, Nov. 1, 1854
Professor Lowe made balloon reconnaissance th;a
afternoon from Bolivar Heights Rebel cavalry were
discovered in some short distance this side u
Charcstown and three sections oc battery stationed -
20 command the turnpike which passes through the
town.
Tho rebels display themselves quito freely, with the
evident design provoking attack forces
Bolivar Heights, hoping to draw them within the reach
Of their masked batteries. They had evidently uOA
reckoned the balloon, and the plan won't work.
The cannonadng at Union could be hoard quito plainly
on Bolivar Heights.
The correspondent OF the Baltimore Ancyicdn was ar
rested or at least, ordered to be arrested, in conss-
qucoce publication OF conraband news in that
per on Monday Tuesday last, and also Notified
that repetition the offence would sc followed by Tho
exclusion OF their correspondents from the Line. the
war department did not pass the reports in question,
they werc not ,segaphed and portion of the In
formation the HsVD suppressed BY the GO
ve,nment ccngor at Washington
The Rebel Forces Reinforced hy the Array
from Western virginia-N1Oge Runners
or Peace PrOpOsitions.
FREDEucx, Nd, Nov. I, 1867