New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-01
A Ride 20 the Extreme Rront-Thc Move
n,cnts Of the Enemy.

meats Of the Enc1nys
From Our Special Correspondent
PuxcxLLyILLs, Va, wednesday Might Oot o. lsa
Learning from the officer of the signal corps I'd
party -was about TO rot out for the extreme fpak
determined to accompany them After leaving IL
river at Berlin, where second pontoon brdSb
being laid, troops and trains were never Lost ssttd
until we had passed two miles beyond LovetsvilA
A telegraph line has been built from Berlin b
Burnside's headquarters at Lovettsyille. The tsk
graph corps is on hand and prepared to extend "
wires as rapidly rs the advance Of headquartsn my
require.
Two and half miles south Of Lovettsvfle on III
London and Berlin Pike, is bennington, ullasS
consisting of store, post-office and hue dwelling
all uuder one roof Eight niles from Berlin attn
village Of Wheatland, we met squad OF the 9TH N
Y. Cavalry, The men stationed Ut this place woe
doing picket and guard duty.
They reported that when they first came into the
place body Of the enemy cavalry had possessloa
and were disposed 10 chow fight; but after few
rounds from their carbines and spending half az bon
iu maneuvering, Pleasanton's artillery cams p
and sbelled the corn field, in whi;h the enemy Wa
concealed, which sent bis troopers pel- dOwnn
pike.
Beyond Wheatland, every road leading from "
pike was picketed by our cavalry. In one OF he
delightful groves, where foliage Is tinted with y
the beauties Of natures penclllng, was seen Con
pany c, 9Th Maryland Cavalry. The men wen
Wing on the leaves resting themselves and feedne
their horses on corn froia a neighborlng held.
We learned from these men that small parties M
Rebel puerrillas were prowliug about the bills end
occasionally would make dash On our pieksts u
those sallies, the Rebels were usually woused =
our men are always Oh the alert. Ten or twelve o.
these guerTillas Lave been captured Ind sens
Berlin.
Twelve miles from Berlin the pike intersects at hst
angles the Leesburg and SDicker's Gap pike. Hal
mile west from tins point Is Pureellvlle, yilAp
Consisting Of Elk dwellings, store, ard olset:
smiths shop. The surrounding coln'ryn ous%
the fnest agricultural counties In Virginia. IN
land il owned and well cultivated by se'iieneni
of Ouhkers who have, through all the troa5iaa
the Rebellion, been stanch Union men.
Al this village are established Gen. Pleasano1i
headquarters; aud around it, In pleasant ca.npa "
forces are advantageously posted.
Tie en,iro range of country lying between tho
Blue Ridge and Catoctin Mountains, as FAR down
the Ashbys gap aud Aide turnpike has been
thoroughly secured and all the roads pieketed.
IAN intelligent contrabant," who was the or.
want OF a Rebel captain ut Wincheste, cane irm
Peasantous camp this moralng, aud reports thai d
heard his master say they Che Rsbelsl were gong
south of the RspidsD, where they would remain aa'
ing the Winter.
The signal corps report the Rebel army tch
drawing tier lines from Bunker Hill and Wiashst
ter toward Suckers and Ashby's Gaps.
On Monday Gen. Longstreet was seen at Uppef
vile with an army represented TO be $4,000 strong
Union men say the soliiers told them they were
going south Of the Rapidan. Camp fires were see
last night at Mddleburgi from their extent they ~
believed to be the camp of LoDgslreets army.t
Yesterday, Pleasanion's scents visited MiddleouV
and Aide where they communicated With pay
OF Sigels men. At Aide were found 100 sick Hes'
ella. who had been paroled by SgePs scoaie
Rebel Surgeon In charge bad In bis POI
s. ssion order from Gen. Lee, dated az Wincbese
on the 9th inst, directing the prisoners 10 DO ~
moved further from our lines.
Lee was therefore still at Winchester on Monday
nor has that place yet been abandoned.
The enemy holds line Of communication scroe
the country frou Ashbys Gap to Aide, sud In
troops are evidently passing in that directiOs.
Picke;s extend along the entire line, and no one
allowed 10 pass across It.
Gen. Pleasanton is keeping a sharp watch on tk
enemy's movements, aud is growing nervous via
delay. He believes, by rapid movement, the Retd
army could now DO cut in two and demolished.
The enemy mas signal station on Blue Ridge. TIVE
miles north Of Smokers Cap, and all day on TueeI
day il was actively engaged in communicating with
what h believed TO DO Walkers Division, six mA
south Of Middlebnrg.
The weather could not be more favorable for army
operations. The roads ere excellent. The County
is well watered and all things are advantageous
Our troops from Berlin are rapidly pushing for
ward AID before this is in print the advance iafSn'
try division will have come up with PlessanIca'
Glorious results are expected from this campsisn.
and the country will no doubt have all its expecS
tions fully realized. J.R@