The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-26
THE NEWS s.

,,ortont events Gen. Lees army Is apparently
falling hack 10 the line of dcfences in the vicinity
of Richmond. while ut the same time II Is re-
portcd to be greatly depleted by reinforccments
10 Bragg and Beauregard. Deserters and some
escsped Union soldiers report that there are
s;ns Of an evacuation of Virginia and the con-
cen,rst;on of the rebel armies in the Cotton
States. The Mobile .Ne~s has despatch
speaking of Gen. Johnston as the commander
sf the army Of Virginia, which may lnaiea'c
either the removal OF Lee or his transfer 10 the
western army in place of Bragg. Rosecrans mas
masscd his amy and is advancing against
Atlanta a hattie was thought to be immrien'
Rragu had been reinforced by LongS.reet VIII
oOtA men. The enemy had appeared in srea'
sorce in front of our lines in North Carolina pos
sibly with .hc intention Of masking the transfer
ofuoo,s through that State from North Carolina.
The news fiCm the Army OF the Potomac IN
,b;s connection is interesting On Sunday
morning ut O'Clock, General PcaSinton, win
his cavalry. closscd Tie Raprahannock at three
folds. and advanced raridlv, driving IN the feDci
r;ckets about two miles from the river, ana
through Brandy Station to Culpcpper From
the point at which the pckets were cnc'mped,
a runninc fight Was kept up with the rebel cav
.,rv which scll back continually until orr forces
reached Culperper, when all the rebel troops at
this Ioint hastily retreatcd, loaded tram naf-
rowIv escaping capture Gen. Pleasanton, VIC
learn by despatch from headquarters, advanced
TO the Rapidan, where the rebels were founc III
,osi,ioa with infantry, artillery, and cavalry to
,reyen, crossing. During the advance OF our
cavalry. several gallant charges were made on
The enemy. in one of which three guns were cap
tured Our casualties were three Killed and TORY
,rontleL-nmong the latter, Gen. Custer,
slightly.
We have additional official particulars Of Gen.
Blunt,s recent operations i'll Arkansas. DIS
matches received in st. Louis, dated at Perry
vile Choctaw Nation, Aug. %, 1863, state that
IN the 22d nit. Gen. Blunt crossed the Arkansas
River with his forces, for the purpose OF attack
;rr Steele who had concentrated the forces under
Cabel. Cooper, and Stand Waite, numbering
,;no thor.and and posted them on the south
side of the Canadian River, sixty miles from
Fort Blunt. After Il march of sixty miles IN
fortv-cight hours, he came up TO the point where
the enemy had been encampcd, and learned that
they had divided their forces and commencro 10
retreat. Gen. Blum, forced his way in, killing
several of the enemy, taking captain prisoner,
and capturing Pcryvillc The latter was reg
Mar military post, and an important dcrot,
being the only point between Boggy Depot ana
North Fork Town. As nearly every building
contained government stores, Gen. Blunt direct
ed the burning OF the whole place A large
amount Of clothing was captured and destroyed
at their depot at North Fork Town. Adviccs
fiom Gen. Stecles army in Arkansas, as late as
Sent. .. have been received at Brownsville.
Operations were progressing in manner tia'
left no do,b, ol The complete saccess OF the eN-
petition.
Private adviccs frcm Tennessee state thar hand
in hand with tie military operations OF Gen.
RosecranS, important movements are making 10
reclaim Tie people as fast IS the army advances.
Gen. Rosecrans valves military law wherever
LOYALTY prevails, and Gov. Andy johnson re-eS-
iablisile> civil authority h placing in oiiit9 men
true TO tho Union cause. The military force Is
puiy 10 be used TO prevent inyasion, and TO pro-
tect tic citizens IL The free exercise of their rights
Ills positively stated in diplomatic circles that
the rebels haze mounted in For: MOr!tlie tie
600 and the S90-lounder Biakely guns which
were 10 be J. par. OF tie armament Of tn two