Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-12-19
From dispatches to tho Oregonian.
LATER FROM T4iE ATLANTIC SIDE
DATES TO DECEMBER 8.

countered portion of Wheeler's cavalry at
Cleveland yesterday, and, after severe
fight, the rebels were routed. The loss is
not known.
NeW York, Nor. 28.-Wc have the fol.
lowing from New Orleans of the 2lst No
vember:
There is news from Western Louisiana of
a very we'll managed Reconnaissance and sur
prise of the enemy on the goth by the caval-
ry ON the Abbeyvile and Vermillionville
road, a mile in the rear of Camp Pratt, sup
ported by infantry and artillery. We took
the enemy completely by surprise, capturing
the whole Of the Sixteenth Texas regiment,
with the exception of twenty-five men. We
also dispersed the second Louisiana cavalry
and returned with slight loss.
The news from Gen. Banks, in Texas.
continues favorable. He has captured Cor
pus Christi and several smaller places. The
Texans were evincing strong evidences of
Unionism wherever the army marched, so
much SO that arms and equipments for them
particularly for cavalry service. are being
sent from here. The very latest telegraph
to Southwest Pass to-day Says
On the 18th Of November our force at
tackled Arkansas City, Texas, and captured
one hundred prisoners and three guns.
| Washington Non. 29.-A messenger who
left Meade's headquarters yesterday morning
arrived here tonight. The army had ad
vanced from the different fords at six on
Friday morning, and formed in line of battle.
the center resting on the fredericksburg
turnpike. the left advanced along the plank
road, forming a curve towards Gordonsvillr,
to the west. and terminating near the Rapi-
dan, southwest of Jacobs Ford. As the
center advanced it came upon the cncmy's
picket and skirmish line. Subsequently the
encmy's line was strengthened by reinforce
ments by Ewell's corps. On the Rapidan-
| front, at clock, slow and irregular cannon
aiding commenced on the road leading to Or
ange Court House, with irregular firing be-
tween skirmishers. The enemy did not re-
ply with artillery. At 4 o'clock it was an
nounced that Hills corps, which had prcvi-
ously rested on the Rapidan west of the rail-
road, was approaching on the center, and
for half an hour heavy musketry firing was
heard on the right, showing that the Third
Corps. forming that wing, was engaged.
Gen. Gregg's cavalry, on the left, had Sc
we're figh: with the rebel cavalry, and drove
them back upon their infantry. He then
| fell back himself upon the Fifth corps. who
in turn drove the rebel infantry back and
took his position on the left wing. Warren's
Second Corps fought them for several hours,
until the remainder Of the corps came up,
when the rebels fell back. Gen. Princes
loss is estimated at five hundred in killed,
wounded and prisoners. Gen. French COM
handing the corps, reported 900 rebels cap
tured.
A refugee from Richmond. recently ar
rived within our lines, furnishes the follow
ing:
The estimate of the present force of Lees
army is as follows:
Ewelrs corps now commanded by Early,
from 10000 to $1,000 infantry and six bat
teries of artillery: A. P. Hills corps, 10000
infantry and five batteries of artillery; Stu
arts cavalry, 5000 and two batteries flying
artillery, making in all 900 infantry, g.
900 cavalry and 70 cannon, provided the
batteries are all complete. He also con-
firms the death of the rebel General Posey,
and the statement that Ewell had retired to
| Charlottesville, on account Of i'll health.
The Washington railroad between the
Rapidan and the Rappahannock is being de-
stroycd by our forces. and the iron being sent
to Alexandria. Up to this morning the rails
were removed to withn.a half mile south Of
the Rappahannock Station.
New York. Nor. 3O.-On Saturday. at
daybreak. General Meade advanced to the
front, and picket firing soon commenced, and
continued at intervals till noon, when the en-
envy had fallen back some two miles. Our
line of battle must now extend about nine
miles, in the form of triangle. The whole
army is ready and impatient. Large num-
bcrs of prisoners continue to come in.
This morning Worlds correspondent, un-
der date of the 9th. says: Late in the af-
ternoon it was evident from what could be
observed at the front. that the enemy were
making demonstration ON our right Heavy
firing was heard, but as we had no commu-
nication Il was impossible to get any partic-
ulars. 1t has been ascertained. however,
that the enemy made most determined at
tempt to turn our right wing. and General
French had rcpulsed them. taking nearly L.
900 prisoners. Gen. French is reported to
have lost heavily-it is said, from 1000 to
500 killed and wounded. On November
2sth, he writes: A thick fog and rain has
set in. We. have advanced our picket line at
the front, but up to noon nothing more than
skirmish firing has occurred.
The Philadelphia Esquirer's conespon-
dent under date of Verdiersvillc, twelve
miles from Orange Courthouse, furnishes
information from the army to Saturday noon.
At that time our cavalry and artillery were
driving the rebels down the Turnpike. TO-
wards Orange Courthouse, and were within
eight miles Of that place. Nothing but Skin
mishing had taken place since the army
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