Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-13
WOrtester Daily Spy,
The Armies In Virginia.
Fiom the New YORK Tribune


MN OF the Sth LIMOS leaIlng the way; they
Gaune upon oouy Oh reoel lniaiitry' M'9or
Ho'Sy'n VI 'Ie OF" Aiil"Vi9' WI" ''iiNe 04u"u.
[ohs' charged thehi' anu "''el STUART contest
uro'e t''ell' ou' WIN ioSs Vi sven "ounueu
Inc euehy loss was he"Her' we DuryihS
SIX Oh thelr ueau. we theh advanced again.
anu sooh encountereu u "lloie repeI ulVlSioh'
anu were iorceu 10 re'Ire' WIN loss Oh tliree
Nllieu anu GieF1'l ""uhuTu' ouI cavalry was
'ufPV''eu ~ o"''eiy " Vi lne ieSuials'
whch had lour wounded
we oGouBhto OH an ohr wounded ouppos-
ing, from meeting TINS whole rebel division IN
1orce' tIiat the enemy were about to meet us
IN Oatlle' zen meade ihasseu 1our corps on
MOnoay evening around Brandy station, SIX
miles south OF the Rappahannock and estab-
lshed his headquarters mule from there.
Inc next morning our whole army was put In
motion, the cavalry leading. Cen tItzpat-
rex dashed through Culpepper without meet
ing rebel, and our infantry now followed.
fitzpatrick then rode into Stevensburg, but
sui no enemy. On Tuesday noon our whole
army was IN pursuit OF an invisible enemy,
VINO were hylng southwark
Inc rebelS nave entirely destroyed the rail-
road tor distance OF twenty three miles
north OF the Rappahannock, carrying of all
the rails within three miles OF that river. Sew
enteen miles have been already relaid, and
week; but so rapid was their flight south of
the Rappahannock that not rail has been
disturbed, and they have Just finished new
platform and other station buildings at Brandy
station, now III our possession. John Minor
botts farm three miles this side OF Cupep-
per, 1t the only residence north OF the Rapl-
dan respected as to its fences, barns, and 9TH
er property by both sides, although each has
hVe tunes advanced, and then retreated
From the New York Times
nta;1,i ~, ~ ~ 10 po9l','e as
ce''"i'iSu ''ioC tle whole reoel lhIantfy force
clgsseu tne hapiuah on SUNDAY last Inc
1nly ioiSes ieI' tl'ls sue are recommending
oanus Vi STUART raValrys covering the rebel
lrohto On tne SCUM oahk OF me hapldsn' winch
'ney aie i'"5iiiS "l'" care ! nc Iecrosslhg
ol ti'e leoelS was accelerdteu ny hiipatrlcKs
ca'aiTy' VINO uaSneu upon the enemy rear
qua at oVeVehSourSh' ana AFTER prlel nght
uroFe t'!ehl INTO their ehtrehChhehts across
wv l''p' 1r.; he oaP'ui:u aoou' my prs
oners. CltlZehs III the vicinity OF stevens
burgh state that the enemy's force engaged on
This occasion was doubJa orrS in rrr7hor .nd
-. 49,: -. ~ 80 Ni' anu
'';O ''eli iet.e"t vas uiSeracelul'
Inc intention of the rebels to rendezvous
this winter between the Rannahannork ard
tha p,ni1n - .I,I;tl ~, i r - - -
I'0 "Piuan Is estdoilsHeu ny the idct tnat from
Brandy station to the RapIdan log huts, capa-
bic of accommodating hity thousand men
hove baan aron,od IT, ,ond .. Ct,h,St'
- nv U"u " N'e' gu
on Doth sides, Is Hanked by these evidences
of contemplated occupation, some Of them
very comniete and othars unfinished Tbase
I - -: - y m "eS0
C"olis are HoI urinary iluu anu Woou movers,
but many are carefully rooted with pine
planks Nearly all Tho offrars, ouartars
,rna' AN III 1t; - -
were PtoFlueu WIN chlnlheys OF mud and
brick, and other evidence of their intention to
90 into winter onarters Tho main rab,I ~
O. - 80; 1855, ~ leOVi al
NY 1t - PoS!tNely ascertdiheu' Is ehcamped
at GUrdOnSYllle.
o,,,.,.,. - =
fhEsENIAIloN OF BATTLE FLAGS.
F'om the Ne" YORK Herald
HEADQUARTERS, Nov ll-There was an
interpsting rerpmuuv rprf,rn,nd -, tho r,,,,,
headquarters this afternoon. 1t was the for
NAL presentation to Mai Gen. Meade as gem
eral commanding the army, of the battle flags
captured on the evening of the 9TH inst. at the
taking of Rappahannock station Gen Meade
received the flags with the following appro-
pirate speech
receive with great satisfaction tbe hattie Aags
evidences of the good conduct and gallantry you
displayed on me IN inst in the assault upon the
treneSed With redo"bts ahd INA nirs and
by artillery and infantry Carried as it was at the
point of the bayonet, it was work which could
Un DC oy tme ofSt o. soldiers ana the
great confluence that in future operations can i'm.
plcitly rely on the men under my command doing,
Wlel calIea on, an tlat men can 40 Ana although
avoid If possible recyn tn such severe s v e
there are OCCASIONS such as the recent one, when it
Is me only and the best course to pursue and to
VIM tn meet and o smc men nha,a aIie ana
great satisfaction. i shall transmit these
hass to the war department, have already re-
ted 70 yor commane, ahe anUroo I'M ho a ra
dent l shall prepare as soon as 1 can receive the
requisite information general order in which it is
dnised t5Smsnve 20 am and He WHO nahe
every means in my power to have those soldiers