, 1863-11-07
the WAR IN VIRGINIA.



0t.ac las Tie following:
HEApquAHrEEe AEHs or TIE
Po1oxtc, Nov. :, fs63
One fun corps Of Lee's army is reported
this evening to be encamped at 87sndy Sta
ton, on the Orange d Alexandria Railroad
stnaTt's csyalr{ watch the fords On A the sonth %
quarters as3 ut Culpepper. Desesters report
that bis t1uly stretches from Culpeppcr to
the Ht1ghta Ut fredericksburg, and numbers
about 31.W0 men Of NIL arms.
Gen. Merritt, Of the regular caTalry reserve,
nbile riding with his tIaf along the same
roads, ard separated from his command, was
,ttasksd by party Of gaerIllas greatly out
numbering bis stsff, who, however. being
moprted On fleet horGse, escaped, although
The bullets flew around them thickly. Other
tntlle attempts were made to murder order
lies carving dispatches FROM headquartsrs
to dlstant points within our army lines
The H1ald has the following:
HEADQUARTERS AR1lT: oR 1ns PoTohAU,
Nor. 5-Day before yesterday Gen. hfp4t:
Ha,twood Court Houts aud Falmouth, ttrik'
Ing the iivet near the latter ploce. His COM
nspd returned to dag, AID report the country
clear Of rig ular rebela&o far ~ their observa'
ton extended, though they encountered sew
tr.l 'ttr,ggltpg gne:Ma bands %ita thssr %hom a
| turD, when near tie camp, the rebels dashed
| upon the rear wsSou train ard captured q
| St1pean:, four men, four mules and wagon.
Last night a Af2tcr was captured Within TWO
rc}les Of Headquarters. ana ID no" On his way
| 10 Rchn ond.
| Kt1patrtck's cavalry division went out on d
sconnolseance Ycs.eTcay, and when toar
| niles 1tis side O., Dan xood Chnrch, struck
| the rebel L1cEets which they drove 10 q saart
distance. when = email BODY Of them dis*
| mounted and shattered themselves under .
Lii, and waited our farther advance.
| L nsnk movement By 4 squadron OF the lss
| Michigan cavalry dis1odged them from thai
pcelt1op, ard they w.7e followed up by that
regin ept It'll they advanced to Falmouth.
There the 1st Michigan we're repnlsod. bnt
came up to their support, and the rebels, at
ter half m hours skir17ishiuE, were driver
4crots tie Rappahannock at the ford 1mmedt
a.elT above the.o1d bridge, With loss Of three
killed sid several wounded. Oar losa va:
zcthiDg. shelterirg themselves fn houses OF
toy kep. up 4 lively fire Eith their carblncs
| which " answered by tbs Michigan bo7B
tut the range was too long tor any eff3ct OF
.ltter side. A. night approached our casa1t1;
fell back to HARDWOOD Court House, and
having accomplished tie objcot Of th9 - recon
| emI's force consisted of two regiments O
| cwalrv from South CaEolfna and Georgia.
WAsH1sGroS, Nov. :6.-On Wednesda:
:Eert1las made a raid upon Edsau's station
| aDQnL I'VE miles 1f0m Als3Auu[Ias l1Fso!A ~
,evetal bortes and mu1e.. a gang came INT
he peighhorhood on Tuesday night: and cap
tnred Union men, who escaped after lay1n
with them In the woadk all day "Wednesday
they talked in his pretence ofattacktng som
/ fthe statiops, but the man tailed to Eeacl
our pickets in time to give warning. Taes
gangs a1e now prevented from conaiug doW
: toward Vienna, azd haVo abandoned INA
! | eighb,rho Several parties Of rebel cav
sl.y Dashed through our lines on our !gts ,s an
committed derredationa ID Pricce Wlil1ar
.. / county during the last few days.
On Nednet6ay Gen. Merritt sent ont an
.eizCd Ill the Inhabitants in the vicinity {
tie ec1emaod ard ssrt them to headauartef
20 be dIsro:ed Of By the Provost Aarshf
! General.
; Affairs ut the front remain. compensated
J quiet, On Wednesday q portion Of the arn q
= moved down to the Rappabannock ahu 81
i, :sortd 4 It's pIcketa along the river Ihere a,
; row no rebels this side Of the Repentance!
=; except small force Of cavalry between tt
i, l.1ailraad croesing and Falmouth: Most
!: Lees ormy il believed to be near Culpepps:
| Tie imprctslon prevails that the enemy vi
! rot 1psEs apy decided stand this side OF Il
Rapi6an, should We advance.