, 1863-11-29
THE WAR IN. VIRGINIA.
SUCCESSFUL ADVANCE OF OUR
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Skirmishing with the Rebel Cavalry.

>WAsntEGrox, Nor. 5s.:-So tn.ellisence
rr<pectIng The army nf Che Potomac l..s been
received to-day at headquarters up ia ! y. n.
Tho Sur says that yesterday morning 'onf
cavalry, pushed forward no far "a Locust
Grove, where they mct the adyauea OF The
rebel cavalry, and the htter were driven
acroes 1Tassel creek Or drcr, md forwards
aeross Mil Eun-: a btdy.sof retcl infantry
:sas posted between sl'.t; roIat mud Osange
Cou:t Hontc, and the y l.o!o Er,,cl force
moved ots IN the dsrcesio14 Of the iastss place
Locust GEuvc l. four ta!1Ss heuth Ut Ges,uan1a
ford, IN Ot7nsc~ county, within short dle-
sanso nj the " ildcrncts where Hooker fought
Lis sFitsle- Mil Run Is ire mites ,frors l.o-
crst Grove, aud thence to Mountain River
where the rcbel General Earty, with Ewelrs
old cerrts ia ea!d 10 be In force, Is about six
mics. Orange Court House is eight CT ten
ralsce further on III southwest direction.
NEW TouK, Nor. ea.-The Washington
sPtc!nl to The New York Ts.,,e4 says;
!. + a. Paul wxitcs the following: %:~
ts1RAAszA Form Nov. ~ la m,--The
EAole army Y now crossing The. Iapidaa at
Cnl,N:ppes, GerulantS aud iJacoifs ForIe.
lEtys. was little 'skismlnhing al Cnlpepptr
Ford und Jacobs Mills Ford, tue rrs,tl PICK.
ess retiring - VT adrececd. The ercsny had
Fe:l, tut our artillery on tic lcit bark AacE-
VI the N, ,ant' they Heru eoon abandoned.
: La1EE-GEEMAEtA Fohr,l Nov. g, 4 n nj,
The sriny we're crDseilg the Rap.1au ali
lust night Crossings were edectel, with but
ue oJsl'osllA.n There was no tcrcre fight,
ihy-onIs littlt skflTn!shIu,;. :, -, :
: T. ~ sxCDSn p1srATcH. - e ,*<'S
W.slusaroS, Nov, GIVE hare intsllt--
genet Auul the front up to HSp this morning.
Al tlsa1 huur o'tr whole RlTuy, trina ind all,
wcre aeToss The river, and doub1e-9riehiux IL,
Eett the enemy. Gnu corps sook the road
toward Chaneellorsytliv, aud snothrr toward
Ofanre Court Ilonse. The men are in }ubi.
liant fItfits amt anxious to nlect the ssoti4.
Lees fs'ors have evncuatc1 F:edcriekshuri.
Heights, which arc now pccup;rd by our CIV.
nt.y. The opinion Ut the n.1py pt.trern il
tlIst the rebels have inltrnclsctt Themselves
Mt*ten Or1nsr Court uonsc a,.t (iorl;oub-
Vile. ard will rtsl. tat7le thefc, = ),
Ike Httcld'+ Washington dispatch OF the
eth says: While srat anxEcty Is !c!t hers
: 70 learn the immediate result Gf TIC advance,
Of tie -d1ny OF the Potomac across the Ru3-
idaE. no doubts or faarB ARE entertained In rr-
gard 10 tLe snceezs Of tho movement. :. - !
Tho Washington Rs7'u1l;enn lrsrns from
ptiLaIa official sourccs, th,t Meahr Il press-
ing Lee hard, an1 toycral eklrmishes. have
tus.n p1ace, In Which the rebels. hayo been
defe1'tet- Lee declines All ppel4 h4ttle. and In
-stahhorn!y falling back. = Everything looks
well for cur arllx. = - r. :: s., I
.Ils H<,a'd.' AEay Of ihe Potomac dispatch
marched to t;-rn,alin Ford Oh the u,orniur Of
TIE eGth, wlrrc it ernseed+ The 5sh aud lkt
coflss crossed ut Cu1peppcr Ford; the 3i and
Glib Corps crossed ~ JccoE's mills. Tbs I'd
Corps crossed :sitllout cneoun,e1i1,g any -
RIOTS opposition end Esssulned titci- march on
tic morning Of the eth. Ii is thought tic
enemy occupies 4 fortified position near Rob-
cst.on's Tavern, ten mi1ee lfom thc river"