Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-25
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
The rebels maorinssin a Southeasterly
direction General Meade on the qui
Utue-He0ry artillery firing
yesterday afternoon.
New York. August IL 1863

New 1ork, August IL, 1868.
The New York Tribune's special from
Washington SAYS:
Deserters report q movement of porr
ton of Lees army in the direction of Dunn
fries, for the purpose of hanking General
Meade on the left. Souts report however,
all quiet as to any movement The reb>
els areengaged in throwing up earthworks.
Part Of Longstreet's corps 10 at the Unit.
ed States Ford. A proper disposition of
our forces has been made to prevent anv
advance of the enemy, Everything cons
tinues quiet.
The rumor that Lee has crossed a Dor.
tion of of his forces over the Rappahanock
has bedn proved untrue by our cavalry
Fhe army holds itself in readiness to move
at a mIment's notice, so that any attempt
of Lee to advance will be prom pity re-
pulsed.
The Herald has the following:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TIE POTOMAC.
August l6,
A contraband deserted from Lees army
yesterday forenoon: and came within our
lines. He reports, that on Wednesday
morning, the whole of Lees army, with
the exception of A. P. Hills corps moved
from Culpepper Court house by the FredS
ericksburg road. He also confirms the
stories Of the Decentralization of the North
Carolinq, Tennessee and Alabama troops.
! Those from North Carolina in Hills corps
have openly revolte6, and swear they will
tight no longer, The Mississippi troops
are clsmeIous to be sent home.
The contraband deserter's story of the
movements OF the rebel troops is further
confirmed by reports from our scouts.
I'm SATURDAY. laroa f.ro. &c ,okol ..
tantry and cavalry, with some artillery.
made its appearance on the south bank of
the Rappahaunock, above Falmouth. An
other story is that they crossed at Fred
ericAsburg en- Friday night, but consid.
er the report Of their crossing highly i'm
probable.
The news from the front this morning
is cheering, inasmuch as it points to a
termination of our term of non action
We are all mOmentaFily expecting orders
to pull up stakes.
Heavy firing has been distinctly heard
since O'Clock this morning, 10 a south
easterly direction, apparently in the
neighborhood Of Banks or the U. S, ford,
or possibly as far away as Fredericksburg
The firing is rapid and constant. A bat
tie is evidently going on. Large bodies
OF troops we've moving yesterday, march
ing by rail, and that our advance has
come up with the enemy may safely be
inferred from the noise this morning.
The Washington special to the Herald
says:
This morning the enemy made q dem
onstratiOn on the left of our army, and
heavy cannonSdipg ensued for some tine
No intelligence concerning results has
reached Washington to- day, bet il ia be.
EeVed the movement was nothing more
than q recconnoisance 10 force for the
purpose of feeling Of our position. Lees
army is reported to be moving in a south.
essteFly course, and there caa be NO dOUb,
but that the region about Culpepper and
GordoRsville will soon be entirely evacpa.
ted by the enemy.
The New York Times special says:
Marks, the deserter from Lees army
come down the valley by the way of Stan
ton, Harrisonbnrg and StrasSurg. IL
saw but few troops on the way. ImbodeI
was at Strasburg he had two brigades o
cavalry and two batteries of artillery
The fight at Snickersville was between de
tstched portions of different regiments
The Georgians and North Carolinians De
serted, bringing with them their srzas
They attacked StuaTt's cavalry at SnIck
ers' ferry. routed them aud succeeded il
getting to NOrtheDer's. Marks saw bou
100 soldiers, Georgians, North Carolini.
ans, AlabamIaDs and Texans, on theil
way home, having openly deserted. The
Blue Ridge Mountains are alive with de
serters and stragglers, who have thei
arms with them. So numerous are the,
that passing along the mountain sides the
have actually made paths.