The New York herald., 1863-10-22
Advance OF Our Troops to
WarrentOn.
SKIRMISH NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The Fight Between Kilpat-
rick's and Stuart's Cavalry.
The Union Forces Pressing
Steadily Onward,
Co., Co.. de.
Mr.. ID. y. Coningham's Despatch.
In ng FiNp, Oct. 20, 1888.

Lcos army, after making threatening demonstratioao
In our front Friday and Saturday suddenly fell back
Our army started In pursuit Monday morning. We
found the bridge broken ard railway torn up along
the line in fact, the ency destroyed eyeryth
that might aid us In pursuit.,
Tux SCENE nArrE At rnsrox srAros
This morning We passei tho q ngh,
at Brs,oc They must have suffered heavy defeat as
we fouDd n largo number OF broken mnsksts, knap-
sacks. &C, strewn tho ground. ono patch,
on tho side Of the hil the wood. w
red with graves. They wore chiefly North Caro-.
liza troops. the slabs at the Of tho, graves
Indicated. was told by who liscs tho place,
and a, whose house ocos stopped Tho nsht
that they had about thrco hundred Killed aud that they
looked upon II an regular defeat Ic generals
badly wounded ono had his eg taken or the other had
his arm shattered. This s confirmed lilo did not
know their names. General Ils,h had his horse
shot undcr him. They compalncd that tho con.
scripts did not fight. We have found several lotlcrs
giving mosl fearful description OF Of desta-
lion and reprgnanoe TO the prevailing the South.
Leo bad hs headquarters bot able bring
up the main body OF his troops IN time.
nnoRrEp ErnnS--suRrsan 90 mn
IL the prevailing opinion founded upon good autho
rity that the enemy has fallen back behind Tho Kappa
hammock. All lnorman,s state th4t Lees and Stu
arts forces numbered seventy thousand strong.
falling back. II is said tha, want q supplies
is tho cause but whom tncy get within reach q
transportation they will make stand. II In rumor.
OIL that they aro defending tho ford At Auburn,
and win make stand. do not credit his Andersen
moved along that way for warcnton with about thirty
thousand mon falling back yet think will have no
light tnere am within nve miles OF H. and II lhsse
was to bc nsht should hear airing from our ousposn.
HxAvy CAVALRY ua,r.
h~..,
learned tho particulars A. Fghush Ice al 0aisss'
Mills Sunday Ia likely ta, ho engaged 9Th oas
cavalry. Tho nghi commenced Gainesville aaA sou.
tnucd all day
Mr.. William Yoang's Despatch.
Ansr ov the PosonAc Oct n, lseo.
Among the camp bearing The ssmblases a
truth tbsso-thAi General Lees bsslqusssssS mo
nov at Culpcppcr that EveIs aud mus eorys u vsbsl
infantry between Culpepp9r and warcnou sAaa Iss
greatly disappointed al tho failure hm piaa 10 90
cupy Centrcvilio and tho Bull neld before Gsasrs
Meade could march has troops and sssd sspsss
10 that point thai Lee Intended only sercs nsaSs
10 ngbt MIN at Csatrcve, but proposed sp m
winter quarters thsse that ISs army asousaGe1 esd
dsnearonsd. and that tho Blos Hidss fsa s rssss,
who are awaiting sn opportunity 70 dc~srs ssd seos lsO
our lines. a a
oAvAnr 1ngm
This morning quito early there ar,Isry nrias AsA
cavalry skrmish In the vicinity u Sulphur spfisss bas
The particulars are not yet known.
Acuyur gurI sARsrpssn.
Tho rebels arc taking advantage of tho advance II
troops beyond Cenrsvie 10 osras quito extensively BE-
tween Manassas and Farfax Court House, rsnassss NE
roads about there unsafe.
prHrnu ra~ovsns oosno
About thirty prsobsrs aud dsserisrs from tks rsbsls
chiefly beonsns 70 iis corps, ssnt W wsAhestos
10 day. SoIno q them Ia this morning and sss.
rendered with srms Ia their haHds.
Oar Washingsom Dispatches.
wAsusmos. oc<. 2I, lss3.
There has been 10 fshiinr nor for tho lea, two dsys
any tsirminhinT No eneny m force has been fossi
Our uoops occupy 1horoushfafs Gap and wareston-
Tbo story about expected battle IN tho vicinity u
warrcntou ~ without Foundation.
sipcs tho dlsappSArarcs of fsas army from this vNi
nifty the opinha beginning 70 prevail that ts -bos q
tbs rccen, movomsnt iatenfei 70 mask and assst
the dspariare q oss corps u The rebel army Virginia
10 atArE tho sna army a Burnside Adysncin2