Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-04
40OKFR,s ADVANCE.
p,YtisuIars Of the Crossing ofthe RHPpa-
hammock.
Correspondents New York Times-l

Me- uLAuk IA a 9AaAAE 3d. Z
The great movement which we have
bseu so long anticipating began in earnest
At daylight on Monday morning, by the
of q very heavy force up the
R-sppahsunock. The Eleventh Army corps
Cen Howard had the advance on the
march. and still has it. At this hour II Is
hardly prudent 20 enter into the mlhu'e
details Of the force and the march, as they
have undoubtedly a great deal Of work YET
before them.
The weather on Monday was remsrKs,
bly fne-even sultry, and the men fonnd
marching in oVercoats too fstigulng' Ihey
threw them away in large numbers, ana
the track Of the column can be traced Dy
the abandoned clothing.
Tuesday morning we had 8 cloudy SKY,
and before 9 o'clock q drizzling rain began
falling. But our column kept stesdliy
moving, and by l o'clock Gen: hoWarGs
advance arrived at Mount Holly ChuTon,
one mile from Kelly's Ford, having marched
givteen miles since daylight. The rain
continued until the middle Of the after
nom when it ceased, it having at no time
| been verv severe, but just enough to make
marching heavy, and to stall n or Two OF
our very small number Of wagons IN some
| of the chronic mudholes. otherwise, the
move ~prospered. The arrival 9th troops
in the vicinity of the Ford was wen
masked by Col. Bushbecks brigade, OF the
Eleventh Corps, who had been guarding
the pest for two weeks.
The troops marched rapidly and IN hne
@spirits. Slocum camped last night near
Hartroad Church, and Meade just east OF
it-sll were well up by 4 P. NJ. to-day.
At this morning Gen. Hooker LETT his
HEADQUARTERS, and accompanied BY hlsPer-
sonal staff, rode straight to Morrisvllle, ~
miles distance, and but six miles TO the
Ford. His passage through various col
umns of troops was marked for miles by a
tumultuous cheer, enthusiastically gen
uine.
At Merrisville he makes his headquar-
ters for the day and night. A consulta-
tion of CORDS commanders, including ten.
Stonemap. who had come from Warrenton
Junction. was at once held, and then and
there Gen. Hooker first revealed to these,
his principal subordinstes, q portion ofthe
Man and nature of3he present movement.
Bevond what has been already developed,
none but these officers know anything.
Yet there is reason to believe that 1t is
startling in the magnitude Of what 1t con-
Templates. and general officers remarked
This afternoon that if officers and men did
one-half their duty, itcOuld not fail Of sue
= cess.
Howard rested his men four hours, and
thev were then got under arms ready to
support the operations at the Ford. The
pontoon train for the bridges arrived with
great ~promptness, having come from Beale'
ton Station, being transported thither by
/ railroad from Alexandria. They are the
: usual wooden boat save being smaller II
size than those formerly used. The pom
icons and timber were all unloaded on tht
. bank Of Marsh Creek, near its mouth, snc
: the boats launched before dark.
These operations, be it known, were con
8 Quoted in plain sight of the enemy, whit
appeared only in small force-afew strag
cling pickets, who seemed to be there d
iookouts only. They kept a sharp watch
hut not a shot was fired. The work went
s rapidlv on. The pontoons we're at ono
showed from the mouth of Marsh Greek In
to the -Rappahannock. Seventeen boat
i loads of men from Colonel Bushbeck
: brigade were thrown over at once, followed
nv a reinforcement Of IS many mOce.
2 The,bridge-laying began ats o'clock, AM
proceeded vigorously, under the direction
of Captain Comstock, Engineer Officer OIL
General Hooker's staff. By 50 P. NJ on
e bridge was completed, and another unde
Il wav. Towards corps was put under mo
ton for crossing. Bushbecks brigad
leading, followed by Schurz's division
6 then by Owens, the balance Of Won Stein
o weir bringing up the rear. This force wa
70 disposed on the south bank, for the nigh
doing nickel duty on the different road:
Just before our forces landed g small bod.
l. Of cavalry, numbering twenty, PerhaP:
1t dashed down nearly to the river, and halt
I ing for short time, ~leisurely surveyed on
, operations and then retired.
u That there was no resistance at the For
caused much surprise. Not a single she
le was fired. The enemy had rife pits, bu
did not use them. We took no prisoners
There is the best reason for believin
that up to noon to-day, the enemy had M
discovered this movement. Every ciuze
3 on the line Of march was put and will }
le kept under close guard until they can d
b. no damage. We speculate freely on II
-, events Of the morrow ere We reach our del
tination, which is Culpepper on the on
& hand, and Ely's Ford, on the Rapidan, o
e, the other. We shall undoubtedly meet II
ST enemy before we reach either place, thoug
n. eaCn are Iess Inan d uay 5 mHron ulstah
y stuarts cavalry have net shown themselV'
ID to any extent, and Fitz-Hugh Lee Is T
Is ported absent, sick.
ID We are certain Of one or more thing
y There are no heavy Notifications in froI
. of US; there are NO very strong position
- which can be defended, The enemy mui
Id have as great a force as ours to beat
" back.
at Bridges will undoubtedly be laid at 9th
fords, further down the river, for the be-
-" eft Of our transportation, which is a sa
c. place. Once well across here, We can pr
ne teet the laying Of bridges at any Of Il
ne fords below.
The sun set clear and red tonight, al
y gave promise Of a fair day tomorrow. B
h. the night is thick with mist and the mot
is " eating fog" which sailors say is q su
n sign Of q coming storm.
Before tomorrow night there will u
u ~doubtedly be some blood-letting. Our COZ
msnder looks and feels as though he "
Sc in his element.
There other important movements
>. foot by other portions Of the army.
We A correspondent Of the Herald nam
y Vosburg, was captured yesterday by thr
dismounted rebels, who crossed the riv
IL below Ellis Ford, and stole him ava
or horse and all, while he was enjoying q {
In cesh breakfast. Hehad foolishly gone OF
side the lines to get greater comforts thl
:. the m ~aford-hence his grief. b
IN host, who is arebei parson named McMu
its ray, betrayed him. This parsOn lives
IN property owned by P. W. Engs, Of Ne
York. His reverence Was gobbled in
Z turn, and from a host will become a hoi
8 age.
nm For the Leader.l
:, The Next Governor.