Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-10-19
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The News Of the Week.

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Gen. Lee is after the yankees, and
) Meade is flying before him with all pos j
sible speed. A small portion of our cav
airy engaged the enemy near Culpeper
o. II. on the 18th, and our force was
driven back within a mile of the G. H.,
where we were reinforced and pushed the
enemy beyond Brandy Station. Another
body of eur cavalry surrounded a portion
q. Kilpatrick's command on the day
previous, in the rear Of Brandy Station,
and captured nearly three hundred pris-
oners. Other detachmcnts of prisoners
have been taken, amounting to $50,
mostly cavalry.
A special dispatch from Orange G. H.,
dated 18th, says our forces hold Culpepsr
g. H.. We have 278 prisoners, and have
sent forward 1876 more. General Stuart
drove the rear guard across the Kappa
hammock last night after a severe fight of
three hours at Brandy Station. Our loss
about seventy-ive. We are pursuing the
enemy.
A note from a prominent officer of
Gen. Lees army, to his wife in Richmond,
briefly missions the capture of seven
hundred yankee cavalry at Warrenton,
on Monday. Our troops are represented
in very fine spirits, and eager for an en-
sagement with Meade and bis forces.
r.ss rig
own secrets and permitting very little to
be sent outside of his lines. 1t is asser-
ted, However, by those who profess to
know, that Bragg's position is such an
n that Rosecrans dare not attempt
either . direct assault upon our forces
confronting him, nor will he dare to move
across the Tennessee On either of Bragg's
TANKS. Gen. Bragg's position is that of
his own choice, in the selection of which
the enemy has had no agency whatever,
and it will be held .jNst SO long as it
COMFORTS with Gen. Bragg's policy to do
SO. No movement or action Of the enemy
can new interfere with his will in the
matter. Gen. Rosecrans, the " brilliant
strategist," may now be likened to a rat
in the teeth of a huge cat. Bragg may
suffer him, or even force him, to retire
frem Chattanooga, but this will be done,
if it should so happen, only that he may
suffer still more in the future. General
Bragg's army is stronger in numbers, and
in better tone than before the late battles.
A prominent member of Gen. Long
streets staff writes that both Rosecrans
and Bragg are strongly fortified, and it is
not believed that either party will attack
the other where they now are-it would
cost Bragg half of his army to storm and
take Rosecrsns' Notifications. But, he
says, "the probability is, that in a few
days the enemy will be. compelled to
eyacuate for want of provisions, as all
communication is cut off with the excep-
tion Of q small mountainous road, over
which they have to haul their supplies
sixty miles, with daily an%noyances by our
cavalry. 1t is said that they are now
suffering for r%ations, and this report is
confirmed by an appeal recently made by
Rosencrans to the people of East Tennes-
see calling for assistance, and telling them
that if they do not supply his army he
will be compelled to give up that portion
of the State to the Confederates.
/ have great confidence in Gen. Bragg,
and believe that he will soon compel
Rosecrans to evacuate Tennessee and
Kentucky. His entire army would no
doubt have been ruined in the late battle
had Bragg's orders been strictly obeyed."
By the following we learn that Gen.
Chalmers has fallen upon Rosecrans
rear: An official dispatch from General
Johnston, dated Meridian 18th, commu-
nicates a telegram from Gen. Chalmers,
dated Byhalia 1ath, which says we have
torn up the railroad in four places and
attacked Colliersville yesterday morning
Sherman, with a part OF Smiths brigade
en- route from Corinth, arrived as we did
We drove the enemy into their fortified
tions and burned their camp and consid
cradle stores. We also burned thirt,
wagons and brought of twenty. W.
took five colOrs and one hundred am
four prisoners. Our loss about Afty il
killed and wounded. The enemy's los
was very heavy. Prisoners report Gen
Smith aud Col. Anthony killed. Learn
ing that reinforcem ents were coming froI
Germantown and Lafyette we retreated