The Portland daily press., 1863-01-24
BYTEIEGRAPH
TO THE
EVENING PAPERS.
From the Army of the Potomac-The Right
and Left Wings in Motion on Tuesday.
The Plan of the Movement

- iOii buo ARMY Oh the fOtOmaC.-Tle Right
and Left Wings in Motion on Tuesday
The Plan of the Movement.
New YORK, Jan. 23
The Times letter from the headquarters of
the army of the Potomac, dated Tuesday eve
ming, Jan. 20, says THE right ana left wing
OF the army are in notion We shall endeavor
TO cross the river about ten miles above Fall
mouth. All operations below are fents to de-
celVe the enemy. One corps of infantry are
TO proceed down the river and feign crossing
at several points. Seddons plantation is one
of these.
real crossing will be made below should a
certain emergency arise. Major Spau,dinp
and Major Magruder are to construct the non.
toons above. The 18th New York engineers
and regulars are to throw several BRIDGES
across. One train of pontoons is to be held
In reserve directly opposite Fredericksburg
The Worlds letter of the same date saws :
Gen. Hooker and Gen. Franklin moved TO-
day at o'clock, marching in heavy order with
tents, knapsacks, blankets, dc. They took
the road toward HARDWOOD Church, which is
directly northeast of the U. S. Ford. Gen.
Slgel moved at p. NJ. in the same direction.
lhey are bivouacked about eight miles out to-
night. Gen. Sumner will probably move in
the morning in the same direction"
Inc Iribune's letter of the same date saws:
we are impatiently and anxiously looking for
the arrival of the pontoons. 1t was the origi-
nal Intention that Gen. Hooker's grand divi-
sion should have crossed several miles above
at the United States Ford.
we beneve the plan has been changed and
both Hooker and Franklin are to throw their
grand divisions across the river at Banks ford
The locality chosen for the construction of
the bridges aud the crossing of the army. is
about six miles from Falmouth.
Inc river makes horseshoe bend at this
place, and the pontoons are to be built at the
heel of the horseshoe, below the ford.
1t Is understood that train of forty boats
niied with armed men, and rowed over by the
bridge builders, will clear the rebel rifle pits
ana the opposite bank, and render the rapid
construction of the bridges more certain.
since writing the above, it is learned that
tne mead OF the bridge train has arrived to
within half mile of the river.
The storm is raging with increasing severi-
~. fear lest the rain may so soften the roads
that the progress of the boats will be seriously
impeded.
The night is very dark, and the posting of
the artillery in the places designated, will be a
work of the greatest difficulty Calcium
lights are at Gen. Burnsides disposal, and the
darkness may be made light as day for the
workmen. When all is ready, few hours
ought to finish the bridges Should fortune
smile favcrably upon our undertaking during
the next twelve hours, we hope TO have driven
the enemy before us, and have gained the rear
OF Fredericksburg. Then it is expected that
Summers grand division will cross the Kappa
hammock near Falmouth, and then will follow
the building of the railroad bridge across the
Rappahannock. The timbers are all ready
every beam and plank-and they will be
thrown together with the greatest rapidity,
and communication established by rail with
our supplies.
Gen. Sigefs corps-one division of which
has been for some time above Falmouth, upon
the river-is expected to act as reserve and
follow up the rear of the army. The extreme
right has been for some weeks guarded by
this corps"