Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-19
From W ashingtOu.
DISASTERS TO THE ARMY OF THE PoToMAC-GEN
LEES ARMY STILL 1000 Strong -PRoGRtss
or Tue FALL CAMPAIGN EAST AND WEsr-THE
QUESTION or PEACE IN THE CABINET.
Special Correspondence of the Chicago Timesl

special
WASHINGTON, October -
The sudden rise of gold in New York took
MANY persons by surprise 1t was attributed by
most persons TO secret news OF an uuiavOr BILE
character from the army the West. The New
York Post of that evening attributed il to the
sx ort OF two millions OF god during the last few
DAYS But neither OF these explanations was the
true one The true one was, the dee It and re-
pul-e of Meade's army OIL the RappihannOck and
the reported retreat OF that army To Cenireyie,
pursued by the Confederate army under General
Lee
Intelligence of these events was secretly tele
grapEed rom here 70 New York between eight
and ten o'clock III Saturday morning. with what
result the country knows. Your well informed
correspondent with the Army of .he Potomac will
send you the details OF the facts they occurred
will only state that il i understood here that
Friday a body of about 600 Union cavalry we're
sent out from their camp ~ est OF Ced'r Mountain
10 make reconnaissance towards Madison
Court House; that they met while the
way by a superior force OF Confederate cavalry.
and. alter a sharp fight. compelled 10 fall back
upon the army corps which holding post
near Culpepper. Ii wa supposed that the enc
nv would not press the purs nit, but ;hey did so
The Confederate cavalry were followed by
several bitleries OF artillery and by strong in
fantry force: and, between this force and our
suit of which was, according to the accounts
that have reached here. that our forces at Gull
pepper-in other words, the remnant of Meade's
army-were compelled to retreat from that pl ace
towards CentreyiIle This result affords another
example OF the manner in which Lincoln and
Stanton are managing the war. Ii IL no longer
a eciet tO the world that two whole corps ct
Ne tde'S army were Withdrawn from him IA week
or two ago, and sent To the West Even if his
corps we're each 10000 stong-and every one
knows that IL i liberal eStimate--ths would
leave him Ouy 81 000 men in his other five corps.
besides the cavalry The least degree OF military
Judgment, therefore, would have dictated the
mmeGiite withdrawal of Meldes depleted army
to a line much nearer this city. But who Looks
for military Judgment in either Lincoln, Stanton
or H,eckY The little army, therefore, was
kept pushed out TO Culpepper. with long line OF
railroad to guard, and behold the result? Mr..
Lincon's aI.oiogists say in his defence that he
believed that the bulk of Lees army had been
sent to the West to reinforce Bragg. 1t is true
that a number of reliable contrabands did bring
into our lines story to the effect that all OF
Lees army, except the single corps of p.
Hill. had been sent tO reinforce Bragg; aud il j.
true that Mr. Lincoln. aud Mr.. Stanton, too. did
believe it.
But the truth is. only four divisions, out of
Gen Lees whole army. have been sent To rein
force Bragg. Two OF LDngstreet's divisions and
two OF Ewell's are now with Bragg But The
divisions of Gen. Lees army IRE each 10 600
strong. and his army 1875, 900 strong just
be ore The battles OF Chcklmau.a were fought.
He has now. therefore. "a 900 troops. inclu LA 2
his splendid cavalry ami all his artillery. WHAT
he may dare to do with this vast body OF veteran
soldiers ew DAYS will decide ! he situation
OF atftrs here. he Is perfectly acquainted with.
The irrepreS>ible Mnshy has taken care of that
On hur>di, AMI FRIDAY OF last week. Mostly and
his band OF 500 guerrilias receuuoitered The
whole country ia front o. Washington. in the
nei. hborho"d of CenuevilIe and Fairfax. from
the Oh ,in Bridge aud Lewinsvile to Spring field
Station on the railroad: and. Friday night.
they visited Munson's Hill. Falls Church, and
Bailey's Cr..>s Roads. thus coming within seven
miles of Washing toni
Gen Lee.is we'll servei. indeed, in all dlrec-
tions During Scbenck : absence in Ohio. he has
lett matters at II ,rper'ss Ferry t,ke OF
Themselves Gen lmbOden. who comm uniS come
1900 mounted gueTrillas, became quickly aware
of that, aud has within few days, advanced
from his camp near Winchester TO a point be
tween Htrpers Ferry and NJ .rtinsburg Here
on two separate days, he encountered and de
feated two separate regiments of Union troops
with heavy Joss OH our side From the prisoner:
whom he cook on these occasions ana from hi:
previous scouts along the line OF the Baltimore
! and OHIO railroad. lmbOden learned all that he
I desired 10 know about the recent movements Vi
Union troops westward
There i reason tn believe. however, that what
/ ever movements Oi ( stern troops were made to
" ,rtlS the West made too, late Ia he aysila
Die It's known that Immediately after the bat
tie OF Chicksmauga General Bragg aud Genera
Johnston were strengthened by $4,000 NOR,
I troops from Gen Lees army, be-ides those al
reaiy there under Lpngstreet; by 10000 troop
drawn from thuse no had been Stationed along
/ the railroad between Richmond and Wilmington
bv 40 900 fiom Charleston, and by 10000 iron
poin,s west of the Mississippi II j. well knOsI
4 thai Johnston a.d Bragg had fulls 1000 troop
4 in the recent bltte>, while the three corps o
p Thomas, McCOok snd Crittenden could not hav,
numbered over 81 600 The Administrative
paper, here are Boosting that. since the battles
/ Ro>ecrans' strength h,s been reinforced bv %.
OOO men Admit II. and that il viii raise Rose
Grams strength % 20 900 men, i il o. be eIpe-teC
that he can hole his ground against Confed
crate force that must be- a. have shown, 80 OOl
sirongr
From al that can be learned here il is eviden
that i the intention of Gen Johnston 70 inves
/ Chattanooga on ali sides sud beseee that place
i in regular form II Is. unfortunately completed,
commanded by Lookout Mountain aud Mission
ary Rdse and upon these nights General Bras
i is now mounting heavy siege guns nearly
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