Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-04
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Afternoon Report.


ing Of thanksgiving. The reasons for this
sudden change Of pfQgramme, without force
ing Lee % general battle are thesoi-
At council Of war held Monday night
facts,iemDnstrated the eaemy enteenehed
behind very formidable earthWoFks. which
they were every moment Strengthening
the fearful loss e would entail upon as,
aud the impOssibility OF sueeoring our
wounded before they would perish with
cold In case we attempted 70 eAFEy the
rebel works By assault were some Of the
considerations which induced subsequent
action. Oar rations aud forage had nearly
run out, and the roads were too bad %
allow further transportation fr0m our dis
tant base OF supplies. These weighty con-
sideFatiOns Il Is claimed induced the COM
mARdess 20 issue an Older % tall back.
Tonight the Army Of the e0tpmse rests
Units Old base on the line Of the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad.
As tate as 10 o'clock yesterday We rode
circuit In front Of Vuf most advanced
artillery position. We could look OVerih.
70 the rebel works and see the s'greybaeks's
digging away with wonderful activity on
the batteries, all mounted, froWning &C us.
RumoFs are rife 10 camp that LOpgstFeet
had reinforced Lee and We were falling
back on Frederick but could trace
them 20 no trustworthy source.
Our entire battle line was in the enemyss
front till about p. n, When all fell back,
crossing the RaPidan BY GeFmania and
CuIpepper f0rds.
Orr total losses in missing aud wounded
are $40 aad 60 killed.
Our wounded suffered extremely In their
ambulauces on rough roads, aud by severe
cold while lying 10 wagons last Right, and
aa ehaw NaVIat OaFafU fO.Rfnlht
"a special train has already been des.
patched up the road 10 bring down dis
abled men.
The railroad track aud telegraph wires
remain as We left them, uninjpred.
Our main army LETT the front on Tuesday
night, aud It's advance could be seen ap4
preaching Brandy Station at 4 o'clock this
! a party Of i've rebel eavalsy came
dashing up to the west bank Of the Rapi-
dan after our bridges we're up. They were
greeted with she'll, and rapidly vanished
frpm sight.
but one train per day now runs up on
tie railroad aud that at night. q
Guerrillas are charged with shooting
one Of our men who came In on last night'ss
train from Cattetts Station. 1
On Sunday night some gueFrillas rushed
on picket near Licking Rnn, and eaptnted
I'VE Of them.
{ Yesterday morning three guerrillas cap
tured private Of the 142d Pennsylvania
while guarding the railroad near Oattett's
Station, and stripped him Of every Vestige
of clothing, and shot bin dead with his
own gun. Some gueFFlllas were brought
down to-niaht suspected OF hagiag been
connected with this brutal murder.
NRW Y0RK, December 8.-Fhe iFoFld's
special say
The campaigni 10 Virginia Is ended. All
forward movements on the part Of the Ar
my Of the Potomac have ceased aud our
forces have already nearly comp eted their
1 eturn 70 the old base along the Orange aud
Alexandria railroad at CulPsPper, Brandy
Station and RappahauuU1k Bridge sT
The retrograde movement commenced
ON Tuesday, aud It is said in Washington
that the failure 70 carry out the plans Of
the War Department involves the loss Of
Geo. Meade's position as commander OF
the Army of the Potomac.
The reasons given for the abandonment
Of the campaign are
Lee has SO iptrenched himself daily as
to delay any rapid advance ON our part,
aud at the same time 20 prevent an attack
Our army fell back In safe aud orderly
manner, the enemy being In igaoranee Of
ouF ipteptiOps, 5Egs.s
Generals 5edgwick and Hooker are
named for Gen. Meade's sac
cessor, il any change Il made.
The Herald's specials also state that the
condition Of therbads and the want Of sup.
plies induced Meade TO fall back 70 BEaHdy
Station, which is now made the base Of
supplies. ~ 80.
Trains laden with provisions are rapidly
reaching that point from AleGaudfia.
Our army, after the check administered
to Gen. Warren at MiDe Ran, fell back 70
the Rapidan and crossed the river Ia safety
at night The Herald has the following
Nine Run IL q stream ten feet 10 Width,
but very shallow Il we judge BY the depth
Of clear water, but very deep when We
take in mud at irs bottom and ~ It's side,
and extending several rods back it Is low,
marshy, mitey and reed grown From the
edges Of the maFsb the land gradually
rises 70 . height Of perhaps ope hundred
feet. Half mile back from the right shore
these slopes open il. many places. Cult.
waited patches of young pines dot the
slopes aud extend back 70 the dense woods
which crown the SUBMITS of the hills.
The enemy have fortified the western
slope by strong eaFthworks at its summit,
III A0us gl-NtAAg4 t4Sl AgAAes-l AANA-i 44A40
berry aud brush, forming ~. impenetrable
abattis.
They bad also dug succession pits half
way up the slope within easy range Of the
creek, and another series Of che same style
&c the commencement Of the abattis.
His line Of defenees extended from
ClaFks Mouutatu, south Of the plank road,
&, Che md 10Th Of ii 8 stream, fdlly aappaFtad
By ARTILLERY, ana Wssin fact said By militia
~ men % bea stronger position than the
heights at Fredericksburg. - &
A special 70 the Tribune says: 81
On Sunday morning Gen. Warren with
the Sd division OF the sixth corps moved
down On the Fredericksburg plank road,
which runs parallel With the Orange pike,
and about three miles fromit. and proceed.