The weekly Butte record., 1863-10-17
News of the Week.

Star says The skillful manoeuvreing By which
ry, without loss of any sort to an appreciable
extent, by which he placed himself on the 9th
er side of Jordan, and in position where he
preferred success to battle, seems to have con-
siderably bothered the rebels, who did not
seem inclined to fight unless with Indian Ike
advantages, surprise and ambuscade.
The change OF position made BY our army
was effected without the slightest confusion.
The amount Of stores destroyed and left behind
would not make car load altogether. The
loss 10 General Greggs division OF Cavalry is
said 10 be severe. The Thirteenth and Four
teenth Pennsylvania and Tenth New York
suffered the most On Sunday night our forces
crossed the Rappahannock, and on Monday
morning two corps recrossed, drove the enemy
from Brandy Station, with severe loss of killed
wounded ard prisoners, Oh the rebel side. They
then received an order to fall back which they
did in good order. Gen. Buford, with bis cav
airy was on the left; Fitzpatrick in the centre.
and Gregg on the right. Gregg and Buff I'd
succeeded in holding the enemy in check, until
o'clock, when acting under orders, they fell
back on the main body, as the purposes of the
movement had been eff -cted
Gen. Milroy has been acquitted from all the
charges preferred against him, for the disgrace
full surrender of Winchester, aud the John
Gilpin" ride he made therefrom. OF course, be
is an aboi,ionist. Had he been scared out of
his boots and spurs. the court would have put
him back uto them
The Paris Seice argues that if Stephens
visits Paris with the expectation of procuring
the recognition of the South, he will return
disappointed 1t says the time for that has
passed, il it ever existed. The South by arm
ing the negroes, shows that their resistance is
exhausted.
Maximiian has answered the Mexican dep
utation, that he is ready to accept the throne
on free spontaneous expression of the popu
lalion, and on a guarantee for the integrity and
independence of the country.
The elections 10 the States OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa, according to ee-
graphic accounts, have gone against the De
mocracy. The Democratic elections will take
place in November.
despatch from Rosecrans on the 18th sta
ted that all his communications were complete,
the raiders dispersed and the rebels in front
inactive. The troops are in good physical
condition aud in 6ue spirits.
On the l4th. the First Maine Regiment,
Meade's army. encountered large force of the
enemy just beyond Amosville, and was sur
rounded, but gallantly cut its way out. and
crossed the river at Waterloo Ford, above
Sulphur Springs.
4 late rumor says that general engage
ment began on the morning of the 14th, on the
memorable old Bull Run battle ground. Meade
has fallen back to the neighborhood of Man
asas plains. Lees whole force has crossed the
Rappahaunock, and was pressing his rear.
tomac has been sent to the rear. and Army is
stripping for fight.
On the same day q considerable engagement
took place between large force of the rebels
and part of Warren's 5, cod corps, in the vi
cinity of Bristow's station. Infantry and cav
airy were engaged on both sides The result
was decided Uoion victory. The rebels
were badly beaten, with the loss of an entire
battery and one hundred prisoners. Byfore
the termination of the contest Sykes Regulars
came up and assisted in driving the enemy off
The Sth was severe day at Wagner; more
so than any experienced since our occupation
Of the fort. Firing has been mostly from
James Island batteries There were three
killed aud twelve wounded. One shell explo-
ded in the doorway of the bomb proof On
October 10th, the rebel Fort johnson was
again sienced. Skillfully aimed shot entered
the embrasures yesterday and dismountd the
guns.
: Dispatches have been received from General
Scho6eld dated ST. Louis. October 18th. stats
ing that General Brown has beaten the rebels
uader Shelby three times and is still pursuing
them.
General Heinizelmen has been relieved, and
General Augur temporarily assigned to The
command
Forts Moultrie Sumter and Bragg fred
continuously at our working parties in Forts
Wagner and Gregg. They have aD exac,
range aud plant their shells and shet with &C
curacy and deadly effect into oar works. They
are practiciug to FIRE almost simultaneously so
as to make the cover Of our men less available
agains, the shot coming in from divers direc-
lions, almost al the same moment.
One of our 200 pounder batteries that has
been silent for a week. has opened on Fort
Sumter and others
Gold 90 the l4th was So