Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-11-14
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Saturday morhlns, November n, 1888.
cuRRENT NEWS

we do not belise they can succeed OF all.
They have delayed too long for success.
Meanwhile, Gen. Grant, with his com
munication TO Chattanooga opened, will not
be idle, even If the rebels do not assail his
front. Gen. Shermans command is well on
its way toward Chattanooga, or some point
further South, aud will soon strike. 81
SO in other directions, stirring times
must very shortly commence. Gen. Banks,
Gen. Steele, Gen. Gilmore, and even Gen
Buter will all doubtless soon have some
thing to report. ,,-o .-,. .rua Z. y
The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Eseaing Post, under date of
the 9th inst, says: " It is not Improbable
that great battle will be fought in day
or two, or it has, perhaps, been fought to-
day. All depends upon Gen. Lee. If he
will stand for a battle, one is certain TO
take place. ,.. ~, .a,t-.r g4 ,
"Gen Meade started out this time bent
on decisive conflict with the enemy. He
was urged to it by President Lincoln, Sec
retary Stanton, and General Halieck, and
be was not at all averso TO it under tie
eircnmstauces. a 80 ,f,go7oa, 3. ,rofQmre
The army is in excellent trim, and in
point of numbers, it must be superior to
the enemy by at least 10000, and perhaps
10000, = .l. -oa.. s.f To 5no O.!
There is no reason whatever to fear
defeat, and there are many reasons for be-
lieving that Lee will be compelled to fall
back still farther into the heart of Viz
ginala,np 7ui essssq 'sd' ed' go 7.i u i., -
information reached W asbiu gton on the
night Of the l0.h inst., that Gen. Buford,
Of the Army Of the Potomac, reached
point two miles north of Culpepper, driv-
ing the rebel cavalry all the way before
hin, ..Ts na9 % Iaa. Zsm' e. tt.'e"' 90
,'The latest intelligence goes to prove that
Meade has again outgeneraled Lee, by
leading him 70 believe that it was his in
tention to march down to the Neck, oppos
ito Fredericksburg, thus compelling Lee'to
weaken bis front here so as to strengthen
that point. '7st s.5 Ir-- Z
The report which reached US couple OF
days since, TO the effect that Snmter was
occupied by our forces, was contradict
ed by the next JmaiLls,'a sasq4s 9uD ,-9af
Gen Kilpatrick from Pon, Mouatain,
discovered large area Of camp fires South
of the Rapidau, between Racoon Ford and
Rspidan Station, on the railroad. g..
This leads us 10 itfer that Lee declined
TO risk general engagement in the open
field, and has withdrawn his force, except
small rear guard. to bis former strong
position -sm 7.s.' '- 'ia 1'.--. '-
ywashington dispatches state that on the
9th inst. there was slight skirmiShing on
the soath baak Of the Rappahsnnoek. but
unimportsat "s 2as-
Gen. Lees headquarters on Saturday
were at Brandy Station, ca the Kappa,
hammock.
This coHtraGicts the rumors current in
some quarters that he had gone South to
aavjse with Bragg. l3fi 1oi 2''t2F h
Our army stood ia line Of battle oil day
on The sih last but Lee declined accept
ing the challenge. fia Jo.,s ere .5.e aal
Maj. Gen. Butler reached Fortress Mon
roe on the 10th inst. ? - 'o'casln-t Z.
.Arkadelphia, Ark, now occupied by ou
tocces, was the main depot ofthe Rebels il
Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana, selected
on account Of irs remote position in the in
terror, south Of the Arkansas River. Herr
the Rebels had established all their miltar.
workshops, bat accounts furnished by de
setters Informed Gen. Steele that thes
shops had been removed 10 Marshal. Taxa
that the place was only heldlby cavalry
ths remainder Of the army having retreate
to the Red River. 1t was upon this infoI
nation, 90 doubt. that Steele made his r.
cent advance to Arkadelphia, which -ha
proved the correctpess Of the reports an
showa that Marnadake's attack on Pin
Bluff wac mere feint to conceal The r
nssreas Of Price and Holmes to Red Rive
A gaHantsg4is lstsportcd from westel
virginia On the 9th and 9th inst, Gen
Ayerill and Duie had engagements vii
.'Mudxalp, Jackson, driving bis fore
down the Valley east Of GIeeubriar Moul
tain, throughout The town Of LewisbuI
rho ooamy mare debated on Friday {