Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-30
By Telegraph.
sPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
NIGHT DISPATCHES
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC ACROSS THE
RAPIDAN.

WASHINGTON, November 2T.-The RepuJ.
licdH, has the following in an extra
The Army OF the Potomac advanced yes
teiday morning. and undoubtedly crossed the
Rapidan without much opposition. Firing
was heard at Bcaiou, the fighting common.
Ced at nine and was kept up until three p. NJ.
Tho sound receding all Pie time, until at
last it WAS scarcely heard An evidence that
Lee * rctrealiug toward Richmond
NEw IoRE, November 27-A special
Washington dispatch last evening to Phila-
dephia Inquirer, says its correspondent at
the front reports the weather fine aud the
roads in toerably good condition. The rail
road between here aud the Rappahannock
will be discontinued, aud line of commuuieR-
ton will be opened at another point Officers
who went down to-day to join their regiments
were obliged to return, they could not
reach the army.
Telegraphc commun cation with Meade is
complete Should Meade succeed in getting
possession ot the Virginia Central Railroad,
and the Richmond and Fredericks urg roads,
he will be able to establish new and shorter
line of communication for himself, and at the
same time cut of the main line of the enemy
with Richmond
Lee must fight or attempt to reach Rich
mond by the ClrCuitous route of Lynchburg
and Petersburg The nights OF Frederchs.
burg are within the grasp OF Meade, aud with
this strong hold in his possession, and the
short line of railroad to Aqua for his supplies
he may move rapidly on Richmond, reaching
there IN five or six days. His army IS well
supplied with pontoon 90 cross small streams
on the route
Accounts received to night from the Army
- a., In.t la
Yesterday morning, and marched towurd the
Rapidan in three coums. The right,
consisting of three corps, supported by the
9Th, was ordered to cross at Jacobs Ford
The second crossed at Germania Ford, and
the 9TH supported by the lst to cross at Cul.
peper Ford, between Germunia and Elys
Ford The center column arrived at Germa.
MIA about noon. Only Il small picket OF Geor
gla cavalry, were seen on the other side.
The latest reliable intelligence is that Lee 5
force does not exceed fifty thousand Ewell
# not dead, is relieved from the command OF
his corps, in consequence of disability. He
has been succeeded by General Early The
rebel cavalry i, uomnally about 6 000 strong
but is in fact much less Early : corps is for
tilted from point near II mountain, south Of
the Rapidan, following the crest Of the hills
westwardy to the railroad, where it connects
with Hills corps, which covers the Rapidan ;
thence wcstwardly to the enemy's right flank
near the mountain, practically line OF works
diverging from the river detences, running
south, then southwest, resembling our posit.
ION at Gettysburg. Our crossing points, there
fore, are al between the Rappahannock and
the rebel position. A portion of our troops
reached the other side Of the RapidaH ycster
day, and the remainder to-day, together with
headquarters, which moved before nine o clock
this morning. The enemy was discovered in
force, but contracted his lines and fell back
from the river No opposition wa s made to
our crossing except at one of the tords