The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-10-21


WIKI excitement. The probabilities are that
ienefa Lee has been reinforced from the army
IF Bragg, aud this augmentation OF his forces
ias again enabled bin 70 assume offensive ope-
aiion-. All kinds Of rumors are current, AID /
a. ~e sre unable 10 deiuce any satisfactory con- /
eiusion as 10 the situation OF Affairs from the /
dispatches by Telegraph, ~e lay chem before our
readers a. received, and they eau judge for
themselves.
IRON TIE Army OF THE POTOMAC.
The New York Tunes correspondent from
The Army of the Potomac. Oct l4th says: The
ueuy made tao desperate and successful :
'emp,s to-day TO ship this army in detail and
iestroy our trains but 10 both most signslly
tailed Just al dsyb-eak. bet<een CaIett'-
station and Auburn. Stuart and A P Hui made
a :. ruitaneou- attack upon Gen. Greggs cavsl
5 and the 2i army corps. Almost the 6r-t 10
NATION given Of their presence vas the open
.ng OF a battery upon the % corps. Our troops
acre speedily 10 position, and the enemy re
pu .sed with considerable loss
Late in the afternoon Hi made another dast
20 cut of the p corps. he first attacked The
ear OF the 18th corps, killing three Of the Penn
>,lvaria reserves and uoutding s or 20 more
When tie bead of the - corps bad reached
Kettle Run, near Busto~'s Station Hill mad,
terrible onslaught on both corps. The &c
-orps Vas on the east side of the railroad track
nd used the railroad embAnkment At several
loints tor breastNoiks With decided advantage
The enem, charged At one time up TO the EN-
oankment, when a portion Of the I'd corps
charged in turn, capturing : o. or sou prisoner
md one battery. Several charges we're mad,
and each time the enemy were forced back With
-reat slaughter, leaving their killed aud wound
"a in our hands. A rapid artillery FIRE was KEEP
up on both sides until long after dark, when IN,
-ueny gave Up and retired.
have not been able to obtain a full list of oul
.iled and wounded, but it is not large. Capt
Ball, 81 MINI, was wounded ID three place
.ud under the most aggravating circumstances
When the enemy charged up the railroad, find
~ themselves ia a dan gerous place, they ~aveo
aeir hands IN token OF surrender. Al this III
,,ant Capt. Ball ran to the embankment, whei.
4 voiey Was fred at him, two or three shot
,aking effect. The Mnnesotians returned the
Ere, and many a rebel suff, death IN retalia
ion tor the act Of treachery.
Ou- trains are all safe There was some ar
ullery practice this morning near RAppahAnnoch
station, but without much damage. The Is
Maine cavalry, Col Smith, which vas cut of Of
Monday night near Jefferson, across the Rappa
hammock, reached Bristow Station Tuesday night
The right escaped with the loss OF a - 1ad o.
men sent 10 communicate with Gen. Gregg
about 20 in all. Our army behaved handsomely.
The \. Y. Tr,b4.es dispatches, under date oi
headquarters Of the army of the Potomac, Oct.
l6th, saws Our line OF battle was ma intaneo
throughout Yesterday and to-day, but the enem,
nave made TO further demonstration and all ha-
emained quiet. TEE rebel pickets appear clos,
our front, but whether, after having been
completely ioied in all their recent endeavors {,
gain an advantage, they will try another faub
movement or risk general engagement, is yel
undegeloped by any discoveries we have beeu
able to make
A reconnaissance on our right has disclosed q
a large bods of Infantry occupying the passes OF
the Bull Run mountains, while Ewel's corps 7.
believed TO be still towering on our left.
A squad OF mounted rebel raiders dashed il
upon the headquarters supply train OF the 9th
corps, between ChanuIla aud Centreville abou
midnight last night, capturing the teams OF only
our wagons.
All rumors of fight having taken place a
Fairfax Court House, or that our artillery had al
etreaied thither, are fa5rcations
Gen. John Cochrane reached Fairfax Courr
| House this afternoon.
Between 50 and 90 more rebel prisoners wert
brought in to-day, and this evening dspatcheo
% Washington. The remainder Of our WOUNDED
ia Tuesdays fight we're also sent in. All sutler.
md other attaches 81 the army, likely to en-
Dairass active movements, have been ordered
70 Alexandra, and the Army of the Potomac
reduced 10 light weight, awaits its SoutherI
herds
The Posts Washington correspondent state
that Gen. Meade three weeks ago Ordere
T. tail back upon CenterviIIe. Lee, discover {
be retreat Of our army tried to take sdvan
age OF IT, He failed in that purpose, and the
4 nv OF the Potomac is now IN al impregnabl,
position Ii stands on the defensive ready l,
st,,ke blow at the enemy, and It's present posi-
ION i vastly safer for offensive operations thai
that he'd BY it one week ago. II was almo-'
impossible to protect ninety miles of railroae
across billy AID woody part of Virginia LIE.
: quite strong in numbers, stronger than be
Vas Two months ago He has not only been Re
'niorced by conscripts but by troops gathered
rom the vicinity Of Richmond.
The Heraids rebel correspondent in Bstimor,
declares that Lee is very weak, but it will b,
remembered that be announced that Lee va.
about 10 invade Mary aud with s tremendou,
force week or two before Bragg drove Rose
Grams back to Chattanooga. The rain has beef
'sllng rapidly aud no military movements are il
progress. The roads across the Potomac arr
ouddy and il would be dificalt for an army {,
move. The heights Of Centerville are ours. ano
the disPoiion Of the several corps i such a. @,
d-fest a'y attempt at flank movement. ",
hold FaiIisI Court House in such force that sbe
enemy dare not venture on our right faux
Ii Is reported, but not upon any satisfactory
4u hority tat Lee was moving do~n the sher-
andosh Valley. Il Is possible that CAVIAR,
raid Is contemp lated by the rebels down a..