Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-08-05
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

"a gentleman who lett Dummies, Prlnce
william county, Wednesday morning, says
+here had been 10 Yankees in that village
aimee the Goth nit The Federal troops are IN
strong force on the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad, and also on the Manassas road
Their pickets are at Kelly S Ford, and smaII
9nuad were at HARDWOOD Church on TUESDAY.
There were no Yankee troops 10 lower PFlnce
William or Stafford yesterday.
The Richmond Enquirer, OF the lst instant
referring to Gen. Lee s army, says: ;.
"Iongstreet's corps has advanced IN the oil"
rootion Of Fredericksburg, and q portion OF his
force has occupied the heights on thls side
The situation is assuming the same phase 1t
osoun;ed previous TO the last battle Of Freder-
iclsbrrr, On Monday, Capt. Moseby made,
4aah AZ the enemy on the Potomac. capturing
80 prisoners, one general, TWO captains, ana
3 few non commissioned officers.
A correspondent OF the same Journal writes:
THE return Of the army to Eastern virgin
ia was attended with some slight sklrmlshln6
a. Manassas and Chester Gaps, which the en-
a,ny endeavored, but failed, to seize. In the
sxirrnish on the 2lsJ at Manassas zap the l|th
Virginia regiment quickly repulsed the enemy
and succeeded in getting possession OF the zap,
which was held BIZ our troops until all the
froops which we desired had been crossed at
Chester the next Gap below There was also
. Q}ight skirnaish at the foot Of the mountain,
ae our forces emerged from Chester Gap on
the evening Of the 22d. >,
I'm the Campaign, which may be SAID TO
have lust ended, the cavalry arm OF the ser
vice has been kept quite busy, having been en-
gagged, all told, IN at least nineteen dlHerene
6ghts. ,4
away from Pennsylvania, / am told are not less
shan twenty thousand head Of good cattle =
This may be an exaggeration OF numbers put
{ can testify to having seen quite respectable
}roves with every brigade in the army, and
beef IS quite plentiful, though | regret to hear
that VIC lest large drove that came through
Manassas Gan ahead Of the army and was
17icked ,1p by q body Of the enemy s cavalry
"Fvcrything is dull and quiet in camp, and
there are no indications OF an Immediate col
Is;on: but though it is moi right at HAND, yet
8 great battle cannot long be postponed.
finder date Of the 10th ult., General Lee
publishes 3 general Order to the following
effect:
All officers and soldiers noU absent from
sh1s army, who are able to do duty and not
detached on special service, are ordered to re-
s1lra Immediately. The Commanding General
calls upon ali soldiers to re Join their respective
regiments at once. To remain at home IN this
the hour Of our country need is unworthy
the manhood of Southern soldier. While
you proudly boast that you belong to the army
Of Northern Virginia, let it not be said that you
deserted your comrades in a contest IN which
everything you hold dear is at a stake. The
Commanding General appeals TO the people OF
The States to send forth every man able TO
bear arms TO aid the brave soldiers VINO have
70 often beaten back our foes, TO strike decls-
i've blow for the safety and sanctlty OF our
homes. and the independence Of our country.
Ona Doctor Howe Of Carroll county, Ill,