The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
rRom VIRGINIA.

a.. Rebel Armv---Disadeetie Of the
north Carolina Troops-Another Bread
Riot in Richmond.
Especial to Tribune.
Washington, Nov. %.
No considerable opposition was offered
toward the march of the army Of the Po-
tomac yesterday.
The rebels have rapidly fallen back and
placed the Rapidan between them and our
advancing columns.
A brigade of Buford's cavalry encoun-
tered brigade of rebel cavalry at Water
loo bridge yesterday morning, and after a
short fight drove them across the river.
Having orders to proceed in another di
rection, the pursuit was not followed up.
Last night Buford's cavalry occupied
Cuipepper, and the main body of the army
is in the vicinity of Brandy station.
To-day our advance has pushed on to
the Rapidan, and the enemy is on the
South side in their old entertainments.
Our forces are rapidly moving up on
the different fords of the Rapidan.
If any determined resistance is made it
will probably be in disputing the passage
over the river meanwhile it is reported
that movement is being made by anoth
err column in more Soulherly direction,
and reports OF Kilpatrick's being in pos
session of the heights back of Fredericks-
burg are reiterated.
1t is furthermore stated that Lee is not
with the forces in front of Meade, but A.
p. Lee and Ewei are in command
sa fo1 haya n haf-
tanoogs, and prisonsrs taken make the
usual brags of how Meade will soon be
whipped. and give out mysterious hints as
to his being drawn into trap.
The rebels confirm the reported desti-
tuition in their army, and North Alabama
troops captured declare they will not take
up arms again.
The North Carolina and Louisiana
troops had fight in the cars on their
way to town, upon this topic-the former
boldly saying they were heartily sick OF
the war, and did not wish to be exchanged,
and the latter calling them poltroons, and
at length the two parties came to blows.
A private letter from an inmate of
Libby Prison, dated Oct. 18th, states that
Union prisoners get no meat, it being i'm
possible for the rebels, who are themselves
starving, to supply it.
Already another bread riot, of which
the papers make no mention, has occur
red, The real cause of the scarcity of
food is said to be the entire worthlessness
of the currency. Farmers have grain and
cattle to sell, but not to give away for
paper rags, or TO put within the iron grasp
of the Government.
The Herald has the following:
Brandy Station. Nov. 8.
The Sd army corps, after the brilliant
action Of Saturday at Kelly's Ford. en-
camped on the south side, resting ill day
light yesterday morning, when they took
the lead in the pursuit of the rebels, fol-
lowed by the lst and End corps in or
der. About noon they came upon strong
force Of cavalry and light artillery, rested
in line on hill near the railroad, and two
miles east of Brandy station. The Sd d.
vision, under Gen. Carr, were in advance.
aud Col. Keiffer's brigade, supported by
two other brfgades of this division, charg-
ed upon and soon drove them from their
position This division, with its artillery,
followed them leisurely, inflictlng severe
punishment upon them as they retreated
up the railroad to point two miles be-
yond Brandy station. The fighting con-
tnued till after dark. the casualties on
our side not exceeding seven or eight
wounded.
While this was going on, the ether
corps were securing the country up the
river and towards Stevensburg, but could
find only occasional stragglers from the
reireatlog army which had evidently left
its well prepared winter quarters ouly a
few hours previous.
We find the whole country gone over
so lar, filed with camps, many of them
commodious log huts.
Prisoners and the surgeons left to care
for their wounded at the church at KEEL
ly's ford, agree in the statement that they
were In the full expectation of wln,ering
here
Lees headquarters were made north of
Brandy Station.
The army is in fine condition. and the
soldiers are anxious to push on to gener.
al engagement
JEFF. Davis Speech at Charleston.
New York, Nov. 10.
Richmond papers contain Jefferson Da.
Wis recent speech at Charleston. He