The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-22
FROM THE ARMY OF THE
rea E-E POTOMAC. sA
Rumors and speculafions-Ths Where.
abouts OF Gen. Lees Army-Cohtradic
tory Reports. 60. - r1rr

Rumors and speoulasions--Ths Where.
aboats Of Gen. Lees Army-Cohtrsdic-
i The news from the army of Potomac il
still very indefinite and contradictory. We
subjoin the following from the Washington
papers Of last evening: s-
From the Washington Republican.
Responsible gentlemen who arrived here
from the front this afternoon state that
Lee was in battle array on the old Bull
Run battlefield on Saturday last and that
Sunday morning he had disappeared. Lee
made several attempts to flank meade, and
to get into his rear, but in every instance
the rebel chieftain was defeated. There
are rumors again to day that . portion of
Lees forces forces have crossed the river
into Maryland, at Point Of Rocks, and
these rumors are coupled with highly 70.
sponsible names, but we have no informa.
ton confirming them, and we do not be-
leve them, for reasons which we do not
care to state at this time.
Gen. Sickles arrived In from the front this
afternoon, not feeling able to join in the
pursuit of the flying Lee.
On Saturday night fifteen officers be
longing to General Sedgwick's corps, were
surprised aud captured in their Quarters,
near Chantilly, by parties in the ordinary
dress of citizens residing in the neighbor
hood Of Fairfax Court House and Chantilly.
From the Washington Star.
We hear that reconoissance made yes.
terday demonstrated that there was no
force of rebels along the Orange and Alex
andria railroad as far out rs some miles be.
yond the Bristow Station, and facts ascer-
tanned by that movement create the i'm
preston that the main body Of Lees army
is already on the retreat to some point south
of the Rappahannock, probably on or near
the direct road to Warrenton aud Little
Washington. In his movement in this
direction, Gen. Meade took due care Sd to
destroy portions of the railroad as to render
it useless for the time being to Lee, had he
been disposed to bring supplies upon it
from Richmond. As the country recently
traversed by his army could not supply him
with pound Of aught nsedful in the way
of subsistence, and as he failed TO capture
a single dollars worth Of Gen. Meade's
supplies, he bad but one Of two alternatives
left him by Saturday evening last, either to
fight Immediately for our supplies or to
move his army elsewhere, where rebel sup
plies are to be had.
The gang of guerrillas, commanded by
the rebel Major White, some hundreds in
number, played some pranks in the vicinity
of Vienna and Fairfax Court House yester-
day, and among other feats Of bravado came
down to the rl1e-pits at Fort Marcy and
fred three rounds into the pits, and quick
ly wheeled about and retired. Fort Marcy
is about one mile above the Chain Bridge,
on the Leesburg road.
A story is afoat on the street to the ef-
feet that tho rebels are crossing into Mary
land in large force at the Point of Rocks,
and further, that they have capsured q
Maryland regiment at that point. The
story is certainly big canard, rs the gov
ernment has heard nothing of such occur
rences, and, moreover, the river is 80 high
As to forbid sny such crossing of the rebels.