Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-10

Night RepOrt


WASHINGTON. November 9-Reporfs received
to day from the front that heavy firing was heard
YESTERDAY, as though coming from the lower part
Of Cupepoer. or from Kelly's Ford. at the juno
ton of the Rspidsn and Rappahannock
The Star. OF this citv, save
We hear that Gea Grant has telegraph hither
that tao Of the most advanced positions Of Gen.
BurnsidGhave been assaulted. ard hat the rebels
made prisoners of one bali of the troops holding
them
Its stated t. iay on authority OF Surgeons in
the Army of the Potomac. that our losses on
Saturday we're oboGt 1000 as stated in the tele-
grams last night The wounded arrived here to
day. The premises Of the Old Capitol prison are
densey crowded.
One hundred ana seventy prisoners, taken in
Saturday mornings engagement. have reached
here The officers from whom this information
is derived saw few men on the way.
The 5'h Wisconsin volunteers, of the Army OF
the Potomac cast AIS votes FOR the Union ticket
OF their State. and only one Tor the Opposition
The first snow of the season fell TO day, il was
very slight and OF short duration
Government officer here. in high position.
received pencil note from Union prisoner in
Richmond to-day, saying tina, the rebel authori-
ties have at length altogether stopped the very
small meat ration, heretofore allowed 70 our
starving soldiers in close prisons; the excuse
alleged Is that they have ceased to be able to
furnish their own soldiers with meat.
One hundred md twenty five officers are
among the rebel prisoners just brought in
from the front These men report that but O
few of their COMPANIONS retreated across the
river. aud their General comm ,ndihg had barely
had time 10 escape on his horse They seem Ia
unite in regarding the movement in our front as
being the most brilliant of the war.
Intelligence has been received here, dated al
Clark -burg. Virginia. that Generals Averill
and Dotiie, commanding separate forces. after
several severe engse on Friday aud Sat-
urday last, succeeded in driving The enemy several
miles down the valley east OF Greenbrer.
The enemy Vas reinforced, but nevertheless
the rebels totally routed on Saturday, un
der the combined forces of Dutfe and Averil
The route complete the enemy abandoned
all their supplies. guns. colOrs. &c and fed in
dismay, leaving their dead aud wounded Oh the
field
Our men behaved spendiily. and the victory
was one of the most brilliant of the war.
The number killed aud wounded on our side j.
not stated
Information received from the Army or the
Potomac TO night mentions that aid of Gen
| Fitzpatrick arrived from the front late Saturday
night. and reports that that officer encountered
and fought body of rebel cavalry near Steirns.
burg, late in the afternoon of that day The en-
emy 5 pontoops tell into our hands The pom
toons consisted OF only five boats. and they were
the same That we're Abandoned by the Engineer
Brigade Tor want of transportation. on the Chick
ahominy last year.
The cannonading Sunday was probably be
tween Cen Buiorl aud some rebel cavalry with
artillery. nesr New Hills northeast of Culpepper
Nothing authentic had been received from thai
quarter up to III clock. at which time all Wa,
quiet
The railroad and telegraph lines on the oppo
site side OF the Rappahann"ck we've found in gooC
order.
Our cavalry is reported at Cupepper. Fedora
forces were at Brandy Station. two miles tho
other side of KeIly's Ford, and at other points be
side these two