Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-08-13
prRrrsnED lDA1LIl BY
rDfAR SNOW DEN, JR
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;92 Il THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,

r02N THE ARMI OE LE1A FOlo1n ~.
rT..rosnoo3e0ce Of the New York Herald, |
ga,no1r 4R2ERs ARMY or THE PoTNAC,
,nr,,.t 1I-This morning General Patrick,
.ro9ost marshal general, shipped per rail q
..s;ooo,eft of one hundred and twenty
.r;son.rs 10 Washington to be disposed by the
x,tbort;os there Seventy-one OF them were
,.IJ;ors who have been taken during the last
T.r lsrs On tho south hank Of the kappahan-
,o.l r;ver and the rest were farmers, who
,uor. banlod IN under the late order OF Gen.
fr..,Ia 10 reDress maurauding along the line Of
10 railroad. As a general thing the farmers
so3 yperIlas were more bitter in their express
sons Of hatred TO the Federal Government
thgn were the soldiers.
The result Of Moseby's partisan warfare has
beeu to seriously inconvenience the army III the
matter Of such supplies as do not come through
gbe oommissary department and legit'mately
belong to the suter's province. But no serl-
Gus fears need be entertained hereafter as such
arrangements have been made as Will preclude
The possibility OF further m0lestatl0n.
Ihe railroad trom Washington to Kappa
hammock station is now IN most thorough
working order, and stocked with better
pcope:Gy than IS usually found even upon the
oldest aud UeSt managed roads III the country.
twenty five trains daily each way supply the
9u} with all nucessarles, and as the r0au =
closely guarded al the way, cutting OFT all pos
stifty OF spoiation, nothing Will be able
10 inpede the onward march OF the army, SO
tur as the necessary supplies are concerned. -
The C0ucderates bad taken up large p0rCl0n
ot the road south Of Narrenton junction, and
ties have been arranged and the work still con-
l0ueS
The news in the Herald of Sunday of the
reported resignation Of Gen. Meade has been
the subject Of much comment here, and spe-
2uiation is rife as to who will be his successor,
The general choice Of all officers is Gen. Gov
arneur K. Warren, recently promoted major
general, as Gen. Mcclellan cannot be relnsta-
ted to the position. Next to General McClel-
ian aud Gen. Warren the choice OF the army
would be Gen n ?. Banks, and 1t IS hoped
mat he will be the coming man N case zen
Meade really vacates his command.
Ibe new leyies Of conscupts are arriving
from some Of the Northern States, and the Oil
regiments are being filed up rapidly.
A detachment OF cavalry left Warrenton on
Saturday and secured the country north as Tar
as Aide. capturing several Of Moseby'a men
ana a teT horses.
Il has been demonstrated by recent recon
0oSsances that there is still q force OF Conteder
ate infantry and cavalry in the Shenandoah
2aljey, ready to tall upon the rear II case the
army advances without due consideration.
1he main force Of Lee army is On the line
u the Rapldan river, and Gen. Lees head
quarters are at Gordonsville, as / learn from
PRISONERS with whom I have conversed to-day
, 30 tar as the stories are concerned OF the
::afge relntorcements to Gen Lee, / am told by
!!4lellgeat prisoners that, though the army