Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-19
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Nsw YORK, August IA Fortress
Monroe letter to the Herald, says: am
assured that Sumter is in bad place.
Our heavy and loag range guns are play
ing on It's works aud it is said that the
side next to our batteries is already
preached.
A Washington special TO the Herald of
this morning says: The enemy made
demonstration on the left of our army, and
heavy canuonadiDg ensued for some time.
No intelligence concerning the results
reached Washington to-day, but it is be-
lieVed that the movement was nothing
more than a reconnaissance in force for
the purpose of feeling our position.
Lees army is reported to be moving in
a southeasterly course, and there can be
no Doubt that the region about Culpepper
and Gordonsville will soon be evacuated.
The special to the Evening Times says
q deserter from Lees army come up the
valley by way of Staunton, Harrisburg and
Strasburg. He saw but few troops on the
way. Imboden was at Strasbnrg. He
had two brigades of cavalry and two bat
teries of artillery.
The fight at Snickersville was between
detached portions of different regiments.
A number of Georgians and North Caro-
liniaus deserted, bringing with them their
arms. They were attacked by cavalry
near Snickersville, but succeeded in getting
TO our army.
They saw 100 soldiers, Georgians Caro-.
liuians, Alabamians and Texans, on their
way home, having openly deserted.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are alive with
straggIers and deserteTs who have their
arms with them. So numerous are they,
that in travelling along the mountain side
they have actually made paths. The pro-
vost marshals stationed along the route
ale afraid to interfere with them on account
of their numbers.
Adyices received from the army tonight
state that the artillery firing heard this
morning, in the direction of Dumtries, Is
supposed to have been OCcasiOned by our
cavalry and a portion of Stuart's, who
has a small force of his cavalry in that
neighborheod.
NRw YORK, August ls.-The Herald's
special has the following:
HEADQUARTERS Amy OF THE POToMAC,
August l6.-A contraband deserted from
Lees army yesterday forenoon and came
within our lines He reports that on We'd
nesday morning the whole of Lees army
with the exception of A. p. Hills corps
was there, and confirms the story of de-
of Lees western aud North
lima in Hills corps have openly reVOlted
and swear they will fight no longer.
The Mississippi troops are clamOrOus to
be sent home.
The contraband deserter's story OF move
ments of the rebel troops is fully con-
frmed by reports from our scouts.
On Saturday large force of rebel intan-
try and cavalry, with some artillery, made
its appearance ON the south bank of the
above Falmouth. Another
story is they crossed at fredericksburg on
Friday night, but consider the report
of their crossing highly impossible.
The news from the front this morning Is
cheering, in as much as it points TO ter
mination of our term of non action. We
are all momentarijy expecting orders to
pull up stakes.
Heavy firing has been distinctly heard
since three O'Clock this morning, in south
easterly direction, apparently in the neigh
borhood of Banks or United States Ford,
or possibly as far away as fredericksburg.
The firing is rapid and heavy and a battle
is evidently going on. A large body of
troops were moving yesterday, marching
by rail, and that our advance had come up
with the enemy may be safely inferred
from the noise this morning.