Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-10-20
FROM TIE ARMY OF. THE POTOMAC:

FROM THE AhA( OtrI Ill I&}si O-1 az.
The s,,ecial CORE, pondent OF the New 4ork
Tribune at the headquarters OF the Army q
the Potomac furnishes the following account
Of movements at the extreme front Oh Sunday
and Of the operations during Saturday night:
HEADo> RS: ARMY OF THE.PoToNAc.
Sunday, October IS, 1868.
I have lust returned from the extreme front.
We crossed Bull Run at Stone Bridge, follow,
ed it up to SudIey's Mills or Church, and
struck out thence upon the old batt!e-held.
where we found Gen, Fitzpatrick hun1lnS tor
the Confederates.
We were drawn ont y sharp artillery fire
IN the morning. Gen. Fitzpatrick had been
/ disturbed at Stone Bridge III h: morning ny
his pickctS being driven III upon hln., when ne
sent out Gen. Custer aud followed with his en-
tire division The Confederate cavalry made
q stand in and behind some stone houses IL q
clearing, hut were sent flying hy few shells
from OR artillery in which arm Of the service
they seemed deficient The fdgi ives were
followed IN the direction Of Gainesville, Jones
Confederate brigade diverging toward Mana>
sas. " hen we arrived there had Just been d
little cavalry brush, and private Caudwe)! was
brought off wounded III the arm by a lllne.--
No Confederate infantry was SEEN, and it Is
not believed there is any in f}rce this side Of
Blistoe,
The skirmishing in front for two days has
been Slight, the COntejcrates striking only at
points apparently exposed, and failing 80 gain
the least advantage Our AankS have been,
however, greatly annoyed IT, guerrilIas.
Last ~ ht Falfa Court house was alarmed
by report that Stuart was coming down on
Aide, and force WAS sent out to meet Hill
The facts, as finally a>certaIned, are, that ut
about eight clock in the evening, fifteen tnen
OF the 18th New York cavalry, stationed at
Stuart :, near Chantilly, and about eQul-dls-
tant from Fairfax and CentIevlle, were sur
rounded by some guerrlllas under NVseby hlu
self rs they were outuluh cred, they at
tempted flight, but six OF Capt ,Jackson's
cour pany were captured One made his cs-
cape this morning. and reports two hundred
and fifty Confederate cavalry on the Frying
] Fan road, toward Gainesville.
About Chc same time last night a squad Of
guerrlilas made a descent Oh the Alexandria
railroad al Accornk, and carried OH some III
teeen OF the 10th New ulk, stationed there.
While at Fairfax Station this afternoon at
three clock heard rapid cannon firing Tor a
quarter Of an hour IN the direction Of suanas-
s;s and judging FROM the sound in that VI
entity, it WIS probably nothing more than q
continuation OF our reconnaissance III front
Thirteen officers Of Gen Sedgwlck' Corps
were captured III detail this afternoon as they
strolLed IN a wood near headquarters Iy Con
ft.derates concealed in the thicket, and spirited
away before the trap was discovered. Two
were on the general Statf and one conuissary,
This afternoon captains horse was shot
under him. f'etween Fairfax ct. House and
Washington, and the rider taken prisoner. 4
oorpnraI and several ,.rivatoS were youudn1 Rv
the sane party Of gueryjllas who escaped with
their prey.
Gen Milroy was among the callers at the