The New York herald., 1863-12-04

1 ..--.,. IN ,o,,e 40 f,ei and assersxp tke es<mys
on .od -ircostb We knes before 90 ssAf~e mas
s ,s tortnod on aud thas is 90 80 s"fa'f
ov., tnr,y Ave or foriy thousapd wsn Nc s"e-
pothos different Be~sc-, Who ever neSs " A@
ent,re army going cut 10 reoonsotrei
sxnorAup nm
There are many who aver sbas ars soIs 1ie ~rie'
quarters here but net thlnh saty mi~- q '.s
road would be precAroDs n~,ss of supFy 90 IN
army ar large as ouus. But lasy shall 40 -ss
further back towards The where tsbcf s-s -r
plenty water conyen aad better and FaeIles more
accessible. Such place ~oad be Afforded IA ths ssSv
CeutrevIe. The oay otIccton 70 no ~ss S.sd es
would be want Of sTge uue and fully iurr~hei "ss
Sons for cheers bs.dq its si fosAss a1rs
not apply Cou.rai Aoade and stat 'os ey ea'sg -
the woods.
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Much oOng sad JOE, nc~ cf ne ,ssiwsoi
Of our PRISONERS 10 RNhsnors, segeca1iy q N.
way of ratous. Tho r.tss cis,m tLAi ow Pc
obers get tho same iced that Their ecssfs
receive she seld prc r.sh = tie fact Tet-l
Geld Virginia c"ss'sis 81 ons pwr d ns~
per day, am osa by ofoers Who have coassr-ss
with rsbel prisoners. I Saturday s-s, dead
rebel ying behind se works, ~bere be had iai.n Me
day before Just Of Robortsone tavern He had hs
havossack upon hNn, ana M u petas~ tat PINT -
raw corn lie through tue stoaaach, aSd
subs lance some Il acotors carefully erased 90, q
curiosity, and they ssse ar Their cTf1rn INA, Gas
'nething more nor ess titan raw corn.
Several prisoners islen by the Itrd oorps on flAy
segged "har< tack al msn, ssd ttated thai ss-
the frst bread they bad four days and 10 al 10
quiry to what they Lived oD lhey replied, "oorn'
Mr. Alexander noustoa's Despatch.
HkS1.uAErERs Akny roTosAo
BRANDY sT,rc-g, Dec 3, 1908.
a ATTACH op uARIr'CAvAisy
On Sunday, while the different corps advancing 20
take position, heavy firing heard the dlrecsoo
Of ChsnceIlorsvIe An AID 10 General Crews
up lines and Informed that
three regiments OF stuar,'s cavalry had attacked
the traane and captured several wagons Finding ssey
by superior numbers s forces fell back the
plank read portion Of the command were completely
cut of from the main body and God TO the wocds.
General Gregg sent 10 Major General Warren for sssst
ance, he having command OF the loft wing Of cur lines
General Alexander shaler was sent, with a portion Of
his force, the First brigade OF the Third
divis on, Sixth corps, to drive Ne rebels.
and marching down the plank road, in sight of
Stuarts cavalry Carter's store the Wilderness
road they him they fed TO the woods
leaving all their plundor on the road
II impossible to follow them the surface Of this
whole country nothing but a deuce wood Nearly all
the OF Greggs command iuto camp
before dark.
+. Robinson, OF the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry,
through the body and has since died few cthers
were but slightly wounded.
many OF the rebel cavalry were seen 10 fall and, from
parties resident the place. are informed numbers
Of their fatally wounded, aud carried
away en blankets.
Gregg's made desperate charge before they
forced TO fall back. The infantry Of their srppors,
after deploy ing aud skrmehIg down the road, and
satisfied the rebels had left returned to their position
the extreme left Of lines and did not arrive I'll day
Light on Monday morning.
eoRREsf oNpES1.
Unfortunately was captured and kept in durance vile
by party Of gueras, and marched ten miles INTO
their lines when resting for the night, escaped the
gray garb Of rebel. All my dispatches taken
from me.