The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-25
NEWS FROM ROCKERS ARMY.
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Heavy Firing In the Direction OF
Gainesville or Manassas.
SN1RMISHNG IN The BULL RUN VALLEY.
Details Of the Defeat Of Stuart's
Cavalry.
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Reconnaissance Across the
RappahannOck.
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yhe Death Of the Herald Correspond
emit, N6r. Buckingham.
MILITARY EXECUTION OF DESERTERS,
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SnRMlsMNe IN THE BULL RUN VALLEY.

wMHN0roN, juno ~. 1883.
Heavy and rapid artillery and musketry firing, appa-
renty In the vicinity Of Gainesville or kanAssas was
heard this afternoon on tho road from Fairfax Court
House 70 this city, for about two hours until tho dis
tanee was such the sound could NOT follow tho occr
who was coming In. The artillery firing was distinctly
heard Il Aquoduct bridge In Georgetown.
HEADQUARTERS AMY THE PorosAc,l
Juno "a, 1853. !
All n quiet In our front to-day Reconnaissance 70 tho
Rappahannock show rebsl force on this
side above Kelys ford We hold all tho gaps Of the Bull
run range.
tured and destroyed by Of Mosbys parsans yester
day near Cub run on tho Chany road and several Of
them have bcen captured. TB.
skir,nishing in tho hull Run Valley.
WASHINGTON, Juno "a, 1858,
Il Is asoertaincd that, with the exception OF some
slight skirmshng in tho Bull valley, there was no
fighting yesterday AL was quol, apparently, along our
front TO day.
Yesterday, owing TO some imperfect plckotng, some
OF Mosby's irregular cavalry upon the Chantlly
road near Cub run destroyed several OF our wagons
with ammunition forage, &c. They were pursued, and
II is reported some Of them captured.
Several bundles Of Northern newspapers were seized
and coscated yesterday, but for wha. cause Is not
publicly known.
Cavalry Recon noissance Across the Rap
pahannoek.
WASHINGTON, June a, 1868.
Major General stahcl with hw division OF cavalry re.
turned TO camp morning Although under the com
mand and in tho department Of Major General Hen,zel
man TO accomplish certain mission he temporarily
placed at tho disposal OF Major General Hooker.
A despatch sen, last night briefly mentions various
points visited during this reconnaissance by the main
body but portion, brigade, under tho command OF
Brgader General Copeland succeeded In penetrating still
further into tho euemy's country.
Gen. Copeland, With two regiments OF his magnificent
brigado-tho Fiflh and sixth Michigan cavalry-became
detached from the division wArcnton, and proceeded,
under orders from Gen. stahe dfroct 10 BeAon tho
Orange and Alexandria Railroad and from thence 70 fa
yettevie. From point patroing parties werc dcs
patched IN all drectuus warrcuton junction vat
3D. and also Nolans Beverly and RAppahannoek vords
Gen Copeland then despatched two squadrons Of cavalry
acroes the Rappahannock river, who pstroed up and
down &, the distance Of two miles, without discovering
even . suaggler from the rebel army.
Tho citizens residing In this vicinity stated, on inquiry
being made, that body OF hundred or moro rebel
soldiers tho neighporhood during tho previ
Gus day but had Observation-Disclosures not known
The town Qt Breptvlls also pa.rolled but with no
better success.
This reconnaissance develops the important fact that
the rebe army the Potomac does not occupy any por
ton Of the territory extending from oulpepPcr TO War
renton, New Baltimore, White Plains and Salem on the
west to Fredercksburg tho east and 10 distance q
several miles south OF the Rappahannoek.
An important capture mafc In the person of Colo
mel scruggs commanding the Eghiyhfth virginia state
troops and senior ooer Of all the state troops In Par
quicr county He 10 probably better known In his oapa
city editor Of tho waenton Wig and At the time OF
his capture preparing 10 muster the troops IN tbs
county and lead them into actiye service.