Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-01-27

New York. January 23

NEW YoRK. January 23.
A letter TO the NeG York Times. dated
Headquarters of the Army Of the PSto.
mae, Tuesday evening, January 20th,"
Gays: 1.-The right and left Wiugs Of the
army are 10 motion. We shall spdeavor
to cross the river about ten miles above
Falmouth. All operations below are mere
feints to deceive the enemy. One corps Of
infantry is to proceed down the river and
feign crossing at several points. A real
crossing will be made below. Should o
certain emergency arise, Major Spalding
and mnjpr Magruder are to construct pom
toms above The 18th New York Engi-
neers and regulars are also to throw over
several bridges. One train Of pontoODs 10
to be held in reserve, directly opposite
Fredericksburg.
''On Saturday evening a company Of the
18th New York Engineers we're busily en-
pl"yed in throwing up artillery intrench-
ments abnut ten miles below here.
The great victory of the West has had
an exhilaratiDg effect upon the army. The
soldiers are hopeful"
| The Worlds letter Of the Goth saws:
"Hooker ana Franklin moved to-day at
one O'Clock, marching in heavy order, with
tents, knapsscks, blake &c. They took
the read towards HARDWOOD Church, which
is directly northeast Of tho United Stst0s
ford. Sigel moved ct four O'Clock in the
afternoon in the same direction. They are
bivOuacked about eight miles out tonight.
Sumner will probably move in the morn
ing in the same direction"
The New York Tribune letter confirms
the above and adds:
I'VE are imratiently and anxiously wait
ing for the arrival OF the pontoobs. 1t va.
the original intention that Hooker's grand
division should have CROSSED several mile:
above, at the United States ford. We be
lieve the plan has been changed, and bOtt
Hooker and Franklin are 10 throw thei
grand divisions across the river at P!ank't
ford. A brigade of infantry, 10 command
Of the rebel Gen. Wilcox, 10 guarding TIT
passage Of the river. Their forces vi
shall encounter upon the 6rSt effort .
crossing.
"Tbe exciting and hazardous effort o
building bridges will be assisted by tn
crossing Of . large number Of men in boat
the plan which proved so successful Q
Fredericksburg 1t 10 understood that
train Of 40 boats, filed with armed mel
and rowsd over by bridge-builders, vii
clear the rsbe! riae-pits on the opposit
bank; and render rapid construction O
bridges certain,
"Since writing the above il 10 learns
that the bead Of the bridge train hsS a
rived to within half q mile Of the river
Should fortune smile favOrably upon on
undertaking daring the next twelve hour
We hope to have driven the enemy befor
, us and have gained the rear Of Frederick
. burg. Then it is expected that Sumner'
grand division will cross tie RappahannOc
: near Falnoeth Then will follow the builC
ing of the railroad bridge across the Rap
pahannock. The tiDbers are all ready
. every beam and plank. and they will b
thrown together with the greatest rspidity
and communication be established BY raj
with our supplies"
A dispatch to the World says; "Al
though the usual rumoEs have prevuile
here for several days. there is no informi
. ton to show that there has been any OF
, gagenent on the Rappahannock. One {
, the ssvereSt storms which has visited III
! section for months would have prevents
any general engagement yesterday, Will
passengers from the army, Tonight, full
confirm these differences. Up to the tim
they left, the storm had abated but littl
10 addition TO all this, there are good q
= surapces that when anything takes place
will be allowed to be made public BY tel
graph. Certainly no battle has bee
= fought yet"