, 1863-06-24
pos1T1oH AND INTENTIONS OF LEE.

HsSi L..,. ~ e.e.1a ~ s.-- a. .AS toss t:
Frnog nSe aI o,sspo~e,eu a ~ bs
a.'eptga i ~ Gat th1s nls Tns md .uma5u @ Thn ~
ing n enteting tn1s, ne ta5nso toma1o i,os anos
onghlsre 9ap. and proceeaed several M mnes, a
Whe4 ne aseelta1neo taat Ine zap was neTn ~
sNeu' co1oloau4tne ll tne E1no eenttc =. VI ~.
army, anu .nas Leg mas taess.oouI ~ III pi pesson:
tne mouneam a. uoPe uap, ~" y attaota nohsaou'
route s4seesaEa " % isaenng pnl ou.pos.ss; s
Anl9ng toe 1 n'sEtug ouce1s ~ ni9 nta.s comnana
arc Leu Goi: thompson, .p Ma)os ffa.1Hgton' %
Capt onoatS,a @ m nnss' hvseIs, nsus 1nasS,
Goaio ana Myman, Aa|t; r,;1eM, ratHe1, PSalseou
nan 4euas. n.i. oe Rarsr ~ UnIae Tn,s s. o
sih1e tnat many Of The missing NAV have es.
capcd and found their way 70 Gen, Gregg's
command hv other routes
This recn;,nnIasance of nnr cavalry has so1v-
~, 10 ,,,ye+s-v ~ fLo rrasent 1nc,ticn ~ r a.
- ~ ~ t;sp ~ T. 80, " 80
aainsJ ts,at anr.tteat "oa on = Wodnnsda~ ~
I7,ion ' Tnrdon cnnntr "' IL tha M Rn,i Rnn Val
~ jsaaa WEI nans;stIrs - tnTE M,.n,,ton,s l..
~ ..;n. a"s 1r.s rd4anc;n5 taTar9 - nnr,fp;sa aud
Sghot M "a pcn;11a,t hsa mnda i,a ,nnaaran.e .t
SiaGold ran1t 'hnnao + Namhintnrr TX Thesn f.cte
snt aiiinsnt nf.icars 5raw the co5cin.;on that
Zee is ai'vancinr nnnn The aT,ov Of tie Poto.
1nac n thrcc TniGwn. 3,is r;9ht nniier HilI.
Nv waT of Occon1,an ani Wolis Run Shoals: :
rPnfTN nNffT
f:.re ean: and his left. under Eonestreet. by
war 66T feashnroh n this cooneerion Il Il
crjv mi" ueccssa1y t6 INV tt;at snch disnosttion
has heen maae If ouF army by Gen. Hooker
4,a+ ,ina ~ errnrise c.r nossibfe f,ke nIace
a1 Thn NJ i1;ea II Ianv orors ~ warc vis.
;f;na the f'n1d ar, ret,1rnn, hIther tn.fay, and
thef,. are o1her indications Of an aoproachinr
aon1;o+ frT honra mi 'nrohaf1v 1evaioi'
rthsr m "nd ent;ons ~ tto nart
~ fee;s forces which are now sajd to be- M
,1a-S ~ fto nci1 strnnr
"S:u seattarinr ~ ] rcnorf. IF crn. were heard IN
nn1x..a a. int e,v,1a this 4norntnr Nothinr Il
~ ~ "s, ha,-d ns -, ~ tha rcsn1t ~e'A1o -
~ ns't - 'Ae ''t4 1ss14''
AAARcA WITHOUT fARALLEI'
Correspondence N. r. Times-l
On 7Nn 1Qe;11ss1ax M1nsm; ginolS7A;; :Inna II ;ssa
1ne A5 y. .ne u:ontas ~: HlsH "
Mase ett1aes to"alu sle huRRuSseu toshiou ~ "
lAe euemy. q lexllul coA19!on eannos os
avoided many Gays longer; me weather 1s
t65r1oly hot, 1Ae lo3ds, neias' teo sery ar
Illea win 1htefmlnaoie clonos Of oast, a4a
1ne p!ase men suAe1, 1ut tneJ Hialcn Win
sc1oclty sucn as neFer oe1ole Has becn known
on ne continent: l"enty 70 t"enty-thlee
mites fe8 cay IN sucn "eaiheF' Is something
hnheaid OF hefc1oiofe. ons day mas oeen
sPeht.sin,ee oateIaa} .ofet az Inc corps gtt
up NeH N nano. and inc "nole army ls 70"
f"p@AANE3 A~A "@*A "A<A+ g. se"S A~pA~At|* -
.nr,d r. a. ;n1uaant ~ M h,t ~ A.
ture n savthat when MI ne f,rt. are known
it viii be acceded that tbs march has no par.
ullcl.
On Monday Gen. Hooker, with staff and
train, broke camp at 5 O'Clock, and before
sundown were In new camp twcntT-flye
miles distant, :.
EyerythipE il reduced to, the yery liChtest
marching order. Trains are cut down, wagoaa
and baggage are being reduced to q smaller
limit than ever before. Yesterday General
al the stall departments at headquarters,
to dispense with all their baggage, including
yalises, Garnet bags, &c, and they were sent
tu the rear to-day. Ali they take Is changr
OF under clothing, rolled in their blankets, o.
pnt in their .addle;bags or pockets, Wherever
orders than anything else;
Notw iihstaualng the intense heat, there ia
very little straggl ling. A strong provost guard
Of cavalry brings up tho rear ol each corps,
and everything moves with great vtgor.
a curious fact connected with the late cay.
alry fight. must not fbrget to re'ate before
the recollection Of the light has died AWAY
TOMS command made requ1sition tor twenty
grirds'onss with which to grind up theif
sabrcs. Ih1s ls posit1Te tact, and illustrates
very polntedly the nature o. the contest,
naaa-to'nano 1t "as IN eafnest'
HARD CAVALRY FIGHT.
A1nH, Wednesday, June II, 1858.
The advance Of Gen. G1cgg'a cayalry;com.
mond. reached thts. place. at about 3 6'clnck
This afternoon, where two brieudes Of The
enemy, commanded by Gen. Stuart in person
were found in possession. After three honrs'
hard fighting thcv were forced to rctire The
fight. Thile It listed, was one Of the Eharpesi
that has occurred during the war, aud Is q
both Sides is very heavy.
The cpemy'E pickets were first encountered
a little east of the village. by Comnanies RI
and h, Of the ed New York {Harris Ltght1
cavalry, under the command Of Licut. Dan
Whitaker, and were by them driven through
tie town, back to q ridge of hills half a milk
to tho west, extending across from ths
where the rebel force was In no
fition ready for action. The ad
vance brigade, uudcr Gen. Fitzpatrick, imme
diately moved through TO the westerly. edge
Of the town. The LIT Mime, Col Doutt, was
sent of to'a point half a mile to the left, and
The 4th New York, Col cesnola, to The right
placed on . nse ef ground north Of ths
snicker'e Gap road. The enemy at this time
| occupied the hill, as before stated. where the;
had four guns In position: line of thet:
| sktrmishers occupied fence on the eastern
slope, and d long ditch, lust in front Of which
| we're half dozen stacks Of hay-thus com.
Gap roads. A stronger positiou could not
well have been 'seIectei.
When thn exact nosition of t1e enemy b,d
been ascertained l5y drawing their fire. Gen
Kiipatrick rode to The 2d Nav York fHarris
Lirht j and said linen was the time far Them r.
wipe ont thc rcflection cast mon then, n,
their alleged misconduct in the fieht Of last
7ranI, ~ Gprana,7 Etc};or a.. .-SSs - ~ -eS' ~
| 10 charee into fhe ynllev ana secnra the ha1'
stackethe ditch or irvine "t The raar s1G ~ -;
position had not then heen discovared rnn: M:
naniea II and II accon,n.1,;ed ~ a' so1ta
Whittaker Racmon5 Inr9irsJ ~ Atents'
man anil Stu,rt moya3 ar 5a- ~. MI
dlcburph rnad Nm fsuce - AZ LIT ~ tu
an1ckly thrnwn iinwn anS ,;,t no iIt agah ~ His
For The Tet time 1hefr 4re ~ ~. eao onnyed IKE
fha fi;tcs a 1;tt1a - H. .na. ~ a. bausstac1-s
This -ros t1f,ns .1 ~ sio isAT y! tIe uA
thnn, "r,,, tsa VIA teoGt ~
1is-,.e iJa Wo+t,. Mitu 1ne5, eEapt aalata[, VIII
aasha5 ~ ura1t1son aau onaleI, anu ~. Il,
these eornp,nina y y ~ ene sugpolt+ ~ ~
rioht ~ tha III, y a9a u, WILL - ,an tue
tnInsa j." !, '4t 4Ho snicsers aaP To- roaa piece;
raoched tba sne, o aeie Giasee1 LIZ ~ aeio, aHa
IN ont;1a o a eeeue ol connlct u lne ~ ~ sahs
ntes at XII na,nt 1ns conaesS 1ot sneniy %
e"ena ~ - e ponI WIS aoous a. sHlsNeu ~
The XIX Hh;a H. "aneu W LILLE t ~ ~
road 10 thc IN n ~ ol9 nrauaa r. VIZ sen1 " i,t
1sfn1 - ~ 1rhaio ~ nnppol9 tle s, 4ht ~ ~
;ts haad aaad imta tn at ht' uaG Mos t;toa ~ "
decide 1he nnennai oon+ast r5a raha1s Ws-e -
fnrceii 10 ahondon +heis 1,ns,+ion anJ III who
were not klieS ~ cantnPe3 aed 'nrac,n;t,faiv ri
m The hfiIs's Thev nade .hott 10y stand hehnd
Fourf1, Nav Yart sn1,ad N r frnrs t. ,,nsit;nn q Inv
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