Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-22
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES,
FROM the ARMY OrTHE POTOMAC,

FROM the ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
The National cavalry skirmishing with
and Driving the Rebelx-6en. Lee In
National Troops AdvanciBg-A Bat.i.
Imminent
WASHINGTON, Oct s1-A special messenRe,
from the Reporter OF the Associated Press with
the Army of the Potomac has arrived here with
the following intelligence up to o'clock yes.
ter day afternt on:
Major Kilpatrick's cavalry division yester.
DAY pushed back Stuarrs cavalry beyond
GAINESVILLE towards Warrenton. There was
on our side.
Gen. Lee, it is positively stated, was at War
Ientoh on monday, and had formed line of
battle and posted his artillery. Our troops
moved steadily on in two columns, but up to
O'Clock a. m. there was no cannonading in
me 1ront: Gen: Buford's division having
taken the road through Thoroughfare Gap,
reported that there was no enemy there in
force.
to Gainesvill showing the line to be un.
broken.
Gen. Custer reports that in the engagement
on Monday we drove the rebel cavalry from
Gaines willie to beyond Buckland Mills, polnt
five miles westward. There they encountered
a rebel line of battle, composed Of infantry and
artillery, at least mile long Davis cavalry
brigade and battery were at one time entirely
cut on, but he extricated himself We lost
about 200 in killed, wounded and missing, and
several wagons-one containing the officiaI
papers of the brigade.
force at Buckland Mile, d We miles from Gaines
Pii1e. Our troops were advancing when the
messenger left, and a general battle was con.
sideTed imminent.
The Pursuit-Damase to the Railroad.
The New York Tribune has the following:
WAsHlFeToN, Oct 20-Your correspondent
{" beta" reports the Army of the Potomac in
I'm gnlf f0ff fflo rofr
forces. Trains run out to Bristow to day and
large quantities Of railroad material were trans
ported for putting the track in repair and
building the bridges. The rebels have destroyed
the track for miles, burning up the ties and
digging down the grading. A prisoner asserts
that it is entirely destroyed for twenty.four
miles beyond Catletts, and that Lees object
was to capture supplies and so disable the road
that we could not disturb him until another
corps of his army could be sent to Bragg and
return.
In the skirmish on Sunday, Lieut.. Davis, OF
the 5th rebel Virginia cavalry, and private
Gilmore, OF Baltimore, We're killed.
The Times correspondent writes:
Reoei prisoners taken by our cavalry say
that Lees design was by his attack last week
10 shove Meade back to the defenses at Wash
ington, then to turn and make the railroad inn
passible toward Richmond for three or four
weeks, and to hurry with a superior forcedown
the Virginia ana East Tennessee railroad.
smash Burnside If he could, and then hurry
la ck to Meaaes front.
Skirmish at Groveton and Buck land Mills,
The Herald correspondent writes on the Goth
instant
Yesterday morning Fitzpatrick. who held the
advance OF the army, found the rebels at
Groset1n: 5,ao on: s skrmishlng sa Immediately took
Mills, where the enemy was found to be in
strong force, consisting of infantry, artillery
B1das n NJ The side a
command OF Colonel Alger, and the SIKH
Michigan were dismounted and deployed as
skirmishers, using their celebrated weapon.
the Spencer rifle, with deadly effect or the
enemy.
when Col Alger, at the head OF his regiment,
made gallant charge, driving the enemy be-
yond some two miles Gen. Custer, command.
ing the Second Brigade, of which the 5th and
9th formed part, here halted his command,
and Col. Davis, with the First Brigade, took
the advance. Suddenly the enemy appeared
on the left flank in strong force. thereby cut
brigade Of Col. Davis, at this time some three
miles in advance of him. The brunt of the
enemys attack now tell on the 5th Michigan,
which Col. Alger met with his usual intrepid.
ity and skill. Fighting step by step, he retired
under Calling hre, and succeeded in reaching
the river, the men swimming their horses with
but slight loss in killed and wounded.
The rebels harrassed this command during
their retirement with repeated and rapid dis
charges from over twelve pieces of artillery.
Col. Davis, in the meantime, succeeded in
bringing Oh ms Drle0oe Uy way OF Haymarket,
likewise with but slight loss, and finally took
cover under the support Of the infantry. Gen.
Caster then retired with his command to
Gainesville. by way OF the Wafrenton and
Centerville pike.
The loss Of the Fifth Michigan was shout
twelve in killed and wounded, but they lost
rather heavily in prisoners, = number being
supposed to he captured when the regiment
was cut on. Major CLARKE, Captain Lee and
Adjutant Barse, Of this regiment, are known to
have been made prisoners and Adjatants May
noId. OF the First Michigan cavalry slightly
wounded in the calf-a flesh wound