Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-28
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA

| Inc hefda'S special from the Army of the
] Potomac says:
1t is now quite definitely settled that the
reoei forces are falling back towards the Rap
| ldan, ana that our army offers them battle bv
advancing
construction trains have run as far as Brjs
Tow station, to-day, and tomorrow a supply
tram VIII run TO or beyond that point. The
trestle bridge at Bristow was burned bv the
| rebels. The track between Manassas and Cat
| them. WIN up y
WASHINGTON. Oct 20.
| oftcaaf TO 1rt5'oae-Your correspondent
oe'H reports the army OF the Potomac in full
| pursuit OF the retreating rebel force Trains
run out to Bristow to-day and LARGE ouanti+iaS
OF railroad material was TRANSPORTED for mn.
ing the track in repair and rebuilding the
bridges The rebels DESTROYED the track for
miles, burning ties and digging down the grad
ing. Prisoners assert it is entirely DESTROYED
Tor ~ miles beyond Catletts, and that Lees OBJ
| Ject was TO capture the supplies and so disa
Die the road that we could not disturb him till
| Bragg and return.
Our forces in the meantime are nusbine, ON
but thus far without opposition or anv indica-
| uonS OF being able to halt Lee and force a
general engagement this side of the Rapidan.
Large numbers of our cavalry are being
rented with fresh horses and equipments,
| ana everything put in preparation for vigor-
Gus work
Special 10 the ITnes-The mystery of Ices
movements last week are uncovered. Part
OF his army was at Culpepper this morning
! being vigorously embarked on trains of cars
for the southwest.
An officer just from the front BRINGS intel
| ligence that Lees whole infantry force ia
across the Rappahannock. Some OF his cav
airy are still on this side and part on the
| other Our reserve cavalry under Gen. Ner
rlll, yesterday, advanced as far as Warren
ton Junction, meeting but few rebel cavalry,
| who retired as we advanced
| WASHINGTON Oct. 81.
| Advices from the Army of the Potomac
say that the right column advanced to with
In three miles of Warrentor Yesterday. and
the lett column as far as Greenwich village.
| Our advance entered Warrenton without So
| rlous opposition, contrary to the general ey-
| pectatlons. The conclusion is that the rebels
| are really retreating before our advance
The railroad Is in order to Manassas Junction
and Gainesville, or the Manassas road and the
telegraph Is working to the latter place.
Special to the IJDaG.-Our army is following
the enemy to-day rapidly. No rebels were
discovered thls side OF the Rappnhannock by
reconnaissance to-day
The message which the President sent 10
Gen. Meade last Saturday, deserves to he re-
| corded as part of the history of the cam
| paign now drawing to a close. Mr. Lincoln
| told Gen. Meade that he must find and fight
| the enemy at once that if he won a victo-
~ he should have all the glory; that if he
were defeated he himself would, as comman-
der-in-chief, assume the responsibility
HEADERS ARMY OF Potomac, Oct. 20
The cavalry of Gen. Fitzpatrick of the div
lslon IN front of the army, moved forward
yesterday to near Warrenton, dri. ing the rear
| guard of IT," rn-mr The whole army ad
vanced &C. "it 30 supporting distance during
| the d. - E.iigasi u tsaiuesvi lie was re
| paired.
| HEADQ- ARMY or PoroMAc, Oct. u.
! Among the camp rumors bearing sem.
| blance Of truth are those that Lees headuuar-
ters are at Culpepper, Ewcll's and Hills
forces are between Culpepper and Warren
| ton. Lee Is greatly disappointed at the fail
ure of his plans to occupy Centerville and
Bull Run field, before Meade could march
| his troops and send his supplies back to that
! point; that Lee intended not only to force
| Meade to fight him at Centerville but pro
| posed to take up his winter quarters there
| that Lees army is discouraged aud dishcart-
| ened, and that Blue Ridge is full of rebels
awaiting an opportunity to desert and come
| into our lines.
| This morning quite early there was active
! firing and cavalry sFirmishing in the vicinity
of Sulphur Springs. No particulars given
| New YORK, Oct. %
The Potomac arm, correspondent of the
| Herald, of the goth, SAYS the prevailing opin-
| ion, founded upon good authority, is that the
| enemy has fallen back behind the Rappahan-
mock. All our information is that Lees and
! Stuart's forces number over 10000 men,
| With this force, it seems strange to have
1 IL. l..
pliesis the cause, but that when they get within
reach of transportation they will make
| stand.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
| 1t is calculated that the damage done to
the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, by the
rebels, viii be repaired in ten days
| Accounts from the Army of the Potomac
received tonight, say it has been ascertaned
that none of the rebel infantry were er>rged
with Gen. Kilpatricks cavalry at Buckand's
Mills on Monday last \ brigade of rebel
sharpshooters dismounted, partially deluded
our cavalry and led them into the belief that
they were attacked by the infantry of Gen.
Lees army.
Gen Stuarts cavalry crossed the Kappa
hammock yesterday at Rappahannock Station,
having fallen back on the river without stop
ping in Warrenton through which he passed,
although he admitted that he had not enjoyed
| 4 meal for twenty-four hours.
The officers of Gen. Lees army stated that
their rapid retreat was caused by a destitu-
ton OF provisions and supplies.
The bridge on the Rapidan had been car
ried away by the rise in the river caused by
the storm of Thursday night, and when Lee
laid pontoon bridge, over which he crossed
mis- army to the south side of the river car
ried away that.
There is no considerable rebel force now
north of the Rapidan, unless it be a portion
of Gen. Stuart's cavalry with his artillery.
1t was currently rumored by rebel officers
that Gen. Lee, having driven Meade towards
Washington and destroyed portion of the
Orange 4 Alexandria Railroad, either Gen.
Hills or Gen. Eweli's corps would now be i'm
I mediately dispatched to the assistance of Gen.
Bragg. This is strengthened by previous ru-
mors that one of these corps about TO
start thither before the late engagement be
gan.
| The Richmond newspapers say that Gen.
/ Lee captured 1000 of our troops, full bat
terry, and large number Of wagons, during
/ his late campaign. 1t is sufficient to remark
/ in answer, that the official reports contradict
| this statement.
| The Warrenton railroad has not been dis
turbed by the enemy.
We now hold the country east of the Rap