The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-22
cavalry engaged at oulpepper on Monday
evening. 1'
The War I'm Northern Virginia.
from tho Richmond Examiner, Oct. l5.l

We have no authentic intelligence of mi
itary operations in Northern Virginia, an
but few reports.
The hostile armies have receded from a
points with which we have railroad commu
nication. and consequently news reaches u
more tardily than heretofore. 81
Hill is said to be in Meade's rear, and
report prevailed Yesterday evening tina
Ewell had reached Manassas Junction, AM
there captured the principal depots of tn
enemy's commissary and quarte.maste
stores.
A cavalry fight is reported to have taker
place at Warren ton on Monday, in which
we beat the enemy and took 700 prisoners
There is also report that we have cap.
tured three railroad trains beyond the Rap.
pahannock,
Ninety of our men, wounded in the late
cavalry fights near Culpepper Court House
were brought to this city yesterday morn,
ing.
AS vet, there seems to have been no in
fantry fighting, though the cavalry, fighting
mostly with artillery, have been pretty
considerably engaged.
THE CAVALRY FIGHT AT wARRENToN.
A letter has been received from an officer
of high rank in Gen. Lees army, giving
some details of the cavalry fight at War
renton on Monday. Our cavalry, We are
glad to learn, behaved very handsomely,
actually charging upon the enemy repeat
edly. We took 700 prisoners with their
horses and aecoutrements. The writer
does not mention the loss of either side in
killed and wounded.
This is, in several respects, the most i'm
portant victory. Its moral effect upon the
retreating foe must be considerable, and
while the loss of 700 horses is serious dis
aster to them, it is most timely and val
liable accession to us. The horses are
much more valuable to us and much more
needed than the prisoners.
From the same letter to which we are
indebted for the above informatio n, We
earn that Gen. Lee has, from day to day,
endeavored to bring Meade to general en-
but that the latter shrinks away
On every occasion and avoids the conflict.
THE SIZE OF MEADE's ARMY.
Citizens of Culpepper say that Meade,
during his occupation of that place issued
daily one hundred thousand rations. From
this it would appear that he has an im-
nense multitude of men, but the material
s bad. He has men, not soldiers; fellows
who, though possessing much stomach for
'ations, have little for fighting. This is
proved conclusively by the flight of Meade
before our forces. If he felt he could have
'elied upon two thirds of his troops, he
would scarcely have permitted himself to
De chased forty miles without once showing
light.
From Northern Virginia.,
From the Richmond Examiner. October 10
Our trains on the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad now run to the Rappahannock
river-to Rappahannock station. Persons
who left that station on Wednesday eve
ming report that A. P. Hill was hotly enga-
,ed with the enemy all that day at Warren
ton Springs, and that heavy firing was heard
in that direction all day. Warrenton
Springs are some twelve miles north of
Station, and eighteen or
twenty southwest of Manassas Junction.
It was reported at Rappahannock that Hill
had taken 1900 prisoners.
Three hundred and fifty prisoners were
brought to this city yesterday, anf several
Passengers who reached here last eve
ming from Culpepper state that continual
cannonading is going on in the direction of
Warrenton. 1t was reported at Culpepper
Court House that Ewell hsd fought the
enemy on Wednesday and had taken five
thousand prisoners. At what place this
battle was fought report does not say
We have given such :eports as reach US,
being entirely without official or authentic
intelligence from our army.
THE YANKEES IN EASTERN VIRGINIA.
The Yankee cavalry expedition recently
sent cut with the design, it is now ascer
tained, of catching some of our marine par
ties, hos, after fruitless tour, returned to
Yorktown. The negro regiment which &C.
companied the expedition, is encamped in
the county of James City, between vii
liamsburg and Yorktown. The negroes
composing it are chiefly from Maasachu
setts, and are long wooled and under sized,
being the degenerate growth of cold cli-
mate.
The Yankee gunboats and several trans
ports are now in York river, searching for
the torpedoes which they believe we have
recently sunk in that river. They have a
"devil" in operation and, 1t is stated, are in
the habit of forcing to proceed in front Of
the "devP' in a canoe, such citizens of
Gloucester as they think know the where
abouts of the torpedoes, and who have re-
fused to make any disclosures.
From Northern Virginia.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Oct IT,
The accounts from NJrthern Virginia
continue encouraging. Passengers by the
Central train last night brought down a
report that portion of our forces had cut
off the retreat of the Yankee General Sedg
wick, and intercepted his whole corps. The
statement is that Ssdgwick became separa
ted from the main body of the enemy
forces, and struck off in the direction of DC
coquan, where he was met by our troops