Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-02

when he received yolIey IRON
4 li1ie; of f6tels skfrmishers concealed be-
hind fence which Killed an orderlys
horse and eighty wounded another pc
longing to y member of his stan. Lieut..
Dol. Hesser;of the T2d Pennsylvanls.'Ior
merly Baxter's Zouayes, was ktliea soou
after the formation ofour skirm:sh hne..
The color bearer, who was 10. advance ot
the line, was ordered to proceed more eau,
tIousIy. AnfifOoI.f Hessef had advanced 20
the front for the purpose of seeing 70 tue
thesorder, when he wac shot
twice, one ball passing through the head
and the other Though the leg HIS regl
ment, Immediately charged. aud recovered
his body. Col Hesser WAS an old soldier,
having served through the Mextcaniwar.
During the skirmishing in the centre, al
Tavern, heavy cannouadlng
was heard on the right aud lett-the otn
OorpS being on the left in the vicinity OF
Hone Church, and the Sd, Supported by
the 9th, on the right. GreRg's cavalry
division on the left had.cpme up with ths
enemy's .skirmishers several miles to tue.
east Of Hope Church, aud drove them hand
somely TO that point where portion o.
Hill's Corps was stationed. Here three
regiments of Gregg's Division ldismountea
aud gaIlantly held the enemy In check un-
u
troops, after q sharp skirmish, drove the
enemy from his line and succeeded In
forming junction with our centre at Rob
Iertson'st Tavern on the night of Friday,
November 2Tth. - 81
7aseertained up to this time (oaturday
morning, 2sth) but IL is supposed4to be
light. On the right, Gen. French, sup.
ported by Gen. Rassell's old brigade of the
fa,E, %.
the right of the Orange Court House road,
and a sharp engagement ensued which
lasted TIL dark, when our troops oVerpow-
cred by greatly superior numbers gradually
fell back short distance. Tie troops OPP.
posed TO the Sd corps were those Of Ewell,
now of Early whose strength is estimated
at Fl 900, our loss in the Sd corps ia yart.
odsly given form 500 TO 900 10 killed and
wounded.
There are rumofs this morning of the
capture of a large number of prisoners by
the enemy, but nothing entirely authentic.
II ia probable, however, that our loss in
.prisonersiis considerable.
Gen. Custer, commanding the cavalry
Division of Fitzpatrick, crossed the river
Yesterday, at Raccoon and Morton's Ford,
and had several uninportant skirmishes
with the enemy. No reports have yet been
Some of Stnarrs men made dash on the
rear of the 9th Corps trains, destroying
about twenty Of our wagons.
The whole army Is this morning adYanc.
ing in line of battle, and sharp skirmish-
ing is going on in front. The enemy with
drew their skirmish line two miles toward
Orange Court House last night, and it Is
supposed that Lees army will make astaud
in the vicinityof the COURT House.
- 4 SECOND DISPATCH.
Your correspondent, Beta, whose &C.
count of operations also comes down to
IL O'Clock q. NJ, on Saturday, says: ~
OF the cavalry, Gregg held the right,
Buford the center, and Fitzpatrick the ex.
IRENE lelt during and after the crossing OF
the Rspidap, 3. b. H 9 ~
/. YRIDAY's OPERATIONS.
General headquarters on Friday morn
idp were about three. quarters of mile TO
the rear of Robertson's, on the pike, and
on an emineuces overlooking the Robert.
sons TayerR Ridge. Skirmtshfug opened
quite briskly early In the forenoon, and
continued with considerable artillery firing
on our side along our entire line up to
about l 2. M, when Il became very severe
on both sides, and continued up to dark.
A deserter who came into our lines as.
serts that Lee held the line ofthe Rsptdan
last night, but fell rapidly back this Fri.
day) morning TO his present position in our
front, a distance of some sixteen miles
He also asserts that the rebels had not
used any of.their artilleryiin response 10
our assaults, but were running il TO the
rear for the purpose, as he supposed. OF.
getting better position. His testimony
is confirmed by the number of prisoners al
ready sent in.
From the best information now at hand,
Gen. Meade has entirely deceived the enc.
my as to the pointer points of crossing.-
IL is reported that Lee had his entire army
Morton's Ford, supposing we.were to cross
there He thus abandoned long line OF