Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-22

We we're drawn out by sharp artiller,
fire in Che morning. Gen. Fitzpatrick ba,
been disturbed in the morning by his pick
cts being driven in, when he sent out Gen
Custer and followed with his whole divis
ion. 4
The enemy's cavalry made stand in an,
behind some stone houses in the clearing
but were sent flying by few shells fron
our artillery. Fugitives we're followed il
j the direction of Gsinsvile.
Jones brigade was diverging toward,
Manassas when we arrived. There had Just
been little eayalry brush. No rebel nfan
try was seen and il il not believed that there
il sny force on this side of Bristow.
There was an alarm at Fairfax q. III. last
might caused by q report that Stuart was
cunning down from Aldie, and force was
sent ont 10 meet him. The facts, as finally
sscertsined, show that at about & o'clnck in
the moring, Is men Of the l3,b New York
cavalry, stationed at Stuart's, near Chantil
", about bali way between Fairfax and
Centreville, were surprised and surrounded
by some gurrrilias under M0soby himself. -
As they we're Out-Dumberrd, they attempted
Eight and but six of Capt. Jackson com
pany escaped. One of them made his es
cape this rnorn.ns and reports ~ ,000 rebel
cavalry on the frying pan road towards
Gainesville.
About the same time q squad of guerril-
las made descent on the Alexandria Rail
Road. ut Ocaturk and carried off some $50
men OF the l20th N. Y, who were stationed
here while our forces were at Fairfax Sta
tion.
WASHINGTON October Is.-& special To
the Times says Washington has been filed
with rumors or excitsments throughout the
day. The belief Of great battle in pro-
yress within lS miles Of the city is very gen
eral, but no engagement has taken place.
The rebel guerrillas are prosecuting an &c
tive campaign between Meade's army and
Washington. .t.,
This morning several officers belonging to
General Sedgwick's headquarters were
captured. rrt
BRoUoH's MAJORITY.
CINCINNATI, October l7.-Returns from
eighty-five counties give Brough 604s3
majority; gain OF 66,039 Three counties
yet to hear from. .....
CHICAGO, Oct Is. -Twenty-six of Nor.
gans men escaped from Camp Douglas last
night by digging hole from under one Of
the barracks under the fence.
UNION MEETING AT NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, Oct. 10 There was q large
Union meeting last night to celebrate the
Pehhsylvania and Ohio victories.
GRANT supERcEDEs RosEcRANs
LoUIsvILLE, October ~. Major General
Grant assumes command of the armies of
the Ohio, the Cumberland and Kentucky,
with plenipotentiary powers He left Nash
vile this morning to assume the direction Of
affairs at Chattanooga.
Gen. Thomas tt}ses command of General
Rosecrans army, Rosecrans being ordered
to Cincinnati and to report by letter to the
Adjutant General at Washington.
Gems. Garield and Steadmsn arrived to-
night.
THE ENEMY FALLING BACK.
ARMY OF THE PoToMAC, Oct. l9.--It ia
now quite definitely settled that tho rebels
are falling back towards the Kapidan, aud
our army offers them battle by advancing.
Construction trains have run as far as Bris-
tow's Station to day, and Tomorrow Q sup.
ply train will run to or beyond that point.
A trestle bridge at Bristow was burned by
tho rebels The track between Manassas
and Catletts Station is almost wholly torn
up by them.
Slight skirmishing to-day docs not indi-
cate general engagement probable, and
the campaign, except pursuit Of the fee
ing rebels, may be considered closed