The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-14
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.
The Rebels Still Falling Back

THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.
The Rebels Still Falling Back.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The Tribune's
special says: No considerable opposition
was offered to the onward movement of the
Army of the Potomac yesterday, the rebels
having rapidly fallen back and placed the
the Rapidan between them and our ad-
| vancing columns.
A brigade of Bufords cavalry encoun-
tered a brigade of rebel cavalry at Water
loo Bridge yesterday motning, and after a
short fight drove them across the river
Having orders to proceed in another direc-
ton, the pursuit was not followed up
Last night BufOrd's cavalry occupied Gull
pepper and the main body of our army
was in the vicinity of Brandy Station.
To-day our advance has pushed on and
is at the Rapidan. The enemy are on the
south side in their old entertainments
Our forces are rapidly moving up the diff
ferent fords of the Rapidan. If any de-
termined resistance is made, it will pro-
badly be in disputing the passage over
Meanwhile it is reported that movement
is being made by another column in q
more southerly direction, and reports Of
kilpatrick's being in possession of the
heights back of Fredericksburg are reiter-
ated. 1t is furthermore stated that Lee is
not with his forces in front of Meade, but
A. P. Hill and Ewell are in commando
Lee is reported to have gone to Chattanoo-
ga, and prisoners taken make the usual
brags of how Meade will soon be whipped,
and give out mysterious hints as to his be-
ing drawn into a trap.
Rebels confirm the reported restitution
of their army, and North Carolina troops,
captured, declare they will not again take
up arms. North Carolina troops and the
Louisiana Tigers had a fight in the cars on
| their way to town upon this topic. The
former boldly saying they were heartily
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changed. The latter called them pol
troons, and at length the two parties came
to blows.
private letter from an inmate of Libby
Prison, dated Oct. 18th, states that the
Union prisoners receive no meat, it being
themselves, to supply it. Already anoth-
er bread riot, of which the papers make no
mention, has occurred. The real cause of
the scarcity OF food is owing to the entire
Worthiessness of the currency. Farmers
have grain and cattle to sell, but not to give
away tor paper rags or to put within the
The Herald has the following:
BRANDY STATION, Nov. 9.-The Sd army
corps, after the brilliant action of SATURDAY.
at Kelley's Ford, encamped on the south
side, resting till daylight yesterday morn
of the rebels, followed by the I'd and LIST
corps in order. About noon, they came up
on a strong force Of cavalry and light artil-
lery posted in line Of battle on hill near
the Railroad, and two miles east of Bandy
Station. The Sd division, under General
Carr, were in advance, and Col. Keiffer's
brigade, supported by two other brigades
and soon drove them from their position.
This division, with its artillery, followed
I them, and is surely infiicting severe pun
ishment on them, as they retreated up the
Railroad to APPOINT two miles beyond Bran
dy Station. The fighting continued till af-
ter dark, the casualties on our side not ex-
ceeding or Swounded. ... .s-
| While this was going on the other corps
We're securing the country up the river and
towards Stevensburg, but could find only
occasional stragglers of the retreating ar
my, which had evidently left its well pre-
previous. We find the whole country we
have gone over SO far, filled with camps,
many of them, with commodious log tents.
Prisoners and rebel Surgeons, left in charge
of their wounded, at the church at Kelly's
Ford, agree in stating that they were in full
expectation of wintering here. Lees head
quarters are north of Brandy Station.
Our army are in fine condition, and the
soldiers anxious to push on to a general
engagement. '.' '-'
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Nov. 9.-Gen.
Gregg's cavalry division, had smart Skin
mish with the enemy, but the details are
not known, though the result is satistacto-
ry to us and disastrous to the rebels.
There has been, this evening sufficient
fall of snow to whiten the ground.
.ss Especial to the World.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. ct is limited that
a large Union force had started or was
about to start up the Peninsula, towards
roads constructed under the orders of Gen.
Mcclellan are in superb condition, and will
greatly facilitate the movement against the
enemy. The entire army crossed the Rap
pahannock yesterday without any incident
OF Importance. Advices received other
wise in Washington, state that the rebel
army seems to be moving towards the Ra-
pidan, and have as yet taken no position
for accepting battle. Our troops command
all approaches to Fredericksburg from the
northwest, while some of them hold the
town and Falmouth.
The streets are full of rumors in regard to
what Gen. Meade intends to accomplish in
this campaign, most of which are mere sur
misses on the part ofthose who circulate
| them. There seems to be no reason to
| doubt that this is an earnest movement,
having definite and important object,
which will, in connection with other move
ments Of the Union army, go far towards
establishing the fact that the rebellion is
essentially played out, and so reduce it's
| territorial limits as to rob it of all pretense
to importance and responsibility. A short
time will fully develope the plan of the
grand campaign now being inaugurated.
Times dispatch.l
Officers ftom the front this evening say
that Culpepper was occupied by our troops
and our cavalry had reconnoitered as far as
the Rapidan without meeting the rebels in
any considerable force. The impression
among military men is, that Lees entire
force is in full retreat for Richmond, and
fI1atI ,ov oh off f<r Nd
advance this side of the Notifications of
that city.
The latest dispatch from the front says
that heavy cavalry diminishing was going
on all the afternoon, southwest of Culpep-
per, near Madison Court House. The only
rebel force this side of the Rapidan is Stu
arts cavalry; who are covering the rebel
retreat. T. ..ff .g.. t..g
From Cairo.
i CAIRO, Nov. 9.-The steamer Ann has
arrived from Memphis with 40 bales of
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