, 1863-10-21
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
FRESH AND CONFLICTING
RUM0RS REGARDING LEE,
Reported Happy Result of
Burnside's Raid.


TIE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
The Republican Of this evening says Lee hiss
escsped from Gen. Meade, and is making his
way back towards G Gordonsville and Richmond
as fnst as possible. The route Is By way of
Warrenton, and the theory in military cir
clesisthat this sudden retrogada mayemento Of
Lee has been caused by the bold ent1ee into
Virginia Of Burnside.
EEy YoRK, Oct D-The HeralIs special
from the army Of tha Potomac. October 10Th,
s:--1t ID now quite definitely settled that
the reoelB are falling back towards the Rapi-
dan, and our army offers them battle by I'D.
esaFanG,Dg: Constrfctton trains have run as
smnn1r s1r aS ps.Gw stsmdn to day. and
point. The trestl9 bridge at Bristow vas
burned by the rebels. The track heiw,en
Manassas and Catsett's Station is almnst
wholly torn up BY them.
,,1 ne sl!ghl tk1rnl!{ipg to'day does not in.
o1catc genera engagement probable, md the
campaign, except pursuit Of tho fleeing reb.
els, mby be considered clohed,
4 Washington dispatch to the Heru}d sa7s:
Colonel Luc{us Eairchild, Of the I'd Wis
contin regim ent, WIS to. day made BHgadier
General for gallantfy In the battle Of Guttys:
WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-Yesterday Whites
and Mosby's guerIllas, numbering about
LOCO men, came !hown from Adds, near
Cbantilly, and taking the Frgingpan roaa,
succeeded In getting between our army and
the detensea. One eTang came down n1tain a
mile Of Chain Bridge and fired into the rifle
pits Of one Of The tptta. Several officers were
Ne" York cavalry,!and number Of wagons
DC. Our cavalry Was sent In pursuit, and,
orerfakfrg them, IA brisk fight ensued, 10
which the rebels fere defeated sud driven
with considerable 1bes.
WASHINGTON OF. 20.-The Secretary of
War returned yest4tday from hts interview.
With Meade at bid headquartorp In tbs field.
Military authorities here have not. reached
any positive conclusion As to either the
strength opposition Of Less army Our CIV
nlsy md the enemy in every direction. but
the main body basbeen e1ectually concealed.
One opinion entertained Is, that Lee has re-
tired behind Bull Run Mountains, aad Is fall.
Ing back towards his entrsnched position on
the Rap1dan but BY Eome Of the must expe-
1ierced officers ke{e 1t is believed the prin.
c]pal part of his infantry has been sent In the
direction Of HarEez's Ferry and Winchester.
NTH view OF coreripg and supporting an
other 1 e3ten.1ve cavalry raid into Maryland and
n 7nE FIELD, u: Oct. 1e-resterday
reconnoi.sance was made by Col Chap1aa
and portion Of the lst brigade Of Butord'e
cavalry d1ytt4on, composed Of the 8th Illinois
and 5ih New York cavalry regiments. Col.
Chapman visited Qhantil1y, Aldie and D aurs-
yille, without discovering the enemy. It was
discovered that Stuart, with his cavalry, had
paseed the Day before in the direction Of Aide,
ard yesterday ID wards Leesaurg It Is Be.
lieved they are Ell :.oute tor Mayland.
It :was ascer1atned this morning that the
rebe1a are building fires sloog the railroad
tfack from Mane9sas towards the Rappahau-
mock, thus dest1ojing the rails, and rendering
tLe road unfit fur tse, and also destroying al
tbe bridges a1ong4he route
It is almost co1clnsiye that this Increment
of Lee's Is 1use f. deceive Meade BY leading
him to expect rid On large scale. Wills
the real design is to keep Meade from adganc.
ing his forces, th9rehe1s in the meantime hur-
r. yrg reintorcem@nts to Bragg.
WAsaNaToN, Oct. 20.-EVe1ything looks
cheerful this mofning. Meade's army Is In
hot pursuit Of tf.e enemy, who have re.rcat-
ed hes ord the Rafidan.
LATER -Therett probably mo- truth in the
rumor that Gen. Meade Is In hot pursuit Of
the rebels, or that they have 1e1teated beyond
The Rapican,