Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-07
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Afternoon Report.
acknowledgements Army Items.

Washington special says: The mortality
| among our exchanged prisoners. at AunAp-
oils, and the too conclusive testimony OF
the barbarous treatment of those 10 Rich.
mond, have determined our Government
to apply corrective retaliation If the rebels
do not, upon remonstranCe, treat our cap
tured men according to the rules OF war
The scarcity of food in Richmond may
give some color to the plea of military me-
cessity as an excuse for the insufficient
nourishment Of our men. But there is .
design in this starvation. The rebels
mean to force us TO q return 10 the old
system of exchange, which excludes OH
GERS of negro regiments, aud those of Col.
Streights command.
They will not succeed. President Lin
coin will not fail to protect black men who
have taken mp arms at his call, nor white
officers who command them. He will not
tolerate any proposition which seeks to
establish distinctions between our black
and white soldiers as prisoners of war.
The new fractional currency will be sup
pressed aud a new effort at government
engraving and printing made.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoToMAo,
November 6.-One whole corps of Lees
army is reported this evening to be en-.
camped at Brandy Station on the Alexau-
dria and Orange railroad.
Stuart's cavalry watches the fords on the
south side of the Rsppahanuock.
Lees headquarters are at Culpepper.-
DeseFters report that his army stretches
from CulpePper to the heights Of Freder-
icksbuFg, and numbers about $4,000 men
of all arms.
Gen. Merriet of the regular cavalry re-
serves, while riding with his star along
some road, and seperate for few moments
from his command, was attacked by party
of guerrillas, greatly OutnumbeFing his
staff, who, however, being mounted on
feet horses, escaped, although bullets few
abound them thickly.
Other futile attempts were made to mur-
der ordtrlies carrying dispatches from
headquarters to distant points within the
army lines.
The Herald has the following from the
Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac
Day before yesterday, Gen. Fitzpatrick
started for the RappahanuOck by way Of
HARDWOOD Church and Falmouth, striking
the river near the latter place. The COM
mand returned to-day and reports the
country clear of regular rebels so far as
their observations extended, though they
encountered several small struggling guer-
rillao bands with whom they skirmished
moderately. On their return when near
camp the rebels descended upon the rear
wagon train and captured a Major within
two miles Of headquarters, aud is now on
his way to Richmond.
Kilpatrick's cavalry division went out on
a reconnaissance yesterday, When four
miles this side Barwood church struck the
rebel pickets which they drove in a short
distance, when q small body of them dis
mounted aud sheltered themseles under
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A flank movement by q squad of Michigan
cavalry disIodEed them from their position,
and was followed up by that regiment till
they advanced to Falmouth. There the
Michigans were repulsed but the remainder
of CastOr's Michigan Brigade came up to
their support, and the rebels after half
hours skirmishing were driven across the
Rappahannock, at the ford Immediately
above tho old bridge, with loss of three
killed and several wounded. Our loss moth
ing. Sbeltering themselves on the Frede-
ricksburg side of the river, the enemy kept
up a lively FIRE with their carbines, which
was answered by the Michigan boys, but
the range was too long for any effect on
either side. AS night approached our cav
airy fell back to HARDWOOD church. Having
the object of the TecOnnOiss-
ance, they returned this evening.
The enemy's force consisted of two regi-
meuts of cavalry from South Carolina and
Georgia.
WAsnNGToN. November 5.-Yesterday
the guerrillas made araid upon Edisto, Eve
miles from Alexandria, capturing several
horses and mules. The gang came into
the neighborhoOd Tuesday night and CAP
tured Union man, who escaped after
laying with them in the woods nearly
all day yesterday. They talked in his
presence about attacking some of the sta
tions, but the man failed to reach our pick
cts in time to give warning.
These gangs are now prevented from
coming down towards that vicinity, and
have abandoned the neighborhoOd.
Gen. Merriet has seized all the inhabit-
ants in the vicinity of his command and
sent them to headquarters to be disposed
of by the Provost Marshal General.
Affairs at the front remain comparatively
quiet.
Yesterday a portion of the army moved
south to the RapPahanck and stationed its
pickets along the river. It Is now on this
side of the RappahannOck,s except 3 small
force of cavalry between the railroad cross
ing and Falmouth.
Most of Lees army is believed to be
near CulPePper.
The impression prevails that the enemy
will not make any decided stand this side
of the Rapidan should we advance.