Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-01
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Afternoon Report.

Encouraging News from the Poto-
mac Army-Meade Still Adyane-
mg-A Battle Inevitable,
Nav YoRK, NOVembkF 2e-fhe detailed
accounts Of the movements q the Army q
the Potomac has been Published N the
Herald, Times and Tribune, but are fully
covered by the Associated Press dispatches
tEansmitted last night
The TEibdns,s spOndeut reports that
be LETT the army on Saturday Whsa il was
BE heard aripg aud eaaaopaaing TN
night fall from the direction Of our left
and centre.
Nine OF MosbY's pFiyateS were captured
on Saturday aud Lieutsnant.
Some gueFFillas captured one Of our Of-
feeFs aad four pfiVates % SandaY.'
The FEibpps's seeobpF says . desertsF
came into oar Itnes on Friday and asserts
that Lee held the line Of the Rapidan last
night 6ut rapidly fell back this Friday
morning to his present position In our lr0nt,
. distance Of some sixteeu mites.
He also asserts that the rebels had not
used any Of their artillery 10 resistance %
our assaults, bat were Euaning &c % the
reSF, for the purpose, A. be supposed. Of
getting q better position.
Gen. Meade has entirely deceived the eh-
emy as 70 the point Of crossing.
Il b reported that Lee had his entire ar
my in battle line all day Thursday, 'front.'
ing Morton's Ford, sdppOstng ne were 70
Gross these. He fhas abaAdonedsa loug
line Of most formidable eatthwOEks on the
south aud southwest bauk of the river.
On Saturday az daybFeak Gen. Meade
advanced to the front. Picket firing soon
commenced and continued az intervals up
n ~
Tue euemy had fallen back sumo two
miles, and the impression prevails that be
Is retreating.
Our line Of battle now must extend about
nine miles, in the form Of = triangle. The
whole army is ready aud impatient.
LsEge numbers Of prisoners continue %
come in this morning.
The Worlds correspondent. under date
Of Nov. 9th. says Late IL the Afternoon
It was evident from what could be OBJ
served at7the ff0dt that the enemy were
making q demonstFati0u' on cur right.
Heavy firing was heard, bat a. ne had no
communication Il Wasimpo ssible 70 get any
particulars. Il was aseertaipsd, however
that the enemy made most determined
attempt to turn our right wing aud Gen.
French had repulsed them aud taken nine
hundred prisoners. Gen. Preach e re.
600 70 1900 killed aud wounded
Nov. 2Bth-A thick fog and rain set IN.
We have advanced our picket line at the
front, bat mp 70 noon nothing more than
skirmish firing.
WASHINGTON, November ga messen-
ger from the army thinks general eugage-
meut between Lee and Meade could not
have been delayed much beyopd yesterday
afternoou, while be is quite confident that
the rapid aud heavy firing which be heard
till nightfall on his way up was the result
Of Q general engagement. Il ives too heavy
aud continuous Tor skiFmishfng. The rebel
lines stretch just IN front of Orange O. H,
but the disposition Of our yAfiops corps e
spoken Of as excellent and calculated 70
make the enemy fght yesterday OF retreat
beyond 0EangeC. H.
The HetalFs dispatch from Rappahan-
cock Station 2afhg q:l6 2. Ma has the fol-i
lowing:
present movements IL LETT 20 exercise his
own discretion, aud be has declared tt 10
be his purpose % strike &C the most vital
point 10 the Southern Confidently, WheF-
ever, in his Judgment, that may be. bis
supply trains and forage will not be ex-
hausted before the 10th Of December, and
before that period he can make heavy
rscOnnOissapoes upon the enemy. Since
Gen. Meade has the supplies Of his army
with bis command, no apprehension Of
danger from flank movement % cut OF
his usual basslof supplies IL felt.
The same correspondent says: Saturday
morning our whole army was in position
and ready for work.
Everybody seems 10 be In good spirits
The country hereabOnts b one ofthe worst
conceivable for field operations. L 70 .
WiIdeFness Of q small growth Of wood over
tenths Of the whole surface Of the
country, So dense are these that Il ts ftn-
possible to penetrRte them, except where
paths are cut through.
BY some mistake the Sd corps did not
get Into position 81 soon as expected, which
gave the enemy Temporarily some Gdvan
tage- The Cd however promptly met the
emeFgspey and eaptureA betWsen 100 and
800 OF the enemy.
some 500 prisoners were taken At other
parts Of the line.
The Times dispatch from Washinkton
18th says: Tbs railroad between the RaPi
dan and RAppAhalnnek q being destroyed
by our forces aud The iron sentt0 Ala1-
andffR. Up 70 this morning the rails were
removed 70 with half . mile south Of Rap
pahaunOck Station. Ft
A dispatch from the Army Of the P0to-
mac Och, 10 P. n, says the enemy Is
apparently falling back There was some
skirmishing, bot 20 eannonading thls
morning. il O. u
The Strength Of Lees Army.
WAsH1EaToE, NoVsnbsr "a refugee
from Richmond recently arrived within our
lines aud now eOnfned in Carroll prison
here, furnishes hef0ll0Wiug estimate Of the
present force Of Lees army
R9ell,s corps now commended By EARLY