The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-20
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Up to 2 O'Clock. "A. M.
From the Army of the Potomac.

From the Army Of the Potomac.
New YORK, Nov. IA Washingto
despatch to the Herald says:
:. On Sunday the rebels threw two or tire
regiments to this side of the river, but no
out of the range of their batteries at Ra-
coon.
/ Two deserters were publicly branded
yesterday. 5-ra ~-.~F
The Rains on Sunday exposed horrible
sight on the Rappahannock, in the rifle pitt
from which the rebels had retired, on this
side. The washings of the rain had uncov
cred the half buried legs and arms of those
slain in theirrecent skirmish with the 9th
corps.
The Herald has the following from the
Army of the Potomac on the 18th:
Each of the Indiana and Wisconsin regi-
ments in this army are sending home one
commissioned officer and two privates from
each company on recruiting service with
the expectation of filing up their thnned
ranks with volunteers.
Letters to the Herald dated off Mobil e,
Oct. 22d say:
The flag ship Colorado and the Genessee
had an engagement with the ladies' ram, a
vessel presented by the ladies Of Mobile to
the rebels.
The Genessee fred two shots and the Co.
dorado three when the rebel ram almost
Immediately put back under Fort Morgan.
The rebels have one lion clad and two
steamers as we'll as two floating batteries
in the bay, but they are of no use.
A Washington despatch to the Herald
says:
The Sutler of tn. 5th KY. cavalry, and 7
others released from Castle Thunder on pa
role, have reached Washington.
They say the removal of $4,000 Union
prisoners from Richmond to Danville has
commenced, and already $500 have gone.
There is great complaint among the poor
people in Richmond at the high prices and
scarcity of provisions, and they are forced
to adopt the advice of their papers and to
live without eating meat.
There are 200 rebel prisoners confined in
Castle Thunder for various offences, some
for desertion, and others for attending
peace meetings in North Carolina while at
home on furlough.
A special from Washington to the World
says;
Advices received to day from the West
say the rebels are moving on General Burn
sides forces by way of Loudon. The latter
are deemed to be in an impregnable posi-
ton.
1t is thought the force now approaching
has been exaggerated.
Arrivals to night from the front bring no
dispatches and show there is nothing Of in
terest developed to-day within our lines.
A dessrter from the I'd La, arrived here,
and thinks Lees army is about $4,000. He
also says the Notifications on the Rapidan
are very formidable.
A Memphis letter of the 18th to the
Warld says
There are apprehensons of a rebel raid
on that city.
Gen. Tuttle's division has arrived here.
Guerilas are active on the river aAd the
citizens are organizing for self defence,
The Tribune's Washington despatch says:
Messrs. W. Stanners, Of Keokuk, Iowa.
and A. Aines, of Memphis, captured last
MAY at Grsenville, and confined most OF
the time in Libby prison are among the re-
turned prisoner that arrived at Annapolis
to-day.
They represent matters in Richmond as
daily growing worse. No meat had been
issued for IL days The day before they
left favorite dog of friend, which had
been sharing for long time their scanty
fare, was sacrificed that they might have
meal. They say while the officers had re
ceived the contributions sent there for SOL
diers and citizens, they were not yet dis
tributed. They confirm the statements
that nothing sent to citizens or soldiers had
ever been delivered to them by the rebels
until the recent interference of Govern
ment.
Thirty-fve Yankee deserters escaped on
last Friday night from Castle Thunder, by
mining under the walls. A few of them
were recaptured.
A Washington special to the Times has
the following;
Lee is falling back to Hanover Junction
with one half of his army as aprotectlon
for Richmond and the other half has gone
tswards Lynchburg to reinforce or protect
the retreat of the forces sent against Burn