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but his tanks are now well guarded by fresh

nut MS nanks are now well guarueu ny Hush
troops.
Rumors again fly thick and fast regarding
lee ; army and the advance of Meade's army.
of the tIrst nothing definite Is known. and ci
the latter nothing definite can be said,
The Worlds Washington dispatch s;Iys
intelligence Of an authentic character aid
not reach Washington till next night that
the rebels had abandoned the line of the
Rapidan and retreated in southwark direc-
ton. On the fact being known at Gen.
Meade's headquarters yesterday morning,
Gen. Buford's cavalry were sent across the
Rapidan and found the enemy evacuation
Of the south bank had been completed. On
proceeding inland they came upon portion
of Stuart's cavalry, evidently covering the
retreat of the rebel infantry.
Considerable OF a skirmish ensued, but 1t
did not result in our ascertaining whether
the enemy had fallen hack on GordCnseille or
whether 1t was attempting TO come tankinS
movement to get between Gen. Meade's ar
my and Washington. In a similar manner
StOnewall jackson : movement on Gen. Pope
was made over the same grouEd. The pre-
vailing impression seems TO be that the reb-
els have hone to Gordonsvillc or Richmond,
where sufficient garrisons may be left and
the remainder Of Lees army sent to
reinforce Bragg and Beauregard. If on the
contrary the enemy are attempting flank
movement it is only proper to add that our
forces are prepared for them.
Col. Porter, commissary at Gen Meade's
headquarters, came up 70 the city tonight
and reports that the rebel evacuation Of the
line Of the line Of the Rapidam is most com
plete and has 0een rapidly made.
NEW YORK, Oct. -.
The Tribune has the following
BRAsHEAR CRY, Oct. ,.
The greatest activity in military affairs is
plainly diseernable. You may look for de-
tails Of important movements by the next
steamer.
The main body of our forces are already
in came beyond the Atchalalaya River while
our advance to-day crossed the Bayou Teche.
Gen Franklin is at present in command Of
the expedition. His headquarters are at
Camp Bi-land Gen. Weitzell holds the ad-
vance.
New YORK, Oct. -.
Things are unchanged at Chattanooga
with the exception that tie enemy have re
moved their artillery from Lookout Noun
tam and appear to have somewhat with
drawn their forces 1t is supposed that
they will concentrate their artillery
on Missionary Ridge They hold both
Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge
from which they threw shells ON the 4th and
9Th inst. On the latter day about $50 shells
were thrown bv the enemy. They inflicted
no damage beyond wounding 3 men. We
have several lines Of entertainments and ex-
tensIvc carthwOrks are going up
The plan Of the enemy seems to be to compel us
to abandon Chattanooga by simply holding
Us in our present position, with their army
in our front, annoying ne with their artil-
lery and breaking our line Of communications
bv cavalry raids in our rear. The last part
Of this programme j. now being carried out
bv Whcclcr's cavalry, who crossed the Ten
nessee River near Nashville. After crossing
the mann body moved right ON in a northern
direction. \ Tart of the force fell in with
the tram Of the 18th Army Corps. near
Anderson, in the Scquetchey Valley, de-
stroycd between two and three hundred
wagons. about thirty Of which were loaded
with ammunition.
4, they were leaving thcSccnc of destruction
the 2d Indiana. LIT Wisconsin, and LIST East
Tennessee Cavalry, attacked the rebels and
had a running fight with them to Dudley,
in which ~ rebels were killed and wounded.
With the assistance ct the re-intorcements
already arrived. movements will son Ice
made that. it J., hoped. " III drive them from
our front.
The army Is still well supplied with every
thing but clothing and blankets. the want
of which in this cnol weather causes cunsi-
dcrabIc suffering The casualties in the late
battles will not bc le-s than l., 900. The
force, of Wheeler after burning n portion Of
We're attacked by Col. Crook not far
from that place on Wednesday. We killed
100 rebels took 500 prisoners. and 3 pieces
ofartilicrv. The rebel, were pursued by
our force, and oycrtakcr. and 800 more pris-
oncr, captured. At last accounts they
were closely pursued into the interior.