Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-11
JEFF DAVIS At CHARLESTON
The ELECTION IN MISSOURI.
Radicals will have a Majority.
UNION VICTORY In ARKANSAS,
FROu WASHINGTON.
MAsHIHnrnr Nnv


No considerable opposition was offered
10 the onward march Of the Army of the
/ Potomac yesterday, the rebels having rap
idly fallen back and placed the Rapidan
between them and the advancing columns.
| A brigade of Buford's cavalry enooun-
tered brigade of rebel cavalry at Water
leo Bridge, yesterday, and after short
| fight drove them across the river. Having
orders to proceed 10 another direction, pur-
snit was not followed up.
Last night Bufcrd's cavalry occupied
| Cuipepper, and the main body Of the army
is in the vicinity of Brandy Station.
To-day cur advance has pushed on, and
| is at the Rapidan.
The enemy is on the South side of the
| Rapidan in their old entronchments.
Our forces are rapidly moving Hpou
| different fords on the Bapidan.
II any determined resistance is to be
made 1t will probably be in dispuiing the
| passage of the river. Meauwhile there IS
a reported movement being made by an
other column in mere SoutherIy direc-
tiOn, and reports of Fitzpatrick being in
possession of the Heights back of Freder-
icksburg is reiterated. Furthermore it is
stated that Lee is not with his forces in
front of Meade, but A. P. Hill and Ewell
are in command. O.
Lee i reported to have gone to Chstta-
nOoga.
Prisoners taken make their usual bragg
that Meade will he soon whipped, and give
out mysterious hints as to his being drawn
into a trap.
Rebels confirm the reported destituiion
in their army, and North Carolina troops
captured declare they will not again take
up arms. North Caroliniaas and Louis
lana Tigers had fight in the cara on their
way to town on his topic. The former
boldly said they were heartily sick Of the
war, and did not wish to be exchanged.
The latter called them paltroons, and at
length the two parties came to blows.
A private letter from an inmate of Libby
Prison, dated October 18Th, states that the
Union prisoners receive no meat, it being
impossible for the rebels, who are starving
themselves, to supply it. Already another
bread riot Of which the papers make no
mention has occurred. The real cause Of
the scarcity of food is the entire worth
lessness of the rebel currency. Farmers
have grain and cattle to sell, but not to
give away for paper rags or to put within
the grasp of the rebel Government if they
can help it.
The Herald has the following:
BRANDY STATION, Nov. 9.-The Sd Ar
my Corps, after the brilliant action of Sat-
urday at Kelly's Ford, enoamped on the
south side, resting till daylight yesterday
morning, when they took the lead in pur-
suit Of the rebels, followed by the ID and
lst corps in order.
About noon they came upon a strong
force of cavalry and light artillery posted
in line on a hill near the Railroad, and two
miles east Of Brandy Station. The Sd div
ision, under Gen. Carr, were in advance,
and Col. Keifer's brigade, supported by
the other two hrigades OF this division,
Immediately charged upon and soon drove
them from their position. @
This division, with its artillery, followed
them leisurely, inhicting some punishment
upon them as they retreated up the rail
road to point two miles beyond Brandy.
The fighting continued till after dark.
Casualties on our side very light, not ex-
ceeding seven or eight wounded.
While this was going on other corps
we're securing the country up the river and
towards Stevensburg, but could find only
occasional slragglers from the retreating
army, which had evidently left its we'll
prepared winter quarters only few hours
previous.
We find the whole country gone over so
fsr filled with camps, many Of them with
commodious log tents.
Prisoners, and rebel surgeons left in
charge Of their wounded at the church at
Kelly's Ford, agree in the statements tt at
they were in full expectation of wintering
here. Lees headquarters were one mile
north Of Brandy Station.
The army is in fine condition, and snx-
ious to push on to general engagement.
Gen. Gregg's cavalry division had a
/ smart skirmish with the enemy, but the
details are not known, though the results
are satisfactory to us and disastrous to the
rebels.
There has been this evening a sufficient
all Of snow to whiten the ground.