The New York herald., 1863-10-24
Army Movements in Northern Virginia

Army Movements in Northern Virginia.
from the Richmond sentinel, Oct TO-
We are still without any oiclal accounts OF military
in Northern Virginia later than last thursday
Up TO that time Lee had been unable 10 catch up with
Mende and consequently TO bring anything like gen.
eral epga cment The telegraph informs that Mcln-
toshs battery Of five guns was taken in light lato
our generals wounded There s to hope this
Information not true as General Lee in bis dispatches
Of the following day, did a,o, not ailuae to the The
10 havo demanded mention. The city
troubled with an unpleasant rumor yesterday TO the
effect that we had met with serious reverse near Ma
nassas Though, as just remarked we are destitute OF
official intelligence. we have reason to believe this report
10 be utterly unioInded number Of persons direct
from Warrenton arrived here last evening They bring
OF 10 our arms, and their accounts
firm the opinion that no general engagement had taken
place They say our troops, finding !. impossible TO
overtake the enemy and suffering for supplies, had gip''
OUT M S bs occno;es hex"nS
Bull run, andhe other that he is stil flying towards
Washington city Our losses In the numerous skrmshes
that have taken Place within the past ten days
said 10 amount about thousand and is estimated
that in all We have taken hard upon three Thousand
prisoners Nothing is said OF the enemys loss In killed
and wounded II II be true as reported that Lee has
given tho pursuit. tho causes will we venture TO
managed to get out OF the he having the ad
vantage OF moving direct line and aided by the rail-
moved by circutous routes and eire aIsce Of sub
sfaence in ne country north Of hs RappdAannek Eau.
quier and P,i5oe William dcserts, oo,tdnfn0 food
neAey for man teas Our SUP Isis hejsofe had all
70 Be rd0ond from the Roryahannok. The destraetion Of
The bridge orer ud rTedm WcpefhsR our cars fTcm run
nina Ieyond a. II is said that General Iee has torn
up The railroad track from Manassas 70 Rappabaunock.
from the Richmond Examiner, Get 2o.l
The news from Northern Virginia IS Of character
has been general engagement and tie prospect OF such
was to all appearances more distant
Meade Is believed TO bc resting at Centreve after the
fatigue Of his prods ous skedadde. His retreat s
sdered 10 have been mastery TO have dimmed or
ever tho OF the laurels by Mcclellan In that
branch OF the art OF war. lie "feli back with more
ceerty than Pope and with than either he
or Mcclellan. Whilst cannot but admire the success
OF his escape, shall never cease 10 wonder why
he exposed himself in manner TO mako hs
flight necessary. II was his design TO Zee
soou az he was menaced, why dh he ever come TO
the Ripidani One would suppose that from the Rappa
hammock 10 Washington Sufficient long race track
What his will be Ia impossible 10 conjecture
Perhaps, he was so Successful Ia running away be
NAV Venture forward again. N hs does advance dgatn
torards tAe Rapdan he hardly do so in ess han a
ncn,h irfH take him az Tat not ttn,c 10 reconsri
he Orance ard Ai,gandria Railro1d hh by ne srerons
Of 10th has tsen pretty thoroughly eDsoltsted from
Culyejper Court House % Manassas Junctton.
n rom the same. Oct q
By arrivals Yesterday Northern Virginia learn
there has been change 10 toe military situation tho
past two days. and no occurrence Of interest or import
Meade is now so distant from any poln, with which
we have railroad communication that ~e get no tldngs
onsderabe time must elapse before bis army
Il condition for another race. and, until then, lie Will,
no doubt, be gad to keep quiet whore no Is.
(From the Richmoud Dispatch, Oct. all
The advlces Yesterday deyeoped nothing rev 10 ,he
chase given the OF Meade, our forces have been
quietly resting their camps waiting for the enemy 70
make tbe next demonstration.
TELEGRAMs TO TIE RICHMOND PAPERs
CUIPyFYER CouEr housE, Oct. ~, 1862
Tho heavy yesterday caused the Rapldan 10 rise
and the bridge that carcened last night
dering It impsssaDIo for the present.
The battle reported at Caists station on Wednesday
turns out 10 have been cavay skirmish, In which We
took some prisoners
There was some hard fighting late Wednesday evening
at Brstoe station. We were driving the enemy back,
whom the skrmishors fell upon McIntosA artillery, sup
ported by Cooks brigade
brigade was thrown into confusion during tphich hs
enemy succeedsd taxing fre pi,ce Of artillery Rein.
forcencnts coming up we pursuing the eremy o
last advices towards Iumiries
Our loss s about nve hundred killed. and wounded.
Generals rosey and kirkland were wounded the former
badly In the thigh
About nfieen hundred prisoners have been gathered
during the day.
Heavy nrng was heard last Thursday In The direction
OF Manaseas Many aaoa bat nothing reliable
has yet been received.
GoRpossyuLE, Oct. rs. 1868.
Tho enemy havo been driven their fortincatons a
Ccnircviile and Manassas, 10 which they have becn
fleeing for several days past, pursned by our army
They have destroyed along their line OF Night al alcomis
sary and other stores which they could not carry away
with them. Tho Ggbting has been with email bodios,
90 our forces wOud como up with them.
The battle At brfoo station, reported yesterday, was
an engagement between parts OF the two armies IN
reported that but for desortes going 10 the
enemy and giving Information the day our forces
mcnccd moving that We should have achieved much
mOre substantial success.
GoRDoSssuLR Oct 20. lse3.
expected here tonight Tho Rapdan bridge will bo
paIrsd tomorrow morning.