The New York herald., 1863-01-24
FROM Bv2NSlOE'S ARMY.
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An Advance Prevented by the
Stormy Weather.
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MP0SSIBILIIY OF MOVING THE ARTILLERY
Our Forces Still on This Side Of
the RappahanEock.
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The Troops Anxious for a Movement
on the Enemy,
H., As, &s.
iMPoSSIBILlIY OF MOVING THE ARTILLERY
The Present. state OF Affairs On the Rap
pahannock.

pahannOck.
HEADQUARTERS, Army TIE PoroxAc,
Jan. 23, 1853. J
1he tcmpestuous weather since Tuesday last and the
consequent passabe state OF the roads have rendered
any advance OF the Army Of tho Potomac beyond the
Rappahannock matter Of utter impossibility.
The came causes delayed the transportation OF the
pontoons and heavy artillery to the designated points as
70 prevent surprise OF the enemy tho points designed
q afoss.
This afternoon tho clouds broke away and the influence
Of the sun Ia telling favorsbiy upon the SOIL
seycral paymasters nave already arrived bringing Joy
10 tho diers and lreef for their families at home,
delay the payment Of those actively employed may
occur
WAsuIS GroS, jan 23, 1863.
An Official who has up from Falmouth states that
double teams used to drag the ammunition wagons
without avail.
The Arrest or MIR. Deming.
PmLADN PHIA, Jan. %, 1868
s reported here that tho offence Of Mr. Dening
endeavoring 70 communicate by telegraph 70 tho
Northern press the address OF Major General Burnside to
the soldiers copy Of which he had received from Gene
raj Burnside himself for transmission in for 1hure
day afternoons papers,
Our second Army Corps Correspondence.
SECOND ARMY CoRrs, |
OPPOSITE FRIDER'cKsB RG. Jan. IS, 1853 !
Bold Dssertion Of Three Re,e' Comcris-7her Story
Condition Of Afairs Acro's ne Riuer-The Retel Forces
Wha' aps from lrsdsricksburg Since he Battle, aad
Where They Have Gone-Reuie,u, dc.
On Friday night three deserers from tho rebel ranks
crossed the Rappabannock short distance above fai
mouth by fordng, and delivered themselves up to the
p,ckc,s OF the Sxtyfrs New York, by whom they
placed charge Of the Marshal Of Trenchs dv
son Captain Stockton of tho Tenth New York 2ouaves
and his assistant, Lieutenant Halsey.
These poor fellows, who are Germans, namod respec.
lively Charles Deppe Louis Nchon and p Rautenbcger
settled Mississippi three years ago. af
the commencement Of this rebellion impressed
tho rebel SERVICE and for eighteen months
the Mississippi battalion until Friday night, when they
were placed picket duty and on the most bitterly cold
night Of tho season, lat the risk or certain death
If caught in their attempt waded through the osift
breast high, Icy current OF the river, into which
they threw their arms and ln half frozen condition
rived NJ picket hree. They belonged 10 Fuerton's
brigade OF AndSrson's division aud Longstrcets corps
ana state that their regiment lost heavily in the late bat
te but that OF the oxact extent OF thar loss oey are
ignorant They also say that great part OF the rebel
force tired OF the contest and would they dared
20 lines but that prop sing such venture
pretty 70 be consigned 10 the render mcrces OF
court martial aud the re Of platoon A 70 food, each
private rs allowed pound OF -four half pound Of
bacon per diem and coffee is luxury unknown 10 the
unfortunate myrmdons OF Kog Jef. As 10 roment.
shrse frienss did not. however seem to be iproyided-
two having uniforms of stout gray cloth, with blue
bouses bearing the United States button the last named
article evidently secured in other from
the abundant wardrobe of Unco sam and for which
they charged by the rebel government The third
attred ia civilians overcoa in very xood repair
= Of the three two Of them were proydA ~ Vi strong,
ahe ado boots, which they avsrrcd cost $50 air cnG
Wen with SO shoes. They toll hoiyeycr 'ac
me othe nearly half Of their late comrades being Fc
.tory auont that account relieved from dnty) or !. -
oot lout not o. rather camp-made moccasps Of r,
ng nome made D. @out tents and supply their place ~
nide Ihey were WIZ vergreen foliage with which h,g
~ % possible with tho -Hch crcumstances Il seems
.ountry abounds Under D Of yailey Forge and ,ho
doubtful whether the memories ,v,o VIII l. ,ba ro,I
eaiers love SO much to liken their 80 ,,a ,
would inspire ardor enough to counterbals oibInn eg
,ntesse degree cold which our misguided p Wasn
Ter in their attempt 70 destroy tho na,ion "n.s
ington created.
AZ To the movements of the Southers srNy was ~
formed that A. r. Hills division started on their vay W
IN pepper Court House two days after tue 9ltlc 'Lsl
div isjon marched 10 the same place TIC day b.
fore YESTERDAY and that their ownAndersons division,
numbering upwards Of SIX th6afAnd mcn--had received
marching orders Since the battle every night has been
enp.oyei by the rebels n digging rife pits. They este
mate their force the day Of baltic seventy Eve thou
saed men daily expectation OF an attack BY u.s. and
on Friday distributed sixty rounds Of cartridge.
The dsArfters Gent 80 General Wic9xs headqasr
ters for further examination.
Our troops were 10 day reviewed by General Bafhaides
who expressed liz pyuration at the display which
eorps thstandng Ts shattered ranks aud battle
torn Gage, can sti present.
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Our Falmouth Correspondence,