Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-28

Cnd fully commensurate with the labor ant
risk OF the campaign. The rebel theory
so far as it consigns the army Of the Poto
mac TO q role oi inactivity ia Virginia, &
accepted bV our own Generals anih, will de
J pend on the conduct OF Ihosr who direct
military operations over theJshole theaIel
OF war how far the pssS 10 which tht
rebels have brought affairs in Virgins
will affect the fortunes Of the war on 9TH
er delds.
RErRosPRorIvR 0LANCs.
In order to be able to draw any just de.
duCtionS from the events Of the past fort.
night, il will be well to take glance al
the salient features OF the campsiEn as a
whole. II Is, perhHps; due 10. state ,thaj
my personal e1 keElence IL c0n6aed TO what
happened on the return tide OF that army.
not having been With It on iIs retrOgraGe
movement, but having Joined il at Bull
Run on Monday OF this week. On the
march, however, and sitting around the
biVOuAc 6res, with the Isading Generals in
the army, during the past three days, |
have heard SO much about it that | can
give the dates and marches with more &C
curacy than has hitherto been done.
FIRST DISCLOSURE op REBEL ISTKNTIONs
On Friday and Saturday, the 9Th and
| 10th OF the current month, the designs of
Lee to exGcut" a turning movement on the
I right flank of tue position along the Rapi-
dan began TO be suspected. The geogrsph.
ical cOntiguratiOn OF the region on the
Rapidau peculiarly fAVors u secret mAneu-
vre of this kInd on the part OF the rebels,
| for while on the north side OF the Rapidan,
occupied by US, the face OF the country
falls down to = wide extended plain, on
which every movement on our part could
be seen with the greatest eHse-the south
side, occupied by ths rebels, presents n
series of high ridges. which completely
mask their movements. Gen. Meade, in
order to learn the design of the euemy,
sent out cavalry feconuoissAnCes. the do.
tails of whose operations you have already
published, and having satisfied himself
that Lee was actually making movement
uorthward from Madison Coart House, the
army was on Sunday drawn back from the
Rapidan to the RappRhanuock, passing
the latter river at Kelly's and the upper
fords.
a FORWARD MOVEMENT TO YEEL THE ENENT.
Gen Meade was still, however, in great
doubt - to the real proportions of the rebel
demonstration SO on the following morn
ing, Monday, the l2Ih, at II A. NJ, the
Second, Third aud Sixth corps were sent
back across the RappahaunOck, and push.
ed forward 10 the vicinity Of Brandy Sta
tio1. Having become satisfied Of the re.
ality of the rebel movement on our right,
these corps At midnight Of Monday Fetraeed
POstTIos or Qua ARMY AT sTAKFIE0.
Ga Monday night the posItiOn OF the
army was aS follows: The Third corps at
Sixth aear Brandy Station the First ct
Kelly's ford; Buf6rd's cavalry at Brandy
Station Gregg at Fayetteville Fitzpatrick
toward HARDWOOD.
THB REBEL POSITION AND NovEMESTs.
In the meantime, where were the rebslsI
From Madison Court house Lee bad pushed
directly north to SperryVille, aud on Nom
day night, while we were At the positions
just Indicated, the rebels were advancing
across tho tsrds of Hedgemau River.
Thus tar the rebels bad clearly the ad-
vantage of Us. We had lost day by the
counter movement. This WAS clear gain
them They had the shorter line, whether
to Washington or any point between them
and Washington. Accordingly, tor the
next two days-TuSsday and Wednesday,
it became 3 regular race between the two
armies which should first reach the heights
of Centerville.
The Second corps marched all Monday
oight up to Fayetteville to guard the road,
Aud stay yed There till the whole army passed.
RACE BETWEEN rHE TWO ARMIES.
On Tuesday both armies were pushing
forward as fast as they could, parallel to
each other aud separated by but half
dozen miles or less.
The rebels passed through Warrenton,
and citizens here tell me that they occu-
pied the whole of Tuesday in doing this,
their trains being extremely long.
We passed sOtne miles TO the right, cross
ing Cedar Run at u place uamed Auburn
eve miles due east of Warrenton.
GES. LEE YoRMs a PLAN.
Al Warrentou Gen. Lee formed the bold
design of sendIug one of his corps (Hiirs)
by = rapid detour to seize the heights OF
CenteryiIIe, ,w bile his other (Ewelrs) should
fall upon our flank and rear.
Il was on Wednesday morning, when our
whole army passed Cedar Run at Auburn,
Gen. Warreu's corps (SeCOnd) bringing mp
the rear, To this commander was assigned
the duty of covering the trains OF the ar
my, which were much delayed in the Cross
iug by the pohtOons.
A CRITICAL MOMENT.
The occasion WAS now AN extremely crit
iraJ one EyeIl had begun pressing severe
iv oo our rear, aud already on Wednesday
morning, at Auburn the rear guard became
engaged with portion OF his force.
double necessity was upon Gen. Meade
frat. he nust move with extreme CELEBRITY 10
reach CentreyiIle in advance of Hill, who
had the start OF him, and was on the shorter
line: secondly, he must keep back the en-
emy from his trains in the rear.
MEADE REQUESTS WARREN TO HOLD on
The army having passed Auburn push
ed radidIy on toward Catletts. a couple
OF miles beyond Auburn, warren rscelVeu
message from Gen. Meade 70 nol9 on 70
Give him time for his trains. The Second