New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-30
FROM TIE Army OF TIE POTOMAC.
Enc Spirit with Which the
Advance was Made.
THE EMEMY's LINE REACHED.
Heavy Skirmishins Along the Front
a SEVERE CAVALRY FIGHT.
ALSO. AN INFANTRY ENGAGEMENT.
EwELL's CORPS BADLY WHIPPED.
300 PRISONERS TAKEN.
LEE T-oENERALED AGAIN.
A Running Fight Kept up by
the Rebels.
They "Fall Back" IS or 90 Miles.
They Abandon all their Formidable
Works.
LEE oUv-oENERALED AGAIN
A Running Fight Kept up by
tine Rebels.
They "Fall Back" IS or 20 Miles.
They Abandon all their Formidable
Works.

srt is Dispatch to The y. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 1868.
Your correspondent T. c. &. furnishes III,
following:
AMY OF IlIg Potomac Saturday. Nov. q 1868.
Ga Thanksgiving Day THURSDAY, Nov 2o the Arm,
Of tie Potomac crossed the Rapidan. The Sd Army
Corps preceding the 9th crossed at Jacobs Mills Ford
the "a at Germani and the lst and 9Th at Cuppper
short distance below Germania Ford. The rains has
made the lowland roads almost impossible and an I'D
vance was generally considered impractcable Oh
Wednesday number OF officers were directed to make
thorough inspection of all The roads leading TO the
ords which the troops TO and report tbel
condition 10 Headquarters. The inspecting party
having escertained that n consequence Of The
fair weather Of Wednesday the roads had
become tolersbly pessable reported accordingly
and on the evening of the 18th inst. the order
foT al advance Of the whole army was published.
Tie morning Of the twenty sixth and with it a
bright sun and Aeen frosty atInosp aefe. The men
seemed in excellent spirits, but wien afer march Of
half mile Cen Grants teegrdm relative TO his
at Chattanooga was read 20 them by the AdjutaniGen
0. Brigade their enthusiasm knew no bounds. Cheer
rose upon cheer and thousands Of hats were thrown into
the air as in the exuIancc Of their spirits they had
become nsensbe to the loss OF thepcfsonal effects and
were only conscious Of the fact that We had achieved
brilliant victory This suspicious episode at the boginn
Ing Of their march against the enemy argued vel oI
the future and the men expressed themselves ready 10
lard rivers neck deep and charge unGinchingy % end
tess succession Of the most formidable works
The routes to be taken by The different Corps were a..
follows. The Frst aud Finh. the first mentioned Of
shich had been stationed on The railroad nom Rapaa
hammock Station 20 Manassas aud The Fifth in tie 'icn
tyofKellys Ford were TO pursue The road leading %
culpepper Mine. commonly called CuipepPer Ford
The Second, which lad been .u the vicinity Of Mou
AIN Greek Was TO take the road passing through Elch
,rlsyine 10 Germania Ford And the Third which had
beer encamped mean Brandy station and the sixth
two miles above on the right, were to take tie plank
road leading 10 Sacobs Mills Ford The Cores al
marched RAPIDLY and al IL a. III. IN the vicinity Of
he aboycnaacd iord,. hidden ia the pine woods d" ai
NJ the order to cross tie river Cen Meade and stan
accompanied jy 'le English visitors who seem DESTROYS
II observing our method Of Citing, came down to Ger
nana Ford before and was earnestly engaged IL
.onversnr with Gem Warren who lad visited the river
md made an pecOu Of the Rebeldcense' On me otAi
nde Three Rebel eopers occupied small bouse across
he ford and seemed loo with wary eye on tie DIFF
eret officer. and core pondents aho came down The
liver. ar if they suspected an vance u our army.
AIq O'Clock H.. a Rebel courier came daslang oven
he hills between tie woods and the river and "ithoo'
5,.mouptine apparently conveyed the ordor for il'
withdrawal Of the pckrs rs they Immediately mounted
Heir horse. and eisarey wendell ieir Vsy toward To
seep woods behind. occasionally casting backward
Glance at orr men on tie north side Of the river Long
lines Of siae pits extended along The bills opposite th'
ford but no occupants were visible, and every one be
gsn to believe that 10 oppo, lion would be made 70 ou
crossing at Germania
AT ia o'clock the pont,on train Of the Eegula I'm
ci.co,s under the eoinusnd of Capt Mcnde. made ia
aupcarance al tie ford. and commenced tie work o
la,ine the bridge unopposed by single sharpshoo''i
Pending the laying Of the ponioons Col BiooA''s brig
ade Of tie let Division Of The I'd Corps proceeded Il
lord the river. which il places VAS waist deep ana 'n
shouts ard cheers of the 1sthey crossed certainly
did not Indicate their reluctance toa battle to ""ci
most people. considering the hecuaeas Of The No'emO'
air. would decidedly demur
4 detachment Of the 4th Ncw.York Hayoly few mo
nents before Lad preceded Col Bsookas brigade an'
we're seen ganoping among tie Rebel iii pits an'
ia,ing down the plank road leading towards Ckaneel
orsyille. meeting with no opposition. 1t was row eyi
Gent that The Rebels had entirely vacated heir works
which were very neatly and strongly constructed The!
lad dug two lines Of pits one Of which wa within
tafa nile Of the river and the otlcr nile In the reo
Of the fret. The last line had at intervals eubrasure
for Guns and wore a truly formidable aspect Mean
While the other corps crossing at the points men
toned. meciirg sit IoIc.i.ta.ce.