Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-23
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHEs.1
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

Army-Stuarts Cavalry Pushed tawara
narrenton.Our Forces Moving Onwapd
| ment.
| WASHINGTON. Oct Associated Press
| IDispatch.FAccounts from the Army of Ihs
| roioinac, received tonight, say that 1t has
| o: en- ascertained that none of the rebel tnfan
| try were engaged with Kilpatrick's cavalry
near Buekland Mills, on Monday last
a brigade OF rebel cavalry and eharpshoot-
| ers, dismounted and partially concealed. de-
attacked by infantry.
| Lees army, with the exception of Stuartrs
cavalry, crossed the Rappahannock ON Mon
oay al hhppanannock Station. Stuart fell back
on the river on Tuesday, not stopping In War
renton, through which he passed, although he
admitted that his men had not enjoyed meal
for twenty -four hours.
retreat was caused by destitution Of proyis-
ions: Their bridges over the Rapidan had beeu
carried away by the rise in the river, caused by
toon bridges, over which he crossed his army
to the south side of the river.
1t is believed that considerable Rehel fore !,
is now north OF the Rapidan unless j. be q por-
ton OF Stuarts cavalry with his artillery.
1t was currently rumored by Rebel o3ficers,
fhat having driven Meade back to Washiuc ct ,u
and DESTROYED portion OF the Orange and al.
exandria Railroad, either Hills or EwelIs
corps would be Immediately despatched to the
assistance of Bragg.
mors that one Of these corps was about TO start
thither before the late movement began
The Rebel papers say that Lee captured ten
thousand OF our troops, full battery and a
large number of wagons during the late cam
paign.
II is sufficient to remark that our Official re-
ports contradict this statement, excepting per-
haps a feio pris soners.
The Warrenton railroad has not been dis
turbed by the enemy.
We now hold the country east of the Rap
DahannOrk. There n a haf
WASHINGTON, Oct 2l.-IDispatch to New
York Tribune. THE present campaign of the
Army of the Potomac is apparently drawing to
a close. 1t is tonight not very far from the
cantonments which it occupied previously 10
its hurried march toward Washington, and the
Rebels are supposed to be a days march in
advance of us.
The following is from our correspondent, w.
r. H., who returned from the front ,o.night:
On Monday morning Buford went through
Thoroughiare Gap with two.brigades OF cayai
ry. The rebel infantry got behind hi n, and he,
mad TO cut ms way back, through the infantry
and through the Gap to New Baltimore, where
he eamped on Monday night. On Tuesday
morning he moved again through Thorough
fare Gap, this time successfully.
On Monday there was skirmishing all day
In the AFTERNOON Stuart made dash on our
lines and captured the 7th Maryland infantry,
Third division, First Corps, just at the right of
Thorough fare Gap. On Monday night the
Seccnd and Thlrd Corps camped at Bristow,
and marched to Bealton on Tuesday.
On Tuesday affairs were generally quiet
All heavy baggage was sent to the rear, and the
army stripped for the fight which we supposed
likely to ensue on the morrow.
On the retreat of our forces they blew mn the
railroad bridges. The rebels have since blown
mp the stone abutments.
In the skirmish on Monday night Major
Clark and fifty men of the 4th Michigan caval-
ry, dismounted as skirmishers, were captured
by body OF infantry, at Buckland Mills. The
rebels then dashed on to within two miles OF
Gainesville, and ekirmished there.
On Tuesday neither Greggs nor Kflpatrick's
division had any skirmishing-the first day OF
rest enjoyed by them since September g. Kill
patrick Is reported to have made raid beyond
Warrentsn. near Water Mountain on Tuesday,
but was driven back with heavy loss.
Our headQ ual ters on Tuesday night was at
Gainesville, the whole army steadily moving
forward.
On Thursday last Captain Sam r. Urque-
hart, Third brigade, Third division, Sixth
corps Commissary, was captured by rebels be-
tween Fairfax and ChantiIly, while ON his
way to the front. Captain Wheeler. Brigade
Quartermaster, Third brigade, First division
Sixth corps, and Lieutenant Bradford we're
captn red the day before. $50 s.Efs'7
Two suffers are reported to have been killed
Alexandria, while trying to get back. g...-
The general opinion Is that the rebels are all
OF day in advance, bot leave sufficient force
to prevent rapid movements forward. There
is no probability Of battle.