The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-09-03
Exciting and I'm pOrtant Rumors-Aee's
Army Reported in Melton
WASHINGTON, Sept. l, 1868.

i WASHINGTON, Sept !, 1900
i The Star of this evening has the following;
A report has reached this city that large
BODY of the rebel army, said to number o.
/ 600 men, of all arms yesterday crosseo Ihe
Ranpahannock at Port Conway IL Is sup
noseld for the purpose of fanklng zen. Meade.
| FCbis ranort needs confirmation up to the hour
u.bo, we On to press but may be true as the
rabels have lately shown signs Of restlesness,
indicatino that the time has come, in the opin-
ion If the rebel leaders, to do or die before the
rebellion plays out entire.
! In crossing so low down as Port Conway,
if he has done so, he must have counted upon
an extreme low stage Of water in the Kappa
hammock to save him from a flank attack by
our gunboats but his position may yet prove
precarlous one.
If he does intend to try an advance move
ment our army will gladly welcome him.
Through private information, we are salts
fed that rebel General Stewart has been for
some days past making preparations IN the
vicinity Of Gulpepper Court House for an ex-
tensive cavalry movement in some direction,
is yet unknown to us.
About thousand rebel cavalry under I'm
boden and White, attacked and pursued a
small party of our cavalry to-day chasing them
to Edwards Ferry on the Potomac. The infant
~ at that point prevented the rebels from cross
ing.
It is rumored that another large body OF
rebels were attempting to cross above, at Point
of Rocks, but this is not fully credited.
Another force of rebels is reported to be at
Great Falls, 10 miles above Georgetown, this
evening.
The eunboats Reliance and Satellite, cap
tured by the rebels on the Rappahannock, are
at Port Royal on that River. An expedition
is on foot to recapture the boats and drive
the rebels away. Its success is deemed GER
tain.
Rebel guerrillas continue to commit depre-
dations on our rear. Kilpatricks men have
| been securing the country west Of this with
great success for the last three days
New YORK, Sept 1.-The Herdtd'S Wash
ington dispatch says
The steamer Baltimore, Captain Mitchell,
which arrived here this morning from Fortress
Monroe, reports that the gunboats Reliance
and Satellite, captured from us on the Chesa-
peal<e, near the mouth of the Rappahannock,
are at Urbana, on the Rappahannock. The
wounded men, among whom was the COM
handing officer of the Reliance, have been
liberated Last night a fleet of gunboats, &C
companied by Monitor from the coast squad
ron, went up the Rappahannock for the pur-
pose Of destroying rebel fort at Lowery's
Point, and recapturing the gunboats. Among
the rebels who captured the steamers was q
portion of the old Merrimac crew. Two boats
crews and officers landed safely, but the third
boat was cut off and captured.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-The Bulletin has
the following Dispatch
Fortress MONROE Aug. 29.-Gen Wisters
cavalry just returned to Yorktown from an
expedition to Bottoms Bridge. The force Ell
gagged was a part of the lst n. Y. mounted
rifles Col Onderdonk, and the 9TH Pennsyl-
vania cavalry, Lieut.. Col Lewis. The expe
dition left Williamsburg on the 25th inst, anC
pushed through New Kent G. H., directly tt
Bottoms Bridge. At the latter place one reb
Ell regiment of Infantry in rife-pits was founC
which was supported by a squadron Of caval
ry. A charge was Immediately made, the
rebel riAe-pits carried, and the rebels driver
across the bridge, which they took up behinC
them. We lost one killed and one wounded
We captured five prisoners. The enemy lef
four dead on the ground, one officer, one ser
geant, and two men. They also carried off
number of their dead. The bridge being rem
dered impossible, and the object Of the expe
dition being entirely accomplished, our troops
returned with much valuable information 0
| the enemy's force and movements in the vi
cinity of Richmond.