The New York herald., 1863-10-19
ACCOUNTS THROUGH the REBELS.
Our Baltimore corrcaponde.ee

BAianolg oct 10, 1863.
Exricnaiioi. u Gsnoai Les's Ref Rop.. M, Actual
Strength not Cor Fftyi'oo T.ousans ?ioops-s -sS.y Of
Hn pe's'cw s'a !" ne W's'-lhs kaao, WY ne
Operations Bstd,e Chdr'aoa do noi P,op,,s, &C.
The recent retreat OF General Meade's army from tho
line the Rap pahannock towards Washington ba. b.,,
attributed to the sulSsed that Gcner ocs army
Is full force, and That the General has been re
joined by Longseets corps and by tho other diysiors
.sheh were TO the wers to help bragg some ago
that ho has also bscn ron;oro. .. rrccrs that
were recently posted below Richmond have the facts
which enable show that this 10 great mistAlc.
General Ices army has hover been AZ small m Il s at
feiot. Ccueral Long and the two .,soas which
ho took to the West before The bal eE ~ Ch,,ka
mnurn sti there and tue other DIV vs,ons from
General Lees army which seat ~ georgia snbse.
qpcntiy arc also sl horc under General Long, ue,s
imme Late orders ihc bulk OF the rcb. forces recently
LSslei to the south Of Richmond Tctcrsbarg wcJoD
Goldsborouyh and wlnlnsln s,i there Thosc that
sent away Iron there about two weeks ago woro
sent 10 General Bragg, General Leo Tho great
mortanco TO the rebels oi the line uf railroad tending
from wilmington 10 Richmond nns compelled them 10
keep Eve hoasaad pr at each lbe polns n,on
u recently named and even This orci jccined nnuf
ncicnt Ia consequence 20 the coss proslmty a largo
bodica or Union troore Now Noos aud ,.ero
arc besides niiorn thoos nd troops " kohlobd and at
suIdfy roinis on the peninsula.
Tho cn'y rroopa naw IN General lees army aro two
divisions o kweli's CORPS, two divisions A. l.. i's
corfs and anc divfi0n OF jongNrec's c'rg@, Gcner1
stuart cavalry and the artillery II IL Dh likely that
tho divisions are over eight inohrani mr ny, that
General stuart has mrc tbi scso thoe ,nd roorers Nc
for servtfc - tbcfeiofc nnly a.iy ihou
sand men. aud THIS, together With he aTIi ory witch u
must be admitted 4 numerous and sei served ~ tho
utmf strength OF Coucral iec's pr.sep. forcs. ~
WITH this ior,o that lac has cumgoIed General Ae.sie'r
army to retreat from g pe oi Tie IlapnlLnn.ok 10
Marassas Junction and from Manassas 70 rcnircv,lo
Tor this Is really what bo- taken place. ard - dsh
10 The War Department 10 strive TO conceal a. Ibc people
learn lac la h al
hs little iorco rkiifuy nnd his trunis have
fought with their arcnztvned bravery TO has
been admirably cond acted bat " Beycrthc
less. The Llao Of tho affair csts upn The Var o. art
men, for mtcliipg General Meade 10 tpn hs
on the haihannogS alter his army h,h hecn wcikoned
by too los1 " tho Ecyenth and I,se!th Ins DO
ricton of army known u Go.etal Loo at once
and he has taken ad'anageo o. IT, That tac Whole story
10 word.
1t need not aulposed .ha, Gen raj Loo has my
ptegent dospns Wa1bngnn witt oaiy lity i.ons,Di
troops ahd some two bundled guns. ibu iIai absurd
but. kuoe ng ba doas the wraknlss ol General
Noades army, be viii Etrye 10 otaa lonscs a! iio
heights OF Cenovilie. aud T. dive hfm, 9hn tho
lotincati,Ds Of the capital snc achit sc,ent would
sound well Tor the rebels IL Europe and t;..osai leo
ones gains thai vantage fr"ubi" tb, rebels "ill Ind
hold Il unin nis ifoop~ 10 TO Nesl bs
iclg as'd at.d scut bllk g. han.
ssey ebsy 10 verify the ruth Of the faG srt forth
above let our forces. ethor at SsA bern N,rfoik,
march aspd my some ~ mite, aed .ttemft 10 t.bo
p,'1cssion Ito Wilmington and weldon iaiiroId
Petersburg and Weldon halirusd let ss,esiNioa
against ietersbhrg bo orgin'led or Jet rec nno,
c4edi,n be s.hl up the Iennsuls Ike that sent ony
cw weeks by General tx The results - s,sh .sc
dii,oDs viii show whether GcnerJ go has tccn
reinforced by iba uooIA recently at a bcloS .bns
General Iilm 10 ~ certainty not feel battered tho
explanation with which the aimiDisrAon ofyaas nro
trying to re themselves OF III. dssfasa cf tho rct,
movements. Thoy state that nsuy all the ros,s
GhH' stpn also sent ~ Eeinofcs lee thai tts
httcT uld aitscs Meade With supcrcv numbers need
say thai that - tstrant Ia cntr ~ i.tbtc d trab
General lie c4nrcsasd has been expecting the rcsg,sca az
b'suies ffnn rcl.ra Gilmore every Ivy fof tic sss
two week. and be f.ca the ucrl "f no
has rot. u ts Gilmore psfsoDs alo ts-i ho breads
lbc naval Yreiarailns be ore tbafa - hc laughs at
Tie same adlnin ntr.un lipsrE no~ admit ahnt fttcd
letters months Hruy.thst tic o'sit oas
Dor nrr.ef eur nnturc cannot DO by
appliances of osp, and OF too fofmdaD, cha.
racter w lCzty la aripua steiup by roeisis ~
Ieefa,c inrttcf bari0r srd Ntghu range AZ no
rebel guns. This is yery amo I'd ,io sa ooseia-
Tor the admDsifsiiB " ". Rat II bcysrtbs-
les cmbodeA fact wheh ~ become psnfn APPARENT
when real drmpss msae 70 rcnsys M - .b~tssc
tO,p.