The New York herald., 1863-11-06
TRIPLE SHEET,
Now York, Friday, November 9, 1863.
THE SITUATION.


There is but little news yet of moment from
Gen. Meade's army. The guerillas seem to gain
boldness every day. On the night before last
they captured Major Of our army within two
miles of our headquarters on the roam to Auburn,
and the same band seized quartermaster and
four men almost within sight Of headquarters. A
part of them made raid upon Edsalls Station,
five miles from Alexandria, on the same day, and
carried of several horses and mules. Several
parties of rebel cavalry dashed through the lines
of our left, and committed depredations in Prince
William county.
The division Of General Kilpatrick's cavalry
went out on q reconnaissance on Wednesday
towards Falmouth, and when near HARDWOOD
Church they fell in with two regiments of South
Carolina and Georgia cavalry, who ensconced
themselves behind hill. They were fanked and
dislodged. and after half an hours skirmishing
were driven across the Rappahannock, with a loss
of three killed and several wounded. The recon
noissance resulted in discovering no large force of
the enemy in that region.
The rebels made another attack on the Golfers.
vile, Memphis and Charleston Railroad on the Sd
instant, and were repulsed. The rebel General
Geary and thirteen of his staff were captured.
The news from East Tennessee is important. A
despatch from Knoxville, dated the 4th instant
says that East Tennessee is once more clear Of
rebels, with the exception Of guerillss, who hover
around wagon trains and infest our mail routes
above. The fight at Roaa Spring resulted in the
rout of the rebels We lost seventeen killed and
Afty,two wounded. Colonel Gsrrard pursued the
rebels beyond Kingsport.
A despatch from Nashville. dated on the lth,
CONFIRMED by an official from General Thomas to
General Haleck) reports that on the day previous,
Major Fitzgibbon, of the Fourteenth Michigan
cavalry, with one hundred and twenty men, met
at Lawrenceburg. thrty-fve miles beyond Colum-
bis, the combined forces of the rebels Cook, Kirk,
Williams and Scott, numbering four hundred
cavalry. and after four very desperate charges,
resulting in loss to the rebels of eight
killed. seven wounded and twenty-four prisoners,
drove them before him without any loss on his
side, except three wounded. General Bragg's
forage train, sent up the Lookout valley, in front
of his position, was captured. The train was sent
to camp.
The full details of the battle Of Lookout Noun.
tain-the midnight expedition Of General Hooker
and its happy results-are given by our CORES.
pondcnts to-day, together with map of the scene
OF action.
Advices from Arkansas by way Of Memphis and
Cairo, state that General Marmaduke attacked
Pine Bluffs on the 2sth ult with three thousand
men, and was repulsed by the garrison, which
numbered only seven hundred men, under Colonel
Clayton. He lost twelve killed and fifteen
wounded. General Prices forces are said to have
retreated beyond Red river, leaving only his
cavalry at Arkadelphis.
The rebel division of General Loring, consisting
of eight thousand infantry now lying around Can
ton. Miss. while three thousand men are said Ia
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EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship Adriatic, from Galway on the
27th Of October, arrived at st. Johns, Newfoun d.
land, last Wednesday evening en- route TO New
York, after rough passage from the Irish coast.
The ncws by the Adriatie, which is two days
later than the sdvices Of the China has been tee.
grsphed from Newfoundland, and is pablished in
the HmALD to-day.
The reports Of General Lees late movement
towards the Army of the Potomac, under General
Meade, excited considerable attention In England
being regarded a. an advance In force.
The London Post Of the 27th ltimo, the gov
erument organ. Isays that II the Union army sus
tains ANY serious reverses just now, neutrals will
have no alternative but TO recognize the South.
Mr.. Lindsay, NJ. p, denounced the course Of thu
English government towards the Union as "incon
sistent with neutrality and honor.n
The London Times thinks that The army la,ely
under Rosecrans will have to captulate.
Mr.. Beecher was entertained at q farewell
breakfast in Manchester.
The Paris Monite,r reports the reception Of th,
Mexican deputation by Napoleon. The Empero
did not Alude TO Maximilian In any manner.
was thought the French Legislature would refus
the guarantees demanded by Maximilian.
Napoleon, In June last, officially proposed
guarantee Austria against any eventualities fro
Russia, should the Czar refuse TO accede to u
allied suggestions respecting Poland.
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