New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-22
Gen. Lee at WarrentOn on
Monday.
HIS FORCES IN LINE OF BATTLE.
Our Forces Moving Steadily Onward
The Rebel Line Of Battle n
Mile Long.


WASHINGTON Wednesday, Oct 2l 1863
The present campaign Of the army of the
Potomac is apparently drawing TO close. II is to.
night not very fer from the can"nments which II
,uped previously to s hurried march toward Washing.
ton. and the Rebels supposed to be days march in
advance ofus
The following is from our correspondent W. r. H..
who returned from the from, TO night.
Or Monday morning Buford went through Thorough.
fare Gap with two brigades Of cavalry. The Rebel in
fabTy got behind him and he had 20 cut his way back
through the infantry and through the Gap 10 New Bal
more where ne camped on Monday night. On Tues.
day morning he moved in agaiI through TlorOughfsye
Gap this time successfully.
On Monday there was sklrmishing all day. II the
afternoon Stuart made dash Lines and cap'lred
the 9TH Maryland Infantry I'd Division LIST Cops just
ct the night Of Thoro1ghiare Gap On Monday night
fhe I'd and Sd Corps camped at Brsoe and marched "a
Sealton on Tuesday.
On Tuetisy affairs were generally more quiet Al
heavy baggage was sent 10 the rear, and the army
stripped for the fight which supposed likely 20 ensue
OIL the
On the retreat Of our forces iey blew Up the railroad
bridges The Rebels have since blown NJ the stone
abutmeats
In the shirmish OF Monday night Major Clark and
80 men of the 9Th Michigan Cavalry. disiloun,cd 40
.kirnisheTs were captured by body Of infantry al
auckland Mills.
TIE Rebels then dashed On 10 within fyo miles o.
Gainesy lie, and skiTuished there
On Tuesday neither Greces nor Knpa,s css division
hal any skirmishiDgthe first day OF rest enjoyed by
them since Sept 9. Fitzpatrick il reported 70 have
made raid beyond Warrenton, near Water Mountain
On Tuesday, bg. was driven back with heavy loss
Our headquarters on Tuesday might was at CAME
vile the whole army steadily moving forward.
On Thursday lsst Capt Sam. X. Urquehart % Bic
sde, Sd Division 9Th Corps Commssary was CAPTURE
BY Rebels between Fairfax and Chantiily while on las
way TO the front. Capt. Wheeler Brigade Quar- =
master Sd Brigade let Division, 9th Corps, and Lent
Bradiord were captured the day before.
Two suffers are reported 10 have been killed. Men.
day morning between Fairfax and Alexandria. while
trying 10 get back.
The general opinion is that the Rctos are all of day
in advance bat leave sufficient force TO preven: rapid
movements forward There is No probability Of u
baiJe.
To The Associ1sr Press
WAsHN6ros Wednesday. Oct. 81, 1903.
Accounts from the Army OF the Potomac up
e o'clock yesterday afternoon furnish us With the a'
loving highly important intelligence:
Gen Kipnricks Cavalry Division yesterday pushed
back Gen. SflaTts Rebel cavalry De.oiu OAlht-fI'i
toward Warrenton.
There was considerable fighting but colsid .Faile
loss on our side.
Cen Lee 1t is positively stated vas at Warreron on
Monday and lad formed lis line Of battle and posed his
artillery.
Our toope were moving steadily onward IN two
columns.
Up 10 O'Clock in the morning there was no cannon
aiding on the front.
Gen Bufords division having taken tho road through
Thoroughfae Gap reported there DO eneiny there
in force
locomotive onTne mp on the Manassas railroad u
Gainesville showing that the track was unbroken.
Gen. Custer REPORTS that in TIE engagement Oh Mon
day We drove the Rebel cavalry from Gainesville 10 be-
yond auckland Mills five miles westward.
AT this point Gen Clusters forces encountered Rebel
Zine Of battle infantry and artiey Il least mile long
Gen. Davis's Cavalry Brigade ard Battery were al
one time entercy of by tie Rebel but he succeeded
In extricating himself
We lost about 200 in killed and wounded and missing
and several wagons one Of which contained the official
| papers Of the brigade.
Att O'Clock yesterday afternoon TIC Rebels were in
force at Buckand Mills four miles from Gainesvile.
Our troops are advancing.
\ A great battle is conaidered iTlmineBt.