The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-10
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.


rRola VIRGINIA.
Army Alvanciag-8st Wesk
Of the Asee 0assss.
Especial to World.
Washington. Nov. 8.
Advices from your special correspond
ent from the front, state the advance Of
the entire army has progressed satisfacto-
rily to-day. 1t passed the Rappahannock
again bat found no enemy in any force
sufficient to risk any general engage
ment.
The Herald has the following:
Headquarters Army of Potomac,
Nov. Sap. m.
learn that our army is well over the
river and Sedgwick s advance has reached
Brandy Station. No reports of fighting
have been received.
This will be q week of hot work.
Washington. Nov. S.-Adviccs from
the front are to the effect that Gen. Kill
patrick occupied the city and heights of
of Fredericksburg yesterday, and was in
o position to hold them until infantry
could reach him. Probably the army has
Joined him and is now entrenching itself
on the south bank of the Rappahannock.
A train conveying the wounded from
the battle of Kelly's Ford, to the number
of one hundred and fifty, arrived here at
ten o'clock tonight. There are no am
balances here to transport the wounded
men to the hospitals, and it may be several
hours before they can be placed where
they can receive surgical attention.
The Herald has the following:
Rappahannock Station, Nov. 81 p.
m.-Gen. Sedgwick, commanding the
right wing of the army, consisting of the
9th and 9th corps, left Warrenton this
morning with orders to proceed to Kappa
hammock Station, and take and hold that
position. The march was rapid one and
the first Division of the 9Th corps under
the command of Brigadier General D.
A. RUSSELL, Gen. Wright being in COM
mand of the corps, reached the heights
this side of the Rappahannock about l
O'Clock and droyc in the enemy's pickets.
Howe's End division, same corps, was on
Russell's right and commenced skirmish-
ing soon after and drove the enemy before
them The 9th corps under Gen. Sykes,
formed their skirmishing line on the
south side of the Orange and Alexandria
raiload, stretching down towards Nor
mans Ford Early's division and Ew-
ellis rebel corps occupied the heights on
this eide of the river and the works which
they hadso turned as to make them de.
feasible from this direction. These works
were constructed by our forces last sum
mer while we occupied the line Of the
Rappahannock. The enemy. however.
had strengthened them by digging semi
circle of rifle pits around their 'front.'
Such was the formidable position which
Russell's brave boys attacked and carried
to-day. Col. Tompkins, chief Of artillery
on Sedgewick's staff, posted artillery
on the heights about three-fourths of q
mile this side of the river, and commenced
10 surI1 tue wUrKs ABOUT unrrv rrvvn.-
them at this short range. The firing was
beautiful and the effect demoralisipg.-
That of the enemy was also very fine
While this was going on Russell was busy
with his musketry. He pushed his line
of skirmishers upon both TANKS Of the en-
emy's works, until nearly sunset, when
his own brigade composed of the 9Th Wis
consin. 9Th Maine, 9th Maine and l2lst
New York, were ordered to charge the
rife pits and eartbworks upon both TANKS
Led by Gen. Russell in person they went
steadily and silently onward, fighting as
they proceeded till nearing the works,
when they fixed bayonets and pitched in
with cold steel. They were too much for
the flower of the Southern army, for it was
the much Wanted Louisiana brigade they
found there. and after short hand to
hand contest they turned to fee to their
pontoons which were lying directly in
their rear. But here they were foiled.-
Our boys had already secured the ap-
proach to the bridge and they had no al
tentative but to surrender or to swim for
it. Some tried the latter but it was no
easy matter and they yielded. When
those on the opposite shore found we held
this end of the bridge, the set fire to their
side and destroyed portion of it. This
closed at dark one Of the most brilliant
actions of the war. 1t was fought by the
same troops that so calamity stormed the
heights of st. Maries at the second battle
of Fredericksburg. Although Generals
Sedgwick, Wright and Tyler, with their
stats were present and active, all agree
in awarding the credit of the achievement
principally to Russell and his gallspt
troops.
Meade sent Sedgwick an order congrat-
ulat,pg him and his troops on their suc-
cess in this preliminary movement.
Lee is supposed to be at Culpspper,
Eweli at Brandy Station and Hill between
Cnlpepper and Cedar Mountain.
Rappahannock Station, Nov. S.-From
the present appearances the loss yester-
day was somewhat under estimated. The
killed will be nearly 100 and 800 hurt.
100 rebel wounded were left in our hands.
We have ! 800 prisoners, including los
commissioned officers. There is heavy
fog on the river this morning, which de-
lays the attack. Our batteries are in DO.
sitionsand the attack will be made as soon
as the for r;sas