New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-27
FROM GEN. LEES ARMY.


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FROM GIN. LEES ARMY.
From The Richmond Whig, Oct ~
The usual sources of information Developed
nothing of additional interest from General Lee- armyy
yesterday private letter from weliinormod source
eterates the opinion that campaigning ended for me
Winter.
About three hundred prisoners trophies Of the hate
Cavalry fights arrived last evening.
THE RETREAT OF TER ARMY.
Special Correspondence Of The Richmond ESqnrtr.
ARMY OP NORTHERN VIRGINIA, CULPEPPHH
c. H., Oct 20 le63-Gen Lee having finished tho wOr6
OF demolition Of the Orange and Alexandria rairoak
from Brstow Station bacs far the RappahanEocH
bridge and having driven Meade 10 The nights Of Cen.
trcvlle it became military erpelent if not necesf
sity, to recross the RappahanDoeS. which has been
accordingly done.
My last letter was written you from Bristow s,n,iop
On Saturday evening, in conformity with my promise.
started in company with medical friend TO visit the
plains Of Manassas, now fi:orc because OF ths two
great battles fought upon then On arriving at Asnas-
Junction. however, We met our cavalry, then lcav-
ing there for Groyeton and md not deem Il safe thst
should go further. lest might be "gobbled up
by the Yankee cavalry and compelled TO go good deaf
further On returning camp found that orders had
been issued for two days raons and orders TO cali IN
the detailed men, preparatory to inoye. which wn0
generally supposed % be backward. AT O'Clock Sun.
day morning the head OF the column moved promptly
Ewels corps moved back TO Bealeton. following th9
line Of the railroad eths and Wlcoxs div visons. o.
A. y. Hills corps had previously moved back 70 Besle-
ton in order to destroy the raLroadD Andersons a.
vision. of Hills corps moved back 70 Bealeton viz
ifous. With this column came along.
The two columns which had diyeresd On leaving
Bristow converged again 81 Brstow But, on account
Of the lack Of at BssleOB Andersons divlsieg
compelled 10 come further on within mile OF the
Rappahannock River whore It halted sunday evening
about dusk having the tramp for Is hours, and
passed over distance Of reary ~ miles with scarcey
any strngglers 1t irdced. grand spectacle I'd
behold Mahones brigade of this division. which hsf
been pronounced by Gen Lee (at the time the two ccp9
were reviewed in Orange) tue best IN the army In point
Of drill discipline. and fighting qualities, as moved
into camp e,ping time to martial music az N on Ron.
day occasion. and marching with MI the elegance aho
precision II veterans after of the longest msrehet
known In the army. This brigade j, composed oil tue
9Th Virginia (Mahone's old regimeni), Col EoKesi
6lst Virginia, Col Grorer: 4lst Virginia, Col Par'
ham, l2th Virginia Col We.sger; and che 10th Nir.
ginia, Col. Whitehead. :.
Another night in camp and soon day breaks finding
the camp all astir and tie troops ready to move Ing
morning however Is chilly aud iny horse tremn's rs
seized with an aguc. After psrtaking Of breakfast
thrown up by the Yankees to project the railroad BRIDGE
which in their retreat they nor only bnrnt but 8se
blew up one Of the stone piers in order 70 prevent ouI
ade pass the South side OF the Rappahannock ovei
the pOutoon bridge Tie Iiyer being tcc high for forng
On the South aide Of the river there ere also works
thrown up by the Yankees for the protection Of the rail-
From this point back even far as Culpepper Court
House the atmosphere for every hundred yards is I'M
pregnatcd with the stencil Of dead horses which lil
about on every hand. l also dead Yankee IN!
buried not more than two miles from Cupepper Court
House. How any Of the human species can live in
land filed with such offensive odors, and literally nov
barren waste passes my comprehension Yankee bones
bleach every hillside of this part VI the Old Dominion
10 less living monuments Ia Tue bravery Of our Southern
race than they impcIishab.e memorials Of the folly
of the crusade upon which our foes have embarked.
The troops have all doibtless, rcerossed The enemy
attempted no advance upon our retiring columns H. in.
deed, they knew of H. Thus You See the campaign 10
over It's results briefly summed up: We have cap,
tured about $40 Of the enemy. With small arms.
killed and wounded at least u many more aud torn np
n..r al Elfrnad m
a loss of not over 100 in killed AID wounded some
few prisoners and four pieces of artillery those losby
llils Corps at Bristov Station. Whether the gamd
was worth the candle will not attempt decide. Some
think We have done wonders. II has taken ehly ten
days TO do all this.
PROM TENNtssEE-CAPTURB OF SEVEN HUNDRED
YANKEES, SIX PIECES OF ARTILLERY, ETC.
tH,cKAMAuGA. Oct 2l. le6j
To GEN. S. COoPkR.-The following dis.
patches have been received nom Major Gen. Stevenson:
! CHARLESTON rena, Oct 20-rhe cavalry under
Morrison and Dibbold attacked the eneinys cavaYy ia
force Philadelphia to-day capturing about 4p prs-
onr loss % nothing Tley are in pursuit the enemy.
CuARLrsIoN. Oct, 2l.-The enemy were pursued ~
their denses ut Louioun and arrived there after dark.
The force there is not known Their loss 200 prison.
ers fifty wagons loao,d with stores, ten anbnances!
SIX pieces Of artillery, lot ot hoiss mules ahG o'her
PROPERTY BRAXroS BRAGG.
From, The Richmond Whig. ocs. 30
FROM sOCTH-N EsTERN VIRGINIA.
From The Lyncaburg Repu'iiean Of the 2lst,
We learn that this imp psrt If our State is
more clear Of Yankees they having fallen back into
East Tennessee Our forces were advanced Sunday AZ
iar as Blonntsyic nine miles from Bristol bus nothing
wns seen of the enemy
The damage done ly the enemy this raid was moth:
ing like as great reported. They burned h,e small
bridges within four miles Of Bristol and up about
half mile OF track; Destroyed twelve or fifteen cars
and two unservceable locomotives teonsing 10 ,ns
E1,t Tennessee and Virginia Railroad ana destroycH
ono eer beonglnc 10 the Virginia and Tennessee Cons
pehv. small quantity OF salt beongng to the East
Tennessee Railroad was also DESTROYED. NO dHinaEs
done in the Of Bristol other than some petiy pu
Jcrin unworthy OF mention, and the same may b. said
Of the country which they advanced through.
The burnt bridges could bo replaced In three or four
as,s but it is the intention Of tie Railroad Compar,
stop their trains for tie present at the first break nad
10 awa. until that section becomes more safe IRON such
raids before rebuilding them.
Frou The Ricln,ond Dispatch, Oct. %.
THE LATE CAMPAIGN IN EAST TENNESSEE.
Since the Night at Zollicotier some weeks ago
the department. o East Tennessee has been placed nnder
the command Of Gen Williams. He received the COM
mand near Bulls Gap. correspondent OF IAe Ly"ea'
6mrg Republican gives the following history Of tac
paign In East Tennessee since that time:
poetion-inore than a hundred niles from his base II
suppes aud than sc, cnty i've miles nom an, in
fiatry force 10 fall back upon. wi.A halfo.saslet
cavalry force. lemncd in between the Molliclacky
River ON one side and impossible mountain o. the
o,lcr and liable nj any time 10 be fnked on either side.
il is altogether miracle that he ever got ont at ALL
At an early hour on Saturday morning. the 10th inst.
fight opened In bis front ard nil along the line.
Se, sral furious attacks made By the enemy during
the day and gaantsy rcpulscd every time until O'clock
D. H., when desperate aud oycrwl lining assault waA
made upon the center. first with grape and eanIstcr
from battery OF SIX guns concealed In ravine ant
then charge by three regiments infantry. causing
Col Trimblc and Major Ilaiuey tc give way and retiia
by the hak % tho rear OF Cots. Carter ANA Fitner.
Pursuing their advantage the enemy Lad tho tomerity
TO continue the charge Through the oien ncid eeh.
VS. batteries. When within abcHt 100 yards Oh thc
guns n most destructive and terrible nro was opened
upon them causing their solid columns TO Waver useak
aud finally retreat in great confusion. ihe ront wa9
complete. The position lost before was rcgaihea ah9