, 1863-11-28
FROM the ARMY or THE
POTOMAC.
Meade has Crossed the Rapi-
dan,
AQUA CREEK AGAIN HIS BASE or
SUPPLY. .-.
Lee must Fight or Run Away.

loo rrnSt Efrht Or RIM AW,V.
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'' ~ wss,.1,aro~ Nov ~ 1sae
1t DAYLIGHT this morninr. Gen. Meado'g ar
my began forcing. the passage Of the Rapidau
at Gernania Ford and two other points. A :
hard fight occurred at Getmania Ford, i7hcro
the rebels had masscd their forces. The f1eht-
ine lasted along tho line for about: three
, hours,
The whole army Is now on the soutl bank
Of the Raufdan. The line Of the Orange md
Alexandria Railroad. has heen ahan-
doncd. and snpnlies for tho army
will hcreafter reach It by wav Of Annfa
Creek. Falmouth. and Fredcriclsburc. and
yorkuaen arc already there with materials for
rcpairine the railroad. The fact that the
passage Of the Rapidan was 80 easily forced,
is considered as conc1us1yely showing flint
Lees army has been greatly weakened.
Dcscrters taken yesterday estimate tho rebel
army at $4,000 infantry, 5000 cavalry, and
145 pieces Of artillery, but tho probabilities
are thought to be that this Is rather under
than oyer'the figures.
SECOND DISPATCH.
A dispatch from Gcrman1a Ford dated s
o'clock this morning states that our whole
army crossed without my opposition that
could be called serious, AtGermanfa. Cabb'e
Mills and Culpepper Fords there was consfd-
ernble artillery firing md skirmishlng along
the line, but nothing TINT amounted to bat
tic. and the rebel pickcts fell back us ours i'd
yanccd,
Intelligence from the front from d private
source o11nes lne He"e uo"n u nal-Past
nine o'clock this forenoon At that time all
the army trufns and transportation had fol-
lowed tic army across the Rapidan, and we're
-,,s,,;ar r,-,a,v f,rw,-, wftbont a.r,ons ~.
pushing '"p1ols lot"a'u "A'uou' Sst1oa7 W
position. One column Was advancing IN the
direction Of Charlottesville. The main body
is in two columns, moving In the direction of
s-so..,,,,a +ha .oSo, a-,,,,, - s,,,,!oaas p.a
ana aofaonSsaae tne fcoet arn's Ii supposed
to te fntrenched.
We only have railroad connexfon as far a.
W1,a-, +ha +ro;n In tbaro This rnorn,r,
henTy and loud firing was heard In the difec-
ton Of Orange Court House. In the opin-
ion of many It is thought that it was the be-
o,rr;ro or n,pcnrsor of n penero1 cnfrone.
s1a,,.
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crossed at Gcrmania Ford, the Sd and 9TH at
Jacobs, the 9Th and 1st at Culpepper. Head
onorters to-day were Mt Robertson's on the
1oaa ~ orangr court Honac
'oao ~ ~ .e,,nossan,a ~ -d., -.,,,,a. -, =
q casa1fy .seonnossanes so-aay sepot.e uae
up in line Of battle, but Lee is seeking to
make the hest Of his way to Richmond.
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s.a.a.s nue lou. ~ ~ ~. ~ .o1 Nat.,n. .or,x
WASHINGTON, NOV Sf.-Notans "aateser
has reached us, up to 1 p. u1., from the Army
Tho f,r3np m onr front renortcd hy nas-
t--..ss ...e.,,-s 49,.
sengels o5 seesetou5 c'eu4n6 Lam, ueatu u
| IN the course OF yesterday from the line or
the Orange .and Alexandria Railroad, was
doubtless but the usual cannonading occur
.ng.ss . NC. -,ara+s ~ ~ +hs o.ha- ~ 10 vere a.
saueeu Pienste - su0 otue4' ~ "e "e1e w"
ing yesterday In the. vicinity of Germania
Ford.
WAsuryoroS. Nov. 27,-The Repu5ica,. has
+ne fo11o1yino T., an extra.
ihe Army u taes1otonac aa'anceo 5es-
| terday morning, and undoubtedly crossed the
Rapidan without much opposition, as firing
| was heard at Dealton Station. It commenced
49, 49, 1u0 w. Aefu w ' ~ -.
| SOUND fccea1ng al INC 1lme' until a. ins1 II
was scarcely heard This is thought to be
| evidence that Leo Is retreatIng towards Rich
| mond.
| nvo of onr oft7cers raecn+,v os1-cd f.o,,m;a.
a,onnr n 6nid sy1,ether Se w9n1d o1rec r. a
n"ri;a, orchanas m nf ntIsonrTs anH wbether
~, .eI,t IT, ssr W m rahs,s % NV n nn1
i,on;;e ~ wnn1d % ]s1es,se w, a., acna1 nnnhpr ns
nn1S, u 0 TEau ~ rre neat;va a resro,sc u
opr T,,a wv" net,,nstss for a1nrnnriaf;p~a "a no.
cent3v nnhI,she5. are m ;n nav 1 RESPECTS Ipeor-
IT, aau au nanart,nomt mus r.. ETsn ~ nrasant
ofic;a1 ast;,55o+es cannot ha reeardea r. con.
1nsir hennns natians, oh1igst;ona " MAJ 4
nade hefore thcv are 1nid Sefare Gnner1sss r oo
NV ToRr- Nov. M-rhe Tri6wnt7s WISH
;noton s,,ccis Asusr ava = r. f.ared that the
cI6thine ] % and provisions sent m by % our Govern:
| mnnt IL fhc Union nris0ners have never
reechc;l ec them. en- % hit haye ~ been sent to Lees
army One who saw. tba prisoners. some
a'o01 on lie way to Danyi11e. saws that thew
nndn1t blanket. md all were fiithy and
! rnrpe} IT. is Gen Mereiith,e oninion also
thaf ti,c rcbeIs l,aTe broken faith In tbis mat
teri, ~ '' .@~@N '''@
anotber ar,nv of the Potomac dispatch to
the Herald. 18th. states: The army moves
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