Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-03
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

Reported Cavalry Movements-Capuo
Heard Towards Orange Court H0use-A
Battle at Stannardsville-kilpa Re.
ported Within Twenty-Five Miles of
Richmond.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The Tribune $ sspeciar
washington correspondent states that columns
OF cavalry, under Fitzpatrick and Custlr are
operating on the aanks Of General Lees army,
The latter force is said to had an engagement
we hear Of Fitzpatrick st Spottsylvania Court
House; and, rather inconsstentty, within
twenty miles Of Richmond on another ROAD.
WAsnINGToN, March l, 1861 i-ISpecial Dis
patch TO the New York Tribune. +" Beta" re-
ports from the headquarters OF the Army of tbs
Potomac TO this bureau, under date of March 4
1t would seem that Gen. Sedgwick was sent
to the extreme left Of the enemy TO engage his
attention ind divert his vigilance frorp the
Rapidan lords. Fitzpatrick, seizing advantage
OF this, crosses the river and proceeds to MAKE,
rapid detoQr to the southwest OF the enamy's
man positions, around Orange Court House
and Gordonsvil1e, while Custar swings rapidly
around the extreme right of Sedgwick, via
Madison Court House and Stannardsville.
Our latest information from Kilpatrick was
up to O'Clock yesterday morning, when he
was reported to be at SpOtsylvania, and on the
trot.
OF Custar, we have positive knowledge that
his long lines ofcavalry dashed rapidly through
Madison Court House before daylight yester-
day morning
it is reasonably coniectured by a Tribune
special who left the Court House at noon, that
Custar had engaged the enemy at one O'clock:
for a heavy cannon aiding was heard at that
hour in the direction of Orange Court House.
ard it continued up to dark.
Beta" INDUCES in the spec culation that Kill
patrIck's movement has Tor its object the dis.
semination Of the Presidents Amnesty Procla-
nation. He says that there is no truth in the
ruInor that the whole army or any considerable
portion has moved or is aboutto move. Deserters
and prisoners come in freely, out Of the move.
ment. In cur camps, ON the other hand, Off GERS
wives and children abound, and arrive as well
as depart daily.
Gray sends news from Madison court House.
dated Monday noon, that Sedgwiek's corps
marched at sunrise on Saturday with four
days raticns, hivouacked at night seven miles
beyond Culpeper, reached Russeil's Ford, on :
Robinson river, on Sunday forenoon, where
most OF the corps bivouacked, and Sedg wick
established his headquarters.
Ialbot's brigade pushed on to Madison Court
House with cavalry under Capt Ciaflin. A
rebel picket hed from the town toward Orange
Court House. Three of the picket were cap
tured. Not a single able bodied man was found
in the town, all had been remorsely conscripted.
The 1st division of the Sd corps came up TO the
support of the 9th on Sunday night kf4Eg
AT O'Clock on Monday morning Custarss
cavalry, with horse artillery, marched out of
the town to the Rapidan, which was crossed:
Mr. Long adds that ou1, troops marched for
miles on the road to Madison Court House
through lane Of fire and smoke, tho brush
and stubble in; the felds on both sides and tho l
ran fenees being on IRE, through secidant or ?
-LATEsT.-The latest news frsm fhs front in-I
dicates battle this morning at Ssannardsvtl1oA
between Custaf's cavalry and rebef infantry.
Rumors persistently place kflpatrtck ct a6odt
Spottsylyania Court. House Ands Nadisoa y
Court Honse, and, as drawbacAs gwsil tho
waters Of the Rapidan six feet oyW the level 4
OF yesterday. aes sos a1ass - y "a