New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-02
FROH THE ARMY on THE POIOEAC'
Movements of the Advancing Columns
Cannonading Heard Toward
Orange Courthouse.
H1lPATRlCK ct sP0TsYLvANlA.
cLIv 8 span Portion OF the ARMY
in Motion.
Sdgwick's Headquarters at Russelfs Ford
TIE st1tble sno Fences Found on Fire
Along the Whole Line.
Headquarters at Russelfs Ford
A BATTLE AT STANNARDSVILLE,
fitzpatrick Reported Within Twenty
FIVE Niles of Richmond.
tl.oal I.,Is,el TO The Y. Y. Trfbane.
WASHINGTON Tuesday Ma,,L u

tfs Ma aIstct 10 The v. Y. II1b
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March l. lsC4.
"Ro;a" reports from the Headquarters of the
Army cf the Totcmac 20 this bureau under cate Of
Knch l.
II would seen that Ger. Scdewicl was sent 10 the
txu,me left Of the enemy engage lis attention. and
divert hs vigilance from the Bspidan fcrds Fitzpatrick
sGe advantage Of this the river and proceeds
" make rIpid deom to the southwest Of the enemys
am positions, around Orange Court. House and Cor
louisville, while Custsr swings rapidly around the
irene night Of Sedgwiel via Madison Court House and
stsnardsyille.
Our latest information from Fitzpatrick was up 10
cock yesterday morning, when he was reported to be
st sIotsylyania. and on the trot.
fCustar, have positive knowledge that his long
lines Of cavalry dashed rapidly through Madison Court
House before daylight yesterday morning.
II s reasonably eoueetured by TmBUET special who
f The Cont House at Doon that Gustav had engaged
TIT enemy 70 0 CLOCK Tor heavy oannonading WIS
ltaId al tut hour in the direction Of Orange Court
House and il continued mp Ia dark.
"Reta INDUCES in the speculation het Kiipstricks
movement has for IFS object the dissemination Of the
PRESIDENTS Amnesty Proclamation. He says that there
il nc truth III the that Che whole army any
siderable portion las moved is about TO De
erere and prisoners come IN Icey out OF the move
pont In our camps, the other hand, officers wives
AID children abound and arrive Wen depart daily
Gray sends news from Madison Court House, dated
Monday neon, that Sedgwicks corps marched at sun.
Jise on Saturday with four days raons biy0uacled al
night seven miles beyond Cupepper reached Russels
Ford on Robinson River on Sunday forenoon, where
NEST Of tie corps biyOuacked. and Sedgwick estob-
hshed his headquarters. Ialbofs brigade pushed on TO
Madison Court House with cavalry under Capt. Claim
A Rebel picket fed from the town toward Orange
Court House. Three OF the picket were captured. MOI
slnee ableboded found IN the town; all had
teen remorselcssly oonScrpted The LIST Division Of
tue I'd Corps came UP tie support Of the 9Th on sun
day night.
At O'clock on Monday morning Custars cavalry,
with horse artillery marched ont Of the town 70 the
.sn,i.isn, which was crossed near Berne,ts Ford
Mr.. Long adds tha. our troops marched for miles on
te road 10 Madison Court House through lane Of fire
ard smoke the brush and stubble in the fields both
rides and the rail fences being FIRE, through accident
q design
Loiss;.--T Tie latest from the front indicates n
fsrtk this morning Al SannsIdsyile between Cusiars
cavalry aud Rebel Infantry. RumoIs persisenty place
Kilpatrek at about twenty-five miles IRON Richmond,
give us Spottsylvane Court House and Madison Court
House, and, as a drawback, swell the waters Of the
gaI idsn six.feet over the level Of yesterday.