Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-03
Yesterday Afternoons Dispatches
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March 1.
The following is by = special reporter from
headquarters THE Army OF the Potomac, TO
this Bureau under cate OF March 1st:
ItWould seem that General SedgWiek was sent
to the extreme left OF the enemy to divert his
vigilance from the Rapidan Fords. 90,
General Fitzpatrick seizing advantage Of this
crosses the river and proceeds TO make q rapid
detour to the southwest Of the enemy, and
gains positions around Orange Court House and
GOrdonsville, while Custer swings rapidly
isOn G. d. and Stannardsyille. Our latest infor-
nation from Fitzpatrick was up to o'clock yes
terday morning, when he was reported to be at
Spotsylvania, and on the trot.
or fCqstsrWe have positive knowledge that his
long lines OF cavalry passed rapidly through
Madison c. b. before daylight yesterday morn
ing.
It is reasonably supposed BY Tribune special
who left the Court House at noon, that Custer
had engaged the enemy at o'clock, for q heavy
cannOnading was heard at that hour in the dirsc:-
ton Of Orange Court house, and it continued up
to dark.
Gray sends news from Madison Court House
dated Monday noon, that General SedgWiek's
corps marched at sunrise SatuT day, with four
days ratons; They biyoueked at night seven
miles beyond Cuipepper. They reached Rus
sells Ford on Robertson river on Sunday fore
noon, where most Of the corps biVoueked, ana
SedgWiek established his headquarters.
Tslbot's brigade passed on 70 Madison C. e.
with cavalry under Captain Clafiin. The lst d.
vision OF the Sd corps came upto the support Of
the 9Th, on Sunday night. At one o'clock on
Monday morning Clusters cavalry with horse
artillery marched out Of the town TO theRapidan,
which was crossed near Barnett's ford.
LATEsF.-NeWs from the front indicates bat
tie this morning at StannardsVille, between Gus
ter's cavalry and rebel infantry.
Rumors persistently place Fitzpatrick at abo
twenty-five miles from Richmond, which give b.
SpottsylTania Court House and Madison Court
House, and as a drawback to this the water Of
the Rapidsn rose six feet over the level yes
teFdaY.
AsPecial to the Times, dated Washington 1st,
says:
The latestlnformation received from the Army
Of the Potomac is to o'clock this morning.
Heavy firing, probably musketry, was heard
early this morning on to the extreme right, in
the direction Of StsnardsVille, where it Wss sup
posed that Clusters cavalry were engaging the
rebels. Madison Court House, as we'll as Spott-
sylvsnia Court House, are in our possession
There is an evident disposition on the part Of
trenchment5.
Kilpatriek hiss been heard from. The report
Lees communications no longer remain un-
broken.
It was reported to-day at CuIpepper that Hamp-
toms legion had been badly whipped by Kilpat-
rick, with loss Of several hundred prisoners,
Hampton among the numbsr.
A special TO the World, dated March 1st, says
General Fitzpatrick, with a large force of cav
airy and mounted infantry, started, three days
since, for Richmond in the hope Of capturing
that city by coup de sDldin, 'or compel Lee to
leave his entertainments st Mine Run, and march
to its defense.
The rapid retreat Of LonRstreet on Richmond
is explained by this movement.
tits rumored that Fitzpatrick will have tie co.
operation Of large force advancing up the Pc
ninsula.