The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-03
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

YNosday, and held over Tor reasons given aoove:
o. Thursday the 25th ut, TWO corps Of the Army OF
~ Potomac moved from camp towards Madison Court
isuss 70 engage the attention Of General Lee by for
,dable fcus General Custer went ahead with cavalry,
across Robertson's river, and Sunday drove In the
snsmys pickets north Of the Rapdan. All this was
nsns with as much noise several batteries Of artillery
could consistently make But meanwhile movement In
anothsr direction went much more quietly. General
Ejlpasr,ck with his picked cavalry and horse artillery,
oafched from ssevensburg on Sunday night crossed
- Rapdan Germanua Ford suppose, and thence
ssox the direct road for his appointed destination AT
Shs ford detachment under Colonel Dahlgren, left the
nAn column and advanced BY another route The enemy
would thus find cavalry forces marching upon them
81 q least two different routes
stmulssnsously with General Kiipa.ricks movement
Gsusra Butler was 70 move up from the peninsula,
ed mako Demonstration upon Richmond. What force
- enemy had In Richmond does not appear; but the
elsy 10 known 10 have been for time past very
essby defended We have 70 believe that II is
ssui In the same comparatively defenocess con.
liolcn that II was whom General Buffers
aassmpt was made, few weeks since
Rsshmond has 90 many times been Just within
ysasA and slipped om Ike the fruits that vexed the
sps Of antalus; has many times seemed ready 70
i. prey whoever would grasp like man OF met
~" thss ths country will hardly be surprised that one
1srs atsmps should be made for its capture Prepare
Noas Tor this ast attempt have, IL stated, been for
SeMs time In progress on the peninsula
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
me annexed dispatches forwarded 70 Us BY tele
gsaph on Tuesday evening" eNYE
HEADQUARTERS, Anxr or THE PoronAc,
General Fitzpatrick, ~ the bead Of large force OF
cavalry Ie this place, on Saturday evening grand
expedition The strength Of the entire command We do
~ ossm Il udicious 70 publish al sne present tIrne
On Saturday night the command proper encamped At
Oll vsrdiersvle, on the Fredericksburg and Orange
Csors House plank road eight miles south Of the Rapdan
On Sunday morning the force demonstrated in front
4 me snsmys works upon Nine run, deployed 40 In.
nnssy, n order 70 cause the enemy TO mass in that
oaty 70 resist attack. In this capacity they acted all
Cay, and ~ night rested in retired and safe position
bsswsen vadiersviIc and Robinson's Tavern. ~
A three O'Clock on Monday morning General Fitzpatrick
took up line Of march southwark towards junction
& he Virginia Central and the Richmond and Fredericks
burg railroads. arriving 81 spcttsyvana Court House
about dark. Ha rs
From this point Colonel Dahlsren, with selected de-
A0bment from tho cavalry, was despatched 70 Frede
vckshai, midway between The junction Of the above
banned roads ana cordonsvne. where had beeu parked
ths whole Of the rcbsl reserve artillery. &
Colonel DAhlgren was 70 have destroyed the artillery,
Ne roads and telegraph lines, and reon General Kpa-
isicl, or report in the morning. nt
TUESDAY, March I, 1864
AZ seven o'clock last evening she expedition was heard
from, and then everything was going swmmnsy and
according 70 programme.
Prederckshal 10 forty miles per rail- from Richmond
ana Hanover Junction Ia twenty-six.
10 cover this movements strong Union force moved 10
Madison Court House, but found no enemy.
yesterday MternoOp several discharges " artillery