The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-02-11

Inc latest War News, is from the Army
of the Potomac and from Gen. Buffers De
partment. A portion of Meade's Army cross
ed the Rapidan while an expedition from the
Peninsula threatened Richmond from that
direction causing a tremendous scare in the
rebel capital The following dispatches will
explain the movements Sef our troops that
caused the alarm in the Rebel Capital
THE MOVEMENT on THE RAPIDAN.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8. 1864
The papers contain fuller particulars Of the
late reconnaissance over the Rapidan, but
there is little additional information.
The 14th Connecticut suffered heavily.
The New York Tljbuae'S dispatch says:
''Gen. Kilpatrick's reconnoiss ,nce conclu-
sively proves that no force of the enemy oc-
cupies the country east of Mine Run. The
small parties of cavalry all belong to lamp
toms Legion, which is stationed at tredercks-
burg. More than half Of the videttes have
no horses, are seldom relieved, and are some.
times obliged to walk % miles to their post
Of duty.
The New York Times dispatch says it has
been ascertained that the main body of Lees
army is between Gordonsville and Orange G.
II. Citizens residing within the enemy's
lines say Lee expects to have 40, 900 con
scripts added to his army by the new levy,
raising 1t to $1,000 or 1000 men.
GEN. BUTLERs LATE MOVEMENT.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 8.-The expedi-
ton having returned, we are permitted to
state the following facts:
On Saturday morning Cen Buffers forces,
under command Of Brig. Gen. Wistar march
ed from Yorktown, via New Kent G. House.
The cavalry arrived at half-past two O'Clock
yeterday morning, at Bottoms Bridge across
the Chickahominy, ten miles from Richmond,
for the purpose Of making raid into Rich
mond, and endeavoring, by surprise, to liber-
ate our prisoners there. The cavalry reach |
ed the bridge at the time appointed, march
ing forty seven miles in sixteen and one-half
hours. A force of infantry follow ed in their
rear for the purpose of supporting them
1t was expected to surprise the enemy at
Bottoms Bridge who had for some time only
IA small picket there. The surprise failed, be-
cause, as the Richmond E2umilsel to-day says
"a Yankee serter gave the information at
Richmond Of the intended movement"
The enemy had felled large amount of
timber, so as to block up and obstfuct the
fords and make impossible for our cavalry to
pass After remaining at the bridge from 2
o'clock until -, Gen. Wistar joined them
with his infantry, and the whole object of the
surprise having been defeated, Gen. WistAr
returned to williamsburg
THE GREAT SCARE AT RICHMOND.
BALTIMORE Feb. "a special dispatch
from Fortress Monroe to the american, from
Mr. G. G. Fulton, who is at City Point, says
The rebel flag Of truce, with Commissioner
Ould and Captain Hatch, the truce officer.
arrived on Sunday at City Point. Two citi
zen prisoners were brought down. They
we're both Mary flanders. They brought ex
;itng news from Richmond, which they rep
'esent was in state Of the most feverish ex
element, from midnight on Saturday up to
he time they left, Sunday afternoon) At
midnight on Saturday the bells of the city
we're rung, and men were rushing through
he streets crying ITO arms ~ "to arms !!
the Yankee are coming" During the
light there was intense consterna-
ion everywhere visible. The home guard
vas called out, and the tramp of armed men
,ould be heard in all directions.
For several days previous to this alarm the
roops in and around the city to the number
# 4, 900 or 5000, had been sent off to join
4ee's army, with great dispatch. The I'M
PRESTON was prevailing that movement was
by Gen. Meade. In this they {
we're right, as during the progress Of the ex-
itement on Sunday, intelligence was receiv- Il
d that Meade had crossed the Rapidau.
On Monday morning courier arrived at
)ity Point bringing copies Of the morning
apers, with the intelligence that the excite
nent had abated and that it had been ascer-
aimed that the Yankees were falling back
rom the Chickahominy, and had abandoned
be attack.