Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-03-05
Tn. Potomac Army-Great News soon
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The following is by special reporter from
Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, to
this Beauro, under date Of March 1st
1t would seem Gen. Se1gwick was sent
TO the extreme left of the enemy to divert
his vigilance from the Ropidan Fords
Gen. Fitzpatrick seiziug advantage Of this
crosses the river and proceeds to make a
rspld detour to the southwest Of the en-
cmy, and gains position around Orange
Court House and Gordonsyille, while Gus,
tor swings rapidly around the extreme right
OF Sedgwick, via Madison c. H Stannards
willie. Our latest information from Kilpat.
rick was up to o'clock yesterday morning
when be was reported to be al Spotsylvano,
and Oh the trot. or Cusotr we have posi-
tive knowledge that his long lines of cayal
ry dashed rapidly through Madison G. II.
before daylight yesterday morning.
1t is reasonably supposed 10y Tribune
special who left the Court House at noon,
that Custor had engaged the enemy at
l o'clock, for q heavy csnnonading was
heard at that hour in direction Of Orange
Court House, and it contnuej up TO dark.
Gray sends news from Madison Court
House dated Monday noon, thai Genera
Sedgwick's Corps marched al sunrise Sat.
urday, with four days ratops. They biy.
ouacked at night miles beyond Culpepper
They reached Russeil's Ford on Robertson
river on Sunday forenoon, where most Of
the Corps bivonacked, and Sedgwick es
tablished his headquarters.
Talbot's brigade passed on to Madison
G. II. with cavalry uLder Capt Clstflu
The lst division of the Sd corps came up
10 the support Of the 9Th, on Sunday night.
At o'clock on Monday morning Cus,ors
cavalry with horse artillery marched out of
the town TO the Rapidan, which was crossed
near Barnett's ford.
LATEST News from the front indicates
battle this morning at Stannardsville, be,
tween Custor's cavalry and rebel infantry.
Rumors persistently place Fitzpatrick at
about twenty FIVE miles from Richmond,
which gives US Spottsylvania Court House
Madison Court House, and as draw back
to this the water OF the Rapidan rose six
#. over the level of yesterday.
Special to the Times, dated Washington
lst, says:
Ihe latest Information recelVe0 rom tne
Army of the Potomac is 10 9 O'Clock this
morning. Heavy firing, probably musket.
~, was heard eaIly this morning off 10 the
extreme right. in the direction of Stanards'
willie. where it was supposed that Custor's
cavalry were engaging the rebels. Madi'
son Court House, as we'll as Spottsylvania
Court House, are 10 our possession.
There is an evident disposition on the
part of Lee TO avoid battle by keeping
behind his entrenchments.
Fitzpatrick has been hesId from. The
report Is favorable.
Lees communications is no longer uu
broken.
1t was reported to day at Culpepper
that Hampion's legion had been badly
whipped by fitzpatrick with loss Of sever.
al hundred prisoners. Hampton himself
among the number.
Special TO the World, dated March lst,
says:
Gen. fitzpatrick with large force Of
cavalry and mounted infantry started, three
days since, for Richmond, in the hope of
capturing that City by coup de main, or
compel Lee to leave bis eBtrenchments at
Mine Bun and march TO its defence. The
rapid retreat Of LoDgstreet on Richmond
is explained, by this movement. IL is ru-
mored that Fitzpatrick will have the co oper.
alton Of q large fosee advancing up The
Peninsula.