, 1864-03-03
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA

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Gsn: custa5 started with force Of cavnlEy OF
vilic. "'''0
The 9Th eorps, under Gen: seagwlcl, following
day morning reached Wolnown, where he encoan
teIed @ rebel picket which he captured In pass
ia tSe tdS 5,ceaP MPdaFP
met the enemy within three miles Of the latte
gnce, where he charged a body Of eavaly undcl
stuart. driving them considerable distance. Capt
The enemy burned their tents, six cassons and tso
Tas ana ihs aoSt he !oss Of
Finding his email force opposed b. infantry, Stu
arts caEalry, and several batteries, which opened
With troops to oppose his advance, he determincd
Aiier crossing the Ravenna river, he burned the
grain, and fell back towards tic Rapidan, but hIs
DathlerS horses giving out he had to halt for the
On nearing the Rapidan next morning. he met a
!srge body Of rebel cavalry on the road Barlow
F9ld, and sldrmished with them. He found the
1ebels b bad seneenrated their forces at this point
to Rank'a Bosd, crossed without opposition. Tie
enemy followed some distance, but failed to inaict
CustaE and his force returned to camp to-day
with only four men wounded slightly, he brought
IN abon q prisoners, a large number Of negroes,
tity Of yuluab1c stores at stannalIs5ilc.
4 number Of rebels wero wounded in the skir.
m,sh near The RspIdan;
eayF: We would not tc surprised to hear, within q
tay or two, Of a raid on our wagon trains on the
o1snse = i Alexandria Railroad, u well as il the
guefllaa were seen yesterday, within two and 4
half miles Of Falls Church, watching the move.
1nente Of our tcams. Mosby was along with the
M INV 4onS, March a-rhe pp,t enys there are re-
ports from Virginia that cavalry force under XII
patrick has got into the rear Of Lee's army, and
one corps Of the Army OF the Potomac Ia making a
dtysEslpI f in Kipatricks favor against the main
Nothing authentic has been received as to the
movements but It is known that no battle had oc-
CURED yea 9p to Yesterday nqon: %
the New York Tribune says:
From reports from the headquarters OF the army
Of the Potomac to this burcan, under date OF March
The extreme left Of Tie eney 10 engage lis atten
ton md divert bis vigilance from The Rapldan
river Il afe 1pd az deso1 e &c &c
Orange House anS soldoDsse SIssa we s: cestar
Wick. ia Madison Court House and siana1syiils 1in
Uur lntest information from Fitzpatrick was up to
6o.coek Monday morning, when he was reported
have Pottlyc knowledge that biz long lines Of cav-
airy dashed rapidly through Madizoi Court House
De1Dfc daylight On Monday morning.
It is supposed that Custar had engaged the enemy
at O'Clock for very heavy cannonatliny was heard
at in the direction Of Orange Court House and
'News from Madison Court House, dated Mon
day noon. states that sedewick's corps marched At
eunrise Saturday, with four days rations, blYou-
Rs ps
and Scdgwick established his headquarters.
Ta1bot's brigade pushed On to Madison Court
d0QSH. with
Tho let division Of tho sd Corps came up to the
support Of the 9Th Corps on Sunday night. At /
bore and artillery asehed out of the toWn &
the TIE, Rapidan, which was crossed near Baznett's
News from the front indicates battle this morn
Ing at StanardsyI1le, between custars carslEy and
@ rshe1 II Infantry: Runors persistently PLACE Nlpat-
Court House, and. as q drawback, swell the waters
Of he Rapan si1 feet over the leyel Of yesteeay.
Ihc MssshiIngton W. special t9 the New York Times
Army 3f the Potomac ia to nine o'clock this morn
on to The sh in ths eetion Of
cavalry cavalry were engaging the rebels. Madison Court
Aousc, as well "a spottaylrania Court House In
There Is an evident disposition On the part Of Lee
to aEotd battle by keeping behind his eutreuch
Fitzpatrick has been heard from. The report Is
favorable. Lees communications no longer remain
ulhtoken.
It was reported to-day ct culpepper that Hsmp-
with loss Of several hundred prisoners, and that
Hampton himself was among tho number.
KEpatr:ck with large force Of cayalry and mount
ed infantry started three days since for Richmond,
With tho hope Of capturing that city by coup dd
kun aud marc % to it dense Tse 4pd a.
treat Of Longstreet On Richmond Is explained By |
r. j.. -,,,-,e.aci that Et1,,t.;o- will Aoo ~. -