The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1863, Page 3

GRANT’S ARMY, Great Victories Near Chattanooga. The Rout of the Rebels Complete. Brage’s Rebel Army Crumbling to Pieces, Their Arms Thrown Dowa in Despair. Tho Progress.of Our Troops [luminated by the Enemy’s Burning Magazines, More Artillery and Prisoners Captured. IMPORTANT CAVALRY EXPEDITION. Portions of the East Tennessee Railroad Destroyed. Longstreet’s Retreat from Before Knoxville Cut Of, ke, ae, Despatch from General G: Caarrancoaa, Noy, 27-10 A. M. ‘Major General H. W. Hawzcx, General-in-Chief, Wash- ington:— Tam just m from whe front, ‘The rout of the enemy is (most complete, Abandoned wagons, caissons and oc- @asional pieces of artillery ase everywhere to be found, I think Bragg’s loss will fully reach sixty pieces of ar- illery. A large number of prisoners have fallen into our hands. The pursuit will continue t0 Red Clay in the ‘merning, for which place I shall start in « few boars. U. 8. GRANT, Major Goneral. be. The Press Despate Caarrancoaa, Nov. 27, 1963, ‘This glorious army fs already again on the pursuit of the flying and panic-stricken enemy, though we are bardiy yet in at the first gray of the dawn. eens Arte, en even mere creme Comme atio€ the day before. “ pecernners She eiviesaie Wee wen steed, often at pageantry” Ma tho enemy in hendreds, if not Qe Wousands. ‘The aggregate sumber of prisoners we thus took yes- ferday it is believed is much greater than our captures of beee on the day before, ; ‘The army of the enemy is certainly destroyed. @ Wherever we reach portions of the rebel army in arms, hey instantly theow them down and scatter like fright- ned sheep, leaving all their stragglers near by, their farge number of discon tented who desire to be taken in, ad théir wounded, in our bands, =“ ‘They alo ie the same manner abandon their artillery, mamounition and trausportation wagons, caissons, knap- @acks, and everything that can possibly impede their Aight, te this way sufficiently more of their artillery fell into eur bands yesterday t6 swell the total cumber of pieces taken up to sixty. Before our troops stopped for rest for tho nit their progress was everywhere lighted by the large Ores from the enemy's stores, to all descriptions of which they ap- Plled the torch to prevent them from falling into our hands. i ‘They also burned all the bridges they had time to fire ‘Before wo were upon them, in the hope of thas delaying ‘the tmpetuosity of the pursuit. What is now left of Bragg’s boasted army is bat « panic stricken mob, rushing like a herd of frightened baf- aloes, and apparently perfectly incapable of making any further resistance. Cnattaxooaa, Nov. 27—Evening. ‘The situation to-night is highly satisfactory. Generals Hooker's, Palmer’s and Sherman's commands are pearly ten miles beyond Chickamauga creek, in pursuit of the @rombling army of Bragg, who is making every effort to @ecape our advance near Dalton. In a sharp fight thi ‘Morning Geveral Paimer’s advance took four guns and ‘Uhree hundred prisoners. General Shermen is reported to have advanced from Tyne Station on our left to-day and cut off two thousand rebels. The road along which ‘Bragg 8 ‘retreating is lined with caissons, wagons, com- miseary and medical stores. ‘The prisoners cay !t ig impossible for the rebel leaders to make their troops stand. Colonel Lang’s cavalry com- ‘mand returned from a raid to the East Tennosseo Rail- Pond to-night. They destroyed the road fifteen miles above end below Cleveland. They burned a rebel foundry at Gloveiand, where large quantities of munitions of war are Btored, one hundred wagons, loaded with baggage, and @aptured thirty prisoners. Colonel Lang was attacked Babsequently by @ saperior force of infantry, cavalry and artillery , but succeeded in bringing bis prisoners of Our foes in the threo days’ fight will not exceed three thou eand. Major Genera! Logan has srrived. ‘ Our Washington Despatch + Waserxatox, Nov. 27, 1863 ‘The rejoicing over the successes at Chattanonga, while {Bot partaking of the wild and demonstrative character that has sometimes been displayed, is yet earnest and Deartfelt. The utmost confidence ie entertained that hese succeenes will be promptiy followed up, aod ine vented and demoralized fragments of it was Bragg’s frmy #0 pressed as not to allow them 10 reorganize and recuperate for fature operations, but that Gener! ‘@raat will continue bis victorious course until a blow has ‘Deon inflicted upon the rebellion from which recovery is tapossidie. Arrangements are being made for deepatchiog fmmedi. ‘poly a namber of quartermasters from thia city te Chat- ‘Qameoga for service in the ‘eld. 1h ie reported that Gener! Grant telegraphed the Presi gate er mde Prisoners just cuptared SRR Types te bo estes somes “aye - a es o in -< NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1863. TRIPLE | SHEET. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. Profile of the Mountain, with the Point, Adjacent Lands, Rebel Batteries, ana, Carried by Hooker and His Troops. ag ats ae ALLS wt Po ae sng to the rules and reguations of war in relation to vio- lation of parole, and, if not, what disposition shall be made of them. The Savy. ARRIVAL OF THE SUPPLY STEAMSHIP NEWBERN. ‘The United States supply steamship Newbern, T. 4 ‘Harris, commanding, arrived tt this port last night from the North Atlantic Blocknding Squadron, and twenty-four hours from Fortress Monroe, She brings five hundred and fifty barrcls of naval etores from Beaufort, N.C. The following is a list of her officers — — Master and Executive Magu G. Holiey, Masler—J. H. Richard: jcting Bmvigns. ‘lee Millet, Milton Webster and ciate ‘H, Sawyer, api cling Assisiant Surgeon—Jobr F. Ach ny Assis'ant Paymaster—E. Is. Cust ‘ins Clerke—Tbomas J. Benjamin. Pe "s Clrk—H. Y. Stevie. en tee First Assistant, Isaac Maples; Acting b meee rere — E. Cooper, F. C. Lomas, Samuel lasers’ Ma’ Yes—Jobn P. Jones, Geo, C. Williams, Omar Wineu wud Adoiphos Lancergtos : Niacana, 30.—The screw frigate Niagara 1s to return to ‘Boston in a few days to have her battery changed. She Row carries clavan.inch cuna on the g=m deck, and rumor ays that they are to be replaced by the nine-inch gua, which is by far tho best gun of its class in our service. ‘The Navy Department are alune to, for this change in the sbip’s armament, and, although were warned ia reference to overloading her with heavy guns, they now ere compelled to make this ehange, or, bave # worthiess hip. Sr. Marrs, 16.—The United States sloop-of-war St. Ma- ryseailed from Panama, New Greneda, November ww ona craise, Sacivaw, 9.—The steam sloop Saginaw was at La Union November 10, where New York Ev Homan und ©. 1. Farpay, Ndv. 27—9 P. M. The attendance at the Evening Exchange last night was large, and the volume of bysiness transacted very fair in comparison with other evenings. The market, although Rot one of great animation, exhibited much strength and gave promise of a.good deal of vitality for the morning. It will be seen that gold was in great demand, two hundred thousand doljira and upwards having changed bends at about the ruling prices of the goid room, dowa town at the close of the day. New York Central opened at 13334 and advanced to 134, Erie opened at 105 and closed at 10533, buyer ten days. The following are the transactions at the board: — gondAmerican gold.sd 14H 100 she Hirle RR... do - May 200 do iio ‘ 200 it ou 13 He ri wo eve & Pits nie oe ~ boo $3) caien “t Gite tit ie Wo 10 ff _& Mariposa Min'g Uo. % A New ‘Inmate of Fort Lafayette. ‘The rebel Captain Montgomery Browne, late chief of artillery on General Green’s staff, who was taken prisover 4 paroled by the capitulation of Vicksburg, after hay- ing beeo for rome time at New Orleans for the cure of bis wounds, obtained permissioa from the Provost Mar- nual General of that city to come to New York, where be has some relations and many acquaintances. - He arrived bere some weeks ago in the steamer Cahawba, and after having duly presented birmseif to the Commanding Geoe fal, be never failed to report every morning at the Pro- vost Marshal He was ordered yeaterday to Fort Latayette by the tant Geveral of the Unite! States forces of thie city, Who sent one of bis officers to accom- pany bim to his solitary abode. We bear that the priso- per, Who is a Tery geatiemanly young man, presented protest againat such @ restriction of his liberty, which he Considers a violation of the usages of war The order for bis confiuement eame by telegraph from the War De parunent. Brookiya Academy of Music—Alarm o Fire. Daring the performance of Mr. ©. W. Clark at the Academy of Music, Brgokiyn, oneThankegiving night, the City Hall fire bell commenced tolling, whereupoa some boys in the gallery raised a cry of “Fire, fre.” There won ko instantaneous rush for the doors, Indies screamed ‘and fainted, and men puxhed on, believing in the maxim of every one for bimeelf, Mr. Clark came to tH® foot lights aod agsured the audience that there was 00 neces. sity for alarm, as toe bell “told” them the fire was ia another district, He took that opportunity of giviog Shem a piece of advice, and that waa, im the event of « fire on any future cecesion, the ad wot A rush to one door, byt if they o tage they would find an auple and easy ogrese. Phlaving given the gudience thu sober advice, Mr Clark said, now, indies O04 gentiem a, | will eet drank for you fn a minate, aod the drama of “The Drunk. in the Acedemy, it might have proved an awful calamity, as the building seldom Presented « more crowded appearance, Two Waoowas on & Raitaoa Train, —The novel per- formance of celebrating the nuptials of two loving cou os took pinee on the fouthwest branch the cite Railroad on Sunday, the 15th inst. The pas seoger train started from Rolla at the usual bour, with the bridal partion and a best of friends on board, ‘Tho poltte and oondvowr, Mr Alles bo has beea for slong time on the road, was in hie slewneot, Afver the train got under motion, the perty, of the first part— Vr. Deboey Carter—-was married to the amiable and jorhing Mise Mary Dusivan, of Rolla, mad was periormed by Rey KR. D. Gaddy, at Walt past M. oIt was mentioned as some eingwiar that to! os the fret time In his Nie that the reverend gentleman who tied the joving twain in the Roly bonds of wedinek was wee toe ay seamen a 8 baif-yast eleven M Mr. iW Sher! Phee ooant; and oie of the ira bride ineationed above, was married ig! Campbell, while the train waa » a4 twooty miles an bour —Si. ‘Dotom, Hos. Arrivals -—~ osama ES a ‘—_ « she THE RICHMOND PRISONERS. Statement of the Union Surgeons Just Released from Libby Prison—Barbarity of the Rebel Authorities—Dreadfual Mor tality Among the cc a i of Uur Soldiers, &. The following statement, by the surgeons just releawd from the Libby Prison at Richmond, of the treatmen: of our prisoners there, will be presented to the War Depart ment to-day:— ‘Wasurvaton, Nov. 27, 1843. We, the undersigned, surgeons of the United, States Army, and recently prisoners in Richmond, Va., consider it our duty to-publish a few sects that came to our know. ledge while we were inmates of the hospital attached to Libby Prison. We enjoyed for several mouths daily access to the hospitals where the sick and wounded among our Union soldiers rooeived ment, Asa result of our “observations, we hereby declare our belie! that sinco the battle of Chickamauga the number of deaths per diem has Qveraged fully fity, The prevailing diseases are diurr- hom, dysentery and typhoid pneumonia, Of late the percentage of deaths has greatly {ocreased, the result of causes that bave been long at work— as insuMerent food, clothing umd shelter, combines ‘with that depression of spirits brought on saoctten by Jong confinement. It may seom almost incredible wi we affirm, of our personal knowledge, that in (he hospitals for Union soldiers the average mortality is Dearly /orty per day ; and upon the most retiable teximony We are forced to believe that the deaths in the tobacco factories and upon the jsland will raige the total wortall- ty among ali the Union prisovers to Gfty per day, or fifteen nundred monthly. The extremely reduced condition of those broughi from {Me island argues that bund:eds quite sick are left behind who with us would be considefed fit subjects for hospital treatment, Sach, too, is the fact, as invariably stated by scores we have conversed with trom that camp. The same to a degree belds true of the prisovers ja the city. It would be @ reasonable estimate to put the number who are fit subjects for hospitals, but who are re fused admittance, at five hundred. A thousand are already under treatment in the three hospitals, and the rebel surgeons themselves say the number of patients is ouly limited by the small accommodations provided. Thus we have over ten per cent of the whole mumber of prisoners held classed’as sick moo, who need the most assiduous and skilful attention; yot, in the es sential matter of rations, they are receiving nothing bat corn bread and swect potatoes, Meat is no longer fur- nisbed to any clags of our prisovers except to the few officers in Libby hospital, and all privates are now furnished with a corn bread in place of wheat bread, unsuitable diet for hospital pationta prostrated with diarrhaa, dysentery aod fever, to say nothing of the balance of startling in- stances of individual suffering and horrid pictares of death from protracted sickness aod sem! starvation we have had thrust upon our observation The first demand of the poor creatures from the island was always for something to eat. Self respect gone, hope and ambition gone, half clad and covered with vermin and filth, many of them are too often beyond ali reach Of me tical skill, Io one Instance the ambalances brought sixteen to the hospital, and during the night seven of them died, Again, eighteen were brought, and eleven of them died in twenty-four bourse, At another time fourteen were admitted, and in a single day too of thom died Judging from what,we have ourselves seen and do kuow, we do Dot hesitate to may that, under a treatment of sys. tematic abuse, neglect and semi starvation, the numbers who are becoming permanently broken down in their covstitutious must be reckoned by thousands. We leave it for others to say what is demanded by this state of things. The rebel daliy papers in general terms acknowledged the truth of all we have afirmed, but usual. ly close their abusive editortmis by deciar: that even such treatment is better than the invading Yankees de serve. The Xzaminer, in a recent article, begrudged even the little food the prisowers did receive aod the boxes sent to us from home, and closed by eulogizing the #; tem of semi starvation and exponure as well calculated to dimpose of us All this is true, aod yet cold weather bas hardly commenced. We are borrified when we pictare the wholerale misery and death that will come with the biting frosts of winter. Recently several hundred prisoners per diy were being removed to Danville, Io two instances we wore standing in view of them aa their ranks filed past. It was a sail wight to see the attenuated featares and pallid faces of mea « few months since robust and in vigorous health, Nambera were without shoes, nearly withoat blank ots OF overconts, aod not aman did we #90 who was well and fully clad, Bat, to the creditof the prisoa- ers ® Richmond, of ail ranks, be it recorded, that ali along they have showed herole fortitude, and, under saffering, and sparing the idea that their govera- ment bad forgotten them, they have bel! {ast thetr cond. ence in the final aod speedy success of vur cause To addition to the above statement, we with It to be distinctly anderstood that the rebel medical officers conbected with the hospitals referred to—sargeons Wii. king, Simmons aad Mabe), aod the mo sji(al steward, Hal let—are not in apy way, #0 far as our observation bas ex- tended, reaponsible for the ptate of Lhings existing there but, om the other hand, we are bound in justion wo bear teatimony to thetr Rindness and faithful periormance of Ubeir Gatien with tbe limited means at (ber dupeeal. DANA. MEEKER, Surgeon, United #tates Volo teers. C, 7. aMPeRS, Assistant Surgean, 8\xib regiment Maryleod Voix * J. i. BROWN, Aamiatant Surgeon, One Hundred nd Birteenth Obio mt y A. M. PARKER, Anaiatent vergeon, First Maise caveiry. Twenty days leave of abeance have bean granted to the Wurgecns 1ecentiy retarsed from ixhmwod As the whois ounce tha ie Of this time will be required to enable some te proceed without stopping by way of their homes to Chattanooga, while others reside upon the direct route, no little dissat- tsfaction bas been occasioned, and aa effort 1s being made to modify the order 80 a8 to secure leaves from fifteen to thirty days. TESTIMONY OF SURGBON MYERS, Surgeon W. W. Myers, of the United States steamer State of Georgia, who was captured on the 44th of May last by @ band of North Carolina rangers, tm the Chesa- peake and Albemarle Sound, and for along time closely confined as @ hostage for one Dr. Green, of the rebel army, has jost made an official report to Secretary Welles. For along while, he says, be had access to the bos- pitals where the Union prisoners were confined , aed since the battle of Chickamauga the number of deaths average some Ofty per day, the most prevalent diseases being those of the respitory and digestive organs. Lately they ‘have increased alarmingly, caused by the bad food given 88 rations and insufficient clothing and sheer, The cases coming from Bolle Island wo the hospital all argue Starvation. Ten per cent of the prisoners are sick men. Corn bread and sweet potatoes form the only fooa given to the mick, and very little of that, In one instance the ‘Tho night seven di 16 tem end scene to look atthe gaunt and sharp prisoners. The Baltimore metter rund. Barrmoaz, Nov. 27, 1868, ‘The Raltimore Relief Fund ebipped to day thirty-four barrels for Richmend, as follows:—Twenty barrels of soda crackers, ton barrels of smoked beef, two barrels of Delogna sausages, and two barrels of pickied onjons. Bad Faith of the Reb: Regard Great indignation has been excited hore by the state ments of returned oMocers and others from Richmond, in- Aicating cruel vegligence, If not absolate bad faith, on the part of rebel authorities , in regard to the distribution Of the clothing and provisions seat for the relief of the Union prisovers. It i understood that no more will be forwarded by the government until satisfactory evidence fs furnished that what bas already been transmitod bas been applied according to the assurances giveu. Academy of Mastic. The opera of “Fanst’ was performed here last night for the second time, The story of the learned™toctor, the fair Margaret and the mischievoas Mephistopbeles will always be a favorite one, All the characters have place in the popular heart, even to the last; for, not withstending the immense distribution of tracts, people are very fond of the Devil,"especially whea be is witty Avd the old story gathers © new grace from music, ‘Though the music of “Faust "never reaches the higher Gramatic effect of the story, it is still of a very agreeable character. It bas some richness and a certain force io its adaptation to the higber moods of the piece, It hits the popular fancy, and will hold it, and will also certainly grow into the good graces ef those who pretend to be better judges than the mase Miss Kellogg sang the part of Margaret with the quiet earnestness proper to it, and also acted it very well. Piachi sang and acted Mephistopheles with spirit aud in the most admirable style. In the first scene an opposition was set op in the bal- cony, and it became evident that ope of those strange mont sters, known as ‘‘childree in arme,’’ was preseot Marzo- len! wee in danger, and there were some moments of awful suspense, mingled with a certain wonder as to who would get the best of it. Finally the fond pareots who hed the bad taste to bring their baby in bad the goo! sense to take it out, and Mazanlen\ trod the boards in triemph Music js very delightful, and ail that, of course, aud we Know that there are some «ly doo je to the Opera to be seen expecially —m yrtertour perer bo mt b books | io their bands and try courcieotionsly to make out what it all menns and what the story te Wot last cight tbe houwre war oo its (oil-tte i giietened and sparkled ribbous, lace, pretty) Much of the ‘om * the ocoxslom perbaye manufactured by ant, and fellows of hie trade, but who cares ior that’ ie any collection of ladies in this metropolis there will always be present enough of pure, fresh aod ant beauty to prevent any Unplegsant effect that the bogus mig! bave, aod wo there was last night, ‘We noticed jo the andlence one person in whom there little od man 4 wtand war no particular preteuce W beast who, even with bis high stovepipe hat on. 00 under the arm of many men whe thooght giants. Hi brilliant, dark ” thee, sharp none, thin lips aed y tne, were, every Of them, intent ppm the opera. It was Patino ficient comment oo tbe growth that this man, so promivently identified with tt duction of the Opera into this city. le alive t) attend per. formances #0 #ucctealul ae that of last oigbt war Brookiyan City Sews. . Unctaasume oF tim Cory or Covncum —There a very general and well founded complaint on the part of Penidents of South Brooklyn in regart to the Indeseribe bly fithy cond) len hich the streets are allowed w | Temain, Hamilion avense, which ner! to Fulton street, Ame greatest thoroughfare in the cy, —partiouta ly at the mont miser ble village In aby cvlined Country. igs sre privileged to waibre To the mire, whieh'ie eometimes the scoumubethon of weeks (be nde walks are aliowet tw be encumbered with all tbe old trumpery of @ score of jank shope, and the city ordinance agaloet in 5 dead letier. The Preverty, sunere fa i t H streets might well comtent acon’ ic taxes donibled M they omkd omy have these for ne it, the valor of An ‘be fr : ot loam S607 yer com. Hable for in, i i POINT LOOKOU ROCKY RALLISALE' i <p = i &s Tf oe REBEL re phe aaanz x Sra ray DY Y all wut vs AA po CEL Chas? oll!” awe - . woes. “e. EANTH wor. ws w BWAMPY WATERS-SON. SG - MEADE’S ARMY. Advance of the Army of the Potomac. Ail Our Troops on the South Side of the Rapidan. No Opposition at the River Fords. p { avy Firing Heard All Day Yesterday. The Position and Strength of the Rebels. Capture of a Train by Mo Guerillas, &e., &., &e. Mr. D. P. Cont: am’s Despateh. ® In THe Fuoco, Nov. 27, 1868 About seven o'clock yesterday morning the Second corps deployed from their different encampments and commenced its line of march along the Germanna plank road towards Germanos Ford. The Fifth corpe moved iu line with the Second for some distal and thee wheeled to the loft for Culpepper Ford, where the irs corp also cronsed. * About ten o'clock we arrived within about half « mile of the ford, when the column wae baited. While herve wo beard some artiliefy Gring om our right, wwards Ja- cobs’ Mills, where the Third and Sixth corps were to cross, As #000 as the troops halted General Warren rode { the front and rent & reconpoltring party out to ascer taio if tho enemy defended the tord, and if sa, their strongth and position, General Meade and staf, accom panied by bis Kogliah visitors, rode ap sod” beld « cow sultation with Genoral Warrea. Oar cavalry somule reported that they had seen columns of smoke tenuing from the woods on the south side of the river, aad as there are tiers of rife pie ox ing for ® about @ mile im that direotin It was neces sary that we should feel our way castiopaly. I rode down to the river, snd could see long lines of ride pits aod re doubts ow the other side, but none of the enemy, except tome Cour or five cavalry scouts, who appeared to be re conpoitring os. The First division (Caldwell's) ied the colume. Gol Coapman's regiment—the Fifty seventh New York—to ployed Into the woods along the river. The Strty-wate New York, Colonel Hammel, was ordered to support them Mf necessary General Warren, finding that the passage of the river was not likely to be dieputed, seat forward the Fourth New York cavalry, Captain Worth commanding, to seour the woods on the vther 6ide The troops now advanced w tbe river, aod the regular engineers, commanded by Cagtalo G. HL Mandell, com tmanced laying the pootons, under ibe whetthr of ar. old's aod Ricuett's batterion, While the bridge was being laid Colonel Brocka’ Fourth brigade forded the river, The men were op W thelr hips in the tarbid | flream, and many of them rolled eer, bal mm reorver 04 themscives again, the others pling, cheering wed | Imoghing at their oomrade’s mishaps. The brigade baring | (ptined the south wide of the river, Coplepet @ skirman | 6TH Abd wher pabcoters. Abvtt these o'¢teck ihe pontome were a4 and the lo feutry end ertiliery resemed Weir merch = Dy this tome the whete army bas cromemt Ube Rayitar w)\terut operon | tering any serious oppanitivn ‘The troops rememed their | mnarch shout seven o'clock thin marniog Pree ay Ht & thought the enemy oncupy & strongly fori fed po wition near Kobertaon's levers, shout to mike frem the river. A tout of Generel Danke’, who was caytered al Mote, monde bie encape afew Gaye einen, and reports that Gene | Fal Fre le either fend oF woneded, and that Gamers! Tary 9 '0 eomunnd At bie corps, which ie or wee vie | ‘loved near Morton's Ford, and numbers about tweaty- one thousand men. Hili’s corps, be states, is sovut aime teon thousand strong, and bas been encamped sear ‘ark's Mountain, General Lee commands in person. He contirmé the statement that Jeff. Davis reviewed tho Army of Virginia on Tuesday last, Mr. William Yous: Rurramanvocx Strano: Cannouading bas wen beard all and almost continuous, Despatch. Va., Nov. 271 P. M. —very heavy, rapid N be of the Hewat correspond- ents OF MesMer gers from Lhe Trout have yet reached bere, and nothing definite ™ known as w the result of the fighting, if there has been a general engacement to day. Thas portion of the army which did not cross the Rapidan yoster’ay afternoon and leat evening erossed this morning, and the advance wan expected wo de tea or fifteen miles beyond the river this evening, and wnirty miles from the railroad, It was expected that the enemy might be encountered at Orange Court House, where Loe’s headquarters were a few days ago, As the cannovading appeared to be at the right, that may be the theatre cf sanguiuary epera- tons. Should the battle be fought successfully at Orange Court House, the next important point that ia open to attack ts Gordonsville, which has been the base of sup- plies for the rebel army. There aro vague reports of the capture by Meade’s army of fourteen thousand of the enemy, but the rumor cap be traced to no reliable source. It being poswible that full and authentic deapatohes may yet be received during tho night from your corron Ponderite at the front, it is hardly worth while to indulge in conjectures. Tho weather bas been excellent for military operations to-day, aud continues good thia eveulng. Tho, headquarters mail was brought up this afternoon by train from Alexandria, and forwarded to its dentina- tion, A mail from the headquartore left here on the o'clock train for Alexandria, morrow, It is wuggested by timid persons who look at the darb side, and have not full confidence in the final success of thiq army, that its trains have boen attacked by Lee to day, and that this attack accounts for the artillery Aring which has been heard; but this is improbable, Mosby made s dash upon s forage train near Brandy Station last night, destroyed the forage, captured one bumdred and thirty-nine mules and fiftecn wagens, aad set fire to nineteen other wagons of the train, € None will come up to Our Wa mgtom Despatenes. ’ Wasninatom, Nov. 27, 1969. While great anxiety is felt here tw learn the immedt- ate result of the advange of the Army «of the Potemae across the Rapidan, no doubts or fears are entertained in Tegard to the success of the movement. It is reported here that Meade pas effected the crossing of the Repidam by portions of bis army at three points, The Washington Republicon learns, perhaps from ef@- eial sources, that Meade is pressing Lee hard and that ecveral skirmishes have taken place, in whieh the revels have been defeated. Lee declines an open battle, and io stubbornly failing back. Everything ie well for oer arms. ‘The Press Despatehes. Wasmsasos, Nov. 27, 1968. ‘The firing in the frony reported by passengers by yeo- terday evening’s traia, beard im the course of yesterday from the line of the Orange and Alexandria Raliresd, wan doubtless but the usual camnosading eccorring when” ciher, ca we were doing Vanith of Gee. maona Ford. ‘Wasurmagy, Noy. 27~10 PM. Accounts received te-pight from the Army of the Poto- mac fay our troops broke camp yesterday morning, aad marched towards the Rapkian im three columes, The right, consisting of the Third caypa, supported by the Sixth, were ordered to cross at Jacobs’ Ferd; the teeond Corps to cross at Gertmanne Ford, end the Fifth, supported by the First, to cross at Culpepper Ford, between Ger. manna and Ely 's Fords, The centre column arrived at Germanne about neon. Only a rmall picket of Geofgiatavairy were sven om the other side. ° ‘The latest reliable intelligence ie that Lee's forces 4 not exceed "ly thousand men, Ewell, if not deed, wre Heved ‘rom © minand of bis Corpe, in comneuuence of die- ADIs oocasioned by the atump of bie leg having broken out afresh, He bas beow suceseded by Gesoral Karly. The revel cavalry is nominally etx thousand strong, but tn fact much lem, Barly» corpa ie fortified from & point sear Mountain ron, south ot the Rapidan, following the crest of bite westwardly W the ratiroed, where 1 cosnecte with Hill's corps, which covers tbe Rayidan thence wertwardiy. the enemy's right Sank, near the moustais, ie pro tected by a line of works diverging from (he river ée feces, running south 064 then southwest, remebitog our OWD portion at Gettysburg, Our crossing points, Lerefore, were al) between the Rappabanscoeh aa@ the revel yeaition, A portion of our troope reached the ether ede of the Rayidan yeeterday, and the remainder today, together ‘witb headquarters, which moved before nice o'cloc& thie forenoon, Theenemy were disevvered in force, bat oom. tracted their lines and fell beck from the river, Ne op porition was made to our creasing, excepting st one of the epper fords. Ahoruy after bine o'clock this morning heavy casncnsé- log Coto menced and ermtioved up to five o cick thw af. lernoom without lnterminaios, but me partiowlare of the engagement bave been received at Washington It was Probably along beth widow of the plank road te treet of Orange Court House, aa Usa wan expected to be the battle tow ‘ Newe from Vortress Monroe. Vournme Mownem, Nev. 2b, 1863, Major General Milroy snd Dirigadier Genersi Grakem arrived thie morning from Bais tmore. Mejor White, of Penneyivania, now « prisoner ot Rich. mood, came to City Polat yortorday with the eargeoae, when 8 dempaicu was received frum Nichmond ordering banthaes chat ahtert saree. which wae tome ‘There it © mailer of \nierent im relation Vo the late Graft, fod the eer ment comnectes therewith, which hae late iy | been dinpemed of by tbe the Provose Marchal Geveral, in Cireaiat No. 101, wmued November 11, 1863, which ie of merk otereet to cor readers, nod has oo yet not generalg ly been made public. By thie order, the Provest Mar. thal General directa “Ubet the boards of sarciment in oooh Cutrict ehall have preted late of the names and Theme lite are Wo be sbie Rotion i \o be given of thensme tn (i Fi hus order forther provides thes say parcon ese hee (he priviege of welene the meanwt op W» te 2th Cay of Dewember te: the members tered thet bee pot, ana wit the me fied for the next drat, havle Gul, om sceonnt Of Re “SeREe, Bon rendenee, F iabemens of age or permaneet dumbiiy pee wih te heard by the severeh oe Atmewt Nov i), 1g, ALS wteting of the Cana! Commingioners, tees a Oye cue Gay A wae Teles w Cm te Bese nna om Ort he hd Dem