The report of Yankees at Gordonsville.
There seems to have been some misapprehension as to the raid of the enemy in the neighborhood of
Gordonsville on the line of the Central Railroad.
part the early part of the day yesterday it was absented with apparent confidence, that three hundred of the enemy's cavalry had visited that town and after dashing through the place, and capturing the telegraph operator, had retired.
It was then reported that six thousand of the enemy was at
Orange Court House, a few miles below
Gordonsville and that the greater part, if not the army of the
Valley of Virginia, under
Pope were in
Culpeper county.
We have endeavored is ascertain by cautious inquiry the facts in con with the appearance of the
Yankee forces is that quarter and are satisfied that the statements alluded to are essentially incorrect.
On Sunday a body of Yankees appeared at the river on the northern edge of
Orange county and destroyed the railroad bridge over that but if our information is correct, they never visited
Gordonsville at all, and retired after committing the damage stated.
It is probable that the
Vaster Government, alarmed by the rout of their army at
Richmond, entertained some apprehensions for the safety of
Washington, and by way of the movements of our forces in such an are destroying the railroad between
Gordonsville and
Manassas.
It is known that they have already destroyed the bridges and track of the
Manassas Railroad and it is more than probable that the
Orange and Alexandria Road will be suspected to the same fare.
It is certain that no from that direction upon
Richmond is in or the bridge over the
Rapidan would not have been destroyed.
