The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-06 00:00:00

The following telegrams are from the Richmond

papers ;
CULPEPPER COURTHOUSE, OCT. 17.
The heavy rain yesterday caused the Rapidan
to rise, and the bridge careened last night, ren-
dering it impassable for the present. The battle
at Catlett's Station proved to be a cavalry skir-
mish, in which we took some prisoners. There
was hard fighting late on Wednesday evening at
Bristow Station. We were driving the enemy
back, when skirmishers fell upon M'lntosh's bat-
tery, supported by Cook's brigade. Gen. Cook
was wounded early in the action. His brigade
was thrown into confusion, during which the
enemy succeeded in taking five pieces of artil-
lery. Reinforcements coming up we pursued the
enemy towards Dumfries. Our lass is about 500
killed and wounded. Fifteen hundred prisoners
have been gathered during the day.
GORDONSVILLE, OCT. 18.
The enemy have been driven back to their
fortifications at Centreville, to which they have
been flying for several days past pursued by our
forces. They have destroyed in their flight such
stores as they could not take with them. The fight-
ing has been with small bodies as our forces would
come up with them. The battle at Bristow station
was an engagement between parts of the two
armies. It is reported that but for a deserter going
over to the enemy and giving information, the day
our forces commenced moving, we should have
achieved a much more substantial success.
GORDONSVILLE, OCT. 20.
One thousand Yankee prisoners, captured last
week, are expected here to-night. The Rapidan
bridge will be repaired by to-morrow morning.
(From the Richmond Sentinel, Oct. 21.)
The force reported to be moving on Abingdon
is believed to be the same cavalry and mounted in-
fantry, commanded by Foster, who was so easily
whipped in September at Zollicaffa by two regi-
ments of Cerse's brigade. They numbered then
2,000, and can hardly have increased more than a
few hundred. If these are all we ave to contend
as we beiiev© they are, our h
salt works are
with,
We wish we could say as
safe for the present.
much for East Tennessee. That valuable section
will never
bebe free f
Gap rom Yankee inroads until we
retake Cumrland ,
Richmond
papers contains the following :
11IISSIONARY RIDGE, OCT. 17.
Gen. D• FL Hill has been relieved, and Gen,
Breckenridge placed in command of his corps:
The recent heavy rains have caused a freshet in
the Tennessee river. The bridges over Chicka-
!flange and Chattanooga Creeks have been swept
away. For the first time in four days we see the
sun. The bridges are being rapidly repaired. The
enemy's pontoon bridge along the town was sub-
merged. Sigel's corps is reported to have been at
Stevenson on the 14th.
Confederate accounts from Charleston up to the
21st October, state that a brisk fire is maintained
upon the Federals with no response. The Ironsides
is asserted to be leaky since the torpedo attack. She
steamed around Cumming's Point on the 21st. One
more Monitor had joined the fleet. The French
ship Tasiphon had arrived ; her commander, De
Marivaux, is said to be a cousin of the Emperor.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 21st states that
Gen, Price with a force of 20,000 men is marching
upon Little Rock, with only six thousand in front
of him. He is said to be on his way to Missouri. A
serious disagreement had taken place between Gene.
Price and Holmes, causing considerable demoralisa-
tion among their troops. It was, however, finally
settled to their mutual satisfaction.
A despatch from Memphis, dated Oct. 21, states
that Bragg is reported to have crossed the Alabama
and Tennessee Railroad, and transported his sup-
plies to Rome and Selina
President Lincoln's reply to the Missouri-Kansas
given great dissatisfaction to the
delegation has
He refuses to remove Gen. Schofield.
Radicals.
~ The Russians" have gone on a visit to Niagara
;
Municipal invitations have been given them
• falls.
to visit Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington.
• The arrangements for the grad
n ball to them in
New York are not yet completed.
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The Governors of New York And New Jersey