Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-08-19
From Gen. pope. army.
SIcEL's HEADQUARTERS,
Near Raj i,ian River AM TX

ing beyond the Rapidan River, although
they have a force on the ether side, with
guns in position. and large body of cav
airy IN their ueighbprhouj. supposed u be
merely covering the retreat of the main
b ,dy ~
General Milrcy il in the advance. with
General Bayurd's cavalry aud some artill-
cry. The river Is easily inrded &C many
points.
1t is stated that Stcnewau Jacksou's
army numbers at least 60 600 men. lie
has managed to move them 81 of safely.
excepting few s.rsgglers. Some Of the
latter came into our camp last night and
.saiu that almost all the Virginia SELLERS
would desert il they thought they would be
we'll treated
A Union soldier was found in the woods
-ou Wednesday with his m3sket barrel
erasred in b,tb hands The stock was
broken IF aud eleven dead rebels were w.
ing around him, some with their heads
suIashed. ard others bruised in various
ways-sll dead. This shows with what
desperation the Union hero had Tough, for
his Life, but without avail His body was
pierced with three balls.
Many Of the enemy's dead were left un-
buried. VIII lie Others were enly covered In
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the earth. Sme 36 wounded prisoners.
concealed neur the battlefield in h3uses.
were brought IN to d,,v
TdP R'chm nj Examiner Of the 18th
| contains the fol wing:
Among the prisoners who reached the
city ON Saturday and Sundsy vas Briga-
I der General Prince and "a officers, inrln-
ding one Major G neral, Colonel. ard
other commissioned officers. They are all
at the Libby Prison. The officers from
/ GIN Pores command are kept in solitary
coz finement in conformity with instruction. :,
and the rule as enforced will not be depar-
| ted from under any consideration. About
900 prisoners have arrived at the Libby
/ Prison from Pope's army"
CuipepIer Va, Aug. Is.
| Yesterday Gen. p pc ordered a reconnoi.
sance by Sigel of Slaughter Mountain.-
Two regiments of rebel cavalry, a large
body Of infantry, aid some guns were dis
I covered. Our batteries commence Smelling
Them, while our infantry and cavalry made
/ fisnking movements, compelling the enemy
/ u retire behind the mountain On the
Orange Court House road. 1t was discov-
cred that The epemy's main body had
q previously retired hv tbi- rad, end crossed
I the Rapidan. The rebels las, seen we're th {
rear guard Gen. Bufofd Wa cent toirter
| cert them.
Il IL M fhri' y reported that he pet etrs
red To- Orange ur'-n use lost night. but
i"und the enemy n to G lrdnnsyiiie.
The prisoners state that Jacks n supras
ed that the Only trnpps in the rear Of the
woods were Banks corps Ho therefore
threw large furce over the creek 10 COM
pleieiy rout us. but the reception he receiv
ed compelled his sudden retreat.
New York. Aug. l6.
The Tribune has the following:
! HL.poriKTrRs ARNr OF VIRGINIA.
Near Cedar Mountain, Aug Is
The latest cruriers from the front bripe
40 rews # ,kiImisites or of uny further
mova ments uf the enemy. II Is ascertain
ed thai Jackson's iU-ce ngge taken posses
session a aud are bGw uron Thorough
fare Maintain, southwest from GJrdons
VII.
The rising ofthe r pidan has somewha
! delayed she movements Of our f,,rra, but
they are stead ly ad,uucing. GIN. Sigcii,
in front.
C n"ral Barks is rapidly recovering a I'd
Will lie able To resume command of bi,
cnrns N day or twn
General p ne has i>suel an order To- The
effect that General o der n 5. require, 4:
troops 10 lie -uhsi-t.d uu the country, ia,
heen gr0s-l' abused 10y many Ulcers ai,C
soldiers. II is to be distinctly TN ierstnoc
that n" otfcer or soldier has right {,
enter the house, or mnlnst the person or
disturb the property of any person. When
ever II Is necessary or Convenient, prosis-
md ABB
quIred wIll be used but every seizure mus
be by order of the rOmman ling officer ot
the troops there present, and hy the flee
of the department through hich the issue
are made. Any officer or soldier who enter,
the house or molests the property of an,
citizen will be severely punished.
| HADouAE-ERsor GEN sisrt.
Near Cedar Mountain, Aug .. I
10 nearly every house between Cedar
VI unta n and the Ripidan wounded rebel.
are iuubd.
ntrabandS report jackson TO Re driving
ali cOi"red people before MIN. and that h,
ordered that they he shot on an ATTEMPT e
escape.
Tue country near Orange j. stripped OF
f.od and forage. Planters begin To- leaI
s'ar'ati' aud say they " Ill endure 1t rati,
ct iuHH 'dke Tue uafh
Scouting parties frnm 6 .rdansvi!le r.
p"rttha. Jacks n entire ARMY had reached
there.
D-ssrters say that more than 5 600 con
scripts have lett JacSson and are struggling
III the woods.
b ston, Aug. 16
A dispatch n the Journal states that
General Bnrnside with his army had ar.
rived at Culpepper
CulPepper. Va, Aug l..
CT. Fifeld went Yesterday. with a eon.
stTurrion train. as far az Rapidan Station,
but learning that a crn-iderabie body OF til,
enemy were within gunshot of the river or
the other side. il was thought inexpedjeu,
to begin repairs Of the bridge uuuI Pnpe',
i'rces, now on the march. snOulI reach ths
river, ~ cover the wDTkmen. Col F,6li
itund near the ruad. lot If d ur stored
for 'Btederate use, which he re zsd
CuntTabards irum 6 rdonsvLls ren,rt
The c1nunu 'us arrival 81 trOpss tram Rel.
! muud. .- .4...
We row occupy the hne ui the Rapidan
! ir"D RacUOu5prn 90 the east Il C.ye',
t'rdihg on the lett. with pIch-ts and &c ut
log parties beyond these & iuts.
Gen Banks Is last recovering fr IN hi,
recent iuJurles.
Culaepper. Aug l6.
Gen. Sigcl. who occupies the advances
near the RApIdan. reports This morning tina,
the enemy made feint or attempt to eros,
the river, but be drove them back.
For the sIgnal.
Hon. L. N. Arnold.