Washington telegraph., 1862-08-27

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Valley District, Aug. II,
81 o'clock, d n.
Colon the evening of the 9th ms,
God blessed our arms with another vic
tory The battle was near Cedar river,
about six miles from Culpepper Court
! House. The enemy's forces, according TO
the statements of prisoners, consisted of
Banks, ic "owel, and Seigers commands
We have over four hundred prisoners,
including Brig. Gen Prince whilst our
! loss n killed In less than the enemy.
| Yet wc have to mourn the loss Of some o.
our best officers aud men. Brig. Gen.
! Chas. : Windcr was MORALLY wour ded
whilst ably discharging lis duty at the
head Of his command. which was The
advance of the left wing of the army
| We have collected about 1900 small a rms
and other ordnance stores
am, Colonel, your Oh d't scrv't
L. j. JACKSON,
| 10 Col. Il H. Chiffon. A. a. O..
/ Mobile, .ang il "A rpe ial 9i-patcl.
10 the Advertiser dated Richmond 18th,
saws that in the battle rear Cedar Run,
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! against Is 900 Federals Gen A. =.
1 Hill came up ~ dark aud assisted ID the
pursuit.
Col Cunningham. Major Lanier and
Capt Morgan Of this State. were killed
during the engagement
The Con fcderate and Federal regiments
locked bayonets, and after desperate
&. ht the Federals fed. Our loss is esii-
mated at 800; the enemy's il much heav-
Ter.
! ANoTuLR FIGHT INVIRGINIA Cain
deb, Aug. 2.d Passengers from Jack
son last night. say that Stonewall Jackson
has had another fight with Gen. Pope,
and has been victorious
i telegram from st. joseph, Aug 9th
.ays the guerrilla leader, Qlantrcll, seized
a desc ndln. steamer Un Sunday evening
and crossed ! 5OU men ~ this side Ut the
river. The military authorities At Fort
I,ravcnworth, hearing If the capture. aud
rot knowing Quanrrali<, strength, rent
one hundred iner TO Intercept him, all 81
whom Quantrcll captured aud marched
on, capturing Liberty. whicl place Col
Penrick previously evacnlted .esctpin. in
70 Kentucky. Kansas lie expresses
his determination 10 march to the banks
Ut the Ohio.
Cairo, Aug. "A skirnish took place
yesterday near Point Pleasant. Missouri,
between the citizens aud State trvups, 10
which several were killed on both sides
The citizens had bound themselves to re-
siSt the enrolment act. Troops were
r h
law.
Mobile, Aug 9.-lhc St. j. mis- Re.
publican dated Aug iih, says that rebel
Guerrllas have taken con- petc possession
Of Missouri and arv daily growing into a
vast army; nearly three 'h"u,and 81
them have crossed Missouri under Porter
aud Joe Thompson, cleaning home guards
aud militia, and a they progress they
are raising nnRberlC>r recruits for tile
/ Confederate army. Six thousand me.
J nave turned Up at Birds Point, threat
cning Cairo, where there i, but 4 smal!
garrison. Gau.be iirGs II imp .sSib.e NJ
der the circumstances 10 get the militia
v 10 respond To LI- call, and has issued
another infot'."t appeal ~ thcm to rally,
complaining VI their aplihy ia the icdc.
raj cause.
AeAandria, No., iise miles frp-u Kcrr
kuk was taken ny our guerriilss up the
3ri inst.
LiucoIn is reported to have leclined {"
receive armed negroes Into the SERVICE.
\ ) letter from Tam, ron to the Missouri
Eel ublican say, that EurlL,rn Missouri
v j. literally iull III Jrgal ized bards ia n,
/ bells, and that thc citizens are Il ,ckin.- 10
them by hundreds daily, and viii som
navc tic whole country Ia till. hands
lie SAYS a!l i, dark aud obscure ana
every movement made by the tederai
Governor makes uiatGrl> ,tilI worse
Without q military tiovernrr he adds
We viii BE- completely oyeryun by the r.
bel. III TWO n.ouths.
Porter has raised $500 mcm, aud they
are hourly Increasing ~ he moves from
place " place.
| Grenada, Aug s.-Grn clr;is and
Commodore Davis passed Memphis on
Saturday night, for Cairo Rulpvr pre-
walls that Curtis whole army j. about to
start on important expeditions upon some
unnamed points.
Over 600 stores and private dwellings
I III Memphis have been taken possession
Of By yankee authoiilrs
4 great war meeting was held it, Nil
waukie, attended by fifty thousand bu-
siness was suspended aud the railroads
were free for the day. I'll. President
was upheld, aud draft If million Ut
men recommended
Several Confederate successors are re 4
ported in Missouri |
The J. ndun llcrall's Paris cur. snnn-
dent says an sr,icle 10 the Constitutional.
advocating the rcc1gnitiya 1T Tie south.
has created great sensation a., lnnk-
Cd upon confirming the report that
Lord Palmerston, having declt.ed IL ioin
Frarce in rendering mcdia,ien BERGEN
the beligtrepis, the stcp las been taken
| jointly by France AND Russia
The Paris correspondent Bel.s says The
Emperor Of Russia has proposed to make
personal appeal to President Lincoln, ID
order 70 induce him 70 accept il princi
pie the negotiation OF compromise be-
tween the Nnrfh and Snu-b