The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-09-03

sible to get and send you with this account
by mail. Tie particulars are as follows:
On Friday night, about 81 O'Clock, whii'
a train Of cars loaded with sick aud wounded
mon was on switch at Catlett's Station,
and sbout a mile shove here, it was fired up
on by Stuart s rsbel cavalry, and the engi-
neer, Mr.. George Thompson. commanded to
surrender. lie answered by jumping of the
train, aud was folIowsd by three or four 9TH
ers, among them a sick soldier. The latter
was shot through the heart and dropped
dead. Where the fireman was | am unable
to learn, but brakesman sprang upon the
engine and put on iull steam. Before the
train was beyond their reach two brodsideS
were fired into 1t, and the rebels continued
firing as long as it was in sight. The engi-
neer made his appearance at Warrenton
Junction yesterday morning, when be was
arrested. His account is that he jumped Of
with the intention OF reversing the switch
and running back to Warrenton Junction,
bnt the train moving off, he hid IN the bushes
all night, and the excitement escaped.
They next rode into the camp o the First
Pennsylvania Bucktail Rifles, Lieutenant
Colonel Kane commanding in person. The
Bucktals numbered 125 men, and were de
tached from their regiment as body guard
to Generals Pope and Mcdowell. They were
compelled to flee to the woods, but not be
fore they bad emptiei their ritlces, and re
loading again and again, fired from the am
buscade, killing several and wounding large
number. Their dead were left upon the field
as we'll as one of their men-a Corporal
who was mortally wounded, and who died
this morning.. Five of their dead were buried
under a large tree on Catlett's flrm The
two others were not discov red until this
morning, about eleven O'Clock, when they
were found dead in the woods near the sta.
ton, one shot in the head and the other in
the bowels. .f..a d.
Before the cavalry left they riAed the pri
vate baggage. OF General Pope, took possession
of the horses and mules, and collected togeth
er and set fire to every thing that was not
valuable or too bulky to carry off. A report
is in circulation that they stole $4,000 be
longing to General Pope, while others say
$4,000. Lieutenant Colonel Kane, who ha:
recently returned from the prisons Of Rich
mond, is said to be captured, as well as sever.
al OF his command. One oil the Bucktails wa:
killed and fifteen wounded.
Since writing the above, have had the
good fortune TO come across two men OF this
detachment who were engaged in the affair
Their names are j. d. Barnes and L. s. Berl
both of Company l. Their account differ'
materially from the above, and, in their owl
! is as follows: .....
awe arrived at Catlett's Station last nigh
with General Pope and McDowell's train anC
are acting as body guard. We number a
bout l25 men. just after dark, when all ou
tents were pitched, and we were about goin.
to bed, we were attacked by between thret
and Jour Thousand cavalry, who charged int
our camp and commanded US to surrender
We refused, when the enemy fired upen US
galloped over our tents and fired into them
We formed in line OF battle, but were over
powered by numbers, and compelled to re-
treat. They were burning Pope's privat
| baggage and trains, when about hundred Q
us collected tOge Their, formed in line of battl
and charged upon them. This time they re
treated and galloped off in the direction o
Warrenton Village. We pursued them som
distance, but lor some reason or another the,
did not stop, though we fired upon them Sew
4 eral times. When we were retreating at ;h
first attack, and Bard were making for tn
woods, when Gene al Stewart rode after US
and ordered us to surrender. We told bin
to 20 to h--ll, when he fired twice, and ,hel
ordered the others to fire, but they all missed
us, and we escaped to the bushes. They de
stroyed all of General Pope's baggage, as wei
as that of his aids, which was in the tents
and took 200 Of the fiRest horses in the arm,
as we'll as a large amount Of money and Gen
eral Pope's private papers. Lieutenant Colo
mel Kane is not prisoner" 'r.
/ On Saturday afternoon last General Banks
full force arrived at Warrenton. They were
on the right, between Sigel's command and
| Kings division They were not pursued b,
the enemy, ond on the news Of their approach
to that village the whole rebel fore OF caval
ry which then held it made off in double
quick. Warrenton was then occupied by oui
iorces, sufficient of whom will probably re-
main to keep it, ,a
Nine or len buildings mostly used for Gov
Eernn,ent storage, at Rappahannoek Station
were destroyed by fire or Saturday afternoon
4 between two and three O'Clock, as we'll as al
the Government property which could not b
removed, consisting Of corn, oats, hay and
small quantity OF ammunition. The reason
of this was that during~the morning mum
ber of rebel regiments charged and Attempted
to cross the bridge, but were repulsed agai
with terrible loss, by battery of our gun
planted on an old rebel forti6cation. .s
AS yet believe that have not given gen
eral estimate OF the killed and wounded -
:, From what can learn, do not think tina
they are over $50 to 400 altogether. Tn
missing and taken prisoners will probabl
reach 230 to $50 up to the last days figh
. lat Catlett's, Of which shall speak presently
A gentleman who left Warrenton this morn
! ing, states that Stewards Cavalry and Lee
Virginia Rangers were in that village on tha
Friday, and chat on the books Of the Ware
Green Hotel were fifty two names of officer
who had put up there and gned their name
lin the register books. Among them wer
!, officers of the Fist, Second, Third, Fourth
; Filth, SIKH, Ninth and Twelfth VIrgini
!, Cavalry. The inhabitants state that tn whol
: OF the cavalry, 10 the number Of 5000 or 6
r 600, left Warrenton on Friday evening, an
: returned ON Saturday morning. They ha
; with them 800 prisoners, 500 to 600shorse
and mules, and that Two wagons We're file
with their own wounded, Most OF our pris
OHbI5 were WaSUheiSs EiuuHS tuo pdt'y wei
three officers. Generals Stewart and Lee
J names were among the list on the hotel rel
, lister But three out oi this fifty-two uam'
3 were marked paid" and neither of the Gel
! erals names were among them.
/. |. And the greatest crisis Of the war occurre
! between THURSDAY morning and Saturda
3 night. 1t is passed, and we are safe, Wasl
ington is safe, our army is SAFE, the nation
/. safe, for Pope's artillery is now guarding Il
& line Of the Rsppanhannock, and Fitz Joh
r Porter, swith a very heavy force, joined POP
? lon Friday evening, and host oil regimen
! have Joined and are joining him now, by wa
i Of Alexandria. And now look for the grar
J movements Of the war within thirty days
D DO not forget that Burnside has massed
. large army at Fredricksburg, and Pope
' nearly or quite as strong as Lee and Jackso
and Mcclellan is freed rom the net which
whether self woven or not--held him in 4
: neshes on the Peninsula.
0 Some stir was caused 10 camp-and thol
l. 4 - trY Z n lst- a 1