The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-14
LATEST BY EVENING PAPERS.


LATEST BY EVENING PAPERS.
Important Army Movements IN Progress
StonescdU Jackson compelled to Retredt-
Banks corers himself scih Gtory-Destruc-
ton of RoiiroGd Bridges-Rebei Reports
from the South and West-Jdckson run
suit-Pope heartily reinforced and ready
to ddudnce.
NEW YORK, August -.
The Times Washington dispatch states that
II is considered certain that highly important
army movements are either in progress or
completed, but it is not regarded as proper
yet to indicate their nature. Much more
cheerful impressions are prevailing concerning
Gen. Pope's engagement.
Jackson's retreat is known here to have been
necessity. He had evidently become aware
of the trap into which he was being beguiled,
and retreated to escape from the danger which
the execution of our plans threatened. His
eye was on Fredericksburg well as Culpep-
per.
Well informed persons freely declare that
Gen. Pope will be in Gordonsville by Saturday
at the farthest though perhaps not without
fighting, which may be going on now.
The Tribune's correspondent at Culpepper
says relative to the late battle, the position of
our army on the battle field could not have
been worse.
The enemy had every advantage in position
and numbers.
Banks covered himself with glory. There is
not man living who could have managed his
men with more skill under the same circum-
stances.
He was constantly In the thckest of the
fight and shared all the dangers of the COM
mon soldier. His brave little army was sacri-
feed for want of achievements else.
The Fredericksburg correspondent of the
Tribune gives an account of the expedition
under Gen. Cutter, on Wednesday, to Freder-
icks Hall Station, where they tore up eighty
lengths Of the Virginia Central R.R. cut the
telegraph, burning the wire aud poles, and
blew up the road bed with powder.
A party was also sent down to near Bonn
pas Turn Out to blow upthe track and switches,
which was accomplished in a most thorough
and satisfactory manner.
At this point the water tanks and depot were
burned, the track destroyed and a small cul-
vert was blown up with powder.
A little further on the track was barrcaded
with new rails, rendered useless by burning as
were those above Frederick Hall. Hearing
that three trains were expected up with troops
from Richmond, the expedition commenced its
return march.
A large bridge over the Pamunky was BURT
to prevent the enemy from following, and the
force rejoined their commands.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch reports
the President as saying last EVENING" regard
Gen. Banks as one of the best men in the army.
He makes me no trouble, but with large or
small force he always knows his duty and does
it."
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th contains
the following, via Mobile:
Ansite Ricer, August 6.-About one o'clock
this morning federal gunboats attacked the
confederate ram Arkansas. Messengers in
form me that she fought them well for some
time, inflicting great damage. She was then
blown up by her crew. The messengers think
they all escaped.
(Signed JOHN G. BREcKINRIDGE.
Another dispatch dated ten miles above
Baton Rouge, 9th, states that rebels under
Breckenridge occupied the town; that the
ram Arkansas was fifty miles up the river with
her machinery disabled; that the rebels burn
ed all the Union camps and cut up the federal
troops badly.
The dispatch also states that Gen. Williams
and other officers were killed. The rebels
claim complete victory.
A Mobile dispatch of It'll says that a fight is
going on at Tazewell, seven miles from Cum
berland Gap andthat Rains was making fore
ed march to get In the rear of the federals.
A Knoxville dispatch Of the 7th states that
the federals were repulsed to Tazewell and
were in full retreat A federal battery of four
guns was captured.
The rebel Gen. Burton had gained the feder-
ais rear and Stevenson fianked Gen. Bowen
and captured the federal army of East Tenne-
see.
A Mobile dispath of the sth states a schoon-
er and steamer fully laden have arrived, at
Southern ports.
CULPEPPER, C. H., VA, August 12-The
flight Of Stonewall shows that he fears our
troops.
On Saturday he engaged with his whole
force, numbering at least 10000 men, aportion
of the corps of Gen. Banks, who behaved most
nobly, holding the enemy in check, and with
the aid of one division of Gen. McDowell's
and Sigel's corps which arrived late in the day
driving the enemy from several positions and
finally from the field OF battle.
Jackson's loss can scarcely be less than If
teen hundred. Our loss is much less The
battle was decidedly the bloodest of the war.
On Sunday jackson remained idle, the troops
on both sides being exhausted.
On Monday jackson sent flag of trnce ask
ing permission to bury his dead, large pro-
portion of which still lie on the field of battle,
pending which he escaped with his trains.-
This morning Jackson's pace towards Gordons-
vile, compelling him to burn the bridges to
save his himself jackson evidently does not
mean to stop running until he reaches the re-
bel fertilization at Richmond.
Gen. Pope has fully met the public expecta-
tons of him.
NEW YORK, August I3.-The Tribune's
special dispatches from Culpepper yesterday
state that the rebels have abandoned their po-
sition near Cedear Mountain and are in full re-
treat to the Rappidan pursued by the cavalry
and artillery of Gen. Sigel's corps, which have
just been sent out. Jackson, Ewell and Hills
forces are on the other side of the Rappidan
Longstreet who had advanced from Orange
Court House with reinforcements has halted
on the southern bank of the river.
There was no skirmshing yesterday, but
the troops were under arms during the day.
Gen. Pope having concentrated his army
and having been heavily reinforced since the
battle, is again ready to advance. 1t Is sup
posed that the rebels will dispute the passage
of the Rappidan.