New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-16
pFsFl ACCOUNT OF THE RECENT BATTLE.
TIE RETALIATORY ORDER PUT IN FORCE
fur Captured Officers in Close Confinement
x.uEs OF OFFICERS CAPTURED
Accounts Of the Rebel Press.

" lated with some loss in klei and wounded
ID u rrisoners fell into our hands, including three
| commissioned officers who arrived here by way vi
| irnc burg Oh Sunday night. The pursuit was con-
au,l or some distance and the Yankee forces mace
| stand at Southwest Mountain, near Milchelis
Satiou about six miles beyond the Rapidan. Slight
] diminishing was kept MP on Saturday nj ,rnlng, hno
N she afternoon of that day, about o'clock, an al
| uek WEE made upon the enemy b. portion Oh the
| dyi,i,n of Gen. Eweli, and n brigade under 1eh'
| c. : Wilder. Over $40 prisoners were captnred IN
hi engagement including % comnisslcned ohieers.
| one of the latter admits that Union Owls on was
cut to pieces Will cudeavoring. to surround lhe
Sonewsl Brigade, and The general oehsi Ii thaI Inc
.pemys lo-s Ia killed and wOnndti Is Ill least 'Ouf
zines greater than ouTr II while bIavely lead
mo on the men unGer bis command that Gen
INinter Was shot through tie breast ana almos.
lpsi.ItIy killed. At one moment the tate OF his
ItnItde seemed in doubt, wien his supports came
| m aud the enemy was driven back under an M
I,.i,ous onset. On SATURDAY night the dlvisi a Of
| Geu. A. T.. Hllwas engaged, and the whole Union
free rctTeated the pursuit being kept up for dis
uuce oi some five miles. Heavy and rapid hiing
Wa beard after midDigh and the snpposion IA hat
l,h.lie took place Immediately on the happahaLock
liver near tue line OF fauquier County.
| The prisoners were sent back 70 Cordonsyll'e,
v erce lhey were tTan.frrTed by railroad 10 Rich-
lnond. guarded by detachment Of the lst Harry and
regiment, under Capt VIM. GodsbOrough.
According to tie statements OF the prisoners, the
Irce uu2er Pope amounts TO $4,000 men.
| From The Ricamoad Enquire, Rug. y.
| The ncwe from Jdcksons army, winch appeared
m Yesterdays. is,ae, dilased lively pleasure
throughout city; and well II Eg1t for II tod oi
yery balGso 1,e aud most cheering victory and III
,he ngnt quarter Al honor 10 the laurel-cFowned
tero and lis SOrioSs army
| Although " StoDevall' jackson was in the front
o. our new lines, and notwithstanding be was never
liuosu " lose time, or to,idle away single hour,
yet the amateur Generals had already begun 10 In
| - -, M IN IL
Iuaiy. weakness, criminal triliDg, &C., were the
/ xrn. that were coming freely into use although
,lev fell on Jackson and his foot-oavslry, whose
zane ills The Whole Conederaeyl The result shows
that Jaesson has not been idle Those preparations
Ind y.ns which are as necessary TO victory he are
tLi aud courage IN the battle itself, had 10 he COM
Iyeed 10 the impatient, the TINE seemed to be
lIoel; bot IA tie plo sman reaps the recompeute OF
b. toll in the harvest which follows, 80 jackson lie
row rewarded 10y success.
| AT the time Of writing this we have not received
suy additional particulars of the battle OF Saturday
Such may reach teiore our paper goes TO press
will appear IL eur news column. The battle must
hsye been hot one, the heavy roar of artillery
Wa heard IN this yloiDlty for three hours conueDc-
i irg al 3 o clock Oh Ssitur,isy afternoon.
TIE capture OF Cen PriGce and the other commits
noned officers will tend 70 bring the two warning
powers 10 speedy understanding as 10 the future
io.itv OF he war. Lincoln will either relieve the
lo.lages We now hold, by r-yoking IBIS new war
4
ibose Of Pope or be Will respond by counerretalla
nOn ibis will require further action on our part
anu the speedy result must be The lscardlng oil all
nsIlalnis Oh Con sides, aud war Of eAterminatlon
I've hope however, that oar enemies are moi ~ de-
Rented und demouiac as TO have seriously resolved
/ 70 force this upon US and upon themselves
communication interrupted.
1 Tl, DtsyG4ch OF Tho 18th b.s the following i'm
srtant paragraph, which shows that somebody hae
Ven interfering with the Rebel communication be-
Isreu Gurion, Vile and RicAmond
| " Inc city was iuli Oi rumors yesterday oil bat
IA ON Sunday out sitter the moot dllifemt inquiry
v, coald lea nothing definite concerning IT, Ger
an II IL tuat heavy hrlng Was heard IN the direction
Il The RAIpa uaunock siler midnight Saturday. ana
I,gan Tor Dnei period on sn1civ m0rhiiS' NO
Iria had arrived IRON GOr.Opsvi'ie up 10 a late
our k,st ui..bt and no intelligence has been re-
leyea Il the War Office 10 confirm the rumors 20
0das.rioasiy circulated throughout the day.
| TIE enemy had 900 iroois engaged IN the DAT
s OF saturday AFTERNOON.
| Tie following ls from Tie Engutrer Of the same
s,r;
Accident 20 the Geographic wires On yesterday
lyeut, us IRON giving our readers any sa'l-actofy
rtoruagion from tbe L,,es Of the Army above Cor
ItU.yile At an early hour III yhe day, the line
ron l,ordOusyille 10 Richmond, via Lynchbnrg, be-
la.e diso.d ered and toe only resort was then TO
lie Greet line; IN. the operator AT GOidonoviue,
kariul vi interruption from Yankee Operators, DE
| u iorGsr occasion, Declined TO transinlt lDteir
II ~~-~'
lie, TIC Oilect line itu.h became dlsordef'd, aid
| t,uiug more was heard up TO las night from tnat
garter. Tao only intelligence when was received
sal b. telegraph Gcilng lie day ~as that ' ue
| o., elleuts ten III progrcss were Cery important
Il was Owing 10 Ills iact mat the operator on The
Greet iue deemed 1t prudent to withhold iniorma.
loa until certain that the line Was clear
Arrival Of Prisoners from CorfonsvilIe.
| From The g.lgY1er -isg II.
The prisoners taken at tUe Datte OF So1tb-W ee'ern
| kV.LaIu, ~ mics northeast ol GOrdohsviIe, ny
Gel jackson, Oh Saturday, J3 IN number, reached
| se city AT 4 o'clock yesieidsy morning. lbey were
,apiy 0ndcr guard vi Il competent force, 10 Unusual
,saus having U.en resorled 70 for tho purpose vi
tsfiDg ten secure. Ihey were perfectly docie.
BEL ii. Prince permitted TO take up lodgings
The kxclGage Hotel, and the remaining officers
were locked up with the mcn III Ldboy fnson' Inc
following If u ilsi of the officers VINO arrived:
| bn- O-n u. fDce United states Army
| CcL UeVis- D. Chspuisn 9th toD Isc,cut.
| b"i f. " CSs<s' Ia,E Ns"-Iois n,,,
Csrt % T. h..e.d Al .utsIt Oer.Ial OF Augurs Drrion
Capt \" D. wilkins, Assistant Aoutsnt General 81 WI
Cot II. ). kus.en, Co. II. I'd Massachusetts
| Gait. J II Seldormsn. %. X, 10th ONO.
| Cspi. T. Gnflib, A 10Th Pa
| C.It. J.. A. bO.en. D,2ahNY
| ID Lieut. ). ). Nisnsy. 30 Wi..
| n L,eut NJ. 4. whi,a.y, b. 9Th Conn
ia Lieut. Al. {. Lstsrt, .. iah o. 5. hf
LIT Lieat. Il L. 0onnsn, II, +,,h Pa
| !r Liou,. Wn. y. Kenyon, q. zethN NJ.
| 1t Lieut.. J. u. Beco.essy D, io;a Me.
| u lleot veaIa Moses. IUytb Pa
| h Lea. Chss. Suycer, d. stn I. 3. INF
| q la,st J. u Woode h, 2sth y. Y
| q Lieut. A. ". SeliIidge, Ii, iGtb Pa
l u Leut sJtis Fi.heI. Il. Bth u ) lnt
| 4 Lieut. Vim. y. Green. a. iGld ". Y.
| lSi.rut. III Nsksf / 81 Nd
I "a Lieut. J. u. AuIes. X, 18th y. y.
u Lieut.. Chss. Doyle. ID, 5th Conn.
y La-yi. WIN AicAiister, il. Ioib N. I.
% LissL ). Long. a, 18th n. y.
With regard to the treatment Of there ofBcers, The
U1sDatct La. the following:
1--WE undcrsrand that the officers Of Pope's COM
aand, lately ,sken prisoners by Sjonewah Jackson,