Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-19

none On tne north OF the river.
night. .. -
Dol Donnelly s ttill alive, but sinking. The other
omeers are generally doing veil.
Ofsiai Dspateh from Pops.
HrApa'Rs AAI OF viRaIaA.
Cedar houatsn, 7s0 4. H., Aug. IL
To hsJor General Halleck
The enemy has Ieuested under cover OF the night
h rear is now crossing the RApdAn, towards Orange
Court House.
Our cavalry and artillery are In pursuit.
JoHs PoPE, Major General, sc.
COMMENTS or TIE EKw YORK INNS.
From an editorial in the New York Timss of the 18th
lost, In relation 10 the battle we extract the following
The rebti most certainly have noiht TO boast of IL
this engagement. Neither however, has Gen. Pope He
knew at at TWO days before the battle that the rebss
we're marching 10 attack him he knew that they had
very nerous force, aud that it under command OF
StoneWal Jackson, whose penchant surprises and
sudden movements Ia well enough known; he knew
that Gordonsvile and the line of the Rapdan would in.
eSaely be contested to the last by the rebels. On Fri
day morning pdkets driven across and beyond
the RIVER aud on The same day the rebel column passed
over and took up strong position miles to the
noTth,on the slope OF avoided mountain. Nothing,
would imagine, could be clearer than that they intel
ded 10 give battle, and nothing could be less likely than
taat they would throw q feeble force on pc
ended hazardous in the to their whole army
Aud yet IL seems that General Pope forward less
than onequarter oil the forces under his immediate
mAnd and ready to bis hand TO give them battle. The
enemy according 10 an authorized telegram from Wash
nggon had IN the battle force of 20 600 men, while
our own, exclusive OF cavalry and arulsry did MOI
exceed Z 900" Seven eight or ten thousand men
thus despatch against an enemy numbering 20 600
strongly posted and hidden behind woods and well sup
ported by artillery At n o'clock ia the evening, after
the unequal struggle hAa been rsging for nearly i've
aours aud Alter the battle Was substantially over, Gen
Pope, accompanied oy Mcdowell and q part Of his
cotpt," arrived The field from Culpeper, some six
miles the north Of the battle grouud, anu where
previous authorized kilograms true, they had been
Stationed Tor several days. Il ADDS 10 The already
well earned fame OF General Banks as a brave SELLER
AID accomplished strategis. that he was able TO
maintain his ground for such 8 length Of time
against such odds but it cannot add 10 Pops's
repute thai. in his first field essay in Virginia, he
should have failed to concentrate his troops at
the point Of danger and bring them up TO time, as
10 mperl the safety Of OF the aes: corps Of his
army If the rebels could quickly throw 20 900 men
from GOrdonsye 10 the Ripidsn, and from thence for
ward Cedar Mountain, while we're forewarled both
OF their purpose and movement surely possible for
Pope to throw forward TO meet them at least with bali
OF the twice tSenty thousand men under his command
shich has been represented located that the far
columns could bs easily concentrated at the shortest
notice.
We suppose that for the failure to DO this will
DO as plenty they have been for the hundred previous
mist APPS OF the came kind. But il will require
convincing arguments in this case than Oh previous &C
csons for the facts rected taken in coDneIon with
previous statements make II appear the mosI unaccoun
snc failure have yet known. And the fact will stand
that while Pope had iocs twice great as that cred
i ID to the rebels, be brought engagement With
:hem with force rot half large a. theirs, and lees
than quarter Of that OF bis command.
Al seady said We have had this kind OF strategy too
often already. We thought that under the military
regime We bad got quito through Tth that Ue were TO
sr OF no more prses no battles voluntarily begun
BY Us in which the rebels bad two and that
no more apologies were to be nee ed. The country has
anticipated much from Gen Pope that its dissppcin
will be ptoportoHste to pr v!oCs expectations
Success in the field is the soldiers oEly title to public
,pplause aud confidence
rHE DRAFT LIScoLSDOM-sTRSGESr REGULATIONS
TO PREVENT Az EVASION.
The following explanatory order Of Mr. Stanton,
Secretary Of War, with reference TO the detention OF
travellers, has been published;
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
Washington, ID. C., Aug. II, 1862.
To iarv Comandanis Proros .uarsLals United States
.UarShais, aud Police Officers:
You will receive herewith order of the War De
pariment prevent the evasion of military duty, and
Tor the suppression of dSlova parties dated the sh Of
very comprehensive in its terms and its proper eXecu-
ton requires the exercise OF sound judgment and dis
erection by the officers TO whom its enforcement is
trusted and 10 guard you in its execution, the follow
ing instructions are TO be observed
First The order comprises two class OF persons viz
Those who about leaving the United States 10 eysde
military duty and those who Nor the purpose lesye
their own State, Lsdping the United States until the mill
tdy drqi perfected is absolutely prohibited but 1t Wa. not
the intention of the order 10 interfere with the transit
from Safe TO State, any persons but those who de-
sgu 10 eyade military duty Whenever YOU have
sou believe that the purpose TO eyade military du
t. the order will authorize the detention Of any person
leaving his State, county, military district.
Second Any person detained may be released on Civ
INK bonds TO the United States with sufficient security
10 the OF thousand dollars, conditional for the
performance Of military duty, if be should be drafted
OF the providing OF proper substitute.
Third Immediate report Is 10 be made to this Office
Of all persons detained with the Of their deten
ton.
Fourth You will exercise the powers OF arrest aud
detention with caution and forhearance, to avoid
giving annoyance trouble to any persons excepting
lhoso who seeking 10 eyade the performance Of
their duty 10 their country
FJHL The Governors Of the respective States arc
authorized 10 give passes and permits TO their own Ct
ens desiring leave the State, without intent 10 yade
military duty
By order Of the Secretary of War
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