The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-08-16

Tribune correspondence from fortfess
Monroe May r.:
at il believed that the great body of
tho army of the Potomac 10 about to
withdraw down the Peninsula, while the
remainder will embark on transports going
down the river That this is the plan
now in process of execution is the current
immersion and the result Of the best in
formation to be had Successfully carried
OFT. it will prove great disappointment
and perplekity to the rebels, and the res
torasion of the army Of the Potomac to q
position of activity and usefulnesss.'
From GES. PoPIs Army.
The fighting army now in the fold is
that Of Gen. Pope, who had quite severe
battle with tho rebel armies Of Jackson
and Ewell, near CulpepPer on Saturday
;ss. The following the telegraph account
Of the battle:
A battle vas fought yesterday between
Banks and Stonewall jackson. General
Bayard, of McDowells corps, with his
cavalry brigade, had been engaged the
day before in the extreme advance near
the Rapidan River, skirmishiug and ma
nouveriny, taking some prisoners, and
ending with sligrt loss, battling the efforts
of a large force to surround and cut then,
off
Yesterday morning he was engaged for
some hours before Banks came up, and
with four regiments Of cavalry-the LIST
PENNSYLVANIA, LIST Maine and let Rhode
island DELAYED and embarrassed the
enemy's advance.
The rebels under Jackson and Ewell
had crossed the Rapidan in force, aud
their advance guard, 1900 strong was
attacked by Banks yesterday afternoon
about six miles south Of CaiPe !'per Court
House. The fight was almost WHISKY with
artillery at first, i'rt The infantry Oecane
engaged about SIX c clock, ant a deter
mined aad most bloody contest ensued.
Banks right wing, under Gen. " illiams,
suffered severely The rebe; position was
in the woods while tine troops which at
tackled them were obliged to cross open
rgound. 1t was not until about o clock
that it became evident that tie rebels
were attacking in force. Previously to
that there had been rather desultory can
nonading. The whole rebel force sudden
~ attacked in overwhelming numbers all
points. Nearly all :heir regiments had
full ranks.
At seven and half o'clock, General
Pope arrived on the field from Culpepper,
accompanied by Mcdowell and part Of
McDowelrs corps. The battle was sub
etantially over, Banks holding the same
ground he occupied At the BEGINNING
After the arrival Of Pope, there was an
artillery contest, lasting at intervals till
near tvo o'clock. The night was unusu-
ally clear. and the moon full. The rebels
planted battery against McDowells cen
tire, where both Gen. Pope and Gen. Banks
were bringing their FIRE The generals
and stats were SO near the rebel lines
that a sudden charge OF rebel cavalry was
made from the woods quarter OF mile
Cd, with view to capture them. The
attempt was repealed by vigorous fro
from McDoweiis troops. and the generals
and their stats left the ground under 4
cross fire from the rebels and their own
troops The FIRE of the rebel batteries was
afterwards sileaced.
Gen Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops
to the front to take the place Of Banks
exhausted columns. he enemy did not
renew the attack, except by artillery.
Banks was on tho field throughout tho
action, and constantly under lire. His
handling of his troops aud personal gal
lantry are highly praised by his ofiicers
The bravery and good conduct OF the
troops were conspicuous during . large
portion of the fight When overpewered
by numbers: some regiments ret. Gated in
disorder
Col. knight of the 10th Pennsyvania,
si dangerously wounded; Lieut. Col Sci
fridge, severely: Major Mathews, arm an,
putated Adjutant Boyd. severely-all OF
the same regiment. Col Donnell, 18th
New York, and Lieut. Col Brown, arm
stipulated; Major Cook, killed-all of the
2Stl New York, Col Chapman, Of the 18th
Connecticut, wounded and prisoner; Lieut..
Col. Stone same regiment, killed; Major
Blake. sams regiment, wounded and
prisoner. Of the Massachusetts, regiment
Major Savage is missing, probably killed
He was left on the field in . dying con.
dition: Capt. Abbott, killed.
General Banks is rather severely hurt by
ar accident 4 cavalry trooper ran against
him. striking him rather heavily on the
aide.
Col. Rusgles. cLaeff Of Pope. had his
horse shot under him. Lieut. Hopkins.
OF the .th Ohio, is wounded Two ofGen.
Popes body guard wrere killed The I'd
Massachusetts was in the hardest Of the
fight and s-,ffered severely. The 5th Con-
ueciicut. 9th Indiana aud 46th Penn
syisauia are badly cut up. Lieut. Ranney.
Of Gen Banks stad. had his horse shot
under him. The rebel General Wilder
was wounded.
The losses are very heavy on both sides
NOT less than 200 or 800 in killed.
wounded and missing on!each side. Some
prisoners are taken By both
On Sunday the expectation on our side
was that the battle would be renewed BY
the enemy. but unexpectedly he remained
Idle. On Monday be admitted his defeat
by sending in flag Of truce asking per-
mission to bury his dead. pending which
he escaped with a-s trains. On tuesday
morning, Jackson's whole army had dis
appeared. AMI (4en Eaford, with lis cav
airy and artillery. started in pursuit. has
TENN: Jacksoas fight towards Gordons
Vile, at such = rate that he burnt tho
bridges behind him to save himself
Still. at last accounts. Pope was pushing
forward Sigel and Mcdowell arc under
stood to have crossed the Rapidan and to
be at Orange Court House. Tho rebels
bad been expected to make some
stand there. but it now seems probable
that We will meet no opposition this side
of Gordoasyille. jackson il understood
TO be making every preparation for de-
Tending that ~ sital point
Al the same ti.ae Gen. Pope was thus
pressing the enemy. Gen. Burnside's divi-
sion was also active. A competent force
was sent down from fredericksburg to the
Virgins Central Railroad. tore up the
rails and blew up the road bead, thus cut.
ting ali Jacksons communication with
Richmond, except by very circuitous
route via LynchbuPg. II.