The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-30
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bune's Correspondents gives the following
statement relative to the
tenderness Of the rebels towards General
Mcdowell The attack Of Stuarts cav
airy on Callott's Station seems likely TO
prove as rich mine for correspondents
as the one by the same daring officer upon
the rear Of the Penipsular army. The
trophies carried of were $4,000 in cash,
belonging 10 the quartermaster's depart
ment Of General Pope's army and his
own commission as Brigadier and Major
General. The latter was, however, re-
stored by one of our soldiers, who found
il in the sadde-bags Of rebel trooper
which were left behind in the hurry Of
the departure. THt N vi
a Captain ia the PurneIl Legion, in
Coli Simpsons regiment, was~lying hid
ia house by the railroad track, and
heard General Stuart give positive orders
TO spare General McDowell's staff and
baggage train, but 10 seize GeneralPOpe's
and destroy what was not Of public
Importance The order was implicitly
obeyed Although the wagons Of Gener-
ais Mcdowell and King were close at
hand, they were not disturbed but every-
thing in General Pope's was turned out
bis official papers assorted out aud carri
ed of, and his letters from his wife and
other private individuals strewn over the
ground or torn into bits, go. t.- rs
The fredericksburg correspondent Of
the Tribune, dating Sunday, says, mus
kerry firing was heard this morning. A
coEtraband who came in yesterday re-
ports that our troops were licking the
rebels, and that we had captured thirteen
guns. u-t
A Lieutenant Of cavalry came in last
evening, and cOrroborated the contra
bands story, but said the number of
guns captured was sixteen, and that when
Stonewall JacksOn's force reached Che
Rappahannock at Benefits Ford, some
eighteen or twenty miles fromhere, part
of McDOwells forces were on the south
bank of the river. He says they secret
ed themselves under cover Of the wood
and that Jackson's force passed them,
and attempted to ford the river. While
in the attempt, Gen. Pope's troops opened
a destructive fire, and at the same time
McDowell's men threw themselves on
their rear, thus bringing them between
two fires. This officer says of this por-
ton of Jackson's force he cannot say how
many, were utterly annihilated, and that
| the river was red with rebel blood. These
reports l give you for what they are
worth.
The story is believed here, and also
that fighting is going on, and the above
will turn out to be true Our pickets in
front of the town have been doubled dur
ing the past two days, and every precau-
tion to ward off a surprise has been taken
| by Burnside. M .t
NEw York, Aug. 27.--An immense and
enthusiastic war meeting was held in the
park to-day. A number of speeches
were made by prominent citizens and
resolutions were adopted pledging their
faith, fortunes, lives, and honor to crush
| out the rebellion, and calling on mOnied
and other corporations TO contribute
largely to encourage recruiting, and 10
| close places Of business as far as practi-
cable at 3 ?. NJ. till the 18th. TWAS
hoped the President would authorize Cor
coran to raise legion of 10000 men.
A letter was read from Secretary Sc
ward expressing the Presidents regret
that he was unable TO attend, also a spir-
tied letter from Governor Morgan.
The great event of the afternoon was
the arrival of the Sixty-ninth regiment
with Gen. Corcoran at their head They
were enthusiastically welcomed, and took
purtin the proceedings. Gen. Corcoran
was one Of the speakers.
MANSON, Wis, Aug 27-The TWEEN
tieth Wisconsin leaves for Benton Bar
racks on Saturday.
The State journal publishes private
letter from L. c. Widely, of Popo's army,
taken prisoner at Cedar Mountain, giving
an account of the horrible treatment of
prisoners in the Richmond dungeon In
conclusion, he says We are all ready TO
swing rather than persuade them TO cOun-
termand orders we can die but once.
A man dressed IN WOmen's clothes was
arrested here on his way TO Canada 10
| eVade the draft.
| LEXINGTON, KY, August 26.-General
Green Clay Smith arrived here to-day
He will be assigned a brigade. He re-
ports having fought with SCOTS cavalry
on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of
last week, in different engagements, at
/ AAdb OANnuiA AhN AlNullN AAltAUIs bIhlA n
forces consisted of fifteen hundred cav
airy and three pieces of artillery. Smith,
with six hundred of the Ninth Pennsyl-
yania cavalry, armed only with pistols,
was victorious every time, and lost only
one man wounded. The rebel loss is
! not known.
The rebels, this side Of the Gap, are
being reinforced, supposed to the number
Of twenty thousand.
! HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORcEs,(
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. %, 1862. {
Brigadier- General jackson is hereby
assigned to the command of all the cav
airy in Kentucky. By order Of
Major-Gen, NELSON, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY FoRCEs,)
KENTUcRY, Aug. 25, 1862
General order No. l.
| Commanders Of cavalry forces in this
State will report in writing 10 these
headquarters, without delay, the condi-
ton of their commands, numbers, arms,
| horses, clothing equipments, etc.
Brig Gen. JAS S. JACKSON,
Commanding Cav. Forces in Ky.