The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-09-03
From the Rappahannock Lines-The
Pursuit of the Enemy-Pope Abar'
doning His Wounded.

An officer from the Eappahannock riv
or gives us some highly important inteII-
igence from our operations in that vicini
ty. The positions and movements OF our
army need not be mentioned but we
can state that the enemy is in full retreat
and closely pursued by our troops. On
Saturday morning heavy and continued
cannonading was heard at Orange Court
House up TO the time tha, the train left.
At Stevens5urg about 10 o'clock A. NJ,
on Wednesday, a party oi our cavalry
encountered a large body Of Yankee cav
airy and a brisk skirmish ensued. The
enemy retired slowly and in good order,
and were pursued TO within two miles of
the Rappahannock, when = charge was
made with great gaIan,ry BY the Con
federate horse and sixty odd Of the Yam
KEGS were taken prisoners. On Thursday
portion Of our troops were engaged
with the enemy at Kelly's mill and ano
ther Por, on at or near BeverIey's Ford.
the artillery on either side conteudng for
some hours late in the afternoon, with
out, however, any material result as far
as known.
1t was supposed that Pope had fallen
back as far AS Warren,on, and would
not give battle this side OF that point, il
at all. He abandoned large number
OF his wounded a, Culpeper c. H., es,i
mated at not less than two or three hun
dred. These men had been wounded IN
the battle Of Cedar Run Mountain, Oh
the Oh Of August, where the Yankee
prisoners confess to having been thorough
y FUSED up" by old S.onewail.
A melancholy picture of desolatiou
and devastation is exhibited by the coun
ty OF Cu'peper An unbridled license ha,
prevailed among the Yankee so diery
and 1he country is now almos, a deser,
pnotiend ~ ci izens have been impover
'shed in single day, their negroes a
carried oil, their fencing destroyed, tbei,
sheep and hogs and cattle burcbered
their grain entirely consumed, their hor
ses all s;oIer. A farmer, whose house
Milroy made his headquarters. had .
psgnifcent field Of corn, from which Le
expected to realize 1000 barrels. The
Yankee General refused, 10 insolent Ian
gusgs. to spare his crop, aLd gave hi,
hireings a CARTE blanche to plunder. The
result is that not FIVE bushels can bs
made from the field. Ic some instance,
colts only year old were forcibly carried
off, despite the entreaties OF their owners
and old hens with flocks Of chickens hsv.
been killed. Many family has beer
left in condition vergiog upon absolut,
want AMI starvation.
Our informant says tha. the scene o
JOYOUS delight manifested by the inbsLi
tants al their deliverance surpassed any
thing be ever witnessed. Ladies Brought
pals Of water on their heads to distribute
among the worn aud dust covered heroe.
OF the South. Old men wept for Joy
The girls waved their handkeTchiefs and
chsered the army from early morning ,iil
late iI tue afternoon, and all praised God
for their deliverance.
From passengers who came through
from Orange Court House on the Central
train last night We learn that severe
engagement took place at the Rappahan
mock river, q few miles below the rail.
road bridge, on Saturday morning, com
rercipG atcul surr,e and eon,pp,pg