Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-02

SAID on the other side OF G Rsppshsnaoek and On.
deavor 10 prevent our crossing Lss is pressing them
With great periinAoiiy At no time etnce the mara
commenced has the main bodies OF the two armies beer
more than FIVE miles apart. When one reflects Shai
he enemy has force greatly superior 10 oun that
We are twenty thirty miles from our depo;s of sup
plies aud tha. the army has TO be subEsed day by day
rom these points BY the slow process Of wagon trans
oortsou IL is easy 70 conceive the confident spirit and
determination tina: anmstss both cur Generals and sol
diers A reverse is not dreamed Of.
AHgsSt Is, SoAydat enty-eight miles from Ma
naa1ss -Four miles from the Rappahannock Isl nov
half past sx O'clock A. n, aud heavy osnronsdirg hiss
commenced upon the front. Jackson reported to have
scot word to Lse tina. be 10 In possession Of WsrrentoD
Syringe, fifteen miles to the left Of Lopesreet Ewe IL
sso said 70 have crossed the river above the enemy
fwo bridges Cedar Run and the Rapdan having
been burned by the enemy, csnno use the railroad
until they have been rebuilt 0ne OF the prisoners ststee
that the iron and materials for the purpose slwsys
them and IL s understood that the work OF recon-
sructon is rapidly going forward. II this be true, tie
army be subsisted conveniently thsn
at Manassas There no forthGatious around War
renon, but the position 10 naturally strong for either
friend or foe.
Noon, saturday-rhe firing on the front still contin
ues, and q Considerable nupbsr OF the wounded are
being carried to tie Thus far it has been the most
desperate "artilery duel" Of the The forces
gagged side tire First and Third Companies OF
tue Washington Artillery Of New Orleans, Captains
GQllre5 Alcr, IOur pieces eaC1 q btCd00 OF
second Cempsuy, Lieut. Ovens, Washington Artillery,
lwo pieces; Fauquier battery, Captain Sribbing four
pieces Lou1on battery, two peces; Thomas battery,
Uspt Anderson, two pieces; Dixie Artillery, Cap
tain Chapman, two pieces; and Donadsonville Ar
tIllery, Captain Mora, two pieces in all, TWEEN
ty-one. The force of the enemy 10 unknown
blE il Is estimated they had not lees than thirty
forty. The fight commenced this side Of the Kappa
hsnncck in front OF Bevereys Ford the Federar5 hav
ing their batteries posted upon what is known as Jam
son's Hill the OonederAtes occupied an eminence called
Grave Yard Hill. Such the precision Of our fire,
that in about hour the enemy senced and com
PEELED to retire scross the river. Subsequently they re-
opened from the oppoite side several hundred yards
lower down the river, the railroad bridge This
bridge they succeeded In burning. While write the
fImes In full view spitefuy licking the limbers Of
,le lresle work Tao fire of the enemy hiss no. been
less precise than Every battery has lost large
y 10 horses-ihe Washington Artillery tvonty FIVE or
thirty. The in this corps have also suffered severe
ly.
1t Is related that during the engagement one Of the
enemys shells tnersd the house Of Mr.. Gasstord, in
tire vicinity passed through front mo back ROOM
then under the bed on which lady was lying, and out
Of the opposite side Of the house, doing further
damage than TO mako wreck OF matter" wherever it
touched.
The aim Of the enemy has been more accurate In this
engagement thsn before. Our g1ns had hardly got
into position before shell after shell dropped With uaerring
precision into the midst OF the cannouiers Every foot
Of the ground had evidently been measured and marked
and have no doubt that I'll the positions which
likely assume, where The Fedsrals intend to make
stand have been similarly trsogulated,
EVening.-From various indications, general engage
ment is imminent. The enemy appears TO be changing
bs nes and from the heights his side Of the river
huge columns OF smoke arising as II he Was burning
and baggage preparatory to another retregrsde
mavemsnt
II there is anything to prevent crossing the Rap
pahsnnock 10 morrow, It s sudden rise Of the river
which has taken place within twelve hours. Old real
dents here say that will fall rapidly 1t has risen.
sinoe writing the above, the enemy have been driven
from their POSITIONS and artillery horses took ther
evening drink undisturbed In the waters of the Kappa
hammock Tomorrow will probably witness an advance
Of cur armI across the Rubicon Then, hol for Wash
lrgtob and Blltimore. PERsosSK