Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-25
SECOND EDITION.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
THRKI O'CLOCK 2. q.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
The rain Of Friday afternoon and night and
Saturday last, In the vicinity Of the Upper Rap
pahannock, served to swell the river al to make
II unfordable anywhere below the mountains a
few miles back Of W arrenton Springs, which, Of
course, pat stop to efforts Of the rebel army on
its western and southern bank to repeat their ap-
parent attempts Of Thursday and Friday last to
cross the river in force Nevertheless, the artil-
eEy firing at nearly all the fords, from the Spring.
down to fredericksburg, was kept up on Satur-
day and yesterday with more or less spirit, but
with no results that Lave been deemed su fciently
important TO be reported here by persons coming
hither from that quarter.
We hear that the 7ih Ohio and ed New York
early on Saturday morning, crossed the river to
the side occupied by the Confederates, and re
crossed with difficulty lowing to the rapiditv OF
the rivers rise) and with some lo.1 from their
engagement with the opposing enemy. At the
same time, at a different ford, a rebel brigade
managed to force Its way across, and 10 said to
have been mostly cut of from its support, by the
rising water. We have rumoS that two regi-
ments Of 1t were either cut up or captured by the
portion Of Sigers force opposite whose position
they crossed the river.
In the course Of Saturday, Brigadier General
Bohlen, Of Philadelphia, while serving In the
Immediate vicinity Of the ford and railroad
bridge at the Rappahannock station, was killed
by a shell.
Ii seems to be believed In military circles here
that up to this forenoon the total Union loss In
defending the fords between Fredericksburg and
Warrenton Springs, from Wednesday last until
this morning, will be covered by $50. We have
no data on which to venture an estimate Of the
oholl tbntyx in losst
dozen different seeming efforts to effect cross
ing in force, the probability is that they must
have suffered largely. This 10 certainly true, IL
their late movement on the river bank mean
more than many feints to conceal their pur-
pose Of operating seriously elsewhere.
On Friday afternoon the rebels marched a
strong artillery force at least from the direction
Of the river, through Jef7ersonton, back In the
direction Of Little Washington, as though dis
patching heavy corps through the Luray Gap
into the Valley. A Union citizen making his way
, into cur lines, saw about seventy pieces Of ar
tilery In this force and heard of their troops
pass his hiding place, hard by. This fact and
the ease with which all their demonstrations al
the several fords have been repulsed, incline IN
to the belief that the latter may have been de-
signed AZ little more than feints to conceal their
more serious purpose Of operating elsewhere.
While We do not think II proper to describe, a,
this time, either the position or the movements
Of our own troops in front Of the enemy, we ma y
state that our fear to-day 10 that the latter will
retreat within fortyeight hours, In hot haste as
that In which they advanced last week from Cor
donsville; taking advantage Of the existing com.
para'ively high stage Of the river to enable them
to get away II possible without instant pursuit
IL they seriously intended to cross the Rappahan-
mock, there can be little doubt that they will do
as all their efforts to cross up to last advices
from there, were signal failures.
We learn that the rebel column that came eas'
by way Of Orange Court House, crossed the Rap
idan at Raccoon Ford, and made directly for the
Rappahannock at Kelly's Mill and Ford and the
ford at the crossing Of the railroad, via Stevens
burg and Brandy; thus leaving Culpeper Court
House six or seven miles to their left. Upto Fri
day morning no rebel force had passed through
Culpeper Court House, except . body OF some 200
cavalry, operating as a sort OF flank guard.
P. S.-We have every reason to believe tina,
there has been but very little, any, firing across
the Rappahannock to-day.