Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-17
Important from the Seat OF War.
BLOODY BATTLE /,
DEFEATEDi
HE RETREATS TO RICHMOND
Barns Bridges TO save Himself from En-
tire Destruction.
OfneiaI Report OF Ktlied and wounded
at sho late Battle Of CuIpepper.


/ From the Cairo Gazette August l4I
| NEW YORK, August l3.-The Times Wash
| ington dispatch says
1t is considered certaln that highly impor-
tant army movements are either in progress or
| completed, but it is not regarded as proper TO
/ Indicate their nature. Much more cheerful
| impressions are prevailing concerning General
/ Pope's engagement. Jackson's retreat is
| known here to have been necessity. He had
| evidently fallen into q war trap, and retreated
| to escape the danger which the execution of
our plan would have placed him in. His eve
| wss on fredericksburg as well as Culpepper.
The opinion here is that all is going well with
+ Pope's army and that there is no reason for the
| aPPrehensions expressed yesterday and to day.
| Yell informed persons freely declare that
POPe will be in Gordonsyille by Saturday at
turthest, though, perhaps, not without fight
ing, which may now be going on.
| The 1ribane's correspondence states that
] when the rebels fell back yesterday in their
/ retreat, it is asserted by our men who recently
| escaped that the rebels divided, part of
their force taking the road to StanardsviIle
and the other portion taking the other road
! towards Gordonsville.
Another correspondent of the Tribune
states that the expedition from Burnside's
| division on Wednesday last made descent
on the Va. G. Z. K. at Frederick's Hall sta
ton, took up 500 lengths of rails, cut the tele-
| graph, burning wire and poles and blew up
the road bed with powder. A large lot of
! new rsils which were piled along the side of
| the track, we're made into q barricade across
the road bed and warped and burned by
kindling large fires under aad about them.
Companies G, Capt. Gwester, and II, Capt.
McOwen, went down to the station and des-
| troyed the water tanks telegraph wires and
s,ooo bushels Of grain and a large lot of
whisky and other army stores, which were
awaiting transportation to the enemy at Cor
donsville. This foroe was in command of 1t.
Col. Patrick, who commanded in q recent
| brilliant raid at Beaver Dam. Adjutant Benz.
Gregory with party was sent down TO near
| Bumpass turn out, and blew up the track and
switches, which was accomplished in q most
thorough and satisfactory manner. At this
point the water tanks and depot were burned.
The trsok was destroyed sRd 8 small culyert
was blown up with powder. A little further
on the track was Darricaded with rails render
ing useless by burning, as were those above at
Fredericks Hall.
with troops from Richmond, the expedition
commenced its return march. The large
bridges over the Psmunky were burned to
prevent the enemy from following up
CULrEPPER q. e., Va, August 1s-The
flight of Stonewall jackson shows that he
fears our troops. On Saturday he engaged
with his whole force, Numbering at least
$4,000 men, portion Of the corps of Gen.
| Banks, who behaved most nobly, holding the
enemy in check, and with the aid Of one divi-
sion of Gen. McDowelps and Sigers corps,
driving the enemy from several positions, and
finally from the a8ld Of battle. Jackson's
loss can scarcely be less than 1900; our loss is
much less. The battle was decidedly the
bloodiest Of the Shenandoah. On Sunday
jackson remained idle. The troops on both
sides we've exhausted. On Monday jackson
sent In flag of truce, asking permission to
bury his dead, large proportion of which
still lie on ths held, pending which he escaped
with his trains. This morning JacksOn's whole
army was gone. Gen. Buford, With his cav
airy and artillery, quiekened Jackson's haste
towards GordOnsviile, compelling him TO burn
bridges to save himself. jackson obviously
does not intend to stop running until he
reaches the rebel Notifications at Richmond.
Gen. Pope has fully met the public expec-
tations of him. The enemy nok only show
their backs to our forces but to the valley of
the Shenandoah; and the whole country from
Manassas to Gordonsville is no longer polluted
by the presence of armed rebels. JscksoI's
servant has j0st come into the quarters Of Gen.
Mcdowell, and reports that his mas or admits
loss of over 2ooo men in the engagement Of
Saturday.
UTICA, mo-, August la.--A oetacnnent OF
Federal forces under the command of lol
Guitar caught foindexter's bsEd of guerrillss
at Compson's Ferry, on Grand river, st Q
o'clock on Monday night killing ten or twelve
and drowning thirty. They captured Poin-
dexter's whole train, one third of his horses
and arms, and all his baggage and ammnni-
, tion.
II BosTos, Aug. I2-Tha instruction Of Gov.
Andrews to city ard town assessors through
out the State of Massachusetts are to make it
! their duty to include the oolored citizens ss
well as white one, as those subject to draft.
WAsHIssToE, Aug. ls.-Advices from
Culpepper dated yesterday, say, owing to the
! severe injury Gen. Banks received, the eom-
; mand of the End corps has devolyed upon
/ Gen. Williams. Brig. General Crawford
: commands the division of Gen. Williams, and
Gen. Green commands the division of Gen.
Auger, who i severely, but not dangerously
( wounded.
0 An escaped prisoner saw at Orange Court
!, House Gens Prince and Wilkins in the hands
]. of the rebels. They were on their way to
Richmond.
o On visiting the battle field many, if not the
greater part Of our dead officers were found
d some partially, and others entirely stripped Of
their uniforms. The rebel Generals Stusri
. and Early held the field, and converssd freely
q with our officers about the battle. They stated
If that the full brigsde of Gen. A. p. Hill and
Longstreet's and Eweirs divisions we're op
a posed to our small bands Of heroes, and tha
q they were terribly cut TO pieces by eur are
\ leading 70 the iRfeyencs that they suffers