The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1862-09-20

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makes it yisble:-Louisiana Democrat.
THE GREAT VICTORY
-. . FEDERAL ACCOUNTS.
/ We find in the Daily Mssissippian of the 4th
inst, alengthy account of the batte of the 2sth
| and 2sth Of Manassas, taken from the Memphis
Bulletin, (FederaI) but of which we have only
room for the following dispatches
/ New YoRk. August 29.-0n taking possession
| of Manassas Junction, the rebels captured seven
! trains loaded with provisions, ammunition, SC,
ten locomotives, all of which they destroyed. Of
| the eighty-fou men Of the 10th Pennsylvania on
| the ground, nearly all were killed, wounded, or
| taken prisoners, as only three are known to have
escaped. I'm sga =
| Our loss has been immense in goveranent
! stores, and large in Killed. wounded and missing
/ Telegraph communication with General Pope
was had yesterday, via Fredericksburg, but none
/ whatever direct. -,@
| A captain Just in from Cehterville says that
/ firing was heard early this morning beyond Ma
| nassas and it is believed that General Pope had
1 attacked General EwelI in the rear.
PnILADELrHfA, August 29th--The Baltimore
American has letter from, Alexandra, dated 8
being pushed forward rapidly from there.
General Mcclellan has visited Washington, and
accepted the command Of the army of Virginia.
Fugitives from Manassas and Fairfax report
that conAagration-was vis Bile in the direction Of
the latter place. and it supposed that the gov
eminent stores had been destroyed As
1t is also said thatthe rebels have destroyed the
4 bridge over Accomac creek, which is five miles
this side OF Manassas. Bull Run and CenterviIie
1t is also said that the rebels have captured three
out of the four New Jersey Jfegfnents, stationed
at CenteTyile. 3as
| Gen. Hooker's brigade is reported to- have
checked the advance OF the rebels at Ceuterville,
and driven them back to Manassas.
\ Gen. Pope is beyond Manassas, cut off from
| Gen. Burnside's and Porter's corps had landed
| at Aqua Creek.
| 1t is also stated that Gen Ewell has penetrated
to the rear Of Gen. Pope, and occupies the left
1 bank of the Occoquon river. 1e
A large force is marching to meet them, and to
assist in opening way to Gen. Pope and Gen.
I Burnside. If success attends this movement it
will doubtless place the rebel army in "a worse
position than that which the main body OF our
troops is now in as they can, if necessary, fall
back to fredericksburg and reach Washington By
! riYeE aat
/ On the other hand, if jackson is cut off his
! army may be scattered and destroyed. The move
ment.ei the rebels is a bold but hazardous ore
4 The Bulletin also contains the following edi-
torial:
Our columns are 50 crowded with exciting
news that we have no room for even brief sum-
mary. The neos f.'om Viygiyia is bad There APP
pears to have been considerable fighting in vhieh
tie cosfsaerates haze gained very decasa apaafage.
Icaptaring large quantity Of arms stores and
several railroad trains Whethe, the outhanking
of Pope will eventuate in advantage to the Con-
federates remains to be ssea y zz
4 --------ssa-
THE CoUNTERFEIT CONFEDERATE NoTEs. Hou
to detect them. The disclosure Of the fact that a
large amount of counterfeit Confederate notes have
been INTRODUCED into Our circulation by the Yam
KEGS, aided by knaves residing amongst us, has
caused much anxiety among bill holders. and a
very general suspicion in the public mind in re-
gard to the genuineness of much of the Confsd-
crate meney in circuiatioa Yankee ingenuity
has been SO successful in Initiating our bills. that
even good judges are sometimes 1t loss 70 dis
tinguish the genuine from the spurious notes The
following description of the different derorniua.
tions of counterfeits, will enable cur readers to
guard against receiving them s.ss5
The 500 Bll--The sailor in the left he nd cor.
neF leans upon anchor. Across the yipnette In
genuine there is hair line very distinct as III tho
stone from w hich the impression was taken had
been broken or cracked
In the counterfeit there is no such blue OF hair
ltne In the centre vignette, right side near the
well, is a5mnie In the genuine it is very indis
tinctiy executed and the mule looks as if he were
walking IRON You, presenting only tail view In |
the count nterfeit it is much plainer and the malaf
presentsa broadsids lew IS 81 4. 80
The $50 Bill In genuine the sailor an fha laft
hand end fhatIs leaning forward is partly bald IN
the counterfeit, "a more full head Of hair The
genuine has knob or handle on iron chest. Have
seen see none signed excepa on left by NJ C. Riggs
letter Is As small, letter to the right of the A.
lne $40 Bal---Ihc sailor in the left hand cor
ner again betrays the counterfeit -
in the gennins the ~brim of the sailors hat is
very mach Broader than In the counterfeit The
shading lines On his jacket, IN the genuine, run
square across the body. In the counterfeit thegii
run gonaliy across He body. 5 ~
ne paper of the counterfeit is white. sitter
and better thaIfat The gefiline ob Mr., Il
looga Rebel, TO behold the number of deserters
omalhe kederaLarmy now statianed in our neirh-I
Ihey arrive daily By ones twos, threes.
ha Y squads And a runor was prevalent on he
asch fof speclsi train Of cars 10 bring uD an
e regiment Of Federals that had deserted and f.
1shed 10 be pafolIed OF course we must make s.
e aug vance foF the fwhims Of Madam Ratno,. 50