Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03
From Virginia..


On Friday last Major General j. Z. B. Stu
ar. crossed Hazel river at Weliurd's Ford,
with about three Thousand cavalry, and pro
cc,..lcl 10 Waterloo bridge. From thence The
comnani ;,,;va;iced 10 W:rrcuiun and waited
for the c,ilumn to close mp. The advance
gu1-,l was then >rlt ont about five miles, and
reported everything quiet The column agln
lnoyed forward, and reached within mile Of
Cal!stls Si;.t:Cn. Oh Tie Orange and AleNan-
dri, railroad, about dark. The enemy were
completely surrounded and surprised, aud
their whole iurce, consisting Of about five
thousand men, We're pu 10 flight.
QuarlcrmaSlcr's and c;,,nmiSsary stores,
wasul,>, TENS, etc. ol' tic estimated value o.!
l!v,. millions oi GGi:.rS We're destroyed by our
troo!!-. 'ihcy also captured three hundred
and siXiJ ->urvr liisoa,r>, inciii3i"s seventeen
commissioned riiicer.', ain3nL w:!"m a.. one
cu:,i.ei tsad th:@c "a:i-a;n,; ':isG General
Popes two horses: lis saddle, hfi,le, sword,
umiorul, Ills ScyTan,. ami his quartcrmaSier.
Captain Goulii&g.) ;.n.i The quartcrmaslcr's
:.,rSss. !Al,o, SGH .U'O in specie and treasury
notes. and - mail, containing official letters
lr;.,n sea. Pop. OF ir highest Importance.
.'lcil 4tc liuH III lHts uiiit'S III ven. i.ti'.
Abaut iour O'Clock The cilclny rallied and
nu,iv Irehlc attack on onr counn, but
We're soun trir"n III: General Stuart and
lis command returned ia Warrcnicn Springs
Oh Saturday. will the loss oi but two killed
and five wounded. Tie cacmy were i'll fall
retreat, leaving SNAIL irr"c % try TO check
tie expected! advance OF nur tr'n:pS 1t is
Supp"S' Tie: viii ,n;.%u a slam. III AcXaa-
dra. General Stuaii VAS q: tie bead ul tic
column durii'g ;hc entire march. Col. Lee,
Of til. ninth Virginia cavalry. ic'l tic charge
upon the ia,:kccs. Gen. Popc's sword WAS
captarei 10y Nr Charles M:n"cgcrodc, Of this
city.
We arc indebted for tie above highly III
terrs;i!g information to Mr.. ". Keith ar
instead, Of the sixth Virginia cavalry, WHO
ACCOMPANIED tie expedition, and was, until
'ecen,iy, q CLERK III the adiutaIt generals
ollicc III this city, but resigned lis position
with l'atrintc zeal To enter the cavalry ser
wee. He had the satisfaction Of terminating
the mortal career OF at least one Of the &C
ci'raett l!:v;.'icrs n! cur >oil.
MIR. y. brought will. him the handsome
uniform coat lalc the property Of Gen. Pope,
as arp'a"s from tie inscription on the collar.
ihiS trophy Is i.ow III possession oil Governor
l1rtciier. ~ w!unIu it waS Sent as a present.
we !c.iryr, hy Gen. Stuart. As the cirrait
arouni Tie CHick;tli"niay by Gen. Siuari was
Tie ln?r.an:tr or the defeat of Mcu!aiiau's
army, we lna2c ;ha: ii: similar, but narc
briii,':t rv..mt, may b. lee precursor Of the
t,,ta GiSic:si,'n a4: .,n:ikiii.'ipll Of The Iai-
kse im@a!er--liicmori Enquirer, 2Stli.
We have no mcw< Of any general fight,
though i wcIi.ornlri i:arr, sson prevails
that ln;ic;l mere i.lS occurred than the public
has been appri."d Of. Passengers from Cor
:";syiIe un iuc,,!a: afternoon state that
cav firing was Gcar,; in the direction ci
Marrei:,oa, brSi;Ini.r ahout 10 O'Clock on
Tuesday ml"rninr, and tie Su!l:ositi"n WAS
iila, 3 genera! s. 1T WAS progressing IN that
nc.i:!,""h"',i. Tough :ioi:tins ic!;,i', hal
rrac!!.,i G...l.n,v:'lc viii. reference 10 il.
The accepted coi,rinsion was thai tie enemy
nutl nla'ln:: sand. AMI that a grca. battle
WAS lriseniu.. ii Ia; in actual progress
p'f:if: Cro.l Grrlu.sv!ie us late as yeStcr-
&a" nnriiing stale ti:at it was reliably ascrr-
taiael 3; that point ON Monday that McCieI-
!an with 40 90 men. had arrived at Fredrr-
ici>h"r@. rs attempting to join Pope
having ~ i'll time to prevent Burnside's
retreat fl, n becoming total rout.
Il is stated tia: the decentralization in the
Yankee army i; great, the officers fearing to
enter u2on Il basic lest they might be cap
ulrca and subjected Ia the retaliat0ry treat
meut in store for them in that event, ard
that tl,c lae,l, ~: account Of the cowartlica of
t:.r officers. swnre that they would not fight,