Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
RAPPAHANoCK RAILROAD STATION. !.

| W ednesday, Aug 20--10 o'clock, P NJ.
| Gen. PoPE's entire command, with the ex-
ception of a rear guard crossed the Kappa
hammock this morning. His advacne COM
Monday evening. and the rear guard left on
Tuesday morning, at 9 o'clock, closely followed
by the advance guard of the enemy. About
half way between this point and Cuipeppes a
smart skirmish took place between our rear
guard--a portion Of Gen BAYARD's cavalry
coIps--and considerable force of the enemy,
consisting of cavalry and artillery in which,
among others, Iieut-Col KARGE, of the First
Pennsylvania Cavalry, was severely wounded,
There was more or less sirmishing all day,
and general engagement was anticlpate1.-
Gems. WILLIAMS and MCDowELL's Divisions
formed in line of battle to dispute the passage
Of the river and We're under arms all day 10
night everythingi is in readiness Coz the expected
contest. Horses are saddled and harnessed,
and artillery, infantry and cavalry are all in
position, ready for any emergency. Not a tent
Is to be seen, except In one command officers
and priyates alike sleeping in the open air.
and a battle is looked for certainly tomorrow
morning
9HtRsDAY, Aug 2I.
This morning, at an carly hour, the rebels
opened battery upon the Third Maryland
Regiment, stationed at ford three miles up
the river, and soon caused them to- retreat
They had two men killed and several wounded.
At later hour-about II NJ. a squadron of
cavalry crossed the river about mile still
further on our right, and an infantry corps at
tempted to cross at about the same time. The
cavalry charged upon a company of Indiana
troops, commanded by Capt. WooD, and were
repu!sed. battery soon caused the rebel
infantry to retreat, and the casalry soon after
followed in most admirable disorder.
Capt. WooD captured one Of the cavalry off,
ccrs-a captalsl-and several prlvates. At bout
this time the rebels opened with artillery along
the line for five or six miles, and brisk artill-
cry duel was kept up for several hours-from
II until about o'clock Z. n. and at intervals
throug hout the whole day. There was brisk
cannonading again, also, between and 8
O'Clock p, NJ Early IN the morning a force of
our cavalry, infantry and artillery, were thrown
across the river at the bridge. This force had
several sharp skrmishes, but no general en-
gagement took place The rebels seem to have
batteries at intervals extending from the Sui
phur or Narrenton Springs, miles above
the bridge, to six miles below it-l5 miles in all.
On the right, kowcyer, Gen PIE was well pre-
pared for them, and at every point where they
opened a battery our shot and shell caused
them to retire. At the extreme left OF our line
six miles below the brdge-the enemy sue
ceeded III getting over the river a considerable
force, " who were met by Gen. BuFORD's Cav
airy, and some brisk firing followed lasting
several hours, with exactly what result, how
ever. cannot at this time be ascertaned. The
loss on both sides must have been large. This
movement on the part OF the rebels necessiated
the movement of our camps on the left, and
two hospital tents containing twenty patients,
left to the tender merces Of the foe
The loss of life on the right of our line was
inconsderable. Gen. POPE has a very strong
position, and the troops are all IN most excel
lent spirits, and have full confidence in their
ability stay the further progress Of the foe-
BEALTON's STATION, Four MILES NORTH }
OF RAPPAHANNOCk STATION,
Friday Morning, Aug. 22-S o clock.
There is lu!l i'll the firing ut the river An
officer attached to Gen. Fope's headquarters, has
this ment sr=~Y here and says that general
engagement is not really expected to day, al
though our forces are in rradiuess
Nine t',tucis Il N,-Ihe cznnonading is now
fre quent, and is interspersed with musketry-
but is further to the rig hit, Cup the river where
Sigel's command is at work.
The main baggage train commenc d passing
this (3ealtonsl Station at g clock, this morn
ing. and has taken the road for Warrentoi juno
ton. Sgel's baggage train is also passing
up the same road, This only necessary pre-
caution against disaster and must not be taken
as an evidence that our army expects to get
whipped.
tia arrived here short time ago, and says that
tive shells fell into the camp of that regiment to-
day, and killed several men
Col, or Maj. EiZhugh. the rebel Gen Stuart'S
Chief Aid, was taken prisoner near Orange
Court House on Tuesday, by the Colonel of au
Illinois Cavalry Regiment, while on a reconnois-
sance. He says jackson had only 5000 o.
at the Slaughter Mountain fight.
TaE UNION ANE SLAVERY