The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-08-12

Iall The houses "a tle neighborhUod and
/ laid waste to the lands. Several men
implicated were hung to trees. Guer'
rlas are rapidly Increasing. Com
/ panies are forming here 10 assist N the
capture 81 guerr,liAs. Excitement is
intense here. Ii is rumorrd that a
number OF prominent secessionists
were SHOT by exasperated Unionists.
MoSpAY.
Headquarters, Six Miles beyond J
CuIpepper Valley, Aug. 10.
4 battle was fought yesterday ~
tween Gems. Banks aud Jackson
Gen. Bayard, Of McDowell's corps
/ with bis cavalry brigade, had been en-.
gagged the day before in the extreme
! ,,l,a@c. near The Rapiden river Skin,
mishiug and man@uyering, taking
some prisoners aul ending with slight
loss battling the efforts Of large force
to surround and cut him of. Yester-
day morning lie was engaged for some
hours before Gen. Banks came up,
delaying ami embarrassing the enc
my's advance. The rebels had eros
sed the Rapidan in force, and their
advance guard, $4,000 strong, was at
lacked BY Gen. Banks yesterday about
miles south Of CulpePper G. II.
Gen. Banks right wing suffered Sc
yerely. The wholc rebel force sud
dealy attacked in Overwhelming num-
brrs at all points. At half past six
o'clock Gen. Pope arrived on the field
from Culpepper, accompanied by Nc
Dogell with part Of his corps. The
battle WAS substantially over, Gen.
Banks holding the same ground he
held at the beginning. The rebels
planted a battery against McDowelfs
centre, where Gen. Pope and corps
were, bringing both of them under
fire. The Generals and their stats
were 20 near the rebel lines, that a
sudden charge Of rebel cavalry was
made from the woods quarter Of a
mite OF, With view to capture them.
lhc attempt was repealed by yigor-
Gus fire from McDowelPs troops, aud
The General. and their stalls left the
ground under cross fire from HE reb-
els and their own troops The FIRE Of
tie rebels was afterwards silenced.
Gen. Pope on arriving sent fresh
troops to the front to ta4c the place Of
Gen. Banks exhausted columns. The
enemy did not renew the attack ex-
cept by artillery. Gen. Banks vas
on the field throughout The action, and
constantly under FIRE. His handling
Of his troops and personal gallanty
are highly praised by his officers. lie
was rather severely hurt by an acci-
dent. A cavalry trooper ran against
aim, ana ae was struck heavily on the
side. Not less than 1000 or 9 gone
were killed, wounded and missing on
each side. Reinforcemeais number
ing $4,000, were received By the reb-
els about the same tim ours arrived
Skirmlshiug is going on in froa
this morning, but The troops on both
sides arc 50 much exhausted by IA
iigug and the intense heat, that no Sc
r.ous encounter i expected to-day.
Washington, Aug, II.
The following is IRON he Peters
burg Daily Erpress:
RIcilAoNp, AUG. e.--A dispatch
from Gen. Van Dorm 10 See. Mallory,
states that the confederate ram Ar
kansas, Lieut.. Stephens commanding,
had been Destroyed. She left Vicks-
lurg % Monday 70 Cooperate 10 tie
attack on Baton Rouge. After pass
ing Bayou Sara, her machinery be-
came disabled, and whilst attempting
10 adiass il. several Of the enemys gun
boats attacked Ter. Alter gallant
resistance. she was abandoned ard
blown Up. Her officers and crew
reached the shore in safety.
Tuesday MORNING.
G iprpper. Fa~ Aug. II.
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