, 1862-08-29
Gbe Gribune.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1869
The Attack Tpon Catlett"s ftativn--
Strange Exemption Of Gen. McEsoyg-
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Eekure OF Gen. H2nks.
Correspondence Of the n. 7. Trfbuns,1

ICQffGEp{f01eQGE On Ice y. i. AElulA&-l
WARRINGTON, Monday. Aug. Is, 1864
The attack OF Stu2rt's Cavalry upon Cat
let's Station eeeme likely to prove as rich
mine for correspondence - the one by the
fa1ne darirg officer to the rear Of the PENN
s1,1ar ar,ny. Among the trophies carried ot
y ere $40 900 in cash, belonging TO the Quar-
terucstcr's department Of Gen. Pope's army.
ard Lis own commissions as br'S Aolef-generA
sud msjor-general The Latter was, however,
rccartured By one Of our soldiers, ~ho found
ii in the eaddie- bag Of d rebel trooper, which
was left behind In :lc hurry OF the departure.
4 captain fu the Puraeu Legion, in Col Stmp-
sons regiment, Was lying nid iu house BY
iii % ii,,uu s,axa, :. siHs
raf;tive orders TO spare Grn McDowel's
st:;G barracc.traiu, hut eeizc Gen. Pope's, and
destroy what was not Of public Importance.
The order was implicitly soeycd althou5 ii
the wagons Of Gen. Mcdowell and King were
close al hnud they were not disturbed, but
everything in Gen Pope's WAS turned ont, his
official pa|Wrs sorted out and carried OIL, aud
Lis letters from his wife and other rlls@ie ~.
diyiGuals strewn over the ground or torn INTO
bits.
This same officer reports that the guard
tom1,,iscd details from yarlous cavally Tegi-
Iueute and two companies OF Putneus Le-
.,ior. Of whom the few who were not taken
away T.. Stuart were raroled Or scared 10
dtuth The rebel force consisted, according.
to his account, Of only eight compaule5-3eo
Elc1 in all. So that you STE important results
are sometimes achieved without the spade or
the PICK, or monster armies. Morgan ana
Stuart have the dash and spirit Nhlca caatac-
1e5izcd Sumter aDd Marion flt5 us true,
aud q thous md pities that We haant ns1lS ol
tie same sort on our eide.
Il seems that Stuari's men were dressed IN
Uniforms much like our own cavalry. aen
they approached our picket they said theJ
we're sent as escort to the baggage train, aud,
7,as.irg through urquestioned, dashed upon
our officers and tor6 them all prisoners.
Their Discrimination vas 90 nlee anas ~ '1es 4es
even spared eight wagons belonging 70 the
Harris Light Cavalry, because their battalion
Yas scting us body guard to Mcdowell.
Gen Banks had very EarroW escape from
Gsath Gur.rg sle engagement q Ills troops
O.; Saturda, morning, on the extreme rig ut OF
cur lire, He was leaning agalnst tree,
watching the progress OF the hight, when q
,ijI,d shot from. retel ba+tery struck the tree
about ei:,l.:crl. inches above his head, cutting
i c;tan ii two. With his usual good fortune,
b. escaped in;ury, even from splintecs. !
tuu1,d tie General on Friday afternoon, lying
il 1Ee shade of a tree, with his staff at out
IL, iEd the EUrscs picking grass close by
liz Is l,oklus :Ein and 4 little pale, and his
]gi= s;fi 1rr.l tie effects Of his recent injury
lnniil F:1t;a: he had ridcer in IN ambulance
tI,.it ,,iace T. plaes, hnt on that day he mount
&c LIS 1etse ard directed the movements 0
lis COPS 4 peIson. From hin l got tul
1rre }.r=ica If The accident VIII IL hlppanIt
H. lie iI5d batts. at Slaughter Mount Ain. l
sve,14s tl-t hr and his staff we're lying on tn
.ru!:d. Is found 1Eem on Friday, Ehen
Il II MS :n:.d.. in t3cir direction By some Iebe
t,.a:ry. h. tu1ult frightened the stA1
lo:s 5, and q l-rse, 10 erful :nlu.al Of the gen
erals Dreaming seriously scared at the dis
cuar4c ot pistols, gave sudden plunge for
N.ru, al1, Il iAil1 Tie tscrs Tai il tue hip viii
:r>a. force, threw li1a Gown and bruised hia
stNrrGlv.