New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-27

yora Brandy sintion--Thc pisordcrIy
Flight Of rars of the EERrris Light
Gnya!sy-Thc Attack Upon Catiest's
stafion-strnDgc Exemption Of Gen. Me
DoweiI's staff Eng&Rge-Trnin-Nn Narrow
Escape Of Gen. Bnnks-IEis Eecenf
Accident.
Correspondence Of The n y Tribune.
WssHlyGroa Monday, Aus. Is. 1863.
An officer Of the Harris Light Cavalry, who was
wounded in the encounter OH Wednesday, beyond
Brandy Station, end is now here on regmenia
business gives the following account ofthe fight and
disorderly fight Of part of his regiment. As has
already been stated, the Rebel advance guard first
cane in sight Of our rear guard Of cavalry on
Wednesday morning, little beyond Brandy Station.
Their skirmishers were deployed and our Iickets
driven in, after which a regular bushwhacker
fight ensued and continued for three honrS All
the way from Culpepper to the Reppahannock Gen.
Popes retreat was covered by Bayard's cavalry
force moving in three columns, of which one cane
by tie main rosd another by the Stovensburg road,
ana the remaining over the fields in the center.
The rear guard which WIS attacked comprised the
Harris Light Cavalry, Isl Pennsylvania, and LIST
New-Jersey. For more than an hour and half-in
fact until they had fired sixty rounds Of bacartrdge
from their carbnes-the Harris Light Cavalry
stood Their ground, and when their cartridge
boxes were empted, skirmished with their sabers
Tie ammunition train was slx miles away, at Rap
pahannock Station, and there was nothing else for il
but to keep bold front and make show Of resist
nvtf1 hod mot Ia he,
river. So little by little Gen. Baysrd fell back dis
puting every inch of the ground as far ar Brandy
Station, and repulsing all the charges which the
Rebel squadrons made. The country road crossed
and recrossed the railroad Vk several times in the
course of three miles, and at Of these points
charge Of the three patoons Of Major Ilarhanss
battalion OF the Harris Light Was ordered Tie
iajor wac not at hand lust at the time 70 direct the
movement, and dashing Lieut. Col. Fitzpatrick had
ridden of 10 the left to secure the cooperation of the
New jersey cavalry in "A combined charge Of the
two regiments. The order wac given % Leut.
Smith, but not ob6yed for, in moment, an attack
by the enemy seeming imminent, lie turned and fed,
and Lis platoon panic stricken claitered al biz heels
and lrok, for the nearest eheiter ~ = With
tueu. l!3y carried away Tue TWO tuppo'.ht
nIato,ue. and for a while disorder and oon'u-
sion seemed likely to infect the whole rear
guard But fitzpatrick, leaving al planH and
to be made at another time, gaiIoped
across the fields through shower OF Rebel bnete TO
the woods, where the brohen plaioons were Wildly
riding about ard waving his Eber, be shouted,
" Halt halt VIII no one stand by me Halt!
You disgrace the regiment Stand by me, and well
rauy. bows" And then lie saore by all that was
Lo l.t mot
and charge the enemy. In few minutes the men
We're rallied and at their head Fitzpatrick dashed
mon the Rebel cavalry, and checked their advance
long enough for our column to regain Its steadnesf.
When fitzpatrick saw his men break he eried from
modification, and after the days work was done he
gave them such talk that the disgraceiu thing is
net likely to happen again. The regiment has made
such reputation for itself in previous actions and
skirmishes that this one unfortunate affair will not
bring much discred upon it.
The attack Of Stuart's Cavalry upon Catletts Sta
ton Seems likely to prove as rich mine for CORE
spondents az the one by the came daring oihcer 10
the rear Of the Peninsular Army. Among the
trophies carried off were $4,000 i'll cash, belonging
10 the Quarternaster's Department OF Gen. Popes
arlny aud HE own commissions az BrRadier-Gen-
eral and Major General. The latter WAS, however,
recaptured by one of soldiers, who found 1t III
the saddle bag Of Rebel trooper, which was left
lehind in tie hurry Of the departure. captain in
fine Purnell Legion, in Col. Simpsons Regiment,
WAS living hid in house by tie railroad track, and
heard Gen Stuart give positive orders TO spare Gen.
McDowels staff baggaeo.train, bat seize Gen.
Popes. and destroy what was not of public import
ance. The order was implicitly obeyed; although
the WAGONS Of Gem. Mcdowell and King were close
al hand they were not disturbed, but everything III
Gen. pope's was turned out, bis official papers
sorted ont and carried of ard his letters from his wife
and other private individuals strcwn over the
ground or ton into bits
This same officer reports that the guard comprised
details from various cavalry regiments and TIVE com
panies II Puineis Legion. OF whom the few who
were no, taken away by Stuart were paroed or
scared 70 death The Rebel force consisted, accord
iuy 10 his account, Of only eight comprehension
men in Nil. So that you zee important results are
sometimes achieved without the SPADE or the pich,
or monster armies. Morgan and Stuart have the
dasb and spirit which characterized Sumter anu
Marion. Pity It's ,is true, ana thousand pilies
that we hadnt many Of the same sort Oh our EIDE
II seeus that Suarts men were dressed IN uni
forms much like our own cavalry When they az
preached our pickle, they said they were sent as
escort TO the baggage tran and passing through I'M
questioned dashed upon our oleerS, and 'ooh theni
ali prisouers. Their Discrimination was 30 NICE INV
they even spared eight wagons belonging u "e
Harris Light Cavalry, because Their BATTALION "aS
acting as a body.guard to Mcdowell
Gen. Banks had very narrow escape from oea''
during the epescemeut Of Lis troops on Saturday
r,i,,,, -, ,h. avtre,ne right of our line lie waS