The New York herald., 1862-08-23

hcCelan's army in Of actual evacuation was dis
cnssed At council OF held at Richmond on the 7ih.
and Il was decided that effective pursuit woaii be i'm
practicable The for this decisi have been
made public; but they supposed 10 haze been the
pres nee OF such strong Union otla in James river.
under tho protection of whose guns the whole army would
b., and unwiliineness I, surer second time the
losses which they endured in the pursuit Of army
from the Chlckahomny To the James river.
Immediately after this council Of had been held
however and doubt In pursuance Of its decisions still
more troops, in large bodies, from Richmond 10
Gordonsvile. This movement continued steadily until
the 10th inst by which time tie number of troops on
he line Of the Rapdan had been sweed to $50 900.
There at Richmond less than 20 600 troops, and
even these kept ready march days notice.
The battle OF Cedar Mountain il will be remembered,
took place on the 9h In whatever light we may regard
that engagement, the rebels and claim
victory for them. They have made Gordonsvie .
second Manassas and they boast that the Union
can never cross the Rapdan. any than Mcdowell
succeeded in crossing Bull They compare battle
OF Cedar Mountain to the preliminary skirm,sh Bull
run on the 18th Of july 1851 But 1t is that that
battle was brought by General Jackson principally
deceive the Union generals TO make them believe
the rebels regarded the defence the Rapia as the
important point Of the c4mplipn and 10 induce the
Unioniss to mass and keep At Culpeppcr great army
complish the real object Of the cam oign
On the 18th General jackson proceeded from Gordons-
vile TO stapton where column Of fifty Thousand troops
had been assembled. Placing himself at the head Of
these, it is said that he marched Immediately up the
turnpike road to arrisonburg and from taence to Sras
burg and Winchester AT the time second column
of lfty thousand troops put motion frcm Corr
louisville, for Staunton railroad cars ard
this column, 1t was said, would follow jackson imme
datey There still left Gordonsyille en- the 10th
one hundred and hfty thousand troops.
The plan Of the campaign believed be for Cen
jackson TO keep General Lee apprsed Of his
SO that they could act il On Jacson's arrival
at Winchester General Lee is to attack Pope's army
he confidently octs rout him, able to push
on TO Washington at once. At the time jackson
was TO turn the head OF his columns to the ri strike
for LsesbuIg cross the Potemsc three polts there
and push to w shingon down the lett ark OF the Po
tomac. II the plan succeeded General. Lee expected 10
be at Manassas and Cenirevile with hundred and
afty thousand troops by the time that jackson
was crossing the Potomac with oEe hundred
thousand. The rebels pretend to have certain inor
nation that the deionces Of Washington on the
Virginia side rear SO formidable as
represented, and that they easily be carried Al all
events, 1t General Lees intention TO make tho at
tempt, unless he should be convinced from actaI recon
noissance that the works strong be carried
In that case he would tie Potomac ethor above
Washington at Corns Ford, below It near Fort Wash
ington and march W sill gton in conjunction with
Jackson. The distance Staunton u Winchester is
eignv mil 8; TO the Po,omac lee burg ,rty miles
rther TO WASHINGTON, by way Of Pooesve and narnes
town, thirty miles more, IN king 15o miles JiShsol
expected TO march his troops average ten miles per
day, which is enough for such long march rnd which
would ing him TO Winchester the 2olh instant Eyes
IN he ard N tI
26h According to this calculation it is time now tor
General Lee to attack Pope's army Rapidan As
that atttck will depend however entirely The success
Of Jacksons movements, 1t may be delayed some days
yet.
Such Is outline OF the rebel plan and Of it's execy-
tion, according to Southern authority, so far. lis
failure any extent depends not N IN m bit
militlry authorities, who dolht fully
cognizant Of all their movements fully prepared
for them at all points.
Important from the kapIdan-The Next
Batle Field.
from tho Richmond Examiner, August 1871
The nrctiom peredcs c,iss that qrsa Lt2c, on
tend The lie Of Rrtt n, cinnot long Dc efesrsa
no for. CnlIeppsr Cai Hoa (tdirtr) mt sts rci
H. iU,A atoos aialy be he ~ f,oa. At tnat
ONT Po Is now busy throwing up intIenc.nen;s,
m,uninS heavy guns, aid maxim; the ~ al cpa i,s
upon which the Generals of his nation monty rely or
protection from the homespnn clad impcsloas leg,ns
tie South
The sound OF cannon was for a short time heard at
Goreonsvie ON saturday night whether it prtce aci
from artillery ssrm.sh what other cause, has not
yet been Gsce tased.
Since writing the above we learned from ,.entlc
wh) reached this city Yesterday BY Tie Ccprai trin
charge of General chi.rs Nmjcrs bofy, ina. the cin
10 heard at tiOrusvc saturday eyeumg proc oi.d
from shlrpa tilcry skirmi,h WIN al tht tIna tc,N
,iise at Raccaon Ford, tee x rian river. s.y. q.
mi e. 10 the east OF The Orange and Acxin riiR ro,i.
Tne eacmy, It seems, sent wn 3, nnoiss,.c ce
h avy bod - cav iisv and afiu~y, vh c.. adv
& te p dan Wit out mcc iug tn our w.
dett s.. were embodened = Anem9t f. closs . TIE
soutl bank OF that s. cam, AZ tac fusc above mon
toned. AL ,ui' dsanllcy rclaiiye ) taa
skirinish was that whilst tt' Yarsecs ssng tho
frd rsy were opeEed On y our y tlery aud dr.vtn
back. On rogsini the north bank tleg batteries
into siIiun aud returned our i0. llo dael lsr
Tor than h.ur when the cn.iny gei-ca,ed. We
hear Of who were killed ~ sds and
formast but lad been wounded IA
the cngasem,ni. Hc Informed ten TIA, ths hid
been badly Cut up.
between twenty y-6ve ani thirty Yankee prisoners,
among whom were six commissioned tr.css, sapr.,srd
TO have been captured in this skrmish, bo1 hit
by tie Central tram.
Insereat Hcaring aehci Treasury Ntocs.
Iae srRr DEfARrsESr, EC aoND August i, 1852.
J. nv RtsToS Esq repository Sayai rah.
sIRfn {, the Inquiries Of the 25h II. you can
l. That the 73o Interest vii ut any tinc b. ac-
ccyted excha,ge isr oil hit per cent Confederate bonds
or fo any debt doe ~ government xni thai interest
will b. a.lo oil as web AZ p.ucra
2. That shall fec'mm nd tht conrrdss pay annualls
the interest due on th~ not,s 10 ths rescctive holders
theref N the ist January.
g. That tie .ix 10. cerL cal certificates canaot be
ss,cd or these interest tea ing becaus, such coz
cicaies payable demand IN general Treasury
OF every denomination.
4 The 80 tes riay h T. ucl L. csclial q or the
sA pcr cal ccrt.irltcs SuGi exchange ELECTS d.
rt tv wa the holder the ns may direct
" ty ciliiug payment of his ,ert'acat, IN
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~. he pur, Et dci By sslo intlrts b.li
take then. out o 'hs reaesa Gr-nu.' u. THIS
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