The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-08-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

! Culrepper Courthouse, on last Saturday, be-
tween the federe. armies of Generals Banks
and Pope, and the rebels under Stonewall
j ackson, are sufficient to determine its char
acter. Gen. Bayard, of McDowell's corps
with his cavalry brigade, had been engaged
on Friday, on the extreme advance, near
the Rapidan river, skirmishing and maneu-
vering, killing some and taking some prison
ers, ending, with slight loss, in battling the
I efforts OF large force to surround and cut
them off, Saturday morning he was en-
gagged for some hours before Banks came up 1,
and with four regiment cavalry, he delayed
and embarrassed the enemy's advance. The
rebels, under Jackson and Ewell had cross
ed the Rapidan in force, and their advance
guard, 10 COO strong, was attacked by Banks
about six miles south of Culpepper Court
house. The fight was aim est wholly with
artillery at first. but the infantry became
engaged about six O'Clock, and determined
and most bloody contest ensued. Banks
right under Gen. Williams suffered severely
The rebel position was in the woods, while
the troops which attack ed them were ooilg-
ed TO cross open ground. 1t was not until
about 6 O'Clock that it bee anne evident that
the rebels were attacking in force. The
whole rebel force sudd emily attacked in over
whelming numbers at all points; at 81
O'Clock Gen. Pope arrived on the field from
Culpepper, accompanied by Mcdowell and
part of McDowel's corps. The battle was
ID 81,
ground he occupied at the beginning. After
the arrival Of Pope there was an artillery
contest, lasting at intervals till II o'clock
+ The rebels planted battery against Nc
Do wells center. where Generals Pope and
Banks were, bringing both Of them under fire
The Genera al and sta Fl were so lear the rebei
lines, that sudden charge of rebels was
made with view to capture them. The
attempt was repulsed by vigorous fire from
McDowell's troops, and the Generals and
their stats lef. The ground under cross fire
from the rebels and their troops. The fire o
the rebel batteries was afterward silenced.-
Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops TO the
front, to take the place of Banks exhausted
columns. The rebels did not renew the at
tack, except by artillery. Banks evidently
. expected the assistance of Mcdowell, on
Saturday, but did not get it. neither that
General or Sigel arriving in time to partici-
pate. On Sunday, when Pope had effected thu
concentration, of three corps of his army, and
was fully prepared to meet Jackson, it was
discovered that Jackson had Uanlosed. Thi:
s, h. l,a.. al
federals, led many to claim it federal VIC
tory; but it is readily seen, that jackson
having accomplished his purpos, re tired
either to strike sudden blow elsewhere or
having delayed the federal advance, to pre-
pare for the great struggle at Gordonsville.
On Sunday Pope seems to have been puz-
zled at the sudden disappearance of Jackson
a flank movement was feared, and prepare =
tons made to guard against it. The federal
loss in Killed, wounded and missing, is
placed at fifteen hundred. It falls the
heaviest upon Ohio troops who bore the
bruut of the battle.
Another British vessel has been captured
l. while attempting to run the blockade. She
had heavy cargo on board.
Deserters from the Rebel army at Mobile
report the forts there as poorly garrisoned,
and capable of but feeble resistance. The
latest information from that quarter entirely
dissipates the statement that ten British
built iron-cad gHnboats had entered that
harbour.
Some alarm is manifested about Norfolk
and Fortress Monroe. The federal pickets
have been twice driven in at Norfolk. This
is the first effect of the rebel movement
south from Richmond, and which gave rise
to the story of the evacuation OF Richmond
A dispatch from federal Gen. Morgan. at
Cumberland Gay, says: De Courey's brig
ade and the 14th Kentucky, on the 9th and
9Th inst, had several engagements with
Stevenson's rebel division, in force The
rebels lost 225 killed and wounded, and
1t. Col. Gordon, of the 18th Tennessee
taken prisoner. Our loss was three killed
fifteen won nded and fifty taken prisoners
Two companies of the 10th Ohio were sur
rounded by two rebel regiments, but they
succeeded in cutting their way out. We
captured large lot oil forage, tobacco. horses
and mules.
The telegraph brings US the intelligence,
that Independence, Mo-, was attacked on
Monday by 1900 rebels. under Coils. Hughes
and Quautrel, and after four hour hard fight
ing, the federals surrendered
:. " An order of the War Department
prohibits all citizens liable to be drafted in
the military service from going to foreign
country. Such persons absenting them
selves are subject to arrest