The Placer herald., 1862-08-16
Last Eastern News.

miles soutn OF CuIpepper, Virginia, hetvesn
the Federal forces under Pope, McDovslI
Banks and Seigel, and the rebel forces unds,
Stonewall Jackson and Ewell. There VA,
cavalry skirmishing during the forenoon of
the day;but the action finally opened with "A.
we're cannonading, and at six in the evening
the infantry became engaged in a blood1
conflict. The right wing Of Banks divi.;o.
was badly cut up. The firing continued IN
til two O'Clock at night. Gen. Pope did
not arrive upon the field until near the clos.
Of the battle, and then narrowly escaped can.
capture by accommodating too near the linz.
of the enemy. Both sides occupied their
ground after the battle, and were too much
exhausted to renew the fight on the next d.v
In the meanwhile the two armies according
TO the accounts, were being heavily reinfor.
ced. On Monday, Jackson sent . fac Of
truce asking permission to bury bis dead
and pending the negotiation withrew hi, armv
south Of Rapidan river towards Gordon.viIs
The loss Of men is represented to be from tvo
to four thousand on each side, in killed wound.
ed and missing. A number of valuable off.
GERS were killed on the Federal side bu,
none above the grade Of Colonel. The Con.
federate Generals, Winder and Trimble A..
reported to be killed.
Later dispatches of the fight say:
Washington, Aug. l0th.-A correspop.
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette, Just from
Culpepper, says. we held the field at niobt
which we occupied during the day. Jack,
son was unwilling either to pursue or 10 r..
new the battle offered on the Sabbath. n.
cannot claim a victory, and we cannot 40.
knowledge n defeat.
Accounts from Culpepper, dated the llth
says: So heavy was the force to which our
comparatively small number of men WAS ex
posed, that the only wonder is that the en-.
tire command was not entirely annihia.ed
at the end of half an hour, instead of our
bringing off so large proportion of our
forces. Rebel prisoners say that their troop,
were moved down by our fire like grass.
New York, Aug. l2,h.-The report that
pestilence is raging in Richmond is again as.
serted by gentleman who left that city on
the lst Of August. He SAYS the rebel nrmv
numbers 20O,00 men, who are in fearful
state Of destitu,ion. The general head quar-.
ters, and large proportion Of the army.
have been moved to the south side of the
river, although the army is SO large ,ha. tho
IeHueTS unu " Iul PosSioIo W UTlng more tnAn
100000 into the field a, one time.
Louisville, Aug. l2th.-John Morgan with
! 800 cavalry and four pieces Of artillery, en-.
tered Gallatin, Sumner county, Tennessee,
(23 miles from Nashvile,) early this morn.
ing and captured Colonel Boone, command.
ing the post, with about 80 men; Federal
freight train, containing 60 horses, and lot
of oats and corn. Morgan was still in pos.
session at noon to day.
Fortress Monroe, Aug. lOth.-The mail
boat from Harrson's Landing reports that
fr'm the general appearance of things, there
is a movement Of the whole or a large p:r.
of the army taking place Porter's mortar
fleet is still anchored in Hampton Roads
Norfolk and Suffolk are in a great state of
excitement.
New York, August l3.h.-The Times
Washington dispatch says: 1t is considered
certain here that important army movements
are either in progress or completed. but is
not regarded as proper yet to indicate their
nature. The impressions concerning Gener.
al Pope's engagement at Cnlpepper are more
cheerful than those caused by the frs. re.
ports Jackson's retreat down the railroad
is considered to be a necessity. He had ev'
idenlly become aware Of the trap into which
he was being beguiled, and retreated to es'
cape the dangers which execution OF our
plans threaten. We'll informed persons here
assert that Pope will be in Gordonsvile by
Saturday at the farthest. though, perhaps,
not without fighting. When the rebels fel!
back, part Of their force took the road tor
S,annardsvilIe, another portion taking the
other side Of the mountain for Gordonsvil'e:
Independence, Missouri, has been captured
by the rebels, and grea: excitement exists IN
consequence in that State.
The Pittsburg (Va) Express says the rebels
have destroyed the somewhat famous ram'
! Arkansas.
The War Draft.
WAsHINaroN, August 9Th.
The War Department has ordered: f'r't-
BY direction Of the President, that no cru
zen liable to be drafted into the m''l''"
shall be allowed to 90 to foreign county
All Marshals, military officers and poHce
authorities, especially At points on the Unl'
ted States seaboard and frontier, arc author
lied and directed to arrest and de!"l" az!
person or persons about departing from 'oo
United States in violation Of this order.
Secondary person liable to draft VINO
shall absent himself from his county or ota'e
before such draft has been made, Will 10
arrested wherever found within the Jursd'c'
ton Of the United States, and conveyed ~
the nearest military post or depot and P,".