The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-27

Exth and Seventh Wisconsin regiments and Nne>eentl
Indiana, under wisconsin officer, also an Invalid.
"stask your arms boys run those wagons ~
70 Shem-thats the order" evidently snng 70 pas
himself oGfor federal eiacsr 80 =
dersr' accompanied by voAey, and the brave inva
lid soldiers immediately drew up IN line with axsd bayo
nets
Three charges were made upon them BY the confsde
rates. answered by three rounds Of muskey, and upor
% ne 81 os sns
three Of their number killed. horses killed. and twelve
horses len behind in their fight with quantity Of cays
consin s0dier-wh0 received sabre cut The scene oil
this attack about mile from Catetts One Of the
nosd = Corporal PsSdison L is feared that IN the
raid upon Catets Lieutenant Colonel Myers, Qartsrmas
ter McDowels corps, and Captain Golden Dsoursing A.
sstant 70 Co Gary O. n, Army Of Virginia, were cap
tured. ff Z llE seE &c
Lieutenant l. O. Hubs, OF the First Virginia cavalry
city yesterday and sent TO the Old Capitol He admits
they had one kiieda corpora-and some ten or hfeen
wounded He also confirms the rspor. tina. sigal has
those who killed wounded.
y Tue Of Friday afternoon and night, and Saturday
70 swell the river make untordabIe anywhere
below the mountains, fewamiles back Of Warrenton
springs which Of course put stop to efforts q me rebel
parent attempt OF Thursday and Friday last 20 Cross the
river in force Nevertheless the artillery Airing at nea ry
was kept up Saturday and yesterday with less
spirit but with NO results which have been deemed suf
hcenty important 70 be reported here by persons coming
We hear that The seventh Ohio and Twenty third
New York. earyon Saturday morning crossed The river
eide occupied by C0nederates, and recrossed
with difficulty lowing 70 the rapidty u the rivers rse)
and with some loss from their engagement with the OPP
posing enemy. y 2s th.k tN
AZ the same time at different ford rebel brigade
70 force It's and is said 10 have been
mostly cut Oh from s support by the rising water We
have ruors that Two regiments Of 1t were either cut up
captured by the portion Of SgcPs force opposite
whose position they crossed the river. siSN
In the Of Saturday, Brigadeer General Boh-
len, Of phadelphla while serving IN the immediate VI
entity OF the ford and abroad bridge the Rppahn-
mock station, was killed by shell. 4.
II seems to be believed In military crces hero that mp
to this forenoon the total Union loss diendsngts Ioyss
teac1A EfsdetcsslaE and Wa,ycato Springs from Wed
ay last Until ms morning, icil Be covered by too hundred
tG fffy We have data which 10 venture esti-
the rebel loss though as they were esused in at
east dozen ulefe9t seeming efforts " effect crossing
In force, ihs probability il that they must have suffered
largely. 9his i auiy true II their late
tho river bank mean more than SO many fsinis to con-
Ceal their purpose operating seriously elsewhere
While do think 1t proper TO describe, ut this
time, either the position or the movements OF own
troops front OF the enemy may state that fear
to-day is that thu latter viii retreat, within forty ght
hours, In hot haste that in which they advanced
last week from Gordonsviiie taking advantage Of the
existing COM aratiyely high stage OF the river
them TO get away, II possible, without instant pursuit Ii
toy seriously intended TO the kspahanncck hsre
be little doubt that they win do so, all their efforts
10 cross, up to last advices from there were signal fall
We learn tina, The rebel column that came east by way
Of Orange Court House. crossed the Rapidan at Raccon
ford, and made directly or the Rappahannock kelly
MIL and ford and tho ford at the crossing Of the railroad
via Stevensburg and Brandy, thus leaving Cupeppsr
Court H9use sin Or seven miles 70 their left 80.
Cupepper Court House, except body Of some 200 cava
~, operating as sort o. nank guard ~
been but very little. II any, firing the Rappahan
mock to-day.