Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-12

cheers. The General rode to the extreme 'front.'
in the thiokest of the 6gbt, and came near got
ting into rebel ambuscade, but discovered the
danger in time to avoid It. ..f
We took several rebel prisoners. ills GER
tain the rebel Gen. Winder is killed. jackson
10 wounded slightly in the hand.
Gen, Saxton 10 mortally wounded.
The rebel force WAS from forty thousand TO
fifty thousand. HAa Nf
Gen. Anger's wound is not dangerous. Gen.
Geary 10 severly wounded In the arm. Gen.
Banks had bis horse killed under him
Culpepper is one vast hospital, though most
Of the wounded will be sent to Washington for
treatment,
Two pieces Of artillery and large number
Of small arms were captured from the enemy.
New YoRK, August IL Accounts from
Cupepper represent the enemy's estimated
force engaged at twenty thousand, and ours, ex-
elusive of cavalry and artillery, as not exceed.
Ing seven thousand. The number of United
States soldiers wounded 10 large, and the wounds
genarally slight. The number killed is small.
On Saturday night the teamsters lit their
fires, causing the enemy to shell our new posi-
tl0n for two hours with considerable effect.
Yesterday morning the rebels we're not In
sight on our front, but the indications we're that
they we're reinforced on Saturday night and
were attempting to hsnk our movements.
Nothing has yet been heard from General
Buford at Madison G. H. The rebels unmask-
ed batteries on the mountain slopes and on
every hill, making q crescent Of batteries of
nearly three miles, commanding our own posi-
tion. For two hours our batteries were exposed
to cross FIRE and flank Ere at every point.
The enemy evidently outnumbered US In guns
and weight of metal. We replied shot for
shot till S o'clock, when the rebels opened an
enflade battery on our right.
Gen. Banks here gave orders to cease firing
and charge the battery. The duty was assign
cd to Craw iord's brigade Of Williams's division,
and the 46h Pennsylvania regiment led the
charge. Behind the battery was a thicket Of
scrub oak, and before the 18th Pennsy lvania
regiment could reach the rebel guus they we're
moved down by terrific fire from the tbicket,
The rest of the brigade was quickly brought
up, and subsequently the rect of Gen. Viii.
liams's and Gen. AuguF's commands, but the
brigades of the rebels were found at every
point.
This battle-ground wac in thick wood,
With ravine on our right. Here nearly all the
infantry had been concealed during the shell
ing, after securing themselves from observation
by expellng our pickels. This was probably
vv"o " 'no naLuess Suptoeteu n6uts III VHBluiAI
lasting until dark, when our forces retired from
the field, taking new position beyond reach OF
the enemy's guns, which were in an advantage
GUS position on the heights.
Our infantry were badly cut up We lost
two guns. The snemy's loss was certainly
greater than ours, as their dense columns we're
frequently riddled by our artillery,
Since our correspondent left the field large
reiDfoTcements had reached there,
CUIPEPPER, Aug. 1.-THE enemy this morn
ing sens out Aag of truce sskiDg permission
to bury their dead, This shows that with all
their superiority of numbers they were too bad.
ly cut up to maintain their position, and that
their falling back yesterday was from necessity,
not choice.
Our troops are engaged in bringing of our
wounded from the field and buryipg the dead