Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-15
War News.

War News.
CoLrnnrs, Tenn, Aug. l2-9 A. Nj
To Hon. =. N. Stanton. Secretary Of War
Maj Kennedy. with two small companies Of
the let Kentucky Cavalry. encountered tho
guerillas in greatly superior numbers .ir
times yesterday and last night. at variou,
points below william.port, defeating the
enemy In each affair with considerable lo...
Our los was only wounded.
tsieped) j. s. SfoLrr.
Brigadier General.
4 dispatch from Lexington cay. the town
Of Independence, NO, was captured by tie
rebels on Monday.
4 regiment sen, up the White river has
returned, there not being Sufficient water to
aoat the transports.
a cavalry brigade. under Gen. Bafori,
made de.cen, upon Madison Court IIoa'r,
thence to the Rap'dan on the Orange road,
when an order was given to retire. Tho
brigade wa. entirely surrounded by rebels;
but. by the skull Of the General, escaped
them. Il !. considered . miraculous escape.
p.rrLK MAR cutrEFrER.
Dispatches. on Sunday. rrpor, ba,tle'iS
mile. beyond Colpepper, between Gen-ral
Bank. and S,onrwall jackson. Gen. Bay.
ard. OF Gen. McDowell'' corps, with hi,
cavalry brigade. had been engaged the day
before In the extreme advance. near tho
Rapldan river. skirrni'hing and maneuver.
Ing, taking some prisoners. and ending with
slight loss.
Yesterday morning he was engaged Tor
some hours beiore Gen. Bank. came up.
and with four regiments cavalry. the j.,
Perm. i.t Maine and l., Rhode Island, De.
layed and BAH ID the enemy. advance. Tho
rebel. under Jackson and Rveli had crossed
tho Rap'dsn in force, and their advance
guard. 1900 strong, was attacked BY Gen.
Banks yesterday afternoon, about sir mile.
south Of Colppper Cour, Iious. The f;h,
MAS almo.. wholly with artillery at hr''.
bu, infantry became engaged about six o.
clock. and determined and bloody conto',
followed. Gen. Banks right wing. under
I General Williams. suffered severely.
I IL was not until SIX that 10 was discovered
tha, the enemy wa. attacking In force. AZ
I7l2. Pope came up. The firing was con.
tinued tall midnight, with artillery. Gen.
Banks held hi. ground, but was relieved by
part o. McDo~ell'. corps, who held the 70.
si,ion oil night.
HEADQUARTERS Army ~ VIRGINIA,
Cedar Mountain. ! 80 AN, Aug. IL.
To Major General Hallees The enemy
Ia, rc,rea,ed under cover Of night lis
rear is now crossing the Rapidan. towards
Orange Court House. Our cavalry and
artillery are in pursuit.
(Signed) joins PorE, MAJ. Gen.
The following dispatch shows the impor.
tancc Of the late battle
CrLrrPrrR CorRr IlorsE, Va. Aug. IL
Up. M-The battle of Saturday. 9th,
is one OF the most important OF the war. not
merely on account Of the desperate ,alor
and unfal,erins discipline displayed BY our
troops. the obs,inacy Of the contest. and the
heavy loss on both sides. bat because Of is
important efTcc, upon the campaign OF which
II makes part. The campaign on the part
Of Jackson /. TO a,,emp, to penetrate and
recover the valley Of the Shenandoah. whence
the riches. supplies OF the enemy are drawn
and the possession OF which was OF rrc'
teal importance in the endei-or to hold
Virginia as n part Of the attempted con.
federacy hardly to he estimated.
AZ the same time the rebel leader. hoped
by this movement. 10 threaten Washington
and Maryland. rs 10 relieve Richmond, and
withdraw again our armies 90 the line Of
the Potomac. To secure such object. az
these. and knowing tha, the government
was now relatively weaker. and the rebell.
ion stronger than could again occur in tho
war, the Richmond leaders sen, the Flower
OF the southern infantry under their most
popular and cnrrrpi'ing Generals; largo
body Of cavalry under their most distin-
rui.hed cavalry officer, Maj. Gen. Stuart,
and an abundance Of artillery. When
Jackson had arrived with hi' forces as lar
as Louisa Court House and Gordon'vllle, no
found the disposition OF General pope's
troops such. tina, no, only bis purpose to
enter the Valley was foiled but his own d.
rec, communication. with Richmond were
interrupted.
lilo called for further reinlorccments, and
with those which were freely furnished. -
a,temp,e to stem Pope's further adSan,'
upon that railroad. the destruction or even
the permanently threatening OF which m"''
bear from Richmond. all hope OF the n'a'
terial or the political control Of Central
Virginia. jackson attempted BY feint up
on Madison Court House and Sperryville'
and detain our force ut the latter point.
while nj the same time he threw mass OF
his forces numbering $4,000 men. by way
Of Orange Court House. upon u'a, caI.
pepper. expecting to find only portion oil
Il II