Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-16
Stauntoa Spectator.
STAUN TON, VA.
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1863.
BRANDY STATION, yICKSBURG, PORT
HUDSON, FIR FREDERICKSBURG AND
WINCHESTER.

On Tuesday last, one of the hardest
fought cavalry tights of the war occur
red at Brandy Station, in Culpeper
county, about five miles North of Gull
pepper Court House. Orr cavalry was
under the command of GEM j. E. B..
Stuart, and that OF the enemy under the
command of Gen1 Pleasanton. It ap-
pears from an article published in the
New York Times that the enemy were
perfectly posted as to the location and
strength of Gent Stuart's force, and, an
ticipating that he was about to enter
upon an expedition which promised to
infict deserved retribution upon them,
they resolved to cross the river and at
tack him before he started, in the hope
of surprising him, defeating his forces
and frustrating all his plans. With this
view, they crossed with between ten and
fifteen thousand cavalry and artillery
and several regiments of picked infan-
try, and succeeded in surprising our
forces, but, though they fought we'll,
did not succeed in defeating them, as
our cavalry fought with heroic bravery;
and, though fighting at great disadvan-
tage, succeeded in repulsing the enemy.
1t is supposed that the loss upon each
side is about equal. Our loss is about
40 killed, $50 wounded and about 800
prisoners. The loss in killed and
wounded of the enemy is not known
We captured about 400 prisoners. We
lost two colonies killed--Cols. Williams
and Hampton, and several Others wound
ed.
At Vicksburg we replllsed the assault
of Gen'l Grant, killing his soldiers by
thousands. He has despaired oftaking
that heroic city by assault, and is now
digging, digging with the hope of tax
ing It by gradual approaches. Forsev
eral weeks the enemy have been throw
ing shell into that city night and day by
countless thousands. No city of mod
ern or ancient times has withstood such
a pitiless storm of iron hail as has beer
beating with such fury upon Vicksbure
for the past several weeks, if there be
any truth in the Yankee accounts Of
their bombardment. Yet that devoted
little ''City of the Hills" isstill standing
proudly defying the fury and malice 0
the enemy.
At Port Hudson weerepulsed the as
sault of the enemy in about the same
satisfactory style In which we repulsec
them at Vicksburg and there, too, they
have resorted to the spade and are dig
ging, digging. Here the enemy illus
trated their love for the colored man
by putting a regiment Of them in front
when 600 of the 900 were killed. Il
this fight the loss of the enemy is count
ed by thousands, how many is no
known, for they will not allow thei
own papers to publish the loss, and viii
nos allow their own friends to visit thu
hospitals.
Some of the enemy are on the Soutl
side Of the Rappahannock below Fred
ericksburg, and are digging also. There
has been almost daily skirmishing, bn
no regular fight as yet-the enemy arc
afraid to come out.
P. S. Since the above was in type W
have received news stating that the en-
envy below Fredericksburg have gon
Dack asSaiH FlSoneIS Laheu say bHd
their late demonstrations there were 70
the purpose of concealing the fact tina
they were removing their stores iron
Aqua Creek.
Our realers may expect to hear inter
esting news from the Valley of Virginia
before another week.
P. S. Since the above was in type
Gen'l Ewell has telegraphed Gen'l Lee
that our forces have taken possession O
Winchester after some fighting in which
roy has escaped. At Winchester con
siderable portion Of Artillery was cap
tured by our forces. There will be NOR,
fighting in that section, and news deep
ly interesting may be expected durin!
the present week.