Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-26

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ctvary are 10 the eighbOThOod OF Wsuenton Springs
that Duties Division is at the base Of the Blue Ridge,
near A,hbys Gap, and ford, with his regulars,
Thorougbiare Gap
| On the oher hand, the correspondent OF the New
Yo.k 0gld places the greater portion Of the Yankee
army in lie vicinity gf the old Bull Run battle eoOuad
whilst another account has II that General Hooker hss
/ rilen b4,k behind the entrenc1mentsat Alexandria.
TIE CAVALRY FIGaT AT ALDE.
dssplch from the h, aquar:ers of the army of the
Potomac says:
! A conflict took place yesterday betveen deta, h.
ment of our cavalry end Colonel Fitz Lees brigade
listing until night Our fnrces pushed the enemy from his
position 1--WE miles whep, nj. ht coming on and not
knowing the enemy streI in the vicinity the ground
sss cleared Of dead, wounded and prisoners, and a
strong DO itiOn taken the battle field The fight
lasted seyersl hours We took seventy-'our prisoners
and u;re officers, inc!uiug a Meier. large number
of tie enemy we're killed. company Of dismounted
rebel sharpshOot posted to pick off our Off GERS
! aud most OF them were captured.
! Among the casualties on our side are Colonel Dow
Of the blaine Cavalry, mis;ug-whether wounded or a
prisoner is lot bnoSu. Several other officers were
| kil ed or wOu- ded.
The Washing on Star gives highly colored account
Of this engagement, which we copy. The statement
that all the foe that had not been killed we're captured
/ i so absurd as 70 require no reiutation
The Ggd. At Aide on Wednesday, which wss noticed
brk lis Yesterday far desperate than was at
hrs, supposed here The cavalry engaged on cur side
Nere the Second New YORK SIKH Ohio, First Mass
cbusett7 and Fourt New York. under command of Col
fitzpatrick, oni the Fist Maine, Of Col J. l. Gregg
brigade; and portion o! Gen. Fzhugh Lees brigade
! under command OF Col R)sseau on the part of the
| Colf.derl,es. Col. Kipatucks command was leading
the advance of our cavalry corps moving from FsrY
Cour,-House 20 Aide.
The rebel force cavalry and mounted infantry, had
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Aiie some hours before isrces reached that
point and the rehyls getting warning OF the approach
of KiloatIick post 4 themselves ia commanding posi-
tons and with their mounted sharp hooters placed be.
hind S,oue walls T-sty 10 POUR murderous fire upon
I our vauc Nc co unLs fitzpatrick charged upon the
rebel advance and drove them furioUSy through the
,oxn, the reb Is making a stand on the other side,
where was posted rebel bait rs Of four guns on the
road 70 Asibys Cap aud Sue rebel cavalry posted them
selves along tue wooded hills and stone walls towards
\ 81 ckCrs Gap.
Here desperate charges we're made by our own and
l5e r, bel cavalry alternately and after fight OF over
three hours and with varying success the rebel fore
seemed 10 ne gaining some Advantage When the First
| Mlue regiment Colonel G. S Doty, which bad been
attached from Colonel j. L. Gregg's btigide for hst
purpose, came up the contest aud BY desperate
chtrge against he rebel battery of four guns and reg-
mont Of mouated Mississippi infantry the tide was
n in our favor, and theIebsls routed with loss
tie horses gallopng the field rideress and all
| o., zoe that had not bee killed captured
Elt the victory was dearly sbougbt by the loss OF
CT Doty who fell morally wounded The fight lasted
tour hours and officers who participated and no
have been in other fights, say it was most desperate,
such cutting and asElS with sabres having occur.
Ied before in our encounters with rebel cavalry
As soon the rebels wavered they we're driven in
the direction Of Ashbys GIp and as they were gcng
tsweris the Latter, the First Rhode Island cavalry Col
4 Duff, which had advluced through Thoroughare Gan
Intercepted the retreatug rebels at Eiddrburg FIVE
mi es from Adie and made charge upon their relr
compelling the rebels 70 yet faster towards Ash
! by's Gap the Rhode I,4ud boys following them up
Col KpatEict heard from the latter that they we're still
lighting al o'clock, P. N bu, subsequent nicrIna.
on az 20 the result OF the contest that point has vet
/ been received
TIE 70 &c thus engaged was the advance Of the rebsl
General SlGarss cavalry, who it alleged by pris-
o.ers was advancing thus through Aide with the ex-
peciatiOn OF making new raid. ..
! Our loss Is estimated at 200 killed. wounded and
missing We captured over 100 prisoners and battle
| tag belonging 20 Jbe 5:h Virginia cavalry.
The fact that the ign desperate is explained
b7 the importance OF the position to be gained l. e.,
the commanding gap ct Aide in the Bull Run and Ca
| toctin ridge.
Gen. PieasantOn was pushing on, al last accounts, in
| the direction Of Suckers Gap.
| yaox NORTHERN MARYLAND AND PINHsYLvANfA-ruE
! ADVANCE or INK COSFEDERAfEs
| A correspondent Of the New York World saws that
the Confederate cavalry visit III berland several DAYS
ayj and burned the bridges over the north and south
branches the Potomac Evitts Creek and Patter.
sons Creek These important structures all east Of
Gu nberiand No damage done 10 the railroad de.
ROT or Der property in Cumberland.
A Harrisburg pa teegrma OF the 10th inst states
thai two bostueu who left Wiliamsp0rt Wednesday
evening report that az the tine of their leaving six re-
einent- Of mounted rebel infantry were encamped on
Ilis side OF the river aud crossing The re.
bel General Rodes headquarters the opposite
side o. the river At hagerstoWn there were four re.
gmens Of infantry encampsd about two miles this side
Of the town. At WildmspOIt the rebels we're paroiDg
ali the ctzene and bath the boatmen had their parole
papers.
This nor. lag Mosby's cavalry are eight miles below
ChambsIs5urc That portion of the rebel cavalry which
left Greeucase in the direction Of Megcersburg yesler-
day. we're at MeConnels6urg tits morning, taking the
read toward Ha7cock; they are on horse and cattle
stea ing expedition.
Philadelphia telegram OF the 10th states that spe-
cs despatch from Shippensburg, received that morn.
ug SAYS: "Tae rebels are this side Of Greencastle-
Heayy eannopading heard yesterday in the dreo-
lion Of Harper's Ferry"
sPEcULArIoSs a. TO The PLANS OF GES. TEXTBOOK.
EG's AMY MOVING GREAT SUFFERING AMONG TuK
Troops.
The correspondent of the Washington Star writes
from Fairfax Court House as follows;
There is reason believe that Lees headquarters
last night were less than three miles from oenuevile
on Bull Run is believed further here that the next
battle Of importance will really take place the old
field Of Manassas.
Lee las force opposite US sufficient to attack at
this tina as considerable portion of his army Is yet
up the Valley bul there IS Impression here that the
object of that move was, by sudden dash upon our
detached fOicss Winchester, Barryve and Martins
burg, 10 do elective stroke of business there
abouta and at the same time by feint at inva fon
caOle Hooker into transferring the bulk of his army
north Of the Potomac, by which mareuvre be (Lee)