The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-01
THE SITUATION.

information received at Washington yesterday
from the Army of the Potomac states that Lee
massed his forces at Culpepper on Wednesday,
and made other preparations to give us battle on
Abe ,Rappahannock. His first advance south Of
Cm, ,epper was to foil US in taking the Fredericks-
burg s-oute; but finding we did not advance he
.ooncentra ted his army at Culpepper. The Kappa
hammock is 90, 'rded from Fredericksburg to Ey's
Ford on the Rap. IAN by only one rebel regiment
The Rapidan is forth. I'd south OF Culpepper.
Mosby's gang made an extensive haul of suffers
on Thursday night at FairiaS Court House. There
is no Union force stationed Immediately st the
Court House. The suffers Of the Army Of the
Potomac have been generally advised Of the fact;
oot it is convenient resting\ place at the end Of
the hrst days journey, and soma six or seven suit
iers' with their teams, wares and chattels,
bivouacked there, and were all made prisoners.
The dispatches Of our war corespoA dents fur
nish all the progress Of affairs in the Potomac
army. Our scouts who returned from the Kappa
hammock yesterday brought no important info rma.
ton.
We give to-day most graphic account Of til. :
battle at Wapping Heights near Manassas Gap,
80 splendidly fought by Buford's cavalry and the
Thif.f army corps, and in which the Excelsior
Brigade took the heights by two magnificent
charges A map Of the locality accompanies the
story.
General reidsspatches to General HallecG1
that his total loss in killed, wounded and missing
during the three days actions on Morris Island.
was only nine hundred and eighty five, Of whom I
three hundred and fifty are missing.
The news from Kentucky and Tennessee con-
tinues most discouraging for the rebel cause. On
Thursday, Paris the rebels, three hundred and
seventy-hve strong, drove in our pickets and un-
successfully attempted to flank our troops aud.
burn the bridge. They we're driven back two,
miles, when the Forty-ffth Ohio came on their
rear. captured fifteen and drove the rest towards
Mount Sterling.
Colonel Sanders attacked their main force, about.
two thousand strong, at Winchester, with eight6
pieces Of artillery The rebels retreated towards4
Irvine, Col. Sanders pursuing them.
despatch from Memphis Of the 2sth says that
the forces sent out under Colonel Hatch, to look
after the rebel troops enforcing the conscrption
in West Tennessee had fight at Lexington, rout-
ing tho rebels and capturing Colonel Campbell, Of
the Twenty. third Tennessee regiment. two lieu
tenants, twenty-five privates and two cannon.
Colonel Campbell was en- route from Chattanooga
70 Join General Pillow, who is understood to be
near Paris, KY
A despatch from Cincinnati reports that the
rebels we're attacked yesterday at Lancaster by
our troops, and had twenty killed and one hundred
captussd. The enemy got possession Of Stanford
Keys ut noon, but our cavalry soon drove them
out. with grea. loss, and a. last accounts the,
were making for the Cumberland river.
We learn from vicksburg that General Herroi
Ma cons 20 Mobile with his division. Our arm,
., yioksbure has fallen back TO tho Big Blacl
r,var II was reported that Joe Johnston
retreating to Mobile.
Nv the arrival Of the Morning Star from Me-
o.,o.na 9TH dates to the 25th, We learn that u
Mississippi Is fully open to navigation. Sewers
steamers had arrived at New Orleans from
Louis within a few days. General Franklin h'
reached Baton Rouge :
Our war vessels are committing some havoc
the enemy. The United States steam sicop US
poe captured on the 10th ut. the james Bat'
and WIN. Baglcy loaded with cotton, bocka
runners from Mobile.
The United States steamer sciota, of the Goa
of Texas on the 7th ult chased two small vesse
laden with cotton, both Of which ran ashore a
were burned by our men, there being no means
saving them. On the Thursday following. VIII
passing Corpus Christi, two vessels were discov
sa At anchor behind Mustang Island apparen
loaded with cotton and awaiting an oppcrtun
% oscspe The blockade. A rlae twenty.poun