Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-24
BUDGET OF SOUTHERN NEWS.
From Northwestern Virginia.

From Northwestern Virginia.
From the Richmond Dispatch of the 18th inst.]
Late news from the Northwestern portion
Of the State represents that our forces, under
rich haul upon the enemy at point known as
Bulltown, in Braxton county. Information
reached Col. j. in the early part of last week
,Ras 5nsfe m number sf the enem
men, who were left in charge Of them, the main
body OF the enemy's forces in that section
the forces at his disposal. Col. jackson pushed
Oft to Bulltown, where he captured the whole
Yankee guard, and q large number Of wagons,
horses and equipments. It is hoped he has
succeeded ere this in removing his plunder
within our lines. Ayerills force or portion
OF it is still at Beverly, in Randolph county.
From Northern Virginia.
tFron the Richmond Dispatch, Oct. 1e.l
yesterday caused the Rapidan to rise, and the
bridge over that stream careened last night,
rendering it impossible for the present.
The battle reported 1t Catiett's Station on
wednesday turns out TO have been q cavalry
skiHmish, in which we took some prisoners.
There was some hard fighting late Wednes.
day evening at Bristow Station. We were dri-
wing the enemy back, when the skirmishers fell
upon Mclntosh's artillery, supported by Cooks
brigade.
Gen. Cook was wounded early in the action.
His brigade Was thrown into confusion, during
which the enemy succeeded in taking five pieces
OF artillery. Reinforcements coming up, we
were pursuing the enemy at last advices TO-
wards Dumfries.
Gems. Posey and Kirkland were wounded, the
former badly in the thigh.
About $500 prisoners have been gathered
during the day.
Heavy firing was heard Thursday in the di-
ractlon of Manassas. Many rumOrs are about,
but nothing reliable has been received.
fsKcoND DIsPArCH.l
GoRDoNavILLR, Oct. 1S.-The enemy have
been driven to their rfortfications at Centreville
and Manassas, 10 which they have been fleeing
for several days past, pursued by our army.
all commissary and other stores which they
could not carry away with them. The fighting
has been with small bodies as our forces would
come up with them.
terday, was an engagement between parts OF
The two armies.
Not Exchanged.
BY tho last flag. ot.truce boat, the Yankee
Commissioner, Meredith, brought up Major
Jones, of the 18th Miss. regiment, and proposed
by telegraph 10 exchange him for Major White,
Of New York. Commissioner Ould, regarding
the proposition as diCtatorial, declined the ex.
change suggested, but sent down Major Won
Wetzell, of Pennsylvania, in exchange for Maj.
Jones. Mulford, the officer in charge of the
flag truce boat, declined making the ex.
Meredith, had left City Point, Won Wetzell
was returned TO the Libbey Prison and Major
Jones taken back to City Point. White is a
rahid Black Republican member of the New
/ York Senate, and for that reason was preferred
10 Won WetZell sEA
Buried. s-
In the neighborhood Of Savages Station and
along the Chickahominy where McClellan,s
hosts pitched their tents for a time, many OF
the graves contained articles OF tar more value
than tee bodies OF dead Yankees, In many Of
these pits large amounts Of ammunition, cloth
ing, medicines, &c, have been found, and only
a lew days since number OF spades, shoveis
and pick-axes We're found in one OF them. -