Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-16

[From Yesterday Afternoons Dispatched
From the Army of the Potomac.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC.
Sept. Ill learn that the rebel spoliaton of
the Orange and Alexandria railroad between
Rappahannock station and Culpepper is not
as complete as was at first reported. 1t is ex-
pected that the government will run trains
through to Culpepper tonight All reports
from the front state that the rebels did not
show any force of infantry, but only met our
advance with small bodies of cavalry and light
artillery. 1t would be imprudent to state here
what force we have eng aged in the adventure.
The Worlds dispatch says at last accounts
Gen. PleasantOn had advanced five miles be-
You'd Culpepper. Information obtained by
this move is exceedingly valuable and salts
factory. LongStrect has unquesuonably gone
west to succor Bragg, taking with him one
corps. Lee arrived af'Orange Court House
on Saturday with two small corps, The entire
OF his army, which number about forty thou
sand men. They are in no condition to take
the offensive. Stuart's cavalry are all run
down and his horses are in Il miserable condi.
ton.
RAPPAHANNOCK, Va, Sept. 14.--From the
front the news is again inspiring. Major Gen.
PleasantOn, with his cavalry force under Gen
erals Buford, Gregg and Fitzpatrick, crossed
the Rappahannock yesterday and advanced to
the banks of the Rapidan. Butords division
came up with Stuarts rebel cavalry and artil-
lery on the heights this side of Brandy sta
ton, and drove them from crest to crest by a
series OF gallant and brilliant charges. Gen.
kilpatrick'S command connected with Gen.
Butord on the left of Brandy station, having
crossed at Kelly's ford. Gen. Gregg left Sui
phur Springs at daylight and joined Pleasan-
au1 Ruf,rI ~,
Jones' brigade Of rebel cavalry at Muddy
Run and scattered them by shells and a
charge, but not until they had fired the bridge.
Gen. Gregg's men put it out, however. and
replanked the structure in few moments, so
that the whole command crossed upon it.
Gen. Gregg continued to drive Jones be-
fore him, and reached Culpepper at the
same moment with the rest of the command.
Here tho advance arrived just in time to see
a train OF cars loaded with stores leave for
the south. Our men, charged through the
town, capturing one hundred aud four pris-
oners and three guns, two u and one G.
FOUNDER These latter were posted upon Il
commanding eminencc just beyond the town
of Culpepper, and were charged upon by
Gen. Gustav of Gen. Kilpatrcks division,
and taken with nearly all ;heir men. The
charge is described as one of unequalled
gallantry The brigade was obliged to dash
through the town and down steep Hill,
through ravine, and then up a steep and
very high hill to the battery, which in the
meantime belching forth its shell and
canister upon their ranks. Buford's diyiS-
ion passed on in pursuit of the flying enc
my. Colonel Chapman of the third Indiana
cavalry, commanding the first brigade, hav-
ing the advance, pushed them past Cedar
Mountain, and the whole command followed
hon tho,
within two miles of which they encamped
last night.
The fight was opened by Gen. Buford, who
had the center advance, and who knew exact
ly where to look for the enemy, as he has
fought the same ground over several times.
Gen. Gustav was slightly wounded by a shot,
which killed his horse and came near killing
the general. Lieut.. Benz. Hutchings, 9Th
United States cavalry, was grazed by piece
OF she'll, which took off the leg of his orderly.
The lieutenant colonel of the 18th Virginia
cavalry was captured in skirmish three miles
this side Of Culpepper. We captured a large
quantity of ordnance stores in the railroad de-
pot at Culpepper. The guns were English
with saber bayonets.
The citizens of Culpepper say that Stuart
reviewed six thousand rebel cavalry there on
Saturday, and that he was in command yes
terday.
The War in Arkansas.
CINCINNArI, Sept. 15.-Orders were re-
ceived yesterday from Columbus indefinitely
postponng the draft in this city.
The Gazette has Leavenworth dispatch which
says: Gen. Blunt, at last account, was at fort
Gibson preparing to start for fort Scott. In
his recent campaign he marched 250 miles in
nine days, fought two battles, and cleared
from rebels one hundred thousand square
miles of territory. Refugees from the rebel
conscription are coming into Blunt's lines by
hundreds. Thrr sufferings are represented
as indescribable. More than 100 Union men
have been shot and hung at fort Smith since
the rebellion began. Supply trains are run
ming regularly from fort Smith to fort Blunt.
Fort Smith will be the headquarters for oper-
atoms during the winter.
BROWNSVILLE, ARK, Sept. 2.-Gen. Steele
arrived here last evening. HIS force will
come up to-day. The rebels are in strong
position four miles this side of Little Rock
Their force is estimated at seventeen thou.
sand men, with from thirty to fifty guns.
Gen. Kirby Smith has gone to Red river,
leaving Gen. Price in command. The rebel
Gen Marmaduke was wounded in the leg in
the recent engagement at Bayou Metoir.
reported Surrender of Fort MOuItrIe.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 15.-The United
States transport Nellie Pentz arrived here
this morning from Hilton Head. On Satur-
day, Eth inst, at s A. NJ, Capt Digs re-
ports the arrival of the relief boat Cosmopol-
ltan from Morris Island on Friday evening,
at which time the white flag was flying over
the shattered walls of fort Moultrie, and our
forces had captured half of James Island.
Two monitors were lying between Sumter
and Moultrie. Capt. Dggs passed Charles
ton bar at p. M. on Saturday, at which time
ne saw the white flag still flying over fort
Moultrie. Fort Moullrie fired her last shot
at o'clock on Friday afternoon.