The New York herald., 1863-07-28
TEE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Our Forces Holding the Line Of tho
Rappahannock.
Brilliant Action Of the ExesixiOP Brigade,
Under General SpinOla.
a Greatly Superior Rebel Force
Put to Flight,
kc Nc DC.
w.smscros, July u, 1863.

WANm,eros, July -, lt0J.
Adviees from the Army Of the Potomac say tina, ars
numbers OF horses have been found In the mountain
gorges and appropriated by our troops.
our cavalry hold tho line or tho Rappahannock on
Saturday, between hicy's Ford and Waterloo.
Yesterday tram from walrcnton to Alexandria, con
ycying about three hundred troole. nred INTO by
guorillas whom within niles ~ Manassas. No damage
was done The troops secured the In the vicinity
but unable to find the assaiiants
Proceeding short d,ance further the train again
fred into without inJurng any one, and the roIdern
we're a. ain unable tho perpetrators and tho
iraa proc sedel without further Interruption.
m ono Hundred and seventy second regiment of re1n
syvana months aud the Eighth Massachsset,a
two years et for their homes 10 day their term u
service having expired.
Twas reported here today that some torty of Moe
by's guorias captured ast night ba, on 'nqairy
the story proves be unioundci. one scouting party
captured half dozen and another single Eucsla.
appears be a iba, has ooso done that line fa~
the past forty eight boars.
The star sayss--
ON rhursday last, viii. The third and rinh army sosp~
of General Aeades army D ing al The mouth "
Manassas Gap this side, information vas rnocved that
General Iopgstrsct sending brigade Of his eorps
forward In drdet possess himsrf of the General
spnoa commanding tta Excssor brssfs, eight inndfsd
| Tho Commanding General supposcd tho rsbrk
only n small force on and bhni The crest o ni' about
/ "
therefore snpgosoi this brigade was sucSni 70 dsioaye
The esomy.
About a quarter ~ mile from tho Great ~ the NIL
there stone wall and behind thai Aiso there
small rebel furcc General splrola at L"k obrcr.
walton " tho ground and after pointing ol, IA bic rsg
form be ordered hig gallant brigade forward and w,
fixed bayonc,s and yell that bonkcned their dotarn,a
t0n facceud, tcy rushed for ward when The rnbsis
quickly fed from the n, ADD tax refuge bahni he f,quo
wall jp 10 this tia brigade rnsnei atso whcB frnln
| bch!1d IL roso q whole brigade a. seo'fiaus
and two feglsenta II shrlh eayoi,ns ahaff she"'fss
| all uno~ H. cgmtuani 81 ssDSr,i And.r.on, ,'at
troags Jed lhs not. and amid ~ fticd
buies Ard iffilery IRE "a 'front.' md t esk pused
forward with the baYonet drUyr tho rehe,a frtui
their protect ~ kssi them erDg tna fsit
The roboi hss rot less hyo hundred ko8 woanded
and mssirg. We had artillery while ths rebcix bad
lea3f seventeen plec0s
Ihst aebt sidsss biyoavkcd se battle ground
and thc neat morning marched into trout Royal
Ia tnfs aNhi tbs opinion military
posred T. bc siey IN 81 cut, and ater being d.
lodged from the Atln ai they Colln not ny hh
ar sAy uFrlxh' pefslston. but efaaiod upou
ihe' bauis nj .ne"a, tbua swing orportl.
ni'y - f,af. IN aa .eetve are u ~he1 thaf eSssry
p H. asht cen gpinai, received two .efy savsfc
Waaf d. hN rfgit fgui, whGh tore
ofei the hsoi or tWg tbrra uch.H. I'D ono
hfa r4 the Ecahy psrt * To- rght sld.. Tho
/ 49, - "a the taca Bfg aud scflcas wHend bat
The crerR fong sell a. can BE- expected lie
rived b.fo its inornisg. hsYias teen amss
sine h ro0gfrd his sgard bn pgrp0aes leaving -
morrow or iiz h ma Va tcr fork lie u c4f ~ pf.lNs
~ tie ~ which nis whole eofngsssi-oaAsga.
pfllaipa AMI hiiehs.@i ms Adluta8t 1ofsral the
lrti 10 tho stone ~aN aereral 70 soaa bsasef
oams n gueG succession, searcey ~of@aai cai~ing
10! y cen tLol4.