Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-16
THE FIGHTING ON "WEDNESDAY.

1t seems that early Wednesday morning
General Hill. with his entire corps and . por
ton Of Stuart's cavalry, attacked General
Meade, evidently with desfre 10 attract his
attention and permit Ewell to make demon
strations upon his right flank, and il possible,
to play the same game with Meade that Jack
SON did with Pope little more than year ago,
near the same ground, and finally TO get In be-
tween Centreville and Washington. But all Of
his attempts were handsomely checknated.
and he was compelled to fight his way out of
position which might have proved ineonve-
nient. For several hours the cannonading was
kept up without cessation, both armies ma
neuyering with their cavalry. -,
The I'd corps for a while were all angaged
against superior forces, but owing to the
sagacity and excellent generaIship Of General
Warren they handsomely repulsed the enemy
and captured two sections Of guns and Blake
" piece, and sent to the rear nearly four hun.
dred prisoners. Lively skirmishing was kept
up until dark, when the enemy retired to the
gaps, and remained there yesterday, manifest.
ing NO notion Of a renewal Of the fight. Our
army now occupy strong position near Cen
treyille while Lee holds all the gaps (,
During the battle OF Wednesday several Of
ficers were killed, among them the Colonel of
the odd (Tammany) New York regiment The
rebels LETT their killed and wounded on the field.
In all over seven hundred prisoners fell into
our hands, portion Of which have arrived in
the city. y
Our killed, wounded, and missing during the
skirmishes the entire week falls short Of 1000
The movements of the army of late have been
strictly OF a military character and every step
of a retrograde nature was but bait for the
over-anxious Lee, who has been completely
outgeneraled BY the Union commander.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THB POTOMAC,
Oct. 15.-The following general or der was pub
lished to-day: s"..an .. 100, s,s.. .
Headquarters Army Potomac, Oct. Is, 1s63-The
Major General commanding announces to the
army that the rear guard consisting of the I'd
corps, was attacked yesterday, while march
ing by the flank. The enemy after q spirited
contest, was repulsed, losing battery OF five
guns, two colors, and four hundred and fifty
prisoners. The skill and promptitude of Ma
jor General Warren, and the gallantry and
bearing of the officers and soldiers of the I'd
corps, are entitled to high commentator.
BY command of Major General Meade. .
g. .,@ s. WILLIAMS, A. A. G..
OF the guns captured, four are United States
regulation, three-incb, ana one Blakely gun.
The prisoners are mostly North Carolinians,
about So of whom have expressed desire to
take the oath of allegiance. +
Our casualties yesterday were small. A con-
siderable number of rebel dead and wounded
tell into our hands; the latter not being inclu.
ded in the foregoing aggregate of prisoners.
The march from our late to the present posi-
ton was accomplished in the most perfect or
der, and without loss of wagons or other prop.
erty.
The enemy were held in check at very point
where they attempted surprise or attack
The forces which attacked General Warren
were portion Of Hills corps. Some of the
prisoners state that they had marched from
Hanover Junction, near Richmond, since Sat.
urday last. a.. r.H ..-.