Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-04
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Afternoon Report
The Late Cavalry Fight.

NEW YoRK, Aug, 3.-The HerAld's Wash
ington dispatch gives the following details
OF the fight on Saturday:
Buford's cavalry crossed the Rappahan-
mock ford yesterday morning At o'clock
Our force WAS composed of tie following
cavalry regiments: The 9th N Y. Sd Va
and q. s.. eth Pa, 9Th q. s., LIST U. s., 9Th
N. Y, 9Th Ill. and 18th Pa The crossing
was made about half mile above the rail
| road station. The object of the exPedi-
ton was to ascertain the exact position Of
the enemy on the rail road line towards
Culpepper, and the amount Of force they
had dispersed to dispute any crossing which
we might attempt.
The enemy's cavalry was concentrated
half mile from the ford II was portion
of Stuart's cavalry and consisted oil JONES
and Hampton's brigsdrs. with the follow.
ing regiments: LIST and 2nd s. c., Cobb's
Ga Legion aud Jefferson Davis Legion.
3 Our cavalry drove the euCmy gradually,
without any, seFtre fighting, unul point
was reached about half mile this siOe OF
CulPepper, where the enemy's cavalry fell
back on infantry supporters. We we're
then OBJ igtd to retreat, after brisk fight
with both their infantry and cavalry, the
enemy outnumbsring US two to one, after
they had fallen back to the point there their
infantry supporters came to their assis-
sistauce.
Our loss in the fight near Culpepper
which was the most important, was four
killed and sixty six wounded. The latter
arrived and are in Douglas hospital. Our
cavalry forces only retreated mile and u
half after they were attacked by the COM
biued forces of the enemy's infantry and
cavalry, and then held the enemy at bay.
oh 1n0 nFirnnaPa Euhn
have arrived here. ...4.
The rcbal prisoners in our hands say
that many of their dead lay upon the field
near Culpepper, and that their loss equals
ours. --
Our cavalry under Buford made three
successful charges on the enemy.
corps OF infantry crossed the Rappahan-
mock and was in position to render Blu
ford's cavalry Efficient support.
According to the statement of intelligent
prisoners here, the rebel force is so much
scattered along the numerous fords on the
Rappahannock, watching our movements,
that no general engagements imminent at
present. Per contra, our Union wounded
in yesterdays fight, think quite the con-
trary, though in everything else the wOun-
ded of both sides agree precisely.
About ten days ago. some of Col. Ba-
ker'S detective iOTCe oGFeSNeu Ut DEeutShIe
a party, en- route for Richmond, upon
whom was found some very important
from this city, addressed to
JEFF. Davis, as President of the Confederate
States. Among them were accurate maps
of all our fOrIications and defences of
this city and description of the character
of the works, the number of guns in each,
and the strength of their garrisous; also,
statement that the rolls would be forward
ed by different channel, but it is not
known what rolls were alluded to. The
documents were filed in the War Depart
ment. and the matter is still under inVes
ti0atiOn.
n About midnight last night a FIRE commu-
nicated to hay in the Government stable
and an ice house near the monument, by
nm incendiary. destroyed about $50 bales
Of hay and 1000 tons of ice. The FIRE ex
tended to adjacent stables. All Govern.
nent property, including horses was saved.
The progress OF the fire was arrested by
pulling down portions of the buildings.